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Friday, November 30, 2007

Christmas Links for Your Family!

Websites for some Christmas Fun
& Gift Giving Ideas!

Christmas Gift Tag Designer Software
Design your very own gift tags and print them out for all your gifts!
http://www.akidsheart.com/holidays/christms/cgifttags.htm

All kinds of recipes for gift giving, including gifts in a jar and more!
This is a beautiful website with a TON of recipes! She has all kinds of holiday recipes, gifts in a jar (some recipes include the gift tags to print with the baking directions!)...you HAVE to take a look! Why not get your kids involved and make up a bunch of these recipes for neighbors, friends, etc.
http://www.razzledazzlerecipes.com/

MAKE BEAUTIFUL SNOWFLAKES!
Go to these web pages to print out and make some beautiful paper snowflakes! These are so pretty and so easy to make! Do a bunch for your tree and to hang in the window! Once you have cut them out, press between two sheets of paper with an iron on the LOW setting. Beautiful!!!
http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/dstredulinsky/SnowPat/snow2000_13.htm http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/dstredulinsky/SnowPat/snow11.htm http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/dstredulinsky/SnowPat/snow2000_14.htm http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/dstredulinsky/SnowPat/snow105.htm http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/dstredulinsky/SnowPat/snow106.htm http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/dstredulinsky/SnowPat/snow27.htm http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/dstredulinsky/SnowPat/snow141.htm

An Easy Christmas Tree Ornament to Make!
http://www.amazingmoms.com/htm/christmas_crafts_3.htm

Tons of Great Christmas Activities, Projects, and Unit Studies!
http://www.easyfunschool.com/IndexChristmas.html

Christmas Activities from Eclectic Homeschool Online
http://www.eclectichomeschool.org/christmas/christmasunitstudy.asp

More Homeschool Christmas Resources
http://www.thehomeschoolmom.com/schoolroom/christmas.php

Christmas Worksheets & Puzzles
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/xmas/holidaycrosswords/Luke2ChristmasWorksheets.pdf

Make a Christmas Wreath
http://parenting.leehansen.com/Printables/Christmas/wreath-craft.pdf

Nativity Bookmarks
These lovely bookmarks would make great stocking stuffers for your children!
http://www.teacherhelp.org/pdf/chrisbkmkniv.pdf

Printable Nativity Scene
This would be a fun activity for your children - make their very own nativity scene!
http://ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk/christmas/nativityalbum/index.htm

What God Wants for Christmas Coloring Pages
These are very cute coloring pages for younger children!
http://www.familylife.com/wgwfc/what/wgwfc_coloring_pages.pdf

Nativity Lapbook
Create a neat nativity lapbook with your children!
http://www.scribd.com/word/download/525730?extension=pdf

Christmas Nativity Felt Board Patterns
You can use these patterns for a felt board, for puppets, or decorations for your home!
http://www.dltk-holidays.com/xmas/felt/index.htm

Online Advent Calendar
This looks like a neat advent calendar with devotionals and activities
http://www.teachingmom.com/features/advent.html

Christian Christmas Advent Calendar
http://www.our.homewithgod.com/mkcathy/MerryChristmas/advent/

The Gingerbread Baby Unit Study
This is just one unit study available on this website! Click on their unit study link (at the top of the page) to see other units they have available@
http://www.homeschoolshare.com/gingerbread_baby.htm

Jesse Tree Online Calendar
This is a neat calendar that gives you some activities, books, a Christmas hymn, etc. to read/do/sing each day. Even if you have another Jesse Tree devotional you are using (Like Ann Voskamp's wonderful The Glorious Coming Jesse Tree devotions!), click through the days of this calendar for some wonderful memory making ideas!
http://www.jesse-trees.com/calendar.html

Names of Jesus Unit Study (Microsoft Word Document)
http://www.easyfunschool.com/NamesJesus.doc

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Saturday, June 25, 2005

My Favorite Links - Pt. 3 - Final One!

