African American History

National Geographic- Underground Railroad- Students make decisions as they follow Harriet Tubman and escape from a slave owner in this online interactive.
African American History

The History Makers- Awesome website with biographies and interviews with people from history.
African American Poetry

African American Poetry- explore 20th century African American poetry, develop strategies for reading and responding to poetry, and prepare an oral presentation on a favorite African American poet.
Black History Month Activities

Scholastic- Black History Month Activities- Students can read about Rosa Parks, Melba Pattillo, and ten African American men and women and their inventions. They can view an interview with author Christopher Paul Curtis and listen to a history of jazz with Wynton Marsalis, and take a virtual journey on the Underground Railroad.
Black History Milestones Timeline

History.com- Civil Rights Interactive Timeline- for milestones that take place in history.
Timelines

Timelines

How to make a timeline: Directions for making a timeline in Word.
Historical Movies

History Lesson Movies

Class Zone- Animated History Lessons
The World

CIA World Fact Book- See flags from around the world and other resources.
Populations

US Census Information- Gather information about the individual states in the U.S.
American History

American History

Colonial Williamsburg- Learn about life in the 18th century. Meet the people and see the places.
American History

Presidents: History.com- For older students:Speeches and movies. Audio clips of Inaugural Addresses and Debates. Do not click on ads. Remember they say advertisements.
American History

Presidents: PBS kids- Secrets about each president
American History

Presidents: whitehouse.gov- A very cool website about the white house and our president. Take a virtual tour, watch live streams of the president, look inside the white house with virtual tours and learn many facts about our government.
American Revolution

American Revolution for Kids- A website made by a class of students for a class project.
American Revolution

World History

The National Archives- Brings images for lessons on history to the classroom. Wonderfully organized. UK site.
World History

History.com- This day in history tells of events that took place on this day in history. For older students. Contains ads.
World History

English Heritage- A great site about the people and places in England. Explore England's Ancient Sites and Contemporary Arts. Check out Stonehedge or a castle.