Linda Carpenter - Adjunct Instructor - College of Education
Regular Education Certification - Cardinal Stritch University
Contact me: llcarpenter@stritch.edu
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Classroom Resources Aligned with Standards - Wisconsin DPI

Model Academic Standards

Wisconsin Model Academic Standards - Social Studies

New York Times - Learning Network

Thirteen Ed Online

The Partnership for 21st Century Skills

21sth Century Skills - Social Studies Map pdf(new)

Websites for the 50 States 
50states.com
All 50 States Web sites
Stately Knowledge
The US 50

Lew and Clark WebQuest 
Lewis and Clark Lesson Plan (PDF file)
More Lewis and Clark
Wisconsin Websites Playing for Change - Peace through Music
Africa and the Middle Ages 
(PDF File)
 
Northwest Educational Technology Consortium 
Classrooms@Work 
Travel USA Project
SCORE
History

Library of Congress
Library of Congress

Primary Source Documents - Library of Congress The Big Picture
  From Slavery to Civil Rights
Waukesha County Historical Society
Milwaukee County Historical Society
Wisconsin Historical Society
For kids
Memory Project
Cultural Horizons – Wisconsin Today In History
Ancient Egypt WebQuest Today In History
Trekking to Timbuktu Today in Wisconsin History
Liberty's Kids  
American Heritage Education Foundation  
Laura Ingalls Wilder  
Best of History Websites History Matters
Lincoln Bicentennial  
Underground Railroad
Lesson
Interactive Site
African American History Resources
Black History Month  
   
Economics
Political Science
EconoEdLink Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
United States Mint Truman Presidential Library
Alexander Who Used to be Rich...Lesson 1 
Lesson 2
 
Hands-On Banking The White House
EconomicsWisconsin The House of Representatives
Junior Achievement The United States Senate
Stock Market Game Constitution Facts
  We the People (Civic Education)
Center for Civic Education
  C-Span Classroom
MISC
 Inauguration
Cyberlearning World Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies
 
It Takes a Village: Neighbors and Community Life Inauguration Lesson Plan from Education World
Web Research Guide - Social Studies Inauguration Lesson Plan from Edsitement
Inaugural History
Literature
Inaugural Fashion
Where were the US Presidents born? (Lesson Plan)
Today in History (January 20) from the American Memory Collection
Inaugural Trivia Game from Time for Kids
Multicultural Children's Lit Games
KultureKids Board Games to Make
A Box of Crayons Lesson Plan Social Studies Games
  School Time Games
Teaching Tolerance Free Materials
Tolerance.org (free materials) Teaching the Levees
ADA Anti-Defamation League We the People (Civic Education)
Archaeology Teach Vietnam
Archaeology's Interactive Dig
Teach Vietnam Teacher Materials
Passport In Time Interesting
Dig StoryCorps
Project Archaeology Three Cups of Tea - Central Asia Institute
  Pennies for Peace