Social Studies

Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources
An Arizona webpage has been developed that houses Annotated Resource Sets aligned to Arizona Standards for teachers use. To view the page and completed Resource Sets, go to: http://www.mscd.edu/tpswesternregion/

Resources
The Thomas R. Brown Foundation has created an online resource of news articles written from an economist’s point of view, on topics that dominate public debate today. Go to: http://trbf.analysisonline.org/ for articles on such hot topics as energy, economics, immigration and health care. This website is constantly updated, so it is a useful reference for teachers who want to connect the day’s events to the day’s lessons.

K-5 Bibliographies
Resources
The following pages provide links to grade-specific web sites providing instructional resources for Social Studies.
- General K-12 Social Studies Sites
- Grades K-3
- Grades 4-5
- Grades 6-8
- Grades 9-12
- Economic Resources
- K-5 Bibliographies (that align with Topic Maps)
Topic Maps
TUSD Teaching American History Grant (This 3 year grant ended 2009. However, some of the information and resources are still available.)
U. S. Constitution Day