Elementary School History & Social Science Instructional Resources
Standards of Learning
History & Social Science K-12 
Includes:
- Curriculum Frameworks
- Enhanced Scope & Sequence Guides
- Test Blueprints
- Released Tests & Sample Items
Elementary
In addition to the standards, curriculum frameworks, enhanced scope and sequence guides, test blueprints and released tests, other elementary instructional resources include:
- An Economy at Work: The Production and Consumption of Goods and Services (PDF) – staff development and teaching module for elementary and middle school teachers on SOL-based economics concepts
- 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
- 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
- Virginia Animals and their Habitats – a model comprehensive, cross-curricular second-grade unit that addresses 40 grade-two Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) in science, mathematics, English, and history and social science.
Partnership Resources
The following resources were produced by Prince William County for VDOE:
- Teaching and Learning Virginia K-3 History and Social Science Standards of Learning – lesson plans, school connections, literature links, reading strategies and online resources developed by teachers
- Virginia's First People Past and Present – guide for teaching the history, geography and economic systems of Virginia Indians with links to Virginia's eight state-recognized tribes
- Mali: Ancient Crossroads of Africa – lesson plans, literature links and online resources on the West African empire of Mali
- Virginia Studies: Ready Resources for the Classroom – lesson plans, school connections, literature links, reading strategies, maps and online resources for Virginia Studies
- United States History: Connecting the Past to the Present – lesson plans, school connections, reading strategies for content teachers and online resources for United States History to 1877, United States History: 1877 to the Present, and civics and economics
- Everyday Civics – classroom resources including lesson plans, discussion boards, primary documents, Internet links and media
- Global Learning Virginia Standards of Learning – lesson plans and links to many international organizations
Miscellaneous
- Thinkfinity – collection of websites with standards-based lesson plans, student interactives and other resources
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