HIS 3530 Teaching U.S. History
Lesson Plans, Curriculum Guides, and Activity Ideas
SOCIAL STUDIES
NC Dept. of Public Instruction.
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/curriculum/ )
AMERICAN HISTORY THROUGH EARTH SCIENCE
550.7123 M969am
ARCHAEOLOGY OF EARLY COLONIAL LIFE
973.2 W518ar
BRING HISTORY ALIVE! SOURCEBOOK FOR TEACHING U.S. HISTORY
973.07 B858
BUILDING CULTURAL BRIDGES
370.117 B932
CAUSES OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION: FOCUS ON BOSTON
973.071 G416ca
CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY
TEACHING OF APPALACHIAN STUDIES
974 B9423cl
COLLABORATIVE SOCIAL STUDIES CLASSROOM
370.71 N9485co
ELECTION CONNECTION: LESSONS ON THE ELECTORAL PROCESS
372.832 N864el
GEORGE WASHINGTON: GENTLEMAN FROM MOUNT VERNON
973.41 M928ge
IS DEMOCRACY FAIR? THE MATHEMATICS OF VOTING & APPORTIONMENT
510.71 N669is
HOW SCHOOLS ARE TEACHING ABOUT LABOR: GUIDELINES & LESSON PLANS
331.07 H847
INDIAN EDUCATION PROGRAM SERIES:
American Indian Astronomy
970.00497 B929ama
American Indian Communication Systems
970.00497 B929am
American Indian Time Keeping Devices
970.00497 B929amti
American Indian Toys & Games
970.00497 B929amto
Ni-Mi-Win: A History of Ojibway Dance
970.00497 D459ni
Traditional Indian Stories (Ojibway, Cherokee, Hopi)
970.00497 T763
JUMPSTREET HUMANITIES PROJECT
(Secondary curriculum in language arts, history, & humanities)
781.7296 F931 Kit
KNOW YOUR HOMETOWN HISTORY: PROJECTS & ACTIVITIES
973.07 J95kn
LIVING HISTORY IN THE CLASSROOM: INTEGRATIVE ARTS ACTIVITIES FOR
MAKING SOCIAL STUDIES MEANINGFUL
300.71 S469li
NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR HISTORY IN THE SCHOOLS K-12
372.89 N277na
ONE NATION, MANY PEOPLE: IMMIGRATION IN THE U.S., A RESOURCE BOOK
325.73 O582
READY-TO-USE INTERDISCIPLINARY LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
(Vol. 1: America)
300.71 B655re
RELIGION IN AMERICAN HISTORY: WHAT TO TEACH & HOW
291.0712 H424re
ROOTS OF AMERICA: A MULTIETHNIC CURRICULUM RESOURCE GUIDE
973.04 N5323ro
SECONDARY SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM, ACTIVITIES, & MATERIALS
300.712 B284se
SOCIAL STUDIES RESOURCES ON THE INTERNET
025.0635 C678so
SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER'S SURVIVAL KIT: READY-TO-USE ACTIVITIES FOR
TEACHING SPECIFIC SKILLS IN GRADES 7-12
300.712 P273so
TEACHING AMERICAN HISTORY WITH THE INTERNET:
INTERNET LESSON PLAN & ACTIVITIES
973.0712 H135te
USING INTERNET PRIMARY SOURCES TO
TEACH CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS IN HISTORY
907.12 C898us
USING LITERATURE TO TEACH MIDDLE GRADES ABOUT WAR
(Lesson plan for each major war from the Revolution to the Gulf War, using adolescent literature)
IMC Reference 904.7 K365us
VIOLENCE, THE KU KLUX KLAN & THE STRUGGLE FOR EQUALITY
322.42 V795
* North Carolina adopted U.S. history textbooks in Dewey call # 973 include teacher resource guides, lesson plans, activity ideas, transparencies, videos, etc.
Lesson Plan Web Sites
HISTORY/SOCIAL STUDIES FOR K-12 TEACHERS:
http://www.execpc.com/~dboals/boals.html
K-12 HISTORY ON THE INTERNET RESOURCE GUIDE:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~swanson/history/index.html
LEARN NORTH CAROLINA: http://www.learnnc.org
LESSON PLANS & RESOURCES FOR SOCIAL STUDY TEACHERS:
http://www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/index.html
NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE SOCIAL STUDIES: http://www.ncss.org/
NC Dept. of Public Instruction: http://www.ncpublicschools.org/
Literature: Bibliographies
AMERICA AS STORY
IMC Reference 016.813081 C674am2
AMERICA IN HISTORICAL FICTION
IMC Reference 016.813081 V262am
FROM BIOGRAPHY TO HISTORY
IMC Reference 016.92 F931
LITERATURE CONNECTIONS TO AMERICAN HISTORY GRADES 7-12
IMC Reference 016.973 A221li
USING LITERATURE TO TEACH MIDDLE GRADES ABOUT WAR
(Lesson plans for each major war from the American Revolution to the Gulf War,
using adolescent literature)
IMC Reference 904.7 K365us
WAR & PEACE LITERATURE FOR CHILDREN & YOUNG ADULTS:
A RESOURCE GUIDE TO SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
IMC Reference 303.66 W234wa
Examples of Adolescent Historical Fiction
Beatty, Patricia. WHO COMES WITH CANNONS?
