Lizzie’s List of Fabulous Websites for all Ages and Stages updated 2/2010

Presented at long last and for your convenience in a categorized, described as well asalphabetized version. These are the best of what I have squirreled away and are allfamily friendly and kid safe sites to the best of my knowledge. As of February 2010,these are all working sites.Technical note:If you reach a page that looks a bit like this…http://www.historyforkids.org/FirefoxHTML%5CShell%5COpen%5CCommand thatsays they couldn’t find the page, just cut off the part that begins with Firefox in your address bar and hit enter, so now you have this: http://www.historyforkids.org/ it shouldwork right after that

all subjects: study notes

American History resources

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/*A U.S. history textbook *Lesson plans and e-lectures*Primary source documents including court cases and SupremeCourt decisions*Photographs*Artwork *Essays, letters, and cartoons*Maps*Timelines*Multimedia exhibitions*Video, films, and flash movies*Audio presentations of speeches and debates*Interactive modules, history games, and quizzes*Historical Music*Reference resources that include classroom handouts*"Ask the HyperHistorian" - professional historians answer your questions*Resources to create your own multimedia American historyexhibitionshttp://www.contemplator.com/america/ popular songs, lyrics and background informationfrom the 1700’s to the 1900’s plus other categories like sea chantys and cowboyshttp://www.earlyamerica.coma very interesting site with primary sources, maps, portraits, and interactive menus andflash movies as well!http://www.nps.gov/history/logcabin/virtual tours of log cabins such as Abe Lincoln’s as well as Valley Forge

http://www.websterschools.org/classrooms/state_library/colonies.htmlanother categorized list of websites this one on the 13 colonieshttp://www.pbs.org/wnet/historyofus/index.html based on the Joy Hakim books this interactive website is loaded with information on UShistory. I am not a Hakim fan mind you, I find her biases and her tone to be obnoxious but many people love them. I do like the pictures.http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.htmlthis is the Library of Congress, a great site for primary sources and resourceshttp://www.ushistory.org/

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/

The

Internet History Sourcebooks Project

is a collection of public domain and copy-permittedhistorical texts presented cleanly (without advertising or excessive layout) for educational use.

Jamestownhttp://historicjamestowne.org/learn/American Revolutionhttp://www.kidinfo.com/American_History/American_Revolution.htmla categorized listof information and linkshttp://www.americanrevwar.homestead.com/files/Index2.htmCivil War http://americanrevwar.homestead.com/files/civwar/index3.html

Ancients Resources

http://guardians.net/egypt/kids/index.htmvery cool website with research, games, activities and virtual tours. Lots link to other pages so the fun never endshttp://www.worldwideschool.org/library/books/hst/ancient/TheBoysandGirlsPlutarch/toc.htmlan online version to read or print out of the Boys and Girls Plutarchhttp://www.michielb.nl/maya/math.htmla page on Mayan mathhttp://www.virtual-egypt.com/ photo tours, timelines, flash movies, lots of good stuff herehttp://www.historyforkids.org/learn/timelines/0ad.htmhttp://library.thinkquest.org/J002388/ancientwonder.htmlhttp://www.abc.net.au/arts/wingedsandals/default_lowband.htmhttp://kids.asiasociety.org/

http://rome.mrdonn.org/romanrepublic.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/

The

Internet History Sourcebooks Project

is a collection of public domain and copy-permittedhistorical texts presented cleanly (without advertising or excessive layout) for educational use.

Architecture

http://www.greatbuildings.com/for art class or history class this has buildings worldwide with info about the design, thearchitect and the building itself.

Art/art history

http://www.janbrett.com/a treasure trove of delights, printables, online art instruction, games and activities by the beloved author http://www.artteacherconnection.comFABULOUS resource, lessons, games, activities on many great artists and art pieceshttp://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.htmlCategorized links of art throughout timehttp://www.nga.gov/education/classroom/loanfinder/index.mhtmConnect art andcurriculum by borrowing free learning materials from the National Gallery of Art'sDivision of Education.http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/splash.htmincredible clickable timeline of art historyhttp://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/lessons.htmlwonderful site with tons of resources and lessons nicely categorizedhttp://www.drawspace.com/Extensive site with online drawing lessons you have to register but they are freehttp://www.teachartathome.com/Free.htmlSome free projects, lessons and ideas for teachershttp://artyfactory.com/huge site with tons of free lessons in all mediahttp://www.tuxpaint.org/download/http://americanart.si.edu/education/activities/Explore the Smithsonian American Art Museum through rich media. Here we post slideshows, podcasts, and other resources that present our collection in new and engagingways.