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Butterflies
Journey NorthButterflies
of North America
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/lepid/bflyusa/bflyusa.htm
Click on states
in the U.S. to discover which butterflies reside in each states. Information
and photos are included.
Monarch
Butterly Life Cycle
http://www.thewildones.org/Animals/monarch.html
photos and brief information about the life cycle of the monarch
butterfly
Monarch
Butterfly
http://www.monarchbutterflyusa.com/MBUSA.htm
Information about the life cycle and migration. Also
includes links to other websites.
USGS
The Children's Butterfly Site
http://www.mesc.usgs.gov/resources/education/butterfly/bfly_start.asp
Contains information
about the life cycle and includes questions and answers about moths and butterflies.
Life
Cycle of a Monarch Butterfly Movie
http://education.apple.com/education/ilife/project_template.php?project_id=83&subject_id=4
This movie depicts the different stages of the monarch butterfly
The
Life Cycle of a Monarch Butterfly
http://www.geocities.com/wyllz/id178.htm
This site has wonderful
close-up shots of the stages of the monarch butterfly.
Butterfly
Lab
http://www.chias.org/online/thebutterflylab/
Great information on the anatomy, life cycle and behavior of the monarch butterfly.
Trees
Life
of a Tree
http://www.arborday.org/kids/carly/lifeofatree/
An easy to read,
kid-friendly story about the life of a tree. Learn about the layers of the tree
trunk and the tree rings.
Trees
are Terrific - Travels with Pierre
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/trees1/
A wonderful animated story that can be read by the computer. Contains basic
information about the parts of a tree.
Exploring
the Secret Lives of Trees
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/trees2/index2.html
A very kid friendly animated computer read story about the parts of a tree and
their function.
Why
Leaves Change Color in the Fall
http://www.kidzone.ws/plants/autumn1.htm
Explains in a very
readable and easy to understand fashion why leaves change color in the fall.
Great kid graphics to help explain.
What
Tree is It?
http://www.oplin.org/tree/
Wonderful
online tree identification guide. Helps kids identify by tree leaves, by fruit
or by name.
What
Tree is That?
http://arborday.org/trees/wtit/
An online tree identiffication quiz to help kids identify tree leaves and trees.
A
Year in the Life of a Tree
http://www.domtar.com/arbre/english/start2.htm
Contains a wealth of information about trees - leaves during each of the seasons.
Temperate
Deciduous Forests
http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/temp/index.htm
Contains an autumn leaf scrapbook and a leaf identification section
A
Walk in the Woods
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/woods/index.html
Take a virtual trip through the woods to explore.
eNature
http://www.enature.com/guides/select_Trees.asp?curGroup=Trees
Lists types of leaves and gives descriptions of trees and their leaves.
Trees
in North America
http://www.domtar.com/arbre/english/p_06.htm
Describes the trees of North America and includes pictures of these trees, their
fruits and their leaves.
Leaf
Movie
http://ali.apple.com/ali_sites/ali/exhibits/1000571/
This site contains a lesson plan and an imovie about tree leaves.
Sound
Physics
of Sound
http://www.fossweb.com/modules3-6/PhysicsofSound/index.html
Goes along with
the foss kit. Includes an online activity, photos, and movies.
Ben
Franklin's Armonica
http://www.fi.edu/pieces/dukerich/studentonlineactivities.html
Learn
about sound, sound waves, pitch and play the online armoncia.
Water Cycle
Thirstin's
Water Cycle
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/flash/flash_watercycle.html
Click on rain, water
storage, vapor, and clouds to see an animated visual describing the parts of
the water cycle.
The
Water Cycle
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/earth/Watercycle.shtml
Diagram and information about the water cycle.
Drippy
the Raindrop - To the Mountains and Back, The Land of Snow and Ice
http://www.kimballmedia.com/Drippy/DrippysWorld1110103/entry.htm
Free
online for 15 days only. An animated story of a rain drops adventure. You can
choose to have the computer read the text.
Drippy
the Raindrop, To the Mountains and
Back
http://www.kimballmedia.com/Drippy/Stories/ToMountainsAndBack/Entry.htm
Free online animated
stories of the tales of a raindrop. Text cannot be read by the computer and
advertisements are included.
Beverly
Cleary
http://www.beverlycleary.com/index.html
Official website
with information on the author and her books and characters.
Joanna Cole
http://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/home.htm
Site has sound effects
and additonal tv/video information, but info on author and her magic school
bus books can be found also.
Barbara
Cooney
http://www.ortakales.com/Illustrators/Cooney.html
Author information
with links at the bottom of the page for book information.
Jean
Fritz
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr/mtai/fritz.html
Author information
from Houghton Mifflin with a list Jean Fritz' books.
