Daily news articles with multimedia elements, interactive maps, multiple reading levels, built-in accessibility, teacher resources, translation tools, and more! Check out the searchable database of 16,000 past articles and over 150 curated units. A keyword search for "Native Americans" returns more than 300 articles for students, including this recent example. They also have relevant units, including Indigenous Peoples of North America.
Gale in Context: Elementary is a browseable database with hundreds of topics to choose from with age-appropriate articles, pictures, and videos for grades K-5. Also includes Merriam-Webster's Elementary Dictionary, maps, flags, seals, charts and graphs. With a very visual interface, students can narrow a topic of interest down from major categories (like animals, health, sports, or tech) to more and more specific (animals to mammals to cats or plants to trees to rainforests).
Other topics to explore include:
PebbleGo is a database for K-3 students, with features to keep the youngest researchers engaged. PebbleGo is a paid resource that is purchased by most elementary schools. Check with your school librarian to find out how to access PebbleGo at your school! PebbleGo articles for exploring:
For PebbleGo Next, the Social Studies themes has similar resources at a higher level including Examining World Cultures and Community and Self.
BrainPOP is a paid resource that many elementary schools purchase. It is geared toward upper elementary students and contains information in kid-friendly format, with videos, interactives, games, quizzes, and teacher tools. Check with your school librarian to find out how to access BrainPOP at your school!