5 Resources For The Well-Rounded Social Studies Classroom
As my brain is fried from a week of finishing up the summer term (and being dog sick for a week+), please enjoy this quick list of resources that I hope to use in my Social Studies Classroom. Native American Oral Histories https://www.loc.gov/nls/new-materials/book-lists/folklore-and-stories-from-native-american-culture/ The absence of Native American stories in U.S. history classrooms is disappointing, but unfortunately not surprising. As I’ve written before, even the act of recording history has its own complicated past. Who holds the power to tell the narrative? And how much has been lost, or distorted, because historians chose to speak for Native voices instead of listening to them? Sojourner Truth’s Ain't I a Woman. Performed by Kelly Washington https://youtu.be/Ry_i8w2rdQY?si=VcK-dGB_TeZDlcPE Sojourner Truth is a force to be reckoned with, not just because she had an incredible name or was reportedly six feet tall (I know!!!), but because of the undeniable power behind her w...
