Section 5: Knowledge of Instructional Resources and Assessment in the Social Sciences
Identifying Appropriate Planning Resources for Social Sciences Instruction

Lesson-Planning Resources for Government and Civics

The We the Civics Kids website provides a range of approaches and lesson plans for teaching civics and government to elementary grades students.

https://constitutioncenter.org/learn/educational-resources/we-the-civics-kids

The Lessons on Local Government web site offers lesson plans on that topic for elementary-level classrooms, as well as lesson plans that can be adapted for different grade levels.

http://www.lessonsonlocalgovernment.org/elementary-school-lessons

Lesson-Planning Resources for Economics
Lessons at this link introduce basic economic concepts while reinforcing skills such as money recognitions and basic math.

https://www.moneyinstructor.com/elementary.asp

Discover three ways to teach economics using children's literature, below.

https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/global_learning/2017/03/three_ways
_to_teach_economics_through_childrens_literature.html