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Information :
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Homefacts 
Critical Health Safety and Environmental Information on US cities.
"Homefacts provides community profiles on cities in the US based on crime, demographics, environmental hazards, water/air quality, UV index and
community resources like schools, colleges, police/fire stations, airports, zoos and much more."
(homefacts.com)

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American
Culture (Council on International Educational Exchange)
American People - Day to Day USA - Culture Shock - Free Time
- Health and Safety - Banking and Money
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FirstGov for Kids (kids.gov)
"provides links to Federal kids' sites along with
some of the best kids' sites from other organizations all grouped
by subject."

- American
culture - "Click a state to read about American
culture." (internationaleflcafe.com)
- Informations
sur les différents Etats (maps, statistics,
history, state symbols...)
- 50 States
and Capitals (50states.com)

Des études très variées concernant chaque état : biographies, histoire,
constitution, géographie, drapeaux, oiseaux, arbres, editorial cartoons,
live web cams...
- United
States of America, (un site qui complète le précédent
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with National Anthem, Flag, Map and People, Economy, Geography, Government,
Newspapers, Museums and Institutions, City Guides, Weather... -(emulateme.com)
- United States - National
Anthem :

Listen to vocal anthem - Listen to instrumental anthem - Lyrics
(national-anthems.net)
- The US50 is
an extensive guide to history, outdoors, tourism, events and attractions
for the fifty states. (theus50.com)
- All 50
American States
Home Pages avec une carte interactive - une mine de
renseignements. (globalcomputing.com)
- States
of America Teaching Theme (Teach-nology) :

Clip Art, Images, Photos
Resource Materials
Downloads
Sites For Background Information
Hands On Activities
Interactive Sites For Students
Web Quests
Work Sheets - Work Sheets You Can Customize
Lesson Plans
Symbols :
- A Guide to American
Flags (law.ou.edu)

- Symbols
of the USA (enchantedlearning)
"the Stars and Stripes (the US flag), the Great Seal
of the USA, the bald eagle (our national bird), the Washington
Monument, the Lincoln Memorial, the US Capitol, the White House,
Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, the Statue of Liberty (a
gift from France), The Gateway Arch, Mount Rushmore (carved on
a mountain in South Dakota), The Star Spangled Banner (the national
anthem of the USA), The Pledge of Allegiance, Yankee Doodle ,
Uncle Sam (a cartoon figure designed by Thomas Nast), the Vietnam
Veterans Memorial, the Jefferson Memorial, Gettysburg, Monticello,
the Golden Gate Bridge, and many others."
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- American
Icons :
George Washington - Statue of Liberty - American Flag - Abraham Lincoln
- Liberty Bell -
Bald Eagle - Fourth of July - Declaration of Independence - United States
Constitution -
Washington Monument - Lincoln Memorial - Pledge of Allegiance - Star-Spangled
Banner (kidport.com)
- United States - National
Anthem :

Listen to vocal anthem - Listen to instrumental anthem - Lyrics (national-anthems.net)
Maps / Posters :
- All 50
American States Home Pages avec une carte interactive
- une mine de renseignements. (globalcomputing.com)
- States
of America Teaching Theme (Teach-nology) :

Clip Art, Images, Photos
Resource Materials
Downloads
Sites For Background Information
Hands On Activities
Interactive Sites For Students
Web Quests
Work Sheets - Work Sheets You Can Customize
Lesson Plans
Activities :
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America in the 50ties 
"Here are six pages about life in America in the 50ties.
Explore the photos, watch the videos , play the games, you'll learn a lot!"
Created by Renée Maufroid (Ac. Lille)

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Krista from Arizona 
"A young American girl has accepted to introduce herself, to talk about her family, her friends, her house, her schoolday.
See the 5 pages with the recordings.
Thank you Krista for your precious help!"
Activities created by Renée Maufroid.

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Symbols
of the American Government : Activity Book - 49 pages

(maser.ca)

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The
Mid-Atlantic States : animated activities and games
"The Mid-Atlantic States (also called Middle Atlantic States)
of the United States traditionally refers to that section of the Atlantic
Seaboard between New England and the South. The definition always
includes New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, and usually includes
Delaware, Maryland,and Washington D.C. Virginia and West Virginia
are sometimes included as well."
(sheppardsoftware.com)

Lesson plans :
- Carnival
- a lesson plan (Elementary - Pre-Intermediate)
with Notting Hill Carnival, London - Rio de Janeiro Carnival - New Orleans
Mardi Gras 
+ New
Orleans Mardi Gras (information, history, pictures
and videos)
(reward-english)
- Carnival
for Pre-Intermediate - Intermediate
(reward-english)
Webquests :
- About
the USA - niveau 6ème (Ac. Nancy-Metz)
- States
of America Teaching Theme (Teach-nology) :

Clip Art, Images, Photos
Resource Materials
Downloads
Sites For Background Information
Hands On Activities
Interactive Sites For Students
Web Quests
Work Sheets - Work Sheets You Can Customize
Lesson Plans
Games :
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The
Mid-Atlantic States : animated activities and games
"The Mid-Atlantic States (also called Middle Atlantic States)
of the United States traditionally refers to that section of the Atlantic
Seaboard between New England and the South. The definition always
includes New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, and usually includes
Delaware, Maryland,and Washington D.C. Virginia and West Virginia
are sometimes included as well."
(sheppardsoftware.com)

Songs :
- America
by Neil Diamond (The American Dream)
- Black
Velvet by Alannah Myles :
"Black velvet and that little boy smile
Black velvet with that slow southern style
A new religion that'll bring you to your knees
Black velvet if you please."
- That's
Right (You're Not From Texas) by Lyle Lovett (cowboylyrics.com) - Lien modifié
- This
land is your land by Woody Guthrie :
"This land is your land, this land is my land
From California, to the New York Island
From the redwood forest, to the gulf stream waters
This land was made for you and me"
Cartoons :
Cards :
Animations :
Videos :
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Shift
Happens
(YouTube)
Shift
Happens Narrated
(YouTube)
Shift
Happens
- a slideshow examining globalization and America s future in
the 21st century.
(slideshare.net)

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MOVIES
(Old Bluejacket's Patriotic Flicks)
MILITARY & PATRIOTIC MOVIE SELECTIONS -
NOSTALGIC MOVIE SELECTIONS (Take Me Back to the
'60s...) -
SCENIC MOVIES of AMERICA
(Beautiful Dixie - The Living Desert - Our National Parks - America,
Why I Love Her, narrated by John Wayne...)
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Americans
are NOT stupid - WITH SUBTITLES
(You
Tube)

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