Gathered here is a selection of websites for students to browse when they have down-time in class or are looking for something to engage with at home.
Read Like A Historian at the Stanford History Group
HISTORICAL FICTION - see me about specific suggestions
CLASSIC LITERATURE - it's fiction, and it's historical, but it's not exactly historical fiction (check out the movie adaptations, too!)
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VIRTUAL TOURS
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HISTORICAL MOVIES (by theme/time period)
**NOTE there are few movies appropriate for the under 13 age group - these are movies that will be best viewed in high school or as adults. Have that conversation with your parents if you are interested in historically based movies now**
Mankind: The Story of All of Us
PBS: American Experience
Any documentary by Ken Burns
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........class password is digspoon2
COLORING PAGES (printable or color online): many topics from Ancient Egypt, to Rome, to Aztecs, to American Revolution, the Civil War!
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MAP PRACTICE
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DIGITAL MUSEUMS (& NERDY WEBSITES)
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YOU TUBE CHANNELS
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OTHER
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ST LOUIS LOCAL HISTORY (also see MUSEUMS above)