Teaching Elementary Social Studies
PreKindergarten - Self
Kindergarten - Myself and Others
First Grade - My Family and Other Families, Now and Long Ago
Second Grade - My Community and Other United State Communities
Third Grade - Communities Around the World
Fourth Grade - Local History and Local Government
Fifth Grade - The United States, Canada, and Latin America
NYS Resource Guide: Pre-K through Grade 6
World Communities: What is Culture? Grade 3 resources from SED
NYS Assessment Resources
November 2009 Grade 5 Social Studies Test
NOTE: It was just brought to our attention that there is an error in the School Administrator's Manual for Social Studies 5.
On p. 35 it indicates "Medically Excused" as a Reason Not Tested on Social Studies 5 and this is not correct. The Medically Excused is not available as a Reason Not Tested for Social Studies.
NEWS/RESOURCES
Assessment Questions by Grade Level (Created by T.Gray)
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Our Courts: 21st Century Civics
Our Courts is a free, interactive, web-based program designed to teach students civics and inspire them to be active participants in our democracy. Our Courts is the vision of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Justice O’Connor, in partnership with Georgetown Law and Arizona State University, has recruited experts in education, law, history, and technology to craft a program that teaches usable and engaging civics. On this site, you will find information and useful teaching resources for an engaging civics curriculum. http://www.ourcourts.org/about-our-courts 
The Curriculum, Instruction and Instructional Technology Team has been posted a Champlain/Hudson/Fulton Commemorations Online Resource to help local school districts celebrate the 400th anniversary of the Samuel de Champlain and Henry Hudson explorations, and the 200th anniversary of the launching of Robert Fulton’s steamboat, Clermont. This online resource includes 10 standards-based, interdisciplinary elementary, middle and commencement level instructional modules, and 3 scholarly overviews that focus on the broad themes of encounter, trade and commerce. It also provides Strategies for Using the Champlain, Hudson, Fulton Online Resource that was designed to help local school districts infuse the modules into their local instructional programs.