Social Studies Resources (K-3)

General K-3 Sites

§         PBS Kids.Org – All Sites (Some are great for SS) http://pbskids.org/findit/

§         Internet Picture Dictionary http://www.pdictionary.com/

§         American Library Association – Great Websites for Kids http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/greatwebsites/greatwebsiteskids.htm

§         Read Write Think – Great Student Activities http://www.readwritethink.org/student_mat/index.asp

§         Dinosaur Sites http://www.marshall-es.marshall.k12.tn.us/jobe/Read-Write/dinosaur/maindino.html

§         National Geographic – Kids http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/

§         Enchanted Learning http://www.enchantedlearning.com

§         Cyber Bee http://www.cyberbee.com/intclass.html#SocialStudies

§         Quest – Examining Different Objects (Mostly Animals) http://www.nhm.ac.uk/education/quest2/english/ (Can choose different language)

§         Mr. Dowling’s Electronic Passport http://www.mrdowling.com/

 

Community Helpers

§         Scholastic http://teacher.scholastic.com/commclub/index.htm

§         Teaching theme from Teach-nology  http://teachers.teach-nology.com/themes/social/comm/

§         What do they do??  http://www.whatdotheydo.com

§         What’s my job? http://www.hud.gov/kids/job1.html

§         Alfy’s Career Information http://stats.bls.gov/k12/html/edu_over.htm

§         Neighborhood Field Trip http://www.hud.gov/kids/field1.html (Travel to different parts of the neighborhood)

§         Ben’s Guide to the community http://bensguide.gpo.gov/k-2/neighborhood/

§         Community Helpers WebQuest http://edtech2.coe.uni.edu/uniquest/webquest/lewisl09/

§         Kids and the Community http://www.planning.org/kidsandcommunity/

§         Community Resources – Including  a game http://schools.helptheaged.org.uk/_schools/Community/_default.htm#

§          Fun school http://games.funschool.com/games.php  Click on games and activities/Kindergarten. Play Spot the Sign. While driving or walking in the city identify the different signs. Click on games and activities/Grade 2. Play Fun City and practice your spelling also. Find the misspelled words in the city.

§         What do I do (Game) http://www.sunshine.co.nz/nz/29/action/k_action.html

§         What’s my job (Game) http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/em195/activity2.html

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WebQuests  (K-3)

§         http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/computing/web_quests/social_studies/

§         http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/computing/web_quests/early/

§         http://www.castletechnology.com/primary_showcase.html 

§         http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/schools/crestview/ls/Links/Web_Quests1.htm

 

Fire Prevention

§         Fire Administration – Kids (Lots of information including games) http://www.usfa.fema.gov/kids/

§         Sparky the Fire Dog http://www.nfpa.org/sparky/

§         Firepals – Kids Safety http://www.firepals.org/KSN/index.htm

§         Fighting Fires (Virtual Tours) http://www.ci.davis.ca.us/fire/education.cfm

§         Fire Safety http://www.learningbox.com/call911/index.htm

§         Kids Safety http://www.ou.edu/oupd/kidsafe/kidmenu.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

Communication

§         Ask An Expert http://www.askanexpert.com

 

§         KEYPALS  http://www.epals.com

§         Flatstanley  http://flatstanley.enoreo.on.ca/

§         Intercultural E-Mail Classroom Connections  http://www.iecc.org

 

Maps

§         Eduplace’s outline maps http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/

§         Enchanted Learning – Maps http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/

§         Blank and Outline Maps http://geography.about.com/cs/blankoutlinemaps/

§         National Geographic Maps http://www.nationalgeographic.com/maps/

§         National Atlas http://www.nationalatlas.gov/atlasvue.html

 

 

Encyclopedia

§         WorldBook http://www2.worldbook.com/students/

§         Britannica http://www.britannica.com/ (fee for Premium Service)

§         Smithsonian http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/

§         Encylopedia.com http://www.encyclopedia.com/

§         Encarta http://encarta.msn.com/ (Fee for Full Service)

§         Encyclopedia Mythica – Mythology http://www.pantheon.org/

§         Biography http://www.biography.com/

§         My Hero – Learn about all different types http://myhero.com/myhero/

 

Virtual Tours

§         http://www.virtualfreesites.com/tours.html

§         http://www.geog.le.ac.uk/cti/virt.html#art

§         http://sesd.sk.ca/teacherresource/virtualtour/virtualtours.htm

§         http://education.dot.gov/k5/tours.htm

 

Country Resources 

• Country Reports  http://www.countryreports.org

 

 

 

• Library of Congress Country Studies http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html

 

• National Geographic http://www.nationalgeographic.com/

 

• United National CyberSchoolBus http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/

 

• Your Nation http://www.your-nation.com/

 

Government Sites

§         The Whitehouse for Kids http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/

§         Kids.Gov (Excellent Resource to Find Most Government Agencies) http://www.kids.gov/

§         NASA for Kids Only http://kids.mtpe.hq.nasa.gov/

§         Bam http://www.bam.gov/ (Created for kids to answer health questions)

§         FDA Kids Sites http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/kids/default.htm

§         FEMA for Kids http://www.fema.gov/kids/index.htm

§         NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for Kids) http://www.education.noaa.gov/sweather.html

§         Traffic Safety Kids Site http://www.nysgtsc.state.ny.us/kids.htm

§         USFA (Fire Administrators) Page for Kids http://www.usfa.fema.gov/kids/

§         EPA Site for Kids http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/

§         Farm Service Agency for Kids http://www.fsa.usda.gov/fsakids/

§         NIEH’s Site for Kids (National Institutes of Health
Department of Health & Human Services)  http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/home.htm

 

 

The States

§         Kids Gov – Links to State Site for Kids http://www.kids.gov/k_states.htm

§         Fun Facts http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/kids/kids.html

§         Index to Homepages of All 50 States http://www.globalcomputing.com/states.html

 

§         Fifty States and Capitals http://www.50states.com/

 

 

§         Road Trip USA http://www.moon.com/road_trip/

 

§         State Capitals Games http://www.quia.com/jg/4.html

 

General

§         Americas Stories - http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi  (Discover the stories of America's past)

§         American Picture Machine  http://www.ncrtec.org/picture.htm

 

§         History Channel  http://www.historychannel.com

 

§         The History Place  http://www.historyplace.com/

 

§         The Learning Page http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/resources/inres/index.html

 

§         Social Studies.com  http://www.socialstudies.com/c/@7_qyaoVVupLfQ/Pages/activities.html

 

 

§         Teaching with Historic Places  http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/

§         The Library of Congress – Resource Page http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/start/inres/index.html

§         American Memory http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ammemhome.html
Primary documents and historical materials available on the Web from the Library of Congress.

§         http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/BHM/AfroAm.html
This Black History site offers a full range of activities and was created to support students as they explore topic related to Black History and African American issues.

 

Geography

§         Geonet – Geography Game http://www.eduplace.com/geonet/index.html

§         GeoImages http://www-geoimages.berkeley.edu/GeoImages.html 

§         Biomes of the World http://mbgnet.mobot.org/index2.htm

§         Greatest Places http://www.greatestplaces.org/

§         River Systems of the World http://www.rev.net/~aloe/river/