Social Studies

https://www.mission-us.org/pages/landing-mission-1

Mission-us.org is a free site that focuses on students learning history through interactive ‘missions’ which align with federal standards. Each mission immerses students in a historical setting and allows them to make choices that show how people in the past experienced life. The site provides resources and activities for parents and teachers as well, including primary sources of historical events. Students will need to make a free account to access the interactive games and resources available. It is recommended that parents and teachers preview each mission as some content may be difficult for younger students.

http://www.whatwasthere.com/?fbclid=IwAR2TK0W1WxFTXg4OhziE75AjWF3vAvuOUBTlpEShxjK5Qp-2eiybDzHsXhI

Whatwasthere.com is a free site that allows you to search places around the world and generates a search result of historic pictures. It allows users to upload their own photographs and displays them on a geographical map, creating a street view of small towns and major cities throughout history. This allows students the opportunity to ‘step back in time’ and truly understand how the world looked during specific times. The site focuses on giving everyone an opportunity to see history in their own towns and to visit other historical locations virtually.

https://bensguide.gpo.gov/?fbclid=IwAR3Skx2Ont2XToRekI-NGOaaC5oquJMMlM1ENhf5h3c3ZOmGRWIKqyNTSBY

BensGuide.gpo.gov is a great resource for diving deep into information pertaining major events, people and places throughout history. Ben's Guide focuses on building students', parents' and educators' knowledge of the Federal Government. All of the information found here is reliable and can contribute greatly to the understanding of the Federal Government and its many parts. The website is user-friendly and is split up into age group sections, making it easy to access age appropriate content quickly. Ben's Guide's contributors are members of the Government Publishing Office (GPO) so they are dedicated to publishing facts about things such as the branches of government, how laws are made, the election process, historical documents and many, many more! As if that weren't enough, Ben's Guide provides access to online libraries, learning adventures and games to help students, parents and educators further their understanding of the Federal Government.

https://www.readworks.org

Readworks.com is a free resource for parents and educators that gives them access to texts and curriculum, class creations, or stamina building activities in knowledge and vocabulary. For example, the site offers and Article-A-Day which is a 10-minute video routine designed to enhance background knowledge, stamina, and vocabulary acquisition. Visitors to the site may create a free account and choose their focused grade level and subject area. The options for texts are endless and tailored to student needs.

https://gridclub.com/?fbclid=IwAR1RsXyzMxzglCJjHDqsCjUDq4hph2QBHln5ww7TjDedHqv-T-R9leGwnYs

Grid Club is a website with many games that students can play. The games can involve English, Science, History, Math, Geography, Art, Design, Music, Languages, ICT, and Health. It includes many different topics for every students' interests and needs. Games are a great way for students to be engaged in their learning.

https://www.activelylearn.com/?fbclid=IwAR1HUyYbDtt6W7un-zl2bOc8VO2VwA-XnhUQkwdDqGmpss5b5jQL_VksOPA

On Actively Learn, students may create a free account without a class code, select a grade level, and scroll through a multitude of interesting and informational texts. They can choose from topics like Animals, Myths and Legends, Politics and History, and Health. They also have the option to select their Lexile (Reading) Level and desired Page Count. As students complete books, they are added to their Independent Reading Log as a record of all the texts they have read.

https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/subjects/social-studies/#.XnKiZS2ZM6U

Pbslearningmedia.org is a free site that gives students access to various forms of online learning and resources. There are several topics spanning from Economics to Civics and government as well as Geography and World history. The site includes videos, interactive lessons, galleries, audio files, and many more resources for both students and parents. The site also allows for the content to be filtered by grade level and resource type as well as the overall social studies topic. The site focuses on allowing students to explore the past and present through free interactive resources.