Posted in civics, curriculum, geography, government, history, lesson plans, maps, politics, social studies, tagged census, geography, government, history, history tech, lesson plans, maps, social studies, wiebe on October 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
According to the timer at the Census in Schools site, the 2010 US Census is only 154 hours, 22 hours, 48 minutes and a few seconds away. And I know that you have been anxiously awaiting the release of Census-related teacher materials, lessons and maps!
Well . . . wait no further.
Travel over to Census in [...]
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Posted in cool, history, politics, president, primary sources, social studies, tagged history, history tech, lincoln, poetry, primary sources, washington, wiebe on October 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Okay . . . simple exercise.
Make a list of words that come to mind when you think of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
Ready? Go.
Mmm . . .
First in the hearts of his countrymen
President
General
Great Emancipator
Leader
Ford’s Theater
Wooden teeth
And now, one I would never have added:
Poet
I was over at the PBS site and ran across a post that [...]
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Posted in 21st century skills, civics, constitution, democracy, election, government, history, lesson plans, middle school, politics, social studies, tagged civics, government, history tech, lesson plans, politics, social studies, supreme court, wiebe on September 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, together with iCivics, Arizona State University an Georgetown University, have put together a handy site for teachers of government and civics. Called Our Courts, the site hosts a couple of online sims, links to lessons and videos and fictional situations that help kids understand their own constitutional rights.
Our Courts is web-based [...]
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Posted in assessment, civics, democracy, government, history, politics, primary sources, social studies, tagged civics, government, history, history tech, immigration, test, wiebe on September 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Do you have what it takes to be a US citizen?
Part of the process of becoming a naturalized American citizen involves taking a multiple choice test administered by an Immigration Services officer.
Can you pass?
Press photograph from the Library of Congress George Grantham Bain collection
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Posted in civics, constitution, current events, democracy, election, government, history, lesson plans, politics, social studies, tip of the week, tagged civics, constitution, constitution day, current events, government, history, history tech, lesson plans, politics, social studies, wiebe on September 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Constitution Day is an American federal holiday that recognizes the ratification of the United States Constitution and also recognizes all who have become citizens due to either coming of age or naturalization. It is always observed on September 17, the day the U.S. Constitutional Convention signed the Constitution in 1787. The law establishing the holiday [...]
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