1. You're a Grand Old Flag
   Read Our Flag's History for lots of interesting information about the different United States flags.  Make your own flag with the Flag Factory.
   
   
2. For Which It Stands - Flag Glossary from the American Legion
   
   
3. U.S. Flag
   Each official U.S. flag, beginning with 13 stars.
   
   
4. Coloring Book of Flags
   Black & white outline maps to print and color. 3 sizes - Large will fit one flag per page. Click each state name for more information about that state's flag and symbols. History of the Stars and Stripes sections has many historic flags and information. 
   
   
5. United States of America by Apples 4 Teachers
   Interactive map of the states. Move your mouse over the states to see the state name and capital, plus the nickname appear above the map. Click to hear that state's name pronounced by a little person.
   
   
6. Zoom School United States from Enchanted Learning
   Click on the map, then be sure to scroll so that you don't miss anything here.  Click a state to get more information about it, and then scroll down that page also to see even more links. Excellent state flags including printouts to color.
   
7. Interactive Maps from Owl & Mouse Education
   United States, Europe, Canada, and others.
   
8. Maps.com
   Black and white maps of the entire United States or individual states plus games in "free" section.  
   
   
9. World Atlas  
   The Oklahoma page includes a map showing county outlines and another showing Indian Territories. Many others available.
   
   
10. United States Puzzle from FunSchool
    Click a state puzzle piece to see the state's name. Drag it into place on the outline map. A timer shows how long it takes to complete the puzzle.
    
    
11. U.S. State Detective from FunSchool
    
    
12. U.S. Geography
    Interactive map activities and quizzes on states, capitals, and land features.
    
13. 50 States
    Click any state for information or scroll down and click "Fast Facts & Trivia" for more interesting information. Move the cursor over yellow folders to see abbreviations and capitals appear. Click "State Maps" for black & white outline maps of each state with capital located.
    
14. Explore the States from America's Library
    Click any state on the map to read more about it. You can also explore history on "Jump Back In Time". Pick your birthday or an era from the timeline. "Meet Amazing Americans" is interesting.
    
    
15. Net State.com
    Use drop down menus for specific areas, or click a state name. Terrific maps, information, and quizzes.
    
16. InfoPlease.com States
    Click any state on the map or scroll down for many interesting categories including Confederate States and States by Order of Entry into Union. Games and quizzes offered too. EXCELLENT Map Library - printable state outline maps.  Origins of State Names information included.
    
    
17. United States Links from Fact Monster
    Click a state or tons of other interesting links like "Highest, Lowest, Mean", "State Maps", "Origin of State Names", "Fifty Fun Facts", etc.
    
    
18. How the States Developed - Animated Map
    
    
19. National Geographic's Map Machine
    Profiles of cities, states, and countries.
    
20. Stately Knowledge
    Click a state to read facts. Good links below the facts for more info.
    
    
21. Class Brain State Reports
    Click your state on the map to find loads of resources.
    
    
22. Fact Finder from the U.S. Census Bureau
    Click the Facts button and then click any state on the map for a chart of information gathered by the census. Click the Quiz button to try several quizzes.
    
    
23. Way Back
    Click Summer Vacation and then Road Trip to travel to interesting places across the United States. Secrets of Presidents, Flight, and Gold Rush also available.
    
    
24. Geography Quiz from Learning Planet
    
    
25. States Web Games* by Sheppard Software
    
    
26. Puzzled States from Scholastic
    Online activity plus print worksheet.
    
    
27. K Bears
    Information plus Geography Games - U.S.
    
    
28.  GeograBee from BeeWeb
    Teachers have the option to create a class. Students must register.
    
    
29. Social Studies from Mr. Nussbaum
    13 Colonies, interactive maps, and more.
    
    
30. Yellowstone Windows into Wonderland
    Electronic field trips including Geyser Quest (lengthy, but excellent). Listen and follow along. Font size can be adjusted if needed by clicking the "AA" buttons. A Teacher section offers pre and post activities.
    
