Social Studies


United States Geography
Famous Americans
Outline Maps
Biology of Plants
Learning to Read
Print and Read Books – Kids Lab
Book Adventure
Harcourt Spelling
BCC Writing Lab Series – Twenty Common Errors
Online Art Activities for Kids
ArtsAlive – Interactive Music Games
Investigating the Civil War – Lesson and Skills
Name that President – Online Learning

The American Presidency – An Internet Exercise:

The American Presidency – Online Learning

http://americanhistory.si.edu/presidency/2b.html
Visit the sites above and answer the following questions:
What is the oath of office that the President takes?
What are the three separate branches of government?
Was the President's Cabinet included in the Constitution?
What is the function of the Cabinet?
Who was the nation's third President?
Does the President have the highest position of authority in America? Explain your answer.
George Washington Unit: Kindergarten and Grade One   Lesson and Skills – PDF
President's Day Activities – Lesson and Skills – Early elementary

Inauguration Ceremonies:Lesson and Skills:

www.pbs.org/newshour/inauguration/history.html
www.pbs.org/newshour/inauguration/quiz.html

Dreams of a Barefoot Boy
By fourth grade students should be expanding their horizons and looking at the lives of our many other Presidents.This site offers an excellent glimpse into and study of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, with valuable exercises in evaluating primary documents and a list of student activities to extend their online research   try writing a letter to a youthful Eisenhower, for instance, explaining our vast use of and dependence upon technology today.


Dear Presidential Diary: - Explore

www.ford.utexas.edu/library/exhibits/daylife/dayinthe.htm

What would it be like to be President for a day?Students will write a diary entry for their own lives, and then visit different sites to get a glimpse at a day in the life for an American President. They will compare their lives to that of a President, understanding the roles and duties of executive leadership and visiting the PBS interactive exhibit, President for a Day. Links for student research and assessments are included.

Starting a Government from Scratch Lesson and Skills
History for Kids
Explore the Pyramids
Eastern Woodland Native Americans
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece Passport
Daily Life in Ancient Greece
Online Activity Sheets   Ancient Egypt
Make a Mummy
Teaching Tips for Mythweb – Integrating Language Arts.
Founding the American Colonies – 13 Originals
Ancient Mesopotamia
Stately Knowledge
The PBS Kids Democracy Project
Plymouth History
White House for Kids
Museum Hotlist
The Oregon Trail
American Memory
United States History
Witchcraft in Salem Village