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COMMUNITIES

1. Our Community Around Us - Harcourtschool
2. Build a Neighborhood - PBS Mr. Rogers

FORMATION OF AN AMERICAN IDENTITY

1. Plimoth Plantation - Just for Kids
2. The First Thanksgiving - Scholastic
3. Famous people - slideshare

CULTURES AND PERSPECTIVES OF THE WORLD

1. Around the World - Time for Kids
2. What the World Eats - Time
3. World of Cultures - TEACHER

TALL TALES

1. Tell a Tall Tale - education
2. The Basics
3. Folktales from the Sioux
4. Native American Story Tellers - PBS

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NATIVE AMERICANS

General

1. Clothing for 39 tribes

Sioux ~ PLAINS INDIANS

       **  Sioux  - recordings of songs from the 1800's
       **  Sioux Buffalo and Ghost Dance  - filmed by Thomas Edison in 1894

1. Plains Indians   - Kidport 
2. Latoka and Sioux Fact Sheets
3. Weapons of the Plains Indians 
4. The First Peoples: Plains Indians 
5. Sioux Indians 
6. Camping with the Sioux   - photos
7. Buffalo Hide - What can you make? Smithstonian
8. Buffalo on the Plains   - 360* photo

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Mohawk

1. Mohawk -Iroquois Village   New York State Museum
2. Mohawk Indian Fact Sheet

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Anasazi

1. The Anasazi Civilization   - Video with dialogue  8 min
2. Sedona Anasazi Ruins  - Video 4 min.
3. Anasazi: Accomplished builders  - cliffdwelling museum
4. Anasazi Ruins Map
5. Anasazi Ruins
6. The First Americans

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Makah

1. Makah Museum - video 3 min.
2. Makah Indian Fact Sheet

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Presidents

1. Presidents Home States
2. White House pets 
3. White House Tours
4. President's Day - Scholastic
5. President Photos - White House

GEROGE WASHINGTON

1. Washington animated book - nussbaum
2. Ten Facts about George Washington * Key Facts *
3. Mount Vernon  -* Tour  * Animals - George Washington's home 
4. George Washington  - Enchanted Learning 

ABRAHAM LINCOLN

1. Lincoln slideshow - nussbaum
2. Abraham Lincoln  - Enchanted Learning

 

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EGYPT
            

General Information

1. Egypt map  - Mr. Nussbaum
2. Egypt: People & Places  - photos, video - National Geographic
3. All About Egypt  – Enchanted Learning
4. Oldest Parchment in country 
5. READ AT HOME: Magictreehouse  - Mummies by Mary Pope Osborne -  requires login

Present Day

1. Children in Modern Egypt -  Tour Egypt
2. Egypt

Hieroglyphics

1. Hieroglyphs: Say What?  - PBS - Crack the code 
2. Make your own Cartouche  - Harcourt Publisher 
3. Hieroglyphic typewriter  - write a secret message - Discovering Egypt
4. Tomb of Pharaohs

Activities & Games

1. Ancient Egypt  - Select a story by The British Museum 
2. King Tut's Treasures  - Tour Egypt 
3.  Mummies - National geographic
4. Cats – National Geographic
5. Build a Pyramid  - BBC

Ancient Egypt   

1. Egyptian Life  - AncientEgypt 
2. Egypt photos for 2nd graders  - Virginia Schools 
3. Ancient Egypt for Kids  - Mr. Donn 
4. Ancient Egypt photos  – National Geographic for Kids 
5. Inside the Pyramids  - PBS 
6. Ancient Egypt  – History for Kids
7. Egyptian Math
8. A Day in the Life  of various tradesmen- PBS
9. Egyptian Mummy scanned -BBC

Videos

1. The camel beauty contest
2. Rebuilding Ancient Temples in 3D 
3. The Boy King's Treasures  - video youtube 
4. Video Clips  - Mr. Donn

Subscription needed

1. Egypt   Sightseeing map, Arabic phrases - Time for Kids
2. A Day in the Life   – Time for Kids
3. Play Senet board game   - Ancient Egypt - download