Annenberg Classroom
http://www.annenbergclassroom.org/
This website, launched in 2011, connects our award-winning, comprehensive curriculum on the Constitution to daily civics news and student discussion. And when we say "connects," we really mean it. Daily, our nonpartisan writers sift through national and local news and select current events expressly for social studies classrooms. And at least once a week, they write an article on a portion of this news with links to our multimedia curriculum.
Civics Renewal Network
http://www.civicsrenewalnetwork.org/
The Civics Renewal Network is a consortium of nonpartisan, nonprofit organizations committed to strengthening civic life in the U.S. by increasing the quality of civics education in our nation's schools and by improving accessibility to high-quality, no-cost learning materials. On the Civics Renewal Network site, teachers can find the best resources of these organizations, searchable by subject, grade, resource type, standards, and teaching strategy.
Constitutional Facts
https://www.constitutionfacts.com/
Here you will find the entire text of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence - and much more! You'll find interesting insights into the men who wrote the Constitution, how it was created, and how the Supreme Court has interpreted the United States Constitution in the two centuries since its creation.
The Constitution Project: Films
http://www.theconstitutionproject.com/films/
The US Constitution is the oldest written national constitution still in use today. The Constitution Project seeks to make this central document, and the ideas and struggles that shaped it, accessible to people of all ages and backgrounds. The series explores the conflicts that have not only formed the Constitution but have influenced how we understand and interpret it. Episodes of the series cover topics ranging from racial equality to the separation of powers, from judicial review to immigrants’ rights and gender equality. They have traced the passage of a bill through Congress and the White House and explored the role that juries play in our legal system. But most of all they have told the stories of the individuals who have fought to guarantee everyone in America has the rights we enjoy each and every day.
Constitutional Rights Foundation
http://www.crf-usa.org/common-core/blog
CRF provides classroom teachers and students with high-quality content and thought-provoking questioning strategies to promote critical-thinking development, open discussion of issues, and interactive activities to heighten learning. When addressing controversial contemporary or historical issues, CRF strives to provide a balanced presentation and multiple perspectives. Most lessons directly address national and state standards, and additionally and are aligned to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social-Sciences. Funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Dream of a Nation
http://dreamofanation.org/educators/the-book/
Dream of a Nation spans 12 chapters and explores problems, new ideas and success models associated with a range of topics including: environmental stewardship, waging peace, the new economy, improving health, government at its best, key priorities in education, ending poverty and much more. Lesson plans, unit plans, and curriculum resources are provided to supplement the reading.
iCivics
https://www.icivics.org/
iCivics teaches students how government works by having them experience it directly. Through our games, the player steps into any role – a judge, a member of Congress, a community activist fighting for local change, even the President of the United States – and does the job they do. Educational video games allow for concepts to happen to us. They convey information while teaching skills for effective civic engagement.
Newseum
https://newseumed.org/
NewseumED offers free educational programs, primary sources and standards-aligned resources that focus on history, media literacy, civics and the First Amendment.
Our Documents
http://ourdocuments.gov/
To help us think, talk and teach about the rights and responsibilities of citizens in our democracy, we invite you to explore 100 milestone documents of American history. These documents reflect our diversity and our unity, our past and our future, and mostly our commitment as a nation to continue to strive to "form a more perfect union."
Pew Research Center
http://www.pewresearch.org/
Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. We conduct public opinion polling, demographic research, content analysis and other data-driven social science research. We do not take policy positions.
Smithsonian- History Explorer
https://historyexplorer.si.edu/teacher-resources
This page is designed to help you navigate the site and to provide you with additional teaching supports through our primary source guide, poster, blog posts, and information about the Museum's teacher professional development opportunities.
Street Law
http://www.streetlaw.org/en/resource_library
Street Law is a global, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization with more than 40 years of experience developing classroom and community programs that educate young people about law and government. Street Law programs and materials help advance justice by empowering people with the legal and civic knowledge, skills, and confidence to bring about positive change for themselves and others. Street Law has compiled hundreds of teaching activities and methods, case summaries, mock trials, and articles—many of which are free—and organized them by topic, audience, and type. Use the filters on the left side of the page to find what you need.
Supreme Court Historical Society
http://www.supremecourthistory.org/
The Society, a private non-profit organization, is dedicated to the collection and preservation of the history of the Supreme Court of the United States. The Supreme Court Historical Society maintains an ongoing educational outreach program designed to expand Americans' understanding of the Supreme Court, the Constitution and the judicial branch. One of the most effective methods of accomplishing this mission is by supporting teachers and students. Lessons and other resources are offered by The Society.
United States Courts
http://www.uscourts.gov/
This US government website provides educational resources for teaching about the US Judicial System. There are other resources provided, including data and statistics, case information, and much more.
