White House for Kids http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/whlife/index.html
National Geographic for Kids http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/
Fun activities - by girls....for girls. http://www.missoandfriends.com/
Time For Kids- News articles written for kids. http://www.tfk.com
This is an amazing resource for all sorts of writing prompts, games, and information. Writing Sites for fith graders
Fifty Nifty United States- youtube video
Scroll through the list of patriotic songs till you find where it has the title for "Fifty Nifty United States" Fifty Nifty United States - audio version
Information about many American documents American History Documents
Need help with your current event? Here are some news articles written for kids. Scholastic News
This is a great website to practice your vocabulary words. There are games and you can hear them say the words. Wordly Wise
Here is the link for the Current Event sheet. Click on Current Event Report Form. Current Event Sheet
9/11 Video that we watched in class. 9/11 Video