History-Social Science
- Price Lists of K-8 Adopted Instructional Materials
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- 2005 History-Social Science Primary Adoption
- 2005 History-Social Science Adoption Report (PDF; 3.5MB; 56pp)
- Evaluation Criteria
for 2005 Adoption of Instructional Materials (PDF; 150KB;
12pp.)
- Adopted by the State Board of Education on January 8, 2003
- State Board of Education List of Adopted Programs
- Programs adopted by the State Board of Education on November 9, 2005.
- Schedule of Significant
Events
- Adopted by the State Board of Education on November 13, 2003.
- Public
Meetings
Curriculum Commission including the Subject Matter Committee. - List of Content Review Panel Members
- List of Instructional Materials Advisory Panel Members
- Publishers Information
- Publishers Bulletin: 2004-01
- Publishers Bulletin: 2004-02
Information on the Invitation to Submit meeting. - Publishers Bulletin: 2005-01
- Standards Maps
Adopted by the Curriculum Commission on April 9, 2004.
- Letter to School Districts, County Offices, and Charter Administrator
- Grades
9-12 Standards Map Templates and Instructions
Templates are completed with citations by publishers and used by local education agencies in reviews of instructional materials. - California:
To Statehood and Beyond (PDF; 1.7MB; 55pp.)
An annotated bibliography developed by CDE of recommended books, Web sites, materials, and museums. Appropriate for kindergarten through grade twelve, the resources deal with California's history from 1846 to 1850. - Addendum
to the 2002 Edition (PDF; 123KB; 2pp.)
Additional books and Web sites selected by the original committee. - California Native Americans Supplemental Instructional Materials
Authorized by Senate Bill 41, Chapter 870 of the Statutes of 2002.- Copy of materials available on request.
These materials have not been approved by the State Board of Education.
- Copy of materials available on request.
Additional Resources
Black History
- Celebrating Black History Rosa Louise Parks (PPT; 801KB; 10pp.)
- Accessible Alternative Version of Celebrating Black History Rosa Louise Parks
Did You Know About...?
- African-American Miners on the Lower American River
- Key Points in the History of Blacks in the Gold Rush
Brown vs. Board of Education
American Bar Association Division for Public Education
- Dialogue on Brown vs. Board of Education (Outside Source)
Lesson Plans
- Kindergarten Through Grade Three
Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka (Kansas) - Grades Four Through Six
50th Anniversary of Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka (Kansas) - Grades Seven and Eight
50th Anniversary of Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka (Kansas)
César E. Chávez
- Model Curriculum (Outside Source)
Research Center is now available. Contains several thousand primary source documents and more than 500 pictures from historical archives.
Constitution Day and Citizenship Day
- Background
Includes recommendations for observing this occasion held on September 17th each year. - Resources
Includes excerpts from the History-Social Science and English-Language Arts content standards.
Equal Rights 101
- Equal Rights 101 (Outside Source)
The Department of Fair Employment and Housing is making available to California high school students important information about the rights and responsibilities relative to employment discrimination and harassment in the workplace.
Human Rights and Genocide
- Model Curriculum (PDF; 1.5MB; 82pp.)
Outside CDE Resource
The
Genocide Education Project (Outside Source)
Resources for teachers on the Armenian Genocide.
September 11, 2001
- Remembering September 11,
2001
Books, Web sites and other resources.
Sikhs in California
- Letter from Jack O'Connell: "Educational Resource About Sikh Americans"
Link to a short video hosted by Public Broadcasting station KVIE.
