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Ms. Tager’s Resources for Teachers and Students

Websites for History Teachers!

Focus: U.S. History

«Primary Document Sites

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v Lists other good sites

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http://www.readwritethink.org/student_mat/index.asp

In association with IRA and NCTE, this website offers a wealth of resources to support literacy in the classroom including graphic organizers, assessment ideas and interactive links. This is a great site for any teacher wanting to integrate more literacy focused tasks in the classroom. Great sample lessons included with each literacy element.

http://www.ourdocuments.gov/index.php?flash=true&

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Select primary documents from U.S. History focused on “the rights and responsibilities of citizens in our democracy.” A must-access resources for the U.S. History classroom.

http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/avalon.htm

Organizes primary sources by title beginning with pre-18^th century documents. A comprehensive list covering a variety of topics in the social sciences. An academic source of high value.

http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/

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The stories of history are much more exciting when told with pictures – that is just what this site does! Use with students or release them to find out about topics of interest in U.S. History.

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/index.html

Ben Franklin is just the one to make concepts of American Government accessible to the youngest of students – a GREAT site!

http://www.middleweb.com/CurrSocStud.html

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The best list of resources on the web to Social Studies teachers. These sites are tested by and designed for middle school teachers. Check out the key to the best sites as you navigate – don’t get lost!

http://knowledgeloom.org/index.jsp

A good place to collaborate on topics of education. Not content-specific, rather the site is designed to be reform-oriented. Check out the spotlight topics of interest and contribute your own insights.

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