Teacher Resources

History, Government, and Economics:

Diversity in Colonial America

Freedom Summer

Hudson Valley History

Historical Scene Investigation

“Interpreting the present as an archaeologist: An introductory social studies activity” in Trends and Issues (2004).

“Property Taxes: Teaching about School Funding in Good Times and Bad” in Social Science Docket (2011).

RBG: “Teaching about the feminist rights revolution: Ruth Bader Ginsburg as ‘The Thurgood Marshall of Women’s Rights’” in The American Historian (2017). This link to the article also has summaries of RBG’s significant cases, located at the end of the document.

“The scramble for Africa: An exercise in literacy and history” in Social Science Docket (2008).

Slavery and Restitution: Unit Plan by Catrin Jacobi

Women’s Rights: The Struggle Continues

Other resources to inspire unit and lesson planning: Online Resources