Posts tagged with: history
Lady Liberty: A Biography
by Doreen Rappaport
A fascinating picture-book about the building of the Statue of Liberty and the "fact-stranger-than-fiction" back-story behind it all. more
World Heritage Explorer
"Visit the wonders of the world from the comfort of your armchair", is the mantra of these sites that have created excellent immersive walkthroughs of some of the world's famous monuments. With a combination of 3D models, panoramic photos, which you can pan or zoom into, and voiceovers with informative commentary, it is the best one can do short of actually visiting the place. more
History & Social Studies Come Alive Courtesy Of YouTube
Movies have come to be an effective and engaging way to teach history across all school-going age groups. They innocuously trigger discussions on historical events, and kindle interest in delving... more
LIFE photo archive hosted by Google
“Search millions of historic photographs from the LIFE photo archive , stretching from the 1750s to today. Most were never published and are now available for the first... more
Ben’s Guide to the U.S. Government
As the name suggests, Ben’s Guide to the U.S. Government for Kids is a website for grade-based curriculum resources on the U.S. government that are also aligned to national... more
The Story of India: A Landmark Resource from PBS
Reminisce about your instruction in history during your formative school years and in all likelihood you will instinctively recoil and wonder why you bothered to drag the memories from a... more
Explore the Interconnectedness of World History
HyperHistory Online is an expanding scientific project presenting 3,000 years of world history with an interactive combination of 'parallel views' of lifelines, timelines, and maps. more
Connected Earth: How communication shapes the world
Connected Earth is a web based museum of communication founded by British Telecom. It “is the story of our on-going quest to communicate better. From the first, simple messages... more
Get Your Kids Interested in History
Discussing historical events, showing movies set in different places and periods of time in human history, and introducing kids to historical fiction are great ways to get them interested in... more
History of India for Children
by Roshen Dalal
A Puffin publication which traces the history of India from 3000 BC to 1947 AD. A comprehensive primer on Indian history for young readers. more