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Recommended Resources for Social Studies Educators

Civics and Government

Guidebook: Six Proven Practices for Effective Civic Learning 

iCivics: provides resources and lesson plans for educators

The Center on Representative Government: develops and provides materials on civics and government

Civic Online Reasoning: assessments for students' online civic reasoning

Street Law: strategies, techniques, and materials for educators

Center for Civic Education

Civics Renewal Network: network of nonpartisan, nonprofit organizations that work together to provide free learning materials

C-SPAN Classroom: free membership service for social studies teachers

PBS Learning Media: civics and government resources

Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government: information for students, parents, and educators about the federal government

The Living Room Candidate: over 300 commercials from every presidential election since 1952

Admaker: tool for students to remix a historical campaign ad or make a new ad

Interactive Constitution: website where students can interact with the U.S. constitution and explore constitutional debates

Geography

National Geographic Education: lesson plans, maps, and reference resources

Arizona Geographic Alliance 

PBS Learning Media: geography resources  

ArcGIS Geoinquiries: maps and geographic information for students to interact with 

Library of Congress 

Osher Map Library 

David Rumsey Map Collection 

Leventhal Map & Education Center: includes an educator section to support the use and teaching of their map collection 

Google Map Gallery 

American Geographical Society Library: resources for educators

State of Maine ArcGIS Online: expands and promotes the distribution and innovative use of geographic spatial data

Personal Finance and Economics

Council for Economic Education:  provides curriculum tools and pedagogical support for educators

EconEdLink: economics and personal finance materials for teachers and students 

Teaching the News: applied economics lessons

Gen I Revolution: online personal finance game

St. Louis Federal Reserve 

Foundation for Teaching Economics

United States Mint: lesson plans for grades K-12

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: activities for students 

United States Securities & Exchange Commission: services and tools to address problems and questions investors might face

Federal Trade Commission

You Are Here: activity that teaches students how to be informed consumers

Admongo: site aimed at teaching 8-12 year old students about advertising and how to be more discerning consumers

Next Gen Personal Finance: lesson plans, questions of the day, blogs, podcasts, and more

  • NGPF Arcade 

Take Charge Today: activity-based lesson plans 

PBS Learning Media: economics lesson plans

Hands On Banking: resources for money management

EverFi: website that advocates and promotes financial literacy

Banzai: financial literacy software

360 Degrees of Financial Literacy 

Fast Lane: interactive tools, sample lesson plans, and more

History

National History Day

Stanford History Education Group

  • Reading Like a Historian: online history lessons that revolve around primary documents and historical inquiry
  • Beyond the Bubble: online assessments that test students' historical thinking

EDSITEment!: lesson plans and student activities

PBS Learning Media: U.S. and world history resources

Maine Memory Network: provides access to historical items from across the state of Maine

History - Primary Sources

Library of Congress

TPS-Barat 

U.S. Archives 

DocsTeach 

Smithsonian 

Digital Public Library of America 

World Digital Library 

Ashbrook's 50 Core Documents 

Google Arts & Culture 

Understanding Our World (for grades K-5)

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Anti-Bias

Maine Native American Studies

African American and Ethnic Studies 

Holocaust, Genocide, and Anti-Semitism/Religious Persecution

LGBTQ+ Studies 

Women and Gender Studies

Curriculum Review & Reflection 

  •  Diverse Book Lists

 Personal, Student, and Staff Reflection and Engagement

 And check out Joe's recent appearance on the Maine Education Matters Racism and Bias Podcast Series!

For distance learning resources categorized by subject area and grade level, download the PDF (clickable links)

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