We the People
http://wethepeoplehq.org/
We stand at the beginning of a great awakening. More and more Americans are discovering what they don’t know about their own history and their nation’s founding principles. And they want to learn. We the People is a three-volume, twelve-part program that will provide what these citizens need: a framework for understanding where we came from and where we need to go. The objective is not simply reverence of America’s founding principles, but to bring those living principles to the center of American politics today.
Youth Leadership Initiative
http://www.youthleadership.net/
YLI, a program of the University of Virginia Center for Politics, develops FREE education resources designed to assist civics teachers, and encourage students to participate in the political process.
Center for Civic Education
This site includes organizational information as well as free curriculum materials and lesson plans.
Thomas
This site from the Library of Congress features the latest Legislative information and news, including the text of current bills and daily full text reports of what happened in both the Senate and the House.
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
Ben Franklin is your guide at this site that explores U.S. history, geography, civics, and citizenship from the U.S. Government Printing Office. With separate guides designed specifically for grades K-2; 3-5; 6-8; and 9-12, the site can be used by students of all ages. In additions to sections on our nation; how laws are made; the branches of government; the election process; and citizenship, you will also find interactive games and activities.
Kids Rule the White House
Learning about the government is a key part of every student’s education. Unfortunately, many government courses are relegated to history class and other subjects where teaching federal facts can be a challenge. But in today’s informed world it is more important than ever to educate kids on how their government works and what they can do to be a part of it. Try these tips to help your government lessons make an impact, whether at home or in the classroom!
NH Bar Association - Law Related Education
Learn about some of the resources available to educators from the NH Bar including the Mock Trial Program and the Lawyer and Judge in Every School event.
http://www.annenbergclassroom.org/
This website, launched in 2011, connects our award-winning, comprehensive curriculum on the Constitution to daily civics news and student discussion. And when we say "connects," we really mean it. Daily, our nonpartisan writers sift through national and local news and select current events expressly for social studies classrooms. And at least once a week, they write an article on a portion of this news with links to our multimedia curriculum.
Civics Renewal Network
http://www.civicsrenewalnetwork.org/
The Civics Renewal Network is a consortium of nonpartisan, nonprofit organizations committed to strengthening civic life in the U.S. by increasing the quality of civics education in our nation's schools and by improving accessibility to high-quality, no-cost learning materials. On the Civics Renewal Network site, teachers can find the best resources of these organizations, searchable by subject, grade, resource type, standards, and teaching strategy.
Constitutional Facts
https://www.constitutionfacts.com/
Here you will find the entire text of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence - and much more! You'll find interesting insights into the men who wrote the Constitution, how it was created, and how the Supreme Court has interpreted the United States Constitution in the two centuries since its creation.
The Constitution Project: Films
http://www.theconstitutionproject.com/films/
The US Constitution is the oldest written national constitution still in use today. The Constitution Project seeks to make this central document, and the ideas and struggles that shaped it, accessible to people of all ages and backgrounds. The series explores the conflicts that have not only formed the Constitution but have influenced how we understand and interpret it. Episodes of the series cover topics ranging from racial equality to the separation of powers, from judicial review to immigrants’ rights and gender equality. They have traced the passage of a bill through Congress and the White House and explored the role that juries play in our legal system. But most of all they have told the stories of the individuals who have fought to guarantee everyone in America has the rights we enjoy each and every day.
Constitutional Rights Foundation
http://www.crf-usa.org/common-core/blog
CRF provides classroom teachers and students with high-quality content and thought-provoking questioning strategies to promote critical-thinking development, open discussion of issues, and interactive activities to heighten learning. When addressing controversial contemporary or historical issues, CRF strives to provide a balanced presentation and multiple perspectives. Most lessons directly address national and state standards, and additionally and are aligned to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social-Sciences. Funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Dream of a Nation
http://dreamofanation.org/educators/the-book/
Dream of a Nation spans 12 chapters and explores problems, new ideas and success models associated with a range of topics including: environmental stewardship, waging peace, the new economy, improving health, government at its best, key priorities in education, ending poverty and much more. Lesson plans, unit plans, and curriculum resources are provided to supplement the reading.
iCivics
https://www.icivics.org/
iCivics teaches students how government works by having them experience it directly. Through our games, the player steps into any role – a judge, a member of Congress, a community activist fighting for local change, even the President of the United States – and does the job they do. Educational video games allow for concepts to happen to us. They convey information while teaching skills for effective civic engagement.
Newseum
https://newseumed.org/
NewseumED offers free educational programs, primary sources and standards-aligned resources that focus on history, media literacy, civics and the First Amendment.
