History Alive Textbook - http://tutorial.teachtci.com/
QUICK Links within this page! :)
Vikings
Vikings - http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/vikings.htm
Viking Mystery Solved - http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3758018
Explorer Web Sites
1) Explorer Poems – written by 5th graders - http://www.kathimitchell.com/explpoe.htm
2) Zoom Explorers – information on all types of explorers - http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/
3) Age of Exploration – from the Maritime Museum. Includes Timeline, Biographies, Vocab. Not flashy, but good information.
http://exploration.marinersmuseum.org/
4) Biography.com - Famous Explorers - http://www.biography.com/people/groups/famous-explorers
5) History Channel - Age of Exploration - http://www.history.com/topics/exploration
6) BrainPop has a few movies about explorers (don't forget to sign it to BrainPop)
Walk the Plank – Age of Exploration - http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/games/walk/walk_explorers.html
Walk the Plank – Voyages of Discovery - http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/games/walk/walk_voyages.html
Early Colonies
Colonial Williamsburg - http://www.history.org/
Colonial America
A Colonial Family and Community - http://www.thehenryford.org/exhibits/smartfun/colonial/intro/index.html
Liberty's Kids - http://www.libertyskids.com/
13 Colonies
Colonial America - http://www.mce.k12tn.net/colonial_america/colonial_america.htm
Daily Life in Colonies - http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/perspectives_daily.html
You are the Historian - Investigating the First Thanksgiving - http://www.plimoth.org/education/olc/index_js2.html
Jump Back in Time - http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb/colonial
Investigate America - Colonial America - http://www3.cesa10.k12.wi.us/Investigate-America/colonial/index.htm
The 13 Colonies - written by students in Iowa - http://www.east-buc.k12.ia.us/00_01/ca/13c.htm
The New England, Middle and Southern Colonies - www.quia.com/rr32491.html
The Thirteen Colonies Interactive Map - http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/graphics/13mapnew.htm
Interactive 13 Colonies - http://www.mrnussbaum.com/13.htm - info appears in the window on the right
BrainPop - Thirteen Colonies -http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/ushistory/thirteencolonies/
Revolutionary War Sites
Vocabulary - http://www.studystack.com/studytable-3382
Kid Info - http://www.kidinfo.com/American_History/American_Revolution.html
Loyalists During the American Revolution - http://countrystudies.us/united-states/history-33.htm
Maryland Loyalists - http://www.marylandloyalists.org/newindex.html
Sons of Liberty - http://www.publicbookshelf.com/public_html/The_Great_Republic_By_the_Master_Historians_Vol_II/sonsofli_be.html
Sons of Liberty - Patriots or Terrorists? - http://www.earlyamerica.com/review/fall96/sons.html
Patriots of the American Revolution - Biographies of Importnat Patriots - http://www.americanrevolution.com/PatriotsIndex.htm
Patriots of the Revolution - http://americanrevwar.homestead.com/files/PATRIOTS.HTM
Click on the links to the left to explore the site. There are printable activities and sections to read. Check out the Tea Party Gazzette in the Activities section
Liberty - The American Revolution
Many sections:
Chronicle of the Revolution: Headlines, timelines, articles, about the American Revolution. Topics include Boston 1774, Philadelphia 1776, Trenton 1776, Saratoga 1777, Yorktown 1781, Philadelphia 1791, Timeline of the Revolution.
Perspectives on Liberty: Three sections - Daily Life in the Colonies, The Global Village, Military Point of View
The Road to Revolution: A multiple choice quiz with interactive answers. ---
Click on EDUCATION to see photos of the various sites on the Freedom Trail and to listen to some podcasts.
Captain Thomas Preston’s Account of the Boston Massacre
First person account of the Boston Massacre written March 13, 1770.
Anonymous Account of the Boston Massacre
Good for comparison with with Capt. Preston’s account.
Behind-the-scenes look at Paul Revere's engraving of this famous event. Analysis of the elements of engraving.
Paul Revere’s Ride Poem Audio Files
http://history.cdpl.lib.in.us/podcasts/paul_reveres_ride.mp3
This is from NPR (National Public Radio) – use the link for Windows Media Player
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1231017
The Constitution
A timeline of the writing of the Declaration. Click on Drafting the Document for a more detailed description.
John Trumbull's Declaration of Independence
http://www.quiz-tree.com/Declaration-of-Independence-Trumbull.html
Hover mouse over painting to learn more about each person
Declare Yourself –
http://www.declareyourself.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6&Itemid=3&video=1473
Scroll down to find Declaration of Independence Performance
A performance of a reading of the Declaration with Mel Gibson, Morgan Freeman, Renee Zellweger and Wynona Ryder.
American Revolution for Kids: http://www.ducksters.com/history/declaration_of_independence.php
Kids' Laws: https://kids.laws.com/declaration-of-independence
Amercian Histroy for Kids: http://www.americanhistoryforkids.com/the-declaration-of-independence/
The National Archives Experience
http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/charters/declaration_join_the_signers.html
3 sections – Sign the Declaration, Creating the Declaration, The Signer’s Gallery
• In Sign the Declaration you get to put your name on the document and decide to support the revolution
• Creating the Declaration is a timeline
• The Signer’s Gallery tells more about each signer
The Road to Revolution Game - http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/road.html
Answer questions to travel further on the road to revolution
Declaration of Independence Quiz -http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz.cfm?qid=82434
Slavery Sites
A World of Slavery - http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/slavery/world.html
Click here for a worksheet to go with this site.
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http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/slavery/equiano_childhood.html
Assignment:
Briefly describe Olaudah Equiano's life in the six different stages discussed in this site.
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http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/slavery/witness.html
Click here for a worksheet to go with this site
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http://www.hfmgv.org/education/smartfun/hermitage/open.html
Check out this site from the Ford Heritage Foundation and explore what life was like for slaves in Georgia. Read the text and follow the directions - there are many sound and video files as well as text and photos.
3 Branches of Government
A Thinkquest site – reading, trivia, etc. - http://library.thinkquest.org/J0110221/
Congress for Kids - http://www.congressforkids.net/games/threebranches/2_threebranches.htm#
Game about the 3 branches of gov’t – can play one person or two people
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/teacher_lessons/3branches/3bgovt.htm
US Goverment Jeopardy - http://www.quia.com/cb/23929.html
Lewis and Clark/Westward Expansion
Interactive Journey - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/
Lewis and Clark Go West - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/west/
Westward Trail - http://www.globalgamenetwork.com/
Civil War
The Civil War for Kids - http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/civilwar/cwar.htm
Slavery in the Civil War - https://www.nps.gov/fosu/learn/historyculture/upload/SLAVERY-BROCHURE.pdf