Posted in Favorite Links

Math Sites

AAA Math - Worksheets for Grades K-8
Addition Facts Game
Addition Game (sum 10-18)
Addition matching game
Free Online Math Instruction - Grades 6-10: This site (etap) has the math portion of their site done. There are online lessons, with audio, and video coming soon. Take a look!
Make Math worksheets with CourseServer
MathSURF-Math site
MathWork -- Create Math worksheets & Telling Time
MathWork -- Math worksheets you can create in your browser
Michelle's Math
Money - Games
Print and Learn - Math and Numbers: This site has reference and exercise pages to print - grades K-3
Tangram Java Puzzle: Do Tangrams online!
Tangram puzzles to print: Print out tangram pieces and answers.
The Judy Clock Game: This is an interactive clock game to help teach time!

Miscellaneous

---Make flashcards (state capitals, bird, etc), bingo boards, matching sheets etc.: Make your own flashcards, bingo boards, matching sheets, quiz sheets, etc.(they have lists already for state capitals, bird, presidents, science topics, etc.). You can also use your own word lists!
100+ GOO Recipes (dough, clay, paints, bubbles, etc.)
Activity Books You Can Make
Ask Jeeves for Kids!
Chore Charts, Award Charts, calendars, & Household Tips and More at Tipz Time
Classroom Materials Generators: Create all the following at this site: Award Certificates, Bingo cards, Personal Education Planner, Progress Report, Teacher's Weekly Schedule, Weekly Progress Report Generator, Lesson Plans
Dotto.com's Image Search: Search for images on the web!
Eclectic Homeschool Download Page
Flashcard Sets to Download!: There are a lot of different flashcard sets to download - explorers, American authors, presidents, and the list goes on!
Flashcards to Download!: This site has flashcards for E-books, geography, history, home stuff, languages, math, music, nature, etc.!
Free Travel Brochures: Request free travel brochures for the States - great if you are doing any State studies!
Home School Forms - lots here!
homes-cool.com-teaching tools
Homeschool Forms
HomeworkCentral.com - Fastest Online Research-
How To Start Homeschooling
Learning Cards Homeschool Site Flashcards, Worksheets, Lesson plans and more
Learning Page - lesson plans, worksheets, books, etc.!
Learning Wrap-Ups Homepage: You can buy wrap-ups for math, science, geography and more! Great for review and drill!
LITTLE EXPLORERS picture dictionary with activities
More Homeschool Forms
Quail Haven's High School Homeschool Links
Raise Up A Child Comprehensive Homeschooling WebsiteRaise Up A Child Comprehensive Homeschool Website
School Notebooks: This site explains how to set up your notebooks for school - including a neat idea for a Bible notebook!
Sign Language Dictionary Online
SuperKids Educational Tools: Make your own math worksheets, vocabulary worksheets and games, hangman, logic games, word of the day, etc.
The Amazing Picture Machine: Search for all kinds of pictures (US States, presidents, plants, animals, WW II, and much more)
The Flashcard Exchange: This site has thousands of flashcards to use online or print out!
The Home Education Video Network
The Mom's Book - The Christian Woman's Organizer: Forms for Household, Homeschool & More!
The World Factbook 1999
Typical Course of Study-Grades K-12

Music

Free Online Piano Lessons
Music Education Worksheets
Sheet Music-Music Lessons, etc

Physical Education

At home physical education sheets
Connections+(Physical Education Games for PE) -- www.mcrel.org
GameCentralStation - Games For Children - Home Page
Playground Games Project A database of Playground Games for Teachers
SPORTS MEDIA Physical Education Lesson Plans - physical education for everyone - physical education and sports - P.E. Lesson Plans.
Virtual Olympic Games - Physical Challenges

