Homeschooling for Free: 31 Social Studies Resources

August 2, 2008

Check out all the posts covering multiple subjects in the Homeschooling for Free series.

  1. Countries & Cultures Coloring Pages -multiple pages for several countries
  2. Xpeditions Lesson Plans – geography lesson plans organized by grade; by National Geographic
  3. Colouring Book of Flags – printable black & white images of just about every flag in the world
  4. The Learning Calendar – “history-based activities”
  5. Free Blank Outline Maps of the Countries and Continents of the World – basic outline maps
  6. Geography Online Games – learn maps, countries, capitals, landscapes
  7. Netstate.com – in-depth information about the 50 United States
  8. Outline Maps – easy to use site, well-organized; downloadable maps from all regions of the world
  9. Map Puzzles – test your knowledge of countries and capitals; click and drag online; no downloads
  10. United Nations Cyberschoolbus – get an inside look at the UN, current events, ways to get involved in global causes, how Model United Nations works, more
  11. Investigating the First Thanksgiving – “You are the historian” and it’s your job to find out what really happened.
  12. National Museum of American History for Kids – various games and activities to do at home that pertain to American history
  13. History and Politics Out Loud – don’t just read famous speeches, listen to them
  14. Encyclopedia Mythica – “the award-winning internet encyclopedia of mythology, folklore, and religion”
  15. This Day in History – searchable by subject
  16. US State Unit Studies – activities & projects for each state
  17. 50 States Book List – a list of books for each state
  18. WorldAtlas – “maps, flags and geography facts”
  19. Test Your Geography Knowledge – covers countries, states, oceans, etc.
  20. A Book in Time – book list arranged according to historical period
  21. Online American History Textbook – for middle/high school
  22. Mr. Dowling – “browse the world”
  23. Best of History Web Sites – “annotated links to over 1000 history web sites” and more
  24. Internet History Sourcebooks Project – public domain historical documents
  25. The Library of Congress Lesson Plans – organized by theme
  26. History & Social Studies Lesson Plans – searchable by category and grade level
  27. EconEdLink – economics lesson plans; K-12; searchable by topic
  28. 192 UN Recognized States in 10 Minutes – test your knowledge before time runs out
  29. 50states – info about the 50 states and capitals
  30. Worldmapper – re-sized territories according to subject
  31. Bio4Kids – few dozen biographies of famous people

Know of any more?  Share the love & leave ‘em in the comments!

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