Social Studies
Africans in America
(America's journey through slavery presented in 4 parts) |
American Indian Heritage Teaching Resources
(Online universe of authentic resources and tools to support deep, meaningful learning) |
Annenberg Classroom
(Resources include videos, games, lesson plans, timelines, downloadable books, and more) |
Asian Pacific American Heritage Teaching Resources
(Online universe of authentic resources and tools to support deep, meaningful learning) |
Awesome Stories Collections
(Intriguing information supporting your research & exploration) |
Best of History Websites
(Annotated links to over 1200 history web sites as well as links to hundreds of quality K-12 history lesson plans, teacher guides, activities, games, quizzes, and more) |
Black History Teaching Resources
(Online universe of authentic resources and tools to support deep, meaningful learning) |
census.gov Interactive Maps
(Work with interactive mapping tools from across the Census Bureau) |
Center for Civic Education
(Lesson plans for grades K-12) |
Children of Yesteryear
(Examples, questions, & guides to engage students in discovering primary source materials) |
Children's Lives at the Turn of the 20th Century
(Downlaod free books from iTunes) |
Classroom Map Activity
(Introduce young students to the concept of maps as representations of places with this bird's eye view classroom map) |
Classroom Materials
@ loc.gov (Classroom materials, created by teachers for teachers, to incorporate the Library's primary resources into instruction) |
Community Map Activity
(Introduce young students to the concept of maps as representations of places with this community map) |
Docs Teach
(Bring history to life for your students with ready-to-use tools for teaching with documents & thousands of primary sources) |
ehistory
(Collection of primary sources, documentary material, online books, and reviews offering a window into the past) |
Explorers for Teachers
(Lesson plans, activities & learning modules about explorers, pirates, and conquistadors) |
FedFlix
(The best movies of the United States Government, from training films to history, from our national parks to the U.S. Fire Academy & the Postal Inspectors) |
Five Themes of Geography
(Free PowerPoints) |
Hispanic Heritage Teaching Resources
(Online universe of authentic resources and tools to support deep, meaningful learning) |
Historic Maps in K-12 Classroom
(Web site designed to help teachers at all grade levels make effective use of historic map documents in their classrooms) |
History.com
(This day in history and more) |
HistoryNet.com
(Scroll down for history in the news, galleries, and more) |
HistoryWorld
(History, timelines, quizzes, and more) |
National Constitution Center Educator Resources
(Engaging lesson plans, activities & other materials) |
National Museum of American History
(Online exhibitions) |
OurStory
Exploring history together through children’s literature, everyday objects, and hands-on activities |
Project Vote Smart
(Find politicians' biographical information, issue positions, voting records, public statements, ratings, and their funders) |
Retronaut
(A photographic time machine - a digital collection of tens of thousands of pictures from across the past) |
ScribbleMaps
(Create and share custom maps) |
Slavery Images: A Visual Record of the African Slave Trade and Slave Life in the Early African Diaspora
(1,280 images in this collection selected from a wide range of sources, most dating from the period of slavery) |
Slavery Narratives
(Hear stories of enduring courage from around the world) |
Smithsonian's History Explorer
(Lessons, activities, interactives, media, museum artifacts & more) |
Teaching American History
(Includes links to historical documents, online exhibits, lesson plans & more) |
TeachingHistory.org
(Quick links to resources for K-5) |
TimesMachine
(Over 150 years of New York Times journalism, as it originally appeared) |
Today in History
@ loc.gov (Look at what happened in history on today's date using materials from the collections of the Library of Congress and other institutions) |
Women's History Teaching Resources
(Online universe of authentic resources and tools to support deep, meaningful learning) |
Page updated January 23, 2021