Middle 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
Middle School
In addition to the standards, curriculum frameworks, enhanced scope and sequence guides, test blueprints and released tests, other middle school instructional resources include:
- 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
- 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
Partnership Resources
The following resources were produced by Prince William County for VDOE:
- 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
- Technology Sparks, Ideas for Teachers: Integrating Technology with the Virginia Standards of Learning (PDF) – resources and suggestions for incorporating technology into the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) middle school core curricular subjects
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