Michigan Electronic Library Resources
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Opposing ViewPoints This link opens in a new windowEasy way to research many social issues - Civil Rights, Global Warming, Refugees, Hacking, etc. Suitable for high school level.
Professional Periodicals
Social Studies Lesson Plans & Resources
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Purpose Toolkits for StudentsA resource for students looking to uncover or develop purpose.
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Library of Congress: Classroom MaterialsLesson ideas and activities which integrate primary sources. The lessons are organized by topic and grade level with objectives, and connect to the standards. Many lessons include rubrics and self-evaluation materials as well.
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Beyond the BubbleThe Stanford History Education Group provides history assessments that "capture students’ knowledge in action – rather than their recall of discrete facts. "
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Educating 4 Democracy - Civic Engagement Research Group (CERG)Videos and Resources for Educators, Leaders, and Districts Interested in Preparing Youth for Democracy
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Teaching for Democracy Alliance (TFDA)Encourages democratic learning and equips K-12 educators to bring practical democracy lessons to their students.
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Educating for American DemocracyOffers a large database of teaching resources that that have been vetted through a collaborative and rigorous review process.
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Facing History and OurselvesLessons, units, readings, and other curricular materials for "secondary school teachers to promote students’ historical understanding, critical thinking, and social-emotional learning." "Through rigorous historical analysis combined with the study of human behavior, Facing History’s approach heightens students’ understanding of racism, religious intolerance, and prejudice; increases students’ ability to relate history to their own lives; and promotes greater understanding of their roles and responsibilities in a democracy."
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National Council for the Social Studies - teaching resources"NCSS has selected a collection of classroom activities, teaching ideas, and articles from Social Education, Middle Level Learning, and Social Studies and the Young Learner." You can search by keyword or use check boxes to browse by subject, grade level, and/or historical period. This collection is strongest in history resources.
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News Literacy ProjectThe News Literacy Project is a national education nonprofit offering nonpartisan, independent programs that teach students how to know what to believe in the digital age.
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The New York Times Learning NetworkThis site contains many excellent resources, including these features: a Lesson Plan Archive, News Summaries, and On This Day in History .
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National GeographicOnline activities, lessons, maps, and many other useful resources for educators can be found on this excellent web resource
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Smithsonian Learning LabOver 2,000 resources
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Library of Congress Teacher ResourcesThis site from the Library of Congress assists educators in teaching about American history and culture. It contains lessons, activities, and frameworks for use with the thematic collections of historical items. The items include photographs, documents, and recordings
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National Archives Educator ResourcesPrimary sources with activities for educators and students. There are reproducible documents from the archives. The activities are keyed to standards for history, civics, and government with many cross-curricular connections to language arts. The site contains the rough draft of Franklin Roosevelt's "Date of Infamy" speech
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History MattersThis site focuses on American Social History. It contains links to excellent web resources
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Immigration: Stories of Yesterday and TodayThis site contains excellent resource material on the topic of immigration, including lesson plans, primary sources (such as audio excerpts of immigrants describing their experiences), rubrics, cross-curricular connections, and web links. It contains material suitable for many grade levels.
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American Economics Association - Resources for EducatorsProvides links to recommended resources.
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Famous TrialsThis is a wonderful site. Many useful primary sources are included for famous trials such as the Scopes "Monkey" trial, Leopold and Loeb, Rosenbergs, Salem Witchcraft Trials, and many others
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Odyssey South AsiaMany resources for students and teachers can be found on this site, which explores ancient cultures of South Asia.
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A People's History of the Holocaust and GenocideThis excellent site on the Holocaust contains many teaching resources. It has eyewitness accounts, images, and an education forum where teachers can exchange lesson plans and share ideas.
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Arctic Studies CenterExplore the Viking Age by examining artifacts and wandering through the exhibits on this useful site. The site explores the arctic peoples, cultures and environments
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Documenting the American SouthMany primary sources on Southern history and culture from a Southern perspective are located here. The site includes many first person narratives, as well as a library of Southern literature.
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Learning for Justice (formerly Teaching Tolerance)Provides standards and K-12 teaching resources for teaching social justice issues such as: race & ethnicity, religion, ability, class, immigration, gender & sexual identity, bullying & bias, and rights & activism.
