Illinois Social Studies Education - Class of 2012

If you sign up for teaching tolerance you can get a variety of engaging resources and ideas for teaching students about multiple perspectives and diversity.

This is a great interactive website that students can use to study and quiz themselves on world geography.

This is a great PBS website that helps students understand the concept of race and how it affects society.

Select a migration to begin learning about The African-American Migration Experience. Between the 1500s and the 1860s, at least 12 million Africans were sent to the Americas. About half a million arrived in the United States. This brutal forced migration changed forever the face and character of the modern world.

Welcome to the tour of World War I and World War II Propaganda posters. The posters displayed here were commissioned during World War II by branches of the U.S. Government such as the armed forces, recruiting bureaus, the Office of War Information, and the United States Treasury, to name a few.

Part 3 of a series of resources on the Harlem Renaissance. A great interactive map of Harlem in the 1920s. Would be great fun to use on a SmartBoard!

Part 2 of a series of resources on the Harlem Renaissance. A handy timeline of major events.

This website has resources, ideas for classroom activities, and books that can be implemented into the classroom.

Resources for the teaching of geography

puts into perspective how big Africa really is

This website has topics for teaching and lists of valuable websites a teacher can use to expand their knowledge of that topic in a creative fashion

CNN's website for teachers and students. Great resource for discussing current events.

This website has a blog directory of teachers and a directory of other teacher resources.

Interactive Social Studies resources for High School teachers.

Resources at the Holocaust Museum website. Great for teaching students about WWII and the Holocaust.

Free resources for social studies teachers provided by the federal government. Good resource if you are trying to meet standards.

This site is a great tool for any teacher. It has numerous resources for teachers, and categorizes them by both grade level and subject--including social studies. PBS also offers a wide array of technological resources for both teachers and students.

Has everything from lesson plans to videos and other resources related to social studies.