Social Studies Sites
Site Name | Recommended Grade Level | Link (Click Here) | Description |
Plimoth.org | Fourth Grade and above | Plimoth.org | Investigate the world of the Pilgrims and the Native Americans during the first Thanksgiving. |
World Almanac for Kids | First Grade and above | World Almanac for Kids | Jammed packed full of information about the world around us. A kid’s online version of the World Almanac |
Stately Knowledge | First Grade and above | Stately Knowledge | Learn all the general facts and figures about all 50 states. Links to even more detailed information for each individual state. |
Trading Around the World | Third Grade and above | Trading Around the World | Use a limited amount of money to create a global economy. Sponsored by international monetary fund. |
Colonial Williamsburg Kid Zone | Kindergarden and above | Williamsburg Kid Zone | Learn and explore the colonial times through these games. |
Kids Portrait – a George Washington Mystery | Third Grade and above | Kids Portrait | Discover Geroge Washington the President by looking for clues |
Statretris | Second Grade and above | Statresis | Like tetris but with states. |
Build a Sod House | Third Grade and above | Build a Sod House | Learn how to build a sod house and never get your hands dirty! |
Build a City | Third Grade and above | Build a City | Look at how cities changed over time. Build your own city. |
Dump CIty | Third Grade and above | Dump CIty | Take care of your city by recycling. |
BBC Interactive Games | Fourth Grade and above | BBC Interactive Games | Fun, intense games of learning. From the BBC. |
Urban Vermin | Third Grade and above | Urdan Vermin | Learn how to work with others. Find out about yourself. |
Secret Millionaires Club | Third Grade and above | Secret Millionaires Club | Warren Buffet’s guide to being a millionaire. Since he is a millionaire several times over, he should know. |
Inca Investigation | Third Grade and above | Inca Investigation | Learn about the Inca Empire through a game. |
Rail, Sail, or Overland Mail | Fourth Grade and above | Rail, Sail, or Overland Mail | You are the post master, how do you get the mail where it needs to be? |
Time Lord | Fourth Grade and above | Time Lord | How well do you know history? This game will find out! |
A Sailor’s Life for Me | Fourth Grade and above | A Sailor’s Life | Enlist and explore life on the seas in the 1800’s. |
Texas Independence | First Grade and above | Texas Independence | Learn how the great state of Texas gained its independence from Mexico to become a nation and then join the USA. |
George Washington’s World | First Grade and above | Gerorge Washington’s World | Explore George Washington’s world in three-D. Walk around Mt. Vernon and learn about the father of our country. |
iCivics | Fourth Grade and above | iCivics | Explore games that help you understand the role and function of government and our laws |
Nobel Prize Educational Games | Fourth Grade and above | Nobel Prize Educational Games | Games inspired by the work of the Nobel Laureates. Very neat games. |
Post Challenge | Fourth Grade and above | Post Challenge | How much do you know about the US postal service? Play to find out. |
Londonian | Third Grade and above | Londonian | Find out what life was like in London in when the Romans ruled England. |
Shopping in Tudor England | Third Grade and above | Shopping in Tudor England | Help a Tudor family with chores and go shopping – Tudor style! |
Life in Medieval England | Third Grade and above | Life in Medieval England | See if you can survive the perils of medieval life. Good luck! |
Oregon Trail Game | Fourth Grade and above | Oregon Trail Game | Learn if you have the stuff to conquer the Oregon Trail! |