At the end of every school year, we look back and collect the year’s teaching materials for each subject area so teachers can find them all in one place.
Here is our social studies, American history and civics,global history, economics and geography collection.
And if you would like four years’ worth of lesson plans for social studies, here are our collections for 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2010.
Global History and Current Events:
Gleb Garanich/Reuters“Resignation! Resignation!” members of the crowd chanted in Kiev in Dec. 2013, reiterating their call for the ouster of the president and the current government. Related Article
- World Cup | Soccer Fever: Learning About the World Cup in Brazil
- Ukraine | Kiev in Chaos: Teaching About the Crisis in Ukraine
- Nelson Mandela | From Rebel to Statesman: Teaching About the Life of Nelson Mandela
- Machiavelli | Text to Text: ‘The Prince’ and ‘Why Machiavelli Still Matters’
- India | Voting for Change: Researching the Issues at Stake in India’s Election
- Africa | Unexpected Africa: Investigating New Ways to Think About the Continent
- The Renaissance | Perspectives on Painting: Investigating Early Italian Renaissance Art
- Russia | Behind the Olympics: Teaching About Russia in the Putin Era
- Syria | Chemical Weapons Crisis: Debating the U.S. Response in Syria
- Current Events | Reader Idea: Thinking Like a Historian About Current World Events
- Natural Disasters | Teaching About the Typhoon in the Philippines
- Alternative History | Skills Practice | Alternative History as Narrative
United States History and Current Events:
James H. Wallace/The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and CultureCrowds gathering at the Lincoln Memorial for the March on Washington on Aug. 28, 1963.Related Article- Martin Luther King | Text to Text: ‘I Have a Dream’ and ‘The Lasting Power of Dr. King’s...
- Government Surveillance |Where to Draw the Line: Balancing Government Surveillance With the ...
- Slavery | Text to Text: ‘Twelve Years a Slave,’ and ‘An Escape That Has Long ...
- President Kennedy | Teaching About J.F.K. With The New York Times
- War on Poverty | Economic Inequality in America: Developing a New War on Poverty
- Great Society | Text to Text: President Johnson’s ‘Great Society’ Speech and ‘50 Ye...
- Civil War
Text to Text: The Gettysburg Address and ‘Why the Civil War Still M...
Reader Idea: Teaching the American Civil War to Students in China - Supreme Court | Ways to Study the U.S. Supreme Court With The Times
- Immigration | Text to Text: ‘Enrique’s Journey’ and ‘In Trek North, First Lure Is...
- Pentagon Papers | Text to Text: Edward Snowden and Daniel Ellsberg
- Health Care Policy | Beyond the Rhetoric: Researching and Writing About the Health Care Law
- Progressive Era | Reader Idea: Using Proposed Soda Ban to Introduce Viewpoints on Pro...
- Government Shutdown | Five Ways to Teach the Shutdown
Special Topics:
- Debate Topics | 200 Prompts for Argumentative Writing
- Geography | Baseball, Happiness and Immigration: Exploring American Society and...
- Women’s History | Text to Text: Groundbreaking Women, Then and Now
- Ethical Dilemmas | Do The Right Thing: Making Ethical Decisions in Everyday Life
- Economics | Bitcoin Fever: Using Digital Currency to Understand the Nature of M...
- Water | Water: Teaching About the World’s Most Valuable Substance
- Urbanization | Vertical Living: Exploring Identity, Social Class and Global Change...
- Winter Olympics | Teaching the Sochi Olympics: History, Geography and Social Studies
- Football | Teach the Super Bowl: Ideas for Subjects Across the Curriculum
- The Bronx | Reader Idea: Researching Political History to Understand How a Comm...
- Teaching With The Times | New York Times Features Every Teacher Should Know About
- Hurricane Sandy | Reader Idea: A Manhattan Teacher Revisits Hurricane Sandy
History and News Quizzes
