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Advanced Placement (7) Anthropology (2)

Civics (Citizenship) (14) Economics (8)

Geography (8) Government and Politics (16)

Grade Level: Elementary (23)PreK through Grade 5 Grade Level: High School (38)Grade 9 through Grade 12

Grade Level: Middle School (33)Grade 6 through Grade 8 Lesson Plans Online (12)

Library (2) Psychology (2)

Sociology (3) U.S. History (33)

World History (21)

Advanced Placement

American Rhetoric Site dedicated to Public Rhetoric, political, social, movie and religious speeches and related concepts of and exercises in rhetoric.
AP History (outstanding!)
Boston Public Library Boston Public Library website
Cold War Museum Presents essay-like articles, commenting selected events of the Cold War in a narrative, chronological way, accessible through a timeline.
HistoryTeacher.net Susan Pojer has created and keeps updated an incredibly rich and valuable resource site for AP/Honors teachers. There great lesson plans, quizzes and tests, some wonderful PowerPoint presentations, and links to a wide range of sites dealing with US History, World History, and Government as well as current topics. You could never use all that she offers on this site. I have used it over and over as a resource for my classes. Makes my job easier and certainly helped me be a better teacher. (Norm S)
Hstry.co Hstry is a FREE timeline creation tool perfect for "show me what you know" styles of assessment. Hstry was designed for historical timelines, but there are infinite possibilities for assigning projects, sharing resources, and creating learning experience
Resources for History Teachers Wiki organized by teachers and students from the History and Political Science Teacher Education Program in the School of Education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. It features primary source, multicultural, and multimedia resources for teaching history in K-12 schools based on the Massachusetts K-12 History & Social Science Curriculum Framework, the AP World History Key Concepts, and the AP U.S. History Themes.

Anthropology

Boston Public Library Boston Public Library website
Peabody Museum The Peabody Museum at Harvard (founded 1866) is one of the oldest museums in the world devoted to anthropology. Its' current exhibits span 3 floors and include world class examples from Native American cultures, the Pacific islands and Meso American civilizations. It hosts a searchable online collections with items from the Lewis and Clark expeditions, online presentations, and regular public events includeing teacher professional development, lectures and archaeology festivals. Five school field trips are available.

Civics (Citizenship)

American Experience | Broadcast Schedule on PBS Broadcast schedule on PBS American Experience
American Government
Bowdoin College has created free, digital content to be used in social studies classrooms across the country during this election year. It is a non-partisan explanation of American government and offers an overview of why participation is crucial to building citizen-leaders. Written and narrated by tenured Bowdoin professor Andy Rudalevige, the 15-part video series is called "The Founding Principles." It is being offered as a tool for high school teachers to aid in their American History lesson plans. The pieces are 10-12 minutes in length and ideal for juniors and seniors. Find it here: http://www.bowdoin.edu/founding-principles/index.shtml
American Rhetoric Site dedicated to Public Rhetoric, political, social, movie and religious speeches and related concepts of and exercises in rhetoric.
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Located in Alabama as a center for education and discussion about civil and human rights issues.
Boston Public Library Boston Public Library website
Center on Congress The Center's goal is to explain the work and role of Congress to the average citizen.
Civic Engagement "Projects in Civic Engagement" Facebook page posts news, events, and organizations from around the world whose goal is to promote civic engagement. Almost 85% of PCE's current "fans" come from dozens of countries overseas, but the page also posts information about local events, meetings, and projects. Become a fan and post your news and stories of civic engagement! You can also check out PCE's website at www.bu.edu/sed/civiced.
Generation Citizen Generation Citizen has a great program for students focusing on genuine Civic Involvement and Civic Education. It affords students a real opportunity to get involved and create programs, follow up plans, and a great learning experience. GC's site also has valuable resources for educators.
Hstry.co Hstry is a FREE timeline creation tool perfect for "show me what you know" styles of assessment. Hstry was designed for historical timelines, but there are infinite possibilities for assigning projects, sharing resources, and creating learning experience
iCivics Civic Education Website
Photogrammar – Yale Univ. Depression Photos Photogrammar is a web-based platform for organizing, searching, and visualizing the 170,000 photographs from 1935 to 1945 created by the United State’s Farm Security Administration and Office of War Information (FSA-OWI).
Political and Civic Involvement Opportunities in Massachusetts (PACIO) PACIO is a non-partisan and non-profit organization that seeks to raise awareness of the important issues of our time.
Resources for History Teachers Wiki organized by teachers and students from the History and Political Science Teacher Education Program in the School of Education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. It features primary source, multicultural, and multimedia resources for teaching history in K-12 schools based on the Massachusetts K-12 History & Social Science Curriculum Framework, the AP World History Key Concepts, and the AP U.S. History Themes.
U.S. Census Bureau Homepage The United States Census Bureau gathers national data as well as administers the decennial United States Census.

