Adjust Text Size

Kids Resources

Our Commonwealth | Our Nation | Additional Resources | Parent and Teacher Resources | Community Organizations

Our Commonwealth | Back to Top

• Creating a Commonwealth: A Guide to Your State Government - Prepared under the direction of the Office of the Parliamentarian, this booklet is a valuable resource for anyone seeking to learn more about Pennsylvania State Government.
• DCNR Kids Page - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
• DEP Kids Page - Department of Environmental Protection
• Places for Kids - Department of Education's Recommended Websites
• Extreme Sports and ATV's - Extreme Sports and ATV's is your source for information on action sports throughout Pennsylvania.
• History and Heritage - Historical locations to visit throughout PA
• Kids & Teens Life Smarts - Office of Attorney General
• L. C. Bee's Kids Page - Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board
• Making Law in Pennsylvania (PDF) - Designed for young and old alike, "Making Law in Pennsylvania" takes you through the legislative process in Pennsylvania, from the idea stage through to the Governor's signature.
• PA's Natural Resources - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
• Pennsylvania General Assembly - The website of the Pennsylvania General Assembly which is made up of both the Senate and the House of Representatives.
• Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
• Pennsylvania History - From the Pennsylvania Manual detailing the history of the Commonwealth.
• Pennsylvania Manual
• PennDOT Kids' Pages - Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
• Food and Nutrition - Pennsylvania Department of Education
• State Kids Page - Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
• VisitPA.com - VisitPA.com is the official Travel and Tourism web site for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Our Nation| Back to Top

• "America's Story" from America's Library - A fun site for kids and families from the Library of Congress. You can have fun with history while learning at the same time by putting the story back in history and show you some things that you've never heard or seen before.
• American Memory: American History in Words, Sounds & Pictures - American Memory is part of the National Digital Library Program of the Library of Congress where millions of items relating to the history and culture of the United States can be found.
• American Treasures of the Library of Congress
• Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government for Kids
• Bill of Rights - Amendments 1-10 of the Constitution
• Census Bureau for Kids
• CIA Kids Page - Central Intelligence Agency
• Constitution of the United States - Full text of the U.S. Constitution
• CPSC Kids Page - Consumer Product Safety Commission
• The Declaration of Independence - Full text of the Declaration of Independence
• FBI Kids Page - Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Federal Government - A look inside
• The Federalist Papers - A list of titles and the text of the 85 Federalist Papers.
• Kids.gov - A kids portal page developed and maintained by the Federal Consumer Information Center.
• First Ladies of the United States
• Kids in the U.S. House of Representatives
• Library of Congress - The largest library in the world and the nation's library
• NASA Kids' Club - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• NCES Kids' Zone
• National Gallery of Art Kids Page
• Peace Corps for Kids
• President Reagan Library
• Smithsonian George Washington Game
• Smokey Bear's Official Home Page - Only you can prevent wildfires!
• Social Security Kids Place
• students.gov - Student gateway to the U.S. government.  Delivering government information and services across your campus and around the world.
• Today in History from the Library of Congress
• Truman Presidential Museum and Library
• U.S. Department of State for Youth
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• United States Mint - Kid Pages
• White House
• White House Kids Page - For young Americans to learn about the White House and the President of the United States.
• Women of NASA

Additional Resources | Back to Top

• AskKids.com - Kids pose a question and Jeeves provides answers and links.
• Bartleby - The most comprehensive reference publisher on the web, meeting the needs of students, educators, and the intellectually curious.
• Homework Helpers – Intuit's list of online sites to assist students with various school subjects.
• Homework Spot - Homework information portal for all grade levels, includes reference links to virtually every subject topic found in schools.
• Math World
• Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Mr. Rogers
• National Geographic for Kids - Fact-filled features in one area.  Find maps, photos and more.
• New York Times Learning Network - For grades 3-12.  Includes news summaries, daily news quiz, test prep questions and more.
• Scholastic Books
• Women in History
• World Flags Database

Parent and Teacher Resources | Back to Top

• Center for Civic Education - Lesson plans for elementary, middle and high school grades
• C-SPAN in the Classroom - Free resources to use with C-SPAN programming including teacher guides, activities and success stories collected from teachers nationwide.
• DEP for Educators - A site from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection dedicated to educators.
• DiscoveryEducation.com - Find original U.S. History/Government lesson plans written by teachers for teachers.
• Places for Parents - Links to websites for parents from the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
• Places for Teachers - Links to websites for teachers from the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
• Project Childsafe - Putting a lock on safety in your home. 
• White House for Kids - Guide for Teachers & Parents - For young Americans to learn about the White House and the President of the United States through fun and exciting features. This guide gives teachers ideas on how to use the site in the classroom and parent's ideas on topics to discuss with their child as they navigate through the site.

Community Organizations | Back to Top

• Americorps
• Boy Scouts of America
• Girl Scouts
• Habitat for Humanity International
• National Junior Classical League
• National Forensic League
• National Honor Society and National Junior Honor Society
• Peace Corps