United States History Map -Take an interactive journey across the United States. New

History for Kids-a great site for information on history

The White House Historical Association-a new site about the history of The White House. Take an animated tour with past presidents as your hosts.

Kids Commonwealth- site developed by the Governor's Office for students to learn about Virginia.

Social Studies Jeopardy GamesReview Social Studies with these fun activities

Biography-Biographies for K-3 of SOL People

50 States and Capitals - Exactly as the title states

The American Civil War Homepage - Great Civil War Site

Biography.com - Biographys of famous people

Explore the Amazing World of Early America - Find out what it was like to live in early America

 

Recommended Sites to go along with the Social Studies curriculum

http://www.pen.k12.va.us/ (Virginia Department of Education) http://chumby.dlib.vt.edu/melissa/posters (poster site) http://vastudies.pwnet.org/ (SOL teacher resources for Virginia Studies) http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Instruction/AmericanDoc99.pdf (American documents)
http://k3hss.pwnet.org (SOL teacher resources for grades K-3) http://mali.pwnet.org/history/history.htm ( Mali resources) http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/EnhancedSandS/ (SOL lessons)
http://www.mariner.org/baylink/sa2aq1.html (Native Americans) http://virginiaindians.pwnet.org/ (Native Americans) www.scott.k12.va.us/martha2/default.htm (SOL practice quizzes and tests)
http://www.vahistorical.org/ (Virginia Historical Society) http://www.sfsocialstudies.com (for 4 th and 5 th grades)

SPECIFIC GRADE LEVEL SITES

SECCOND GRADE

Martin Luther King, Jr Timeline- Timeline created by students about his life

UNDERGROUND RAILROAD INTERACTIVE JOURNEY -Excellent site for students to experience life as a slave. They make choices on this interactive journey. Highly recommended for 5th grade.

China - Use this link to go to Our China Page

Egypt- Use this link to go to Our Egypt Page

THIRD GRADE

Famous Black Americans- Click here

Kids Connect- Great resource for students

Mali Websites

Mali Webquest -great activity for learning about Mali

http://mali.pwnet.org (Great site for lesson plans and other useful information about Mali)

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/med/leo_afri.html (Description of Timbuktu)

http://webusers.xula.edu/jrotondo/Kingdoms/ (Kingdoms of the Sudan)

http://www.mysteriousplaces.com/mali/index.html (mysterious places)

http://www.interknowledge.com/mali/index.html (Exploring Mali)

http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ml.html (World Factbook - Mali)

http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/ontheline/explore/journey/mali/malindex.htm (Cool Planet)

http://www.fcps.edu/KingsParkES/technology/mali/index.htm

FOURTH GRADE

Jamestown Celebration 400 years - Great site for students to learn about Jamestown

The On-line Jamestown Adventure -Take an interactive journey about Jamestown. You are Captain John Smith. You have to make some choices and learn about the effects of those choices.

Jamestown Fort- An interactive tour of the fort itself

History.org -This site will give you a tour of Williamsburg.

Virginia's First People Past and Present This site has lots of information about the Indians of Virginia.

Virginia- this site has information about regions and other information about the "Old Dominion"

Regions of Virginia- Great site for maps and information on the regions of Virginia.

Webquest of the 5 Regions of Virginia- This site allows students to participate in a web-based project as amabassadores of Virginia and their finished project will be in the form of a brochure.

Webquest 2 of the 5 regions of Virginia- This site has web-based project of the regions where students research and Create a Tourism newsletter that would attract people to a certain region in Virginia

Indian Webquest A webquest for Indians

Review of 4th grade SOLs

FIFTH GRADE

http://www.history.org/History/teaching/revolution/loyalty.html - great activity to learn about the Revolutionary War

The On-line Jamestown Adventure -Take an interactive journey about Jamestown. You are Captain John Smith. You have to make some choices and learn about the effects of those choices.

Jamestown Fort- An interactive tour of the fort itself

History.org -This site will give you a tour of Williamsburg.

Virginia's First People Past and Present This site has lots of information about the Indians of Virginia.

Virginia- this site has information about regions and other information about the "Old Dominion"

Regions of Virginia- Great site for maps and information on the regions of Virginia.

http://www.scott.k12.va.us/martha2/Virginia's%20Geography.htm - Regions of Virginia

Review of 4th Grade SOLs that are on the 5th Grade SOL test

Quiz on the Revolutionary War- PBS Liberty Series

Geography Webquest

Indian Webquest

Regions Webquest

Under Ground Railroad Journey- An interactive journey with National Geographic to learn about the "Under Ground Railroad"

Reconstruction-This site will help with teaching the Reconstruction period after the Civil War.

The American Civil War Homepage - Great Civil War Site

CIVIL WAR SITES

• http://homepages.dsu.edu/jankej/civilwar/civilwar.htm The American Civil War
• http://www.bestteachersites.com/themes/social/civilwar/ Teach-nology Theme
• http://library.thinkquest.org/3055/netscape/index.html ThinkQuest
• http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/warweb.html American Civil War Home Page
• http://www.kidskonnect.com/CivilWar/CivilWarHome.html Hotlist of Sites
• http://www.civilwar.com/ The Civil War
• http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/civilwar/cwar.htm The Civil War for Kids
• http://www.nps.gov/gett/gettkidz/kidzindex.htm Gettysburg Kids Page
• http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/cwphome.html Civil War Photos
• http://www.northcanton.sparcc.org/~orchard/civilwar.html Civil War Resources
• http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/staff/LisetteCauble/Civil_Wa.htm Civil War Theme
• http://www.civilwarhome.com/overview.htm Overview of the Civil War
• http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/cwfrm.htm The American Civil War
• http://www.education-world.com/a_sites/sites022.shtml Links from Education World
• http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/tl1861.html Civil War Timeline
• http://www.americancivilwar.com/women/women.html Women of the Civil War
• http://www.jewish-history.com/Clipartgallery/clipart.htm Civil War Clipart Gallery
• http://tennessee-scv.org/Camp1513/clipart.htm Confederate Clipart Gallery