Economics

American Experience | Broadcast Schedule on PBS Broadcast schedule on PBS American Experience
American Rhetoric Site dedicated to Public Rhetoric, political, social, movie and religious speeches and related concepts of and exercises in rhetoric.
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Located in Alabama as a center for education and discussion about civil and human rights issues.
Boston Public Library Boston Public Library website
Hstry.co Hstry is a FREE timeline creation tool perfect for "show me what you know" styles of assessment. Hstry was designed for historical timelines, but there are infinite possibilities for assigning projects, sharing resources, and creating learning experience
Photogrammar – Yale Univ. Depression Photos Photogrammar is a web-based platform for organizing, searching, and visualizing the 170,000 photographs from 1935 to 1945 created by the United State’s Farm Security Administration and Office of War Information (FSA-OWI).
Resources for History Teachers Wiki organized by teachers and students from the History and Political Science Teacher Education Program in the School of Education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. It features primary source, multicultural, and multimedia resources for teaching history in K-12 schools based on the Massachusetts K-12 History & Social Science Curriculum Framework, the AP World History Key Concepts, and the AP U.S. History Themes.
U.S. Census Bureau Homepage The United States Census Bureau gathers national data as well as administers the decennial United States Census.

Geography

12 Maps that Changed the World An Atlantic article about twelve critically important maps in the history of mapmaking
Atlantic Slave Trade in Two Minutes Interactive Map of Atlantic Slave Trade Voyages. 315 years. 20,528 voyages. Millions of lives.
Best Geography Site of the Year Teaching Geography is helped by maps. Larry Ferlazzo's blog entry says why he thinks this site is the tops.
Boston Public Library Boston Public Library website
Hstry.co Hstry is a FREE timeline creation tool perfect for "show me what you know" styles of assessment. Hstry was designed for historical timelines, but there are infinite possibilities for assigning projects, sharing resources, and creating learning experience
Mapping History Interactive and animated representations of historical events and dynamics through maps
Resources for History Teachers Wiki organized by teachers and students from the History and Political Science Teacher Education Program in the School of Education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. It features primary source, multicultural, and multimedia resources for teaching history in K-12 schools based on the Massachusetts K-12 History & Social Science Curriculum Framework, the AP World History Key Concepts, and the AP U.S. History Themes.
U.S. Census Bureau Homepage The United States Census Bureau gathers national data as well as administers the decennial United States Census.

