Teaching US government in high school

August 23, 2006 8:08 AM

I'm looking for cheap/free visual aids (posters, photos, etc.) to support a high school teacher who is teaching US government. Thanks!

Said teacher has acquired a new classroom and would like to decorate the walls with posters and pictures relevant to the teaching of the history of the US government - such as the founding fathers, the constitution, the three branches (Congress, White House, Supreme Court), and so on. There's stuff out there, but much of it seems seems pricey - are there sources (such as educational foundations for example) who distribute these items for low cost or for free?

posted by carter to education (3 comments total)

Some resources here, including a cool George Washington poster. These Lewis and Clark posters are wonderful, if slightly off-topic for you.
posted by LarryC at 9:16 AM on August 23, 2006

Go to the web sites for the various branches of the US Govt, and look for a link to teacher resources, or something similar. They all have scads of free (well, paid for by us taxpayers!) stuff to send to teachers, the hard part is finding it.

Actually, there appears to be a government website dedicated to free stuff for teachers.
posted by COD at 9:51 AM on August 23, 2006

Most of these aren't directly related to government, but they show the society back in the day. I've printed out a bunch of these myself.
- National Association of Manufacturers poster archive
- The Propoganda Remix Project (old posters remixed)
- 100 Milestone Documents seems like it has hi-res printable versions of original documents

I thought I had more from the U.S. but can't find them in my delicious bookmarks right now.
posted by dripdripdrop at 2:57 PM on August 23, 2006