United States Resources
Pratt's
Educational Resources
Design-A-Study
New
4/6/09
Social Studies &
Geography Games, Maps & More
Social
Studies Books & More
Flags
Pioneer Resources
Memorial
Day
Native Americans
and Pocahontas Themes
States in
the U.S.
U.S.A.
Independence Day (4th of July)
Thanksgiving /
Pilgrims (17th Century)
U.S.A. President's
Social Studies Links
Reference
Resources
Books
Social
Studies/Geography Books
Viewers Links
Andy's American History Worksheets
A rhyming tour of topics in American history with
worksheet questions for middle schoolers and middle school teachers.
American Heritage Education
Foundation, Inc. (AHEF) America's Heritage: An
Adventure in Liberty is a
free, tested K-12 curriculum support resource with lessons on America's
factual, philosophical heritage. Lessons support learning of the
significance of events, causes, and effects of the United States' early
history. Subjects: social studies, history, government, political
science, economics, geography, philosophy, debate, music. Available
from the American Heritage Education Foundation, Inc.
You can request free resources from American Promise and U.S. Census
Bureau at: Misc. U.S..
Information, Speeches, Virtual Tours, etc.
American Rhetoric
Here speeches, sermons, legal proceedings, lectures, debates,
interviews, other recored media events, and declarations.
Animated Atlas
It has an online animated 10 minute video of "Growth of a Nation",
links, and more.
Digital History
Historic Sites of
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Historical
Museums Guide for History Museums in the United States
Museum in
the
Area (San Diego) near Birch Aquarium
National Constitution
Center
Including For
Kids: Save The Bill of Rights! Game (and print "The Bill of Rights"
after you finish the online game).
Old Starbridge Village in
New England (1830's) Online Tour
Online Highways Guide to Travel, Leisure
and Recreation in North America and beyond
The Plimoth
Plantation Experience
(Their main site is also located on my Thanksgiving /
Pilgrims theme page.)
U.S. Census Bureau Including
educational resources
U.S. Census
Bureau 2000 Teaching Material You can request maps, Making Sense of
Census 2000 (teacher guide and a wall map-4'x6' for grades K-12), and
Adult ESL/Literacy.
U.S. Virtual Tour Old
Supreme Court Chamber; National Statuary Hall; Old Senate Chamber; The
Senate Chamber; and The President's Room
USS
Hornet
Museum: Explore the Ship Virtual Tour and History.
Virtual Field
Trips
This site has lots of places of interest (a site not to miss).
Find: Virtual Tours of Museums and other Buildings,
Regional Tours,
Time Travel Tours, Virtual Nature and Science Tours, Virtual Factory
Tours, Live Web Cams, and more.
Virtual
Tour Sites
White House Tours @
whitehouse.gov
Games
Games From Around The
World: United States - Going To Boston
Maps
Map of the
USA Connect the Dots @ FunSchool
World Maps
Eras
Historical Eras
Colonial America
(1492-1763)
Book
Ox-Cart Man You might want to use this book at Thanksgiving time
or
any other
season.
A to
Z
Teacher Stuff: Colonial America Theme
Find thematic units & lesson plans, resources, worksheets and
printables, and books.
American Colonial
History
Basics
of New England Cooking (Lesson Plan) and Worksheet
Colonial
America 1600-1775 K-12 Resources
Colonial
America and the American Revolution Links
Colonial American Gazette
Colonial
America Thematic Unit: Grades 4&5
Colonial
History
Colonial Life
Thematic Unit
This unit is for 3rd grade but can be for other grades. There are
links, recipes, books, and other activities in this unit.
Colonial
Cranberry Nut Bread
Creating A New
Colony
in The New Land
Kidinfo.com:
Colonization - New England Colonies
Early
America Lesson plan (Grade 3-5)
Great American Speeches
at PBS.org
Paper
Weaving
K-8 Art
Peg's
American Unit Study
Using
Primary Sources to Understand the Past: Slavery and Runaway Slaves in
Colonial America (1769)
Grade Level: 5-12
I haven't had time to go through these links to see if they
work.
They are from a unit study group.
Art
lesson in Colonial american
A site devoted to a holistic
study of the culture and society of Colonial America.
All types of
information regarding Christmas customs and more
America's
Library - Check out Famous Americans & Jump Back In Time
Ben's Guide to
Historical Documents (Grades 6-8)
Ben's Guide to
Historical Documents (Grades 3-5)
Colonial,
Revolutionary & Early America
History
Library
Rights
& Freedoms in Colonial America
Build a New
England Village
HyperHistory
American
Revolutionary War Thematic Unit (presents views from both sides)
The History Place
U.S.
