EconomicsEconomic Lesson Plans
This website is a leading source for information on finance and economic lessons. The lessons can be used in or outside of school. There are featured lessons and featured interactive tools that focus on what students can relate to which keeps students interested. Also, depending on where you want to teach or use these lesson or whether you are a teacher or a student, there are separate tabs for different categories. Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
Songs, games, videos, and coloring pages are included in this website. Students are let in on "grown up secrets" such as how common items are made and there are parent and teacher resources, as well. This is a kid-friendly resource. Learning About Money
Students can learn how money is made, read different facts about the US money system, and why saving money is so important. There are money games, money videos, and even quizzes for students to assess what they know about credit cards. A brochure is included that gives examples for kids to help their families save money. KidsEcon Posters
The posters featured on this website are colorful and interesting for students. They display economics terms, involve at least one picture, and give a kid-friendly explanation. These posters would look great hung up in any teacher's classroom. Teaching guides, DVDs, and games are also located on this website, but the best part of it is the "literature connection" tab. Here there are multiple children's books that are great for teaching economics. Also, the economic terms (that have their own KidsEcon posters) are listed above the title and description of every suggested book. NBC Economy News
NBC has a business tab and then Economy is a tab within business. Teachers can find articles for teaching Economics or this could be used as a resource for students to find articles to use for their CDV's in the news. |
CivicsSchool House Rock Videos
With this website, students and teachers have access to all of the School Hose Rock videos. Songs about the Melting Pot, the lines of the Preamble, the law making process, how a bill becomes a bill, and much more. There is even a song for the three branches of government. Plus, learning information through songs can be immensely helpful for students. Congress for Kids
Students can use this website as a way to find out about the three branches of government, elections, citizenship. There are quizzes for students to take to test how much they know before and/or after they have viewed the content. There are many activities throughout each section, too, that students can take part in to add more to their existing knowledge from the reading. iCivics
iCivics has a student section and a teacher section on the home page. Students can play games where they run for president, make laws, and argue real cases. On the teacher side, there are resources and tools for engaging students in their learning of Civics. Liberty Kids
Continental cartoons, riddles, word searches, and civics games are all featured on this Liberty Kids. The Now and Then tab is awesome, too. There are "episodes" on the television that show the difference between life now and life in the past. Michigan Courts
With Michigan Courts, students are given a tool to explore laws in Michigan and the Court system we have. There is information for the general public and even links to articles that deal with Michigan Courts. Students can even click on links that lead them to the Court's Youtube Channel. |
Mrs. Black’s Classroom
Mrs. Black’s weebly is full of third and fourth grade social studies resources such as maps, videos, and pictures of her students on field trips. Her focus is on Michigan history which makes this website perfect for those of us planning on teaching in Michigan. One of her posts, titled Michigan’s Thematic Maps, includes maps of different region, dune locations, fruit crops, populations, and many more topics. This website will be a great resource for history and geography in the classroom. Geocaching
Geocaching is a real world treasure hunt. Anyone can use it or make their own treasure for others to find. A GPS-enabled device is required to do this, but it is so much fun! There are specific terms that help with tools and once you play, you'll catch on quickly. Common questions are answered here. 50 States
50 States is easy to navigate. On the main page, all states in the US are listed and clicking on one brings you to a page of facts about that state. You can also find maps and a list of colleges for each state. The study tools tab of the website can be beneficial to teachers and students because it holds worksheets, games, and lesson plans for the 50 states. National Geographic Education
National Geographic has so much to offer to teachers. There are lessons, activities, and even full unit plans filled with teaching techniques and resources to use. NWoews articles and specific collections including climate change, migration, ocean, weather, and animal resources are also included in this website. MapMaker
The MapMaker can be found on National Geographic's website. There are all sorts of maps including water, land, climate, population and culture, political and economic, and environmental. CO2 emissions are mapped as are the night's lights that one could see from space lit up in our world. MapMaker is an awesome resource for teachers because it is important for students to get a sense of their world and these maps show them different dimensions of the world around them. |
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution. Students and teachers can find many things on this website from maps, primary sources, and secondary sources to recordings and historical pictures. My favorite sections is titled "Today in History" and you put the date into a search bar and see things that happened on the same day but many years ago. Today in History is located at this link. Letters from America's Wars
There are audio readings and scanned or word-processed documents of letters written during wars on this website. This website was created by Gilder Lehrman Institute and the Legacy Project. No matter if you are searching for letters from the Revolution or the War in Iraq, the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History has a letter for you to read (yay for primary sources!). Women Who Changed The World
I was amazed at the information on this website. There are descriptions and stories of 300 women who have changed the world and left their mark. This encyclopedia can add a different dimension to discussion - a women's point of view of history rather than a male's. Lewis and Clark
Go West With Lewis and Clark is a National Geographic resource. Students get to play this interactive game by choosing their supplies and making their way West. Awesome Stories
.....is awesome! Stories of history that students read or listen to are given context with this website. Awesome Stories takes the books children are reading about history and links them to the letters, pictures, and artifacts that the stories refer to. Students not only get a story about what they are learning but they get to see what the story is all about and experience some of the art that inspired certain stories. |
Scholastic
Teachers, parents, and kids all have separate sections on this website's homepage. There are activities and printables to use with students as well as lists for building the best libraries and parent guides for helping their children learn to read and comprehend the material. TeacherTube
TeacherTube is basically YouTube for teachers. Teachers can upload slideshows presentations, videos of themselves explaining something or teaching, or even animated videos that other teachers can use in their classrooms. iPads for Learning
It is important for teachers to learn how to use iPads in their classrooms effectively. More and more technology is being put into classrooms and it shouldn't become a distraction to teaching or a "let the iPad teach them" deal. This website has reviewed education apps so teachers can find the best for their students and it gives practical advice for incorporating technology into your classroom. |
Share My Lesson
This website is a place for teachers to share their ideas about activities, lesson plans, and resources for the classroom. There are lists of resources by category and the majority of the topics have both elementary school resources as well as secondary school resources. Share My Lesson is a resource that teachers of all subjects can benefit from. PBS
PBS has resources for all subjects in school. You can choose the grade level (anywhere from Pre-K to 13+) and the subject. With the social studies tab, for example, there are resources for Civics, Economics, Wrold History, US HIstory, Geography, etc. No matter what subject you want to find resources for, PBS probably has something for you to use. Social Studies For Kids
Book reviews, games, fun facts, glossaries, and timelines are all a part of this website. Students can explore the traditions and meanings of different holidays celebrated around the world, learn about what happened this week in history, and explore different time periods such as the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the 20th Century. |