One of my favorite ways to teach social studies is through our reading. Why this site is called Ducksters must have something to do with all the ducks, but this website packs some serious punch in the social studies department! Click through either history or geography and find a wealth of information! Great for student research projects as well! Recommended for grades 2nd and up. Say hello to primary resources galore! Something many history books lack! The website, has an expansive searchable library of primary resources to deepen your social studies discussions! From diary entries, sheets of music, posters, newspaper articles, you name it! If it happened in America, you can probably find something here! You do have to create an account to access the pictures, and make sure you indicate you’re a teacher as access to these resources is restricted to paid subscribers otherwise. Click the “teachers” section and check out the curriculum units for government, landmarks, and everything else civics! Recommended for grades K and up. Got civics? is for you! Kid friendly web design with engaging games and lesson plan suggestions are the main draw of this website. (Although some resources are available for PreK-2nd.) You’ll be happy to see that most resources work to tell the “truth” behind many generally accepted historical concepts. Click the section “Teaching Materials” then search by time period or theme. The Zinn Education Project works to tell and share the history that many history books tend to forget. “Teaching People’s Histoy” is the tag line of and for good reason. And scoop out the “parents and teacher” section for lesson plans and information all about Colonial Williamsburg. While at the site, click the “kids” section to find fun activities and games. The website, has tons of free resources and tools for teachers looking to beef up their colonial history lessons.
Best part? All of the ones I’m sharing today are FREE! Scroll down to check out these free social studies websites that you can use to plan activities in your elementary classroom. And that extra work means I’ve found some tools that make teaching social studies better. So for the past few years, I’ve been working EXTRA hard to be better at working social studies into our routine. Either way, I was a terrible social studies teacher. Or the completely outdated resources we did have. Maybe it was the next to nothing for material. But in reality, teaching it to a class of second graders was challenging. I have a confession… maybe it’s one that you share too… Or maybe it’s not… but either way, I must confess… I RARELY teach social studies! Now honestly, I LOVE Social Studies.
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