2012 Middle School
Summer Program &
Summer Middle School Faculty PD Agenda
Mentor / Faculty
Gr 8 Pre- & Post-
Gr 8 Pre- & Post-
- TEKS biographies for grade 8 social studies
(Quizlet.com Flash Cards)
- Resources for teaching about the Constitution and New Republic
RELIGION IN THE
The Gilder Lehrman Institute for American History online journal History Now examines the topic of Religion in the Colonial World in its most recent issue. Lesson plans, an interactive map, and much more are included in the offerings.
The American Revolution
- In this three lesson unit students will uncover the diplomatic and military aspects of the American Revolution using interactive maps and primary sources.
Students explore the question “Was the American Revolution a revolution?” as they learn about the battles and events during the War for Independence by investigation the war from different points of view.
This site contains a variety of activities and assessments on the events leading up to the American Revolution and the American Revolution.
PBS Activity Packs
Visit the PBS site to view activity packs and lesson plans.
The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson Simulation Game
Using primary documents, your students will grasp the complexity of the issues surrounding the impeachment of Andrew Johnson, using two of the eleven charges brought against him.
Freedmen's Bureau: Your source for African American History Online
The Freedmen's Bureau was established in the War Department to supervised all relief and educational activities relating to freedmen. Use this site to search for records of the Bureau.
Teaching About the Civil War with PBS.org
Bring the conflict home using this unit from PBS.org. Students will examine primary sources, write letters, and investigate the results of each stage of the conflict.
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
The American Memory Collection contains documents and activities for studying the Civil War and Reconstruction. Find information on conditions in the North and South during the war, the role of African American soldiers, listen to music, and read accounts from the front lines.
In this webquest students will explore, analyze, construct, and evaluate important events that occurred between 1865 and 1877.
Archiving Early America
This site is your gateway to Early America. Access documents, maps, games, music and puzzles for student use. Click here to view the site.
Cool Current Events Site!
Spark lively discussion with your students about current events. Click here to register for The Week in Rap.
New Resources from The Bill of Rights Institute
Have you seen The Bill of Rights Institute's Student Website? Featuring audio, video, links, study help, and interactive activities, DoYouHavetheRight.org, provides the kind of interactive, multimedia pages students enjoy.
Discovering Lewis and Clark
This interactive website allows students to view multimedia presentations of issues related to Lewis and Clark's historic journey.
Review the experiences of the Corps of Discovery through a game.
View journal entries and drawings related to Lewis and Clark.
NY State Social Studies Regents Questions
- Grade 8 U.S. History Kids Zone site
Test questions broken down by topic. If you click on a topic, sub-topics appear. Click on the sub-topics, and all the test questions on the sub-topic will show.
Checkout Mission US - a free, online role playing game about American History.
[Courtesy of ESC Region XIII]
Network Providing Commercial-Free History Programs
To view scheduled programming click here to visit the Classroom Calendar:
To select from a list of Classroom Study Guides, click here.