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Government Sites
African American History - Library of
Congress - View collections and resources on the African American experience.
African American History and Culture - For Educators Page - Find
lesson plans for K-6th graders titled "Save Our African American Treasures" and "Let Your Motto Be
Resistance."
African American History Month for Teachers - Browse ready-to-use
lesson plans, student activities, collection guides and research aids.
African American Pioneers in Aviation - Teacher Guide - Designed for
students in Grades 5 through 9, the guide includes four activities using the Black Wings: African American Pioneer
Aviators website.
African Americans - FREE - Find 60+ resources related to African American history.
Alamosaurus - Alamosaurus is the only known sauropod in North America from
this time period (Upper Cretaceous). All North American sauropods died out about 105 million years ago.
American Indian Heritage Teaching
Resources - Find great lesson plans and activities here for American Indian Heritage Month in
November.
American Indians - Print Resources - Download these
teaching materials about the history of American Indians in the U.S.
Architect's Virtual
Capitol - Tour the Capitol building in Washington DC, including information on the construction of the
U.S. Capitol building, and several other buildings on Capitol Hill such as the Supreme Court and Library of
Congress.
Asian Art - Resources for Educators - Find classroom activities and online guides about
Asian Art exhibits at the Freer | Sackler museums.
Asian Pacific American Heritage
Teaching Resources - Find lesson plans and activities here for Asian Pacific American Heritage
Month in May.
Black History Teaching Resources - Find
great lesson plans and activities here for Black History Month in February.
Bureau of
Indian Education - Informational resources if you've ever wanted classroom teaching activities about
American Indians; also the best teaching practices addressing American Indian learners.
Census in Schools - For Teachers - Offers easy-to-use, content rich, standards-based
lesson plans and teaching kits tailored for all grade levels; Access free products including maps, lesson plans and
historical data.
Cities and Towns - Library of Congress - Examine
how some of American's cities and towns have changed throughout the years. There are many photos to
explore!
Correspondence Match - Coverdell World Wise Schools - This
program matches up Peace Corps Volunteers in the field with U.S. classroom teachers; a two-year exchange of
ideas, stories, pictures, and artifacts that helps U.S. students in the classroom learn about the people, geography,
environment, and culture of the world.
Coverdell
World Wise Schools - Fosters an understanding of other cultures and global issues by facilitating
communication between Peace Corps Volunteers and U.S. classrooms; free print and online classroom resources
based on the Peace Corps experience also available.
Cultural Education Resources -
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage - Get educational guides, lesson plans and
videos on all types of diverse cultures from the U.S. and around the world.
Culture and Folklife - Library of Congress - The
stories, photos, and music of America's numerous ethnic groups; this contains the personal experiences of many
groups settlling America.
Department of State for Parents and Educators - Here are some resources to help you
share the exciting world of foreign affairs and international diplomacy.
Digital Vaults - Browse
through the hundreds of photographs, documents, and film clips; you can collect assets, track your path, search,
and create a poster, movie, or your own pathway.
Docs Teach -
National Archives Experience - Find ready-to-use activities and over 3,000 primary sources from the
National Archives.
Encyclopedia
Smithsonian - Features answers to frequently asked questions about the Smithsonian and links to
Smithsonian resources on subjects from Art to Zoology.
Environment and Conservation
Movement (1850-1920) - Chronicles the movement to conserve and protect America's natural
heritage, through books, pamphlets, government documents, manuscripts, prints, photographs, and motion picture
footage.
Exhibitions -
Library of Congress - View the collections and take virtual tours of the galleries of the Library of
Congress.
Federal
Resources for Educational Excellence - Read all kinds of interesting documents from a variety of
categories including science, math, history, and language art.
Filipino American Story: A Century of Challenge and Change
Lesson Plan - Highlights the historical and cultural experiences of Filipino Americans within a
multicultural and global context by emphasizing ethnic pride, cultural connections, critical thinking, and community
activism.
Flags of the World - The World Factbook - This page
shows each countries flags; you can also click on the country name for more facts.
For Teachers
- Library of Congress - Offers classroom materials and professional development to help teachers
effectively use primary sources from the Library's vast digital collections.
Geography
and Map Reading Room - The Geography and Map Division (G&M) has the largest map collection in
the world, including 5.5 million maps, 80,000 atlases, over 500 globes and more.
Government and Law - Collections of historical documents, photos, and
even some recordings pertaining to our government and historical events.
Hispanic Heritage Teaching
Resources - Find great lesson plans and activities here for Hispanic Heritage Month from September
15 - October 15.
Immigration and American Expansion -
Collection of documents, including many photos and personal stories from immigrants and early settlers.
Language Lessons - Coverdell World Wise Schools -
Listen to language lessons from around the world.
Latino Center -
Smithsonian Institution - Learn about the role Latinos have played in history and learn about Latino
culture.
