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This is a great resource for finding Social Studies literature to share with students. The site lists literature in different categories of Social Studies and at different grade levels.

There is also a Social Studies link for grades 6-8. This sight has a lot of links to other websites.

This is one of my favorite resource sites. It has all subjects from math to art and each subject has many websites that cover varying topics within that subject. I have posted the page on k-5 social studies resources.

State of Minnesota Standards for Social Studies

This list will let you do all sorts of Social Studies related math with students and begs the question: Would we be in this economic situation if social studies standards had more specific content around personal finance?

"The SCIM-C process of historical thinking is a means to scaffold historical thinking in the social studies classroom.  The five steps of this process ask that students: Summarize the source, by identifying the author and mein purpose of the source. Contextualizing the period of time and the place in which the source was produced. Inferring the perspectives and interpretations of the source's message. Monitoring what other information is needed in order to understand the source. Corroborating the similarities and differences between the various sources which they have examined regarding this topic. By going through this process, students would be better able to make sense of the source and present stronger text-based evidence regarding what they have learned from this source."

Over 100 Social Studies Lesson Plan ideas for grades K-8

new standards in Social Studies

Pre-service teacher content developed to teach social studies through or with children's literature.

Pre-service teacher content developed to teach social studies through or with children's literature.

Great resource for understanding key questions that shape the ten themes of the NCSS platform for social studies.

Great resource for understanding key questions that shape the ten themes of the NCSS platform for social studies. Thanks Jennifer B for finding this!

A site that covers all aspects of Social Studies for kids. My link is to economics.

Lots of Social Studies resources here and live streaming of the MN SS Standards revision committee meetings!

This looks like a really interesting example of a teacher who is using social studies content in language arts to work on social justice issues.

Movies, information and more regarding social studies: economics, geography, culture, historical figures, US history, world history, government and more.

Hey Social Studies, This seemed like a film that would be a perfect match for the movie assignment in class!  I haven't seen it yet, but look forward to and would love to hear your thoughts on it!

Curriculum for teachers to facilitate higher level thinking in Social Studies activities. Free and online.

This is a comprehensive list of Social Studies Resources.

A great site to find lessons or activities for different topics. I like that there are different cultures on there.

This web site is like a text book. It has information on many subjects that are easy to find. Need an update or quick info session- this is the place to go.

This website is geared to kids learning about Social Studies. It has a lot of material that could be used with lesson plans.