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Social Studies: General
Resources
Lesson Plans/Units
ABC's:
A Bibliography of Children's Books with Social Studies Themes A list
of trade books that support themes in Civics, Core Democratic Values,
Economics, Geography and History.
SCoPE
(Sample Curriculum and Plans for Education)
This site "provides a model K-12 local core curriculum with units of
study clearly linked to Michigan's own content standards, benchmarks, and
statewide assessments. The site also provides teachers with detailed
plans for teaching lessons in each unit of study comprising the model K-12
local core curriculum." It was "produced by the subject area
consultants of the Oakland intermediate school district in collaboration with
local teachers and subject area experts".
Civics
Online Civics
Online is a collaborative, online project providing a rich array of primary
sources, professional development tools, and interactive activities to help in
the teaching of civics.
Economics
and Geography Lessons for 32 Children's Books Lessons developed by
the Montgomery County Public Schools
Library
of Congress: American Memory Historical Collection for the National Digital
Library Includes Activities and Lesson Ideas
MDE:
Social Studies Teacher resources from the Michigan Department of
Education.
Michigan
Council for the Social Studies
Includes Grade Level
Instructional Guides for Social Studies
MISD:
Social Studies Teacher resources from the Macomb Intermediate School
District.
National
Council for the Social Studies: Teacher Resources
Teaching
History with Technology
Online Activities/Projects/Background
Information
Education
Place: Social Studies
"The Social Studies Center: social studies-related resources that include
textbook support, an interactive geography game, outline maps, a discussion
forum, History Today, and Current Events."
Eyewitness:
History Through the Eyes of Those Who Lived It
Geography
World
Graphic
Map's Clipart
HistoryCentral.com
Includes timelines, primary source documents and exhibits
The
History Place
HyperHistory
Online Timelines with links to informational sites
Kathy
Schrock: General History and Social Studies Sites
Library
of Congress: America's Story
Primary source documents and more for students.
National
Geographic: GeoBee Challenge Five new questions about geography are
posted each day.
Social
Studies Sources
Time
Capsule On this day in
history...1900 to present
Timelines:
Timeless Teaching Tools
Resources and activities for using timelines with elementary through middle
school students
U.S.
State Capitals Learn the state capitals with online flashcards,
concentration game, word search, and matching game.
USA
Map Study the locations of the 50 states then take the map quiz.
World
Capitals Learn world capitals with online flashcards,
concentration game, word search, and matching game.
World
Wide Web Resources for K-8 Learners
Links to Social Studies Web Sites
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