Phone: (843) 723-3225
Museum: 100 Meeting St.
Archives: 205 Calhoun St.
Check out these resources for Social Studies educators and families recommended by our Education Coordinator and certified teacher.
Videos for Teaching and Learning South Carolina History
How did South Carolina Get its Shape? Video
Education Coordinator Bailey Knight explains how South Carolina’s borders were created and shares teaching suggestions and resources for elementary and middle school teachers to use in their classrooms.
How did South Carolina Get its Shape? Teacher Resource Packet
Using Maps to Trace the Catawba’s History in South Carolina Video
Bailey Knight uses maps from the Library of Congress and SCHS collections to trace how the land the Catawba called home changed from the beginning of Carolina to the signing of the Treaty of Augusta in 1763 when they were granted a tract of 144,000 acres near present-day Rock Hill.
The exhibit is written for Grades 4 and up but the information correlates to Grades K-8.
This exhibit is written for elementary grade levels, but the information and activities correlate to early childhood standards.
Use these recording sheets to guide students through the process of observing and analyzing primary sources. For more information on how to assist students with this skill, contact Education and Volunteer Coordinator Bailey Knight at bailey.knight@schsonline.org or 843-723-3225, ext. 117.
The National Geographic website is full of mapping tools, including an online tool to create maps specifically designed to your lessons. The site also has a downloadable and printable tabletop map that students can work with. This is great for any kind of activity or lesson about South Carolina history and geography!
Teachers can join the South Carolina Geography Education for free. Members can rent floor maps of South Carolina for use in classrooms. There are also plenty of free downloadable mapping resources as well as budget friendly atlases.
The South Carolina Archaeology Public Outreach Division, Inc. has activities and lesson plans to incorporate archaeology into the classroom.
The SC Department of Education has released the alignment guides for the 2020 Social Studies standards.
Eagle Eye Citizen, a project supported by a grant from the Library of Congress, has interactive challenges for middle and high school students that focus on American history, civics, and government using Library of Congress primary sources.
The University of South Carolina Libraries created this site for K-12 teachers. Lessons and DBQs are organized by grade level and each one includes digitized primary sources and ways to incorporate them.
James and Charlotte Gignilliat Scholarship
Each year the South Carolina Historical Society awards up to three Gignilliat scholarships to students of Huguenot descent. Students are judged on their ability to compile a family tree, academic ability, and leadership qualifications. The Gignilliat Scholarship Fund was established in 1973 by Thomas M. Gignilliat, who stipulated that the recipients must descend from a Huguenot ancestor who settled in North America prior to November 28, 1787. The deadline for this year’s applications is May 25, 2021.
Contact Bailey Knight at bailey.knight@schsonline.org to learn about Teacher Membership Benefits.
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