Civil War Webquest Project Links

http://www.coollessons.org/civilwarpaper.htm

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/cwphome.html

 

Online Activities

• http://coe.west.asu.edu/students/hcarter/webquest.htm#Task Civil War Journal (WQ)
• http://www.coollessons.org/civilwarpaper.htm The Civil War Herald (WQ)
• http://mciunix.mciu.k12.pa.us/~spjvweb/civilwarwq.html Civil War Battles (WQ)
• http://www.stonewall.fayette.k12.ky.us/wq/cwwebquest/civilwar.htm A Nation Divided (WQ)
• http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/proj/lincoln/index.html Abraham Lincoln
• http://www.quia.com/jg/65657.html Civil War Games
• http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webquests/civilwarlife/ While Battles Raged – through University of Richmond (WQ)

Famous Black Virginians

Arthur Ashe

Nat Turner

Maggie Walker

Douglas Wilder

Ella Fitzgerald

Booker T. Washington

James Armistead Lafayette

The Britannica Guide to Black History *New* A great site to learn about black history

 

Economics Websites and Resources

Goods
Delivering the Goods (elementary)
http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.php?lesson=197&page=teacher
No Fireworks on the 4th of July (middle school)
http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.php?lesson=626&page=teacher

Services
Online Lessons
Goods and Services (elementary)
http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson=EM642&page=teacher
Community Helpers are at Your Service (elementary)
http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson=EM454&page=teacher
Goods and Services: Some are Private, Some are Not (middle)
http://www.ncee.net/ei/lessons/OldMac/lesson2/

Fed Resources
Piggy Bank Primer (elementary)
http://www.stlouisfed.org/education/resourcetools

 

Saving
Every Penny Counts (elementary)
http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.php?lesson=461&page=teacher
Why Don’t People Save (middle school)
http://www.ncee.net/resources/lessons/lei_online_lesson3.pdf
Building Wealth for the Long Term (middle school)
http://www.councilforeconed.org/resources/lessons/lei_hs_lesson1223.pdf

 

Producers
Online Lessons
Dacian Masks (elementary)
http://www.ncee.net/ei/lessons/resourcesAtoZ/1-56183-618-4_05.pdf
Dry as a Bone (middle)
http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson=EM536&page=teacher
Not Your Grandma’s Lemonade Stand (middle)
http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson=EM276&page=teacher

Natural Resources
Online Lessons
The Giving Tree (elementary)
http://www.ncee.net/resources/lessons/childrens_lit_sample.pdf
Water, Trees, Fish (elementary)
http://www.usmint.gov/kids/teachers/lessonPlans/50sq/2007/_k01-2.pdf
There is Something in the Water (middle)
http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson=EM308&page=teacher

 

Capital Resources
Online Lessons
The Shoemaker’s Tools (elementary)
http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.php?page=teacher&lesson=EM295&sent=true
Homer Price: The Doughnuts (upper elementary)
http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/lessons/litdough.htm 
The Civil War: A War of Resources (Virginia Studies, middle)
http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.php?lesson=729&page=teacher

Credit
Online Lessons
Giving Credit (elementary)
http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.php?lesson=481&page=teacher
What Happens When a Bank Makes a Loan (upper elementary)
http://www.ncee.net/resources/lessons/lei_online_lesson3.pdf  
Q T Pi Fashions - Learning About Credit Card Use (middle)
http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.php?lesson=346&page=teacher

 

Demand
Online Lessons
To Market, To Market (elementary)
http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.php?lesson=357&page=teacher
Lemon Squeeze: The Lemonade Stand (middle)
http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.php?lesson=369&page=teacher

 

Factors of Production
Online Lessons
The Goat in the Rug (elementary)
http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/lit-goat.htm
Music, Maestro, Please: Show Business and the Factors of Production (upper elementary, middle)
http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.php?lesson=EM343&page=teacher
The Productive Blues (Jeans) (upper elementary, middle)
http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.php?lesson=229&page=teacher

 

Products and Industries of Virginia
Online Lessons
Virginia Studies: Ready Resources for the Classroom
http://vastudies.pwnet.org/vs10/vs10_b.htm
Virginia Products Word Splash 
http://vastudies.pwnet.org/pdf/regions_word_splash.pdf
Virginia Studies Posters Sets
http://chumby.dlib.vt.edu/melissa/posters/vastudiesposter.html
Products and Regions of Virginia Foldable lesson
http://ppsblogs.net/lisapennington/files/2008/08/vs10b-products-and-industries.pdf

 

Competition
Online Lessons
What is Competition? (elementary)
http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson=EM509&page=teacher
Marketplace: Corporate Leap Frog (middle)
http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson=EM505&page=teacher
Incentives
Online Lessons
What Are Incentives? (elementary)
http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson=EM379&page=teacher
The Economics of Voting (middle)
http://www.ncee.net/resources/lessons/capstone_lesson28.pdf