Education Subject Guide: (P/J) Social Studies

Canadian Social Studies is an indexed, refereed journal published quarterly on-line at the University of Alberta. It is a journal of comment and criticism on social education and publishes articles on curricular issues relating to history, geography, social sciences, and social studies.

The History Teacher, currently in its 46th volume, is the most widely recognized journal in the United States devoted to the teaching of history. Published quarterly (released in November, February, May, and August), it features informative and inspirational peer-reviewed analyses of traditional and innovative teaching techniques in the primary, secondary, and higher education classroom.

Search Find e-journals. This title is in Academic Search Elite.

The Journal of Social Studies Research (JSSR) is an internationally recognized peer-reviewed journal designed to foster the dissemination of ideas and research findings related to the social studies.

Search Find e-journals. Full text available 1997 to 2011 in ProQuest Education Journals. More recent articles could be obtained via interlibrary loan (RACER).

Since 1999, hundreds of beginning teachers in the teacher education program at Brock University have contributed an original or adapted social studies activity idea to a searchable database. This free e-book is a selection of ideas from the Brock database.

The Canada's History website has information and teaching resources, including lesson plans.

Historica Canada is the largest, independent organization dedicated to Canadian history, identity and citizenship. The education section includes a searchable database of lesson plans.

Teacher resources from websites of Canadian museums.

Canadian Geographic magazine's website for kids. Includes teaching resources.

National Geographic magazine's website for kids.

Canadian Geographic Education (CG Education) is the educational committee of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society.

The Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario website has an occasional teachers area listing resources by subject.