A Book in Time - This site has fiction reading lists for both United States and world
history. There are also craft activities, maps, and resources for creating timelines.
LOC for Teachers - This site is for teachers and provides lesson plans for
resources and digital collections from the Library of Congress.
American Heritage - Lesson plans for all grade levels. Note that there
are some lesson plans in Spanish.
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History - This site has
teaching modules for American history. Each module has lesson plans, primary source documents, visual aids, and other resources such
as suggested books and web sites.
National Park Service - Curriculum based programs. If you are planning
a field trip to a national park, this site helps you plan your visit and has teaching materials.
H.I.P. Pocket Change - This is a site for both students and teachers by the US Mint.
In the teacher's section you will find lesson plans using US coins.
PBS Online: Social Studies- This site has a
wealth of information relating to PBS broadcasts on history.
Digital History - A wealth of information about American history. Lesson plans are keyed to
primary sources. There are also biographies, chronologies, maps, and much more.
History Matters - Site for high school and college students and their teachers. It has
a wealth of material for US history and history lesson plans.
Teaching Future Historians - Lesson plans using primary sources by
the Illinois Historical Digitization Project.
Picture History - A very large collection of pictures from American History.
The Conquistadors - Based on the PBS TV series.
This site has both information on the conquistidors and lesson plans for middle and high
schools.
Exploration Through the Ages - Lesson plans for the age of exploration
are in the activities section. This site is by the Mariners Museum.
Gilder Lehrman Center for Slavery, Abolition, and Resistance - The Source Documents
section has many primary sources such as court decisions, cartoons, letters, and maps which may useful to educators. There is also
a page on the Amisted with related web links.
Civil War Interactive - An excellent
starting point for locating civil war web sites. This site also has a Civil War Cookbook,
On-this-day in the Civil War, and a guide to current Civil War shows on television.
Battle of Shiloh Video - Help your students understand
the Civil War with this battlefield recreation. Links on this page will lead you to these videos on YouTube.
The Student's Friend History & Geography - This site offers a
free alternative textbook for world history along with teaching suggestions for High School Social Studies.
Kidipede - This is a history site for middle school students. There are some
teaching ideas.
A Visual Sourcebook of Chinese History - Resources are arranged
by subject, and there is a timeline and maps. There are also lesson plans in pdf format.
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