Here's the link for the In The Poet's Shoes webquest. In the Poet's Shoes Webquest
This is a link to Mrs. Skoller's blog. Remember that each week there will be a different writing prompt and that you are expected to respond to it. This will count towards your participation grade. http://www.lskoller.wordpress.com
Check this out when you want to practice your vocabulary words http://www.quia.com/jg/1184082.html
This is the American Library Associations site for kids and parents. You can look up book lists and more great links. http://www.ala.org/parents
This is a great site you can use to help find a book that's "just right" for you! http://www.bookadventure.org
Boys and their parents looking for some "guy" books should check this one out. http://www.guysread.com
Here is a site that is run by a teenager and has a place you can post messages about your favorite books. Very impressive! http://www.flamingnet.com
The Academy of Poets http://www.poets.org/
Poet's Corner http://http:www.theotherpages.org/poems/
Spotlight on Voices and Visions Listen to poets read their poems and follow links to find out more about the poet and their ideas. http://www.learner.org/catalog/extras/vvspot/index.html
The Internet Poetry Archive Click on a poet to bring you to their page, then click on a link to select a poem and click on the title to hear it read. http://www.ibiblio.org/ipa/
Giggle Poetry A fun site for kids to explore humorous poetry http://gigglepoetry.com
Poem Hunter A fabulous poetry site which easily allows you to search for a poet and read several of his/her poems. Also allows you to search for quotations, lyrics and so much more. You can sign up to receive a poem a day from this site. http://www.poemhunter.com
This is a link to many different web sites which will lead you to read the biographies of famous people. http://www.ahisd.net/campuses/Cambridge/library/biographies.htm
Visit this site to browse through hundreds of names of famous people. http://www.biography.com/search/
Another great site to help you in your search for an interesting famous person. http://www.greatsitesforkids.com/gsfk/biography.asp
While working on your abc books, this is a great tool to use to organize your book. http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/alphabet/
Check this out for historical information about Scotch Plains http://www.visitscotchplains.com/about_scotch_plains.php3
Check this out for a review of helping verbs. http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/sunda/verb/1help.htm
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If you've already read Jeremy Fink, you'll find this interesting and if not, you may find yourself inspired to read it after you hear Wendy's inspiration for the book. Wendy Mass speaks about Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life