Social Studies & Science
Online Resources
for Students and Teachers

Social Studies

Science

Please choose a topic from the chalkboard.Ben's K-2 Guide to U.S. Government



This  site provides age appropriate information and activities for primary students.
Just for Kids is an incredible resource for students and teachers.  It provides many interactive activities that help support the primary science content.  Each activity provides the classroom teacher with a teacher's guide

White House 101
Have your students visit White House 101 to learn about the White House and the presidents of the United States.


The official site of the inquiry-based FOSS science curriculum. The FOSS site provides interactive activities that support the FOSS Science Kits and the Kyrene K-2 science curriculum.
Enchanted Learning provides many learning resources for a variety of topics that K-2 students can research. There are also many activities that can be used to complement grade level units of study. Take a look at three valuable resources you can use with your students.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Little Explores Picture Dictionary
 Preschool-Kindergarten Activities		 Earth Day is celebrated on April 22. Check out the following sites to locate lessons, resources, and activities for Earth Day to share with your students.
Earth Day.gov for Kids
Helpful Hints for Planet Earth
ECOKids
KidsDomain Earth Day Games

provides resources to help  understand the history of voting rights in America, and how voting and other forms of civic involvement are essential to a healthy democracy.		 provides a wealth of resources for K-12 science educators. It is a wonderful guide for providing meaningful standards-based Internet experiences for your students.
K-2 Lessons
K-2 Tools

The First Thanksgiving   
Scholastic's First Thanksgiving  interactive learning site brings Thanksgiving history to life.  The site has some new and improved features. It now has audio narration which students can click on to have the text read to them.  There are new videos and pictures that further enhance the information being presented.

Science
This web site provides definitions, activities, and many links and resources for different thematic topics.
Insects
Weather
Recycle, Reduce, and Reuse

 

is a living breathing historical museum.  Check out the "Investigating the First Thanksgiving" online activities.  Students can view how Pilgrims and Native Americas lived.

  

Celebrate President's Day by having your students visit Mrs. Payton's first grade class's Abraham Lincoln activity page. All of the activities are created by the students. You can find a student created quiz, go on a treasure hunt, view pictures about pioneer life, and do other activities. This activity page won the grand prize on Microsoft's Encarta website.
 

Martin Luther King, Jr. Resources
Check out how Mrs. Taverna's 2nd Grade Class used Kid Pix to create a timeline for the life of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Enchanted Learning's All About Martin Luther King, Jr

  

Scholastic's Presidents' Day Internet Field Trip
In this Internet Field trip you can find some new ideas and resources to use as you  plan for Presidents' Day. You will find some great web sites for you and your students to explore.

  

Do you have a site to share? If so...email Jacinta at jsorge@kyrene.org