Government and Politics

American Experience | Broadcast Schedule on PBS Broadcast schedule on PBS American Experience
American Government
Bowdoin College has created free, digital content to be used in social studies classrooms across the country during this election year. It is a non-partisan explanation of American government and offers an overview of why participation is crucial to building citizen-leaders. Written and narrated by tenured Bowdoin professor Andy Rudalevige, the 15-part video series is called "The Founding Principles." It is being offered as a tool for high school teachers to aid in their American History lesson plans. The pieces are 10-12 minutes in length and ideal for juniors and seniors. Find it here: http://www.bowdoin.edu/founding-principles/index.shtml
American Rhetoric Site dedicated to Public Rhetoric, political, social, movie and religious speeches and related concepts of and exercises in rhetoric.
Best History Sites – Election 2012 Take time to go beyond this great example of links for the current US federal election. This is a site full of useful social studies links.
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Located in Alabama as a center for education and discussion about civil and human rights issues.
Boston Public Library Boston Public Library website
Boston Tea Party Ship Museum This site tells the story of the Boston Tea Party in such a way that is engaging to students of U.S. history. Guests to the museum learn about Boston's resistance to "taxation without representation" during the early revolutionary period, and how this led to the outbreak of the American Revolution at the battle of Lexington-Concord. Students not only visit the museum, but participate in a meeting with Samuel Adams, storm down to Griffin's Wharf to destroy the tea aboard an accurate eighteenth century replica ship, and finally learn the consequences of their actions that led up to American Independence.
Center on Congress The Center's goal is to explain the work and role of Congress to the average citizen.
Cold War International History Project’s Cold War Files The Cold War International History Project is part of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. The Project was founded in 1991 with the support of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and is located in Washington D.C.. It is now part of the Center's History and Public Policy Program.
HistoryTeacher.net Susan Pojer has created and keeps updated an incredibly rich and valuable resource site for AP/Honors teachers. There great lesson plans, quizzes and tests, some wonderful PowerPoint presentations, and links to a wide range of sites dealing with US History, World History, and Government as well as current topics. You could never use all that she offers on this site. I have used it over and over as a resource for my classes. Makes my job easier and certainly helped me be a better teacher. (Norm S)
Hstry.co Hstry is a FREE timeline creation tool perfect for "show me what you know" styles of assessment. Hstry was designed for historical timelines, but there are infinite possibilities for assigning projects, sharing resources, and creating learning experience
iCivics Civic Education Website
Political and Civic Involvement Opportunities in Massachusetts (PACIO) PACIO is a non-partisan and non-profit organization that seeks to raise awareness of the important issues of our time.
Presidential Speech Archive
Resources for History Teachers Wiki organized by teachers and students from the History and Political Science Teacher Education Program in the School of Education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. It features primary source, multicultural, and multimedia resources for teaching history in K-12 schools based on the Massachusetts K-12 History & Social Science Curriculum Framework, the AP World History Key Concepts, and the AP U.S. History Themes.
U.S. Census Bureau Homepage The United States Census Bureau gathers national data as well as administers the decennial United States Census.

Grade Level: Elementary

5 Overlooked Google Tools for SS Teachers Explore some Google tools you may have missed.
American Experience | Broadcast Schedule on PBS Broadcast schedule on PBS American Experience
American Rhetoric Site dedicated to Public Rhetoric, political, social, movie and religious speeches and related concepts of and exercises in rhetoric.
Best History Sites – Election 2012 Take time to go beyond this great example of links for the current US federal election. This is a site full of useful social studies links.
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Located in Alabama as a center for education and discussion about civil and human rights issues.
Boston Public Library Boston Public Library website
Center on Congress The Center's goal is to explain the work and role of Congress to the average citizen.
ClassTrips.com
This company provides resources for scheduling and booking trips to places in Massachusetts, among other locations.
Cool Kid Facts a free and fun educational resource for kids covering a range of facts on fascinating subjects including Science, Planets, Animals, Geography, History, and more!
History Central
Hstry.co Hstry is a FREE timeline creation tool perfect for "show me what you know" styles of assessment. Hstry was designed for historical timelines, but there are infinite possibilities for assigning projects, sharing resources, and creating learning experience
iCivics Civic Education Website
Lessons/Resources on Everything
Massachusetts and the Civil War Learn about Massachusetts involvement in the U.S. Civil War with the Susquicentennial Commission site.
Massachusetts History Day Massachusetts History Day (MHD) is the state affiliate of National History Day (NHD), which is a highly regarded academic program for elementary and secondary school students.
Presidential Speech Archive
Resources for History Teachers Wiki organized by teachers and students from the History and Political Science Teacher Education Program in the School of Education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. It features primary source, multicultural, and multimedia resources for teaching history in K-12 schools based on the Massachusetts K-12 History & Social Science Curriculum Framework, the AP World History Key Concepts, and the AP U.S. History Themes.
Social Studies and the Common Core Common Core Resources for social studies teachers
Teacher.org
A general resource for teachers and for those who aspire to teach.
TeachingHistory.org I find this site has a great variety of materials, some offbeat stuff, fun quizzes, and genuinely quality ideas & topics.
The Choices Program A wide variety of resources you can incorporate in your classes.
Tsongas Industrial History Center Unique field-trip programs and teacher workshops that incorporate hands-on activities and the authentic resources of Lowell National Historical Park
U.S. Census Bureau Homepage The United States Census Bureau gathers national data as well as administers the decennial United States Census.

