Scholastic project that travels through time in Black history. Multiple components could make up a variety of lessons. There is also an interactive timeline that identifies black "trailblazers" (only goes through 2001--much more to add!).

Website with great links to resources and activities for cultural diversity, learning about other cultures, teaching tolerance, and more. This origin of this Diversity Council is Rochester, MN.

Website that offers helpful approaches for students studying other nations. Identifies what students should focus on and how they can organize. Also provides exercises and helpful hints. The only downfall to this site is that it is purely text, no visuals.

This site is created by National Geographic. It contains lesson plans, activities, atlases, etc. It links to U.S. national geography standards. Nice resource.

This is a resource geared toward parents. It could be something given to parents hardcopy, suggested reading for parents via the internet, and/or used by the teacher. There are suggestions for books, magazines, activities, etc. as additional resources.

This website offers information about underserved populations, specifically children. It provides research data and publications. It also has links to recent and compelling news, media, and legislative information affecting children in our country.

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.