Patricia
McKissack
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr/mtai/mckissack.html
Information about husband
and wife team and the many stories including those of famous African Americans.
Patricia Polacco
http://www.patriciapolacco.com/
Official site of
author.
Chris
Van Allsburg
http://www.eduplace.com/author/vanallsburg/
Site includes author bio and interview along with a list
of books.
Do
We Really Know Dewey?
This site was created by the Nettleton Intermediate Center in Jonesboro, Arkansas
in order to teach students about the Dewey Decimal System. It also covers the
concepts of fiction and non fiction as well as library/media center organization.
It contains valuable lessons and "quizzes" in a self-directed format that is
child friendly and fun. This site is a good jumping off point to teach students
the value of research and organization.
Children's
Creative Theater
a site which teaches use of effective dramatic readings, recitations and performances.
Curriculum standard 14
Guide
to Grammar and Writing
There are three levels, Sentence Level, Paragraph Level and Essay Level all
of which identify and describe the structure of the English language and standard
English conventions. Curriculum standard 4
The Wordsmyth Educational dictionary and thesaurus has an extensive search engine for almost any English word with definition, synonyms, antonyms, usage and cross references provided. Curriculum standard 26
Page
of Whootie Owl and His Stories
http://raspberry.forest.net/whootie/FMPro?-db=whootie.fp5&-lay=weblay&-format=choose.htm&-view
An index of international stories and tales.
Everyday
Math Resources
http://www.center.k12.mo.us/edtech/edm/3.htm
Includes links that
are organized by unit.
Everyday
Math Messages
http://www.wrightgroup.com/index.php/home/everydaymathematics/emsecondupdate/mathmessages/50
Listed by grade level, the messages download as a file onto your computer.
Everyday Math Family Letters
http://www.wrightgroup.com/index.php/home/everydaymathematics/emsecondupdate/familyletters/46
Letters download as a pdf file onto your computer after choosing your grade
level.
Everyday
Math Main Page
http://everydaymath.uchicago.edu/
The main page with
choices for parent links, teacher links or student homework help.
Interactive
Math
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html
National Library
of Virtual Manipulatives Grades preK-12, Great website with lots of great online
activities
NCTM
- Illuminations
http://illuminations.nctm.org/tools/index.aspx
Interactive online activities for mathematical standards.
Change
Maker
http://www.funbrain.com/cashreg/
An interactive site that allows students practice
in working with whole numbers, fractions and decimals by making change. There
are four levels of difficulty and five types of currency available.
Math
Baseball
http://www.funbrain.com/math/
Allows students
to compute using addition, subtraction, multipication, division or all in an
interactive game format of baseball. There are four levels of difficulty.
Number
Patterns
http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/maths/nopattern/contents.htm
Students can explore
nine different number patterns including Pascal's Triangle and Fibonacci Sequence.
Geared to ages 5 to11.
Geometry
Page
http://homepage.mac.com/efithian/geometry.html
Has
16 activites and 2 pieces of software available for download. This site is specifically
geared to elementary school.
Tesselation
Tutorials
http://mathforum.org/sum95/suzanne/tess.intro.html
Tutorials
and templates for making your own tesselations.
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History and Geography
Maps
of US Exploration
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/usexplorationmaps.htm
Map
of New England
http://www.visitnewengland.com/nemap.htm
Shows
the New England states. You can also access information about each of the states.
Mayflower
The Mayflower Passenger List
http://members.aol.com/calebj/passenger.html
Information about the passengers on the Mayflower. Also includes a scanned copy
of William Bradford's original primary source document of the passengers.
Mayflower
Passenger List
http://www.mayflowerhistory.com/Passengers/passengers.php
Another
site to view information about passengers on the Mayflower. The information
is nicely organized.
Mayflower
History
http://www.mayflowerhistory.com/History/history.php
Great site for primary
source documents, also includes a list of Mayflower passengers who died during
the first winter.
Studying
the Mayflower Compact
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mosmd/elemcs.htm
Ideas for studying the Mayflower compact with younger students. Lists the four
major ideas and concepts as well as some lesson plans.
Plimoth/Wampanoag
Plimoth
Plantation
http://www.plimoth.org/
Great resource for information, lesson plans and actvities
Wampanoag
Life in 1620
www.shrewsbury.k12.ma.us/ELEMENTARY/SOCIALSTUDIES/People_of_Plimoth/Wampanoag.html
Photos
and information from a field trip to Plimoth Plantation.
Plymouth
Colony Archive Project
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/users/deetz/Plymouth/links.html
Contains a wealth of great links.
Passenger
and Crew Deaths During the First Winter
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mosmd/deaths.htm
A great visual activity for students. They can get a sense of the number of
married men, single men, women, girls, boys and sailors who died.