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Teaching with Historic PlacesLesson plans and activities to enhance teaching geography, history, and other subjects
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Digital HistoryFabulous primary sources!! A well organized and comprehensive site packed with excellent resources for American History.
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Notable Social Studies Tradebooks For Young PeopleThe books that appear in these annotated book lists were evaluated and selected by a Book Review Committee appointed by National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and assembled in cooperation with the Children's Book Council (CBC).
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Social Studies Worksheets and PrintablesSocial studies worksheets you may download
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Democracy Web"Democracy Web is composed of an interactive world map and an online study guide developed by the Albert Shanker Institute and Freedom House for use by teachers, professors, and their upper secondary- and lower college-level students. The study guide and map offer an overview of the basic architecture of democracy, give historical background information, and provide a framework for comparing the state of political rights and civil liberties in different countries around the world."
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Albert Shanker Institute Lesson PlansIncludes a copy of the Freedom Schools Curriculum from 1964, and lesson plans related to the March on Washington for middle and high school.
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CFR Eudcation - Council on Foreign RelationsLarge collection of free readings, simulations, videos, and more. Covers foreigh policy, climate topics, history, economics, democracy, technology, and other global topics.
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High School Education Resources from the Michigan Supreme Court Historical SocietyThese "lesson plans for the high school level were created by certified Michigan teachers in 2001 to assist educators in teaching students about the history, role, and organization of the Michigan Supreme Court."
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iCivicsFrom educational games and short-form, just-in-time materials to comprehensive inquiry-based curricula, iCivics resources encourage students to interact with complex concepts in ways they can understand and relate to.
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Verdict of History lesson plansThe following lesson plans for the high school level were created by certified Michigan teachers in 2001 to assist educators in teaching students about the history, role, and organization of the Michigan Supreme Court.
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Ken Burns in the ClassroomOffers video clips, primary source media galleries, and activities linked to National Standards for History.
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Confronting White Nationalism in Schools: A Toolkit - Western States Center 2019"This toolkit is specifically focused on responding to white nationalist targeting and recruitment of students."
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Interpreting AI in the News: A Media Literacy PlanHigh school level lesson plan.
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My Classroom EconomyA program for teaching children financial responsibility through fun, experiential learning. Grades K-12
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TeachableMoment LessonsTimely and free classroom lessons and activities for K-12 educators. Includes hundreds of lessons to help students:
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The 1619 Project - The New York TimesOffers "essays on different aspects of contemporary American life that have their roots in slavery and its aftermath," literary works by contemporary black writers, and a visual history of slavery.
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Wonder MediaA toolkit on media literacy and news media literacy aimed at middle school users, ages 11-14.
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Black Freedom Struggle in the United States: A Selection of Primary SourcesDigitized primary sources curated by time periods: Slavery and Abolitionist Movement (1790-1860); Civil War and Reconstruction Era (1861-1877); Jim Crow Era from 1878 to the Great Depression (1878-1932); New Deal and World War II (1933-1945); Civil Rights and Black Power Movements (1946-1975); Contemporary Era (1976-2000s).
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Social Justice Picture Books: Lesson plans for the junior-intermediate classroomA collection of lesson plans for grades 4-8 based on picture books dealing with social justice. The lessons focus on Literacy but many also connect across subjects to Social Studies (geography and history), Health, the Arts, or Science & Technology.
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Printing Hate - Howard Center for Investigative JournalismA digital collection of newspaper headlines, cartoons, stories and editorials that aided and abetted racial massacres and lynchings. From the Reconstruction Era to 1940.
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Statistics in Schools - U.S. CensusProvides teacher designed cross-disciplinary activities for teaching about the Census and government statistics.
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Middle School Education Resources from the Michigan Supreme Court Historical SocietyThese "lesson plans for the junior high school level were created by certified Michigan teachers in 2001 to assist educators in teaching students about the history, role, and organization of the Michigan Supreme Court."
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The Hidden Brain - study guidesMiddle school thru College. Study guides for selected Hidden Brain podcasts. "Using science and storytelling, Hidden Brain reveals the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, the biases that shape our choices, and the triggers that direct the course of our relationships."
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Systems-Based LearningReknowned educator Marion Brady offers a systems-based approach to American History, World History, and World Cultures. High school level.
