Resources

Submitted by rich on Thu, 02/02/2012 - 10:08am

Featured Resources

LaborMontage.jpg

High School Lesson
A free article, PDF, from Social Education
"Listen Up: Studying the American Labor Movement through Oral History" (636.47 KB)

Middle Level Lesson
A free article, PDF, from Middle Level Learning
"Workin' on the Railroad: African American Labor History" (378.2 KB)

Elementary Lesson
A free activity, PDF, from Middle Level Learning
"Coal: A Fuel to Be Reckoned With" (954.48 KB)

Get access to ALL of the lessons and articles in Social Education, Middle Level Learning, and Social Studies and the Young Learner by becoming a member of NCSS.
 
 Then search the Publications Archive with Custom Google.





Lessons by Level

Lesson Plans

High School Lessons (PDF)

Teaching about Starbucks and Consumer Literacy

The ReDistricting Game: Teaching Congressional Gerrymandering through an Online Simulation Game

1863 Letter from Ralph Waldo Emerson about Walt Whitman

Middle Level Lessons (PDF)

Frederick Douglass, the Constitution, and Slavery: A Classroom Debate

Comparing FSA Photographs by Ben Shahn: A Lesson in Media Literacy

Leaders of Recent Nonviolent Protests (Bishop Tutu, Lech Walesa, and others)

Elementary Lessons

Prioritizing Our Wants, Step by Step

Uncovering Immigrants’ Stories: It All Begins with Picture Books

The Origin of the ‘Stars and Stripes’

Get access to ALL of the lessons and articles in Social Education, Middle Level learning, and Social Studies and the Young Learner by becoming a member of NCSS. Then search the Publications Archive with Custom Google. You can search the U.S. History Collection now, but must become a member of NCSS to view the full lessons and articles as PDFs

Lessons by Topic

Each link below is a new page. Find more pdf lessons and resources on these topics:

 

Teaching the Constitution (Constitution Day)

Women’s History Month

Terrorism, Security, Civil Liberties

State of the Union Address

Teaching with Documents

U.S. History Collection Browse this collection by grade level and historical era, and search by topic. Anyone can read titles and abstracts, but only NCSS members can view the PDFs of full articles from the NCSS journals.

Get access to ALL of the lessons and articles in Social Education, Middle Level Learning, and Social Studies and the Young Learner by becoming a member of NCSS.
 
 Then search the Publications Archive with Custom Google.

Resource Directory

Guidelines and Resources for Planning Your Lessons

Curriculum Standards – A framework for teaching, learning, and assessment K-12.

Position Statements – Code of Ethics; Academic Freedom; Teaching about Religion; etc.

Notable Trade Books – An annual listing to top-rated children’s literature.

NCSS Publications Catalog (pdf) – Books on social studies subjects and teaching strategies.

Colleagues and Training for Improving Your Practice

Peer Groups & Get CONNECTED – Your online networking, nationwide community.

Professional Development – Summer Workshops; Annual Conference; Awards & Grants; etc.

NCSS SmartBrief is a free newsletter, sent by e-mail 3/week. Anybody can subscribe at www.smartbrief.com/ncss/index.jsp.

Become a Member of NCSS – Read about the benefits, joining, and updating your record.

Off-Site Resources

Stanford History Education Group —
U.S. History Lesson Plans

National Mock Election

American Public University (Teaching New American History)

»
Stay Connected with NCSS:   Follow NCSSNetwork on Twitter FaceBook.png rss_0.gif