Here are some helpful links we use for teaching history and "social studies" to a middle school home learner.
Mr. Kash's History Page
Today in History
DoHistory.com
Conversations with History (Berkeley)
Time's 100 People Who Shape Our World (arguable but worth a look)
Teaching Current Events
Colonial Biography Unit (Harvard)
National Geographic Lesson Plans and Activities
Mapmaking Guide (6-8)
Latitude and Longitude
Social Studies Lesson Plans (CalState Northridge)
Ben's Guide to the US Government for Kids (6-8)
Adeline Hornbek and the Homestead Act
The Moonlit Road (folktales of the American South)
Abraham Lincoln Research Site
Links to Lincoln on the Web (Education World)
World War II (Grolier summary article)
World War II History Test (Grolier) - 25 challenging questions
Lascaux Caves (art history)
The Middle Ages
An Introduction to the History of Time
China Social Studies:
Six Paths to China
China Unique
China: An Ancient Culture in a Modern World