Grade Level: High School

12 Maps that Changed the World An Atlantic article about twelve critically important maps in the history of mapmaking
5 Overlooked Google Tools for SS Teachers Explore some Google tools you may have missed.
American Experience | Broadcast Schedule on PBS Broadcast schedule on PBS American Experience
American Rhetoric Site dedicated to Public Rhetoric, political, social, movie and religious speeches and related concepts of and exercises in rhetoric.
AP History (outstanding!)
Best History Sites – Election 2012 Take time to go beyond this great example of links for the current US federal election. This is a site full of useful social studies links.
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Located in Alabama as a center for education and discussion about civil and human rights issues.
Boston Public Library Boston Public Library website
Center on Congress The Center's goal is to explain the work and role of Congress to the average citizen.
Chinese Primary Documents This is an amazing website that shows Kangxi and Qianlong's Southern Inspection Tour Scrolls in amazing detail. Students can click on the scrolls and have writing translated into English- it is a fantastic primary document for classroom use.
Civil War in Literature One of the best ways to get the feel for the Civil War is through the stories of the participants. Literature often does that best.
ClassTrips.com
This company provides resources for scheduling and booking trips to places in Massachusetts, among other locations.
Cold War International History Project’s Cold War Files The Cold War International History Project is part of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. The Project was founded in 1991 with the support of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and is located in Washington D.C.. It is now part of the Center's History and Public Policy Program.
Cold War Museum Presents essay-like articles, commenting selected events of the Cold War in a narrative, chronological way, accessible through a timeline.
Connecting European and Chinese History A great website for examining connections between European and Chinese history- including a two part series on the international silver trade. Easy to use in the classroom.
Cool Kid Facts a free and fun educational resource for kids covering a range of facts on fascinating subjects including Science, Planets, Animals, Geography, History, and more!
Edith Bolling Wilson Birthplace Foundation and Museum The Edith Bolling Wilson Birthplace Foundation and Museum is steward to the history and birthplace of this influential, controversial, and politically significant woman of the twentieth century.
History Central
Hstry.co Hstry is a FREE timeline creation tool perfect for "show me what you know" styles of assessment. Hstry was designed for historical timelines, but there are infinite possibilities for assigning projects, sharing resources, and creating learning experience
iCivics Civic Education Website
Interactive Primary Source Review of National Archives Primary Source Interactive tools at http://docsteach.org/tools
Lessons/Resources on Everything
Massachusetts and the Civil War Learn about Massachusetts involvement in the U.S. Civil War with the Susquicentennial Commission site.
Massachusetts History Day Massachusetts History Day (MHD) is the state affiliate of National History Day (NHD), which is a highly regarded academic program for elementary and secondary school students.
Photogrammar – Yale Univ. Depression Photos Photogrammar is a web-based platform for organizing, searching, and visualizing the 170,000 photographs from 1935 to 1945 created by the United State’s Farm Security Administration and Office of War Information (FSA-OWI).
Presidential Speech Archive
Primary Sources for American History The National Archives - Primary Sources by Historical Era
Resources for History Teachers Wiki organized by teachers and students from the History and Political Science Teacher Education Program in the School of Education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. It features primary source, multicultural, and multimedia resources for teaching history in K-12 schools based on the Massachusetts K-12 History & Social Science Curriculum Framework, the AP World History Key Concepts, and the AP U.S. History Themes.
Social Studies and the Common Core Common Core Resources for social studies teachers
Student News – Current Events Students love watching the student news. Great resources that you can use to help your students understand current events.
Teacher.org
A general resource for teachers and for those who aspire to teach.
Teaching India This is the Educators for Teaching India website and registration for the 2014 conference. The 2014 Educators for Teaching India (EFTI) conference theme will be Women in India: Negotiating Tradition and Modernity. The conference will take place on April 4, from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm at Harvard University. This year’s conference will examine the status of women in India through multiple lenses: religion, history, politics and current events, including the recent Supreme Court ruling that sentenced four men to death for the gang-raping of a New Delhi woman.
TeachingHistory.org I find this site has a great variety of materials, some offbeat stuff, fun quizzes, and genuinely quality ideas & topics.
The Choices Program A wide variety of resources you can incorporate in your classes.
Tsongas Industrial History Center Unique field-trip programs and teacher workshops that incorporate hands-on activities and the authentic resources of Lowell National Historical Park
U.S. Census Bureau Homepage The United States Census Bureau gathers national data as well as administers the decennial United States Census.
US History Lecture Notes
Writing Prompts for Social Studies Writing Prompts help make students think about a topic in a different way, especially ones like these.

