Looking for another great social studies website? Here it is. This site is sponsored by the Library of Congress and contains amazing stories of America's past. Students will be able to learn more about famous Americans, they can "Jump Back in Time" to read about important events that have taken place in history such as the Revolutionary War, WWII, Western Expansion, Colonial America and many, many more.
This is an amazing site for younger grades to learn about space exploration. This site provide amazing images with detailed description about the image. Students can even track the space station as it orbits around the earth.
This is a great website for kids to learn about our government. It contains theme units (grade level specific) students can access. In each unit are interactive games and slide shows students can view to learn more about our nation/government. My students love to visit this site.
This site is great for K-12 students. It contains current event articles on a large scale of topics to keep high school students engaged in the world around them. There is a special "Kids" page with interactive games and lessons for teachers. This is a phenomenal site for educators.
This site contains a vast amount of stories, documents and photographs of the Great Depression. Students will get a first hand account of trials and tribulations faced by so many Americans during the 1930's.
To find original historical documents this is the site to visit. It contains the most famous Bill of Rights and US Constitution as well as famous letters such as one written by Elvis to President Nixon and speeches like the WWII Infamy speech given by FDR. Students viewing these actual documents will help bring reality to the people and events in history.
What a great site to visit on President's Day. This site allows you to take a virtual tour of Presidential Libraries. Students will enjoy this unique opportunity to learn about the lives of our US Presidents and the important impacts they had on our country while serving in office.
This is a fantastic place to go for elementary classrooms. There are virtual tours for students to view on a wide variety of topics. The universe tour fits perfectly into our study of the planets.
This great site allows teachers to visit work of famous artists right in their classrooms. One of my favorite exhibits is that of artist Norman Rockwell showing a slideshow of his most popular pieces of work.
This site covers historical topics, contains historical images and has a special teacher page with lessons and materials that are ready to use in the classroom. I love this site and use it often especially when I need some extra material for historical holiday celebrations in the classroom.