Social Studies
Social Studies
Social Studies
- Social Studies Reviews Grade 3 Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
- i4classrooms - 3rd Grade Social Studies Resources
- My Great Maps - Interactive with Paint Tools, Symbols
- Digital Collections and Programs: America's Library for Kids and Families
- Pics4Learning - Cite these copyright-friendly images!
- Google Maps
- Kids.Gov - Links to government and other kids' siteslinks to government and other kids' sites links to government and other kids' sites
American Civil War
Inventors & Inventions
Wisconsin
Wisconsin History
- WisHisforKids--Just For Fun
- Wisconsin Stories
- Caddie Woodlawn, Rascal Paper Dolls
- Children's Clothing Collection Online
- Wisconsin Historical Museum Online Collections
- Wisconsin History
- Turning Points in Wisconsin History
- Frequently Asked Questions - State of Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Electronic Reader
- Wisconsin topics
- PortalWisconsin.org Virtual Tours
- Wisconsin Senate Kids Home Page - Learn about WI - Just For Kids
- DOJ (Department of Justice) for Kids
- Wisconsin Dept. of Veterans' Affairs - Kids' Page
- Wisconsin.gov - Kids Page
- Wisconsin Historical Society
- Who We Are - Wisconsin Historical Society
- Great Lakes Intertribal Council Native Wisconsin Home Page
- Indian Country Wisconsin (Milwaukee Public Museum)
- Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission
- Circus World
- Carson & Barnes Family Circus (1 min. video)
- Annotated Map of Wisconsin's History
Wisconsin Maps
Wisconsin & The Civil War
- Turning Points in Wisconsin History - Wisconsin in the Civil War Era
- Wisconsin Goes to War: Our Civil War Experience
- Civil War Changed Wisconsin - JSOnline
- Wisconsin Historical Images | Old Abe, Wisconsin's Civil War Eagle
- Lac du Flambeau's Famous Eagle: A Civil War Legend
- Old Abe the War Eagle - Wisconsin Veterans Museum
- Park Falls Public Library - Old Abe Display
General Wisconsin Resources
- Check your sample ballot at My Vote Wisconsin
- YouTube - Wisconsin Work | ECB Surf Report
- Travel Wisconsin
- WDNR's Wisconsin Great Lakes
- Great Lakes History: A General View
- WDNR Natural Resources Education
- WDNR's EEK! Environmental Education for Kids!
- Groundwater Education Resources (Animated Water Cycle)
- Fishing Wisconsin (Wild Rose Fish Hatchery Video)
- ECB Financial Literacy - Teach It! with video
- ECB Videos - Media for Wisconsin Schools
- Ideas
The United States
- 2012 Presidential Election
- Presidents' Day
- The United States Government
- The United States, Capitals, & Facts
- Native Americans
- United States History
- United States Geography & Landforms
- Christopher Columbus
- February Is Black History Month
- The Underground Railroad
2012 Presidential Election
- Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government
- GovSpot.com: Government Sites for Kids
- The Presidential Election: How It Works | Kids
- Time for Kids Election Dictionary - Electionary
- Kids Voting USA - In the Classroom
- The Library of Congress THOMAS
- Elections for Kids
- Campaign 2012 — Infoplease.com
- 2012 Presidential Election Resources & Teaching Tips
- Education World: Primary Primer: Guide to the 2012 Presidential Race [for Teachers: Many school use templates, including election templates]
- Check your sample ballot at My Vote Wisconsin
Presidents' Day
- Library of Congress - U.S. Presidents
- President for a Day - The Democracy Project | PBS KIDS GO!
- Presidents' Day - Apples 4 the teacher - U.S. Presidents Presidents' Day Games
- Mr. Nussbaum's Animated Biographies
The United States Government
- The Creation of the U.S. Constitution (Graphic History - Autoplay)
- First Gov for Kids
- Play the Budget Game - New York City
- National Debt - The Democracy Project | PBS KIDS GO!
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- TheMint.org - Fun For Kids - Determining your Budget
- The Banking Kids Page Children can practice their banks skills and learn about budgeting.
- Rich Kid Smart Kid. Kids learn about the basics of business, making a profit, assets and charitable giving
- Treasury Direct Kids
- Election Center - Weekly Reader
- President for a Day
- Inauguration Day Lessons and Activities
- Scholastic News - President Elected: What comes next?
- Master the Roles of the President
- If you were president, how would you run the country?
