History/Social Studies Curriculum
After reading this article students will be able to explore examples of Pulitzer Center-supported reporting in which the reporter used family history to frame or complement a story, define oral history and learn about the techniques and value of oral history by looking at examples used in reporting, connect historical events to events in their family or community history, and use oral history skills to carry out their own interviews at home or in their community.
The 1619 Project, inaugurated with a special issue of The New York Times Magazine, challenges us to reframe U.S. history by marking the year when the first enslaved Africans arrived on Virginia soil as our nation’s foundational date. Here you will find reading guides, activities, and other resources to bring The 1619 Project into your classroom.
The National September 11 Memorial & Museum has partnered with the New York City Department of Education and the New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education to develop a robust set of 9/11 lessons for K-12 classrooms.
As your family preps for 4th of July, the summer’s biggest party, consider adding in a bit of science with a “fireworks in a jar” lesson, or a red, white, and blue art project for your preschooler.
The Zinn Education Project promotes and supports the teaching of people’s history in middle and high school classrooms across the country. Based on the lens of history highlighted in Howard Zinn’s best-selling book, “A People’s History of the United States”, the website offers free, downloadable lessons and articles organized by theme, time period, and reading level.
A site dedicated to middle school educators filled with online resources of curricula, reference material, and professional development information.
Here students can play games and enter into simulations that teach them civics lessons.
The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, newspapers, maps and manuscripts in its collections. The Library is the main research arm of the U.S. Congress and the home of the U.S. Copyright Office.
The Literacy Council provides lesson plans and other information for educators to be sure that students are not getting left behind in their reading.
Teachers are provided with games, resources, hand outs and more on this website.
Everything a teacher needs is on World History for All, lesson plans, videos, and other helpful resources.
As part of the New York Times, students and teachers can use this resource to look back on the news articles of past events.