Web Based Activities and Resources for Grade Level Curriculum
Grade 5 Classroom
Grade 4 Classroom
Language Arts top of page
The Best Children's Books- Sorted by Topic & Reading Level
Dear Mr. Henshaw
http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/monarch_butterfly.htm
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/butterfly/species/Monarch.shtml
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/news/story/0,6260,1054612,00.html
http://www.monarchbutterflyusa.com/MBUSA.htm
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe top of page
BBC: A Day in the life of WWII Children in London
Homefront: British Life during WWII
Children of World WarII
The United States
Regions
Regions of the US
http://library.thinkquest.org/4552/
Click on a region to find out about its climate, population, major landforms, and famous people.
US Embassy - The Regions of the United States
http://usa.usembassy.de/travel-regions.htm
Factmonster State Regions
http://factmonster.com/ipka/A0770177.html
States
The World Almanac for Kids - States Explore
World Almanac for Kids Click on United States Chapter
Enchanted Learning http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/
States and Capitals: Provides state and US territory information including state symbols, flags, nicknames, songs, birds, flowers, elected officials, and many other facts.
Factmonster State Facts
http://www.factmonster.com/states.html/
Welcome to Stately Knowledge!
http://www.ipl.org/youth/stateknow/
http://www.50states.com/
Facts about the United States
Ben's Guide - Quick Facts about your State
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/state/index.html
Explore the States - America's Story from Library of Congress
http://www.americaslibrary.com/cgi-bin/page.cgi/es
Google States Directory
http://www.google.com/Top/Regional/North_America/United_States/
Interactive US Map - Shows State and Capital
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/us_map.htm
Geography Game States - "Where is That?"
http://www.funbrain.com/where/index.html
Teacher Resource Sites top of page
4th Grade
Addresses for the State Departments of Tourism
http://www.theus50.com/tourism.shtml
Maps of the Regions of the United States and the States and their Capitals
http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/usa.html
National Geographic Xpeditions Atlas Maps. Printable PDF's. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/index.html
United States Maps - University of Texas
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/united_states.html
Free Blank Outline Maps of US, States, Mexico and Canada
http://geography.about.com/library/blank/blxindex.htm?once=true&#c
Click on the Alphabetic index for the desired country.
Statistics, Comparisons, and Graphs
http://www.nationmaster.com/country/us/Geography
Some Common or Local Names for Places and Regions of the United States
http://freespace.virgin.net/john.cletheroe/usa_can/usa/brief.htm
http://freespace.virgin.net/john.cletheroe/usa_can/usa/regions.htm
A WebQuest: Travel through the Regions of the Good Ol' USA
http://www.epd86.org/carlson/sregions.html
Canada
Learn about Canada
Proud Canadian Kids
Enchanted Learning: Canada
Quiz on Canadian Provinces
Mexico top of page
Learn about Mexico
Enchanted Learning: Mexico
Kid FriendlySearch Engines
Daily News
World News(ABC)
Dictionary
Encyclopedia
Reference Links
Massachusetts Department of Education Curriculum Frameworks
MassONE Massachusetts Online Network for Education
Performance Pathways (TechPaths)
Interactive Whiteboard Activities from Scholastic
Resources for Teachers
Links for K-12 Teachers
Graphic Organizers
More Graphic OrganizersSmartboard Ideas
Houghton Mifflin Education Place
http://www.eduplace.com/ss/index.html
Great Printable Graphic Organizers, Activities, Teaching Materials.
Check out the Links Under "Classroom Resources for Teachers"
Clip Art and Music: sites with free clipart and sound files.
http://teach.fcps.net/trt18/clip_art.htm
WebQuests http://webquest.sdsu.edu/
The Sun PowerPoint Show: The Sun as a source of heat and light.
Map Skills, Activities, and Teaching Materials
http://www.proteacher.com/090030.shtml
Online Grade Level Games by Content Area top of page
EduGames -Houghton Mifflin's language, geography, and math games.
http://www.eduplace.com/edugames.html
Kids Domain
http://www.kidsdomain.com/games/
Includes Funschool Games, Online Games, Brain Games, and Zeeks Games.
Typing Games to Practice Keyboarding Skills top of page
Free Typing Games Online
http://www.freetypinggame.net/
BBC Dance Mat Typing
Free Online Typing Course
http://www.goodtyping.com/
Online Typing - Kids Learn 2 Type
Bubbles
www.typingmaster.com/individuals/bubbles.asp
Power Typing
Art
Art.com
Make-A-Flake
Mr. Picassohead
Museum of Fine Arts
Sumi-e Art