Preschool-Kindergarten

: First-School features fun educational early childhood activities, printable crafts, printable activities, calendar of events, and links to other Internet resources in English and Spanish for children of preschool age.
3 Of A Kind: Worksheets to build knowledge of the alphabet by selecting the three letters that match the original letter.
Abecedarian Academy - Homeschooling for Preschool: This is an excellent site! There are detailed skills lists for age 2-4, resources, lesson plans, etc.!
Alphabet Coloring Book
Alphabet Flash Cards: There are flashcards sets (capital, lower case, and both) to print out!
Alphabet Matching Game: Match the letters and words in this fun game!
Alphabites: This is another neat site with tons of ideas to go along with learning the alphabet!
Christ-Centered Curriculum for Early Childhood: This looks like neat curriculum for early childhood! It includes phonics, Bible & math and everything is "Christ-centered"!
Connect The Dots Alphabet Worksheets: This site has dot-to-dot worksheets for capital and lower case letters!
Do2Learn: This site has a bunch of printouts - alphabet, numbers, shapes, colors, writing paper, picture cards, clock with hands, etc. Take a look!
FREE Alphabet Flash Cards and Games!: This site has print and cursive flashcards, as well as Playing Card style. Take a look!
FREE Online Phonics Course!: If you are interested in putting out a little effort to get approved, this free phonics course is available! You can print out the lessons (once approved) that include schedules, games, etc. to teach reading! Take a look!
Free Worksheets - NEAT!!!: This site has a lot of neat worksheets for learning the alphabet and numbers! There are also alphabet flashcards to print!
Hands On Homeschooling - Curriculums for Toddlers & Preschoolers: This curriculum looks great! She has seperate, full year, curriculums for ages 2, 3, and 4! Sample lessons are also included at this site!
Handwriting for Kids: This is another site that has letter and number worksheets to print.
Kindergarten & 2nd grade leanring activities: This site has some cute activities for kids to do.
Kindergarten at Home: This is a homeschooling mom's site - she shares some of the things she did with her son for Kindergarten.
Learning Goals for Kindergarten
Learning Page - Alphabet Pages to download: This site has worksheets for each letter of the alphabet! Look around at this site - there is a lot here!
Letter Match: Worksheets for matching capital and lower case letters.
Letter of the Week Preschool Curriculum: This site gives you a weekly schedule to follow, then lessons for each letter of the alphabet. These lessons include: language arts, music, art, science, social studies, games and activities.
Lots of hands on activities: This site is actually a Daycare Provider's Homepage, but it includes Cindy's Cardfile which includes a ton of neat activities!
MHC Free Coloring Pages: This site has coloring pages for letters, numbers, shapes, and some holidays.
Months of the Year - Game: This is a simple game where the child has to put the months of the year in order.
Number Buddies: This site has templates for numbers O-10 that you can print to make a "number buddy".
Nursery Rhymes - Verses & Songs: This site has an alphabetical listing of all kinds of nursery rhymes!
Panda's Playhouse: This is a mega site with TONS of coloring pages, activities, online books, etc.!
Preschool and Kindergarten Activities by Enchanted Learning: This site has crafts, letter and number printouts, colors printouts, animal coloring book, online dot-to-dots, & nursery rhymes
Preschool Education Main Center: This is a neat site with lots of different ideas for preschoolers.
Print and Learn - Math and Numbers: This site has reference and exercise pages to print - grades K-3
The AlphaBuddies: This site has activities, crafts, lesson ideas - for all the letters of the alphabet. It even has additional links for each letter that will take you to other websites for that particular letter.
The Judy Clock Game: This is an interactive clock game to help teach time!
Webbing Into Literacy: A Head Start Program: This site has some alphabet books you can print!
Zini's Activity Pages: This site has a ton of great worksheets to practice matching, coloring, sequencing, etc.!

Science

Animal Printouts - listed by biome
Biomes of North America
Biomes Site
Brainpop Site: This site has movies, activity pages, etc. for all things related to health, science, and technology!
Chemistry for Kids!
Cool Science for Curious Kids
Free Science Curriculum to Download (K-6): Download & print the teacher and student books for free (grades K-6). Warning: some evolution teaching in here! Look at the table of contents in the teacher's books for topics you may want to use.
Fun projects/games/puzzles
Nature Field Guides-biomes!!!
Neat Creation Site
Prairie Word Search & Game
Science Activities (K-12)
Science Experiments (ages 5-9)
Science Lessons for older kids
Scientific Method using Bubbles
Scientific Method/M&M Lab
The General Sherman Tree
Weather Coloring Books
Welcome to Human Anatomy: This is a great site with links for all the body systems!
Wildlife Cams: Check out this site for live cams - they have bats, salmon, and an eagle nest. Not all of them are going so keep checking!
Zoom Astronomy

Sheri's Misc. Favorites

abcteach - lots of activities, themes, puzzles, etc.
Barb Shelton's Page of Web Graphics Sources to download!
Berit's Best Sites for Children: This is a NEAT site! Take a look!
Enchanted Learning: This is a mega site with TONS of activities, maps, coloring pages, etc. You can search the site too!
Free Downloads-flash cards, worksheets - lots here
HowStuffWorks
Kid Info: This site has a wealth in information and sites on all subjects. Go to the student index and check it out!
ProTeacher! for Elementary
Sheryl's Originals - Web Graphics
Susan Bothern's Hotlinks List!: Lots of great sites for all areas of study!
The Cyber Library: This site has a ton of great links for elementary age!
The Mom's Book - The Christian Woman's Organizer: Forms for Household, Homeschool & More!
Trackstar - Search for online lessons: This is an online interface that helps instructors organize and annotate Web sites into lessons. Search by topic and choose a "track" to follow online! Great resource!
Yahooligans! the Web Guide for Kids: This site is searchable - all kinds of links, puzzles, games, etc.!

