EDUCATION: Materials of Interest to Secondary
Social Studies Teachers

• Ancient World History Activity Sampler Curric Texts 372.897 T22an 1999 Gr. 5-8
  This set of lessons is from Teachers' Curriculum Institute, known for their engaging group activities.
• Bring History Alive!: a Sourcebook for Teaching United States History
  E 175.8 B74 1996
• California CLASS Project: Classroom Learning Activities for Science and Social Science Curric Guides General 0165
  This activity-based interdisciplinary curriculum for middle school has an environmental orientation. Lesson plans include transparency masters and student handouts.
• History Alive!: Engaging all Learners in the Diverse Classroom E 175.8 B67 1999
• 100 Experiential Learning Activities for Social Studies, Literature, and the Arts, grades 5-12
  LB 1027.23 P76 2008
• Ordinary Americans : U.S. History Through The Eyes Of Everyday People
  Curric Texts 372.831 .C615or 1994
• Readers Theatre for American History PN 2081 R4 F744 2001
• Ready-to-Use American History Activities for Grades 5-12: Lessons and Skillsheets
  from Pre-Columbus to the Space Age. LB 1582 U6 S55 1995
• Ready-to-Use World Geography Activities for Grades 5-12 G 73 S45 1992
  This book emphasizes current geography; only a few historical maps are included. Good coverage of map reading skills. Includes reproducible worksheets, maps, and lesson plans.
• Resources for Teachers on the Bill of Rights Curric Guides Social Science 9503
  Activities focus on aspects of the Bill of Rights which are particularly meaningful to students. Handouts are included.
• 200 Years of American Heritage in Song (CD) Curric Nonprint 780 C45ye 1991 Gr.4-12
• Uncovering our History: Teaching with Primary Sources E 175.8 V43 2004
• United States and New York State History: A Multicultural Perspective (Grades 7-8).
  Curric Guides Social Science 0140
  This detailed 3-volume curriculum guide is filled with lesson plans and worksheets emphasizing primary sources. Covers the human experience in the U.S. from earliest times to the present, including some coverage of Mexico and Canada.
• World History for US ALL
  http://worldhistoryforusall.sdsu.edu/dev/default.htm
• Writing across the Social Studies Curriculum LB 1631 S464 1989
  Brief lesson plans help teachers incorporate writing into social studies classes.

• American Memory from the Library of Congress
  http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html
• Calispher-A World of Primary Sources and More
  This site includes primary sources arranged in themes that support California Content Standards, primary sources for learning about California cultures, lesson plans, etc.
  http://www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu/
• HISTORY: California, Sacramento and Local History Sources
  http://library.csus.edu/guides/rogenmoserd/californiahistory.html
  This CSUS Library research guide features many primary sources on state and local history.
• Online Archive of California http://www.oac.cdlib.org/
  
• New York Times and Sacramento Bee from the 1800s on microfilm (LMC)
• Document Based Activities: This set of 27 curriculum guides contains lessons based upon primary sources. To locate, search the title Document Based Activities in EUREKA
• National Archives sets include document reproductions and a teacher's guide. Below is a partial list of what the Library owns. Many are also available at The Digital Classroom (http://www.archives.gov/digital_classroom/index.html)
        The Civil War 372.897 N19ci 1979 Gr.10-12
        The Constitution 372.832 N21co 1985 Gr.7-12
        The Great Depression 372.897 N19gr 1979 Gr.4-12
        The Progressive Years, 1898-1917 372.897 So2pr 1988 Gr.7-12
        World War I: The Home Front 372.897 So2wo2 1988 Gr.7-12
        World War II: The Home Front 372.897 So2wo 1988 Gr. 7-12
• Jackdaw Kits are briefer collections of primary sources: each includes about a dozen document reproductions and a guide. Some of the most interesting are listed below. Locate others with a keyword search on jackdaw in EUREKA
        Black Voting Rights: The Fight for Equality 372.831 G56ba 1992
        California Gold Rush 1849 372.897 V69ca 1972
        Children in the Middle East 372.831 J12ch 1977
        The Conquest of Mexico 372.831 J12co 1968
        Indians of North America 372.831 J12in 1996
        Japanese American Internment: The Bill of Rights in Crisis 372.831 J12ja 1994
        Salem Village and the Witch Hysteria 372.897 G92sa 1975