sep

Web Site

Notes

1

Monthly Holidays and Celebrations

Teacher Resource and Internet sites for monthly celebrations

2

NOBLE: Through the Year Celebrations

Teacher Resource North of Boston Library Exchange – monthly calendars of holidays, celebrations

3

Johnny Appleseed

John Chapman

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Appleseed Puzzle

Online crossword puzzle

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Apple Word Game

Apple Hangman

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Apple Quiz Game

WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE ? (Facts About Apples)

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Vermont Apples - Teacher

Teacher and Educational Links

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Appleseed Unit - Teacher

Thematic unit on apples, culminating with a field trip to the apple orchard, and pumpkin patch. 

oct

Web Site

Notes

1

Columbus Voyage

The student makes a map of Columbus' voyage and small replicas of his three ships.

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Columbus Navigation

The Columbus Navigation Homepage -History, Navigation, and Landfall of Christopher Columbus

3

Maps and Navigation

Navigational tools for directing a ship

5

Columbus Day Arts and Crafts

Teacher -Enchanted Learning activities

6

Columbus Day Links

Teacher-InfoPlease worksheets, links

7

Haunted Alphabet

Find the letters hidden in the picture. Advertisement

8

Monster Numbers

Find hidden numbers - Advetisements

9

One False Move

Number grid-order numbers

10

Enchanted Learning Halloween

Teacher-Enchanted Learning Halloween crafts

nov

Web Site

Notes

1

VA-Kids

Veteran’s K-5 site

2

Smarty Martie's Turkey Guide

How to cook a turkey presentation

3

First Thanksgiving

**Scholastic – comprehensive grade-level lessons and activities

4

Thanksgiving - Library of Congress

American Memory collections to investigate curricular themes - historical background, helping to tell the story behind the theme.

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Macy's Thanksgiving Parade

Facts, history, specifics about the parade

5

Plimouth Plantation

Online investigation of the First Thanksgiving

6

Thanksgiving Games

Thanksgiving Games online activities; Advertisement

7

Bringing History Home

Plimouth Plantation  - Go back in history as a character

8

History Channel-Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving resources

9

Thanksgiving Activities

Teacher- Kids Domain - Advertisement

10

Enchanted Learning-Thanksgiving

Teacherr-Activities, crafts

11

Fall Holiday Links

Teacher Resource of Fall Holiday Links

dec

Web Site

Notes

Xmascarol - Guinea Pig Theater

Unusual take on Charles Dickens story.

1

Castle Arcana: the Christmas Calendar

Many online activities – build snowman, decorate tree, watch hamster Christmas Carol

2

Holiday Resources

Teacher Resource - Tech. Integration Resources for Holidays, Seasons, and Celebrations

3

Christmas Around the World

Resource – Many links to Christmas Holiday sites

4

Virtual Snowman

Ben and Jerry- Click the snowman to begin. Drag & drop the decorations onto the snowman.

5

Holidays Around the World

Teacher Resource of holiday sites

6

Winter Holiday Links

Teacher Resource

jan

Web Site

Notes

1

Monthly Holidays and Celebrations

Teacher Resource and Internet sites for monthly celebrations

2

NOBLE: Through the Year Celebrations

Teacher Resource North of Boston Library Exchange – monthly calendars of holidays and celebrations

3

Martin Luther King Holiday

4

The King Center

Student with Adult – audio files with text of Dr. Kings speeches.

5

Kodak Moore Photos

Student with Adult – Powerful Photo Journal of Dr. King and the Civil Rights Movement.

feb

Web Site

Notes

1

George Washington Portrait for Kids

Uncover hidden layers of the painting and learn fascinating facts about the portrait along the way

2

The Life of George Washington

Online movie

3

George Washington - An Internet Treasure Hunt

Web Quest about George Washington

4

America's Presidents

CyberHunt crossword puzzle from Scholastic

5

Test Your Knowledge About Abraham Lincoln

First Grade Students quiz about Abe Lincoln

6

If You Were President Game

Scholastic - create a newspaper story about your presidency.

7

Mount Vernon.org

Read about George Washington.  Take a virtual tour

8

Abraham Lincoln Homepage

National Park Service – Virtual Touts

9

George Washington

Teacher's Guide

Teacher-Events and issues of George Washington’s life.

10

 President Day Activities

Teacher-List of worksheets and corresponding web sites

11

Enchanted Learning Presidents Day/

Teacher-Crafts projects, worksheets

12

Valentine's Day Resources

Resources – Arts & Crafts, Clip Art, Online Activities, Lessons, Units, Songs

13

Ground Hog Day Resources

Resources – Arts & Crafts, Clip Art, Online Activities, Lessons, Units, Songs

mar

Web Site

Notes

1

Welcome to Seussville

Interactive activities based on Seuss Books

2

Seussville University/

From Random House; interactive learning environment to develop basic reading, math, science and reasoning skills.

3

Cyber-Seuss

Seussian Games

4

Seuss Book Activities

Teacher-Cross-curricular activities for 15 Dr. Seuss

5

Dr. Seuss Characters

Teacher-AN INDEX TO DR SEUSS: CHARACTERS AND UNSUAL CREATURES

6

Seussentenial

Teacher=Activity Guide from Random House Children’s Books

7

Dr. Seuss National Memorial

Teacher-The Dr. Seuss National Memorial Garden at the Springfield Museums

8

ABC Teach Dr. Seuss Directory

Teacher-Activities, lessons, worksheets

9

Featured Author

Teacher-From Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site

10

Read Across America

Teacher-Resources

11

Learning with Dr. Seuss

Teacher Resource – Collection of web sites with Dr. Seuss tie-in; many dead links but some valuable connections

12

Everything a Teachers Needs For St. Patrick's Day!

Teacher Resource – Themes, units, lessons, printables

13

St. Patrick's Day

Resource – Legends, parades, shamrocks

apr

Web Site

Notes

1

April Fools Day Books

List of books with April Fools theme

2

April Fools Day Gallery

Teacher Resource - information

3

Easter on Holiday Net

Resource – information, recipes, holiday traditons

4

Enchanted Learning Easter

Easter Crafts

5

National Arbor Day Foundation

Arbor Day site

6

Tree Activities

Lesson plans, crafts and ideas

7

Patriots Day

Information from Boston online

8

Minute Man National Park

Information regarding Lexington and Concord event

9

Midnight Ride of Paul Revere

Poem

may

Web Site

Notes

1

Mother's Day on the Net

Teacher Resource – information, crafts, music

2

Enchanted Learning Mother's Day

Easy Mothers' Day craft ideas for young children

3

Mother's Day Lessons

Lessons, activities, quizzes, arts

4

Memorial Day Activities

Internet Treasure Hunt plus Web-based activities for celebrating Memorial Day!

5

Memorial Day Theme Units

Teacher Resource – activities, printable, lessons

jun

Web Site

Notes

1

Father's Day Lessons

Resource - lessons and activities

2

Father's Day on the Net

Resource – information, activities

3

Flag History

Smithsonian information

4

Flag Day

Resource on the American Flag

res

Web Site

Notes

1

Berit's Best : Holidays & Seasons

For each selected site in the categories below you'll find all kinds of information about things you can do there.

2

Meddybemps Fun & Games

Meddybemps.com imagination and skill and children and their parents and teachers

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