Latino
Center's Kids Corner - Smithsonian - View three major galleries: 1) a Kids Gallery; 2) the Son Clave
Lounge featuring Latino music; 3) Meso Time, a virtual visit through Mexico’s pre-Columbian past. (Flash
required)
Literature - Library of Congress - Collection of literary
documents including poetry, books, periodicals, and even an author's notebook.
Maps - Library of Congress - Collections of historical maps, including maps
from the American Revolution through War II.
Multimedia Gallery -
USGS - A comprehensive list of U.S. Geological Survey's photo and image collections, video clips
and animation and podcasts.
Native
American Heritage Month - This site pays tribute to the rich ancestry and traditions of Native
Americans.
Native American History - Search these collections
of photos, documents, and even recordings of the Native American People.
Peace Corps Volunteer Stories - Coverdell World Wise Schools -
Find a volunteer's story that meets your classroom needs; search by keywords, subject, region, country, and
grade level.
People and Places - Smithsonian.com - Read these interesting articles and watch
videos about different countries and culture.
Performing Arts and Music - Library of
Congress - Explore these collections of sheet music, books, dance manuals, and other historical
items.
Presidents - Library of Congress - Explore these collections
of personal papers, portraits, and recordings of some of America's presidents.
Presidents Day - FREE - Find lessons, primary documents, and artifacts for teaching about
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and other U.S. presidents.
Promise of
Place - Place-based education (PBE) immerses students in local heritage, cultures and natural
resources; using these as a foundation for the study of language arts, mathematics, social studies, science and
other subjects across the curriculum.
Publishing the Declaration - This video features the American Declaration of
Independence, focusing on its distribution through early American newspapers.
Religion - Library of Congress - Explore these collections of historical papers,
books, and petitions.
Research Information System - Smithsonian Institution - With over 1,700,000 records,
SIRIS covers a wide variety of resources on topical subjects from history & culture, to science & technology.
Slide Shows - World Wise Schools - Listen to Peace Corps Volunteers talk
about their experience and express their opinions through their own photographs and in their own voices.
Smithsonian - For Educators - Includes lesson plans, a research library, and educational
services; also search to find resources aligned to state standards.
Smithsonian
Images - Hundreds of photographs from the Smithsonian Office of Imaging and Photographic
Services which can be used by teachers and students.
Speakers Match - Coverdell World Wise Schools - Links returned Peace Corps
Volunteers with classes who want to hear about Peace Corps experiences.
Sports and Recreation - Library of Congress -
Explore these collections of books and photos from America's past, including baseball cards.
Summer Workshop for Educators on Using Historical
Documents in the Classroom - Participants will learn how to do research in historical records, create
classroom material from records, and present documents in ways that sharpen students' skills and enthusiasm for
social studies.
Teaching With Historic Places - Uses properties listed on the National Register of Historic
Places to enhance learning - history, social studies, geography, civics, and other subjects.
Technology and Industry - Library of
Congress - Explore these collections of papers, sound, and film about historical technological and
industial events in America.
The American Presidency - Teacher Materials - Help students think
about the office of the presidency, its many occupants, and its importance in American and world history;
provides activities and lesson plans from elementary to high school level
The Commons: The Library of Congress Photo Collection on Flickr - Photograph
collections on Flickr for both educational use and to have the public add tags and comments to make the viewing
experience richer for others.
The National Map - An
online, interactive map service; the Nation's topographic map for the 21st Century.
Today In
History - This website has information about what happened today in U.S. History.
Transportation History - Americans have always been
a people on the move - on rails, roads, and waterways; view the collections including road, rail, and maritime
objects.
U.S. History Topics - Federal Resources for Educational
Excellence - Find lesson plans and activities featuring wars, government, geography, people,
presidents, inventors, explorers, movements, business, states and more.
Using Primary Sources - Primary sources are the raw materials of history - original
documents and objects which were created at the time. Examining primary sources gives students a powerful
sense of history.
Veterans History
Project - Collects, preserves, and makes accessible the personal accounts of American war
veterans so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand the realities of war.
Videos - Coverdell World Wise Schools - Vivid videos of daily life in Peace
Corps countries from Kyrgyzstan and Sri Lanka to the Dominican Republic and Paraguay.
Visiting the
Smithsonian with Kids - Great tips for visiting the Smithsonian museums and the zoo in Washington,
D.C.
Webcasts - Library of Congress - Get more than 500 webcasts on topics ranging from
the space age to poetry. (Real Player required)
White House
History - For more than 200 years, the White House has been more than just the home of the
Presidents and their families; throughout the world, it is recognized as the symbol of the President and of the
President's administration.
Women's History - Library of Congress - Explore
these collections of scrapbooks, photos, and books of famous women in American History.
Women's
History Month - This site pays tribute to the generations of women whose commitment to nature and
the planet have proved invaluable to society.
Women's History Teaching Resources
- Find great lesson plans and activities here for Women's History Month in March.
Youth Engaged in Service - Whether you are starting a new program or want to add to
what you already do, this toolkit can help you introduce youth from all walks of life to the personal growth and
empowerment that comes from serving others.
