SOCIAL STUDIES RESOURCES
Helping teachers and students face collective histories and understand how they inform attitudes and behaviors in today's world.
Find the best movies of the United States Government, from training films to history, from national parks to the U.S. Fire Academy and the Postal Inspectors.
Build Planet Earth from the big picture down to the local with click and drag map features.
A substantial portion of our cultural heritage from the 20th century is recorded in enormous collections of spoken-word materials.
Created by experts, Khan Academy’s library of trusted, standards-aligned practice and lessons covers math K-12 through early college, grammar, science, history, AP®, SAT®, and more. It’s all free for learners and teachers.
A great resource for elementary-based lesson plans and activities. Many other webpages are embedded in the site.
From Owl & Mouse software - Learn the countries of different continents and their capitals with these fun and educational map puzzle games. Interactive maps to learn continents, countries, states, capitals, borders, physical features and cultural monuments. Download maps from all over the world to use in class.
Teaching American History is a free resource that combines primary documents, continuing education, and community for American history teachers.
Explore the World's Knowledge, We are the national library of the United Kingdom and give access to the world’s most comprehensive research collection.
The Zinn Education Project promotes and supports teaching people’s history in classrooms across the country. Since 2008, the Zinn Education Project has introduced students to a more accurate, complex and engaging understanding of history than is found in traditional textbooks and curricula.