Berenstain Bear Country- http://www.berenstainbears.com/
Young students love the Berenstain Bears. After reading some of the books
take your students on a tour of Bears' Tree House, solve Sister's secret
message, visit the library or write an e-mail to the whole family.
Alex's Scribbles -- Koala Trouble- http://www.scribbles.com.au/max/bookmain.html
These are stories written by a five year old. Students have to click on the
right spot to move through the story. Have students draw Max and write their
own story.
Students will love reading this poetry. Poetry
for Kids by Kenn Nesbitt : http://www.poetry4kids.com/poems.html
After the reading perhaps they could write some original poetry.
Wacky Tales- http://www.funbrain.com/wacky/index.html
Have your students go to the computer in pairs and create their own stories
by thinking up words to finish the wacky tales.
Elmo Minds the Farm- http://www.ctw.org/sesame/storybooks/farm/
An online storybook starring Elmo from Sesame Street. For the new reader or
learning to read.
Dino-Mania: http://www.marshall-es.marshall.k12.tn.us/jobe/Read-Write/dinosaur/maindino.html
- Web based activities for books about dinosaurs.
Treasures@Sea: Exploring the Ocean
Through Literature http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow8/dec98
- A complete guide to studying the ocean using children's books.
Something Froggy - http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow9/jun99/
An online storybook about the life cycle of Frederick the Frog.
Children's Art Gallery - http://redfrog.norconnect.no/~cag/
Browse the gallery with your students and have them send in their artwork to
be posted.
The Virtual Aquarium - http://www.tetra-fish.com/virtualaquarium.html
You've heard of virtual pets, this is a virtual aquarium on the web.
Students choose the fish they want, the habitat it should have and the size
of the tank. The aquarium will appear on the screen. By clicking on each
fish students can learn more about them.
Abraham Lincoln for Primary Children http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/lincoln/home.htm
Take a tour of Abraham Lincoln's Boyhood home. Take the quiz written by
first graders and complete the treasure hunt.
Wizard of the Magical O's - Take a
field trip to the dentist's office. http://www.magicalos.com/index.html
Learn more about tooth care at: Colgate Kid's World- http://www.colgate.com/Kids-world/
and Adventures of Mr. Reach - http://www.mrreach.com/
Learn about fire safety from Smokey Bear
himself: http://www.smokeybear.com/cgi-bin/rbox/fr.cgi
Play games, color pictures and learn the Bear facts.
Kids Fire Safety Tips- http://members.cruzio.com/~hoax1950/KidsFireSafetyTips.html
These are tips you and your family can do to prevent fires.
For an interactive treat, go to Kendra's
Coloring Book- http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/7155/
Students can learn their colors by coloring pictures online. There is a
large selection of colors or they can be mixed to create your own.
Flight Experiments -From the Children's
Museum of Indianapolis http://www.childrensmuseum.org/experime.htm
Create: Pinwheel Shooting Star Spirals; Parachute Paper Helicopter; Wind
Wands; Fluttering Butterflies; or a Bat Glider Hand Kite. Make your
creations, head outside and have fun seeing whose will fly best.
As part of your Dinosaur Unit, have your
students make their own dinosaur. Use these easy-to-make paper dinosaur
designs that you print from the site, cut, fold, and paste. Download-a-Dinosaur
-http://www.rain.org/~philfear/download-a-dinosaur.html
Take a virtual tour of Plimoth Plantation
http://pilgrims.net/plimothplantation/vtour/index.htm
Plimoth (Plymouth) Plantation was the first permanent European settlement in
southern New England. See what life was like for the Pilgrims. Great
addition to your unit on Colonial America or Thanksgiving.
Explore the Safari Touch Tank -http://oberon.educ.sfu.ca/projects/safari/3DTouchTank/3dlib/tank.html
Click on the pictures and see the 3D animations. Have students name five sea
creatures and give one fact they learned about each.
The Giant Panda Page -http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/3785/giantpanda.html
Students can explore this page to learn the facts about Pandas. Where they
live? What they eat? Why they are endangered? Then have the students make a
poster about protecting the Panda? Go to Uncle Fred's: http://www.unclefred.com/
for step by step directions for drawing a Panda.
