Social Studies Websites:
Textbook Link http://www.learntci.com/
End of Chapter Open-Book Quizzes www.tutorial.teachtci.com
The Library of Congress (Kids and Families Site) http://www.loc.gov/families/
Social Studies Topics “Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/index.html
Discovery Education www.discoveryeducation.com
American History Sites
American History Timeline www.animatedatlas.com/timeline.html
US History www.ushistory.org
American History with the Smithsonian and Scholastic (Primary Sources)
Smithsonian Web Cast with David Baldacci (39 Clues) http://decodinghistory.scholastic.com/?esp=TRADE/ib/20130228/Scholastic_Teachers/img/39Clues_Webcast/Wrapper//////
Smithsonian’s History Explorers site www.historyexplorer.si.edu/artifacts
Schoolhouse Rock: America Rock
This site has the lyrics to all of the Schoolhouse Rock: America Rock songs.
www.schoolhouserock.tv/America.html
Explorer Unit:
Viking Game http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/vikings/launch_gms_viking_quest.shtml
Colonial America:
Jamestown Activity http://www.historyglobe.com/jamestown
American Revolution:
On the Road to the Revolution http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/
Liberty Kids http://www.libertyskids.com/
Lexington & Concord Activity
http://www.wm.edu/hsi/cases/lexington/lexington_preview.html
Government:
The Bill of Rights http://constitutioncenter.org/billofrightsgame/
The U. S. Government http://bensguide.gpo.gov/
White House Tour http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/whtour/
Social Studies Topics “Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/index.html
Library of Congress & the branches of government “Ben’s Guide…) http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/government/branches.html
Pioneer Unit:
Lewis & Clark http://www.nationalgeographic.com/west/
Lewis & Clark Expedition with Primary Sources https://reggienet.illinoisstate.edu/xsl-portal/site/ec67a23b-b45b-44b4-bbcc-5a397742e3b8/page/f47deb84-1408-433d-a1a7-c06f30fed106
Oregon Trail http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/Oregontrail.html
Oregon Trail PBS http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/into/index.html
Civil War
Timeline http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/
Civil War Information http://civilwar.com/
music and poetry http://www.civilwarpoetry.org/
Gettysburg for kids http://www.nps.gov/history/museum/exhibits/gettex/
The Lincoln log http://www.thelincolnlog.org/view
The Underground Railroad
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/railroad/index.html
Underground Railroad Scholastic
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/
Underground Railroad PBS http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2944.html
Brady Photos http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/brady/war/civilpg.htm
Other photos http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/cwphome.html
American Civil War site http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/
Civil War homepage http://www.civil-war.net/
Civil War Women http://americancivilwar.com/women/women.html
Children in the Civil War http://www.wm.edu/hsi/cases/civil/civil_student.html
You’re the General
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/grant-general/
A soldier’s life http://library.thinkquest.org/6074/pages/soldiers.html
History Channel 150 years http://www.history.com/interactives/civil-war-150#/home
150 Years Ago http://www.civilwar.org/150th-anniversary/
Library of Congress http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/aa/activists
Library of Congress, too http://www.loc.gov/families/
Lincoln’s Assassination Artifacts
http://awesometalks.wordpress.com/2008/08/03/lincoln-assassination-artifacts-where-to-find-them/