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1. Colonial Williamsburg [|www.colonialwilliamsburg.com] This website provides colonial lesson plans, electronic fieldtrips and so much more. Teachers can receive e-Newsletters and learn more about upcoming Colonial Williamsburg events.

2. Teaching With Documents [|www.archives.gov/education/lessons] This website provides several lesson plans specifically pertaining to the American Revolution. While these lessons may be a bit above the comprehension of a second grader, the use of visual aids and documents may aid in lessons for a second grade curriculum.

3. Founding Fathers: The American Flag [|www.foundingfathers.info/American-flag] This website shows the evolution of the American flag. It provides helpful information about the various flags along with pictures of the flags themselves.

1. Kid Info: Colonial Life [] This website provides many, many links with descriptions to other websites that have more information on Colonial life. At the bottom of the website, it also has information on Colonial occupations, currency, foods, family, education, music, traveling, etc.

2. Investigate Colonial America [] This website gives a brief description of what the colonial times were and from what years. It is very kid-friendly and has links to information on topics such as: education, government, religion, jobs, homes, food, holidays, and families.

3. Colonial House. Interactive History - PBS [] This website is a wonderful resource for the teacher to use with the students in class. It covers topics such as: what was happening throughout North America in the 17th century; clothing that colonists wore during the year 1628; audio/video of diaries teaching of struggles in the new world; and other interactive activities such as quizzes to test the students’ knowledge of the material.

1. A letter from George Washington [|http://americanhistory.si.edu/documentsgallers/exhibitions/gwletter_1.html] This website is from the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. It contains an actual letter written by George Washington. This letter depicts the thoughts of our future first President of the United States, indicating his ideas on how to bring the newly found country together after the American Revolution. The site helps to show what a strong leader George Washington was and how he was constantly involved in the shaping of the United States.

2. The Charters of Freedom “A New World is at Hand” [|http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/charters.html] This website makes it easy for students to learn about different topics such as the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Bill of Rights, and the making and impact of different charters. There is also a page where the students can print off the Declaration of Independence and sign it to show that they understand and agree with the Founding Fathers that signed it. This would be great to let a small group navigate through during center time.

3. History A to Z [|http://kids.aol.com/homework-help/history-a-to-z] This website teaches about both history of the United States from the beginning up until current. The topics are alphabetized and range from as early as Christopher Columbus to as current as Barack Obama. If the students were to pick this website, I would have them specifically look at the Declaration of Independence, George Washington, and the Louisiana Purchase to help them better understand how the United States came to be.

4. The Constitution for Kids [|http://www.usconstitution.net//constkidsK.html] This website is designed for students grades K-3. It is broken up into sections that make it easier to explain and understand the Constitution. The great thing about this website is that there are three age groups that it is specifically for (K-3, 4-7, and 8-12) and each grade section is written to speak to students in an appropriate voice so that the words are not too complicated for the target group to misunderstand what they are reading.

1. Library of Congress website [] This website has many resources that can be used by the teacher. There are also some links that can be utilized for students. There are so many links that give you further information about the Colonial period. There are maps and exhibitions about what was going on in that time period. Every link that is provided in this website contains credible information about many topics. It includes maps, photographs, and several exhibitions.

2. The teacher’s corner [] This website has divided their information in topics and grade levels. It is a great source for teachers who need ideas on what to incorporate on their lesson plans. There are recipes, timelines and even how to incorporate geography in your lesson plan. This website also includes crafts that students can make so that the lessons are more interactive.

3. Colonial Williamsburg History for Kids [] This is a website with a great deal of information in a kid friendly format. There are games that can be played with themes from Colonial America. Students can also learn more about the lifestyle in this time period by clicking the pictures and learning about what is needed to survive. There several activities that can be done as well in this website. Students can also take an interactive tour of the town which gives more information about houses and important places. I enjoyed looking through this website and playing the games and I believe that students will also enjoy this website.

1. Constitution Day [] This site has a ton of resources for teaching about the Constitution. It offers lesson plans, activities for the students to do, documents, other websites, and already made PowerPoint presentations. This site would be helpful because it allows teachers to pick and choose which resources they want to use to help teach about the Constitution.

2. Enchanted Learning: Activities, Worksheets, and Crafts for President’s Day [] This site gives teachers crafts and activities that can be done in lessons about presidents. The crafts, which include detailed instructions, range from the American flags to presidents to national monuments. The best resource on the site is that it gives a lot of ideas for creative writing projects and assignments.

3. Scholastic [|www.scholastic.com] This site has a great amount of variety to offer teachers. When searching for a specific topic on the Foundation Nation theme, it will give teachers book suggestions that can be used in the classroom. It also provides teachers with lesson plans and activities for the classroom.