Social+Study+Links

====[|Overview of using social studies sites for elementary students] [|SAVE]====
 * [|ExploreLearning - Interactive Math and Science Simulations.] [|SAVE]
 * [|Social Studies Simulations - Good site for interactive] [|SAVE]

TAGS

 * [|ExploreLearning - Interactive Math and Science Simulations.] [|SAVE]
 * [|Social Studies Simulations - Good site for interactive] [|SAVE]
 * [|social_studies]
 * [|socialstudies]
 * [|social]
 * [|elementary]
 * [|kids]
 * [|learning]
 * [|interactive]
 * [|websites]
 * [|links]
 * [|teaching]
 * [|Geography]
 * [|economics]
 * ====[|Free Resources and teaching units from the federal government] [|SAVE]====
 * ====[|The Learning Page - Library of Congress page especially for teachers - Great social studies resource - rich with images] [|SAVE]====
 * ====[|Kid friendly site - Library of Congress - tons of images and activities] [|SAVE]====
 * ====[|This Day In History - covers what happened on today's date in history - run by History Channel] [|SAVE] ====
 * ====[|Peace Corps site for kids - geography, culture, games - fantastic site] [|SAVE]====
 * ====[|One stop resource for great social studies websites - fantastic links - abundance of standard related] [|SAVE]====
 * ====[|Why do civilizations fall? Interactive website on civlizations] [|SAVE]====
 * ====[|Site on codes - codemakers and codebreakers - from National Security Adminstration] [|SAVE]====
 * ====S[|ite from Defense Intelligence Agency - has interactive games for kids] [|SAVE]====
 * ====[|site for kids - has interactive games - has the feel of Carmen Sandiego] [|SAVE]====
 * ====[|Great social studies website on history - connects media with text - good for powerpoints] [|SAVE]====
 * ====[|Brain Pop site for social studies] [|SAVE]====
 * ====H[|osts links to interactive social studies websites] [|SAVE]====
 * ====[|Website features list of social studies websites for elementary teachers] [|SAVE]====
 * [|Children's Literature in Social Studies]

[|From the MSU Elementary Teams' Professional Resources]

 * [|National Council for the Social Studies]
 * [|Teaching Ideas - Social Studies]
 * [|ProTeacher! Social Studies Lesson Plans]

Interactives
http://www.learner.org/interactives/ Interactive sites from the Annenberg Foundation

Learner.org
http://www.learner.org/index.html Free online teacher professional development videos and workshops from the Annenberg Foundation