6th Grade Social Studies Resources by Joshua Hostetter https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources A work in progress! Add to this Padlet by emailing joshuahostetter@johnston.k12.nc.us en-us 2018-03-19 16:24:21 UTC 2020-03-09 12:50:22 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lightdecrease.png River Dynasties in China joshuahostetter https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/243686469 "The walls of China’s first cities were built 4,000+ years ago. [...] The civilization that began along one of China’s river systems continues to thrive today."]]> 2018-03-19 18:21:27 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/243686469 Pyramids Along the Nile joshuahostetter https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/243687694 "While Sumerian civilization was on the rise, a similar process took place along the banks of [...] the Nile in Egypt."]]> 2018-03-19 18:23:16 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/243687694 Mesopotamia & the Sumerians joshuahostetter https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/243688862 The word Mesopotamia comes from Greek words meaning "land between the rivers." ]]> 2018-03-19 18:25:00 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/243688862 Ancient Egypt & Kush joshuahostetter https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/243689818 By 5000 B.C., hunters and gatherers had moved into the Nile River valley. They settled there, farmed the land, and built villages. These people became the earliest Egyptians...]]> 2018-03-19 18:26:12 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/243689818 Ancient Africa joshuahostetter https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/243690730 The study of Africa is far more than exploration of Ancient Egypt - check out this resource on Kush and other African kingdoms.]]> 2018-03-19 18:27:19 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/243690730 Dynasties of Ancient China joshuahostetter https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/243696980 2018-03-19 18:35:23 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/243696980 Geography & Culture of Ancient Greece joshuahostetter https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/243701297 2018-03-19 18:40:52 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/243701297 Greek Mythology Resource joshuahostetter https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/243701707 2018-03-19 18:41:26 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/243701707 The Middle Ages joshuahostetter https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/243703216 The Middle Ages, or Medieval Times, in Europe was a long period of history from the year 476 (the fall of the Roman Empire) to 1500 approximately.]]> 2018-03-19 18:43:28 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/243703216 Mesoamerica Civilizations joshuahostetter https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/243703820 The three most dominant and advanced civilizations that developed in the Americas prior to the arrival of the Europeans were the Aztecs, the Maya, and the Inca. ]]> 2018-03-19 18:44:09 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/243703820 Life in Mesopotamia joshuahostetter https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/243710155 Ancient Mesopotamia is considered the cradle of civilization because the Mesopotamians developed many things that we take for granted in our modern lives, such as agriculture, language, cities, religion, and government. ]]> 2018-03-19 18:52:47 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/243710155 Maya Civilization (BrainPOP) joshuahostetter https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/243712812 2018-03-19 18:56:39 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/243712812 Mesoamerican Vocabulary joshuahostetter https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/243720557 2018-03-19 19:09:57 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/243720557 Virtual Tours (YouGoCulture | National and Kapodistrian University of Athens) joshuahostetter https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/243721293 Each destination is developed on the basis of its important cultural heritage (Myth) [...] just click on your point of interest and start your journey!]]> 2018-03-19 19:11:18 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/243721293 Greece & the Olympics joshuahostetter https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/243723552 "Believe it or not, but the Olympics have been around for nearly 3,000 years. In fact, the first Olympic games to be recorded in history took place in 776 B.C."]]> 2018-03-19 19:15:38 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/243723552 The Medieval World joshuahostetter https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/243724954 Links to the major groups of Medieval Europe (and much more!)]]> 2018-03-19 19:18:40 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/243724954 Greek Mythology joshuahostetter https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/243727471 (LiveBinders site... beware of lousy links and "resource dumping)]]> 2018-03-19 19:23:17 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/243727471 Mrs. Diaz's Teaching Resources joshuahostetter https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/243728546 2018-03-19 19:25:29 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/243728546 The Renaissance: Was It a Thing? melodycasey https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/243728690 2018-03-19 19:25:50 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/243728690 H.S.I. from William & Mary joshuahostetter https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/243730225 Would you like your classmates to solve one of the "open cases"of history? Take a look at this resource of American history examples... could this be constructed for World History?]]> 2018-03-19 19:29:13 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/243730225 Renaissance Art melodycasey https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/243737142 2018-03-19 19:45:18 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/243737142 Modeling and Teaching Good Digital Citizenship joshuahostetter https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/243739937 Working with your students on the complexities of being a good digital citizen is an increasingly important component of guiding the next generation.]]> 2018-03-19 19:51:39 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/243739937 Site: British Museum: Ancient India joshuahostetter https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/245223310 Welcome to the British Museum's website on ancient India. Use the the 'Staff Room' pages to get the most out of the website for themselves and for your class.]]> 2018-03-22 19:47:49 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/245223310 Social Studies Web Resources joshuahostetter https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/245224407 Resources, plugins, extensions, and ideas for teaching Social Studies in the middle grades.]]> 2018-03-22 19:50:31 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/245224407 6th SS Textbook Topics joshuahostetter https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/245414645 Textbook links to topics of 6th grade social studies from various textbooks.]]> 2018-03-23 12:21:38 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/245414645 Library of Congress 6th Gr. NC SS Standards & Resources joshuahostetter https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/247241116 2018-03-29 13:27:59 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/247241116 NC WiseOwl (GALE) joshuahostetter https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/296956738 2018-10-25 14:14:16 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/296956738 Gale World History Collection joshuahostetter https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/296957553 You may have to sign-in. Use your Google/Gmail login.]]> 2018-10-25 14:15:23 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/296957553 Smithsonian Learning Lab joshuahostetter https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/296958948 2018-10-25 14:17:07 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/296958948 CommonLit joshuahostetter https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/296959671 The best reading passages and tools for the best price: FREE

Why? Because teachers shouldn't have to pay.