History
Lesson Plans - Mr. Donn's
Colonial
House
to Make
Experience Colonial
Life
American Memory
American
Revolution
Betsy Ross Homepage
Celebrating
America's Freedom
Colonial Hall
Colonial Williamsburg
Commodore
John
Barry, Father of the American Navy
The Electric Franklin
History
Buff
A Hypertext on American
History from Revolution to Reconstruction
American Treasures
The Philadelphia Campaign
Salem
Withcraft Trials
SmartFun Online
Valley Forge
Historical Museum
Way Back
You Be the
Historian
American Revolution
(Revolutionary War)
(1764-1789)
See Colonial America for more links.
A Journey
Towards Freedom
Links, games, teacher resources, recipes & more
Colonial
America and the American Revolution Links
American
Revolution Resources
Ask
Eric: American Revolution Simulation
Lesson for Grades 6-8
Connecting
Students: Worksheets - Crosswords & Puzzles
Downloadable
File - American Revolution Lesson Plans
Google.com
Search for American Revolution Lesson Plans
Hello, I Am
Deborah Sampson
Lesson for grade 5 or it can be adapted for other grades and subjects.
"Students choose a historical figure from the Revolutionary War and
become that figure."
Kid
Info - American Revolution
Lessonplanpage.com
-American Revolution
Revolutionary
War
Revolutionary
War Unit - North Canton City Schools
SCORE
Teacher Guide: "My Brother Sam is Dead" Lesson Plan
Teacher
CyberGuide Johnny Tremain by Ester Forbes Lesson Plan for Middle
School
The New Nation
(1790-1828)
Liberty Bell
Talk about the Liberty Bell using the below links. Decorate your own
bell located at: Coloring
with Ben: The Liberty Bell.
Liberty
Bell Craft @ about.com
Ben's ABCs: L
is for Liberty Bell
Ben's
Guide (K-2): Symbols of Government -- The Liberty Bell
Dave's
Travel Corner (Picture Gallery): Liberty Bell
Symbols
of U.S. Government: The Liberty Bell @ Ben's Guide (K-2)
PHMC:
Spotlight on History: The Liberty Bell
Ben's
Interactive Games: Liberty Bell Connect the Dots (1-51)
The Liberty Bell
The White House
U.S.A. Symbols, The National Flower, and
The Pledge of Allegiance
Links
A to Z Kids
Stuff
Symbols of the USA Coloring pages for the "Statue of Liberty",
"Liberty Bell", and "Spot
with flag", and information, crafts, games, etc.
Coloring
with
Ben Liberty Bell, U.S. Flag, Uncle Sam, Independence Hall, The
United States of America Map, and Bald Eagle.
Juelie's State Flower
Garden of Gifs: The "Rose"
Symbols of
U.S. Government @ Ben's Guide (K-2)
Symbols of U.S.
Government @ Ben's Guide (3-5)
The Flag
The Statue of
Liberty
Books
Dave
and Augie's Kids Pages: Coloring It talks about each part of the
Statue of Liberty. The 7 rays of the crown is for each continent
on the Earth.
Statue of
Liberty
Statue of Liberty - Paper
Cutouts by PaperToys.com
Lewis and Clark
Follow in the
Footsteps of Lewis & Clark - Sierra Club
Click here
to get on a waiting list to be notified when the free discovery
map is reprinted.
Old Starbridge Village, New England
1830's
Old
Starbridge Village (Lesson Plan) @ Teacher Vision
Westward Expansion & Reform
(The Oregon Trail)
(1829-1859)
Across
the Plains in '64: by Prairie Schooner to...
Connecting
Students: Oregon Trail
Lesson plans, worksheets, books.
edUniverse
- Lesson Plans
Francis
Parkman, The Oregon Trail
A Book
Hot
Links Oregon Trail
Links & Lesson Plans
How
to Build Your Own Pioneer Covered Wagon
Hurricane
District Pioneering Projects
Historic
Crafts & Skills--Contents
Laura
Ingalls Wilder Teaching Unit
OCTA --
Overland
Journal: Williams, 1993
Food on the Oregon Trail
On
the
Oregon Trail
Worksheets & Other Resources
Oregon
Trail
including links & coloring pages.
Oregon Trail
Oregon
Trail
Go West Following the Oregon Trail
OREGON TRAIL DIARY
Grades 5-11 Lesson Plan
Oregon
Trail Diary - An AskERIC Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan: Grades 5-11
Oregon
Trail
History Library - Main Menu
Oregon Trail Interpretive
Center, National Historic
History and other resoureces. You can download a pdf that is 158
pages Click on "For Teachers & Kids from the menu on the left,
click on "Teacher's Corner", and click "Teacher Packets".