Selected E-Books
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100 Ideas for Primary Teachers: History
With each idea based on an original historical source from The National Archives (Great Britain), this book takes a skills-based approach that will help pupils understand the methods of historical inquiry. Themed to cover different source types, including photographs, government reports, cartoons, royal seals, manuscripts, & letters. The historical sources can be previewed in the book and downloaded from a Companion Website. -
Bringing Human Rights Education to US Classrooms by
Publication Date: 2015This book offers research-based models of exemplary practice for educators at all grade levels, from primary school to university, who want to integrate human rights education into their classrooms. It includes ten examples of projects that have been effectively implemented in classrooms: two from elementary school, two from middle school, three from high school, two from community college, and one from a university. -
Building Students' Historical Literacies: Learning to Read and Reason with Historical Texts and Evidence by
Publication Date: 2013Explores historical literacy, adopts a research-supported stance on literacy processes, and promotes the integration of content-area literacy instruction into history content teaching. Surveys a broad range of texts and offers teaching strategies aligned to national standards.
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Developing Digital Detectives by
Publication Date: 2021Easy-to-implement lessons to engage students in becoming media literacy "digital detectives," looking for clues, questioning motives, uncovering patterns, developing theories and, ultimately, delivering a verdict. Includes lessons for K through high school. -
A Different Mirror for Young People by
Publication Date: 2012Brings ethnic history alive through the words of people, including teenagers, who recorded their experiences in letters, diaries, and poems. -
DIY Project Based Learning for ELA and History by
Publication Date: 2015Part I of the book features six full units, complete with student samples, targeted rubrics, a checklist to keep students on track, and even "Homework Hints." Part II is a mix-and-match section of tools you can use to create your own PBL-aligned lessons. -
Educating for Democracy: The Case for Participatory Budgeting in Schools by
Publication Date: 2024-08-23A detailed examination of school participatory budgeting (SPB), a democratic process that combines citizenship education, civic engagement and participatory governance. -
Engaging Youth with Public Policy by
Publication Date: 2022These middle school lesson plans are part of the Countering Truth Decay initiative, which is focused on restoring the role of facts, data, and analysis in U.S. political and civil discourse. The lesson plans introduce students to public policy research and emphasize the importance of media literacy skills. -
Her Right Foot by
Publication Date: 2017She's holding a torch. And she's taking one step forward. But why? What they find in the Statue of Liberty's right foot is the powerful message of acceptance that is essential to an entire country's creation. -
Lies My Teacher Told Me by
Publication Date: 2007Beginning with pre-Columbian history and ranging over characters and events as diverse as Reconstruction, Helen Keller, the first Thanksgiving, and the Mai Lai massacre, Loewen offers an eye-opening critique of existing textbooks, and a wonderful retelling of American history as it should--and could--be taught to American students. -
Literacy and History in Action: Immersive Approaches to Disciplinary Thinking, Grades 5-12
Publication Date: 2015Offers a solid research and theoretical foundation for combining social studies and literacy instruction. Shows how to engage middle and high school students in historical inquiry that incorporates literacy skills like reading complex texts and writing elaborated arguments. Presents simulation activities that immerse students in three eras of U.S. history: European incursions into North America, pre-Revolutionary War colonialism, and the Civil War and Reconstruction. -
Mindfulness for Students: A Curriculum for Grades 3-8 by
Publication Date: 2018How to teach mindfulness strategies to your elementary and middle school students to provide a foundation for social-emotional well-being and academic engagement. Based on research, the curriculum covers 5 key mindfulness practices: Breath awareness, Body awareness, Focusing on gratitude, Kindness toward self and others, Open awareness . Each chapter includes a detailed lesson plan with support materials. These tools, as well as audio recordings of the practices, are also available for classroom use at http://www.routledge.com/9781138586550 -
More Social Studies Through Children's Literature by
Each of these 33 units offers book summaries, social studies topic areas, critical thinking questions, and dozens of easy-to-do activities. -
News Literacy: Helping Students and Teachers Decode Fake News by
Publication Date: 2017A resource for educators to develop “news literacy” skills of students in objectively evaluating the news. -
Next Spring an Oriole by
Publication Date: 1987This is a 2-readers-at-a-time ebook. If you are the 3rd reader, the screen may indicate that 0 copies are available and you can try again later. If you plan to rely solely on the ebook, it's wise to read ahead. Use the chapter links to read this online. You can only print a limited number of pages. Be wary of using the PDF download option to read chapters, as this will quickly deplete your printing quota. Instead read online and print only specific key pages. If you have trouble accessing content in the book, clearing cookies from your browser may solve the problem. More tips for EBSCO ebooks.
