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Social Studies

Social Studies - Grade 3 Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Unit 1: People Build Communities
Unit 2: Communities Have History
Unit 3: Communities at Work
Unit 4: Communities Have Governments
Unit 5: Many Cultures, One Country
 

First Native Americans

  • The Anasazi - Scholastic
  • Scholastic Explorers: Native American Cultures
  • American Shelters 
  • Yahooligans - Native American Directory 
  • Thinkquest - Native Americans 
  • Mesa Verde 360 Degree Virtual Tour 
  • Mesa Verde National Park for Kids 
  • Mesa Verde National Park Map
  • The First Americans — History.com Video
  • Pueblo History for Kids
  • Ancient Pueblo Peoples 
    Ancient Pueblo People, or Ancestral Puebloans is the preferred term for the group of peoples often known as Anasazi who are the ancestors of the modern Pueblo peoples..

Learn the 50 United States

  • U.S.A. Online Map Puzzle Games
  • State Abbreviations Game
  • Sporcle State Abbreviations Game
  • Awesome America - Awesome State Information!
  • Tour the States - Official Music Video
  • U.S. State Capitals - Games 
  • Explore the States - Information 
  • Jayzee Bear - USA map game Ben's Guide - Place the State - Game
  • IPL Stately Knowledge 
  • Our United States - a web sites pathfinder 
  • United States Map (States, Capitals, Nicknames) - Interactive 
  • U.S. Geography - Scott Bryce 
  • InfoPlease.com - States - Information 
  • U.S. States - Enchanted Learning - - info, maps, flags, games 
  • U.S. Census: Kids' Corner: Fun Facts 
  • The US Fifty: a guide to the 50 States 
  • 50 States 
  • Owl & Mouse: United States Map Puzzle: States and Capitals 
  • Geography of the United States - States, Capitals
    • NetState -Terrific maps, information, and quizzes.
     

February is Black History Month

Slavery and the Underground Railroad -- Eagles
Black History Month Pouerpoints

Exploration of the New World

Interactive Map: Exploration of North America, 1492-1700
Famous Explorer Biographies
The Legend of Compass Rosie

Early American History

  • Early American History video clips
  • Colonial House . Interactive History | PBS
  • America's Story from America's Library
  • Smithsonian: National Museum of American History - Kids Center
  • Explore an Early American Classroom - Prentice Hall 
  • Interactive Constitution
  • Animated Atlas: Growth of a Nation (10 min. movie)
  • American Memory Timeline - Library of Congress
  • The Jamestown Online Adventure
  • Exploring the World The English Come to America Jamestown and Plymouth
  • Jamestown Colony
  • Historic Jamestowne
  • VA Kids, K-5th
  • National Geographic: Lewis & Clark--Journey Log
  • Discovering Lewis & Clark
  • PBS: Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
  • Westward Expansion - History.com
  • Lewis and Clark and the Trailblazers
  • Go West Across America with Lewis and Clark Game
  • The Oregon Trail: 1843 Map & Links
  • Westward Trail game
  • The Oregon Trail: Independence
  • America on the Move - Transportation
  • Calisphere - The Transcontinental Railroad
  • Pony Express Rider - Amerikids
  • Texas Ranch House - Cattle Drive
  • Sawmill Field Trip
  • America's Story - Civil War (1860-1865)
  • The Civil War Home Page
  • The American Civil War Homepage

Early Settlers

History Globe: The Jamestown Online Adventure
Historic Jamestowne
On the Trail of Captain John Smith
Voyage on the Mayflower--The First Thanksgiving
Colonial House . Interactive History | PBS
Library of Congress for Kids - Jump Back in Time - Colonial America
Early American History video clips
The Creation of the U.S. Constitution (Graphic History - Autoplay)
Caddie Woodlawn & Sterling North Paperdolls
Wisconsin Museum Collections Online

Social Studies Videos

Eagles Resources - United States History videos

Growth of the United States

  • Animated Atlas: Growth of a Nation (10 min. movie)

People on the Move

PBS - A Journey of the Corps of Discovery by Ken Burns
National Geographic - Journey with Lewis and Clark
Interactive Tour of Ellis Island - Scholastic

Scientific American Frontiers . Coming Into America | PBS
Destination America . Why did they come? | PBS
Ellis Island — History.com
Timeline - Ellis Island - FREE Port of New York Passenger Records
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