Parents have dreams to and one of those dreams may include traveling to certain States. Or at least I do and there is three places I would like to visit and they are Hawaii, Tennessee as Elvis lived there and I would like to visit Graceland. Then I would like to get on Route 66 and drive until I run out of money.
Now these dreams may never come true as both David and Charlie have other places they would like to visit. So like other moms I will put my dreams aside and visit the places they wish to see. So Charlie is able to fulfill his dreams before he is grown and out of the house and living on his own.
I can’t visit Tennessee in person at the moment. So I thought why not find a Virtual Field Trip Charlie and I could take as we might be able to visit all 50 States. So join us this morning as we check out our newest Homeschool Resource Tennessee History for Kids.
If you check out this new resource come back and let me know what you thought of it or what you didn’t like. Also if you have resources about different States on your website come leave us a comment so we can check them out.
Age Range: All (All grades; children with parental supervision)
On June 1, 1796, Tennessee was admitted into the Union. Discover the history, geography and civics of our 16th statewith this website.
Begin exploring by either selecting an option in the upper menu or scroll down the page to see available topics. Select from:
- History – Discover people, places and more with images, texts, biographies, virtual tours, videos and more. Then take an interactive history quiz that can be customized by grade and number of questions.
- Civics – Sorted by learning levels, Elementary, Middle school, and High school, learn about government and politics and then test your knowledge with another interactive quiz.
- Geography – This section is divided into two sections, Basic and Advanced, where students can explore geography, economics, and more and again take a quiz to see what they have learned. Please note the link for the Tennessee Department of Transportation on the scavenger hunt page brought up an error, but if you put into the search engine on that page “Maps” you should be able to locate a free downloadable map to use with the Scavenger Hunt.
If you need additional resources for your state study, there are also 14 printed booklets that can be ordered from the site at a cost.
This website could serve as a supplement for your state studies of Tennessee.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
