Online Resources
*Please be Patient as this section continues to be updated with helpful links!*
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Scroll down this page to find: CSRA RESA SS Presentations, Elementary weblinks, & 6-12 weblinks by content area.
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CSRA RESA Resources
PDF Version of presentations, handouts, etc. used in RESA SS trainings.
Below, find resources from CSRA RESA Social Studies training sessions. Please contact Crystal Parten for more information about hosting a training in your school or district!
PDF of Signposts for Nonfiction Presentation.
PDF of SS Camp 2017 Presentation.
Inquiry Based Learning:
2. Agency By Design
3. C3 Teachers – Inquiry by Design
4. Cultures of Thinking for Elementary
5. Cultures of Thinking List of Routines
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Resources for Teaching with Primary Sources:
1) Stanford History Education Group - Primary Sources and lesson plans, primarily for U.S. History and Government.
2) NewsELA for Social Studies – Primary Sources and Primary Source Sets at varying lexiles. Great for differentiation!
3) ReadWorks – Paired Passages with historical sources, articles, and literature.
4) DocsTeach – Primary Sources from the National Archives.
5) History Alive Primary Source Strategies - Ideas on how to use primary sources all housed in a brief Google document.
6) EDSitement! for Social Studies – Lesson Plans using primary sources for U.S. History, World History, Government, and More!
7) Library of Congress Lesson Plans
8) Gilder Lehrman: Primary Sources, Lesson Plans, Online Courses for teachers, and more! A special area dedicated to A.P. U.S. History
9) The Avalon Project: Documents for Law, History, and Diplomacy
10) Primary Sources from Ancient Times through Modern History – Fordham University
11) Digital Public Library of America – Thousands of primary sources and primary source sets for all Social Studies topics!
12) Digital Library of Georgia – Thousands of primary sources and primary source sets specifically targeted to Georgia history.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - Helpful Websites:
1. Kids USA - government, maps, civics, etc.
2. National Council for the Social Studies
3. US Mint - introduction to Economics
4. Congress for Kids – all about our Government
5. PBS Circle of Stories - Native American stories
6. Animated Atlas - animated and narrated map of the U.S. and its changes through history
7. American History Overview – from the Smithsonian - primary documents, pictures, and artifacts you can use to engage your students or have them explore a topic.
8. National Geographic Kids - Geography and Maps
9. ReadWorks for SS - Social Studies Reading Passages K-8
10. Brainpop for SS - videos, songs, primary sources, games for Social Studies
11. Library of Congress - Primary sources, photos, visual sources for Social Studies and history
12. Library of Congress (2) - More primary sources, interviews, recordings for Social Studies and history
13. iCivics - Document sets, activities/lesson plans, readings, and more for grade 5-12.
