my history resource sideblog

i write history curriculum for an alternative elementary school and i'm an absolute ancient history nUT. this is me sharing all the resources i've found, for kids and beyond. 

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helpful info

i’ll post all the cool things i find during research here. expect in-depth timelines and chronologies, interactive resources, awesome yt channels, etc. a lot of them are geared toward the elementary age group (6-11ish) but in general applies to everyone. some of these are things i used to study for my ap courses in high school, but most of it is from research i’ve done to write curriculum. i expect this to be art history heavy but i’ll keep it sorted so you can find what you need :)

another note: almost everything i post here will be free, as learning should be.

obvious recs that i don’t need to make posts for: crash course, the AP course and exam descriptions, khan academy

art history 

interactive resources

food history 

general history

topics other than history

timelines

better for kids

better for adults

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National Museum of the American Indian - NativeKnowledge360

the NMAI has an excellent website with access to tons of items from their collection and a searchable database. the best part, however, is the NK360 education initiative, which gathers resources from native voices to tell native stories. there’s not nearly enough information available on native american art history, so this is a valuable resource! it’s geared toward educators and has activities and lesson plans for free. photos under the cut. 

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Visual Arts Cork - art encyclopedia

this one, compared to a lot of the others i’ve listed, isn’t a well-vetted or academic source. it’s basically a collection of articles, timelines, and descriptions of every possible topic in art history. the timelines are my favorite to use for creating basic outlines that i can check using other sources later. it’s not a very pretty website, but they’ve left almost no subject uncovered. you can sort by medium, movement, time period, geographic era... it’s endless. they even have articles about how to appreciate art and how to analyze art. photos under the cut. 

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Google Maps Treks

i’ve used a lot of 360 videos and such in order to show art and architecture in a more immersive way, and google maps treks is a very good example of this. there are “treks” for tons of different sites, from the pyramids to the colorado river to the mount everest base camp. each one has information on the history, use, and context of each site. some of them have audio as well! photos under the cut.

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DK Find Out!

i stumbled upon this one while looking for succinct descriptions of ancient greek city states, and found a ton of digestible, kid-friendly information. they have content for every subject, though i’ve only looked through the history-related pages. you can basically search for any topic (like “greek gods” etc) and find a page with images and a few paragraphs summarizing the concept. they have quizzes too if you’re into that kind of thing. photos under the cut. 

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the met - Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History

this resource has excellent essays, example works and objects, and a timeline that you can sort by area or time period. it is a bit lacking in ancient history, but the essays are fascinating and the actual timeline is awesome. you can access timelines for specific regions as well. it’s geared toward adults, not kids, but it’s still useful for writing curriculum.

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the met - MetKids

my favorite part of this resource is the interactive map of the metropolitan museum of art. it has kid-friendly explanations of tons of the artworks and artifacts in the met collections as well as activities and discussion questions. you can sort by time period, region, or topic as well and find interesting works of art. photos under the cut!