Teachers of Social Studies

Social Studies Teachers

National Standards | State Standards | General Interest | Lesson Plans

National Standards

The National Council for the Social Studies published Expectations of Excellence
Curriculum Standards for Social Studies in 1994, as a framework for K-12 social studies program design through the use of 10 thematic strands. It also serves as a guide for curriculum decisions by providing performance expectations for all students and practice examples for classroom teachers.

State Standards

Washington (State) Essential Academic Learning Requirements

General Interest

The History Channel
The History Channel's web site provides a gold mine for social studies teachers. Classroom materials pages (written to accompany The History Channel classroom programs) are copyright-free, and educators are encouraged to print these pages for classroom use. This Day in History highlights past events that happened on each day of the year. Students can search the database by specifying the month and day...

History/Social Studies Web site for K-12 Teachers
By providing links to selected history and social studies resources on the Internet, this site encourages use of the World Wide Web as a tool for learning and teaching history and social studies.

History's Best on PBS
Supplies resources that correspond to PBS shows such as Frontline.

Index of Resources for History
Adult. Huge index for professional historians, including many ancient areas. (University of Kansas)

The Library of Congress
The Library of Congress presents information about its collections on the World Wide Web. Some of the current offerings include historical collections from American Memory, several LC exhibits, the POW/MIA database, country studies, and links to LC MARVEL and LOCIS. Some of the LC exhibits available online include Rome Reborn: The Vatican Library and Renaissance Culture; Revelations from the Russian Archives; scrolls from the Dead Sea; 1492: an Ongoing Voyage; African American Culture and History; The Russian Church and Native Alaskan Cultures; The Gettysburg Address; and Temple of Liberty: Building the Capitol for a New Nation.

National Museum of American History
The National Museum of American History, a bureau of the Smithsonian Institution, is responsible for the collection, care, and preservation of more than 17 million artifacts, including 14 million stamps housed in the National Postal Museum. The collections represent material evidence of the nation's heritage in the areas of science, technology, and culture, they include coins and medals, automobiles, First Ladies gowns, the John Bull Locomotive, presidential campaign items, musical instruments, military weapons, the star-spangled Banner (the flag), Thomas Edison's phonograph, early digital and electronic computing machines, ship models, steam engines, and innumerable artifacts of everyday life. In addition to virtual tours of the museum, there are virtual exhibitions

Patterns of Our Lives: American History
Patterns of Our Lives contains a collection of American history education resources on the Internet. Internet resources are divided into newsgroups and Web resources. Each resources is briefly annotated.

SCORE History-Social Science Resources
The SCORE (Schools of California Online Resources for Education Web site has resources and lessons by grade level, by topic, and by keyword. Lessons and activities follow the California frameworks and standards, which are similar to those in many states.

This Day in History from the History Channel
This Day in History from the History Channel highlights various past events for each day of the year.

Today in History
For any given month and day, Today In History's database provides information on famous historical birthdays, deaths, historical events, lists of those reported missing in action, holidays, religious observances, religious historical events, and a thought for the day.

Washington Social Studies Site
Created by seven social studies teachers as part of "The Learning Space" project.

Lesson Plans

Big Sky Social Studies Lesson Plans for K-12
This is a Gopher site. More than 200 lesson plans for K-12 are divided into topics such as American history, the American Revolution, economics, geography, government, world history, and mini-lesson plans. Each lesson plan has been rated for age-appropriateness.

The Library of Congress Learning Page
Look for activities and lesson plans using the resources at the Library of Congress.

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		Social Studies Teachers National Standards \| State Standards \| General Interest \| Lesson Plans National Standards The National Council for the Social Studies published Expectations of Excellence Curriculum Standards for Social Studies in 1994, as a framework for K-12 social studies program design through the use of 10 thematic strands. It also serves as a guide for curriculum decisions by providing performance expectations for all students and practice examples for classroom teachers. State Standards Washington (State) Essential Academic Learning Requirements General Interest The History Channel The History Channel's web site provides a gold mine for social studies teachers. Classroom materials pages (written to accompany The History Channel classroom programs) are copyright-free, and educators are encouraged to print these pages for classroom use. This Day in History highlights past events that happened on each day of the year. Students can search the database by specifying the month and day... History/Social Studies Web site for K-12 Teachers By providing links to selected history and social studies resources on the Internet, this site encourages use of the World Wide Web as a tool for learning and teaching history and social studies. History's Best on PBS Supplies resources that correspond to PBS shows such as Frontline. Index of Resources for History Adult. Huge index for professional historians, including many ancient areas. (University of Kansas) The Library of Congress The Library of Congress presents information about its collections on the World Wide Web. Some of the current offerings include historical collections from American Memory, several LC exhibits, the POW/MIA database, country studies, and links to LC MARVEL and LOCIS. Some of the LC exhibits available online include Rome Reborn: The Vatican Library and Renaissance Culture; Revelations from the Russian Archives; scrolls from the Dead Sea; 1492: an Ongoing Voyage; African American Culture and History; The Russian Church and Native Alaskan Cultures; The Gettysburg Address; and Temple of Liberty: Building the Capitol for a New Nation. National Museum of American History The National Museum of American History, a bureau of the Smithsonian Institution, is responsible for the collection, care, and preservation of more than 17 million artifacts, including 14 million stamps housed in the National Postal Museum. The collections represent material evidence of the nation's heritage in the areas of science, technology, and culture, they include coins and medals, automobiles, First Ladies gowns, the John Bull Locomotive, presidential campaign items, musical instruments, military weapons, the star-spangled Banner (the flag), Thomas Edison's phonograph, early digital and electronic computing machines, ship models, steam engines, and innumerable artifacts of everyday life. In addition to virtual tours of the museum, there are virtual exhibitions Patterns of Our Lives: American History Patterns of Our Lives contains a collection of American history education resources on the Internet. Internet resources are divided into newsgroups and Web resources. Each resources is briefly annotated. SCORE History-Social Science Resources The SCORE (Schools of California Online Resources for Education Web site has resources and lessons by grade level, by topic, and by keyword. Lessons and activities follow the California frameworks and standards, which are similar to those in many states. This Day in History from the History Channel This Day in History from the History Channel highlights various past events for each day of the year. Today in History For any given month and day, Today In History's database provides information on famous historical birthdays, deaths, historical events, lists of those reported missing in action, holidays, religious observances, religious historical events, and a thought for the day. Washington Social Studies Site Created by seven social studies teachers as part of "The Learning Space" project. Lesson Plans Big Sky Social Studies Lesson Plans for K-12 This is a Gopher site. More than 200 lesson plans for K-12 are divided into topics such as American history, the American Revolution, economics, geography, government, world history, and mini-lesson plans. Each lesson plan has been rated for age-appropriateness. The Library of Congress Learning Page Look for activities and lesson plans using the resources at the Library of Congress. Back to Social Studies page