]]> 2018-10-25 14:18:09 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/296959671 Google Arts & Culture joshuahostetter https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/296960171 2018-10-25 14:18:55 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/296960171 Gale - Research in Context joshuahostetter https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/296960934 You may have to sign-in. Use your Google/Gmail login.]]> 2018-10-25 14:20:01 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/296960934 What IS "historical thinking"? joshuahostetter https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/310883134 What does it mean? Why is it important to teaching history in the 21st century? What does teaching and learning historical thinking look like in the classroom?

Find: resources that introduce and frame this set of processes.]]> 2018-12-04 13:59:02 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/310883134 WorldHistoryMatters.org joshuahostetter https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/310993018 An ugly resource, sure. But, it's a fine starting place. A project of George Mason University (last updated: 2009).]]> 2018-12-04 16:40:02 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/310993018 EDSITEment joshuahostetter https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/310995808 EDSITEment is a partnership between the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Trust for the Humanities.

EDSITEment offers a treasure trove for teachers, students, and parents searching for high-quality material on the Internet in the subject areas of literature and language arts, foreign languages, art and culture, and history and social studies.

]]> 2018-12-04 16:44:28 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/310995808 Reading Like A Historian joshuahostetter https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/310997076 Reading Like A Historian from the Stanford History Education Group (you may see the acronym SHEG a lot... now you know what it stands for!).]]> 2018-12-04 16:46:11 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/310997076 BBC History (Ancient History) joshuahostetter https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/311004144 BBC Ancient History -- though it's an archived page, it should still serve as a useful resource.]]> 2018-12-04 16:53:28 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/311004144 Exploring Lives in Ancient History through Primary Sources joshuahostetter https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/318810412 One of the best ways to understand any historical age is to examine its primary sources: its tools, food, art, songs, and writings.]]> 2019-01-09 15:10:18 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/318810412 Egyptian Art and Artifacts: Unearthing the Past joshuahostetter https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/318811529 2019-01-09 15:11:57 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/318811529 Islamic Empires (Flocabulary) joshuahostetter https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/318816086 2019-01-09 15:17:53 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/318816086 Middle Ages: Asia (Flocabulary) [Feudal Japan] joshuahostetter https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/318819001 2019-01-09 15:22:15 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/318819001 Ancient China (Flocabulary) joshuahostetter https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/318819704 2019-01-09 15:23:13 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/318819704 The Fertile Crescent (Flocabulary) joshuahostetter https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/318820201 2019-01-09 15:23:53 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/318820201 Ancient Egypt (Flocabulary) joshuahostetter https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/318820663 2019-01-09 15:24:34 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/318820663 Ancient Greece (Flocabulary) joshuahostetter https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/318821220 2019-01-09 15:25:18 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/318821220 Mesoamerica (Flocabulary) joshuahostetter https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/318822033 2019-01-09 15:26:29 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/318822033 Middle Ages: Africa (Flocabulary) joshuahostetter https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/318823060 2019-01-09 15:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/318823060 Middle Ages: Europe (Flocabulary) joshuahostetter https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/318823682 2019-01-09 15:28:52 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/318823682 Ancient Rome joshuahostetter https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/318824555 2019-01-09 15:30:05 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/318824555 Unit: Islam & Muslim Empires joshuahostetter https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/318825872 This unit guide has been designed to help you navigate the NC standards, historical content, and vocabulary from this era that students need. Suggested Lesson Essential Questions are designed to be individual lessons- one question per day.

Download a copy of the guide here.]]> 2019-01-09 15:31:50 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/318825872 Spread of Islamic Civ. (DBQ) joshuahostetter https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/318828152 A full DBQ (document based question) PDF around the spread of Islamic civilization.]]> 2019-01-09 15:35:08 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/318828152 Social Studies Skills: "How To..." Guides joshuahostetter https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/318831864 Dozens of skill-builder references. From "Drawing Conclusions" and "Making Decisions" to "Sequencing" and "Reading Maps"]]> 2019-01-09 15:40:06 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/318831864 Social Studies "Companion" joshuahostetter https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/318839534 From Cleveland Schools, this is a one-stop shop for social studies resources. Not where I would go first... but an option.]]> 2019-01-09 15:51:20 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/318839534 joshuahostetter https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/335889537 Africa, 3000 BCE-1500 CE]]> 2019-02-27 14:16:50 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/335889537 Historiography joshuahostetter https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/456844913 2020-03-09 12:49:35 UTC https://padlet.com/joshuahostetter/6th_SSresources/wish/456844913