Growth of a Nation
A free, ten minute movie which depicts the geographic history of the United States from 1789.
Postcards
From America
Discover and explore America through this collection of postcards.
Travel with us as we discover America, seeing all 50 states and their
capitals. We'll keep you posted every day with free postcards of
photos taken as the events happen, then uploaded and sent
automatically to your E-mailbox that very same day--just like being
there yourself.
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Liberty's Kids: Complete Series
Children can see how our country started.
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An excellent introduction to the birth of America that is educational and entertaining. The American Revolution is told through the eyes of the fictional characters of James (American-patriot), Sarah (British-loyalist), Henri (French-sidekick) and Moses (Free man-former slave). The characters of Sarah and James give both sides of the story.
An exciting adventure that will spark interest in how the USA began, interest in the heroes and events that gave birth to the USA. With colorful animation, guessing games, little known facts...A quality animated series for children that was shown on PBS and is now available on DVD at a price that is affordable. Outstanding series! |
Ben's Guide to
U.S. Government for Kids
Benjamin Franklin is your guide throughout this site. Learning tools
for K-12 students, parents, and teachers. Learn about Benjamin
Franklin and how our government works.
United
States Flag
Visit Besty Ross's Homepage. Learn about the history of our United
States Flag at this site! Take a virtual tour of Betsy's House!
Welcome to
the White House for Kids
Take a virtual tour of the White House.
PBS
Kids Democracy Project: President For A Day
Children have the opportunity to role play the president for a day,
making decisions about different events that a president might
actually experience.
Presidential
Places Quilt (Grade 3 to 6)
Research landmarks in Washington, D.C. that have particular
associations with past presidents (Lincoln and Ford's Theater, for
example). Create "quilt squares" illustrating these
landmarks and historical stories and combine those to into a quilt.
The finished quilt may be photographed; the photograph and student
writings may then be mailed to the president.
Painting
Presidential Portraits (Grade 3 to 6)
Design new U.S. currency with presidential portraits, facts, and figures.
CIA's
Homepage for Kids
The Central Intelligence Agency homepage for Kids provides
information about the Nation's intelligence efforts as well as a
geography quiz and other fun things for children to do.
You
Be the Historian
Here's a fun way to explore American history by looking at artifacts.
See if you can figure out what life was like 200 years ago for Thomas
and Elizabeth Springer's family in New Castle, Delaware.
At the same time discover what historians in the next century could
learn about you if they found your house exactly the way it is today.
Contains a teacher section.
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