Social Studies
| General | Edsitement - focuses on Humanities in partnership with the National Endowment for the Humanities The Learning Page - from the Library of Congress, this link designed to help educators use the American Memory Collections to teach history and culture |
| Culture and Society | Canada - from Enchanted Learning Canada Geography - from Kidport Reference Library Celebrating Diversity - learn about holidays around the world, by month Mexico for Kids Native American Cultures Across the U.S. - k-2 lesson plan from EdSitement |
| Economics | Buy It with the Little Farmer: A game to learn counting money Econopolis - learn about goods and services, supply and demand, history of money, etc. EconEdLink - provides content in Economics in partnership with the National Council on Economic Education. |
| Geography | 50 States.com - facts and data about each state Explore the States - from the Library of Congress, America's story Flags of all Countries Landforms - pictures and explanations of the various landforms Landforms of the World - characteristics of world landforms Stately Knowledge - basic facts about each state in the union Xpeditions - explores Geography in partnership with the National Geographic Society |
| Government and Civics | BensGuide--great site about our U.S. government for all grade levels. Congress for Kids - interactive, fun-filled experiences to help you learn about federal government and how its actions affect you Constitution for Kids - for K-4 classes Government for Kids - federal, state and local government resources Kids Next Door - where kids learn about being good citizens U.S. Courts - learn what different federal courts do The White House for Kids - learn all about the President's home--from pets who lived there to children who grew up there. |
| History | History Alive! America's Past Internet Tutorial - These comprehensive tutorials help students master the subjects in History Alive! America’s Past by allowing them to check their work and track their results. American Memory Timeline - selected primary sources on a variety of topics, arranged by chronological period. America's Story from America's Library - Created by the Library of Congress so you can have fun with history while learning at the same time Black History Hotlist Civil War - learn about the governments, soldier's lives, generals, battles, abolutionist movement Civil War - from KidPort Colonial House - interactive history about colonial days from PBS Colonial Williamsburg Discoverers - brief biographies, listed alphabetically Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad for Children History Place - Main exhibits include American Revolution, Civil War, 20th Century, WWII, Vietnam, and Presidents Lewis and Clark - activities to engage students in capturing the spirit of this famous expedition Lewis and Clark - from PBS Lewis and Clark - lots of links by grade level, from MiKids Liberty: the American Revolution - timetable, events leading up to war, the leaders, from PBS The First Thanksgiving - learn what life was like for the Wampanoag and the Pilgrims in 1621 |
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