Unit Studies

A to Z Themes - LOTS OF INFO: This site has lots of different categories and unit studies!
China Unit Study
Creation Sensation: This is a neat site with a neat on-line lesson on plants!
Funschool Unit Studies
Homeschooling at Sassafrass Grove: There are lots of unit studies here, as well as the unit studies previously posted on the Hilltop Homeschool (no longer on the web).
Horses Unit Study and Worksheets
Internet Directory of Unit Studies: This site has tons of unit studies listed in alphabetical order.
KONOS-Links to Units
Little House in the Big Woods Unit Study
Manners Unit for K-1: Art projects, songs/fingerplays, poems, stories, books, writing ideas, PE, science & math ideas
Mary's Unit Study Guides
Primary Units
Thematic Units for Primary Grades
Unit Studies for Kids
Unit Study Helps: This is a great site full of information and help for unit studies! There is even an email newsletter you can subscribe to!
Westward Expansion Unit Study

Home School Sites

Bible-Character

Character Education
Character Studies Sites
Growing Families International
Home Life Ministries - The Character Journal
Studies in Virtues
Whole Heart Online - Our Books Our 24 Family Ways: You can purchase the book "Our 24 Family Ways" at this site. I am currently using this book with my daughter and it is excellent!

Boards

Christian Homeschooling Fellowship
Homeschoolers for Christ Home Page
VegSource.com

Christmas

Christmas Around the World
Christmas Around the World - 200 Countries
Christmas Traditions around the world
Funschool Unit Studies

Classical Education Stuff

Classical Education Book List for 1-12 grade
Classical Music Sites

Crafts

Bible Crafts
Block Central - Quilt blocks
Craft Recipes
craftnetvillage.com - Project Library
Free Book - Colorworm teaches about color
Free Christmas craft projects - Craft Central Station
Free Sewing Projects
Gift Baskets for Christmas - Craft Central Station
KinderArt
Making Friends and Other Crafts for Kids
The Idea Box - lots of sites, crafts, lesson ideas, holidays

Educational Games

Colorado Rockies Baseball Game
Funschool.com - Games & Activites (K-2)
Kid's Carnival - Free fun and games for children
Kidport - educational games
Owl & Mouse - free education software
PC Free Downloads for Ages 4-8
Web Invaders

Foreign Language

General English-Spanish Dictionary
LITTLE EXPLORERS-Picture Dictionary (spanish)
Spanish-for-Children.net
TeachMeSpanish.com Page

History-Geography

American History-chronological documents!!!!
Basemaps
Color Landform Atlas of the United States
Directory of -American_History-
Geography - Online Encyclopedia
Historical Timeline Figures
History Links
Interactive U.S. Geography Activities
Map Machine @ nationalgeographic.com
Outline Maps
PCL Map Collection
Project Vote Smart
State Unit Studies
The Map Store's FREE MAP page , free maps, globe, globes, geo, atlases, world map, world,
Timelines
Xpeditions @ nationalgeographic - maps

HS Family Web Pages

Coyle's Where in the Web and Other Homeschool and Educational Stuff
Eclectic Homeschool Online
Home School @ The Rudolph Ranch
Home School Is Cool)
Homeschool at Sassafrass Grove
kingsharvest.com
Perkins Family Homepage - A Resource for Christian Families.
Starlight Christian Academy - Homeschooling - Day

Investing

Investing for Kids

Language Arts

28 Rules for Spelling
Book Report Forms - Excellent
Free Spelling Software
Guide to Grammar and Writing
Handwriting Page Maker
LATIN AND GREEK ROOTS....
Mrs. ABC's Spelling and Phonics Curriculum
Reading Level Estimator©
Sight words flashcards - Grades 1-4
Spelling Lessons - Grades 6-8
Spelling Lists-Grades 1-5
Spelling Test Sheet
Vocabulary Quiz Whiz
Writing printable activities for kids and teachers

