Inland Empire Council for the Social Studies
Teaching Resources
K-5 Social Studies
Internet Resources
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CHSSP – 40 Organized Lessons by Grade Levels K through 5
https://chssp.ucdavis.edu/homeschool/elementary
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Quicklinks for Elementary School Social Studies Teachers
https://www.teachinghistory.org/quick-links-elementary
Map Skills for Elementary Students PreK - Grade 6
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/education/map-skills-elementary-students/
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Elementary Geography Apps and Websites – 19 Tools
https://www.commonsense.org/education/top-picks/elementary-geography-apps-and-websites
Elementary Literature with Social Studies Themes: Geography, History, Economics, Civics
https://www1.udel.edu/dssep/literature.html
K-5 Picture Book Recommendations v.2 by CHSSP
Edsitement – K-5 Lessons in History, Culture and Literature
https://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plans
Kiddynomics: An Economics Curriculum for Young Learners, Lessons for Grades - Pre K & Kinder, St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank https://www.stlouisfed.org/education
California Depart. of Ed. – Literature List for History-Social Science K-2 and 3-5
http://www3.cde.ca.gov/reclitlist/search.aspx
Civics In the Elementary Classroom - Edutopia
https://www.edutopia.org/article/civics-elementary-classroom
We the Civics Kids – National Constitution Center
https://constitutioncenter.org/learn/educational-resources/we-the-civics-kids
iCivics
https://www.icivics.org/
https://www.icivics.org/young-learners
Ben’s Guide to the US Government
https://bensguide.gpo.gov/
Financial Fitness for Life (lessons for early grades) http://fffl.councilforeconed.org/
ARTHUR: All About Community (Pre-K - 5) https://ca.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/arthur-community
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