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A place for kids aged 5-11 to learn about government, voting, and law.

C-SPAN in the Classroom
The supplemental web guide for commercial free public affairs programming. Contains teacher's guides, lesson plans, and instructional ideas.

CongressLink
Contains lesson plans, student activities, and resources for educators about the world of the U.S. Congress.

Children's Express Worldwide
A news network that gives children a voice in the world of current affairs.

GovSpot
A great starting point for everything related to federal, state and local government.

Kids' Almanac
All types of social studies information at your fingertips. Includes population, geography, laws, speeches, and documents.

Multicultural Calendar
Search the database by authors, date, month, country and holiday. Very extensive and very exciting!

News/ Issues for Kids
Our local expert helps put the news of the day into a kid's perspective. Has a special "For Teachers" section.

Pencil News for Kids
A fun way for kids to get their news, from the broadcasting giant MSNBC.

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