http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngexplorer
This website has something for everyone! There is a link to National Geographic For Kids, a great interactive website that makes learning fun. The site has all kinds of information relating back to social studies, including a specific link to people and places around the world. Students are able to explore different cultures, look at photographs and videos, read about different facts and maps, even play games, activites, puzzles, and quizzes.
From the webiste I have linked above, there is a tab specifically directed towards teachers. This would be useful if one were to use the National Geographic Explorer magazine in their elementary classroom. The teacher’s guide provides summaries of each of the articles in the current issue. There are recommended reading strategies, before and after reading activities, fast facts, vocabulary, and corresponding worksheets to each article! The teacher’s homepage also includes weblinks for further information on the current issue’s articles. There are links for teacher resources, information of receiving funding to help pay for the magazine subscription, games and activities related to the articles in the magazine, and (my personal favorite) lesson plans! One of my favorite things about this website is how current it is. The lastest issue of National Geographic Explorer is always the main feature.
Overall, this website would be great to use within an elementary school classroom if the teacher wanted to bring in an outside resource to help teach about current topics in social studies.
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