Social Studies, Human Resources and Adptations

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.

A software tool used in K-8 settings.

This is an amazing resource from the MAGE center at Macalester. Click on each of the sessions at the top to see a list of free curriculum resources on Social Studies themes. Also look for opportunities to do free education forums with this group. Very useful materials!

State of Minnesota Standards for Social Studies

This is a lesson plan focused upon the Lakota Sioux and their keeping record of time and events with the use of Winter Counts. This detailed set of activities is appropriate for all grade levels: elementary, middle, and high. This lesson fulfills MN Standard I A 1 and MN Standard I C 1

PBS Teachers provides PreK-12 educational resources and activities for educators tied to PBS programming and correlated to local and national standards and professional development opportunities delivered online. As stated in the lesson plan overview: "Through the activities presented in this lesson, students will become familiar with the tenets of the Homestead Act, the shifting borders of the American frontier, and the life faced by homesteaders. After a class discussion and examination of a variety of Web sites, students will complete an written assessment in which they will determine whether or not the land available through the Homestead Act was, in fact, "free." This lesson can be used as an introduction to a unit on American settlement in the latter half of the nineteenth century, or as a pre-viewing activity to the PBS series FRONTIER HOUSE. A basic knowledge of 19th-century United States history is required."

Lesson plan for grades 6-8 with ties to standards.

CNN.com delivers the latest breaking news and information on the latest top stories, weather, business, entertainment, politics, and more. For in-depth coverage, CNN.com provides special reports, video, audio, photo galleries, and interactive guides.

This site has a ton of information about the U.S. government. It is seperated into grade appropriate games, activities and information, which makes it user friendly.

This resource for teachers provides lesson plans in which students examine continuity and change in the governing of the United States, students look at the Constitution and link early legislative debates to issues of today - from the Learning Page, the Library of Congress

This site is a great resource for learning econonmic principles. It includes helpful information for consumers, fun for kids and lesson ideas for teachers.

Labor Day is an excellent time to dig into social studies themes civic ideas, power authority and governance, and production/distribution of goods are all relevant. What will you do?

Wow, this looks really interesting for information on the courts.

A great list to add to your Web 2.0 toolbox!

Questions and answers activity about maps.

Introduce students to map making and map reading.

Experience on using the mileage key on maps.

Orienteering: Map skills

Learning the basics of map reading activities.