Life in America

Life in a New World

Animal Printouts - listed by biome
Biomes of North America
Biomes Site
Explorers of the Millennium
Native American site
Nature Field Guides-biomes!!!
Squanto, Friend of the Pilgrims Unit Study
Vikings - Exhibit, voyage
Vikings Lesson Plan
Vikings Site

Life in the Colonies

Colonial America 1600-1775, K12 Resources: This is a great site with a TON of links!

Brenda's Site

Kathy Kin's Site

Kathy is a LIA rep. Visit her site to find out all about Life in America, learning styles, etc.

Math Sites

Addition Game (sum 10-18)
Addition matching game
Make Math worksheets with CourseServer
MathSURF-Math site
MathWork -- Create Math worksheets & Telling Time

Miscellaneous

---Make flashcards (state capitals, bird, etc), bingo boards, matching sheets etc.: Make your own flashcards, bingo boards, matching sheets, quiz sheets, etc.(they have lists already for state capitals, bird, presidents, science topics, etc.). You can also use your own word lists!
100+ GOO Recipes (dough, clay, paints, bubbles, etc.)
Activity Books You Can Make
Ask Jeeves for Kids!
Chore Charts, Award Charts, calendars, & Household Tips and More at Tipz Time
Free Travel Brochures: Request free travel brochures for the States - great if you are doing any State studies!
Home School Forms - lots here!
homes-cool.com-teaching tools
Homeschool Forms
Homeschool Links-lots of lessons all subjects
HomeworkCentral.com - Fastest Online Research-
How To Start Homeschooling
Learning Cards Homeschool Site Flashcards, Worksheets, Lesson plans and more
Learning Page - lesson plans, worksheets, books, etc.!
LITTLE EXPLORERS picture dictionary with activities
More Homeschool Forms
Raise Up A Child Comprehensive Homeschooling WebsiteRaise Up A Child Comprehensive Homeschool Website
School Notebooks: This site explains how to set up your notebooks for school - including a neat idea for a Bible notebook!
Sign Language Dictionary Online
The Home Education Video Network
The World Factbook 1999
Typical Course of Study-Grades K-12
Unit Study Planner

Music

Make Math worksheets with CourseServer
Sheet Music-Music Lessons, etc
Sound and Spirit

Physical Education

At home physical education sheets
GameCentralStat

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Saturday, June 25, 2005

My Favorite Links - Pt. 2 - Some History Links!

Posted in Favorite Links

Life in America

Life Before America

Ancient Egypt: This site connects you to sites of art, biographies, daily life, maps, pictures and research on Ancient Egypt.
Color Me Egypt - Just for Kids: This site has games, puzzles, coloring pages, stories, etc. on Egypt.
Illustrated History of the Roman Empire: This site has a ton of information and pictures on Rome! Take a look!
Odyssey Online: This site has information on the Near East, Egypt, Greece, Rome and Africa

Life Establishing a Nation

A Biography of America: This site has a bunch of maps, articles, etc. on American history.
Create a Post Card Timeline!: Visit an online site to take a virtual tour through California Gold Rush country. Then use a printable worksheet to create their own postcard timeline!
Early Oregon Explorers
Gold Rush Lessons
Map - Exploration 1675-1800
Map - Exploration 1800-1820
Map - Exploration 1820-1835
Map - Exploration 1835-1850
Map of the Louisiana Purchase
Oregon Trail Adventure
Oregon Trail Landmarks Word Search
Pioneers: Learn about the pioneer life - who they were, how did they travel, what were their lives like, etc. Includes a glossary of words.
Stake Your Claim: Students will learn to use a grid and plot locations while solving the gold rush puzzle.
The Oregon Trail: This site has a complete primer on the Oregon Trail, links to historical sites along the trail, fantastic facts, archive of trail diaries and books, and more!

