Social Studies Resources


Economics
Kids Bank http://www.kidsbank.com/index_3.asp
Money at Kids.gov http://www.kids.gov/k_5/k_5_money.shtml
It's My Life http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/money/index.html 
H.I.P. Pocket Change (US MINT) http://www.usmint.gov/kids/

News Sites
New York Times for Kids http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/
Scholastic Kids http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/scholasticNews.jsp?FromBrowseMod=true&Ns=Pub_Date_Sort|1&CurrPage=scholasticNews.jsp&TopicValue=Scholastic%20News
Yahooligans http://kids.yahoo.com/404.php
Kids Newsroom http://www.kidsnewsroom.org/
National Geographic for Kids http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/index/
Time for Kids http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/

Geography Sites
Flags of the World http://www.flags.ndirect.co.uk/indexa.htm
Identify Places in the World http://www.funbrain.com/funbrain/where/
Name that State http://www.primarygames.com/states/start.htm
GEO-net http://www.eduplace.com/geonet/index.html

History Sites
History Channel http://www.history.com/
President Game Show http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/quiz/president/
This Day in History http://kids.yahoo.com/

Other Social Sites
Social Studies for Kids http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/
The White House for Kids http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/white-house-101/
Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/index.html
Kids.gov http://www.kids.gov