Teaching Resources

Library in the Sky Social Studies Lesson Plans - Links to social studies lesson plans available online.
http://www.nwrel.org/sky/mat.asp?ID=3&search=2&m=23&d=10

Die Like An Egyptian - A study of the ancient Egyptian afterlife incorporating the multiple intelligences and internet use.
http://www.d118.s-cook.k12.il.us/south/curriculum/team6c/Egypt/egypt2.htm

Social Studies for Kids - Offers articles, links, and fun facts, on history, geography, cultures, holidays, economics, and archaeology.
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/

The Castle of King Edward - Virtual tour of a medieval castle explaining the history, architecture, culture, religion, food, royalty, knights, armor and traditions. Designed for teachers, students and kids.
http://www.castles.org/kids/index.htm

National Council for the Social Studies - Junior and senior high lesson plans, all in pdf format.
http://www.socialstudies.org/lessons/

Westward Ho - Collaborative, online, simulated journey on the Oregon Trail for K-12 classrooms. Starts January 2002 and free registration is required.
http://www.cyberbee.com/wwho/

Wenzels World - Teacher shares resources designed for the middle school classroom.
http://wenzelsworld.tripod.com/

U.S. Outline Maps - State outline maps free for downloading and printing. Each individual state and the U.S. as a whole.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Sparta/4692/StateOutlineMaps.html

Canadian Provinces and Territories - Canadian map activity that plays the national anthem.
http://www.lessontutor.com/jmmap.html

Columbia Education Center: Social Studies Lesson Plans - Lessons for elementary, middle and high school students.
http://www.col-ed.org/cur/social.html

Canadian Provinces and Territories Outline Maps - Canadian outline maps free for downloading and printing.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Sparta/4692/canada/canada.html

Coming to a New Land - This webquest will increase student understanding of Ellis Island and the immigrant experience in the U.S. The webquest is designed for fourth grade students.
http://p.boersma.tripod.com

The Big Myth - An experimental learning module designed for use in European primary school classrooms. It is a sociology textbook for the comparative study of world creation mythology. The myths are told using Flash animation and are accompanied by an overview of the culture, the pantheon of the gods and a series of exercises based on that culture.
http://www.bigmyth.com/

Social Studies Lessons - Links to both lesson plans and strategies for teaching social science, history, and government.
http://www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/plans.html

History For Children - Features weekly articles and links on a variety of topics in American and World History. Also provides a listing of history web resources and reading lists for kids, parents, and teachers in history. (For Grades 3+)
http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/history_for_children

Andy's American History Worksheets - Middle school topics in American history with rhyming couplets on the front and questions on the back.
http://geocities.com/maureen1780/andys_page.html

Social Studies Lesson Plans - Plans based on field trips to various museums along the United States' Eastern coast.
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/it/projects/Museums/Teacher_Guide/Social_Studies/