Home
Building in Plimoth
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mosmd/homes.htm
Provides information and a diagram of a Pilgrim home. Also includes
a layout of plots where people lived.
Daily
Life in 1621
http://teacher.scholastic.com/thanksgiving/
Includes information
about the clothes, food, chores, houses, learning and games of the Pilgrims
and Wampanoags.
Residents
of Plimoth
http://www.plimoth.org/learn/history/colony/cattledivision.asp
The 1627 Division of Cattle act is a primary source document that lists all
the residents of Plimoth as of May 1627 and how they divided the land.
Typical
Native American Male Clothing
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mosmd/indianmensclothing.htm
A diagram showing the clothing worn by a typical Native American male.
Typical
Native American Female Clothing
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mosmd/womansclothing.htm
A diagram showing the clothing worn by a typical Native American female.
Interview
with Fast Turtle - by Russell Peters
http://teacher.scholastic.com/thanksgiving/plimoth/tscripft.htm
Great site for getting information about food, hunting, tools, houses, clothing,
beliefs and traditions.
The
Wampanoag
http://teacher.scholastic.com/thanksgiving/plimoth/tscripft.htm
Information supplied by Kate Waters about the Wampanoags.
Pilgrim/Wampanoag
History
http://www.plimoth.org/OLC/intro.html
You are the Historian
is an interactive activity that explores what really happened at the first Thanksgiving
- includes viewpoints from the English colonists and the Wampanoag people.
Thanksgiving
The
History of Thanksgiving
http://www.historychannel.com/exhibits/thanksgiving/main.html
Great site that includes Pilgrim interviews and address myths. Includes a great
video clip about the first Thanksgiving.
The
First Thanksgiving
http://teacher.scholastic.com/thanksgiving/
Includes links to
a picture timeline, daily life in 1621, the voyage of the Mayflower, and answers
by Kate Waters and Russ Kendall to questions about the Mayflower voyage, the
children in Plimoth and the Wampanoags.
Economics
A
Pet for Beans from "Jack and the Beanstalk"
http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson=EM289&page=teacher
A great lesson plan that gets across the idea of bartering. It includes a short
flash activity where kids can make an online trade.
U.S.
History Links - from Colonial Times to Civil War History links
Links include pony
express, westward expansion, gold rush, Santa Fe Trail in addition
to Revolutionary War and Civil War pages.
Movie
Clips - Early America
http://earlyamerica.com/series.html
Movie clips of Ben
Franklin, George Washingon, Paul Revere, Benedict Arnold, Molly Pitcher and
about the Declaration of Independence are presented in this
website. The images give you a glimpse of the past and are courtesy of the Early
American digital library.
Colonial
Times
- A list of links
to colonial times.
Liberty,
The American Revolution
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/
Contains "Chronicle of the Revolution",
"Perspectives of Liberty", and "The Road to Revolution Game"
The
Papers of George Washington
http://gwpapers.virginia.edu/documents/civility/index.html
Washington wrote
out a copy of the rules of civility in his school book when he was about 16
years old.
You
be the Historian
http://americanhistory.si.edu/kids/springer/
Go on a dig to discover
artifacts from the late 1700's.
American
Colonial Life in the Late 1700's: Distant Cousins (Lesson
Plan for teacher use)
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=411
Wonderful lesson plan with some great links. Explores what life was like in
the late 1700's, How life differed for people in different areas, and how colonial
life influenced the life we lead today.
The
History of Shrewsbury Center
http://www.shrewsbury-ma.gov/schools/Spring/index.asp
Click on "The History of Shrewsbury" to learn
about historical Shrewsbury Center. This site was done by Mrs. Ganas' Grade
3 class at Spring Street School in June 2006. There is also an MP3 file that
can be downloaded to an MP3 player and a downloadable PDF map that can be used
to journey on a walking audio tour narrated by students in Mrs. Ganas' class.
Also included are podcasts from a few Shrewsbury residents.
A
Walking Audio Tour of Historical Shrewsbury Center
http://spsaudiotours.blogspot.com/
This website includes a visual podcast of a walking tour of historical Shrewsbury
Center. Comments can be written on this blog page. There is also a PDF file
of a downloadable walking tour map.
Shrewsbury
History
http://www.backyard-history.com/
Information about the history of Shrewsbury. Includes a trivia game.
Shrewsbury
Historical Society
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/2771/ShrewsburyHistoricalSociety.html
Information about the history of Shrewsbury.
Economics
The
Democracy Project
http://pbskids.org/democracy/
This website has 3 components:
"Be a President for a Day", "How Does Government Affect Me?",
and "Step Inside the Voting Booth".
President
Bush's Allowance
http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson=EM375&page=teacher
A lesson plan that
looks at government expenditures and taxation. It links to a website "If
You Were President for a Day"
