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| Site | Description |
| American Memory | Primary source materials related to the history and government of the United States. More than 7 million digital items. |
| Professional Cartoonists Index | Large collection of political cartoons, including a teacher’s guide. |
| The White House | Historical and current information concerning the White House and Presidents and their families. |
| New York Times Learning Network | Lesson plans based on current events. |
| Ben's Guide to U.S. Government | K-12 Guide to the U.S. government. Introduce your students to the different branches of our government. |
| The History Place | Site dedicated to teachers and students who love history. |
| Virtual Jamestown | The Virtual Jamestown Archive is a digital research, teaching and learning project that explores the legacies of the Jamestown settlement and "the Virginia experiment." |
| Smithsonian Education | The gateway to Smithsonian educational resources. |
| AOL Primary School - Social Studies | Social Studies activities for K-1 |
| White House Kids | A website about the White House dedicated to kids |
| World Book Kindergarten | Activities for Kindergarten students |
| Connecting Teachers and Students - Kindergarten | A listing of websites - not strictly for Social Studies |
| Great American Speeches | Eighty years worth of great speeches are captured here, as well as some interesting exercises for students of speech and American History. The Critics Corner features Richard Nixon's Checkers' Speech, as well as background information, and links within the speech to explain the context of specific words or terms used in the speech. If you watch excerpts of Presidential speeches on tape, you should have students try Could You Be A Politician, where they get a chance to read from a mock teleprompter while looking honest, sincere, and trustworthy. Some trick! Several more activities to liven high school and college classrooms. |
| World Fact Book | Tons of information on countries all over the world. Includes great maps! |