Social Science

UN For Kids Providing flags, maps, and lesson plans to study the world. 1,967 downloadable files from 192 countries and the United Nations are available in Adobe Acrobat, PowerPoint and Word formats.

Primary School Uses for UNFORKIDS.COM - Several teachers of elementary school students wrote in asking about how the maps and flags might be used with younger children. At the private school I used to teach at, we would use flags as a coloring book. Students can download the letter size outline version or the small 3" x 5" flag for mounting on a straw. They could either color the flag correctly or colorize their own version. You could also download many different flags from different countries in full color and ask them to compare and contrast - which flags look the same but have different colors? Which flags have blue fields? Which have stars? Kids have a lot of fun learning about all the different countries and their flags.

One thing that’s useful about the maps is that they are detailed enough for college students to use, but simple enough for elementary school students to understand. Print a few up and place them around your classroom to help with international education on any grade level.

CIA - The World Factbook

Digital History

Plimoth Plantation - Online Learning Center

History magazine

American Memory, Library of Congress

Archiving Early America

National Archives for Educators

THOMAS Legislative Information for the federal government

National Geographic Maps United Nations Cyberschoolbus

Kathy Schrock's Guide to Social Studies

Pictures of the 20th Century at the National Archives

The Interactive Museum of News