Resource Bibliographies for Educators
The following resource lists and publications were developed by scholars, coordinators and participants in Teacher Institute seminars that have been sponsored by the Humanities Center. They are organized into general categories.

• American History, Geography, and Cultures
• Art History and Visual Arts
  
• Histories and Cultures of Indigenous Peoples
• Literature
  
• World History, Geography, and Cultures
• World Religions
  
• Core Knowledge-based Bibliographies
• General Classroom Curriculum Planning
  

American History, Geography, and Cultures

• American History Resource List for K-6 Educators
  A resource list that provides links gathered through Teacher Institutes, roundtables, and workshops.
• Beauford Delaney and the Genius of African American Identity in Art, Literature, and History
  Resource list from a 2004 Teacher Institute seminar.
• NEW! Core Knowledge Roundtable-Kindergarten
  This bibliography was put together based on the recommendations of the kindergarten teachers who attended the Core Knowledge Grade Level Roundtable on Nov. 15, 2007.
• NEW! Core Knowledge Roundtable-1st Grade
  This bibliography was put together based on the recommendations of the first grade teachers who attended the Core Knowledge Grade Level Roundtable on Dec. 6, 2007.
• NEW! Core Knowledge Roundtable-2nd Grade
  This bibliography was put together based on the recommendations of the second grade teachers who attended the Core Knowledge Grade Level Roundtable on Jan. 17, 2008.
• NEW! Core Knowledge Roundtable-4th Grade
  This bibliography was put together based on the recommendations of the fourth grade teachers who attended the Core Knowledge Grade Level Roundtable on Feb. 28, 2008.
• Core Knowledge Roundtable-5th and 6th Grades
  This bibliography was put together based on the recommendations of the 5th and 6th grade teachers who attended the Core Knowledge Grade Level Roundtable on Oct. 23, 2007.
• NEW! The Geography of the Neighborhood: Canada and the U.S.
  Resource list from a 2008 seminar.
  Essays and power point presentations on Canada by Nadine Fabbi, Associate Director of the Canadian Studies Center.
  
  • View Consul Rob Pengelly's remarks from the Humanities Center's Jan. 14, 2008, reception.
    
  • View Nadine Fabbi's remarks from the Humanities Center's Jan. 14, 2008, reception.
• Geography Resource List for K-6 Educators
  A resource list that provides links gathered through Teacher Institutes, roundtables, and workshops.
• Lewis and Clark: Myth and Reality
  Resource list from a 2004 Teacher Institute seminar.
• Teddy Roosevelt and America's Place in the World
  Resource list from a 2005 Teacher Institute seminar.
• Westward Expansion: Stretching Your History
  Resources developed by educational consultant and seminar leader Nancy O'Brien Wagner. Designed for K-6 educators.
  • Artifact Poems (Word) (PDF)
    
  • Digital Primary Sources (Word) (PDF)
  • Putting the West Back into Midwest PowerPoint Presentation
• EdSITEment
  A National Endowment for the Humanities searchable database for educators that contains lesson plans and links to partner web sites with humanities content and activities for all grade levels.

Art History and Visual Arts

• Art and Beauty in Everyday Life: The Arts and Culture of Japan
  Resource list from the 2005 Teacher Institute seminar.
• Art of the Cold War: Art, Poetry, Politics, and Pop Art
  Resource list from a 2006 Teacher Institute seminar.
• Beauford Delaney and the Genius of African American Identity in Art, Literature, and History
  Resource list from a 2004 Teacher Institute seminar.
• Beauty, Honor, and Tradition: The Legacy of Plains Indian Shirts
  Resource list from a 2004 Teacher Institute seminar.
• Core Knowledge Sets on Artsconnected.org
  Resource list of Minneapolis Institute of Arts digital image collections to use when teaching different topics in the Core Knowledge Sequence.
  
• EdSITEment
  A National Endowment for the Humanities searchable database for educators that contains lesson plans and links to partner web sites with humanities content and activities for all grade levels.

Histories and Cultures of Indigenous Peoples

• Beauty, Honor, and Tradition: The Legacy of Plains Indian Shirts
  Resource list from a 2004 Teacher Institute seminar.
• Bibliography of Recommended Children's Books About American Indians Compiled by Dr. Greg Gagnon and Ms. Ellen Gagnon for the 2006 Teacher Institute workshop Choosing Appropriate American Indian Literature.
• Choosing Good Books: Guidelines and Commentary on Assessing Indians in Children's Literature
  A guide written by Dr. Greg Gagnon and distributed at the 2006 Teacher Institute workshop Choosing Appropriate American Indian Literature.
• In a Good Way: American Indian Studies in the Classroom
  An essay guide for teachers written by Dr. Greg Gagnon and distributed at the 2006 Teacher Institute seminars Dakota History and Culture and Ojibwe History and Culture.
• Learning and the Land: The Impact of Government Treaties on Ojibwe Education
  Resource list compiled from a 2004 Teacher Institute seminar.
• NEW! The Urban Experience of American Indians
  Resource list compiled from the 2007 Teacher Institute seminar
  
• NEW! Resources about Dakota and Ojibwe histories and cultures
• EdSITEment
  A National Endowment for the Humanities searchable database for educators that contains lesson plans and links to partner web sites with humanities content and activities for all grade levels.

