History & Social Studies Resources

This list of free online resources was compiled from links posted on the Enrich member yahoo groups elist from 2001 to February 8, 2010. All links have been verified to be active as of that date.

• Searchable history/social studies lessons and resources http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/
• Olympic games lesson plans http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/17/gk2/olympic.html
• C-Span classroom http://www.c-spanclassroom.org/
• Create your own nation (check to be sure it’s kidsafe, I haven’t had a chance) http://www.nationstates.net/
• World flag database http://www.flags.net/
• Greek and Roman lit, history, language, etc http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~loxias/oldindex.htm
• White House 101 page for kids ttp://www.whitehouse.gov/about/white-house-101/
• Teen experiences of war http://www.itvs.org/beyondthefire/
• Atomic Archive history, science, issues surrounding nuclear weapons http://www.atomicarchive.com/
• Today’s front pages from various states and countries http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/
• Don’t Gross Out the World---short quiz on food customs in various countries http://www.fekids.com/img/kln/flash/DontGrossOutTheWorld.swf
• Free online magazine about Arab and worldwide Muslim culture, history, etc. Includes a Young Reader’s World section that is an abridgement of articles in the regular magazine and has discussion questions, activities, etc aimed at ages 8-15 http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/201001/
• Asia for Educators http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/
• Resources for studying different areas of the world from Columbia University http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/main_pop/related/other.htm
• Digital library of illuminated books http://www.illuminated-books.com/
• Video clip of performance of excerpt of Beowulf in the original Anglo-Saxon http://www.bagbybeowulf.com/video/index.html
• Free download audio book—Jim Weiss reading “With Lee in Virginia” by G. A. Henty http://www.jimhodgesaudiobooks.com/hab_lee_dl.html
• World History Matters –portal to world history sites developed by the Center for History and New Media http://worldhistorymatters.org/
• Streaming audio of history stories, some fairy tales and a couple Bible stories http://www.readingwell.com/audio.html
• How to make your own chainmail armor http://www.historyforkids.org/crafts/projects/chainmail.htm
• Free curriculum guides for world history, early elementary, as well as timelines http://bringinguplearners.com/mosaic/
• Plimoth Plantation online learning center http://www.plimothplantation.org/education/olc/index_js2.html
• Archiving Early America http://www.earlyamerica.com/
• Archive of historic photos from the 1860s on from Life magazine http://images.google.com/hosted/life/
• World history for all of us curriculum from San Diego State University http://worldhistoryforusall.sdsu.edu/foundations/foundations.htm
• American history curriculum for grades 2-8 http://www.guesthollow.com/homeschool/curriculum.html
• Extras for WinterPromise’s Sea and Sky curriculum http://www.guesthollow.com/homeschool/curriculum.html
• Digital history textbook http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/
• American history site with curriculum modules http://gilderlehrman.org/institute/
• History Now magazine for k12 teachers and students http://www.historynow.org/12_2009/index.html
• Teaching resources on Japan http://aboutjapan.japansociety.org/index.cfm
• Free teaching guides for Joy Hakim’s History of the US from PBS http://www.pbs.org/wnet/historyofus/...rs/primer.html
• Free historical costume patterns for 18 inch American Girl dolls http://www.agplaythings.com/AG%20Patterns/DollDressPatterns.html
• Katie’s Trunk and Changes for Felicity (looking at the American Revolution with children’s literature lesson plan) http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/units/byrnes-literature/JGardner/Gardner.html
• Description of a co-op lesson plan on Felicity (American Revolution) http://schoolathome.blogspot.com/2006/09/american-girl-history-class-lesson.html
• History cookbook http://cookit.e2bn.org/historycookbook/
• Scale drawing of the structure of the New York Underground http://www.nationalgeographic.com/nyunderground/docs/scale.html