Curriculum Materials and Resources in the CECH Library

Put the power of primary sources to work in the classroom. Browse ready-to-use lesson plans, student activities, collection guides and research aids from the Library of Congress. No account required.

Unit lesson plans For high school teachers of psychology from the American Psychological Association. No account required.

Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government, a service of the Government Publishing Office (GPO), is designed to inform students, parents, and educators about the Federal Government. No account required.

HISTORY Classroom offers resources for teachers, parents and students including education guides, learning tools, and links to educational content. No account required.

Economics and personal finance lesson plans and resources from K-12. No account required; free account optional.

This reference guide is designed to highlight the benefits of using primary source materials in any classroom and to provide you, the teacher, with practical suggestions and examples of how to do this. No account required.

Teach students about the concept of taxes (sales tax, state income tax, property tax) without diving too deep into the complex U.S. Tax Code. No account required.

Teach students about U.S. Currency and how it's made.

Teach students about different careers in the federal government.

Holocaust educational resources. No account required.

To explore the process of lawmaking by following a bill from it’s conception to becoming a law. No account required.

Teach students facts about the Supreme Court and how it works. No account required.

Lesson plans on critical issues in American history. No account required.

Teacher-created lesson plans using Library of Congress primary sources. No account required.

Developed for use by middle school students in the classroom and beyond, Mission US is a deeply-researched, award-winning educational media project with proven positive impact on history learning. No account required; free account optional.

Lesson plans from the National Archives. No account required.

These maps may be printed and copied for personal or classroom use. No account required.

Timely resources to help K-12 educators encourage social responsibility and foster social & emotional learning. No account required.

Lesson plans and activities from the National Park Service. No account required.

Civics-centric lesson plans and games. Free account required.

Humanities focused lesson plans and student activities. No account required.

Civics-centric lesson plans and games. Free account required.

Lesson plans, maps, and classroom resources. No account required; free account optional.

Teach students about the legislative, executive and judicial branches of the U.S. government.