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This site from the National Endowment for the Humanities is a rich resource for materials and lesson plans in History and Social Studies, The Arts, Civics and Government , and Literature and Language Arts.

BrainPOP is one of my favorite website for engaging students and supporting educators. The authors have created animated, curriculum-based content Flash-based movies, quizzes, experiments, timelines, activity pages, and much more covering hundreds of topics within Math, Science, Social Studies, English, Technology, Arts & Music, and Health. All of the content is aligned with state standards. BrainPOP is accessible entirely online; there's no software to install or download. You can use BrainPOP's resources with PCs, Macs, projectors, or interactive whiteboards. Check out the BrainPOP for educators' site full of useful teachers' resources: Lesson plans, academic standards, curriculum calendar, blogging and so much more! FYI, there's also a free BrainPOP app for your iTouch or iPhone.

Teachers' Domain is a free digital media service for educational use from public broadcasting and its partners. You'll find thousands of media resources, support materials, and tools for classroom lessons, individualized learning programs, and teacher professional learning communities.

Xpeditions is home to the U.S. National Geography Standards-and to thousands of ideas, tools, and interactive adventures that bring them to life. You'll enjoy the detailed maps made for printing and copying, a complete listing of geography standards, as well as lesson plans and an interactive learning museum called the Xpedition Hall.

This website is a great interactive and visual representation of the Human Development Index. Each country can be clicked on and information about that country's life expectancy, gross domestic product, and net primary enrollment rate will be displayed. Other information will also be given such as the country's population, and size. Another neat feature of the website is the ability to compare two countries in a head to head face off. The site will graph the information provided from both countries so easy comparisons can be made. Free maps and lesson plans can be found here: http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/worldmap/cida/teachers.asp?language=EN&Resolution=1024×768

National Geographic has put together an interactive site that manages to convey both the tone and a great deal of information about slavery and the Underground Railroad. Students can enter and make choices about which paths they wish to follow along the Railroad. The site is visually creative and engaging.

Tremendous resource for Washington State History. The site has creative lesson plans to offer teachers, curriculum enrichment materials and field trip information for the museum located in downtown Seattle.

For 4-6th grade students, here is a neat idea for celebrating and encouraging students to know and show their stuff - Mastery Club. Students memorize and recite fun facts.