Social Studies
Resources
Native Americans

More Iroquois Homes     Great resource for students.

A History of The Last of the Mohicans


NY Explorers
Albany Times Union Halfmoon Site   Climb aboard a virtual "Halfmoon."

Colonial Life and The Revolutionary War

Revolutionary War      This site has it all as far as the revolutionary war!

A Revolting Alphabet   Here is a great activity/project to complete with your class.

A Revolutionary War Unit      A great unit from North Canton Schools

Revolutionary War and Children's Literature    Fun and educational activities

Colonial Kids   This is a "ThinkQuest" activity.  It's very good!

Surfing the New With Kids:  The Declaration of Independence     A compilation of sites.

A Brief History of New Netherlands

Founding.com   A user's guide to the Declaration of Independence

Paul Revere Virtual Museum

Spy Letters of the American Revolution

Government and Citizenship
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids     Easy to explore.

Learning Adventures in Citizenship   This is a companion site to a pbs documentary about New York State.  Children may click on links to learn about different eras.

NY State Senate Homepage

Mr. Donn's US History Site   This site is a compilation of many awesome, teacher-tested sites!



New York State
New York State Department of State    Has some puzzles, trivia, all about NY

I Love NY    This is from the Department of Tourism.  (Get Fourth Graders Ski for Free Information)

Primary Document Sources and Lesson Plans
Library of Congress Learning Page   Here's a great lesson on Primary Source Documents

Primary Source Research in the Elementary School

4th and 5th grade Student Research Resources    This is one of my favorite sites.  There are many links to primary source documents.

Creating Document Based Questions

Links of Fourth Grade Documents

Links to Document Based Lesson Plans

A Hotlist on Document Based Resources

A Document Based Question on the Erie Canal

More Document Based Question Resources

Some Document Based Questions for Elementary Grades from the Oswego Central School District

The Underground Railroad
National Geographic Site

Harriet Tubman     Although created by 2nd graders, this is an awesome site.


Maps and Globes

Collection of sites on maps and globes
Geonet Games:  Games about the US and the World

Veterans Day

Veterans Day for Kids

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's) About Veterans Day

The Origins of Veterans Day

Benjamin Franklin
Games
More Games
Activities/Projects

Revolting Alphabet Project
Child Labor Investigations
New York Travel Expo Project
Visit Our State and Local Government
Memorial Day Activities
Where Would You Live?  (Persuasive Writing)
Colonial Kids (ThinkQuest)
My New York State Site