(Civil War, Quakers, & NC)
Fic B369wh
Edwards, Sally. GEORGE MIDGETT'S WAR
(American Revolution & NC)
Fic E263ge
Keehn, Sally. ANNA SUNDAY
(Civil War)
Fic K262an
Levitin, Sonia. NO-RETURN TRAIL
(Westward Expansion & pioneers)
Fic L666no
Moore, Robin. MAN WITH THE SILVER OAR
(Piracy, Atlantic coast, 1700's)
Fic M8237ma
Examples of Historical Fiction in Picture Books
McCully, Emily. THE BOBBIN GIRL
(1830's; textile mills; child labor)
Fic M133bo
Van Leeuwen, Jean. FOURTH OF JULY ON THE PLAINS
(frontier & pioneer life; westward expansion)
E V259fo
Winnick, Karen. MR. LINCOLN'S WHISKERS
(True story of Grace Bedell, who suggested Lincoln grow a beard)
E W7762mi
Examples of Biographies
(Arranged in alphabetical order by the last name of the person the book is about)
Borden, Louise & Mary K. Kroeger. FLY HIGH, THE STORY OF BESSIE COLEMAN.
(First African-American to earn a pilot's license, 1921)
92 C692bo
Bedard, Michael. THE DIVIDE.
(Willa Cather's family moved to Nebraska in 1883)
92 C362be
Freedman, Russell. LIFE & DEATH OF CRAZY HORSE
(1842-1877)
92 C9115fr
(Books about each state, the 13 colonies, ethnic groups, Native American tribes, events,
wars, exploration, westward expansion, pilgrims, pioneers, etc.)
Erickson, Paul. DAILY LIFE IN THE PILGRIM COLONY 1636
(Plymouth)
974.482 E68da
Jaffe, Steven. WHO WERE THE FOUNDING FATHERS?
200 YEARS OF REINVENTING AMERICAN HISTORY
973.3 J23wh
Johnson, Dolores. SEMINOLE DIARY: REMEMBRANCES OF A SLAVE
(Seminole Indians; fugitive slaves; 1800's)
975.900496 J66se
Steedman, Scott. A FRONTIER FORT ON THE OREGON TRAIL
978.02 S813fr
Examples of IMC Reference Resources
THE AMERICAN YEARS: A CHRONOLOGY OF UNITED STATES HISTORY
IMC Reference 973.0202 G878am
MACMILLAN PROFILES series:
BLACK WOMEN IN AMERICA
IMC Reference 920.720899 B627
LATINO AMERICANS
IMC Reference 920.009268 L357
MONUMENTS & HISTORICAL PLACES OF AMERICA
IMC Ref 973.03 M815
UXL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES (4 vols.)
IMC Reference 970.00497 U96
Examples of IMC AudioVisual Material
CARTOON HISTORY OF WATERGATE
(Pictures)
973.924 C3285
HISTORIC BLACK PERSONALITIES
(Posters)
973.0496 H673
NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES
(Map)
973.0497 N278sm
TRAIL OF TEARS
(Map)
975.00497 S651tr
Examples of Videos
(Located in the DVD/Video Collection, ground floor of Belk Library)
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MISS JANE PITTMAN
(Civil War; civil rights)
VC 7929
BENTONVILLE, 125TH ANNIVERSARY
(re-enactment of Battle of Bentonville, NC, 1865)
VC 7896
BLOCKADE RUNNERS: GREY GHOSTS OF THE CONFEDERACY
VC 7903
CIVIL WAR IN NORTH CAROLINA
VC 9991
MARY SILLIMAN'S WAR
(American Revolution)
VC 7331
PATRICK HENRY: VOICE OF LIBERTY
(Founding fathers; American Revolution)
VC 8315
PLIMOTH PLANTATION
(Pilgrims; 1620's)
VC 10114
ROOTS OF RESISTANCE: A STORY OF THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
VC 7117
YANKEE THUNDER, REBEL LIGHTNING
(Civil War; includes live action)
VC 8005
Content Editor: Pat Farthing farthingsp@appstate.edu