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History / Social Science Instructional Resources

The California State Board of Education adopts instructional materials for Kindergarten to Grade Eight. These materials align to the California History / Social Science Content Standards. At the high school level, instructional materials are adopted at the local level, with the district board of education certifying that the materials align to the standards.

To view these K-8 materials, please contact Anne Santer, Learning Resource Display Center #12 Co-Director, at (661) 636-4640 or ansanter@kern.org

California 2005 History-Social Science Primary Instructional Materials Adoption, K-8

Searchable Price List of state adopted instructional materials.

Additional information on the review process and evaluation criteria.

Local Adoption Process Toolkit

Developed by History-Social Science practitioners, the toolkit assists local schools and districts with the instructional materials adoption process.  The toolkit includes recommendations for setting up a local process, sample needs and resources inventory forms plus criteria for evaluating a program's organization, assessment components, and means of addressing the special needs of student subgroups.  Web resources concerning the instructional materials adoption process are alos included.  The toolkit is appropriate for use K-12.

          Toolkit for Local Instructional Materials Adoption (PDF)
           Instructional Materials Review Form (PDF)

 

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Additional Resources


History-Social Science Curriculum Frameworks and Instructional Materials- Information from the CDE about frameworks and instructional resources.

STAR Blueprints
The STAR Blueprints for the California Standards Test (CST) show the standards tested and numbers of questions included on these independent CSTs.
 
SCORE History/Social Science: Standards-based lessons, annotated literature lists, virtual projects and field trips, etc.

Constitution Day-September 17th - An annotated and linked listing of instructional resources for implementing the new federal law.

California: To Statehood and Beyond (PDF)
An annotated bibliography developed by CDE of recommended books, Web sites, materials, and museums. Appropriate for kindergarten through grade twelve, the resources deal with California's history from 1846 to 1850.

Addendum to the 2002 Edition (PDF) - Additional books and Web sites selected by the original committee.

Caesar Chavez - Standards-based model curriculum on the life and work of Caesar Chavez.

Rosa Parks - Microsoft Power Point presentation documenting the contributions of Rosa Parks.

We the People...Project Citizen
A portfolio-based civic education project for middle school classes.

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