14. Lesson Plans for SS - Library of Congress approved lessons in social studies K-12.
15. New Georgia Encyclopedia - Georgia and local history, pictures & readings
16. Newspapers in Education @ the Augusta Chronicle - POLITICAL CARTOONS appropriate for the classroom
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Elementary Economics - 3rd-5th Grade Resources:
Alexander, Who Used to be Rich Last Sunday - Plans:
1. Lesson Plan 1
The links below use the book The Berenstain Bears Get the Gimmies or Trouble with Money to teach economic standards:
1. Berenstain Bears Get the Gimmies Lesson Plan
2. Berenstain Bears Trouble With Money
The following links have a variety of economics resources and lessons:
1. EcEdWeb - a variety of lessons for 3-5
2. Minecraft Economics - a lesson plan for teaching productive resources through the Minecraft game
3. Econedlink – a variety of lessons with resources for 3-5 Economics
4. Goods and Services Econedlink - a lesson on goods and services
5. JMU Elementary Plans - a variety of lessons for K-3 Economics
6. GoGoShopper - a list of links for printables, lessons, activities, games for elementary economics
7. PBS - PBS Economics resources including strategies and lessons
6-12 Resources by Content Area
Resources for Teaching with Primary Sources:
1) Stanford History Education Group - Primary Sources and lesson plans, primarily for U.S. History and Government. http://sheg.stanford.edu/
2) NewsELA for Social Studies – Primary Sources and Primary Source Sets at varying lexiles. Great for differentiation! https://newsela.com/text-sets/#/social-studies
3) ReadWorks – Paired Passages with historical sources, articles, and literature. www.readworks.org
4) DocsTeach – Primary Sources from the National Archives. www.docsteach.org
5) History Alive Primary Source Strategies - Ideas on how to use primary sources all housed in a brief Google document. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1L3er5d94J39Zws4SK9FJvkRthYIQg5DxT5DSXKZb460/edit
6) EDSitement! for Social Studies – Lesson Plans using primary sources for U.S. History, World History, Government, and More! https://edsitement.neh.gov/subject/history-social-studies
7) Library of Congress Lesson Plans- http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/lessons/
8) Gilder Lehrman: Primary Sources, Lesson Plans, Online Courses for teachers, and more! A special area dedicated to A.P. U.S. History https://www.gilderlehrman.org
9) The Avalon Project: Documents for Law, History, and Diplomacy - http://avalon.law.yale.edu/default.asp
10) Primary Sources from Ancient Times through Modern History: https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/index.asp
11) Digital Public Library of America – Thousands of primary sources and primary source sets for all Social Studies topics! – www.dp.la
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Government Resources:
1) iCivics: www.icivics.org
2) Bill of Rights Institute: http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/
3) Civic Mission of Schools: http://www.civicmissionofschools.org/educators
4) Center for Civic Education: http://www.civiced.org/
5) Civics Renewal Network: https://www.civicsrenewalnetwork.org/resources/
6) Constitutional Rights Foundation: http://crf-usa.org/teachers/teacher-s-lounge.html
7) Constitution Resources: http://www.consource.org/
8) Gildher Lehrman: https://www.gilderlehrman.org/
9) Constitution Center: https://constitutioncenter.org/
10) Supreme Court Cases Digitized and Summarized: https://www.oyez.org/
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World History Resources:
1) World History Connected: http://worldhistoryconnected.press.illinois.edu/
2) World History for Us All: http://worldhistoryforusall.ss.ucla.edu/
3) World History Matters: http://worldhistorymatters.org/
4) The Avalon Project (Primary Sources): http://avalon.law.yale.edu/default.asp
5) Collapse! (And interactive on the collapse of indigenous civilizations in Latin America): http://www.learner.org/interactives/collapse/
6) Primary Sources and Learning Activities: http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/
7) Primary Sources from Ancient Times through Modern History: https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/index.asp
8) Middle East and North Africa Lesson Plans: http://www.teach-mena.org/
9) The World Factbook: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
10) Modern History and Current Events: http://v-nep.org/#
11) Interactive Atlas of World History: https://www.timemaps.com/
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United States History Resources:
1) Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History- Lesson plans, videos, professional learning for US History and AP US History. https://www.gilderlehrman.org
2) Stanford History Education Group - Primary Sources and lesson plans, primarily for U.S. History and Government. http://sheg.stanford.edu/
3) Shmoop - Requires membership but some resources can be accessed without one. https://www.shmoop.com/history/
4) EdSitement - wonderful resource for document-based, inquiry based teaching. AP US History is also available. https://edsitement.neh.gov/subject/history-social-studies
5) GADOE Teacher Notes - with links to resources, primary documents, and a narrative of the depth of the standard, the new GADOE Teacher notes are an excellent resource. https://www.georgiastandards.org/Georgia-Standards/Documents/Social-Studies-United-States-History-Teacher-Notes.pdf
6) Digital Public Library of America - Offers FREE documents and visuals from libraries across the world. Also, the DPLA has put together Primary Source Sets based on topic or theme with discussion questions and activities to go along with each set. https://dp.la/primary-source-sets
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