Life in a Nation Divided

A Biography of America: This site has a bunch of maps, articles, etc. on American history.
Civil War Clipart Gallery: Lots of neat pictures you can download and/or print!
Go.com's Civil War Images: There are 82 Civil War images at this site - in color!
Kid Info . . . American Revolution: This site has a TON of links and information on the American Revolution!
Main Ship Types of the Civil War: Pictures and brief description of each ship
Map - Exploration 1850-1890
Map of Civil War: 1861-1863
Map of Free States and Slave States, before the Civil War
Map of the Civil War, 1863-1865
Music of the Civil War
The CWi Civil War Cookbook: Over 500 authentic Civil War recipes!
The Gettysburg National Military Park Civil War Page for Kids: This is a neat site with lots of info on the Civil War!
The History Place - A Nation Divided - The U.S. Civil War 1861-1865.: This is a timeline with pictures, maps, etc.
The Mason-Dixon Line Civil War Home Page: This site has some neat photographs, recipes, diaries, etc. of this era.
The Valley of the Shadow: This is a great Civil War site - lots of primary documents and interactive battle maps.

Life in a New World

Lesson 1101

Lesson 1102

Armor of God - Home-made Educational Game: Read this article on how to make this fun Armor of God game for children 9-16 years old!
Comparison Chart

Lesson 1103

Craft Recipes
Create a Viking Ship: Print out the template to color or paint, then put together (age 8-10)
Leif Ericson Site
The Vikings: Explore a Viking village, see your name in rune letters, build a tree-ring timeline
Viking Voyage 1000
Vikings - Exhibit, voyage
Vikings Site
Vikings Worksheet

Lesson 1104

Viking Voyage 1000
Vikings - Exhibit, voyage
Vikings Site
Vikings Worksheet

Lesson 1105

Marco Polo Puzzle

Lesson 1106

Lesson 1201

European Voyages of Exploration - Home Page
Explorers & Exploration Page
Explorers - A - EnchantedLearning.com
Explorers of the Millennium
Ocean Currents

Lesson 1202

Columbus' Voyage: Map & Ships Craft: Make a map of Columbus' voyage and small replicas of his three ships.
European Explorers List
European Voyages of Exploration - Home Page
Explorers & Exploration Page
Explorers - A - EnchantedLearning.com
Explorers of the Millennium

Lesson 1203

European Explorers List
European Voyages of Exploration - Home Page
Explorers & Exploration Page
Explorers - A - EnchantedLearning.com
Explorers of the Millennium

Lesson 1204

European Explorers List
European Voyages of Exploration - Home Page
Explorers & Exploration Page
Explorers - A - EnchantedLearning.com
Explorers of the Millennium
John Cabot Discovery Handbook - lots of puzzles, activities, etc. for Cabot!
John Cabot's Voyage of Discovery

Lesson 1205

European Explorers List
European Voyages of Exploration - Home Page
Explorers & Exploration Page
Explorers - A - EnchantedLearning.com
Explorers of the Millennium

Lesson 1206

Animal Printouts - listed by biome
European Explorers List
European Voyages of Exploration - Home Page
Explorers & Exploration Page
Explorers - A - EnchantedLearning.com
Explorers of the Millennium
Explorers Word Search
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado: This page has a nice picture and article on Coronado.
Map of Coronado's Expedition
Map of expeditions of de Soto and Coronado

Lesson 1301

All About Rainforests (Zoom Explorers)
American Rain Forest Web Adventure: This is a neat site with online activities, worksheets, projects, etc.!
Animal Printouts - listed by biome
Animals of the Rainforest: This is a neat site with "real" pictures and information on rainforest animals (including amphibions, birds, mammals, insects, etc.)
Basically Biomes - Games
Biome Investigation: Lessons for Grades 4-6 to investigate online the 6 biomes of the world.
Biomes: This site has great global maps showing how there are different biomes. There are sections on each biome, with real pictures of plants, animals, etc.
Biomes of North America
Biomes Site
More Rainforest Activities: This site has a coloring book, paintings, activities, crafts on the rainforest.
Nature Field Guides-biomes!!!
Quia - Hangman - Body of Biomes
Rain Forest Activities
Rainforest Animals Quiz (using the Little Explorers online picture dictionary): This is a 25 questions quiz geared for early elementary.
Rainforests - Track: This is an online journey to learn more about the rainforests.
Thematic Unit: Rain Forests: Through the use of literature and related activities, students will expand their knowledge of rain forests (for grades 3-5)
Zoom Rainforest - First Grade Math Games: There are four math games to print out!

