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Animals	Communication	Dinosaurs
Fractions	Government	Math
Matter	Miscellaneous	Money
Nutrition	Plants	Penguins
Spelling	Soil	Tomie dePaola

Mrs. G. E. Bauer's Website

ANIMALS

National Wildlife Federation http://www.nwf.org/

Zoobooks Pictures: http://www.zoobooks.com/hch/picture/series/lilly

The Electronic Zoo - http://netvet.wustl.edu/e-zoo.htm

Animal Planet - http://animal.discovery.com

Franklin Institute Hotlist of Animal Links: http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/animals.html

Kratt's Creatures: http://www.pbs.org/kratts/

Animal Search: http://AnimalSearch.Net/

National Geographic Habitats websitehttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/geographyaction/habitats/

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

GREAT interactive web site on building food webs
http://www.gould.edu.au/foodwebs/kids_web.htm

Great website 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://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=380

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.wildeducation.org/programs/hab_2000/migration_hab2000_newbook.pdf

FANTASTIC website 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

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

Video Link www.learner.org

 

COMMUNICATION

US Post Office http://www.usps.gov

 

FRACTIONS

Fabulous Fractions - learn the concept of equal parts as related to fractions http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/WebLessons/FabulousFractions/default.htm

I want my half                                     http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/WebLessons/IWantMyHalf/default.htm

Fraction Flags - design a flag using halves or quarters                                               http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/fractionflags/fractionflags.html

Fraction Flags - design a flag using thirds                                                             http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/fractionflags/ffthirds.html

Flowering Fractions - understand common fractions by using model representations http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/WebLessons/FloweringFractions/default.htm

Kids and Cookies -  interactive site using cookies and fractions f http://www.teacherlink.org/content/math/interactive/flash/kidsandcookies/kidcookie.php

 

GOVERNMENT

Ben's Guide to Government for Kids: http://bensguide.gpo.gov/

U.S. Mint http://www.usmint.gov/kids

MATTER

Chem4Kids http://www.chem4kids.com/files/matter_intro.html

States of Matter http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/states_of_matter/

Matter Match http://www.quia.com/jg/377547.html

 

MATH SITES

A+ Math

FunBrain Math

KidsDomainGames

AAA Math

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills 2nd.htm

MISCELLANEOUS

Click here for Thanksgiving Games and Activities

Interactive Books @ Starfall.com

SurfNet Kids

HarperCollins Children's Books

Plimoth Plantation 

 

MONEY

http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/WebLessons/CoinsForCandy/money002a.htm

http://www.hbschool.com/activity/counting_money/

http://www.toonuniversity.com/flash.asp?err=569&engine =

http://www.abcya.com/counting_money.htm

http://www.haelmedia.com/html/mc_mk_003.html

http://fen.com/studentactivities/Piggybank/piggybank.html

http://www.northcanton.sparcc.org/%7Eelem/interactivities/money/whichcoin.html

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skill_builders/counting_coins_math_second_2nd_grade.htm

 

NUTRITION

Kids Health Food Pyramid

My Pyramid - USDA

http://nutritionexplorations.org/kids/activities/littled.asp

 

PLANTS

http://www.epa.gov/kids/plants.htm

http://www.quia.com/jg/65498.html

Plants adaptations, Seed production and survival http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/ntti/resources/lessons/s_seedier/index.html

PENGUINS

http://www.penguinscience.com

http://www.penguinscience.com/classroom_home.php

SOIL

The Dirt on Soil http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schooladventures/soil/

Soil Science http://soil.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Underground Adventure http://www.fieldmuseum.org/undergroundadventure/

 

SPELLING

Spelling City www.spellingcity.com

 

TOMIE dEPAOLA

Tomie dePaola www.tomie.com

Interview with Tomie: http://www.bookpage.com/0003bp/tomie_depaola.html