History / Social Science
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 Kathleen Hill, Learning
Resource Display Coordinator, at (661) 636-4640 or kahill@kern.org
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
also included. The toolkit is appropriate for use K-12.
Toolkit for Local Instructional Materials Adoption (PDF)
Instructional Materials Review Form (PDF)
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.
Library Of Congress
More than 10 million primary sources online.
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.
This is a Manila site.