CommonLit

Browse the free collection of reading passages in all literary and nonfiction genres for grades 3-12.

NewsELA

Authentic content from the world's most trusted news providers, turned into learning materials that are classroom-ready.

Discovery Education Social Studies Textbook

Social Studies Techbook is a standards-aligned, core-curricular resource that uses an inquiry-based approach to enhance literacy and critical thinking skills, allowing students to approach inquiry through the 5Es: Engage, Explore, Explain, Extend, and Evaluate.

PBS Learning Media

Thousands of free teaching resources including videos, lesson plans, and games aligned to state and national standards.

Teaching resources from the Library of Congress.

Teaching resources from the History Channel via A&E.

Teaching American History

Helps teachers bring the documents and debates of America's past into the present through document based seminars, document collections, a web based document library, and other resources.

Latino Leaders Speak

A PDF resource that includes personal stories of struggle and triumph and learning activities that promote agency, civic engagement, and leadership.

History Labs

History Labs are research and investigative learning experiences that provide teachers with the necessary information, resources, and procedures to teach a full range of historical thinking skills by taking students through a process that is methodologically similar to that employed by historians.

Field Trip Guide: Presidential Birthplaces, Houses, & Libraries

Information on important sites in American presidential history.

Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Resources

Colonial Williamsburg’s Teacher Community has combined with the HERO media library to help you teach American history with video, classroom lessons and interactive web activities.

Ben's Guide to the US Government

Reading, games, and activities about how the American government works.

Center for Civic Education

Find resources and lesson plans on civic education.

Constitutional Rights Foundation

Online lesson plans, recorded and live webinars, and more!

iCivics

Free lesson plans and games for learning civics.

Youth Leadership Initiative

YLI, a program of the University of Virginia Center for Politics, develops FREE education resources designed to assist civics teachers, and encourage students to participate in the political process.

National Constitution Center

The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia brings together people of all ages and perspectives, across America and around the world, to learn about, debate, and celebrate the greatest vision of human freedom in history, the U.S. Constitution.

Street Law, Inc.

Street Law's teaching materials focus on topics that are relevant to students' lives and are designed to be delivered via interactive, learner-centered teaching strategies. They help educators increase students' knowledge and help students develop the skills they need to be civically engaged.

Interactive Constitution

Provides free lectures and civil dialogue sessions on the Constitution that students can access.

Teaching units designed to introduce students to the history and geography of places and times.

Stanford History Education Group

The Stanford History Education Group is an award-winning research and development group that comprises Stanford faculty, staff, graduate students, post-docs, and visiting scholars. SHEG seeks to improve education by conducting research, working with school districts, and reaching directly into classrooms with free materials for teachers and students.

ASU Prep Digital

ASU Prep Digital is a virtual school that offers a variety of online high school classes, college prep, and dual enrollment courses. Materials are free.

Historical Scene Investigation

Lessons that treat history as a mystery a detective needs to solve.

National Museum of the American Indian

Native Knowledge 360: a national initiative to inspire and promote improved teaching and learning about Native America. Includes educational resources, teacher training, and strategies to support positive change. #NK360

National Museum of African American History and Culture

The National Museum of African American History and Culture is the nation’s largest and most comprehensive cultural destination devoted exclusively to exploring, documenting and showcasing the African American story and its impact on American and world history.

Smithsonian for Educators

The Smithsonian is committed to supporting teachers and their students around the globe as they face unprecedented new learning challenges. Their website includes resources specifically designed for distance learning.

Seterra Geography: the ultimate map quiz site!

Become a geography expert and have fun at the same time! Seterra is an entertaining and educational geography game that gives you access to over 400 customizable quizzes.

The ONE Archives Foundation, Inc. collects, preserves, and protects LGBTQ history, art, and culture in collaboration with ONE Archives at the USC Libraries.

This website is dedicated to “Teaching LGBTQ History” which primarily focuses on providing resources and materials that fulfill the requirements put forth by the FAIR Education Act with regards to LGBTQ history.

Resources, lessons, and new ideas for parents, teachers, and students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Free and flexible resources to teach the history-social science framework.

The DBQ Project strives to help teachers help students read smart, think straight, and write clearly with educational products and teacher development. Free access through July 1.

Writable provides students in Grades 3-12 access to scaffolded skill-based practice across genres with over 600 customizable assignments and prompts. Robust feedback tools support the revision process, and detailed reports help teachers track progress and growth. Free access through July 1.