Lesson 1302

A Food Web in TheTundra Biome: These neat picture shows the Primary Producers, Primary Consumers, and small predators. It also shows the layers of soil.
Alaska Mini-Unit: This is a mini-unit for K-1 with activities on the arctic tundra.
Animal Printouts - listed by biome
Arctic Wildlife Portfolio: Learn about arctic birds, mammals, and sea mammals (includes pictures).
Basically Biomes - Games
Biomes: This site has great global maps showing how there are different biomes. There are sections on each biome, with real pictures of plants, animals, etc.
Biomes of North America
Biomes Site
Nature Field Guides-biomes!!!
Polar Pairs: This is a fun online matching game using pictures of arctic animals.
Quia - Hangman - Body of Biomes

Lesson 1303

Animal Printouts - listed by biome
Basically Biomes - Games
Biomes: This site has great global maps showing how there are different biomes. There are sections on each biome, with real pictures of plants, animals, etc.
Biomes of North America
Biomes Site
Food Web in the Coniferous Foreset
Nature Field Guides-biomes!!!
Quia - Hangman - Body of Biomes
The General Sherman Tree
Tree Puzzle Answer Key
Trees of the Pacific Northwest (Conifers): This is a neat site to learn about common conifers in the NW! There is a dichotomous key to help identify a tree, and some "mystery" for you to try find out what they are!
Trees Puzzle: Put the names of the trees on the puzzle grid, then list them as evergreen or deciduous trees.

Lesson 1304

A Food Web in the Deciduous Forest Biome
Animal Printouts - listed by biome
Basically Biomes - Games
Biomes: This site has great global maps showing how there are different biomes. There are sections on each biome, with real pictures of plants, animals, etc.
Biomes of North America
Biomes Site
Nature Field Guides-biomes!!!
Quia - Hangman - Body of Biomes
Tree Puzzle Answer Key
Trees Puzzle: Put the names of the trees on the puzzle grid, then list them as evergreen or deciduous trees.
Venn Diagram

Lesson 1305

Animal Printouts - listed by biome
Basically Biomes - Games
Biomes: This site has great global maps showing how there are different biomes. There are sections on each biome, with real pictures of plants, animals, etc.
Biomes of North America
Biomes Site
Birch Bark Canoe: Make a small canoe using construction paper and yarn!
Native American Nations Word Search
Native American site
Nature Field Guides-biomes!!!
Prairie Diorama: Print out this diorama and create your own village!
Prairie Dogs - Go Underground: Click on the picture and "Join us . . . Underground" to journey underground through a prairie dog coterie. There is information to read and even sound bites to listen to! Sometimes it is unclear as to where the link is . . just pass your cursor over the
Prairie Learning Center: This site has lots of pictures of buffalo, elk, and native prairie flowers and grasses.
Prairie Word Search & Game
Quia - Hangman - Body of Biomes

Lesson 1306

A Food Web in the Desert Biome
Animal Printouts - listed by biome
Basically Biomes - Games
Biomes: This site has great global maps showing how there are different biomes. There are sections on each biome, with real pictures of plants, animals, etc.
Biomes of North America
Biomes Site
Camels Activities: This is another desert related site by ABCTeach
Desert - A Giant Cactus Forest (Diorama): Print and assemble this shoebox diorama of the desert!
Desert Activities: Vocabulary words, outline map, puzzles, report ideas, bulletin board ideas, science experiment!
DesertUSA: This is a HUGE site with tons of stuff on the desert: maps, animals, plants and wildflowers, parks, etc. There are even short movies to watch for each animal! Take a look!
Native American site
Nature Field Guides-biomes!!!
Quia - Hangman - Body of Biomes

Lesson 1401

Defeat the Armada: This is a lesson plan including worksheets, activities, etc.
Sir Francis Drake: Picture and article on Drake

Lesson 1402

Roanoke Colonies Links: This site has a ton of links to sites on the "Lost Colony of Roanoke"!

