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Internet Resources - Social Studies - Elementary

Toolkit Resources for Social Studies K-8 GLCE and HSCE:

http://mi.gov/mde/0,4615,7-140-28753_64839_38684_28761-188518--,00.html

Grade Specific Toolkit Resources for Social Studies:

http://mi.gov/mde/0,4615,7-140-28753_64839_38684_28761-188568--,00.html

Social Studies K-4 Overview:

(Word document download)

Landmark Cases of the U.S. Supreme Court:

http://www.streetlaw.org/en/landmark/home

Core Democratic Values:

http://mi.gov/documents/10-02_Core_democtaric_Values_48832_7.pdf?20130628151735

Financial Literacy Resource Guide K-12:

http://mi.gov/documents/mde/FinanciaLiteracy_222482_7.pdf?20130628151735

Social Studies Vocabulary:

http://mi.gov/documents/Social_Studies_Vocabulary_List_12328_7.pdf?20130628151735

A Bibliography of Children's books with Social Studies themes:

http://mi.gov/documents/Social_Studies_Trade_Books_42259_7.pdf?20130628151735

Parents Helping Students Learn Social Studies:

http://mi.gov/documents/Parents_Helping_Students_12344_7.pdf?20130628151735

Federal Registry for Educational Excellence (FREE) (Resources and Organizations with Lessons and Tools Provdied):

U.S. History -

http://free.ed.gov/?page_id=6&query=U.S.%20History%20Topics&subject=5

U.S. Time Periods -

http://free.ed.gov/?page_id=6&query=U.S.%20Time%20Periods&subject=6

World Studies -

http://free.ed.gov/?page_id=6&query=World%20Studies&subject=7

Khan Academy, Interactive social network (must have Facebook or a Google Account) which provides short, but informational instructional videos

www.khanacademy.org

PBS Teachers STEM Education Resource Center:

http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/search/?q=*&selected_facets=supplemental_curriculum_hierarchy_nodes_exact:62e1f8fc-e836-4f15-8130-9c6f1927720b&display=Social%20Studies

Library of Congress Images:

http://www.loc.gov/pictures/

Bible Maps:

http://www.ebibleteacher.com/imagehtml/otmaps.html

Follow the Rabi:

http://www.followtherabbi.com/

PBS Kids, The Road to Revolution:

http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/road.html

Michigan Studies, Michigan's Changing Inhabitants Unit Plan:

http://cisdsocialstudies.wikispaces.com/file/view/Third+Grade+Michigan's+Changing+Inhabitants+Unit+Part+I+Combined+Lessons+1-8.pdf

National Geographic, Education:

http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/

National Geographic, Xpeditions/lessons/geofeatures:

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/18/g35/geofeatures.html

Geography, Mr. Donn:

http://geography.mrdonn.org/5themes.html

Cloudnet, EDGeography:

http://www.cloudnet.com/~edrbsass/edgeography.htm

Edhelper, Geography:

http://www.edhelper.com/geography/geography.htm

KidsGeo:

http://www.kidsgeo.com/

Geography4Kids:

http://www.geography4kids.com/

Geography for Children:

http://www.geographic.org/geography/geography.html

Web Geography for Kids!:

http://www.unc.edu/~jmaxim/web_geography_for_kids.htm

Geography Resources for Kids:

http://geography.about.com/od/studygeography/a/geographykids.htm

Social Studies for Kids:

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/geography.htm

National Geographic, Kids:

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/games/geographygames/

Kid Zone:

http://www.kidzone.ws/geography/usa/

Stanford History Education Group:

http://sheg.stanford.edu/?q=node/45

Themes of History:

http://worldhistoryforusall.sdsu.edu/shared/themes.php

National Historical Education Clearinghouse, Teaching History:

http://teachinghistory.org/

Archives for Primary Sources:

http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/

Learn NC, Teaching with Primary Sources:

http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/5316

TeachersNET:

http://teachers.net/lessonplans/subjects/history/

Finding Dulcinea, Teaching Social Studies:

http://www.findingdulcinea.com/guides/Education/Elementary-School-Social-Studies.pg_00.html

Bringing Home History:

http://bringinghistoryhome.org/

Grand Rapids Historical Commission:

http://historygrandrapids.org/classroom.php

Catskill Archive, "The Great Log Jam" of the Grand Rapids river:

http://catskillarchive.com/rrextra/lgjam.Html

World History for Us All, Themes of History:

http://worldhistoryforusall.sdsu.edu/shared/themes.php

Have Fun With History:

http://www.havefunwithhistory.com/movies/

Timeline Generator:

http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/materials/timelines/

teAchnology:

http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/history/

Center for Civic Education:

http://www.teachnology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/history/civics/

National Constitution Center:

http://www.constitutioncenter.org/

Civics Online:

http://civics-online.org/

iCivics:

http://www.icivics.org/

Annenberg Classroom:

http://www.annenbergclassroom.org/pages.aspx?name=best-civics-sites-for-teachers&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1