Some helpful websites for Elementary Social Studies:

Interactive Landform Map of the United States

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/socsci/books/applications/imaps/maps/g2_u2/index.html

Games about identifying the 50 states:

http://www.scholastic.com/play/flash/gamestates.swf

http://pbskids.org/buster/games/wheresbuster/index.html

http://www.toonuniversity.com/flash.asp?err=192&engine

The 50 states, their capitals, and nicknames

http://www.webstantaneous.ws/swfs/nofind/geography/mapofusa.swf

Teaching about the compass rose and directions on a map:

http://www.sfsocialstudies.com/g1/u2/index.html

Interactive Maps and Facts

http://www.kbears.com/geography.html

Have Fun with History – some nice resources about famous historians – similar to you tube

http://www.havefunwithhistory.com/HistorySubjects/ScienceInvention.html

Animated Atlas of the United States – plays a “movie” and shows changes to the US from 1790 on

http://www.animatedatlas.com/movie2.html