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Notable Books, Notable Lessons: Putting Social Studies Back in the K-8 Curriculum
Publication Date: 2017Using books from the Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, selected by the National Council for the Social Studies and Children's Book Council, this book offers strategies, lesson plans, and activities for using literature as a springboard to social studies thematic instruction. Engaging lessons foster critical thinking and integrate social studies & English language arts. -
Preparing Children and Youth for Civic Life in the Era of Truth Decay by
Publication Date: 2021Nationally representative survey results demonstrate how social studies teachers in U.S. public schools promote students' civic learning, teachers' beliefs about the importance of civic-related topics and skills, and which conditions they perceive as supporting or hindering civic education. -
Project Based Learning in Real World U. S. History Classrooms by
Publication Date: 2024Offers project based learning units for middle and high school classrooms with relevant pedagogical advice. Unit topics include the U.S. colonies, American Revolution, Progressive Era, enslavement, industrialization, the Great Depression, and the U.S.-Dakota War. -
Reading, Thinking, and Writing about History by
Publication Date: 2014Offers six research-tested historical investigations with teaching materials and tools to improve historical thinking and argumentative writing. Each investigation integrates reading, analysis, planning, composing, and reflection into a writing process for an argumentative history essay. Primary sources have been modified to allow struggling readers access to the material. Also, provides links to original unmodified primary sources, additional web resources, and sample student essays. -
Reading Like a Historian: Teaching Literacy in Middle & High School Classrooms by
Publication Date: 2012Each chapter begins with an essay that sets the stage of a key moment in American history. Primary documents, charts, graphic organisers, visual images, and political cartoons follow each essay, as well as suggestions for where to find additional resources on the Internet and guidance for assessing students' understanding of core historical ideas. -
Reassessing the Social Studies Curriculum: Promoting Critical Civic Engagement in a Politically Polarized, Post-9/11 World by
Publication Date: 2016"This book, which contains chapters from many leading scholars within the field of social studies education, both assesses the ways in which the social studies curriculum has failed to live up to the promises of progressive citizenship education made in the wake of the attacks and offers practical advice for teachers who wish to encourage a critical understanding of the post-9/11 global society in which their students live." -
Social Studies, Literacy, and Social Justice in the Common Core Classroom by
Publication Date: 2013Presents a unique framework to help educators (grades 3-8) in their efforts to teach for social justice. Each chapter explains how teachers can restructure, reshape, and manipulate mandated curriculum materials to teach from a critical perspective. -
The Social Studies Curriculum: Purposes, Problems, and Possibilities, 5th ed. by
Publication Date: 2024Readers are encouraged to reconsider their assumptions and understanding about the origins, purposes, nature, and possibilities of the social studies curriculum. -
The Social Studies FIELD Guide by
Publication Date: 2025Authors "delve into the heart of inquiry-based learning, integrating the rich tapestry of primary sources and the cutting-edge potential of educational technology." Encourages students to "think critically about historical events from multiple perspectives" -
Social Studies for a Better World: An Anti-Oppressive Approach for Elementary Educators
A "how-to guide for explicitly promoting social justice and implicitly democratizing learning in the primary grades" - Education Review -
The Social Studies Teacher's Toolbox: Hundreds of Practical Ideas to Support Your Students by
Publication Date: 2020Offers numerous strategies for teaching Social Studies with explanations of how both Common Core and National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) standards and themes are addressed. Written with secondary students in mind. -
Take the Journey : Teaching American History Through Place-Based Learning by
Publication Date: 2017Offers practical and easy-to-implement lessons, including:
- Specific directions for employing place-based best practices in the classroom
- Ways to meet state standards without sacrificing teacher creativity or hands-on learning
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Teaching Controversial Issues by