Literature

• NEW! Core Knowledge Roundtable-Kindergarten
  This bibliography was put together based on the recommendations of the kindergarten teachers who attended the Core Knowledge Grade Level Roundtable on Nov. 15, 2007.
• Core Knowledge Roundtable-1st Grade
  This bibliography was put together based on the recommendations of the first grade teachers who attended the Core Knowledge Grade Level Roundtable on Dec. 6, 2007.
• NEW! Core Knowledge Roundtable-2nd Grade
  This bibliography was put together based on the recommendations of the second grade teachers who attended the Core Knowledge Grade Level Roundtable on Jan. 17, 2008.
• NEW! Core Knowledge Roundtable-4th Grade
  This bibliography was put together based on the recommendations of the fourth grade teachers who attended the Core Knowledge Grade Level Roundtable on Feb. 28, 2008.
• Core Knowledge Roundtable-5th and 6th Grades
  This bibliography was put together based on the recommendations of the 5th and 6th grade teachers who attended the Core Knowledge Grade Level Roundtable on Oct. 23, 2007.
• Art of the Cold War: Art, Poetry, Politics, and Pop Art
  Resource list from a 2006 Teacher Institute seminar.
• Don Quijote: 400 Years of Reading, Realism, and Ridicule
  Resource list from a 2005 Teacher Institute seminar.
• Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
  A website developed by The Bakken Library and Museum's in conjunction with their exhibit and several Teacher Institute seminars.
• EdSITEment
  A National Endowment for the Humanities searchable database for educators that contains lesson plans and links to partner web sites with humanities content and activities for all grade levels.

World History, Geography, and Cultures

• Art and Beauty in Everyday Life: The Arts and Culture of Japan
  Resource list from the 2005 Teacher Institute seminar.
• NEW! Core Knowledge Roundtable-Kindergarten
  This bibliography was put together based on the recommendations of the kindergarten teachers who attended the Core Knowledge Grade Level Roundtable on Nov. 15, 2007.
• Core Knowledge Roundtable-1st Grade
  This bibliography was put together based on the recommendations of the first grade teachers who attended the Core Knowledge Grade Level Roundtable on Dec. 6, 2007.
• NEW! Core Knowledge Roundtable-2nd Grade
  This bibliography was put together based on the recommendations of the second grade teachers who attended the Core Knowledge Grade Level Roundtable on Jan. 17, 2008.
• NEW! Core Knowledge Roundtable-4th Grade
  This bibliography was put together based on the recommendations of the fourth grade teachers who attended the Core Knowledge Grade Level Roundtable on Feb. 28, 2008.
• Core Knowledge Roundtable-5th and 6th Grades
  This bibliography was put together based on the recommendations of the 5th and 6th grade teachers who attended the Core Knowledge Grade Level Roundtable on Oct. 23, 2007.
• Geography Resource List for K-6 Educators
  A resource list that provides links gathered through Teacher Institutes, roundtables, and workshops.
• NEW! The Geography of the Neighborhood: Canada and the U.S.
  Resource list from a 2008 seminar.
• The Multicultural European Union
  Resource list from a 2004 Teacher Institute seminar.
• NEW! Teaching About the Geography and Cultures of Asia in the Middle Grades
  • Educator activities:
    • Asia population activity
    • Bingo
    • Country cards (all)
    • Country cards (top 10)
    • Taiko drumming resources
    • Japan aging lesson
• Resource list from the 2008 seminar.
  
• NEW! Somali Language and Literacy
  Resource list for the 2007 Teacher Institute seminar "Understanding East African History and Cultures"
• NEW! Understanding East African History and Cultures
  Resource list compiled from the 2007 Teacher Institute seminar
• World History Resource List for K-6 Educators
  A resource list that provides links gathered through Teacher Institutes, roundtables, and workshops.
• EdSITEment
  A National Endowment for the Humanities searchable database for educators that contains lesson plans and links to partner web sites with humanities content and activities for all grade levels.

World Religions

• Islam and Islamic Civilizations
  Resource list compiled from a 2004-2005 Teacher Institute seminar series
• World Religions
  Resource List compiled from a 2001 Teacher Institute seminar.
• EdSITEment
  A National Endowment for the Humanities searchable database for educators that contains lesson plans and links to partner web sites with humanities content and activities for all grade levels.

Core Knowledge-based Bibliographies

• NEW! Core Knowledge Roundtable-Kindergarten
  This bibliography was put together based on the recommendations of the kindergarten teachers who attended the Core Knowledge Grade Level Roundtable on Nov. 15, 2007.
• Core Knowledge Roundtable-1st Grade
  This bibliography was put together based on the recommendations of the first grade teachers who attended the Core Knowledge Grade Level Roundtable on Dec. 6, 2007.
• NEW! Core Knowledge Roundtable-2nd Grade
  This bibliography was put together based on the recommendations of the second grade teachers who attended the Core Knowledge Grade Level Roundtable on Jan. 17, 2008.
• NEW! Core Knowledge Roundtable-4th Grade
  This bibliography was put together based on the recommendations of the fourth grade teachers who attended the Core Knowledge Grade Level Roundtable on Feb. 28, 2008.
• Core Knowledge Roundtable-5th and 6th Grades
  This bibliography was put together based on the recommendations of the 5th and 6th grade teachers who attended the Core Knowledge Grade Level Roundtable on Oct. 23, 2007.
• Core Knowledge Sets on Artsconnected.org
  Resource list of Minneapolis Institute of Arts digital image collections to use when teaching different topics in the Core Knowledge Sequence.

General Classroom Curriculum Planning
The following documents may be useful for your standards alignment and planning:

• K-3 Standards Worksheet (Word document)
• 4-8 Standards Worksheet (Word document)
• Lesson Plan Template (Word document)
• Year-long Plan Template (Excel document)
• Core Knowledge Basics (PDF document)

American History, Geography, and Cultures | Art History and Visual Arts
Histories and Cultures of Indigenous Peoples | Literature
World History, Geography, and Cultures | World Religions
Core Knowledge-based Bibliographies | General Classroom Curriculum Planning

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