2004-2005

 

1997-98
1998-99
1999-2000
2000-2001
2001-2002
2002-2003
2003-2004

 

Week 1-10
Week 11-20
Week 21-30
Week 31-40

Week #.5
9/2/04 - 9/3/04

Tramline: Virtual Field Trips Over 40 online "field trips"

Dinosaurs, Insects, Oceans, Temperate Forest Biome, Volcanos, American Presidency, Christmas, Endangers Species, Women's History...

Also create your own field trip potential

Week #1
9/7/04 - 9/10/04

 

Library of Congress presents

America's Story from America's Library

a light hearted introduction to America's history for grades 2-6

• Meet Amazing Americans
• Jump Back in Time
• Explore the States
• Join America at Play
• See, Hear, and Sing

Week #2
9/13/04 - 9/17/04

 

Sites for Teachers..............15 pages............over 700 sites

• free printable resources
• grant info
• lesson plans
• clip art
• all subjects

Week #3
9/20/04 - 9/24/04

 

Maine Student Mock Election

• How to Participate/FAQ ................• How to Vote
• Candidate/Issues Resources.
............• Curriculum
• Election Night Activities
.................• Press Releases
• Sponsors
................................................• Helpful Links

Week #4
9/27/04 -10/1/04

 

It's Autumn!

Online Autumn: -collaborative Internet project for primary students presenting their creative writing, art work, and other ideas about Autumn. Also online activities.

New Science: A Change of Season -the vernal and autumnal equinox and the winter and summer solstice.

Autumn Equinox: -fun facts about the equinox,

Week #5
10/4/04 -10/8/04

 

Columbus Day

The Explorations of Christopher Columbus

Extract's from Columbus's Journal (Medieval Sourcebook)

1492: An Ongoing Voyage
Learn about America before European explorers arrived. Discover how the arrival of Columbus affected many different peoples and cultures.

Columbus Day For Kids

Week #6
10/13/04 -10/15/04

 

Elections 2004

Week #7
10/18/04 -10/22/04

 

Ramadan, the Islamic Month of Fasting, began 10/15

Ramadan on the Net

Ramadan, the Month of Fasting (Fact Monster)

Ramadan, the Month of Fasting

Children's Activities in Ramadan

Celebrating Ramadan by Tayyba, age 14, New York City

Week #8
10/25/04 -10/29/04

 

HALLOWEEN!

13 Pumpkin Avenue - Halloween info and fun! Costumes, decorating, recipes, party planning, jokes, games, coloring, music, and holiday history.

Bear Country Halloween - Click around this haunted house

Kids Domain Halloween

Happy Halloween from Ben & Jerry's

Yahooligans Search

Boo Happy Halloween

Halloween 4 Kids

Week #9
11/1/04 -11/5/04

The New World of Learning

Edutopia:

Elections 2004

Week #10
11/8/03 -11/12/04

Veterans Day:
Veteran's Day

November 11:Veterans Day

VFW Origins of Veterans Day

Week #11
11/15/04 -11/19/04

THANKSGIVING

Kids' Domain Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving on the Net

Plimoth Plantation

The Mayflower Web
Clothing, Letters, Pilgrim children

Scholastic's First Thanksgiving
Time Line; Life as a Plimoth Pilgrim;
Life as a Wampanoag; Daily Life in 1621;
Virtual Mayflower Voyage; Ask Kate Waters

Sail 1620: Explore the Mayflower and much more

Jamestown Adventure

Week #12
11/22/04 -11/26/04

ePodunk... The Power of Place

LOCAL GUIDES TO
Business
Health
Demographics
Festivals
Genealogy
Assorted Rankings
Job Listings
Politics
Other Fascinating Stuff!
Claim to Fame

Week #13
11/29/04 -12/3/04

Need a Picture?

