Study Tips!
Here are a few games online that will help you study:
iPhone app - flashcards
This app allows you to input questions and answers. It then creates virtual flashcards for you to use. The benefit of this app is that you are reviewing the information while you are putting it in and while you are reviewing the flashcards.
PurposeGames.com
This online game allows you to search games other people have created on a subject OR create your games by inputting information. You can create a variety of games here - not just flashcards. Try out some of the other review games people have created!
Additional Information
-Take a behind the scenes look at a Presidential Cabinet meeting.
-Want to learn more about major battles of the Revolution? Check out this interactive
-Facebook template here
-Interested in learning more about JFK? Find a biography here
-Where does your favorite President rank? Find out here
-Interested in current events? Follow Scholastic Kid Reporters here.
-Ever wonder how the states came up with their names? Here's an interesting read discussing the history of state names.
-LEARN MORE ABOUT EARTH DAY HERE
-For information on Women's History month please click here
-President's Day (aka Washington's Birthday) information here
-Happy Valentine's Day! Read about the history of VDay here
-Watch Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech here
-Watch coverage of President Obama's second inauguration here
-Interested in colonial medicine? Check out this link
-Interested in George Washington as much as I am? Check him out here!
-Read more about colonial broadsides here
-Election coverage here or here !!!
-Want to try out the Jamestown activity? click here
-How much would you pay for a super-rare New England sixpence from 1652? See how much one lucky person paid here!
-Explore the history of Thanksgiving here.
-How is America rebuilding Ground Zero after September 11, 2001? Visit the 9/11 Memorial page here.
-Explore America's Capitol here
-Read about Constitution Day here!
-Louisiana Purchase info found here
-Lewis and Clark Expedition info found here.
-War of 1812 information found here.
-Explore the American Revolution through timelines and newspaper articles here.
-Here's a fun game to practice the colonies
-How was Richard Hakluyt so influential in convincing Queen Elizabeth to establish colonies in the New World? Click here to read his arguments.
-CROATOAN: investigate the failed attempt at Roanoake here.
-Read the Mayflower Compact here.
-Click here for a closer look at the Salem Witch Trials.
-Interested in exploring the American Revolution? Visit this interactive website to learn more from PBS!