History (Social Science)
- Houghton Mifflin Social Studies Curriculum recommended by Mrs. Mayeux, this site contains some current events, supplemental activities & info by grade level / Unit & Chapter, etc. and lots of links.
- Internet Scavenger Hunt Jamestown, Virginia. Recommended by Mrs. Russell.
- Doing your state report? Start Here.
- Stately Knowledge sponsored by the Internet Public Library (IPL). WOW! This has a page for each state with lots of details and links to on-line encyclopedias. It also has state rankings and some fun things to do.
- 50 States. Very complete links to every state.
- Individual State Government Home Pages
- United States Information Agency Lots of State Information plus US history, politics, economy, etc WOW !!!
- U. S. Congressional Directory. Find out about the congressmen for your state.
- U. S. Senate Directory. Find out about the U.S. Senators for your state.
- USA Government. Easy to understand explanations about how our government works. WOW!
- Enchated LearningA wonderful site with lots of links to State information, Explorer info and much more!! Check it out.
- Current Events? Try
- Newspaper Hotlinks Select a state and search newspaper and other related media organizations' Internet sites. In addition to U.S. dailies, you'll find Canadian, selected international papers, weeklies, business papers and alternative press among the links you can find. Site recommended by Curriculum Administrator.
- The Nando Times An original on-line newspaper with national and international articles. Site recommended by Curriculum Administrator.
- Use the News with guides for using the newspapers to enhance current events curriculum and tools for evaluating news articles.
- President Links
- Internet Public Library - Presidents of the United States Links. WOW!
- United States Presidents Game. Test your knowledge about the presidents! FUN
- Presidential Lists. Sort the presdients every which way! Really fun.
- The First Ladies, An Official White House Page
- Inaugural Addresses
- C-SPAN's American Presidents,Life Portraits
- Explorer Links
- Explorer's Web: History On-Line Exploration and Discovery an overview of exploration....WOW
- Alpha index of explorer sites for all time periods and continents
- The Columbus Navigation Homepage
- Henry Hudson Biography
- Amerigo Vespucci
- The Library of Congress - 1492, An Ongoing Voyage
- Enchanted Learning
- Doing your spice report? Start Here.
- Spice AdviceThis webpage has a spice encyclopedia that's loaded with information.
- Gernot Kater's Spice Dictionary
- McCormick spice webpage
- This Day in History The History Channel
- American History Educational Hotlist
- Roanoke, The Lost Colony
- Plimoth Links and A Walking Tour of Plimoth Plantation
- Colonial Williamsburg Teacher and Student Resources WOW!!
- History On-Line American Colonies
- American History: Colonial to Modern Times Outlines, Documents, Essays, Biographies, Presidents WOW!!!.
- History On-Line The American Revolution
- US History and Geography: Making a New Nation Lesson Plans
- History/Social Studies Web for K-12 teachers
- Revolutionary War and Children's Literature
- Revolutionary Fiction in Children's Literature
- Colonial America and Children's Literature
Reading, Writing & literature
- Common Errors with the pronoun myself
- Common Errors with the pronoun who’s
- Common Errors with the pronoun who
- Pronoun Quizzes
Reading Suggestions
- Caldecott and Newbery home pages
- Edgar Allan Poe Awards - Juvenile Mystery Awards includes nominees and winners from 1961 through 1996.
- Reviewed Books Suggested for 5th Graders
- Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
- Lois Lowry Bio
- Bridge to Terabithia Teacher Guide
- Language Arts Cyber Guides (Teacher and Student) Editions Wow! Fantastic!
- Biography Maker Interactive tool to write your own biography
- Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
- Bookscape: From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler WOW! includes maps, museum and other links
- Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler Help Mrs. Frankweiler solve a mystery!
- Novel Studies: Tuck Everlasting and From the Mixed up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
- Katherine Paterson
- Harry Potter Sample chapters; upcoming books; games; more
- Children and Young Adult Authors & Illustrators Internet Home Pages
- Revolutionary War and Children's Literature
- Revolutionary Fiction in Children's Literature
- Colonial America and Children's Literature
- Essential Kid Lit Websites
- Children's Literature Web Guide
- Around the World - kids celebrate holidays
Pronouns:
Science, General
- Express Tour of the Planets by Bill Arnett at the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona in Tuscon, Arizona.
- Brainpop’s Gravity Quiz and Movie. An awesome java site about basic gravity.
- Planet Formation by Stardate On-Line from the McDonald Observatory at University of Texas.
- Moon Phases for the month
- Planet Hop: Calculating Your Age and Weight on Other Planets. You’ll need a calculator! By Nasa’s Star Child Site.
- Facts About Our Sun
- Your Age on Other Planets by Nasa Kids
- Your Weight on Other Planets by Nasa Kids
- Nasa Kids Home Page
- Phases of the Moon, an awesome shockwave animation of how the moon moves in relation to the sun and earth. A must see!
- Stars and Constellations Great for that constellation report.
- Space Science Hotlist (Astronomy)
- On-Line Planeterium Show
Other Science Topics
- Neuroscience for Kids - The Brain
- The Heart: An On-Line Exploration
- Interactive Tour of the Cell - Microbiology
- General Lesson on Human Anatomy
- Interactive Anatomy
- Anatomy Animations
- Dole Nutrition Page
- How Things Work - Physical Science
- Simple Machines Lesson Plan
- Bill Nye The Science Guy
- Meteorology (Weather monitoring and resources)
- The Learning Studio - San Francisco's Exploratorium
- Exploratorium's Exhibit & Phenomena Cross Reference
- Discovery Channel Online
- Weather Net - forecasts, images & links
- Newton's Apple: Teacher's Guide - PBS TV series index
- Museum of Science, Boston
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