Clipart.com

Allows searches for public domain clipart, etc even without subscribing

Week #14
12/6/04 -12/10/04

Meet Lynn Plourde

Hanukkah (sunset 12/7 - 12/16, 2004)

Hanukkah: A Jewish Celebration

HanukkahTraditions at Happy Hanukkah

Chanukah on the Net

Hanukkah :Festival of Lights

Virtual Chanukah

Hanukkah (World Book ) (Scroll in right column to World History & Culture / Click on Holidays Around the World /Click on Hanukkah)

Week #15
12/13/04 -12/24/04

Christmas (12/ 25)

Christmas on the Net

Merry Christmas.com

Christmas Around the World (Kids Domain)

Yahooligans: Christmas Links
Everything you can imagine... history, stories, activities, games, recipes, Advent calendars

Week #16
12/20/03 -12/23/04

Kwanzaa (12/ 26-1/1)

Kwanzaa Welcome Page

Official Kwanzaa Web Site

Kwanza (World Book ) (Scroll in right column to World History & Culture / Click on Holidays Around the World /Click on Kwanza/)

Week #17
1/3/05 -1/7/05

It's About the Calendar!

Calendar Zone (Links to many calendars)

Calendar (Makes calendars)

Earth Calendar (Holidays & celebrations around the world)

Week #18
1/10/05-1/14/05

MARTIN LUTHER KING

Martin Luther King Day on the Net

Enchanted learning's All About Martin Luther King
Printable Booklets, etc

National Civil Rights Museum Virtual Tour
Visit this site to re-live the civil rights movement from Brown v. Board of Education to the present day; tour is presented in pictures and text

Week #19
1/17/05 -1/21/05

National Air Tour Mr Hornbeck shared his show on his part of the National Air Tour with parents and students 1/11/05 at the Evening at the Library

Games Kids Play

Rules of playground games, etc. Rhyme game verses, Jacks, Marbles, and more

GameCabinet at Central Connector

Rules of many games:
From 5Alive to Zilch and everything in between!

Week #20
1/24/05 -1/28/05

Little Clickers. Com "Safe, Fun Internet Explorations for Children"

Games, Reading Activities, Animals, Money, Learning Tricks, Puzzles, Science, News for Kids, Fun Food, Holiday Hoopla, and more

 

MPBS Reading Rainbow

Young Writers & Illustrators Contest: K-3 - Deadline 3/31/05

Look at Past Winners...and scroll down to year buttons at the bottom of the page.

Week #21
1/31/05-2/4/05

Enchanted Learning's Black History Month

The History Channel's Black History Month

Cornell Backyard Bird Count: 2/18 - 2/21, 2005
Fun, Easy, & Free

Week #22
2/7/05 -2/11/05

Happy Valentine's Day

Valentine Fun at Kids Domain

BETHANY ROBERTS' VALENTINE'S DAY FUN FOR KIDS
(and the Young at Heart!)

JanBrett's Valentines (e-postcards to send)

PrimaryGames.com: Valentine's Day

Week #23
2/14/05 -2/18/05

Internet Public Library
Presidents of the United States

Presidents' Day Activities

Presidents' Day at Kids' Domain, Information and activities

Presidents' Day: The Holiday

Week #24
2/28/05 -3/4/05

Read Across America
March 2, 2005 .......... Dr. Seuss's 101st Birthday!!

 

TAXES

Federal

Internal Revenue Service: 'The Digital Daily'

Information & Forms, etc (a very useful site)

Educator Expenses Deduction:

State

Maine Revenue Services Homepage

Week #25
3/7/05 -3/11/05

March is Women's History Month

Women in History: a Page of Links

•About the women's movement,

•Biographies of famous women

"Mainely Women"

US Census Facts & Figures: Women's History Month

Yahooligans Women's History Month

Week #26
3/14/05 -3/17/05

St.Patrick's Day

A Wee Bit of Fun

St Patricks Day at Primary Games

St Patrick's Fun at Kids Domain

Happy St Patrick's Day from Arthur Elementary School, Arthur, Illinois

Week #27
3/21/05 -3/25/05

SPRING HOLIDAYS

Easter on the Net

Happy-Easter.com A lot about Easter eggs

Crew's Nest Easter - Good information about Easter and Easter traditions

 

Passover on the Net

Haskell by the Month: Passover - student page about this Jewish holiday.

