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