Grade Level: Middle School

5 Overlooked Google Tools for SS Teachers Explore some Google tools you may have missed.
American Experience | Broadcast Schedule on PBS Broadcast schedule on PBS American Experience
American Rhetoric Site dedicated to Public Rhetoric, political, social, movie and religious speeches and related concepts of and exercises in rhetoric.
Best Geography Site of the Year Teaching Geography is helped by maps. Larry Ferlazzo's blog entry says why he thinks this site is the tops.
Best History Sites – Election 2012 Take time to go beyond this great example of links for the current US federal election. This is a site full of useful social studies links.
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Located in Alabama as a center for education and discussion about civil and human rights issues.
Boston Public Library Boston Public Library website
Center on Congress The Center's goal is to explain the work and role of Congress to the average citizen.
Civil War in Literature One of the best ways to get the feel for the Civil War is through the stories of the participants. Literature often does that best.
ClassTrips.com
This company provides resources for scheduling and booking trips to places in Massachusetts, among other locations.
Cold War International History Project’s Cold War Files The Cold War International History Project is part of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. The Project was founded in 1991 with the support of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and is located in Washington D.C.. It is now part of the Center's History and Public Policy Program.
Cold War Museum Presents essay-like articles, commenting selected events of the Cold War in a narrative, chronological way, accessible through a timeline.
Cool Kid Facts a free and fun educational resource for kids covering a range of facts on fascinating subjects including Science, Planets, Animals, Geography, History, and more!
Edith Bolling Wilson Birthplace Foundation and Museum The Edith Bolling Wilson Birthplace Foundation and Museum is steward to the history and birthplace of this influential, controversial, and politically significant woman of the twentieth century.
History Central
Hstry.co Hstry is a FREE timeline creation tool perfect for "show me what you know" styles of assessment. Hstry was designed for historical timelines, but there are infinite possibilities for assigning projects, sharing resources, and creating learning experience
iCivics Civic Education Website
Interactive Primary Source Review of National Archives Primary Source Interactive tools at http://docsteach.org/tools
Lessons (Middle School)
Lessons/Resources on Everything
Massachusetts and the Civil War Learn about Massachusetts involvement in the U.S. Civil War with the Susquicentennial Commission site.
Massachusetts History Day Massachusetts History Day (MHD) is the state affiliate of National History Day (NHD), which is a highly regarded academic program for elementary and secondary school students.
Photogrammar – Yale Univ. Depression Photos Photogrammar is a web-based platform for organizing, searching, and visualizing the 170,000 photographs from 1935 to 1945 created by the United State’s Farm Security Administration and Office of War Information (FSA-OWI).
Presidential Speech Archive
Primary Sources for American History The National Archives - Primary Sources by Historical Era
Resources for History Teachers Wiki organized by teachers and students from the History and Political Science Teacher Education Program in the School of Education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. It features primary source, multicultural, and multimedia resources for teaching history in K-12 schools based on the Massachusetts K-12 History & Social Science Curriculum Framework, the AP World History Key Concepts, and the AP U.S. History Themes.
Social Studies and the Common Core Common Core Resources for social studies teachers
Student News – Current Events Students love watching the student news. Great resources that you can use to help your students understand current events.
Teacher.org
A general resource for teachers and for those who aspire to teach.
TeachingHistory.org I find this site has a great variety of materials, some offbeat stuff, fun quizzes, and genuinely quality ideas & topics.
The Choices Program A wide variety of resources you can incorporate in your classes.
Tsongas Industrial History Center Unique field-trip programs and teacher workshops that incorporate hands-on activities and the authentic resources of Lowell National Historical Park
U.S. Census Bureau Homepage The United States Census Bureau gathers national data as well as administers the decennial United States Census.

