Secondary Social Studies
Continuous Learning Framework Resources
Recommended Resources
Kansas Council for the Social Studies
Kansas Council for Social Studies
KCHE - Home
Kansas Council for History Education
Kansas Council for Economic Education
Kansas Geographic Alliance
Possible ideas...
Single Google Doc or notebook
Add more each day with pictures, doodles, ideas, etc.
Student creativity alleviate social emotional tension
Classes may utilize a single document to communicate
Journals could be donated (pending personal issues of privacy) to local/state Historical Societies.
Paper or letters
Write to relatives, the elder community, etc. to offer respite and encouragement. Can be electronic or paper.
Interviews(heed guidelines)
Photographs
Sounds
Blogs or Vlogs
Be creative with the recording history as it happens
Post on social media
Interact as a class
www.icivics.org
iCivics - (Requires Free Registration)
offers fun and engaging computer games that teach the concepts of American democracy
Founded by former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor
Smithsonian Learning Lab: Discover, Create, Share
Smithsonian Learning Lab (Requires Free Registration)
Offers almost 5 million images of Smithsonian artifacts covering all museums
Super talents staff support the site and offer webinars
Example Collections can be found here Search | Everything
www.sheg.stanford.edu
Stanford History Education Group
Incredible source for lessons using primary sources
Civics Project
Reading Like a Historian (Requires Free Registration)
Khan Academy | Free Online Courses, Lessons & Practice
Khan Academy offers educational videos in English and a multitude of other languages. Check here for availability - What languages is Khan Academy available in?
PBS Learning Media Crash Course
CrashCourse
PBS Crash Course Videos - Numerous subjects from social studies, science, statistics, economics, psychology, etc.
Closed captioned on YouTube
Entertaining
Gilder Lehrman Institute www.gilderlehrman.org
Gilder Lehrman Institute - (Requires Free Registration)
Full of resources for history
Uses readings and primary sources
Webinars for teachers and professional development
Teaching American History
www.teachingamericanhistory.org
Teaching American History - (Requires Free Registration)
Huge library of primary documents
Sample curriculum for U.S. History and U.S. Government also available
Foundation for Teaching Economics www.fte.org
Foundation for Teaching Economics
Economics lessons, activities, and simulations
Offers teacher webinars and professional development
Bill of Rights Institute
https:billofrightsinstitute.org/
Great lessons on the different rights covered in the first 10 Amendments to the U.S. Constitution
Good primary sources
ESSDACK - Home
ESSDACK - Educational Service Centers in Kansas, that provides innovative and powerful solutions to the educational community
World Digital Library
World Digital Library is collection of digital sources from the national and important museums of nations around the world.
www.Cagle.com
Source of current political cartoons
www.mapsofwar.com
Website of animated battles and wars across the world
National Geographic
Classroom Resources
National Geographic Society offers educational resources for Grades Pre-K–12, from brief activity ideas to rich multimedia lessons.
The American Yawp Reader
Open source U.S. History textbook through Stanford University
www.ushistory.org
Open source option for U.S. History and Government readings that gives a quick history of events and lots of connecting links to find deeper information, written by well-known historians