Understanding CALifornia:
Quality CALIFORNIA HISTORY Resources
for Educators and Students
Why did different groups of immigrants move to California?
What were their experiences like when they settled in California?
How did the region become a state, and how did that state grow?
Resources For All
Social Studies Fact Cards: Includes a timeline of California history, biographies, and maps of California missions.
Fourth Grade Worksheets: Social Studies worksheets covering California history, geography, and government.
California Learning Games for Kids: Includes match games, word puzzles, and vocabulary lessons about California.
California Historical Society: Website with digital library and virtual exhibits.
General Resources For Teachers
HISTORY/SOCIAL SCIENCE FRAMEWORK FOR CALIFORNIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Grade Four: Adopted by the California State Board of Education, July 2016
History–Social Science for California Public Schools, Content Standards Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve: Adopted by the California State Board of Education, October 1998
History Resources for Teachers: Resources gathered by San Jose State University Library
Primary Sources from California: From the Library of Congress
DocsTeach: Resources for teaching from Primary Sources from the National Archives
Teaching California: Website from the California Historical Society with resources on how to teach California History
Revised 2019