Lesson Plans Online

African American Resources The African American Experience resources are available year round.
Awesome Library: Social Studies
Education Materials Center (EMC)
Hstry.co Hstry is a FREE timeline creation tool perfect for "show me what you know" styles of assessment. Hstry was designed for historical timelines, but there are infinite possibilities for assigning projects, sharing resources, and creating learning experience
Lesson Plans and Resources for Social Studies Teachers
LessonPlansPage.com from Hotchalk
Lessons (Middle School)
Lessons/Resources on Everything
Mr. Donn: Presentations and Activities
PBS Teachers Social Studies
Teachers.net: Social Studies Lesson Plans
Teachnology: History and Social Studies Lessons

Library

Boston Public Library Boston Public Library website
Hstry.co Hstry is a FREE timeline creation tool perfect for "show me what you know" styles of assessment. Hstry was designed for historical timelines, but there are infinite possibilities for assigning projects, sharing resources, and creating learning experience

Psychology

Boston Public Library Boston Public Library website
Hstry.co Hstry is a FREE timeline creation tool perfect for "show me what you know" styles of assessment. Hstry was designed for historical timelines, but there are infinite possibilities for assigning projects, sharing resources, and creating learning experience

Sociology

Boston Public Library Boston Public Library website
Hstry.co Hstry is a FREE timeline creation tool perfect for "show me what you know" styles of assessment. Hstry was designed for historical timelines, but there are infinite possibilities for assigning projects, sharing resources, and creating learning experience
U.S. Census Bureau Homepage The United States Census Bureau gathers national data as well as administers the decennial United States Census.

