All Virginia Studies Standards

The following are resources for all Virginia Studies Standards.

LITERATURE RESOURCES

Literature Resources for all Standards of Learning

TEACHER BACKGROUND RESOURCES

WEB SITES

• http://www.myvirginia.org/
  The official Commonwealth of Virginia home page is your gateway to Virginia . . . from the mountains of southwest to the waterways of Hampton Roads, state government to Virginia facts and figures. Use the buttons to explore Virginia. This site contains many informational resources.
  
  
• http://www.Virginia.org
  The Virginia Travel Corporation Web site contains an extensive list of places in Virginia. You can search for a site alphabetically, by time period, by location, and by other categories (such as historic buildings). In addition, you may search for historic sites by city. Contact information, hours of operation, and other details are provided for these historic sites. Click your way around Virginia.
  
  
• http://www.vahistorical.org/
  The Virginia Historical Society founded in 1831 has provided visitors the opportunity to view, research, and learn about the ordinary and everyday artifacts of Virginia. These artifacts provide visitors with a comprehensive history of the Commonwealth. Online resources are also available.
  
  
• http://www.virginiaplaces.org
  This comprehensive Web site contains a wealth of information about Virginia geography, places, and people. Teachers will find this to be a helpful resource about many topics, from the rocks and ridges of Virginia to "Virginia and the Internet." The Web site was created to support the Geography of Virginia class taught each fall at George Mason University.
  
  
• http://marg.mhost.com/vahistory.html
  This site, developed by Tabb Elementary School in York County, has links to Web sites divided according to Colonial period, Civil War years, and miscellaneous.
  
  
• http://www.dailypress.com/extras/solutions/archive.htm
  The Daily Press of Newport News offers a number of cartoons related to the Standards of Learning.
  
  
• http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects
  This Web site developed by the University of Richmond includes a wide variety of Web-based lessons.
  
  
• http://www.knowledge.state.va.us/welcome.htm
  A Commonwealth of Knowledge: Virginia’s Site for Educators is a tool for Virginia educators providing lesson plans and resources. The site is administered by James Madison University.
  
  
• http://www.wm.edu/AIRC/
  The American Indian Resource Center is located in the Department of Anthropology at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.
  
  
• http://www.vdot.virginia.gov/info/faq-covbridge.asp
  In memory or imagination, covered bridges conjure up sights and sounds of days gone by. In Virginia, they began to dot the countryside nearly two centuries ago. Spanning rivers and streams, their number grew to the hundreds. Today in Virginia, only eight covered bridges are known to still stand. Five have been preserved as landmarks and three are on private property. You are invited to visit these picturesque structures that span time as well as water.

POSTER SETS

Melissa N. Matusevich, Ed.D., a curriculum and instruction specialist, created these poster sets and has given permission for them to be posted on this Web site. For more information and resources, see her Web site at http://chumby.dlib.vt.edu/melissa/posters/posterset.html. At her Web site, she includes tips about how to use these social studies posters effectively. Each of the pdf files contains postcard size images illustrating the standard.

Geography
Geography1.pdf
Geography2.pdf
Geography3.pdf
Geography4.pdf

Eastern Woodland Indians
EasternWoodlandsIndians1.pdf
EasternWoodlandsIndians2.pdf
EasternWoodlandsIndians3.pdf

Virginia as a British Colony
Virginia as British Colony1.pdf
Virginia as British Colony2.pdf
Virginia as British Colony3.pdf

Virginia Gains Independence
Virginia Gains Independence.pdf

The New Nation
The New Nation.pdf

Civil War Era
Civil War Era1.pdf
Civil War Era2.pdf
Civil War Era3.pdf
Civil War Era4.pdf

Reconstruction
Reconstruction1.pdf
Reconstruction2.pdf

Virginia in the 20th Century
Virginia in the 20th Century1.pdf
Virginia in the 20th Century2.pdf
Virginia in the 20th Century3.pdf
Virginia in the 20th Century4.pdf

Economics
Economics1.pdf
Economics2.pdf
Economics3.pdf
Economics4.pdf

Government
Government1.pdf
Government2.pdf

VIDEOS

Virginia Pathways: The Series
http://www.vastudies.org
The Virginia History Production Consortium has produced an outstanding series of video programs and supporting print and Internet materials that address important Standards of Learning. The programs include:

• "Taxes and Transportation,"
  
• "Making the Move,"
  
• "Virginia Government,"
• "Civil Rights: Part 1," and "Civil Rights: Part 2."

Another video on "Virginian Heroes and Patriots" is scheduled for production. These programs are available free during broadcast on public television stations or are available as videotapes through social studies supervisors. Supporting materials for teachers and students -- including lessons, worksheets, and tests -- for each program are available through the Web site at http://www.vastudies.org.

TELEVISION STATIONS

http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Technology/DOEhour/PTV_REG.htm
Visit this page of the Virginia Department of Education Web site to find out which public television station serves your community. These stations broadcast the DOE Staff Development Hour as well as many education programs that can be taped.

http://www.wvpt4learning.org/search/b4_login.asp
Virginia's Statewide Instructional Resource Database is a link to search Virginia's Public Television instructional resources. There are many new and existing instructional television programs that support the Virginia Studies Standards of Learning. Choose the public television station that serves teachers in your area to access resources relevant to Virginia Studies.