Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: A Vision of Puerto Rico
A virtual look at a wide-ranging mix of art and artifacts that visually represent Puerto Rico's culture and history. With thematic overviews of everyday life on the island, music, families, and religion along with many useful educational...
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Constitutional Rights Foundation: Puerto Rico: Commonwealth, Statehood, or Independence?
Activity in which students read informational text on the the history of Puerto Rico as a territory of the United States, and then decide on the political status of Puerto Rico. Individual, group and class work. Links to list of resources.
Other
Welcome to Puerto Rico!
A useful constellation of information and descriptive details about Puerto Rico. Covers everything from the history and culture of the island to its government, economy, favorite foods, places to visit, population, and geography.
Other
Caribbean Business: About Puerto Rico
Choose from a menu of topics to find general reference information about Puerto Rico as well as information about its government, its history, its municipalities, official holidays, and demographics. Also accessible: a collection of...
Curated OER
National Park Service: The Forts of Old San Juan: Guardians of the Caribbean
Visit such Spanish sites in Puerto Rico as El Morro, the fort that provided the keystone to protection of the Spanish Empire that spread across the Caribbean. Many photographs and drawings.
Other
Music of Puerto Rico
Providing in-depth information about the music of Puerto Rico, this sites mission is to enhance the appreciation of its musical heritage. Featured are instruments, a glossary and a detailed history of the music of Puerto Rico.
Nations Online Project
Nations Online: Puerto Rico
Nations Online gateway is home to a wide range of information-culture, history, geography, economy, environment, population, news, tourism, government, etc.-about Puerto Rico.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Puerto Rican Migration to the Us
This collection uses primary sources to explore Puerto Rican migration to the US.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: A Puerto Rican Carnival
A look at Carnival celebrations in Puerto Rico. The lesson includes a little bit of background information, suggested tie-in reading, and activities such as making a Carnival mask or learning about costumes by coloring a "vejigante...
Curated OER
National Park Service: Los Castillos Del Viejo San Juan: Guardianes Del Caribe
A great site for Spanish Exploration. See one of the greatest fortresses in the Western Hemisphere. King Phillip IV called it "The front and vanguard of all my West Indies, and consequently the most important of them all and the most...
Curated OER
The Spanish American War Centennial Website: War in Puerto Rico
Click on Puerto Rico at the top of this page for a list of first-hand accounts of war in Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American War, including the capture of Richard Harding Davis and much more.
Curated OER
Association of Religion Data Archives: National Profiles: Puerto Rico
Learn about religion in Puerto Rico, in this Association of Religion Data Archives country profile; includes general facts, history, and religious data.
Curated OER
Boricua Kids: History of Puerto Rico for Children
Information on Puerto Rico's history, geography, culture, wildlife, etc. Mostly in English, but with links to poetry, songs, and Puerto Rico?s anthem in Spanish. Also contains lesson plans for classroom activities.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Postwar Rise of the Suburbs
This collection uses primary sources to explore the postwar growth of the American suburbs.
Ministry of Education and Employment of Spain
Si Spain: Loss of the Colonies
This resource provides brief information about the loss of the colonies in 1889 when Spain looses its last colonies, Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philipines.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Reading Really Is Fundamental!
Knowing how to read the language is just as important as knowing how to speak it. This activity is geared towards reading comprehension, correct pronunciation of words, and translation of the words that are read. This activity will also...
US Navy
Naval Historical Center: Exorcizing the Devil's Triangle
Howard L. Rosenberg writes this article about the area known as "The Devil's Triangle" or "The Bermuda Triangle." Besides discussing famous lost ships and airplanes, Rosenberg gives detailed information about the geography of the sea...
Other
Si Spain: La Perdida De Las Colonias
This resource provides information about Spanish history. In 1889 Spain looses its last colonies, Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philipines.
Curated OER
El Boricua: Boricua Kids: History of Puerto Rico for Children: Ponce De Leon
Artist's representation of Ponce de Leon.
Curated OER
Boricua Kids: History of Puerto Rico for Children: Sailing Ship
Three-masted sailing ship.
Curated OER
Indigenous Ceremonial Centre of Tibes
This site give background on Tibes, one of the most important archaeological sites in Puerto Rico or the Caribbean -- it was home to one of the oldest Taino ceremonial complexes in the islands (includes ancient ball courts). Site has...