Primary Online Resources

Shared TAH Resources

Sonoma State TAH Shared Lesson Plans 8th-11th Grade
A listing of shared TAH lesson plans available for download for the above noted grade levels.

Sonoma State TAH Shared Lesson Plans 4th-5th Grade
A listing of shared TAH lesson plans available for download for the above noted grade levels.

STAR Testing Resources

California Dept. of Ed: 8th Grade - STAR Released Test Questions
Released test questions are taken from the Grade 6-8 History/Social Science Standards Test.

California Dept. of Ed: 11th Grade - STAR Released Test Questions
Released test questions are taken from the Grade 11 U.S. History/Social Science Standards Test.

Additional Resources

200 Notable Days in the US Senate
Prepared by the Senate Historical office, 200 Notable Days presents 200 "historical minutes" featuring some of the Senate's most interesting and dramatic moments.

Constitutional Rights Foundation
"This Month In History" calendar from the Constitutional Rights Foundation.

Federal Reserve - Education & Teacher Resources
Instructional materials and tools that can increase your understanding of the Federal Reserve, economics and financial education.

Free Teaching Resources from Izzit.org
Offering of free teaching resources for classroom use.

Free Teacher/Student Homework & Study Help from HippoCampus.com
Provides high-quality, multimedia content on general education subjects to high school and college students free of charge.

History Channel
"Today In History" newsletter, available from The History Channel website.

How to Distinguish Between Primary & Secondary Sources
A guide which introduces and defines teaching with primary and secondary resources.

Jackdaws American & World History Primary Source Documents
Jackdaw is your personal archive of hands-on primary source materials.

Library of Congress
Search and use primary sources from the collections of the Library of Congress.

National Archives & Records Administration (NARA)
Search and use primary sources from the collections of the National Archives.

National History Education Clearinghouse
Central online location for accessing high-quality resources in K-12 U.S. history education

Parks Online Resourses for Teachers & Students (PORTS)
California State Parks PORTS program provides teachers and students with complete units of study and live videoconferences.

Presidential Libraries
Courtesy of Whitehouse.gov, links to every Presidential library from Hoover to Clinton.

Primary Source Research in Elementary School
A guide to teaching students about primary sources; what they are, their great variety, and how they can be analyzed.

Repositories of Primary Sources
A listing of over 5000 websites describing holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources for the research scholar.

Smithsonian Education
Thematically arranged teaching resources from across the Smithsonian, selected for their relevance to classroom curriculum and national education standards.

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Dynamic reference work maintains academic standards while evolving and adapting in response to new research.

Thematic Approach to Teaching United States History
An explanation of the advantages of thematic teaching, which includes downloadable handouts and articles.

U.S. House of Representatives Educational Resources
Resources for teachers provided by the United States House of Representatives pertaining to the legislative process, archives of historical documents and the U.S. Constitution.

Using Museums as an Educational Resource
Informational PDF file from the Frazier Museum of International History.

Using Primary Sources in the Classroom
Suggestions for student activities utilizing materials from the Library of Congress Historical Collections.

Using Primary Sources on the Web
Detailed guide to understanding, finding, evaluating and citing web-based resources.

Women In Congress
New resource from the Office of the Historian at the US House of Representatives