Library Guides: Activities for Kids during COVID-19 Closings: Social Studies

Activities and Lessons

Kennedy Presidential Library: Various interactive pages from the Kennedy Library that deal with civil rights, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and other events of the Kennedy administration
DocsTeach from the National Archives: Online tool for teaching with documents
Library of Congress Classroom Materials: Primary source sets, lesson plans, and activities using the unparalleled collections of the Library of Congress
Maryland State Archives Documents for the Classroom: Document packets covering a variety of topics and eras in Maryland history using primary sources
Maryland Center for History and Culture Lesson Plans: Interactive lesson plans from the Maryland Center for History and Culture (formerly, the Maryland Historical Society) relating to numerous topics in Maryland history
Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African-American History & Culture Elementary and Middle School Lessons: Scroll down to get to the lesson plans
Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African-American History & Culture High School Lessons: Created in partnership with the Maryland State Department of Education
iCivics: Various lessons and fun activities relating to civics from an organization founded by former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
University of Richmond's American Panorama: An Atlas of United States History and The Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States: two digital mapping projects with animation