Welcome to History for Kids the free online history network. Enjoy and have fun exploring history. The website is packed with articles, worksheets and even a quiz on each section.
Great for grades 2-8
Big History examines our past, explains our present, and imagines our future. Articles and explanations.
Great for grades 8+
Practice map skills by locating gold coins using x and y axis coordinates. Collect all the coins to answer the secret message and unlock the treasure chest! Hint: slide the arrow guides along the x and y axis to help locate the intersecting points.
Great for Grades 2-5
Practice & Learn about Continents and Oceans through game based learning!
Great for Grades 2-5
Practice & Learn your states. States are illustrated with themes relative to each state. Great for Grades 2-5
Learn about European Explorers and then try to complete the activity with trivia!
Great for Grade 3
The Library of Congress puts the story back in history through images of primary source documents, prints, photographs, maps, recordings and other materials from the past. There are songs to listen to, a Krazy Kat cartoon to watch, a scavenger hunt and other fun things to do.
Great for Grades 3
Check out this early explorers classroom for research help, videos, books, timelines, and more!
Great for Grades 3
Check out this early explorers classroom for research help, videos, and myths and Legends from the Age of Explorers.
Great for Grades 3
Learn about the 13 Colonies, also known as the Thirteen British Colonies or the Thirteen American Colonies. Watch, Read, and Play!
Great for Grades 3
Learn about the U.S. Presidents through quick informative videos.
Great for Grades 3-8
Learn about some Famous African Americans through quick informative videos.
Great for Grades 3-8
Books to Read, Read Aloud, Famous Quotes, and Quick Video Biographies of 20 Inspirational Women in History.
Great for Grades 3-8
Learn about the accomplishments and contributions from some very special Asian and Pacific Islanders.
Great for K-8
Learn about some Famous Americans. Read, listen, and watch videos.
Great for Grades K-8
Match states with their capital cities (and vice versa) by playing an all-time favorite carnival game. Find 10 matches and take home a prize!
Great for Grades 3-8
Map Indigenous lands in a way that changes, challenges, and improves the way people see the history of their countries and peoples.
Great for Grades 3-8
Welcome to Newsably, a fictional social media site focused on news and information. Your mission? Maintain the site, grow traffic, and watch out! You'll also need to spot fake posts that try to sneak in through hidden ads, viral deception, and false reporting.
Great for Grades 4-8
This refreshed version of Win the White House challenges you to simulate your own presidential campaign by:
Building arguments to support timely issues that are relevant to you
Polling local voters to see what issues resonate
Meet a new campaign manager, named Ana, who will guide you through the process.
Great for Grades 5-8
Run your own firm of lawyers who specialize in constitutional law. Decide if potential clients have a right, match them with the best lawyer, and win their case. The more clients you serve and the more cases you win, the faster your law firm grows!
Remember you can hit "no Thank you" and play without an account.
Great for Grades 3-8
Ever tried to win a disagreement? In Argument Wars, you will try out your persuasive abilities by arguing a real Supreme Court case. The other lawyer is your competition. Whoever uses the strongest arguments wins! Cases include:Bond v. United StatesBrown v. Board of EducationGideon v. WainwrightHazelwood v. KuhlmeierIn Re GaultMiranda v. ArizonaNew Jersey v. T.L.O.Snyder v. Phelps Texas v. Johnson
Great for Grades 5-8