History Alive!: http://www.tutorial.historyalive.com/
This site goes along with our History Alive! books and is a great review for each chapter.
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Mr. Nussbaum: http://www.mrnussbaum.com/
This site has links to many subject other than just social studies. Try this one out to explore games, maps, landforms, the 13 colonies, Native Americans, and much more.
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Pete's PowerPoint Station: http://www.pppst.com/
This website has more PowerPoints than you can shake a stick at! And, once again, they are from every subject you can imagine. This is a great resource for previewing or reviewing lessons from all of your classes. A word of caution....you may find a few PowerPoints on this site that no longer work, but most of them still do.
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Interactive Social Studies Quizzes: www.iq.poquoson.org/studysubjectareasocialstudies.html
This has lists of many different social studies quizzes to take for practice. Don't worry about taking any of the quizzes over Virginia (this site must have been made by someone from Virginia).
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Interactive Learning on the Internet: www.techteachconcepts.com/interactive_learning.htm
Once again a list of topics from many different subjects that includes several from social studies....EVEN ECONOMICS. You're bound to find something you like here.
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Interactive Social Studies Websites:
http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/interact-socst.htm
This site lists several social studies links on the internet such as Geosense for testing your geography skills and Gameaquarium for testing your knowledge.
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Kid's Interactive Web Sites: www.lmsd.org/staff/elemtech/InteractiveSites/interactivesocst.htm
This has a list of several great Social Studies sites like Liberty Kids Games, Whitehouse for Kids, and Geospy along with many others.
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The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere:
First link: http://www.kidsandhistory.com/paulvm/h1_midride/ridepages_nosound/ridefset.html
Second link: http://www.kidsandhistory.com/paulvm/h2_real.html
This website focuses on the role Paul Revere played in the Revolutionary War. The first link contains the poem "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The second link contains the actual events that really happened the night of April 18, 1775.
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Primary and Secondary Sources:
http://www.historyonthenet.com/Sources/primary_or_secondary_source.htm
Use this website to learn about the differences between primary and secondary sources. Do some of the activities at the bottom of the page.
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The Gettysburg Address:
http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=114523
On the website a man dressed like Abraham Lincoln describes Lincoln's thoughts about the Civil War. He also reads Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.
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Kentucky Jeopardy:
http://www.graves.kyschools.us/powerpoints/elementary/farmbbean3.ppt#256,1,Slide 1
A great way to learn about our state. This was created by former Graves County teacher, Brittany Farr.
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Videos to study the PREAMBLE OF THE CONSTITUTION:
Here's a fun way to study the Preamble:
YouTube video: Schoolhouse Rock: The Preamble http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIKhRERqPS4
YouTube video: Barney Fife and the Preamble to the Constitution http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0KRT31RgK4
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Videos to study THE BILL OF RIGHTS:
YouTube Video: Bill of Rights Hand Game http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYG_f-y8-VY
YouTube Video: Bill of Rights Rap http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSA8LX0xNLg
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Animated History of America:
http://www.animatedatlas.com/movie.html
Very neat website that uses a map and simple illustrations and explanations on a crash course of American history.