    
31. Geo Spy by National Geographic
    Continents, Countries, or States & Provinces sections offered. You'll have 180 seconds to zero in on each location. Fun sounds.
    
    
32. School Express States and Capitals
    Choose whether to guess the states or guess the capitals.
    
    
33. Name that State from Primary Games
    Click the correct name for the state shaded on the U.S. map.
    
    
34. 50 States of Mind
    Visual mnemonics - A fun way of looking at and remembering state information.
    
    
35. Capital Field Trip by FunSchool
    
    
36. GeoNet by EduPlace
    Grades 4 +. Easy & Hard levels. Choose a region or the entire U.S. Then choose a category. 
    
    
37. Quiz Tree - U.S. History, Constitution, and Geography
    
    
38. Betsy Ross Homepage
    Lots of good information about the history of our flag. Learn to cut a 5-pointed star in one snip.
    
    
39. Social Studies Web Quests
    
    
40. Liberty Bell
    Interesting facts about the Liberty Bell. What's misspelled on the bell?
    
    
41. USA Puzzle from Bonus.com
    
    
42. U.S.A. Geography from Lizard Point
    Geography Quizzes and How Far is It? U.S.A. plus Canada, Europe, Africa.
    
43. George Washington Portrait for Kids plus Teacher's Guide of additional activities
    
    
44. The Life of George Washington
    Online movie.
45. Abraham Lincoln Quiz
    Helpful information given if you answer incorrectly. Created by a First Grade Class.
    
    
46. Presidential Museum
    "Visit a President" to read more, a famous quote, pictures, pets, etc.
    
    
47. Presidential Pet Museum
    Macaroni the Pony, Him and Her beagles, even a one-legged rooster!
    
    
48. Read about Electing a President
    Click the Next button after reading each page.
    
    
49. How the President Gets Elected from Fact Monster
    
50. The American President - A Life Portrait
    Select a President from the drop down menu at the top of the page or search to read facts. Follow the links given there to see interesting places concerning that President.
    
51. POTUS
    Numerical list of presidents. Click for more info and a picture.
    
52. The History Place
    Presidential portraits. A great place to see a picture of each president.
    
    
53. Presidency in History from American President
    Presidents of the Gilded Age, Progressive Era, etc.
    
    
54. Presidential Think Quests
    Click the link to United States - History & Government.
    
    
55. If You Were President from Scholastic
    Follow the steps to create a newspaper story about your presidency. Print,  read to the class, and discuss ideas.
    
    
56. Hail to the Chief from Grolier
    
    
57. U.S. President Trivia Game by Apples 4 the Teacher
    Learn interesting facts as you play. If you miss, you can try again. You might want to include some of the information in your presidential report.
    
    
58. History Central
    Including Presidents of the United States of America and election information.
    
    
59. Brain POP U. S. Presidential Elections Quiz
    Now fee required, with some free movies and quizzes.
    
    
60. If You Were A Pioneer on the Oregon Trail from EdSiteMent
    
    
61. Gettysburg
    3-D Panoramic views from the battlefield with information. See the Gettysburg Address written in Lincoln's handwriting and more.
    
    
62. The Gettysburg Address
    Read Lincoln's address.  See the only actual photo of Lincoln at Gettysburg.
    
    
63. The First Thanksgiving from Scholastic
    
    
64. Memorial Hall Museum Online
    The Activities section includes Dress Up, Magic Lens, Exploring New England Architecture, Video Demonstrations of Early American Tools, and more.
    
    
65. 13 Colonies from Enchanted Learning
    Map and quiz.
    
    
66. Colonial Williamsburg Kids
    
    
67. Dressing the Part from Colonial Williamsburg
    An introduction to 18th century clothing.
    
    
68. Build Your Own Sod House from Our Story in History
    Notice the timeline along the top. Click Learn More at the end of the building activity to see Darkroom Detective showing actual pictures of sod homes.
    Follow-up with A Handy Measure from Ag in the Classroom
    
    
69. You Be the Historian
    A printable worksheet "Questions for Future Historians" is available on the Teacher page.
    This site also offers The Star Spangled Banner Project.
    
