http://www.besthistorysites.net/index.shtml

 

 

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/

 

 

www.historychannel.com

 

 

Social Studies For Kids
www.socialstudiesforkids.com
 

 

http://www.kids.gov

 

 

Babloo

www.babloo.com

 

 

American Folklore
www.americanfolklore.net
 

 

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/romans
 

 

www.pantheon.org/mythica.html
 

 

http://www.pbs.org/greatspeeches/timeline/#1930
 

 

http://www.aakulturezone.com/kidz

Social Studies Teacher Resources

HistoryChannel.com: A Day in History
http://www.historychannel.com/tdih/tdih.jsp?category=leadstory
This is a great site for getting students focused on history for the day.  Have one student go to a computer and discuss what happened “Today in History”.

History Lesson Plans and Resources
http://www.cloudnet.com/~edrbsass/edhist.htm
This site provides a number of interesting lesson plans covering all topics related to social studies, which can help any social studies teacher.

National Geographic.com: Xpeditions
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/activities/
This site provides the teacher with a number of useful resources including activities, lesson plans, atlas, and standards.  A great site to plan a lesson, and gain the needed material

U.S. Department of Education Office of Educational Research and Improvement: Helping Your Child Learn Geography
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Geography/index.html
This site
provides teachers with important information to consider when developing a geography lesson.

Reading Quest.org: Making Sense in Social Studies
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/readquest/strat/
This site provides a number of useful charts that can be used by any teacher, especially social studies teachers, to help with reading comprehension, brainstorming, compare and contrast charts, and graphic organizers.