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.

NationalAtlas.gov

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 »

Reconstruction: The Second Civil War

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 »