U.S. History

5 Overlooked Google Tools for SS Teachers Explore some Google tools you may have missed.
African American Resources The African American Experience resources are available year round.
American Experience | Broadcast Schedule on PBS Broadcast schedule on PBS American Experience
American Government
Bowdoin College has created free, digital content to be used in social studies classrooms across the country during this election year. It is a non-partisan explanation of American government and offers an overview of why participation is crucial to building citizen-leaders. Written and narrated by tenured Bowdoin professor Andy Rudalevige, the 15-part video series is called "The Founding Principles." It is being offered as a tool for high school teachers to aid in their American History lesson plans. The pieces are 10-12 minutes in length and ideal for juniors and seniors. Find it here: http://www.bowdoin.edu/founding-principles/index.shtml
American History for Kids From the first Thanksgiving to the first man on the moon, you’ve come to the right place to learn about American history. We cover the Pilgrims’ arrival, the Jamestown settlement, and the Revolutionary War and keep going through the Industrial Revolution, World War I and II and into modern American history.
American Rhetoric Site dedicated to Public Rhetoric, political, social, movie and religious speeches and related concepts of and exercises in rhetoric.
Atlantic Slave Trade in Two Minutes Interactive Map of Atlantic Slave Trade Voyages. 315 years. 20,528 voyages. Millions of lives.
Best History Sites – Election 2012 Take time to go beyond this great example of links for the current US federal election. This is a site full of useful social studies links.
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Located in Alabama as a center for education and discussion about civil and human rights issues.
Boston Public Library Boston Public Library website
Boston Tea Party
Recommended by a student from Maine, this site provides an extensive list of valuable links.
Boston Tea Party Ship Museum This site tells the story of the Boston Tea Party in such a way that is engaging to students of U.S. history. Guests to the museum learn about Boston's resistance to "taxation without representation" during the early revolutionary period, and how this led to the outbreak of the American Revolution at the battle of Lexington-Concord. Students not only visit the museum, but participate in a meeting with Samuel Adams, storm down to Griffin's Wharf to destroy the tea aboard an accurate eighteenth century replica ship, and finally learn the consequences of their actions that led up to American Independence.
Civil War in Literature One of the best ways to get the feel for the Civil War is through the stories of the participants. Literature often does that best.
Cold War International History Project’s Cold War Files The Cold War International History Project is part of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. The Project was founded in 1991 with the support of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and is located in Washington D.C.. It is now part of the Center's History and Public Policy Program.
Cold War Museum Presents essay-like articles, commenting selected events of the Cold War in a narrative, chronological way, accessible through a timeline.
Edith Bolling Wilson Birthplace Foundation and Museum The Edith Bolling Wilson Birthplace Foundation and Museum is steward to the history and birthplace of this influential, controversial, and politically significant woman of the twentieth century.
History Central
HistoryTeacher.net Susan Pojer has created and keeps updated an incredibly rich and valuable resource site for AP/Honors teachers. There great lesson plans, quizzes and tests, some wonderful PowerPoint presentations, and links to a wide range of sites dealing with US History, World History, and Government as well as current topics. You could never use all that she offers on this site. I have used it over and over as a resource for my classes. Makes my job easier and certainly helped me be a better teacher. (Norm S)
Hstry.co Hstry is a FREE timeline creation tool perfect for "show me what you know" styles of assessment. Hstry was designed for historical timelines, but there are infinite possibilities for assigning projects, sharing resources, and creating learning experience
Interactive Primary Source Review of National Archives Primary Source Interactive tools at http://docsteach.org/tools
Mapping History Interactive and animated representations of historical events and dynamics through maps
Massachusetts and the Civil War Learn about Massachusetts involvement in the U.S. Civil War with the Susquicentennial Commission site.
Massachusetts History Day Massachusetts History Day (MHD) is the state affiliate of National History Day (NHD), which is a highly regarded academic program for elementary and secondary school students.
Photogrammar – Yale Univ. Depression Photos Photogrammar is a web-based platform for organizing, searching, and visualizing the 170,000 photographs from 1935 to 1945 created by the United State’s Farm Security Administration and Office of War Information (FSA-OWI).
Presidential Speech Archive
Primary Sources for American History The National Archives - Primary Sources by Historical Era
Resources for History Teachers Wiki organized by teachers and students from the History and Political Science Teacher Education Program in the School of Education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. It features primary source, multicultural, and multimedia resources for teaching history in K-12 schools based on the Massachusetts K-12 History & Social Science Curriculum Framework, the AP World History Key Concepts, and the AP U.S. History Themes.
Roosevelt and Social Security free.ed.gov is a source of documents and source material for American History (Get notices of new material via @FreeResources on Twitter)
TeachingHistory.org I find this site has a great variety of materials, some offbeat stuff, fun quizzes, and genuinely quality ideas & topics.
Tsongas Industrial History Center Unique field-trip programs and teacher workshops that incorporate hands-on activities and the authentic resources of Lowell National Historical Park
U.S. Census Bureau Homepage The United States Census Bureau gathers national data as well as administers the decennial United States Census.
US History Lecture Notes
Writing Prompts for Social Studies Writing Prompts help make students think about a topic in a different way, especially ones like these.

