Curated Materials for Teachers (unless otherwise noted, all materials are free to educators)
US History Lesson Plans and Primary Source Materials
Sociology
World History
US History Lesson Plans and Primary Source Materials
- Bill of Rights Institute
- https://voicesofhistory.org/
- “The Bill of Rights Institute's innovative, FREE, digital storehouse featuring the best of our primary source based lesson plans.”
- https://www.docsoffreedom.org/
- “A comprehensive digital course on History, Government & Economics. Easily search for primary-source focused resources that fit seamlessly into your teaching plans.”
- https://voicesofhistory.org/
- Teaching American History (Ashbrook Ctr. at Ashland University)
- http://teachingamericanhistory.org/toolkits/
- From their announcement: “...[these are] topically focused collections that include documents, guiding questions, webinars, podcasts, lessons, and other resources to help lay a solid foundation with original documents–the best texts–for major units of study.”
- There are six units: 1) The American Founding; 2) Expansion & Sectionalism; 3) Civil War & Reconstruction; 4) The Progressive Era; 5) The Great Depression & World War 2; and, 6) Civil Rights.
- http://teachingamericanhistory.org/toolkits/
Sociology
- New York Times
- Materials on Families (articles, graphs, maps)
World History
- Armenian Genocide
- 60 Minutes documentary (2010)
- Departmental Materials Folder (Departmental Google Drive, you must be logged into your LPSD drive to access it)