General Links for Everyone

NISD Social Studies Page

Library of Congress - Images, documents, recordings, and movies from American history. Use their search engine or check out the special collections for the Civil War and American Presidents.
National Archives Digital Classroom - a wonderful set of lesson plans, arranged by historical era, which include reproducible copies of many primary documents held by the US National Archives and Records Administration.
Our Documents - links to 100+ important U.S. documents, in their original hand-written form; this site also includes tips for teachers on how to use these items in their curriculum and links to more information on the items.
History Channel - Great features like "This Day in History" where you can find out newsworthy events that happened on this day in the past.  Kids could check this out on their birthdays and share with the class.  They also have a "Speeches" section where you can find and listen to almost any famous speech.
Today in History 2
The History Net
Making a Timeline
Digital History
History Interactive - developed to support Michigan's frameworks, this site includes Flash-enabled instructional modules in both American and World History for grades K-8.

World Almanac for Kids

Outline Maps More Maps

Printable maps for U.S., continents, world and historical.

Interactive U.S. Geography Activities - Practice states, state capitals, major cities, rivers and lakes, and major land features.

50states.com

VA Kids Site
Texas State Government Kids Site
White House Kids Site
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government

Native Americans Hotlist

The Food Timeline

Fifth Grade

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Jamestown
The United States
States Web Games
Explore the States
Famous People
Notable Americans 1
Notable Americans 2
13 Colonies Hotlist
American Colonies - A project we created that takes 5th grade students through their study of the American Colonies and culminates with the creation of a brochure in Publisher.
American Colonies Webquests - From Education World, on a site called "Back in the Day: Lessons from a Colonial Classroom," you will find six colonial Webquests for your students to explore.
Immigration site - Cultural Diversity
Ancient China Treasure Hunt
History of Fashion
Famous Figures in the American Revolution
Economics:
Lemonade Stand
Supply and Demand

Fourth Grade

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Texas Symbols Treasure Hunt
Texas Symbols Hotlist
Native Texan Tribes
Native Texans
Texas Regions
Inventors
Inventors 2
Texas Explorers
Historical Texans
Famous Texans
Texas Senators
Kid's House (Reps)

Third Grade

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San Antonio Hotlist
Famous People 1
Famous People 2
Telephones Through the Years
Native Americans
Lewis and Clark

Second Grade

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American Patriotic
Symbols and Practices - Our own hotlist that includes student research sites, activity sites, and teacher info sites for the U.S. Flag, The Pledge of Allegiance, and the Star Spangled Banner.
Make Mine Ice Cream (econ)
Woodland Forest WebQuest
Forest Hotlist
Continents Hotlist
You are the Historian - investigating the first Thanksgiving

First Grade

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Kindergarten

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