Constitution Day Lesson Plans
The NCSS Publications archives and a number of educational websites offer excellent lesson plans that can help teachers prepare for Constitution Day. *...
View ArticleTeaching Difficult Topics with Primary Sources
--Lee Ann Potter The featured documents illustrate the value of primary sources as points of entry into challenging subjects. * http://publications.socialstudies.org/se/7506/7506284.pdfSubject Area: US...
View ArticleTeaching Difficult Topics with Primary Sources
--Lee Ann Potter The featured documents illustrate the value of primary sources as points of entry into challenging subjects. * http://publications.socialstudies.org/se/7506/7506284.pdfSubject Area: US...
View ArticleChanging Faces: Your State Hero in the U.S. Capitol
--Dennis Denenberg Each state has a statue of one of its notable citizens displayed in the U.S. Capitol. Learn about this collection, read your state hero's biography, and/or propose a new...
View ArticleChanging Faces: Your State Hero in the U.S. Capitol
--Dennis Denenberg Each state has a statue of one of its notable citizens displayed in the U.S. Capitol. Learn about this collection, read your state hero's biography, and/or propose a new...
View ArticleAn Annotated List of Census Resources for Educators
--Pat Watson Census in Schools, www.census.gov/schools, is the official site of the Census Bureau’s K-12 program. The "History Timeline" is a great resource. Click on the "History and Pop Culture" icon...
View ArticleAn Annotated List of Census Resources for Educators
--Pat Watson Census in Schools, www.census.gov/schools, is the official site of the Census Bureau’s K-12 program. The "History Timeline" is a great resource. Click on the "History and Pop Culture" icon...
View ArticleHistory Mystery Lessons: Powhatan Culture / Lewis & CLark
--Jana Kirchner and Carla JuddThe Pullout of the Jan/Feb 2011 issue of SSYL comprised two History Mystery Lessons: The first was about Powhatan culture, and included a clue sheet about life in a Native...
View ArticleHistory Mystery Lessons: Powhatan Culture / Lewis & CLark
--Jana Kirchner and Carla JuddThe Pullout of the Jan/Feb 2011 issue of SSYL comprised two History Mystery Lessons: The first was about Powhatan culture, and included a clue sheet about life in a Native...
View ArticlePiquing Student Curiosity with Title Pages from Works by Hobbes, Locke, and...
--Lee Ann Potter The title pages of three books from the Enlightenment provide excellent points of entry for student research into the origins of ideas in the Declaration of Independence, the...
View ArticlePiquing Student Curiosity with Title Pages from Works by Hobbes, Locke, and...
--Lee Ann Potter The title pages of three books from the Enlightenment provide excellent points of entry for student research into the origins of ideas in the Declaration of Independence, the...
View ArticleEncouraging Student Interest in the Economic Context of the Constitution with...
--Lee Ann Potter A close look at the featured currency issued by the Continental Congress can launch a lesson on the economic problems that preceded the drafting of the Constitution. *...
View ArticleWhat Constitution Day Means and Why it Matters (Looking at the Law)
--Kathleen Hall Jamieson Constitution Day offers an opportune time for students to explore the evolution of the founding document and examine its provisions for citizens’ rights and rules of...
View ArticleMapping Early American History: Beyond What Happened Where
--Andrew J. Milson The three highlighted early American historical maps will provide students with important insight into the geographical understanding of people in the past and the implications of...
View ArticleExploring the Legacy of Magna Carta with Students through Historic Images...
--Stephen Wesson The two featured portraits of Revolutionary-era writer John Dickinson next to a book titled “Magna Charta,” can launch an enlightening lesson on the thirteenth-century charter´s...
View ArticleMagna Carta at 800: Ten Key Questions Answered (Lessons on the Law)
--Howard Kaplan As the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta approaches, Lessons on the Law provides an overview of the “Great Charter” and identifies teaching materials to engage students. *...
View ArticleFree Press in a Constitutional Democracy
--Christine Lucianek Students will acquire a deeper understanding of freedom of the press when they consider the context for its inclusion in the First Amendment and examine its implications in the...
View ArticleAsking Students to Compare the Value of Information in Different Sources...
--Scott M. Waring A close look at the spy map that helped George Washington win the Battle of Princeton can place students in the role of historians as they analyze the map and other sources to shed...
View ArticleWas the Constitution Pro-Slavery? The Changing View of Frederick Douglass
By Robert Cohen Many have questioned whether the document on which our nation is based sanctioned slavery. But renowned abolitionist Frederick Douglass, who originally condemned the Constitution, came...
View ArticleWas the Constitution Pro-Slavery? The Changing View of Frederick Douglass
By Robert Cohen Many have questioned whether the document on which our nation is based sanctioned slavery. But renowned abolitionist Frederick Douglass, who originally condemned the Constitution, came...
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