K - 12 Social Studies and History Online Resources

Lessons are separated into categories commonly studied in social studies curriculums. Lessons contain an overview, vocab words, suggested procedure and activities, as well as potential follow up assignments to reinforce student's learning.

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Find Library of Congress lesson plans and more that meet Common Core standards, state content standards, and the standards of national organizations.

Those valuable records are preserved and are available to you, whether you want to see if they contain clues about your family’s history, need to prove a veteran’s military service, or are researching a historical topic that interests

The Reading Like a Historian curriculum engages students in historical inquiry. Each lesson revolves around a central historical question and features a set of primary documents designed for groups of students with a range of reading skills. This curriculum teaches students how to investigate historical questions by employing reading strategies such as sourcing, contextualizing, corroborating, and close reading. Beyond the Bubble unlocks the vast digital archive of the Library of Congress to create History Assessments of Thinking (HATs). Explore over 100 easy-to-use assessments that measure students' historical thinking rather than recall of facts.

The anti-bias approach encourages children and young people to challenge prejudice and learn how to be agents of change in their own lives. Social Justice Standards show how anti-bias education works through the four domains of identity, diversity, justice and action. Educators use our materials to supplement the curriculum, to inform their practices, and to create civil and inclusive school communities where children are respected, valued and welcome participants.