Our Documents
http://ourdocuments.gov/
To help us think, talk and teach about the rights and responsibilities of citizens in our democracy, we invite you to explore 100 milestone documents of American history. These documents reflect our diversity and our unity, our past and our future, and mostly our commitment as a nation to continue to strive to "form a more perfect union."
Pew Research Center
http://www.pewresearch.org/
Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. We conduct public opinion polling, demographic research, content analysis and other data-driven social science research. We do not take policy positions.
Smithsonian- History Explorer
https://historyexplorer.si.edu/teacher-resources
This page is designed to help you navigate the site and to provide you with additional teaching supports through our primary source guide, poster, blog posts, and information about the Museum's teacher professional development opportunities.
Street Law
http://www.streetlaw.org/en/resource_library
Street Law is a global, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization with more than 40 years of experience developing classroom and community programs that educate young people about law and government. Street Law programs and materials help advance justice by empowering people with the legal and civic knowledge, skills, and confidence to bring about positive change for themselves and others. Street Law has compiled hundreds of teaching activities and methods, case summaries, mock trials, and articles—many of which are free—and organized them by topic, audience, and type. Use the filters on the left side of the page to find what you need.
Supreme Court Historical Society
http://www.supremecourthistory.org/
The Society, a private non-profit organization, is dedicated to the collection and preservation of the history of the Supreme Court of the United States. The Supreme Court Historical Society maintains an ongoing educational outreach program designed to expand Americans' understanding of the Supreme Court, the Constitution and the judicial branch. One of the most effective methods of accomplishing this mission is by supporting teachers and students. Lessons and other resources are offered by The Society.
United States Courts
http://www.uscourts.gov/
This US government website provides educational resources for teaching about the US Judicial System. There are other resources provided, including data and statistics, case information, and much more.
We the People
http://wethepeoplehq.org/
We stand at the beginning of a great awakening. More and more Americans are discovering what they don’t know about their own history and their nation’s founding principles. And they want to learn. We the People is a three-volume, twelve-part program that will provide what these citizens need: a framework for understanding where we came from and where we need to go. The objective is not simply reverence of America’s founding principles, but to bring those living principles to the center of American politics today.
Youth Leadership Initiative
http://www.youthleadership.net/
YLI, a program of the University of Virginia Center for Politics, develops FREE education resources designed to assist civics teachers, and encourage students to participate in the political process.
Center for Civic Education
This site includes organizational information as well as free curriculum materials and lesson plans.
Thomas
This site from the Library of Congress features the latest Legislative information and news, including the text of current bills and daily full text reports of what happened in both the Senate and the House.
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
Ben Franklin is your guide at this site that explores U.S. history, geography, civics, and citizenship from the U.S. Government Printing Office. With separate guides designed specifically for grades K-2; 3-5; 6-8; and 9-12, the site can be used by students of all ages. In additions to sections on our nation; how laws are made; the branches of government; the election process; and citizenship, you will also find interactive games and activities.
Kids Rule the White House
Learning about the government is a key part of every student’s education. Unfortunately, many government courses are relegated to history class and other subjects where teaching federal facts can be a challenge. But in today’s informed world it is more important than ever to educate kids on how their government works and what they can do to be a part of it. Try these tips to help your government lessons make an impact, whether at home or in the classroom!
NH Bar Association - Law Related Education
Learn about some of the resources available to educators from the NH Bar including the Mock Trial Program and the Lawyer and Judge in Every School event.
Resources from New Hampshire
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This resource is produced by Plymouth State University's Coordinator of Social Studies Education and seniors within the program. "The purpose of this website is to provide comprehensive resources to budding social studies educators. Too often in education we reinvent the wheel. Many amazing resources are out there from incredible organizations, but few are organized into full courses and units, that is where this website comes in. On our site, we have done a lot of the preparation for you and found the best lesson plans out there and embedded some of our own made by SSE Professor Eckert and SSE students."
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The Remedial Herstory Project is a New Hampshire based nonprofit founded and led by women educators and advocates under the advisement of women's historians and college professors. The RHP is dedicated to developing and providing inquiry-based learning materials on women’s history free to educators. In support of its mission, the RHP produces media, provides resources, and professional development in history for educators.
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“Moose on the Loose” is an elementary social studies curriculum for the State of New Hampshire. Created by the New Hampshire Historical Society, it explores the Granite State’s history, economics, geography, and civic life, introducing elementary students to the state’s rich cultural heritage. The site offers lots of material for kids in the upper elementary grades (grades 3-6), much of which is adaptable even for students in older grades. "Moose on the Loose" provides many ways for kids to connect what they learn about the past to current, statewide issues. It also provides a foundation for lifelong learning about New Hampshire, America, and the democratic traditions that unite us all. So dive in and find out more about the state we all love!
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