Great site for all ages. This site gives great information on all aspects of our government. Kids love this site because of the animation and colorful appearance. The vocabulary is geared towards kids so that all information is easily understood.
This site is a wonderful way to get kids questioning about what happened in history. The site provides information to kids about what happened on a specific date. Students can understand what history is when looking up prior events. A great site to get kids questioning and investigating.
This site is geared for children. It has famous people, places, hobbies, and different time periods to explore. This is a good site to share with kids because it is easy to understand and use as a research tool.
This site is a great site for kids and teachers to go to! It is a site that focuses on the House of Representatives. Teachers and students can become more aware of its Members and their responsibilities while exploring. Some common questions that can be answered are: What is Congress? How are laws made? This site is available by age group. Each age group has a different level of understanding and new terminology to be learned.
Learn what causes weather on Web Weather for kids. This site has activities, games, stories, and numerous ways to explain our unpredictable weather to kids. This site can be used by teachers to help explain weather concepts or show the concept in action.
This site gives complete explanations on some commonly asked questions about weather. It includes video, images, and experiments. Great site for kids to use when doing research.
Women were active members in the American Revolution. See how women doubled as spies to help their husbands, fathers, and neighbors persevere in the uncertainty of the war.
This site gives a lesson plan on why we explore. This lesson plan is geared toward the study of space, but I feel it could be adapted to the study of explorers in history. Great activity and very engaging for students. Many of the literacies are covered in this lesson plan.
This is a gov doc that teaches with documents. The documents that are presented are letters, pictures, lists, and receipts. This site has activies that correlate with standards.
This is a very kid friendly site. There are nonfiction articles on this site that are very engaging. The nonfiction articles that are available are great for monitoring comprehension because of the high interest level. This site provides education and information for kids of all ages.
This site explains disasters of all kids. It focuses on weather. hiss site would be useful when teaching weather and getting kids to understand the different aspects of weather. It's also good to know about the different kinds of disasters so you can be prepared! Kids love learning about different disasters they are unfamiliar with.