This sourcebook contains more than twelve hundred easy-to-follow and implement classroom activities created and tested by veteran teachers from all over the country. The activities are arranged by grade level and are keyed to the revised National History Standards, so they can easily be matched to comparable state history standards. This volume offers teachers a treasury of ideas for bringing history alive in grades 5?12, carrying students far beyond their textbooks on active-learning voyages into the past while still meeting required learning content. It also incorporates the History Thinking Skills from the revised National History Standards as well as annotated lists of general and era-specific resources that will help teachers enrich their classes with CD-ROMs, audio-visual material, primary sources, art and music, and various print materials. Grades 5?12

Presents program overview, content understandings, concepts / themes for each grade K-6. Provides overview, content, standards, concepts / themes, questions, suggested activities, classroom ideas, and suggested documents by unit for Grades 7-12 Social Studies courses. Courses include: U.S. and New York State History, History and Geography, U.S. History and Government, Participation in Government, Economics and Economic Decision Making.