GENERAL SITES:
Country Info: www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook
All the facts you’ll ever need about every country in the world.
National Geographic: www.nationalgeographic.com
Great site for subject areas AND maps (www.plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine)
Timelines : www.internet4classrooms.com/timelines.htm
Just what it says.
Calendars: www.sldirectory.com/cal.html
A guide to locating events for each day of the year: includes historical, astronomical, military, religious, birthdays, holidays and festivals. Create calendars and timelines.
Digital History: www.digitalhistory.uh.edu
A rich resource for primary documents: Music, maps, speeches, newspapers, timelines, etc
Using Primary Documents On the Web : www.lib.washington.edu/subject/History/RUSA
Nashua High School South Library Media Center: www.nashua.edu/fleshers/SocialStudiesLinks.htm
Excellent collection of sites by category.
Oz’s Table of Contents: www.teacheroz.com/toc.htm
Anything you could ever want relating to history.
Social Studies: www.socialstudies.com
Comprehensive site. Short, easy to read articles and pictures. Search for videos, books, web pages, sample lesson plans and more.
Social Studies Teacher Resources: www.ode.state.or.us/cifs/socialsciences/teacherres
MAPS:
Blank and Map Outlines: http://geography.about.com/cs/blankoutlinemaps
Maps.com: http://www.maps.com/FunFacts.aspx?nav=FF#
Outline maps, skills, puzzles, interactive maps.
U.S. HISTORY:
Mrs. Donn’s American History Sites: http://www.mrdonn.org/americanhistory.html
American Memory Project from the Library of Congress: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amhome.html
Search for events, people places or time periods in American History. Rich source of primary documents and timelines.
Ben’s Guide to the U.S. Government for Kids : http://bensguide.gpo.gov/index.html
Divided by activity and grade level.
Digital Classroom: www.archives.gov/digital_classroom/index.html
Reproducible copies of primary documents from the U.S. National Archives.
50 Facts about the Fifty States: www.50states.com
Facts about the 50 states.
ANCIENT HISTORY:
Mythweb: www.mythweb.com
Site devoted to the gods, heroes, and monsters of Greek mythology.
Notable Social Studies Trade Books: http://downloads.ncss.org/notable/notable2005.pdf
A carefully evaluated and annotated list of the best trade books, listed by category. (Lists for the past five years are available.)
Castles : www.castlesontheweb.com
Directory of 100’s of castle sites. Includes “Castles for Kids.”