World History

12 Maps that Changed the World An Atlantic article about twelve critically important maps in the history of mapmaking
5 Overlooked Google Tools for SS Teachers Explore some Google tools you may have missed.
American Rhetoric Site dedicated to Public Rhetoric, political, social, movie and religious speeches and related concepts of and exercises in rhetoric.
Atlantic Slave Trade in Two Minutes Interactive Map of Atlantic Slave Trade Voyages. 315 years. 20,528 voyages. Millions of lives.
Boston Public Library Boston Public Library website
Chinese Primary Documents This is an amazing website that shows Kangxi and Qianlong's Southern Inspection Tour Scrolls in amazing detail. Students can click on the scrolls and have writing translated into English- it is a fantastic primary document for classroom use.
Cold War International History Project’s Cold War Files The Cold War International History Project is part of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. The Project was founded in 1991 with the support of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and is located in Washington D.C.. It is now part of the Center's History and Public Policy Program.
Cold War Museum Presents essay-like articles, commenting selected events of the Cold War in a narrative, chronological way, accessible through a timeline.
Connecting European and Chinese History A great website for examining connections between European and Chinese history- including a two part series on the international silver trade. Easy to use in the classroom.
History Central
History For Kids About a year ago in school I was working on a project about history. My dad suggested we work on a website to help me understand the topic better, and also learn more about programming websites, which is another topic I love.
HistoryLink101 a teacher created history website. It has over 30,000 free images for educators to use that range from Ancient Civilizations, World War II, early planes and much more. It includes Art History lessons, links to internet resources by culture, as well as very large Greek and Egyptian Mythology sections.
HistoryTeacher.net Susan Pojer has created and keeps updated an incredibly rich and valuable resource site for AP/Honors teachers. There great lesson plans, quizzes and tests, some wonderful PowerPoint presentations, and links to a wide range of sites dealing with US History, World History, and Government as well as current topics. You could never use all that she offers on this site. I have used it over and over as a resource for my classes. Makes my job easier and certainly helped me be a better teacher. (Norm S)
Hstry.co Hstry is a FREE timeline creation tool perfect for "show me what you know" styles of assessment. Hstry was designed for historical timelines, but there are infinite possibilities for assigning projects, sharing resources, and creating learning experience
Mapping History Interactive and animated representations of historical events and dynamics through maps
Massachusetts History Day Massachusetts History Day (MHD) is the state affiliate of National History Day (NHD), which is a highly regarded academic program for elementary and secondary school students.
Resources for History Teachers Wiki organized by teachers and students from the History and Political Science Teacher Education Program in the School of Education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. It features primary source, multicultural, and multimedia resources for teaching history in K-12 schools based on the Massachusetts K-12 History & Social Science Curriculum Framework, the AP World History Key Concepts, and the AP U.S. History Themes.
Teaching India This is the Educators for Teaching India website and registration for the 2014 conference. The 2014 Educators for Teaching India (EFTI) conference theme will be Women in India: Negotiating Tradition and Modernity. The conference will take place on April 4, from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm at Harvard University. This year’s conference will examine the status of women in India through multiple lenses: religion, history, politics and current events, including the recent Supreme Court ruling that sentenced four men to death for the gang-raping of a New Delhi woman.
TeachingHistory.org I find this site has a great variety of materials, some offbeat stuff, fun quizzes, and genuinely quality ideas & topics.
U.S. Census Bureau Homepage The United States Census Bureau gathers national data as well as administers the decennial United States Census.
Writing Prompts for Social Studies Writing Prompts help make students think about a topic in a different way, especially ones like these.