United States

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
 

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!
• • 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)
• EnchantedLearning’s Illustrated Glossary: Landforms & Bodies of Water 

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus Short Stories
Christopher Columbus Video - National Geography 

February is Black History Month

1. Black History Month PouerPoints
2. Slavery in America
3. Harriet Tubman — History.com Articles, Video, Pictures and Facts
4. Harriet Tubman Web Hunt | The Underground Railroad | Scholastic 
5. The Underground Railway, Escape from Slavery
6. Harriet Tubman - PBS
7. Harriet Tubman timeline
8. Harriet Tubman Biography - Facts, Birthday, Life Story - Biography.com
9. Harriet Tubman timeline
10. Harriet Tubman: Civil War Spy -- National Geographic Kids

The Underground Railway

1. Slavery in America
2. Harriet Tubman — History.com Articles, Video, Pictures and Facts
3. Harriet Tubman Web Hunt | The Underground Railroad | Scholastic 
4. The Underground Railway, Escape from Slavery
5. Harriet Tubman - PBS
6. Harriet Tubman timeline
7. Harriet Tubman Biography - Facts, Birthday, Life Story - Biography.com
8. Harriet Tubman timeline
9. Harriet Tubman: Civil War Spy -- National Geographic Kids