Providing options in perspective helps children understand that history and the social sciences are made up of many different sources and points of view. By incorporating multiple perspectives, teachers provide rich opportunities for children to think like historians, and to use their critical thinking skills in solving the puzzle of how history is documented. As the country and schools become more ethically and culturally diverse, elementary teachers must have tools to help them plan for broadening the perspectives of the children they teach. Realizing that textbooks can be limited in the amount of information presented on a topic or event, this article gives suggestions for acquiring additional sources that may include other viewpoints and perspectives. It is the authors' belief that by analyzing these stories and perspectives, children are helped to understand the process of writing history and are taught to question, analyze, and problem-solve. (Contains 11 endnotes.)