    
70. Mount Vernon
    
    
71. Super Kids Hangman
    Several categories such as the States, Capitals, Presidents. 
    
72. Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
    Click on the section of the kite for grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, or 9-12.  Ben's ABC's found in the K-2 section.  3-5 includes the Election Process, Citizenship.
    
73. The White House for Kids
    
    
74. America's Presidents
    Crossword research activity
    
    
75. Black Dog's USA Presidents Activities
    Enter a number such as 16 to see who was the 16th president.
    
    
76. Black Dog's USA States Trivia
    
    
77. History Mystery
    Read and try to solve the mystery. Several mysteries offered.
    
    
78. Democracy Project by PBS for Kids
    3 excellent categories - How Does Government Affect Me, President for a Day, and Inside the Voting Booth. Interesting historical facts inside the voting booth, under "What a difference one vote makes".
    
    
79. United States Quiz from Prongo
    Questions about government. Your score is displayed.
    
    
80. Can You Survive Jamestown? webquest
    Use links provided to complete the webquest. Handouts also available in the Tasks section.
    
    
81. Jamestown Adventure Online by History Globe
    
    
82. Jefferson's West Demo
    An online field trip adventure. Read and follow along making choices along the way.
    
    
83. The Underground Railroad by National Geographic
    An online adventure. Read, make choices, and follow along. Have your headset on. Click here for other games and quizzes.
    
    
84. Pathways to Freedom - The Underground Railroad in Maryland
    Listen and read along. Design your own quilt. 
    
    
85. Liberty - The American Revolution from PBS
    Click here to try the Road to Revolution activity.
    
    
86. Zoom Explorers by Enchanted Learning
    See the Glossary of Exploration terms. Click letters of the alphabet to read about explorers.
    
    
87. h.i.p. Pocket Change
    Games offered include Quarter Explorer, Presidential Portraits, the Lewis and Clark Adventure, Branches of Power, and others. Teacher's page offered
    
    
88. Yak's Corner - On the Trail of Lewis & Clark
    
    
89. Discovering Lewis & Clark
    Including aerial views.
    
    
90. Go West with Lewis & Clark by National Geographic
    An online adventure. Read, make choices, and follow along. Have your headset on. Click here for other games and quizzes
    
    
91. Lewis and Clark Online Exhibition
    
    
92. Trailblazers
    
    
93. The Oregon Trail
    
    
94. The Gold Rush
    
    
95. The Gold Rush An American Experience by PBS
    Strike it Rich - Watch the chart to see how much health, wealth, mining experience, and business knowledge you have.
    Map, timeline, and more.
    
    
96. Animated Atlas
    
    
97. Immigration from Scholastic
    
    
98. Famous Moments in Early American History
    Short videos on noteworthy events. (This takes just a minute or two to load on our new computers.)
    
    
99. Democracy at Work from Scholastic
    Inauguration Timeline (general historic events included). Election 2008 information.
    
    
100. The National Archives
     The Declaration of Independence, Emancipation Proclamation, Magna Carta, Constitution of the United States, and other documents. Eyewitness section. Photo gallery. 
     
     
101. The Declaration of Independence by U. S. History
     The Signers Of The Declaration gives a profile of each delegate who signed the declaration. See the Graff House where Thomas Jefferson wrote the declaration.
     
     
102. Charters of Freedom from the National Archives
     The Constitution of the United States. Read the transcript or view the original.
     
     
103. The Constitution Center
     Interactive Constitution, Save the Bill of Rights game, and Constitution Fast Facts.
     
     
104. America's Founding Fathers from the National Archives
     
     
105. U.S. Map of Counties from NACO
     An interactive map of the U.S. that leads to information about every county in the U.S.
     
     
106. Kids in the House - The Office of the Clerk
     Information plus Capital Quizzes, How Laws are Made, Time Traveler, Glossary, and more.
     
