If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a map is worth ten thousand. This is not like any atlas you remember. What you can do in the National Atlas of the United States: MapMaker: … Read More »
Kid Stuff, Games and Resources
Children want to learn. Kid Stuff, Games and Resources offers very cool facts and fun learning about history, science and engaging activities.
Reconstruction: The Second Civil War
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Provides clips from the documentary, as well as transcripts, a look behind the scenes, & a teacher's guide. Among the featured topics: 40 acres & a mule, plantations in ruins, African American … Read More »
From Slavery to Civil Rights
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Is a timeline of African-American history. Photos, broadsides, maps, & other items are organized around time periods: slavery, abolition, antebellum, Civil War, reconstruction, progressive era, … Read More »
The Civil War through a Child’s Eye
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Is a lesson plan that uses historical fiction & primary sources to expand students' perceptions of the Civil War era. Photos, non-fiction, & literature (Paul Fleischman's "Bull Run") help … Read More »
Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site
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Features Monroe Elementary, the school attended in 1950 by third grader Linda Brown. Because she was black, Brown was barred from attending a white school much closer to her home. The cases brought by … Read More »
Mapping My Spot in History
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Helps students become proficient at observing & interpreting maps, learn architectural & cartographic terms, appreciate their own role in affecting history, & contribute to a panoramic map … Read More »
Independence Day: Today in History
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Tells how we've celebrated July 4 since that day in 1776, when the Second Continental Congress unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence. Independence Day celebrations became commonplace … Read More »
Helping Your Child Learn History
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Offers activities parents can use to help young children (preschool through Grade 5) learn about history. It includes suggestions about how parents can work with teachers & schools to help … Read More »
Herblock’s History
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Features 150 cartoons by Herb Block, the editorial cartoonist who chronicled our political history for The Washington Post from 1929 through 2000. Cartoons are organized chronologically & … Read More »
CivilWar@Smithsonian
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Examines the Civil War through collections of artifacts. Topics include slavery & abolition, Abraham Lincoln, the first Union officer killed, soldiering, weapons, leaders, cavalries, navies, life … Read More »
Presidents: The Secret History
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Exposes quirky facts about our first 42 presidents. What would kids do if they were president? What qualities do kids think make a good president? (IMLS) More information here... … Read More »
Henry Luce
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Is the companion website for a film about the missionary's son who founded "Time" & "Life" magazines & became, in the late 1930's, America's most powerful mass communicator. The website … Read More »
