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Lesson Sites	Misc. Internet Resources	Internet Tools
Online Journals	Special Education	Math
LA, Literature and Authors	Science	Social Studies
News	Holidays	Art
Grants	Puzzle Sites	End of School Year Ideas
Music	Graphic Organizers	Keypals
Authors	Copyright	Notes from Technology Workshops

As of 10/2011 - This site need to be checked and updated. There are most likely out of date or dead links.
Check back soon for updates and new sites!

2011 Internet Resources

AUTHORS

Cynthia Rylant:
Cynthia Rylant Unit including Author Study, The Relatives Came, Henry & Mudge, & Poppleton http://www.thesolutionsite.com/lesson/17552/overview.htm
Henry & Mudge Teacher's Guide from Theaterworks (Includes some lesson ideas and printable sheets at the end)
Henry & Mudge Teaching Guide from Simon & Schuster

Excel Notes from after school workshops Basics or Beyond the Basics

Web Site of the Week!

Video Link www.learner.org

LESSON SITES
ABC Teach: http://www.abcteach.com
SCORE Cyberguides: http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cyberguide.html
Blue N Web: http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/search.html
Library In the Sky Lesson Plan Archive: http://www.nwrel.org/sky/index.asp
Frank Potter's Science Gems: http://www.sciencegems.com/
Access Excellence Science Activities: http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/AEC/index.html
AskEric Lesson Plans: http://askeric.org/Virtual/Lessons/
Teacher Created: http://www.teachercreated.com/
Sites for Teachers: http://www.sitesforteachers.com/
The Academy Curriculum Exchange: http://www.ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/

October Links
October Activities: http://www.abcteach.com/MonthtoMonth/October/OctoberTOC.htm
Columbus Day: http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-6607.html
Autumn Theme: http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-6599.html
Halloween Activities: http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-6626.html
School Safety Month: http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-6661.html

MISCELLANEOUS INTERNET RESOURCES
http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?section=greatwebsites&template=/cfapps/gws/default.cfm
Educational Hotlists of Good Links for many subjects: http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/hotlists.html
Highlights TeacherNet: http://www.teachernet.com
Aunt Annie's Crafts: http://www.auntannie.com/
Crafts at About.com: http://craftsforkids.about.com/
Teach-nology: http://www.teach-nology.com
Internet Public Library Kidspace: http://www.ipl.org/kidspace
Multnomah Library KidsPage!: http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/kids/index.html
Enchanted Learning: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/
Scholastic: http://www.scholastic.com/
Songs for Teachers: http://www.songs4teachers.com/
A to Z Teacher Stuff http://www.atozteacherstuff.com

MATH
Michigan Electronic Library Math Links:  http://mel.lib.mi.us/children/math.html
Mathstories.com: House of Math Word Problems for Children:  http://www.mathstories.com/
BasketMath: http://www.scienceacademy.com/BI/index.html
American Mathematics Society: http://e-math.ams.org/
Math Archives: http://archives.math.utk.edu/topics/arithmetic.html
MathMol (Molecular. . .) http://www.nyu.edu/pages/mathmol/K_12.html
Proteacher Math Activities: http://www.proteacher.com/100000.shtml
Smile Program Math: http://www.iit.edu/~smile/mathinde.html
Web Activities (Including one on measurement): http://www.mmhschool.com/teach/math/mathinmyworld/teachres/weblesson.html

LANGUAGE ARTS, LITERATURE AND AUTHORS
National Council of Teachers of English: www.ncte.org
Authors http://mel.lib.mi.us/children/reading.html
Penguin Books: http://www.penguinputnam.com/
Top WWW Sites for Individual Children's Books, Authors, and Illustrators: http://www.underdown.org/children.htm
Vandergrift's Children's Literature Page: http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~kvander/ChildrenLit/index.html
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: http://www.carolhurst.com
Children's Literature Web Guide: http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html
Jan Brett's Home Page: http://www.janbrett.com
Kidlit (a magazine mostly for kids): http://mgfx.com/kidlit
BookAdventure: http://www.bookadventure.com
Reading Online: http://www.readingonline.org/

SCIENCE

http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/organism_menu.htm

Science Notebooks http://www.sciencenotebooks.org/
The MAD Scientists Network: http://www.madsci.org
Chemcenter: http://www.chemcenter.org/
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse: http://www.enc.org
Science Made Simple: http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/
ScienceMatters: http://www.sciencematters.com/
National Wildlife Federation: http://www.nwf.org/
Tornado Project: http://www.tornadoproject.com/

http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=380
great web site with three lessons involving humans and animals in conflict…includes some really great literature connections!! “Keystone Species,” food webs, etc. for grades 3-5  

http://www.wildeducation.org/programs/hab_2000/migration_hab2000_newbook.pdf
lesson on migration of animals and the value of preserving & protecting habitats…could be adapted to include Connecticut ’s migrants for many grade levels (K-12)  

http://www.usask.ca/education/ideas/tplan/sslp/forestry.htm
several forestry lesson plans  

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geographyaction/habitats/
national geographic habitats web site  

http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webunits/adaptations/book.html 
books about camouflage  

http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/ntti/resources/lessons/s_seedier/index.html
plants adaptations…seed production and survival

 ***GREAT interactive WEB SITE on building food webs

http://www.gould.edu.au/foodwebs/kids_web.htm

Lessons and resources from the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/4_11/science.shtml

