Curriculum Materials (A How-to Guide): Social Studies

Animated, curriculum-based content, including movies, quizzes, games, mobile apps, experiments, and activity pages.. All content is aligned to and searchable by state standards including Common Core.

DePaul has begun a partnership with Facing History and Ourselves. Facing History and Ourselves is an educational organization that works with school systems, universities, and ministries of education worldwide to deliver classroom strategies, resources and lessons that inspire young people to take responsibility for their world by combatting racism, antsemitism, and prejudice.

Dr. Marty Levine, Professor Emeritus of Secondary Education, California State University, Northridge (CSUN), has gathered lesson plans and resources from the Internet which social studies teachers will find useful.

PBS Online resources to accompany the Ken Burns film.

Links from the Mr. Donn & Maxie curriculum series.

Picturing America, an exciting new initiative from the National Endowment for the Humanities, brings masterpieces of American art into classrooms and libraries nationwide. Through this innovative program, students and citizens will gain a deeper appreciation of our country's history and character through the study and understanding of its art.

From the publisher of "Best of History Web Sites", the site contains extensive annotated links to free online resources with models for curricular integration of technology. Each area has links to an overview of the topic and to pedagogical and content-specific resources such as textbook companion sites, teaching strategies, collaboration ideas, and research and assessment tips.

Teaching and learning resources from federal agencies

Resources for teachers, including lesson plans, printable worksheets, rubrics, teaching tips, worksheet makers, and others.
Access note: Freely available to the public.

Over 4000 lesson plans and classroom ideas submitted by teachers. Browse lesson plans by category, grade level, or search by keyword.