Week #28
3/28/05 -4/1/01

Follow Spring!! March 20
"Celebrate our Earth and spring with your class and the Maine DEP!"

Jeepers/Peepers

Report and track the progress of spring with your class Send in the date your class observes the emerging & returning animals and plants (robins, peepers, sugar maples, dandelion)
Measure snow depth; record 'ice out'
Plus lots of good information about spring...(Activities alligned to ME Learning Results)

Journey North- Annenberg Site Tracking Spring
Excellent information on migration and species.

Springtime in Maine

Week #29
4/4/05 4/8/05

April is Poetry Month
BCS Poetry Pages

•About Poetry
•Poem Forms
•How-To and Examples
•BCS Kids' Poems
•Famous Poets
•Links

Week #30
4/11/05 -4/14/05

Math Problems of the Week, etc.

Kids' Place Brain Teasers

Grade 3-4 & Grade 5-6

Math Fundamental Problem of the Week

Fun Brain's Math Baseball

Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division

 

Week #31
4/25/05 -4/29/05

FOOD PYRAMIDS:

USDA: My Pyramid: Steps to a Healthier You

Kids Health for Kids: The New Food Guide Pyramid

Food Pyramids: Harvard School of Public Health:

Science News for Kids: Building a New Food Pyramid

Week #32
5/2/05 - 5/6/05

INTERNATIONAL WEEK!

The Maine Nebuta Program (Japan-Mr. Koepke- Float)

Yahooligans-Around the World Countries

Geographia

World Fact Book (CIA)

Internet Public Library: Culture Quest

All Country Info

Week #33
5/9/05 -5/13/05

Internet Public Library

Internet Public Library: Kid Space
The World,
Reading Zone,
Math & Science,
Art & Music,
Sports & Recreation,
Fun Stuff
+ Special Areas such as Stately Knowledge, POTUS,

Week #34
5/16/05 -5/20/05

More Math Activity Sites:

MathCar Racing

(Use Netscape)

Connect the Dots (1's, 5's count backwards, alphabet

A Plus Math Games for Kids

Matho, Hidden Pictures, Concentration

Kids Numbers.Com

Week #35
5/23/05 -5/27/05

IN HONOR OF MEMORIAL DAY:

The Story of Memorial Day

PBS.org History of Memorial Day

Memorial day Online Activities

Memorial Day Home Page

Curtis Library Pejepscot Historical Society's
Joshua Chamberlain Area

Week #36
5/31/05 -6/3/05

 

EDInformatics ....'Education for the information Age'

EDinformatics For Kids....K-12 Student Resource Center

Many subject areas: links to activities, etc

Geared more to students, (grade school and teens)

Week #37
6/6/05 -6/10/05

Pics4Learning.com
Copyright friendly images for use in education

Answers.com 'Fast Facts'
(and lots of other stuff)

Week #38
6/13/05 -6/17/05

TWO USEFUL REFERENCE SITES

iTools......"Quick access to the best Internet tools"

Search Tools:Find anything on the Web
Language Tools: Look up words or translate them
Research Tools: Find facts and theories about any subject
Financial Tools: Convert currency
Map Tools: See a map or get driving directions
Internet Tools:Usenet working and web tools

REF DESK.COM .....One of George's Favorites

Links to Search Engines,
Site, Thought, Word, etc. of the Day,
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, other references
News, Weather, Almanac, Tax Info, and much, much more!

Week #39
6/20/05 -6/21/05

SOME PUZZLE SITES

Discovery School's 'Puzzlemaker'

Make X-word puzzles online

JigZone.com: (Jigsaw Puzzles Online)

Great variety in topics, numbers of pieces, style of puzzle and levels of difficulty

Game Rules

Rules for new games, old games, and children's games. From Rummy to Go Fish, find out how the games are played. Included is a short history of playing cards and a glossary of card playing terms.

Have A Great Summer!!