American Indian History and Heritage This Teacher’s Guide from the National Endowment for the Humanities will introduce you to the cultures and explore the histories of some groups within the over 5 million people who identify as American Indian in the United States, with resources designed for integration across humanities curricula and classrooms throughout the Read More…
Category: Social Studies
Black History Month 2023
The Black History Month 2023 theme, “Black Resistance,” explores how “African Americans have resisted historic and ongoing oppression, in all forms, especially the racial terrorism of lynching, racial pogroms and police killings,” since the nation’s earliest days. The first national Negro History Week was organized by Carter G. Woodson in February 1926 to coincide Read More…
Sync – Free Audiobooks for Teens
SYNC returns April 28, 2022 SYNC is a free summer audiobook program for teens 13+. Returning Spring 2022, SYNC gives participants two thematically paired audiobooks each week. Titles are all available worldwide and change every Thursday at midnight Eastern Time during the season. Featured titles include: The Black Panther : Tales of Wakanda Four Short Read More…
Women’s History Month Resources
@LVMS Womens History Month Book List-2021 ONLINE Newsela: Famous Speeches: Zitkala-Ša speaks to Indigenous activists Things you didn’t know (or maybe forgot) about how women got the vote Dream Jobs: Rocket designer Women’s History Month: Leaders (Featured Text Set) Junior Scholastic: How women won the vote A century ago this summer, American women gained the Read More…
Resources for Black History Month
Black history month Dear Teachers: Do’s and Don’ts of Black History Month Teaching Tolerance Why We Need Black History Month Analyzing and celebrating Black history helps students think critically about present-day social issues. Black History Month: Teaching the Complete History: Go beyond trauma and struggle to examine the liberation, civic engagement, creativity, and intersecting identities Read More…
Teaching the Inauguration
From Share My Lesson: After the Polls Close: 2020 Election Results to Inauguration Transitions of Power: Inauguration Day The 2020 election season and the surrounding events that unfolded will draw the curiosity of historians and the public for years to come, and the emotional toll it is taking on our country could not be more Read More…
Resources for teaching about Martin Luther King and Civil Rights
From Facing History and Ourselves Fostering Civil Discourse: A Guide to Classroom Conversations Martin Luther King, Jr.: 50 years worth of lessons from a giant The Philosophy of Nonviolence Taking a Stand: Models of Civic Participation Civil Rights Movement: Race in US History King’s Legacy and Choosing to Participate This lesson allows students to explore Read More…
When Bad Things Happen
From Teaching Tolerance: When bad things happen : help kids navigate our sometimes violent world. From Kylene Beers: Tomorrow is not simply another day at school From Junior Scholastic and Upfront: Chaos at the Capital and A Failed Attack On Democracy From Common Sense Media: Talking to kids about the violence at the U.S. Capitol From Facing History Read More…
Let’s Talk! Navigating a Polarized Classroom
From Teaching Tolerance: Let’s Talk! Navigating a Polarized Classroom Leading students in conversation about topics like racism, ableism, homophobia or Islamophobia isn’t easy. In recent weeks, increased polarization and political intimidation have made educators understandably wary. But now more than ever, anti-racist, social justice educators must commit to helping students better understand one another and Read More…
Adopting Healthy News Habits – from Facing History and Ourselves
Where Do We Get Our News and Why Does It Matter? News Literacy and Media Bias Last updated January 08, 2020 We live in a time when it can be difficult to identify reliable news sources. Though the term “fake news” is often used as a political weapon, the problem of stories that are reliant Read More…