Publication Date: 2017The authors describe how critical thinking that encourages dialogue across the school disciplines and across social/economic classes prepares students for participation in democracy. They offer specific, concrete strategies for addressing a variety of issues related to authority, religion, gender, race, media, sports, entertainment, class and poverty, capitalism and socialism, and equality and justice. The goal is to develop individuals who can examine their own beliefs, those of their own and other groups, and those of their nation, and can do so with respect and understanding for others values. -
Teaching Data Literacy in Social Studies: Principles and Practices to Support Historical Thinking and Civic Engagement by
Publication Date: 2024Outlines principles and practices for teaching data literacy as part of social studies education. -
Teaching for a Living Democracy: Project-Based Learning in the English and History Classroom by
Publication Date: 2020Provides project-based units of study and classroom practices that allow students to reconfigure understandings of themselves, their capabilities, and their roles in the world. Offers the realistic perspective of a teacher working in an urban public high school. -
Teaching on Days After: Educating for Equity in the Wake of Injustice by
Publication Date: 2021What should teachers do on the days after major events, tragedies, and traumas, especially when injustice is involved? Examples of days after that teachers remember, including 9/11, elections, natural disasters, gun violence, police brutality, social uprisings, Supreme Court decisions, immigration policies, and more. -
Teaching U.S. History Thematically : Document-Based Lessons for the Secondary Classroom by
Publication Date: 2017"This book offers the tools teachers need to get started with an innovative approach to teaching history, one that develops literacy and higher-order thinking skills, connects the past to students’ lives today, and meets Common Core State Standards (grades 7–12). The author provides over 60 primary sources organized into seven thematic units, each structured around an essential question from U.S. history." -
Teaching with DBQs by
Publication Date: 2018Help your students navigate complex texts in history and social studies. This book shows you how to use document-based questions, or DBQs, to build student literacy and critical thinking skills while meeting rigorous state standards and preparing students for AP exams. -
Teaching World History Thematically: Essential Questions and Document-Based Lessons to Connect Past and Present by
Publication Date: 2020Promotes student engagement and critical thinking to replace or augment a traditional textbook. Over 90 primary sources organized into seven thematic units, each structured around an essential question from world history. Each unit connects to current events with dynamic classroom activities. Printable copies of the documents included in the book can be downloaded at tcpress.com. -
Turning Pragmatism into Practice by
Publication Date: 2018Dewey's instrumentalism offers social studies educators a tool for addressing vexing problems such as whether they should design classroom experiences using a traditional or a social studies approach to learning history, the role of digital technologies, the purpose and challenges of younger learners working with an expanding horizons curriculum, and many more. -
Voices of a People's History of the United States, 3rd ed (10th Anniversary ed.) by
Publication Date: 2014Selected testimonies to living history—speeches, letters, poems, songs—offered by the people who make history happen, but are often left out of history books: women, workers, nonwhites. -
We, the Students and Teachers: Teaching Democratically in the History and Social Studies Classroom by
Publication Date: 2015Provides practical applications of democratic teaching for classes in history/social studies. -
What Can a Citizen Do? by
Publication Date: 2018-09A citizen can pick up litter A citizen can pull a weed A citizen can help that critter A citizen can plant a seed A citizen can aid a neighbor A citizen can join a cause A citizen can write a letter A citizen can help change laws . . . This is a book for today's youth about what it means to be a citizen. -
What to Do When the News Scares You, Revised Edition by
Publication Date: 2025This book is designed to help children cope with exposure to news items such as extreme weather events, terrorism, etc. The book explains news, how news can be sensationalized, and misinformation. Also offers cognitive-behavioral techniques for taking care of themselves. -
Why Won't You Just Tell Us the Answer? by
Publication Date: 2011Historical study that centers on a question, where students gather a variety of historical sources and then develop and defend their answers to that question, allows students to become actual historians immersed in an interpretive study of the past. -
A Young People's History of the United States by
Publication Date: 2009A new, revised and updated single-volume young adult version of Howard Zinn's classic telling of American history. A Young People's History of the United States brings to history the viewpoints of workers, slaves, immigrants, women, Native Americans and others whose stories, and their impact, are rarely included in books for young readers.
