Elementary Lang. Arts
Grade 4 Web based Learning Center.
Theme 4 Problem Solvers
Theme 5 Heroes		 Grade 5 Web-based Learning Center
Theme 4 Person to Person
Theme 6 Animal Encounters
Grade 3 Web based Learning Center.
Theme 4 Animal Habitats
Find Grammer Blast games, Writing Ideas, Graphic Organizers, and Showcased Writers.

Houghton Mifflin Series

K-8 Education Place | Reading/Language Arts Center
Houghton Mifflin's Education Place. Language Arts resources that support the textbook series. Look for theme activities, post student work, read about authors, and more.
Houghton Mifflin Reading: Teachers
Find online sources, classroom activities, internet links that support each theme. Choose the Grade Level to start.

Houghton Mifflin Reading: Authors and Illustrators
Search alphabetically for your favorite Houghton Mifflin authors and illustrators.

Houghton Mifflin Reading: Kids' Place
Choose your Grade and then Theme to find more activities at the Kid's Place.

Project Center
Look here to find or share collaborative online projects.

Houghton Mifflin English
Click here to get to the main Houghton Mifflin English site. Chose the Grammar site, Graphic Organizers, or Benchmark/Rubrics to download materials.

Kids' Place Houghton Mifflin English
Main Houghton Mifflin Kid's Place for English. Find Grammer Blast games, Writing Ideas, Graphic Organizers, and Showcased Writers.

Kids' Place Houghton Mifflin Lenguaje
Spanish version for Writing Ideas, Graphic Organizers and Authors and Illustrators

Houghton Mifflin Spanish Bilingual Resources
Look for bilingual internet education sites and bibliographies.


Learning Center Ideas Utilizing Your Classroom Computer:
Grade 4 Theme 5 Heroes
Grade 5 Theme 6 Animal Encounters


Literature
CLWG: Children's Literature Web Guide
Many links to children's literature on the web.
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
Reviews and teaching ideas for kids' books.
Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University
Enter your zip code to gain access to over 4500 abstracts of children's picture books. Search by keyword, subject area, etc...
Doucette Index: K-12 Lesson Ideas for Literature
Search this site by title or author to find web resources.
Web English Teacher
Comprehensive site for language arts teachers. Covers all grades, themes, and language arts areas.

Students' Sites for Publication and Activities

Kids' Space
A resource area for children to share their works of art, short stories, and music with others worldwide.
Kidsreads.com
Reading site for kids. Read about "hot" books, write to authors, play games, send in reviews.
Kids Who Read
This is billed as the largest book club in the world. Students nominate and vote for their favorite book during November 2001 (voting will take place in early December). There are areas to get to know more about some favorite authors, and a literacy curriculum area for teachers.

Folk and Fairy Tales

Writing Tools

Handwriting for Kids Feel free to bypass the filtering warning
Worksheets online to help our children or students tackle manuscipt (printing) or cursive letters. Sheets for manuscipt handwriting include months of the year, days of the week, and basic sentences.

Poetry.

Poetry Express Feel free to bypass the filtering warning
Interactive online poetry activities.

CCPS Multicultural Unit Activities

Global Friends: Multicultural Unit Gr.2
Kenya and Japan on line reading activity. Download worksheet. Create your own culminating activity. Created by Maryellen Brogan
Kenya Culture Web Quest
Compare your culture to Kenyan culture. Created by Jennifer Stemple.
Japan Culture Web Quest
Compare your culture to Japanese culture. Created by Jennifer Stemple.
Mexican Culture Web Quest
Compare your culture to Mexican culture. Created by Jennifer Stemple.
Cinderella Around the World
Multicultural Task developed by Maureen North.
Africa
This website was created to support the series of PBS shows on Africa. There is something for all levels of students. For younger children, go to Africa for Kids. Learn about the daily life of students in four African nations, play a virtual thumb piano, or figure out how the hero of a Swahili folktale can accomplish his mission. Teacher tools has four wonderful units on Africa. Photography teachers can use the Photoscope area to get students talking about the impact of photographs. For those whothink they already know it all, take the Africa Challenge. (Blue nWeb description)
Mesoamerican Ballgame
Take me out to the ballgame, as played in Mesoamerica, the subtropical area between present-day countries of Mexico and El Salvador. Learn about the eight major cultures found in this area between 1500 BC and 1519 AD, as well as the effect of the Spanish conquest in this region. Then, explore the architecture of the court, as well as the the balance between sport and religion within the game. Offline activities include creation of masks, clay effigies, headresses and clay ballgame figurines.