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"Best of the Web" award winner, includes teacher and student web resources, lesson plans, and courses of study

Free open-source instructional materials

Links to hundreds of resources for many disciplines. Provided by the federal gov't.

Free online textbooks

Hundreds of lessons including some on economics and finance

Compiled by Univ. of Delaware, organzed by age and theme

Free! Use texting to create classroom polls or to get review feedback.

Lesson plans for students about personal finance

Play educational games/quizzes

Teacher resources, study guides, lessons

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Real time document conferencing

Help for using Google tools and shortcuts in the classroom

Digital media for the classroom. Many images and videos.

Current events for teenagers!

Online Encyclopedia

Make digital flash cards for review

Free downloadable lessons

A great productivity and organizational tool

For kids

Interactive map showing new population and apportionment data for states

Primary sources about American exploration

Sites are rated and categorized. Great for student research.

All the wonders of the c-span network...now online!

McDougal Littell's companion site for a host of their textbooks. Find printables, interactive simulations, games, and more.

Interactive timeline of American History

Site provided by the National Archives

Watch clips to learn economic principles

From the Library of Congress

General site for information about American and World History.

Gateway to web resources

Expansive list of history sites

Click the maps to see the series of events for each time period.

Maysville teacher

From the National Parks Service

Resource containing speeches, timelines, and other resources.

Text, resource links, timelines, interactive quizzes, tons of links

From the Clerk of the House of Representatives

Textual content

Fun facts and in-depth info about the presidents - directly from the White House!

Lee's lost orders fall into Union hands.

Worksheets, resources, and activities

Information source for financial topics

Many financial resources for all ages

Great for colonies project!

Explore American History with hands-on activities, exhibits, lessons, historic documents and artifacts.

From the History Channel

Content and video

Text and primary sources

Documents, images, and other information

Much info on the Revolution, including biographies, artifacts, and other resources

Site is dedicated to making the documents and principles of the American Founding accessible to educators and students of all ag

From the American Revolution Center. Interactively explore artifacts

Great game - students role play an eyewitness to the Boston Massacre

Information, pictures, and questions about the branches of government. (assignment)

For grades 6-8

Map showing electoral votes according to party identification

Justice O'Connors site for middle school teachers and students.

Interactive explanations of the branches of government

Learning modules and other tools and content

Shows how the Constitution lays out the government

From Sheppard Software

Resources, including a song and video to help learn the Presidents.

Educating young people about the Constitution

Compilation of resources

Compilation of resources

From the National Park Service

Compilation of resources

Interactive lesson beginning with the War of 1812

Primary sources for the War of 1812

War of 1812 primary sources

War of 1812 primary sources

Includes text, artifacts, resources, and links

Recent photos of Civil War sites.

Civil war lessons, activities, and assessments.

Era photos.

Includes lesson plans

Artifacts! (and other stuff)

Shows the history of Ohioan's involvement, including specific regiments

Full of primary source documents, photographs, and eyewitness accounts

Battles, timeline, people, and more