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Social Studies Content

Carmen San Diego:

Fearless Kids: around the world activities.

 

iCivics, Inc.:

This site provides educational online games and lesson plans to promote civics education and encourage students to become active citizens.

 

Studies Weekly:

Great reader for students - primarily social studies.

 

Harvard Graduate School of Education:

A database of resources for use with children to continue learning at home.

 

Time for Kids Digital Library:

Time Magazine for Kids provides a digital library of four grade-specific editions of TIME for Kids and Your $ Financial Literacy magazine. The site includes teaching tools, with worksheets and quizzes for grades K-6.

 

List of virtual field trips

 

Scholastic:

A learning hub that provides 20 days of learning experiences for students in grades PreK-9+ across the content areas. The company is also providing free access to other digital learning programs.

 

Age of Learning:

Access to ABCmouse, a learning resource for ages 2 to 8; Adventure Academy, is open for students ages 8 to 13; and ReadingIQ, a digital library and literacy platform is available for children 12 and under.

 

The Character Tree:

Character education videos and downloadable resources for first and second graders, to teach "character development" and emphasize positive character traits, including kindness, curiosity and integrity.

 

Virtual Field Trips:

Specializes in K-8 social studies, life science, geography, and ancient civilization. To participate, email the company at [email protected] with your name and email address (for logging in). You will be granted 60 days of access to all videos and quizzes.