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http://annieshomepage.com/valentineskids.html
  Valentine's page for kids from a Christian lady
  crafts to Bible verses, coupon books and games
   
  http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/dstredulinsky/patterns.html
  Make snowflakes for art
   
  http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/winter/crystalsnowflake/
  Make a crystal snowflake....
   
  http://www.netrox.net/%7Elabush/lalm.htm#wkshts
  activity sheets...printable
   
  http://lcweb2.loc.gov/learn/features/index.html
  This site is designed to help educators use the American Memory Collections to
teach history and culture. It offers tips and tricks, definitions and rationale
for using primary sources, activities, discussions, lesson plans and suggestions
for using the collections in classroom curriculum. 

  http://www.cdli.ca/CITE/explorer.htm
  Exployers and hit the Baseline Maps For Plotting Voyages
  They are wonderful for all Geography!
   
  http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/franklin-home.html
  Benjamin Franklin: In His Own Words shows the breadth of Franklin's
accomplishments through key letters, broadsides, and other documents. This
exhibit, marking the tercentenary of Franklin's birth (1706), focuses on his
achievements as a politician and statesman, as well as a printer and writer, an
inventor and scientist. Topics include the Revolution, the Continental Congress,
and the Treaty of Paris. A chronology of his life is provided
   
 
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/topnav/materials/listbytype/ICS_Clouds.html
  Investigating the Climate System: Clouds casts students as interns in a state
climatology office. Their assignment: to investigate how clouds form, how
they're classified, and their role in heating and cooling the earth. This
30-page guide also helps students understand why clouds (and the study of them)
are important. (Grades 5-8) (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) 
   
  http://www.museum.state.il.us/exhibits/athome/index.html
             At Home in the Heartland explores family life in Illinois from 1700
to the present and examines contributions of various cultural groups to the
state. It includes maps, timelines, historical artifacts, and lesson plans for
teachers Grades 3-12. (Illinois State Museum, supported by National Endowment
for the Humanities) 
   
  http://catlinclassroom.si.edu/
  Campfire Stories with George Catlin: An Encounter of Two Cultures takes
students on a virtual journey with the artist and ethnologist to meet Native
Americans of the 1830s. His portraits, scenes of American Indian life, and
writings depict cultures prior to U.S. expansion into tribal territories. The
site is designed to enrich the study of U.S. history, geography, and
environmental conservation, as well as leadership and character development.

(Smithsonian Institution)