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-11/16/03 Add Discussion Forums
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History

Smithsonian Natural History Web: African Voices Explore objects that attest to Africa's striking diversity and long history. Listen as Africans talk about their lives and cultures.

AfriClassical.com consists of brief biographies of over fifty Black composers and musicians; a Black History Quiz; CD covers; and audio samples. The people profiled are excellent role models for Black History Month lessons.

Alternatime Browse the past and some futures...a collection of timelines on the web.

American Memory is a gateway to rich primary source materials relating to the history and culture of the United States. The site offers more than 7 million digital items from more than 100 historical collections.

America's Story from America's Library Meet amazing Americans...jump back in time...explore the states...join America at play...see, hear, sing.

BBC - Children of World War 2 Find out what life was like for Children growing up in the Second World War (1939-1945). A website aimed at 7-9 year olds.

A Book In Time is where you can easily find "real" books to read along with your chosen history textbook. All titles are arranged chronologically. They also list related crafts, timeline resources, and maps to help supplement your history lessons.

A Chronology of US Historical Documents contains U.S. historical documents dating from Pre-Colonial to the present.

General USA history United States history - in general.

The History Channel Check here for full listings of this television channels upcoming shows and a bit more.

PBS Teacher Source for history lesson plans and activities. On the social studies page, select a grade range and a period in U.S. or world history to study.

History magazines for grades 4 and up from Cobblestone Publishing. Calliope for world history, Cobblestone for American history, and Footsteps for African American history.

Library of Congress's Learning Page is designed to help educators use the American Memory Collections to teach history and culture. There are activities and discussion groups, in addition to relevant lesson plans and curriculum suggestions for using the collections.

Modern World History Learn about the key events that shaped the 20th century. Read articles, take quizzes, look at timelines.

Biographys of past presidents.

History Place Timelines, information on past wars.

History Through the Ages Timeline Helps and more for history learning fun.

The History of Gardening: A Timeline From Ancient Times to the Twentieth Century.

Heirloom Gardening rediscover our garden heritage and recreate our future.

Teach Vietnam is the overall effort to educate present and future generations about the Vietnam War era and its lasting impact.

Tudor England Quizzes, portraits, biographies.

Popular Songs in American History from Colonial Times to 1900 with lyrics and historical information.

History for Kids Europe, Asia, and Africa before 1500 AD

Book Suggestions

The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child along with the Story of the World: Activity Book One: Ancient Times by Susan Wise Bauer, co-author of The Well Trained Mind.

Worksheets

K-5 Free printable history worksheets.

K-9 SchoolHistory.co.uk worksheets.

6-8 Andy's American History worksheets.

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