HISTORY CURRICULUM, Grades 6-12

HISTORY - WEBSITES
This section lists FREE history websites. See also "Supplemental" online materials. The "Supplemental" online materials are not free and all have a vendor purchase price.
GRADE
WEBSITE

PUBLISHER
(Vendor)
COPYRIGHT
MEETS CA STANDARDS
K - 6 Houghton Mifflin California History-Social Science - Education Place
FREE online activities to coordinate with this 2007 California edition textbook series. Go to the website, click on the grade, click on the activity: Unit Bibliographies, Interactive Lesson Summaries, Outline Maps, Graphic Organizers, California Community Handbook, Weekly Reader: Current Events. Lists of trade books to read that coordinate with each unit in the student's history textbook.
http://www.eduplace.com
Social Studies for students:
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/ss.jsp
California state and history weblinks:
http://www.eduplace.com/state/ca/ca_links.html#link7		      
K - 8 Jefferson County Schools, Grades K-8
Large selection of interactive social studies websites on various social studies topics.
http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/interact-socst.htm
      
K - 8

Kidport
Kidport uses a multi-faceted approach to learning in the core subject areas for students grades K-8.
http://www.kidport.com/

Kindergarten,
American Symbols; US Presidents; Flags of the World; Whose Home Is It?
http://www.kidport.com/GradeK/SocialStudies/SocStudiesIndex.htm
1st Grade
Whose Home Is It?; Continents of the World; The Oceans; North America; Maps; Signs; American Symbols; US Presidents; Flags of the World.
http://www.kidport.com/Grade1/SocialStudies/SocStudiesIndex.htm
2nd Grade
Continents; Oceans
http://www.kidport.com/Grade2/SocialStudies/SocStudiesIndex.htm
3rd Grade
Basic Structure of the U.S. Government; U.S. Landmarks; Famous Americans.
http://www.kidport.com/Grade3/SocialStudies/SocStudiesIndex.htm
4th Grade
U.S. Presidents; California Missions; Mexican-American War; California Gold Rush
http://www.kidport.com/Grade4/SocialStudies/SocStudiesIndex.htm
5th Grade
Pilgrims; American Revolution; US States and Capitols.
http://www.kidport.com/Grade5/SocialStudies/SocStudiesIndex.htm
6th Grade
Ancient Egypt; Ancient Rome; Ancient Greece; US Government Structure; US Constitution; Presidents.
http://www.kidport.com/Grade6/SocialStudies/SocStudiesIndex.htm
7th Grade
Ancient Egypt; Ancient Rome; Ancient Greece; US Government Structure; US Constitution; Presidents; World Geography.
http://www.kidport.com/Grade7/SocialStudies/SocStudiesIndex.htm
8th Grade
The Civil War; The War of 1812.
http://www.kidport.com/Grade8/SocialStudies/SocStudiesIndex.htm

      
K - 12 McAllen Public Library - Homework Helper (all subjects)
http://www.mcallenlibrary.net/children/homeworkhelpers.aspx
      
K - 12 Discovery Education
Classroom Resources
Includes Puzzlemaker, Lesson Plan Library, and Siemans' STEM Academy, a premier online community designed exclusively to foster achievement in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM).
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/
Home Resources/English
Homework help for the language arts.
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/		      
K - 12 Timeline Creator
Students can make their own customizable timeline, entering events and times of their choice.
http://www.readwritethink.org/student_mat/student_material.asp?id=7		 Read*Write*Think    
K - 12 The Library of Congress
America's Story from America's Library. Meet amazing Americans; jump back in time; explore the states; join Americans at play; see, hear, and sing.
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/index.html		      
3 - 12 The History Net
Website sponsored by the Weider History Group, world's largest publisher of history magazines. The site contains daily features, photo galleries, and over 5,000 articles originally published in their various magazines. To find specific history, try searching their archives.
http://www.historynet.com
      
5 - 12 Digital History
Onilne American History Textbook, links to primary sourses, lesson plans and guides, student inquiries and activities, and multi-media.
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/database/hyper_titles.cfm		      
6 - 12 Jefferson County Schools, Grades 6-12
Large selection of interactive social studies websites on various social studies topics.
http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/tools/socst-hs.html#Interactive		      
6 - 12 Yale Law School
The Avalon Project: Documents in Law, History, and Diplomacy. Primary source documents from ancient history to the present.
http://avalon.law.yale.edu/default.asp
      

Grades 9 - 12:
US History
Am. Government

HippoCampus
A free public website that offers free courses for high school and college students.
http://www.hippocampus.org/