Fun clips for a variety of science topics (BBC)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/index_flash.shtml

FANTASTIC web site with links to the footprints (and natural history) of various animals
http://www.bear-tracker.com/mammals.html

Water resources http://www.enviroliteracy.org/category.php/14.html

Bio diversity links http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/de/resources/sciencelinks/grade3.html

SCIENCE FAIR SITES:
CyberBee Science Fair: http://www.cyberbee.com/science/scifair.html
CyberFair: Virtual Science Fair: http://www.isd77.k12.mn.us/resources/cf/
The Kids Guide to Science Projects: http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/sciencefairs/
School Science Fairs Home Page: http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/~jbarron/scifair.html
The Science Club: Kids' Projects: http://www.halcyon.com/sciclub/kidproj1.html
Science Fair Central: http://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/index.html
ScienceFair Project Ideas: http://members.aol.com/ScienzFair/ideas.htm
The Ultimate Science Fair Resource: http://www.scifair.org
The WWW Virtual Library: Science Fairs: http://physics.usc.edu/~gould/ScienceFairs/

SOCIAL STUDIES
SEE REFERENCE PAGE

HOLIDAYS
Constitution Day
http://www.civiced.org/index.php?page=constitution_day
http://hancock.constitutioncenter.org/constitutionday/display/MainS/Home
Tired King PDF file: http://www.crf-usa.org/constitution_day/adventures_tired_king.pdf
Outer space visitor link: (may be only useful for grades 3 or 4): http://www.crf-usa.org/constitution_day/4b5_visitor.pdf
Scholastic (great info, background knowledge) http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/constitution_day/constitution_day/index.asp?article=benfranklin
This is an interesting game, maybe a good icebreaker/intro (again more for upper grades) http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/constitution-day/game.html

Kwanzaa: http://globalindex.com/kwanzaa/
Holidays on the Net: http://www.holidays.net/

ART RESOURCES
Seattle Art Museum (Great Stuff for Kids): http://www.SeattleArtMuseum.org/
ArtsEdge: http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/
@rt Room: http://www.arts.ufl.edu/art/rt_room/index.html
Art for Kids (About.com): http://artforkids.tqn.com/kids/artforkids/
Kinderart: http://www.kinderart.com/
The Incredible Art Department: http://www.artswire.org/kenroar/
Art Teacher on the Net: http://www.artmuseums.com/
American Museum of Natural History: http://www.amnh.org/splash.html

MUSIC
MENC - National Association for Music Education: http://www.menc.org/
K-12 Resources for Music Educators: http://www.isd77.k12.mn.us/resources/staffpages/shirk/k12.music.html
Ask Eric Lesson Plans: http://askeric.org/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/Arts/Music
MERL - Music Education Resource Links:  http://jarl.cs.uop.edu/~cpiper/musiced.html
Instrument Encyclopedia: http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/MHN/enclpdia.html
International Music Archives: http://www.eyeneer.com/World/index.html
Music Education Online: http://www.childrensmusicworkshop.com
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: http://rockhall.com/
The African Music Encyclopedia: http://www.africanmusic.org/
This Day In Musical History: http://www.datadragon.com/day/
Worldwide Internet Music Resources:  http://www.music.indiana.edu/music_resources/
Children's Music Web: http://www.childrensmusic.org/

GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
S.C.O.R.E Graphic Organizers
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/actbank/torganiz.htm
At this "teacher activity bank" developed by teachers in California, you will find blank graphic organizers, ready to be printed and used in your classes.
Teach-nology Generate-Your-Own Personalized Graphic Organizer
http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/graphic_org/
The Graphic Organizer
http://www.graphic.org/goindex.html
This site provides examples of graphic organizers with the text filled in and links to articles about using graphic organizers.
NCREL examples of Graphic Organizers
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/students/learning/lr2grap.htm
Though not as easily used as the blank graphic organizers at SCORE or The Writing Web Site, this site provides clear examples of the different types of graphic organizers.
Write Design Online Graphic Organizers
http://www.writedesignonline.com/organizers/index.html
Another site rich with examples of organizers.

GRANTS
School Grants: http://www.schoolgrants.org/

PUZZLE SITES
Kids Theme-Oriented Crossword Puzzles: http://www.kidcrosswords.com/
Discovery School Puzzlemaker- http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/
Teach-nology(Word Searches, etc.) http://www.teach-nology.com

END OF SCHOOL YEAR IDEAS
Lots of Printouts: Memory Book, Coloring Pages, and More! http://www.geocities.com/smilecdg/endoftheyearpage.html
End of School Year Poems
http://www.track0.com/canteach/elementary/songspoems56.html
Neat Activities: Education World
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson184.shtml
Printable Certificates:
http://www.teachnet.com/how-to/endofyear/certificates060399.html
Teachers' Corner Ideas:
http://www.theteacherscorner.net/seasonal/endofyear/index.htm
Summer Craft Projects:
http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/summer/index.html

COPYRIGHT
PBS Teacher Source: http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/copyright/copyright_fairuse.shtm
Copyright Guide: http://www.groton.k12.ct.us/mts/egtoc.htm
The Copyright Website: http://www.benedict.com/
Library Of Congress Copyright Basics: http://www.loc.gov/copyright/circs/circ1.html
Copyright Clearance Center: http://www.copyright.com/

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