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Michigan Open Book ProjectA project to bring free open textbooks to Michigan K-12 students. At this site you can learn about the project, about using open texts, and you can download the currently available free social studies texts, which include:
My Self and Others (KIndergarten)
Families and Schools (1st grade)
Community Studies (2nd grade)
Michigan Studies (3rd grade)
United States Studies (4th grade)
United States History (5th grade)
World Geography (6th grade)
Ancient World History (7th grade)
United States History (8th grade)
United States History (high school)
World History (high school)
Civic Life (high school)
Economics and You (high school)
New in the ERC: Our Values series
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My Family by
Call Number: ERC H 62 .J673 2017Family is made up of the people we care about. Young readers will learn that a family is made up of the people we are related to, as well as other people we care about and people who serve as our role models. Reading Level: Gr. K-1 Interest Level: Gr. K-3 -
My Feelings by
Call Number: ERC H 62 .J675 2017Young readers will learn that a person can have many feelings, and that they don't stay the same all the time. Expressive photographs provide kids with visual clues to different emotions. Reading Level: Gr. K-1 Interest Level: Gr. K-3 -
My Friends by
Call Number: H 62 .J677 2017What makes a good friend? Young readers will learn that friends are people you care about and want to spend time with. Emphasis is placed on respect and consideration. Reading Level: Gr. K-1 Interest Level: Gr. K-3 -
My Manners by
Call Number: ERC H 62 .J68 2017Young readers are taught that manners are how we show our consideration for other people. Kids are shown practicing manners at home, at school, and out in public places. Reading Level: Gr. K-1 Interest Level: Gr. K-3 -
Celebrating Different Beliefs by
Call Number: ERC H 62 .C347 2017No matter which religion people do or don't practice, our values teach us to respect each other's right to practice their religion. Young readers will learn that sharing values like this one helps us live and work together in a community. Reading Level: Gr. 2-3 Interest Level: Gr. 1-4 -
Making Good Choices by
Call Number: H 62 .C3475 2017We often make choices based on our values, which are the things that are important to us. Readers will learn that making responsible choices means doing what you think is right. It also means showing respect for others as well as ourselves in the things we choose to do. Reading Level: Gr. 2-3 Interest Level: Gr. 1-4 -
Respecting Others by
Call Number: H 62 .C3477 2017Being respectful means that we behave in a way that shows the people around us that we care about their feelings and rights. Children will learn ways to show respect to others using manners, obeying laws, showing empathy, and having respect for yourself too. Reading Level: Gr. 2-3 Interest Level: Gr. 1-4 -
Sharing Our Global Community by
Call Number: H 62 .C348 2017A person can be part of one or many different communities, or even one big world community. This books explains to young readers that being part of a community allows us to make friendships and work together to solve problems at home, at school, and in our cultures. Reading Level: Gr. 2-3 Interest Level: Gr. 1-4 -
Equality and Diversity by
Call Number: H 62 .O383 2017Equality is having the same rights, opportunities, and status as everyone else. Diversity is about recognizing the importance of different cultures in society, while still protecting their equality. This timely book discusses why the acceptance of diversity is important in society to prevent discrimination based on race, religion, and sex. Case studies of real-world events help readers understand the consequences of inequality. Reading Level: Gr. 5-6 Interest Level: Gr. 5-8+ -
Government and Democracy by
Call Number: ERC JA 70 .O44 2017Readers will learn that there are many different kinds of governments. Examples of governments around the world frame a discussion of why it is important that citizens have a say in who governs them and the decisions that get made. Activities encourage further discussion. Reading Level: Gr. 5-6 Interest Level: Gr. 5-8+ -
Identity and Gender by
Call Number: ERC BF 77 .O43 2017This empowering book talks about how family, culture, and values shape our identities and that it is important to be happy with who you are. Identities are the ways that people think about and see themselves. Gender often makes up a large part of our identity. Whether male or female, a person's gender is more about which sex they strongly identify themselves as being. An activity encourages further discussion. Reading Level: Gr. 5-6 Interest Level: Gr. 5-8+ -
Human Rights and Liberty by
Call Number: ERC H 62 .O384 2017As people, we are all born with certain rights, called human rights, that are not given to us by laws. This book explains that no matter where we live in the world or under what government, our human rights protect our claim to live with freedom, equality, justice, and peace. Case studies discuss what happens when human rights are blocked and our liberty--the right to live the way we want to--is taken away. An activity encourages further discussion. Reading Level: Gr. 5-6 Interest Level: Gr. 5-8+