The books that appear in this annotated list were evaluated and selected by a Book Review Committee appointed by National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and assembled in cooperation with the Children’s Book Council (CBC). NCSS and CBC have cooperated on this annual bibliography since 1972. Books selected for this bibliography were published in 2018 and were written for children in grades K-12. The Book Review Committee looks for books that emphasize human relations, represent a diversity of groups and are sensitive to a broad range of cultural experiences, present an original theme or…

The books that appear in this annotated list were evaluated and selected by a Book Review Committee appointed by National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and assembled in cooperation with the Children’s Book Council (CBC). NCSS and CBC have cooperated on this annual bibliography since 1972. Books selected for this bibliography were published in 2019 and were written for children in grades K-12. The Book Review Committee looks for books that emphasize human relations, represent a diversity of groups and are sensitive to a broad range of cultural experiences, present an original theme or…

MEMBERS ONLY The books that appear in this annotated list were evaluated and selected by a Book Review Committee appointed by the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and assembled in cooperation with the Children’s Book Council (CBC). NCSS and CBC have cooperated on this annual bibliography since 1972. Books selected for this bibliography were published in 2022 and were written for children in grades K-12. The Book Review Committee looks for books that emphasize human relations, represent a diversity of groups and are sensitive to a broad range of cultural experiences, present an…

Students can gain important citizenship skills by practicing argumentation and evidence use, examining their own thinking, and speaking to those with whom they disagree. 65251"

Slavery After the Civil War The Convict-Lease System, 1866-1928 It Makes a Long-Time Man Feel Bad Christine Adrian The Convict-Lease System, 1866-1928  (Three Lessons) with four readings and two worksheets  

Please tell us about yourselves and your time with NCSS.  Sohyun: I am an associate professor, soon-to-be full professor from this fall, of elementary social studies education at Kennesaw State University. I have been a member of NCSS since 2007 and participated in the annual conferences. Noreen: I am an assistant professor of elementary social studies education at Iowa State University. I have been a member of NCSS since 2013. I won the Larry Metcalf Exemplary Dissertation Award in 2017, served as the 2018 Chair of the College and University Faculty Assembly (CUFA)…

In order to promote inclusive social studies, this article describes how upper-level elementary students can learn about the Women’s Suffrage Movement and how it intersects with the experiences of other marginalized Americans persevering to obtain the right to vote.

Approved by the NCSS Board of Directors on May 18, 2020. Since the first identified case of COVID-19 was declared in the United States on January 15, incidents of verbal and physical harassment against Asians and Asian Americans have sharply increased (Yan, Chen, & Nuresh, 2020). On March 16th, President Donald Trump referred to COVID-19 as “the Chinese Virus” in a controversial tweet (Kuo, 2020), defending his phrasing and denying that it might be racist for several days before publicly declaring he would refrain from repeating the phrase (Vasquez, 2020). From mid-March, in one month…

The books that appear in this annotated list were evaluated and selected by a Book Review Committee appointed by National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and assembled in cooperation with the Children’s Book Council (CBC). NCSS and CBC have cooperated on this annual bibliography since 1972. Books selected for this bibliography were published in 2017 and were written for children in grades K-12. The Book Review Committee looks for books that emphasize human relations, represent a diversity of groups and are sensitive to a broad range of cultural experiences, present an original theme or…

Lookout Point: Teaching About Religion John Hergesheimer Dancing the Circle: An Introduction to Powwows Karen D. Harvey World Religions and Personal Tolerance Sofia Udner My Name is Osama Sharifa Alkhateeb and Steven S. Lapham Powerful Creatures: Native American Animal Myths Steven S. Lapham