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**Internet Search ** **Kidport.com Social Studies ** **[] ** At this site, you can find activities and test ideas for many social studies topics.

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Kids.gov: The Official Kids Portal for the U.S. Government [|http://www.kids.gov/] Students can explore the different aspects that make up the government as well as the important people that contributed to society. Activities include exploring the Bill of Rights, a biography of George Washington, a consensus for kids, and the Declaration of Independence among other things.

The White House for Kids [|http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/white-house-101/] White House 101 describes itself as a fun and engaging site for all ages. Students can explore the different presidents, as well as the first pets in the White House. There are also fun facts students can learn such as “Before he became president, Lyndon Johnson was a teacher at a small school in South Texas.”

Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government for Kids [|http://bensguide.gpo.gov/k-2/government/index.html] This site breaks down the different parts of government into charts, graphs, and pictures. students can look at subjects such as “Our Nation,” “Your Neighborhood,” and “Our Government.” The site also has games that students can print or interact with on the computer.

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Great website for flag activities and games!!

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This website offers flag activites and printables.

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The link will take you to a virtual tour of the Statue of Liberty. On the virtual tour you will learn about the location of the Statue of Liberty and what type of resources were used in its creation. You will come across interesting facts like how tall the Statue of Liberty is and how much it weighs. Another interesting fact is that the Statue of Liberty was originally brown because it was made from copper but due to the expose to the elements has turned green over time.

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<span style="font-family: 'Baskerville Old Face','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">The link will take you to a site that has information about the Star Spangled Banner and the American Flag. The site provides some background information about the Star Spangled Banner and an interactive flag that each time you click a new spot you can learn something about the flag. The children can even share what the flag means to them after they learn about the flag. As you advance through the site pages there are questions that come up that you can answer and earn stars.

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<span style="font-family: 'Baskerville Old Face','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">The link will take you to the flag section of the Awesome Library website. The website provides links to American history, showing respect to the flag, flag folding, printable flags, and more. The website also provides links to activities that could be completed in school.

** Katie ** ** 1. Smithsonian National Museum of American History The Star-Spangled Banner ** [] This website has information about the War of 1812, the making of the flag that hung over Fort McHenry inspiring our national anthem, information regarding the lyrics Francis Scott Key wrote, the flag as a national symbol, features of the flag, a quiz, and more. This website is perfect for teachers to research information about the flag and the national anthem. There are also great photographs of documents, people, paintings of the war, and tools used to sew the flag that can be used as artifacts in the classroom. Older grades could possibly go to this website and explore it themselves.

** 2. Smithsonian National Museum of American History ** [] This pdf contains a lesson about the flag that inspired the Star-Spangled Banner. The lesson gives background information, discussion topics, supplemental activities, a book suggestion, and videos. The video is broken down into four short acts about Mary Pickersgill who made the flag. In the videos, an actress who is Mary talks about her project of sewing the giant flag. The videos are great and are like “watchable” artifacts. I think students will enjoy meeting this character and hearing her story.

** 3. Smithsonian National Museum of American History ** [] At this webpage, there are activities related to the Star-Spangled Banner that students can do. One activity lets you create your own flag that symbolizes what is important to you. Another activity lets you write a newspaper article as if you had watched the flag survive the battle at Fort McHenry. There is also some background information on how, when, and where the Star-Spangled Banner was written.