Geography:

• Where I Live: Connecticut (Chapter 1 and Chapter 1 extension articles under For Students tab)

• Connecticut Map Collection (includes maps of counties, highways, rivers, and elevation)

• Connecticut Project Helper (see page 13 for information about Connecticut's geography)

• Connecticut's Official State Website: Land and Environment

• Fact Monster: Geography

• Connecticut State Park and Forest Map

• Connecticut River Conservancy

• History of the Connecticut River

History:

• Connecticut Project Helper (includes information on state symbols, people, places, Native American tribes, history/dates, and more)

• National Geographic Connecticut Facts

• America's Library

• State Symbols

Civics:

• Where I Live: Connecticut (Chapter 3) 

• Connecticut Project Helper (see page 14 for information on Connecticut's government)

• Connecticut's Official State Website: Government Section

• Connecticut State Capitol Tour Book

• Fact Monster: Government

Economics:

• Where I Live: Connecticut (Chapter 7) 

• Connecticut's Tourism Website (click on the Do and Regions tab to learn more about places to visit in our state) OR CT Tourism Map

• Connecticut's Official State Website: Recreation

• Fact Monster: Economy

• Connecticut Census Quickfacts or Census Facts for Kids

General Websites:

• Britannica School: Search Connecticut

• Academic Kids Encyclopedia

• Snapshot of Connecticut

• The 50 States: Connecticut

Pictures of Connecticut:

• Connecticut History Illustrated

Books available in your school's library: 

• Connecticut, Connecticut: Past and Present  by Laura La Bella

• Connecticut: The Constitution State by Robin Kootz

• Connecticut (Hello U.S.A.) by Amy Gelman

• N is for Nutmeg: A Connecticut Alphabet by Elissa D. Grodin

• Yankee Doodle Numbers: A Connecticut Number Book by Elissa D. Grodin

• Connecticut (United States) by Jim Ollhoff

• Search for more books through Destiny in your school library

eBooks:

• Where I Live: Connecticut

• It's My State: Connecticut by Michael Burgan (available through Destiny Discover)

• Connecticut (United States) by Jim Ollhoff (available through Destiny Discover)

• N is for Nutmeg: a Connecticut Alphabet (available through Epic!)

• Exploring the States: Connecticut by Emily Rose Oaches (available through Epic!)

• Connecticut by Mari Kesselring (available through Epic!)

Newspaper:

• Connecticut Studies Weekly newspaper

  • Economics: Week 1 (Exchanging Goods and Services), Week 4 (Productive Resources), Week 5 (Supply and Demand), Week 6 (Scarcity), Week 7 (Bartering), Week 8 (Money), Week 9 (Entrepreneurship), Week 10 (What is Profit?), Week 11 (The Role of Prices), Week 12 (Budgeting), Week 13 (Credit and Debt), Week 15 (Bank Services), Week 16 (Making Money), Week 17 (Taxes), Week 20 (Regulating Trade)

  • Geography: Week 2 ( Connecticut Rivers and Lakes), Week 3 (Geography & Regions), Week 16 (How Do I Read a Map?)

  • Government: Week 2 (What is Democracy?), Week 8 (Elections), Week 9 (Elected and Appointed Leaders), Week 10 (What is a Citizen?), Week 13 (How Government Works), Week 14 (Local Government), Week 15 (County Government), Week 17 (Federal Government and States' Rights/Governor), Week 18 (Lieutenant Governor), Week 22 (Checks and Balances)

Atlas:

• National Geographic for Kids United States Atlas (Connecticut pages available through your Curriculum Specialist)