Instructional Resources

 K-12 Instructional Resources

• Everyday Civics – classroom resources including lesson plans, discussion boards, primary documents, Internet links and media Partnership Resources
• Archaeologists Discoveries – recent archaeological digs have provided compelling evidence that humans inhabited Virginia at least 18,000 years ago
• Mali - Ancient Crossroads of Africa – lesson plans, literature links and online resources on the West African empire of Mali
• Virginia's First People Past and Present – guide for teaching the history, geography and economic systems of Virginia Indians, both past and present, with links to Virginia's eleven state-recognized tribes
• Documents of American History (PDF) – text of the Constitution of Virginia, Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, Declaration of Independence, Constitution of the United States of America with Amendments and the Virginia Charters

Elementary School Instructional Resources

• Virginia Maps of the Five Geographic Regions (2001)
  •  Outline Map (PDF)
  • Map with Counties (PDF)
  • Map without Counties (PDF)
• North American Map of Selected Geographic Regions (PDF) – correlates with Standard USI.2b

Middle School Instructional Resources

• Economics and Financial Literacy – instructional resources to assist in meeting the requirements economics education and financial literacy requirements for all middle and high school students
• North American Map of Selected Geographic Regions (2001) (PDF) – correlates to Standard USI.2b

High School Instructional Resources

• Resources for Teaching the Holocaust and Other World Genocides -  As an update to HB2409 and previous materials provided in 2009, the history and social science program at the Virginia Department of Education worked with a team of teachers, organizations, and Virginia museums to provide such support for Virginia educators to meet the required instruction of the Holocaust and other world genocides.
• Postwar Germany and the Growth of Democracy – A Resource Guide (PDF) – lessons and resources to assist teachers and students to explore Germany's social, political and economic experiences since 1945.
• African American State-Developed Elective Course
  • Dissemination of African American History Elective Course (PDF) - Superintendent's Memo 191-21
  • Course Map (PDF)
• Report on the Virginia Civics Education Survey for High School Students  (Word) – report from Virginia Commonwealth University summarizes results and key findings from the 2021 administration of the Virginia Civics Education Survey for High School Students.

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Dr. Carter G. Woodson Collaborative

Dr. Carter G. Woodson Collaborative was formed as a joint venture between the Virginia Social Studies Leaders Consortium (VSSLC), the Virginia Association of Museums (VAM), the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE), and #GoOpenVA. Support Dr. Carter G. Woodson’s vision for African American history by curating existing resources and creating original learning experiences that address the technical edits to the Virginia Standards of Learning developed by the Commission on African American History Education.

• Collection of Learning Experiences - Resources created through the Dr. Carter G. Woodson Collaborative project for K-2, Virginia Studies, US History to 1865, US History 1865 to Present, and Virginia and US History.
• Woodson Collaborative Curated Links - These links were curated by the members of the Dr. Carter G. Woodson Collaborative, in order to support the approved edits to the SOL curriculum framework made by the Governor’s Commission on African American History Education.
  • Kindergarten
  • First Grade
  • Second Grade
  • Virginia Studies
  • US History to 1865
  • US History 1865 to Present
  • Virginia and US History

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Civil Rights Education

• Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Committee – Created by the Virginia General Assembly to administer the Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Program,  this legislative committee is responsible for annually selecting eligible Virginia residents for funding to attend approved in-state educational programs.
  • Additional resources – A variety of audio, video, print resources and lesson plans selected by the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Division of Legislative Services that help explain the Civil Rights movement.
  • Virginia Specific Resources – Materials highlight the role that Virginia and Virginians had leading up to the landmark Supreme Court Case and the impact of Massive Resistance in communities across the state.
• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Commission – This Virginia General Assembly agency was created in 1992 to honor the memory and legacy of the Civil Rights leader and to continue his work through educational, historical and cultural programs, public policy and public discourse.
  • General Resources – Information related to Dr. King, the Civil Rights Movement and African-American history.
  • Abraham Lincoln and Emancipation Proclamation Resources – Materials related to the 16th president, his life and the Civil War.
  • Emancipation Proclamation and Freedom Monument Work Group Resources – Information pertaining to the work of the commission, subcommittees and work groups honoring the Emancipation Proclamation.
  • 50th Anniversary of Public School Closings in Virginia – Resources pertaining to the desegregation issues impacting Virginia public schools.