Websites of the Week
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| Each week we examine ten websites worth a visit. | |
| Especially for Students . . . | |
| Learning Vocabulary Can Be Fun! | |
| URL: http://www.vocabulary.co.il/ | |
| Learning vocabulary can indeed by fun with these online wordsearches, crosswords, hangman, quizzes, matching, and jumbles. | |
| Recommended Grade Levels: 2-6 | |
| Frogs: A Chorus of Colors | |
| URL: http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/frogs/ | |
| Did you know that frogs have roamed the earth for more than 200 million years? You can learn more about these amazing creatures on this informative, visually stunning site from the American Museum of Natural History. | |
| Recommended Grade Levels: 3-12 | |
| Human Anatomy Online | |
| URL: http://www.innerbody.com/index.html | |
| Choose from ten different systems—from the skeletal system to the cardiovascular system. Here you will find animations, graphics, descriptive links, and more. | |
| Recommended Grade Levels: 5 and up. | |
| Study of Place | |
| URL: http://www.studyofplace.com/common/Home.cfm | |
| Two online science modules created for middle schoolers. Here you can learn about Antarctic exploration and ocean currents. | |
| Recommended Grade Levels: 6-8 | |
| The Yuckiest Site on the Internet | |
| URL: http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/ | |
| The name says it all. Yucky "fun and games," "Your Gross and Cool Body," and much more. Satisfy your curiosity here. (Not for the queasy.) | |
| Recommended Grade Levels: 4 and up. | |
| Especially for Teachers . . . | |
| The Partnership for Reading | |
| URL: http://www.nifl.gov/partnershipforreading/index.html | |
| Lots to explore here so budget some time to do so. Here you will find information about effective reading instruction, phonics, reading across the lifespan, and much more. | |
| A Visit to Copyright Bay | |
| URL: http://www.stfrancis.edu/cid/copyrightbay/ | |
| Copyright Bay "is designed to guide you to general and specific concepts about copyright as they apply to the non-profit educational setting." | |
| CanTeach | |
| URL: http://www.canteach.ca/index.html | |
| A wonderful site containing lesson plans, resources, and links with a Canadian focus. | |
| KinderCritters Free Books | |
| URL: http://www.kindercritters.com/freebies.htm | |
| Six free downloadable books for classroom use. | |
| Great Performances: Lesson Plans for Teachers, Culture and Arts | |
| URL: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/education/education.html | |
| Lesson plans in six different categories: musical theater, opera on film, classical music, dance, regional performance, and cinema. Links, procedures, printables, and more are included. | |
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