     
107. Congress for Kids
     Information and quizzes.
     
     
108. Teen Gov
     State and national government. Read the text of the Constitution, search for the text of any bill, check the congressional record, etc.
     State government section mentions New York specifically, but has general information as well. Supreme Court section also offered.
     
     
109. United States House of Representatives
     
     
110. United States Senate
     
     
111. U.S. Department of Justice 
     What's a United States Attorney? A federal prosecutor? A court reporter? Visit the courtroom to find out more.
     
     
112. F.B.I. Kids
     
     
113. The Oyez Project
     (pronounced "o-yay", used to call the Supreme Court to order) Research court cases, read about justices, take an interactive tour of the building.
     
     
114. Paul Revere's Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
     
     
115. The Paul Revere House
     Virtual Midnight Ride map of routes.
     
     
116. Spy Letter of the American Revolution
     
     
117. The United States Capitol Historical Society
     "Exploring Capitol Hill: A Kid's Guide" and "A Young Person's Guide to the Capitol" with teacher information and printouts. Try the Constitution Quiz.
     
     
118. U.S. Capitol Virtual Tour
     Click "Start the High Bandwidth Tour". Read directions - press Z to zoom out, A to zoom in, spacebar to reveal hot spots you can click to learn more. Notice the map showing your location and other spots you can tour.
     
     
119. The Vietnam Memorial Wall
     Searchable. Try a search using Cordell as the "Home of Record" and Oklahoma at the "Home State/Country" to see the names of our own local, young heroes. Click the button by each name to read more about them.
     
     
120. D.C. Pages
     Pictures and short explanations of monuments. Be sure to visit #29 - the breathtaking Korean War Memorial sculpted soldiers.
     
     
121. Faces of War - Korean War Memorial
     
     
122. Recipes from the Governor's Mansion
     Sorted by state name. Some recipes feature foods from that particular state. You might want to include a treat with your state report!
     
     
123. National Register of Historic Places
     Click your state, then county name to see what local places are listed.
     
     
124. EdSiteMent Calendar of activities
     Click This Month's Calendar to begin. Click Next Month's Calendar to preview upcoming activities.
     
     
125. Echoes from the White House
     Click any of the small photos to learn more. Click Dolley Madison's photo to then listen to her account of fleeing the White House. Listen as Richard Nixon describes his last night in the White House. Try the Virtual White House.
     
     
126. FCC Kids Zone
     Select level K-3, 4-8, 9-12 to read about 911 emergency, phones, television, broadband, and other means of communication.
     
     
127. Web Rangers from the National Park Service
     
     
128. IRS Student Page - Understanding Taxes
     
     
129. U.S. Department of State Youth page
     
     
130. Find Your Federal and State Legislators
     
     
131. Oklahoma Legislature
     
     
132. Oklahoma House of Representatives
     
     
133. Oklahoma State Senate
     
     
134. Virtual Tour of Washington D.C.
      Interactive map.
     
     
135. Elections... The American Way from the Library of Congress - Learning Page
     
     
136. Symbols of the U. S. A. from Enchanted Learning
     The Seal of the President, St. Louis Gateway Arch, Mt. Rushmore, and others.
     
     
137. State Animals
     
     
138. Monument History
     PDF document. View and read information about the Lincoln Memorial and other national monuments.
     
     
139. U.S. National Monuments
     Listed by state. National parks also listed.
     
     
140. National Park interactive map
     Be sure to check out the web cams including Old Faithful in Yellowstone. Be ready to listen - headphones on.
     Can you become a Web Ranger or Jr. Ranger?
     
     
     

NEW -  Changes will be added to the numbered list over summer break.

United States Geography Puzzle from Build a Bear

Election Glossary from Enchanted Learning

South Dakota Treasure Chest for 4th Grade History
Fantastic Lewis and Clark information.

On the Trail of Captain John Smith
An interactive Jamestown Adventure from National Geographic

Obsolete: George Washington - An Internet Treasure Hunt