Other Resources
Africa -
Teacher Tools - Find lesson plans and a guide about Africa, it's society, culture and economics.
African American World - PBS History Classroom - Bring jazz, abolitionism and
Marcus Garvey into your classroom; plan a lesson about African American History.
American History - The Learning Network - Explore current issues in depth
or search American history by topic.
American
Presidency Project - This project's site contains over 75,000 documents related to the study of the
presidency.
American
Revolution - Find out what life was like during the Revolutionary war; includes podcasts, paintings,
weapons and more.
Big Apple History - Parents and Teachers Page - Lead students
through exercises involving everything from evaluating their town's economy to writing a poem inspired by their
community.
Colonial Williamsburg Connect - Explore today's issues through the events and struggles
of the past, using videos, articles and interactive activities
Colonial Williamsburg Parents and Teachers Page - Inspire students
with our teacher resources or plan a school visit to help your students understand the beginnings of America.
Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Gazette - E-newsletters that contain
news from the teaching world, teaching strategies and tidbits from Colonial Williamsburg staff, primary sources
and more.
Colonial Williamsburg Teachers Page - Find different programs and resources about early
American History here; also includes a teacher community and electronic field trips
Current Events - The Learning Network - Explore current issues in depth or
search by subject.
Ease History - EASE
(Experience Acceleration Supportive Environment) History is a rich learning environment that supports the learning
of U.S. history; there are over 600 videos and photographs available. (Flash 7 required)
Education (Teachers) Page - National Geographic - Find multimedia activities
aligned with national standards, educational projects, and more.
Egyptian
Hieroglyphs - Ancient Egyptian writing uses more than 2,000 hieroglyphic characters; each
hieroglyph represents a common object in ancient Egypt.
Electronic Fieldtrip to Colonial Williamsburg - Watch a variety of programs on
public television, educational and cable stations throughout the country about early American History.
First Thanksgiving Teacher's Guide - In this online activity, students will explore
the Mayflower and its 1620 voyage; the lifestyles of the Pilgrims and Wampanoags; and the people, foods, and
activities that were a part of the first Thanksgiving.
Forms of Government - Scholastic.com - Provides an overview of the types of
government, the ways authority can be distributed, the divisions of government, and the functions of
government.
Geography - The Learning Network - Explores current geography issues in depth or
search by subject.
Global History - The Learning Network - Explore current global issues in depth or
search by subject; also view slideshows.
History Classroom - History.com - This site has history resources for you, including
videos, photos and study guides.
Immigration - Scholastic.com - Find out what it means to come to the United States
as an immigrant from the early 20th century through the early 21st century.
Immigration Teacher's Guide - Students will learn the various reasons people
come to America through oral histories of recent and historic immigrants.
Infographics as a Creative Assessment - Provides you with links, ideas, tips,
and much more for supporting the use of infographics as an assessment option in the classroom.
Kids Around the World - Teachers and Parents Page - Introduce your students to the
lives, customs, and cultures of children in countries throughout the developing world.
Lewis and Clark Journey Log - Learn about Lewis and Clark's adventures
through the interactive journal.
My Wonderful World - for Educators - Show your students that geography is
everywhere; get an educators action kit to help with your lesson.
New England History - In the Classroom - Find history lessons, teachers'
best picks and curricula about early New England.
NewsHour Extra - Teacher's Resources - Provides unique current event resources
including news stories, pictures, maps, video and lesson plans.
Past and Present Video and Audio Podcasts - Listen to audio recordings or watch videos
about early American history.
PrimaryAccess -
Free online tools that allows students and teachers to use primary source documents to complete compelling
activities with digital movies and storyboards.
Renaissance Connection - Lesson Plans - Use these lesson plans to
learn about the Renaissance era.
Science - The Learning Network - Explore science in depth or search by subject; also
view slideshows.
Social Studies - The Learning Network - Explore current issues in depth or
search social studies by subject.
Social Studies (Grades 6-8) - PBS Teachers - Teachers can search
the PBS resources by topic and media type.
The Fin, Fur and Feather Bureau of Investigation (FFFBI) - For
Teachers - Your students can conduct entertaining investigations with backdrops from
contemporary global culture.
The Literacy
Project - Find books, articles and videos about literacy, or start your own literacy or reading
group.
Time For Kids -
Teachers - Time For Kids is a weekly classroom news magazine packed with stories about world
and national events, scientific discoveries, sports and much more.
Time
for Kids - Teachers Page - Find teaching resources on current events, including worksheets and
quizzes.
Underground Railroad - Teacher Activity Guide - Students will
travel back to the year 1860 and follow a young slave as he flees a Kentucky plantation for Canada along the
Underground Railroad.
World Digital Library -
The free World Digital Library (WDL) makes available in multilingual format, significant primary materials from
countries and cultures around the world.
World War II Remembered - Teacher's Guide - Gives students the opportunity to
investigate World War II by learning about events through the stories of people who experienced them
firsthand.
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