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Teaching with Historic Places has developed more than 130 classroom-ready lesson plans that together range across American history. All are available on the Web. For more information on lessons plans or our program, contact TwHP. You can also view the entire collection according to location, topic, skill, U.S. History Standards, and Social Studies Standards.

All of findingDulcinea's social studies resources, on one page.

Free resources from the excellent Discovery Education site. 

Writing Across the Curriculum in Social Studies

It's not strictly speaking history-related however most of us also teach social studies or something similar and it was just too cool to pass up. An excellent way of demonstrating to students the issues regarding the current Western economic model and the Chimerica conundrum. Scary.

I think this one is even better. There's a free sample or you can buy the full collection of songs.

I know I'd already added this page to the group, however the resources that ordered arrived recently and they are so cool I decided to add it again. Most def worth a look for all the history peeps. The students dig it. You feel me?

This Teacher Resource Guide is designed for incorporation into history and social studies curricula. It will introduce your students to some of the events and issues that shaped George Washington's life. The activities should enhance your students' knowledge of Washington and expand their horizons about this complex and interesting man.

Lots of links to resources, including primary sources and lesson ideas on a wide variety of topics: US history, civics, geography, and others.

Amazing, resourceful, student-centered class wiki for US History.  Student blogs, course content, projects and assignments.  Fantastic resource for any social studies teacher.

Thanks to Angela Cunningham for this link.

This is a great resource for an alternative to using a textbook. It has resources for US History, World History, and World Religions.

Civil War and Reconstruction, which introduces students to the most pivotal era in American history. The Civil War transformed the nation by eliminating the threat of secession and destroying the institution of slavery. It raised questions that remain central to our understanding of ourselves as a people and a nation - the balance of power between local and national authority, the boundaries of citizenship, and the meanings of freedom and equality. This XSeries will examine the causes of the war, the road to secession, the conduct of the Civil War, the coming of emancipation, and the struggle after the war to breathe meaning into the promise of freedom for four million emancipated slaves. One theme throughout the series is what might be called the politics of history - how the world in which a historian lives affects his or her view of the past, and how historical interpretations reinforce or challenge the social order of the present.

Lots and lots of links and materials. Many of the lessons involve primary sources for US History topics. Information on assessment, mobile technology, and assessment and collaboration.

A resource created to help K-12 history and social studies teachers incorporate technology effectively into their courses. Includes lessons and activities, video tutorials, and other ideas for integrating technology into the history classroom.

Great site for future history teachers. It gives ideas for all sorts of Social Science classes K-12.