history

An online unit study about what it was like to be a working class child in Wales during the Industrial Revolution in the early to mid 1800s.  The unit includes information from primary sources, period illustrations and videos (obviously, the video are modern), and gives a detailed look at the topic.  Booklists are included to allow you to delve further, although many of the books may be difficult to find outside of the UK.  Most appropriate for middle school or high school students, it could easily be spread over a month or more.  The "work" section may upset sensitive k

This is a free service that lets users create timelines online, and has plenty of timelines available for searching on a number of topics and time periods.  When you create your timeline, you can choose whether or not to share it with the general public, and with whom to share editing.

The service is loading very slowly for me at the moment.  Hopefully the issue will be corrected soon.

The Library of Congress has helpfully linked primary sources, lesson plans, activities and even professional development for teachers on this page.  From here, you can find a wealth of lesson plans, primarily relating to American History, but literature and culture are also well represented.  The lesson plans are built around primary sources-- letters, interviews, and other documents from the time in question.  They are meaty, in depth lessons, from what I've seen.  Most lesson plans are for upper elementary through high school, with a definite bias toward the higher gra

From the Metropolitan Museum onf Art, here are eighteen interactive web games that teach about art, art theory and artists.  Many cultures and time periods are represented.  There are games for all ages, but if a game doesn't seem geared toward younger children, I'd recommend screening it first (for example, the one on Van Gogh's life includes mention of his mental trouble and suicide).