Resources & Helpful Websites
for Social Studies Teachers
Helpful Websites:
National Archives National Archives: Southwest Region-Atlanta Library of Congress for Teachers Docs Teach Americas Historical Documents US History Important Documents Historical Newspapers/Articles Florida State History Florida Holocaust Museum- St. Petersburg, FL Florida Facts and Info Historic Pensacola American Founder Month Constitution Day Constitution Center Bill of Rights Patriot's Day 9/11 Day of Remembrance Veterans Day: US Dept of Defense Medal of Honor Pascua Florida Day National Day Calendar- find a meaning for every day! FL DOE link to resources that explain how & why we celebrate/remember each of these holidays in our class room Required Instruction by FL DOE |
Dates to Remember:
American Founder Month- September Labor Day- First Monday in September Constitution Day- September 17th Patriots Day and 9/11- September 11th Columbus Day- October 12th Veterans Day- November 11th Thanksgiving Day- Fourth Thursday of November Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day- December 7th Bill of Rights Day- December 15th Martin Luther King Day- Third Monday in January African American History Month- February Women's History Month- March Medal of Honor Day- March 25th Pascua Florida Day - April 2nd Pascua Florida Week- March 27- April 2nd Day of Remembrance - May 2ndd Armed Forces Week- Begins the second Saturday of May and lasts 7 days Memorial Day- last Monday of May |