History - Parent Focused
<visit>The National Council for History Education. The History Links option on this website has an excellent list of history resources for you and your student.
<visit>This
is an excellent resource developed by a home school parent on teaching
History with timelines.
www.Socialstudies.org The National Council for the Social Studies
has put together a databank and sources of interest for social studies
educators.
<visit>Click the Teachers
link on the Smithsonian Institute website for great resources relating
to American History.
www.archives.gov The U.S. National Archives for Records Administration.
Click the Digital Classroom link to see a host of interesting information,
resources and lessons.
<visit>Learn the states of the United States and their capitals with this fun and educational puzzle game. How fast can you put all of the states in the right places?
<visit>Veterans education. There is a companion kid’s site for K-5th graders available from this site as well.
<visit> Images of castles and abbeys of England.
<visit>Medieval Cookery.
<visit>Want to see a photo of the Cathedral of Notre Dame, the Globe Theatre, or the Hagias Sophia?
<visit>Want to learn more about other countries in the World? This site has information about other countries as well as their top news stories of the day.
<visit>This site specializes in articles, timelines and photos of important people in American History.
<visit>This site has great information on Lewis and Clark. A definite must see for your grade 4 student.
<visit>Patriotism lessons. They have some lessons that are specific to Columbus Day, Thanksgiving, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and President's Day.