Reference

Lesson Plans

Beginning of the Year

Finding Information on the internet
http://www.underdown.org/referenc.htm

Soople
http://www.soople.com/

Create a Graph
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/graphing/

Graphic Organizers
http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/index.html
http://www.graphic.org/home.html

Daily Brain Teasers-Grade 5
http://www.eduplace.com/math/brain/index.html

Reference:
http://go.grolier.com/gol

World Fact Book
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

The Discovery Channel
http://www.discovery.com/

NASA
http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html

CNN
http://www.cnn.com/

Outline maps
http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/

Clip Art Page

http://www.ushistory.org/

http://www.bostoncitylinks.com/boston_revolution.html

http://nuevaschool.org./~debbie/library/research/researech.html
This site assists students and teachers doing research on the Internet. Especially useful is their table showing which search engines are best for finding different types of information.

www.oswego.org/staff/cchamber/literacy/index.cfm
Developed by the Oswego City School District in New York, this website is an excellent location to begin your search for literacy resources on the Internet. The site includes links to resources that support the new literacies of the Internet as well as more traditional literacies.

http://literacyvolunteer.homestead.com/index.html
The Literacy Connections website provides an abundance of information on reading aloud, tutoring techniques, ESL literacy, and adult literacy. The webpage is a good resource for reading teachers, literacy volunteers, and program directors.

http://208.183.128.8/read
The Road to Reading website offers elementary teachers information on valuable classroom strategies for reading and writing with students.

www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cyberguide.html
A wonderful site for classroom integration of literature experiences with Internet resources. The genius of this site is that teachers may contribute any idea for books or activities with Internet resources that have worked in their classrooms.

www.marshall-es.marshall.k12.tn.us/jobe
A wonderfully comprehensive location with many valuable resources. A great resource for teachers new to the Internet seeking instructional ideas.

http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/surf/index.html
This is the homepage for the school in Indiana with great support for teachers beginning their Internet journeys.

http://sesd.sk.ca/teacherresource/teacher.htm
This website features resources for teachers interested in integrating technology with their classroom curricula.

Book Rap
http://rite.ed.qut.edu.au/oz-teachernet/
Book Rap is an online project that enables classrooms from around the world to share discussions of scheduled books through e-mail.

Read a Book-Write a Poem
http://comsewogue.k12.ny.us/~ssilverman/autumn/index.html
This interactive site is filled with original student poems, stories, and graphic organizers about different aspects of autumn. It shows how many teachers can share their students work and provides important resources for all our classrooms.

Mrs. Silverman's Webfolio
http://kids-learn.org
This website serves as a catalog of collaborative Internet projects done by classrooms from around the world.

Spring Into Life
www.northcanton.sparcc.org/%7eptk1nc/spring2002
This online collaborative project features a study on animals or plants that become active in the springtime. Some topics the project focused on are migration, hibernation, and protective coloration. The students' multidisciplinary work with a science emphasis was showcased on this website upon completion. The project timeline was planned to coincide with Earth Day, 2002, but the work can still be used as a resource for classrooms.