K-2 Social Studies Links

Several Civil War sites:
bulletUnited Daughters of the Confederacy
bullet American Civil War Internet Resources
bulletThe Civil War
bulletThe Civil War Archive
bullet Civil War Diaries and Letters
bulletCivil War Soldiers and Sailors System
bullet Civil War Virtual Archive Web Ring
bullet Dakota State University Civil War Index
bulletNational Civil War Association
bulletThe United States Civil War Center
New Site!  Reach Every Child offers a vast amount of information concerning our country's presidents.  Be sure to check it out!
New Site!  At CBC For Teachers, you will find ideas for incorporating CBC's Radio and TV archives into your classroom along with lesson plans and activity sheets, which you can download. All the materials are provided at no charge.  The material is presented to complement the topics that you'll find in the rest of the Web site (Trudeaumania, Terry Fox, Africville, and so on). Many but not all of the archival topics have corresponding educational material.  A great site for Canadian teachers or those who wish to know more about Canada.  Išve put the root URL here because there is a lot of material that may be of use.  To get to the Teacher Materials, click on FOR TEACHERS at the right of the screen.
New Site!  HyperHistory Online is a great site for history, social studies, current events, general information.  Over 2,000 files are interconnected throughout the site. In addition to that, HyperHistory provides several hundred links to the world wide web.
bullet The World in the Classroom is a brief article on strategies that you can use in the classroom to teach about world culture. The resources listed are appropriate for K to 12 classrooms.
bulletFind information on teaching about religion at Teaching About Religion in Public Schools.
bulletCulture Quest World Tour teaches students about diversity of cultures around the world.  Hosted by Ophelia Owl & Parsifal Penguin, kids will find recipes, games, and other fun activities.
bulletVisit the Seven Wonders of the World.  This excellent site gives kids an understanding of those 7 wonders.
bulletHelp your students get involved in what's going on with our country's government.  White House Kids will do just that, allow you to meet each member of the President's family - even their pets!
bulletYou will be delighted by the information you find about our President, First Lady, former presidents, and their lives by visiting White House for Kids (from the official White House site).
bulletFind some really fun things to do at The American Museum of Natural History.
bulletLet's Go Around the World!  That's exactly what your students can do when they visit this site.  Take Swahili lessons, have fun playing games, and read poems written by mystery animals that help kids guess their identities.  A MUST see.
bulletPOTUS (Presidents of the United States) provides background information, election results, notable events, and points of interest on each of our former presidents.  Additional information on the First Ladies of our country can be found at National First Ladies' Library.
bulletInformation on women that are important to America's history is provided at The National Women's Hall of Fame.
bulletTheir Stamp on History is an educational Web site that explores the lives of important historical people through their pictures on postage stamps.

 

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