VOICES OF FREEDOM
Websites for
Internet Activities (pages 159-161)
English &
Civics Instruction Online Resources (page 227)
Websites for Internet Activities (pages 159-161)
Chapter 1
http://www.jayzeebear.com/map/usa.html
A map of the United States appears
without the names of the states. Students can move the mouse cursor over
the states and then the names appear. After students practice, they can
play games to test their knowledge of the U.S. map.
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/lyrics/america.htm
This website offers the lyrics
and music of America the Beautiful. Students can read the lyrics
and sing along.
http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/index.html
The Betsy Ross Homepage gives information about the woman who sewed the first American flag. It also gives instructions on how to display the flag, and it includes drawings to show how the flag appeared at different times in U.S. history. You can use this website to create an online scavenger hunt for students. Browse the site, find pieces of information in different locations, and write a list of questions for students to answer by locating the information.
http://www.ushistory.org/documents/pledge.htm
Students can read the words
to the original Pledge of Allegiance written by Francis Bellamy in 1892,
and they can learn about the changes to the Pledge of Allegiance over
the years.
http://www.link4u.com/pledge.htm
This presentation in words and
music describes the meaning of the Pledge of Allegiance.
http://www.link4u.com/onenation.htm
This website features a country
song about the Pledge of Allegiance.
Chapter 3
http://www.senate.gov/
Students can visit
their state senators online at this official website of the U.S. Senate.
(Students visit their representative’s website in the Civics Enrichment
activity on page 70 of Voices of Freedom.) Have students describe
the kind of information they find.
Chapter 4
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/about/photos.html
The official website of the
U.S. Supreme Court includes photographs of the Supreme Court building.
Ask students the following questions, which they can answer by locating
information at this website: What are the names of the two statues at
the entrance of the Supreme Court building? Where do the Supreme Court
justices meet to discuss cases? Where did the Supreme Court sit (meet)
from 1860 to 1935?
Chapter 5
http://www.firstgov.gov/
This website is the
U.S. government’s official web portal. Students can click in the menu
at the left to visit online the different agencies at the federal, state,
and local levels of government. Have students use this website, or other
websites for your state and local governments, to find information about
driver’s licenses, public schools, garbage collection, parks, and other
services. As a class, brainstorm all the other information students might
want to know about life in their community or in their state, and identify
websites where this information can be found online.
Chapter 6
http://www.infoplease.com/states.html
This website features information
about each state, including the state capital, population, history, flag,
economy, and places of interest. Students can use the information as
they complete their report on one of the states—the social studies enrichment
activity on page 111 of Voices of Freedom.
http://thanksgiving.allrecipes.com//default.asp
This website provides Thanksgiving
recipes. Have students browse the site, choose interesting recipes, and
perhaps prepare them for the classroom Thanksgiving celebration suggested
on page 116 of Voices of Freedom.
http://www.historyisfun.org/jamestown/jamestown.cfm
This website describes the Jamestown
Settlement in Virginia, which is featured on page 113 of Voices of
Freedom. Ask students the following questions, which they can answer
by locating information at this website: What was the name of the native
people who lived there? What were the names of the three ships that the
colonists sailed to Jamestown? How many colonists arrived on those ships
in 1607?
http://chnm.gmu.edu/declaration/
This website provides translations of the Declaration of Independence in Spanish and several other languages. Students can read the document in the native language in order to better understand its meaning and significance in the history of the United States.
http://ap.grolier.com/presidents/articles/
Brief facts about the life of
Thomas Jefferson are featured. Ask students the following questions,
which they can answer by locating information at this website: When was
Thomas Jefferson born? When did he die? Where is he buried? What were
his professions before he was the president? How many years did he serve
as president?
http://www.archives.gov/national_archives_experience/charters/constitution.html
This website offers the complete transcript of the U.S. Constitution and the amendments. Have students notice how the Constitution is organized into articles and sections. Ask them why the following articles and sections are important:
| Article 1 Section 2 (established
the House of Representatives) Article 1 Section 3 (established the Senate) Article 2 Section 1 (established the office of President) Article 3 Section 1 (established the Supreme Court) |
http://www.house.gov/Constitution/Amend.html
Students can read the entire
Bill of Rights. Have students work in pairs or groups and try to understand
the meaning of the 2nd though 10th amendments. Then discuss these amendments
as a class.
http://www.contemplator.com/america/ssbanner.html
This website offers the lyrics and music of the Star-Spangled Banner. Students can read the lyrics and sing along.
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~MAP/terr_hp.html
Maps show the expansion of the
United States during the period 1775 to 1920. Students can click on the
different years and see how the United States grew through expansion.
http://www.nps.gov/liho/home/home.htm
This National Park Service website
offers a virtual tour of Abraham Lincoln’s home in Springfield, Illinois.
Students can take the tour and describe what they see.
http://smithsonianeducation.org/spotlight/inventors1.html
This Smithsonian Institution website provides information about famous American inventors. Students can choose an inventor, use the hypertext links to go to other sites about the topic, and then report what they learn to the class.
http://www.americanparknetwork.com/parkinfo/sl/index.html
This website about the Statue
of Liberty and Ellis Island has a wealth of information about immigration.
You can use this website to create an online scavenger hunt for students
based on their interests, their backgrounds, and their reading ability.
Browse the site, find pieces of information in different locations, and
write a list of questions for students to answer by locating the information.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/
This official White House website provides information about all past
presidents of the United States. Students can browse the information,
choose a president who interests them, and report about the president
to the class.
To
Top: Websites for Internet Activities (pages 159-161)
English & Civics Instruction Online Resources (page 227)
http://www.ed.gov/programs/elcivics/index.html
EL/Civics homepage, U.S. Department
of Education
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/
Naturalization homepage, Immigration
& Naturalization Service (INS)
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/natztest
Naturalization Self-Test, Immigration
& Naturalization Service (INS)
http://www.cal.org/caela/esl_resources/collections/civics.html
Civics Education for Adult English
Language Learners, The Center for Adult English Language Acquisition (CAELA)
http://www.cal.org/caela/esl_resources/civicsact.html
EL/Civics Activities for Adults,
The Center for Adult English Language Acquisition (CAELA)
http://www.cal.org/caela/esl_resources/digests/civics.html
Civics Education for Adult English
Language Learners, ERIC Q & A, National The Center for Adult English Language Acquisition (CAELA)
http://www.cal.org/caela/esl_resources/digests/Needas.html
Needs Assessment for Adult ESL
Learners, ERIC Digest, The Center for Adult English Language Acquisition (CAELA)
http://tech.worlded.org/docs/vera/index1.htm
Civic Participation and Community
Action Sourcebook, New England Literacy Resource Center
http://www.nelrc.org/changeagent/backissues.htm
Civic Participation, downloadable
issue of The Change Agent, New England Literacy Resource Center
http://civicslink.ket.org/login.xml
ESL CivicsLink homepage, PBS
Education Services professional development program
http://www.projectshine.org
Project SHINE (Students Helping
In the Naturalization of Elders), Center for Intergenerational Learning,
Temple University
http://www-tcall.tamu.edu/newsletr/win02/win02a.htm
English Language Civics: Teaching
Beyond Citizenship, Literacy Links, Texas Center for Adult Literacy &
Learning
http://www.thecenterweb.org/alrc/citizenship.html
Citizenship homepage, Adult
Learning Resource Center, Illinois
http://www.iiri.org/citizenship_and_immigration.htm
Citizenship preparation student
activities, International Institute of Rhode Island
http://www.themlc.org/citizenship.html
Citizenship homepage, Minnesota
Literacy Council