Lesson 1403

Colonial Settlement Map - Pre-1700
Comparison Chart
Jamestown Rediscovery

Lesson 1404

Lesson 1405

How to Make Corn Husk Dolls: This site gives pictures and instructions on making corn husk dolls!
Mayflower Web Pages: This is a mega site on the Mayflower! It has passenger lists, historical documents, etc. - a ton of information!
Pilgrim Bead Craft: Make a pilgriim out of pony beads!
Pilgrim Unit (7 Lessons): This unit will lead students towards an understanding of the Pilgrims and native people who inhabited the area of the present-day Plymouth, Mass. in the 1620's.
The Crossing of the Mayflower Map & Quiz
The First Thanksgiving: Picture Time Line (1620-1621), Relive the Voyage of the Mayflower, Experience Life in Plimouth 1621, Play the Thanksgiving Cyber-Challenge
The Pilgrim Life Adventure: This is a fun site with activities to learn more about Pilgrims. Includes creating a family tree, making a journal, a Venn diagram, create a vehicle to travel in, create a play, etc.

Lesson 1406

Comparison Chart
Plymouth Plantation Virtual Tour!
Squanto, Friend of the Pilgrims Unit Study
The First Thanksgiving: Picture Time Line (1620-1621), Relive the Voyage of the Mayflower, Experience Life in Plimouth 1621, Play the Thanksgiving Cyber-Challenge

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Lesson 1502

13 Colonies - Founding the American Colonies: This site has information on all the colonies, links for each colony, and maps. Great resource!
American Colonies List: This includes name of colony, region, founder, date founded, purpose, and some notes on each colony.
Map of the 13 Colonies
Maps of Salem Village: Map of Salem Village in 1692.
Salem Witch Dungeon Museum
Salem Witch Trials
Venn Diagram

Lesson 1503

13 Colonies - Founding the American Colonies: This site has information on all the colonies, links for each colony, and maps. Great resource!
American Colonies List: This includes name of colony, region, founder, date founded, purpose, and some notes on each colony.
Map of the 13 Colonies
New England Colonies: This site has articles on the colonies done by kids. It even has pictures of maps they did.
Welcome to Colonial America: This site has a worksheet to fill out on each of the colonies. Also has links to info on each colony.

Lesson 1504

13 Colonies - Founding the American Colonies: This site has information on all the colonies, links for each colony, and maps. Great resource!
American Colonies List: This includes name of colony, region, founder, date founded, purpose, and some notes on each colony.
Map of the 13 Colonies
The Middle Colonies: This site has articles on the colonies done by students. It even has pictures of maps they did.
Thematic Unit: Life in Early America: Students will explore the people, places, and events in the early settlements and colonies of the USA (for 3rd grade)
Welcome to Colonial America: This site has a worksheet to fill out on each of the colonies. Also has links to info on each colony.

Lesson 1505

13 Colonies - Founding the American Colonies: This site has information on all the colonies, links for each colony, and maps. Great resource!
American Colonies List: This includes name of colony, region, founder, date founded, purpose, and some notes on each colony.
Map of the 13 Colonies
The Southern Colonies: This site has articles done by kids on the colonies, including maps they did.
Welcome to Colonial America: This site has a worksheet to fill out on each of the colonies. Also has links to info on each colony.

Lesson 1506

13 Colonies - Founding the American Colonies: This site has information on all the colonies, links for each colony, and maps. Great resource!
Comparison Chart
Life in the Colonies: Includes articles and pictures done by kids on: slavery, courtship, gender relations and marriage, Indians, and food.
Life in the Colonies - Part 2: Articles and pictures done by kids on: class differences, death and funerals in colonial America, leisure time, and life on the frontier.
Map of the 13 Colonies
Print a colonial house!: A colonial house you can print, cut and glue together!
The Thirteen Colonies Quiz: This is a 15 question quiz that your child could take online or print out (includes answer sheet).
Thirteen Colonies Crossword Puzzle

Lesson 1601

Benjamin Franklin on George Whitefield: Prior to his death, Franklin composed an autobiography - reminisced about his experiences and conversations with George Whitefield. This is an excerpt from that biography.

Lesson 1602

Atlas of the Body - The Respiratory System
Brainpop - The Respiratory System: This site has a worksheet, move, and quiz to take!
How the Body Works - The Respiratory System: This is a very good site!
The Respiratory System: Pictures and facts
Welcome to Human Anatomy: This is a great site with links for all the body systems!

Lesson 1606

French & Indian War Lesson Plan - 4th Grade
Map Showing Siege of Quebec
The Fort at No. 4 - Living History Museum

A Biography of America

This site has a bunch of maps, articles, etc. on American history.

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