Websites of the Week
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| Each week we examine ten websites worth a visit. | |
| Especially for Students . . . | |
| Britain USA 4 Kids | |
| URL: http://www.britainusa.org/4kids/ | |
| A site to "help kids learn more about all things British." Picture galleries, "things to do," geography and history, and more. Excellent resource for report writing. | |
| Recommended Grade Levels: 3-8 | |
| Kids' Planet | |
| URL: http://www.kidsplanet.org/ | |
| Electronic fact sheets for over 50 endangered animals, Web of Life story, and much more. | |
| Recommended Grade Levels: 2-8 | |
| Sounds of the World's Animals | |
| URL: http://www.georgetown.edu/faculty/ballc/animals/animals.html | |
| "Animals make much the same sounds around the world, but each language expresses them differently. English and French cows sound the same, but not in English and French! Explore the sounds of the world's languages through the sounds of the world's animals." | |
| Recommended Grade Levels: All | |
| Young Writers' Clubhouse | |
| URL: http://realkids.com/home4.htm | |
| Meet some "kid authors," get writing tips, how to get started writing and more. | |
| Recommended Grade Levels: 4 and up. | |
| Edheads: Simple Machines | |
| URL: http://www.edheads.org/activities/simple-machines/ | |
| Learn about simple and compound machines. | |
| Recommended Grade Levels: 3 and up. | |
| Especially for Teachers . . . | |
| Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts | |
| URL: http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/folktexts.html | |
| Hundreds of tales edited and/or translated by retired professor D.L. Ashliman. Wonderful resource! | |
| Conflict in the Middle East | |
| URL: http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/holy_land/ | |
| Provides the latest news, activities, articles, and much more. Use this site to help your students understand the places and people in the news. | |
| An Introduction to Differentiation (E-Zine Article) | |
| URL: http://www.carolyncoil.com/ezine11.htm | |
| Explains the nuts and bolts of differentiation. Check out the other articles available. | |
| CyberDewey | |
| URL: http://www.anthus.com/CyberDewey/CyberDewey.html | |
| A hotlist of internet sites organized using the Dewey Decimal Classification codes. | |
| 4Teachers: Grant Resources | |
| URL: http://www.4teachers.org/profdev/gnr.php | |
| A list of news, sites, and opportunities. | |
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