Oregon
Trails in Oregon
Map
Pioneer
Cooking - An AskERIC Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan: Grades 1-3
Pioneers
Activities, Literature, & More
Prairie
Schooners
Diagram of Covered Wagon & More
SCORE-Patty
Reed's Doll-Teachers Guide
Teacher
packets
The
Oregon-Trail
Web-and-Flow
WebQuest: Oregon Trail
An Overland Journey WebQuest
Westward
Expansion Websites
Westward
Movement Links
Whitman
Mission National Historic Site -- Oregon Trail Teacher's Guide
Civil War
(1860-1865)
Civil
War Coloring Book
Civil
War: Links
Gettysbury,
Pennsylvania
The Gettysburg, The Gettysburg Address, Mr. Lincoln at Gettysburg
and More
Lesson Plan:
The Civil War
MedsNets:
Civil War Links
The Fight
for Equal Rights: Black Soldiers in the Civil
War Lesson Plans
Reconstruction
(1866-1877)
Gilded Age
(1878-1889)
Progressive Era
(1890-1913)
Great War & Jazz Age
(1914-1928)
Depression & WWII
(1929-1945)
World War II
Grolier World
War II Commemoration
Modern Era
(1946-present)
Veteran's
Day
Department of Veterans Affairs va.gov
VA Kids Including facts, online
games & activities, links, etc.
Free Resources
The American
Promise
A web site devoted to help K-12 teachers bring democracy to life in
their classrooms.
This site has a 170 page teachers
guide produced for the original PBS series. (It can be downloaded
or you can have it sent to you.) The Teaching Guide area has
lesson plans that include many topics. There is an online
newsletter archive too.
U.S.
Census
Bureau 2000 Free Teaching Material You can request maps, Making
Sense of Census 2000 (teacher guide and a wall map-4'x6' for grades
K-12), and Adult ESL/Literacy.
Note: I ordered the 3'x2' US 2000 Population Map" from U.S. Census
Bureau. I have it in our schoolroom (the living room).
Miscelleneous Links for The United States,
Printables, &
Worksheets
4th
& 5th Student Research Resources: U.S. History Resources
Native Americans, Discoverers and Explorers, American Colonies,
Revolutionary War, The Move West, American Civil War, Government, Today
in History
abcteach: USA
Activities for Kids Including printables, journal entry pages, and
coloring
pages.
America's Story from
America's Library from The Library of Congress
Meet Amazing Americans, Jump Back in Time, Explore the States, Join
America at Play, and See, Hear and Sing
Ben's Guide to U.S.
Government for Kids
K-12 (some for preschool). Including: symbols of government, etc.
Free
Worksheet and Reproducible Center @ I Love That Teaching Idea: United
States History
Grade
5 Social Studies - Mitchell Class
This has lots of links for: Geography, Native Americans, Explorers,
Colonial
American History, Revolutionary War, Government, War of 1812, Westward
Movement, Civil War, Economics, and Law.
Historic
New England Driving Tours and Participating
Museums
History Channel
Homeschool
Home Theme Attic: Free Worksheets
It has "Our Country's Government Unit", "Our State Units", and they may
add new things.
Jump
Back in Time @ America's Library
Kids Voting USA
Liberty Kids @ PBS Kids
Fun & Games, Behind the Scenes, Liberty Archive, Now & Then
(Watch Your Favorite Episode), and Liberty News (download the "Liberty
News Maker program" to make your own newspaper.)
Link to Congress
Mr.
Barnes's AP United States History Worksheets
Online Maps: United
States @ eduplace
Social
Studies Sites for Teachers Government; Geography; World History;
Maps and Flags; American History, Current Events, States; Exploration;
Alaska; Web Quests; Olympics; Miscellaneous; and Washington, DC
State Farm:
Life Events - Political
Coloring pages (Uncle Sam, the elephant, the donkey, and the eagle),
word search, and crossword puzzle.
StudyWeb: U.S.
History Links
All grades and subjects (even the ones I have on this page).
Social Studies
Resources for K-12 @ nhptv
The
First Ladies of the United States of America
The Library of Congress
The
National Geographic - Inside the White House
The Smithsonian Institution
The Social
Studies Work Book (Online)
The United States Senate
THOMAS -- U.S. Congress on the
Internet
United States Holocaust Memorial
Museum
United States House of
Representatives
- 106th Congress
Units:
Our Country
U.S. Census Bureau Including
educational resources,
White House Kids Home Page