Social Studies

Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government for Kids teaches how our government works, the use of the primary source materials of GPO Access, and how one can use GPO Access to carry out their civic responsibilities.

United Nation’s United Nations

PBS Kids: Democracy Project Designed for students in grades three to six. Online activities: How does the government affect me? Inside the voting booth. President for a day!

Doonesbury the comic strip – fun with current events.

USAGov The U.S. Government’s Official Web Portal.

Mr Donn’s Pages Lesson plans and activities.

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

Vote Smart provides a comprehensive database about thousands of candidates and elected officials and is dedicated to serving all Americans with accurate and unbiased information for electoral decision-making.

Lesson Tutor Social Studies for Kids gives you articles, fun facts, glossaries, and tons of links for all subjects of social studies.