- Presidents Coloring Pages
- Three Branches of Government
- Three Branches of Government quiz
- Kids.gov--The Official Kids Portal to the U.S. Government
- Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids Grades 3-5
- Bill of Rights Game
- Bill of Rights Drag & Drop Game
- Constitution Game - Scholastic
- America's Story First Gov for Kids
- Electoral College - Disney video
- Three Branches of Government--Interactive Teaching Unit 5-8
- How a Bill Become a Law Schoolhouse Rock--"I'm Just a Bill" +others
- Kids in the House (Congress, Capitol, Bills)
- Step-by-Step on the Campaign Trail--How the President Gets Elected
- Judicial Branch--The Supreme Court [Congress for Kids]
- The Supreme Court--Interactive Games
- Social Studies for Kids--The Supreme Court
- Time for Kids - A Look at the Supreme Court
The United States, Capitals, & Facts
- U.S.A. Online Map Puzzle Games
- U.S. State Capitals - Games
- Explore the States - Information
- Jayzee Bear - USA map game Ben's Guide - Place the State - Game
- IPL Stately Knowledge
- Our United States - a web sites pathfinder
- United States Map (States, Capitals, Nicknames) - Interactive
- U.S. Geography - Scott Bryce
- InfoPlease.com - States - Information
- U.S. States - Enchanted Learning - - info, maps, flags, games
- U.S. Census: Kids' Corner: Fun Facts
- The US Fifty: a guide to the 50 States
- 50 States
- Owl & Mouse: United States Map Puzzle: States and Capitals
- Geography of the United States - States, Capitals
- NetState -Terrific maps, information, and quizzes.
- Watch the United States Grow Before Your Eyes!
Native Americans
- The Anasazi - Scholastic
- Scholastic Explorers: Native American Cultures
- American Shelters
- Yahooligans - Native American Directory
- Thinkquest - Native Americans Mesa Verde 360 Degree Virtual Tour Mesa Verde National Park for Kids
- Mesa Verde National Park Map
- The First Americans — History.com Video
- Pueblo History for Kids
- Ancient Pueblo Peoples
Ancient Pueblo People, or Ancestral Puebloans is the preferred term for the group of peoples often known as Anasazi who are the ancestors of the modern Pueblo peoples..
United States History
- Early American History video clips
- Colonial House . Interactive History | PBS
- America's Story from America's Library
- Smithsonian: National Museum of American History - Kids Center
- Explore an Early American Classroom - Prentice Hall
- Interactive Constitution
- Animated Atlas: Growth of a Nation (10 min. movie)
- American Memory Timeline - Library of Congress
- The Jamestown Online Adventure
- Historic Jamestowne
- VA Kids, K-5th
- National Geographic: Lewis & Clark--Journey Log
- Discovering Lewis & Clark
- PBS: Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
- Go West Across America with Lewis and Clark Game
- Just Curious: Westward Expansion
- America on the Move - Transportation
- Pony Express Rider - Amerikids
- Texas Ranch House - Cattle Drive
- Sawmill Field Trip
- America's Story - Civil War (1860-1865)
- The Civil War Home Page
- The American Civil War Homepage
- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
- The History Place - A Nation Divided : The U. S. Civil War 1861-1865
- The Mind's Treasure Chest (vimeo: The Bay of Pigs & Library Skills)
United States Geography & Landforms
- Tour the States (with printable lyrics) - YouTube
- Harcourt School Geography Glossary
- Mr. Nussbaums USA & States Interactive Maps
- HowStuffWorks "Maps of United States Landforms"
- Kidinfo.com - Your Guide to Information About Geology and Geology
- Color Landform Atlas of the United States
- Mrs. Bogucki’s Landform Definitions
- Interactive Map: Landform Regions of the United States (audio)
- Enchanted Learning’s Illustrated Glossary: Landforms & Bodies of Water
Christopher Columbus
February Is Black History Month
- Black History Month PouerPoints
- Slavery in America
- Harriet Tubman — History.com Articles, Video, Pictures and Facts
- Harriet Tubman Web Hunt | The Underground Railroad | Scholastic
- The Underground Railway, Escape from Slavery
- Harriet Tubman - PBS
- Harriet Tubman timeline
- Harriet Tubman Biography - Facts, Birthday, Life Story - Biography.com
- Harriet Tubman timeline
- Harriet Tubman: Civil War Spy -- National Geographic Kids
The Underground Railroad
- Slavery in America
- Harriet Tubman — History.com Articles, Video, Pictures and Facts
- Harriet Tubman Web Hunt | The Underground Railroad | Scholastic
- The Underground Railway, Escape from Slavery
- Harriet Tubman - PBS
- Harriet Tubman timeline
- Harriet Tubman Biography - Facts, Birthday, Life Story - Biography.com
- Harriet Tubman timeline
- Harriet Tubman: Civil War Spy -- National Geographic Kids