- Smithsonian Education: Hispanic Heritage Teaching Resources
Information for educators to use when teaching about Hispanic Heritage Month.
www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/resource_library/hispanic_resources....
- Academy Curricular Exchange: Social Studies - High School
Lessons for grades 9-12.
ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/soc/high.html
- China: Dim Sum
Features cross-curricular lesson ideas on Chinese-American culture.
www.newton.mec.edu/Angier/DimSum/chinadimsumaconnection.html
- Academy Curricular Exchange: Social Studies - Elementary
Lessons for grades k-5.
ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/soc/elem.html
- Academy Curricular Exchange: Social Studies - Intermediate
Lessons for grades 6-8.
ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/soc/inter.html
- Ethics in Education
Promotes a free exchange of ideas among secondary school teachers on embedding ethics into a typical world history program.
www.ethicsineducation.com
- Cesar Chavez Day and Model Curriculum
Information on the holiday honoring labor leader César Chávez, as well as links to curriculum for K-12 teachers from the California Department of Education.
chavez.cde.ca.gov/ModelCurriculum/Intro.aspx
- Raoul Wallenberg Committee of the United States
Bestows the Raoul Wallenberg Award and perpetuates his ideals through his 'A Study of Heroes' interdisciplinary curriculum for use in elementary and high schools.
www.raoulwallenberg.org
- Totem Poles of the North American Northwest Coast Indians
Teaching curriculum and bibliography by Maryanne Kathleen Basti.
www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1985/6/85.06.01.x.html
- Scholatic.com: Iditarod
Offers a variety of Iditarod race information, as well as lesson plans and study guides for teachers and students.
teacher.scholastic.com/activities/iditarod
- Beyond the Fire
Introduces the real-life stories of 15 teenagers, now living in the U.S., who have survived war in seven war zones. Includes a section for educators with lesson plans, conflict timelines, country facts, and an interactive world map.
www.itvs.org/beyondthefire
- Hispanic Heritage Month
Browse a variety of resources for use in teaching about Hispanic Heritage Month including printables, quizzes, and related lesson plans in social studies, language arts, foreign language, and music.
www.teachervision.fen.com/hispanic-heritage-month/south-america/6629.html
- Social Studies Lesson Plans, Ideas & Activities
Find social studies lesson plans from the Lesson Plans Page with subjects including community and sociology, culture, environment, family, economics, and more.
www.lessonplanspage.com/SSK1.htm
- TASSI: Children's Day
Lesson plan for teachers to celebrate this holiday in their classrooms.
www.intranet.csupomona.edu/~tassi/children.htm
- Historic Maps in K-12 Classrooms
Resource for teaching the geographic dimensions of American history.
www3.newberry.org/k12maps
- Lesson Plan Unit: Human Rights
From The New York Times Learning Network.
www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/humanrts.html
- Decisions, Decisions: Free Trade
Teaching material for grades 5-10 that includes video of 4 "advisors" espousing 4 different points of view on the issue. Students print out advisor memos and vote in an online web poll.
ddonline.tomsnyder.com/issues/freetrade/intro.cfm
- Amnesty International Lesson Plans
Offers human rights education lesson plans for middle and high school students on topics from around the globe, including learning exercises about slavery, refugees, religious freedom, and the death penalty.
www.amnestyusa.org/educate/lesson-plans/page.do?id=1102163
- Decisions, Decisions: Gun Control
Teaching material for grades 5-10 that includes video of 4 "advisors" espousing 4 different points of view on the issue. Students print out advisor memos and vote in an online web poll.
ddonline.tomsnyder.com/issues/guncontrol/intro.cfm
- High School Curriculum on the Judiciary
Interactive site that provides a two-lesson unit for high school seniors about the Supreme Court and court procedures. Provided by the American Judicature Society.
www.ajs.org/hsc
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