The History Channel The People Speak - Democracy is Not a Spectator Sport

New History Channel series narrated by Howard Zinn.  Brief 2 minute video clips of actors sharing famous speeches or documents.

Standing on My Sisters’ Shoulders

One of the best films on the Civil Rights Movement, this award-winning documentary reveals the movement in Mississippi in the 1950s and 60s from the point of view of the courageous women who lived it and emerged as its grassroots leaders. The film is full of riveting historical footage and original interviews. Voter registration, the fight for equal education, and desegregation are featured.

Teaching A People's History Howard Zinn Education Project
http://www.zinnedproject.org/teaching-materials/list-of-resources

* Review the revised 6th grade pacing guide.

NCSS selects the best social studies trade books published annually and features the list in their April/May Social Education journal. Since many of these books have been purchased with library override money for SUSD libraries, lessons for these books will be posted in this folder. Some are published in Social Studies Research and Practice, a NCSS electronic journal, while others have been submitted by SUSD teachers.

Hip Hip Hooray, It's Monsoon Day!
by Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford
Grade 4 Lesson Plan