Websites for your information and to help with projects I assign.

                                      

kkraemer@mail.ppsb.org

(Extra information just for parents can be found at the bottom of this page.)

 

 

                                         

UNITED STATES

 

Meet John McCain at this site - http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/collection.jsp?id=395&FullBreadCrumb=%3Ca+href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww2.scholastic.com%2Fbrowse%2Fsearch%2F%3FNtt%3DJohn%2BMcCain%26query%3DJohn%2BMcCain%26Ntk%3DSCHL30_SI%26Nr%3DAND%2528Collection_ID%253AAR%252CSource_Name%253AScholastic%2BNews%2BOnline%2529%26Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchallpartial%26N%3D0%22+class%3D%22endecaAll%22%3EAll+Results%3C%2Fa%3E

 

Meet Barack Obama at this site - http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/collection.jsp?id=398&FullBreadCrumb=%3Ca+href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww2.scholastic.com%2Fbrowse%2Fsearch%2F%3FNtt%3DBaraka%2BObama%26query%3DBaraka%2BObama%26Ntk%3DSCHL30_SI%26Nr%3DAND%2528Collection_ID%253AAR%252CSource_Name%253AScholastic%2BNews%2BOnline%2529%26Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchallpartial%26N%3D0%22+class%3D%22endecaAll%22%3EAll+Results%3C%2Fa%3E

 

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3747999&FullBreadCrumb=%3Ca+href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww2.scholastic.com%2Fbrowse%2Fsearch%2F%3FNtt%3Dinformation%2Babout%2Bvoting%2Bfor%2BPresident%26query%3Dinformation%2Babout%2Bvoting%2Bfor%2BPresident%26Ntk%3DSCHL30_SI%26Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchallpartial%26N%3D0%22+class%3D%22endecaAll%22%3EAll+Results%3C%2Fa%3E - Information about voting can be found at this site.

 

http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/vote2008.htm - Student voting can be found at this website.

 

http://www.ustreas.gov/kids 

http://www.whitehouse.gov 

http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids  

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Presidential_Election 

http://www.kidinfo.com/American_History/Presidents.html 

http://www.42explore2.com/presidt.htm 

http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/election2008.htm 

http://www.earthday.gov/kids.htm

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/usstates/50states.htm 

http://kids.aol.com/homework-help/junior/america/50-states 

http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/kids/facts.htm 

http://www.norwood.k12.ma.us/k5curr/ss_info/fifty_states.htm 

http://www.nashua.edu/novakc/Regions/Generalinformation.htm

 

                                    

LOUISIANA

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana

http://www.50states.com/louisian.htm

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/louisiana

http://www.ipl.org/div/stateknow/la1.html

http://www.tulane.edu/~danny/labirds.html

http://www.icorp.net/la/la1.htm

http://www.gatewayno.com/history/LaPurchase.html

http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/LA_cc_us.html

http://www.ers.usda.gov/StateFacts/LA.HTM 

http://www.harbornet.com/rights/louisana.txt

http://house.louisiana.gov/pubinfo/Kids.htm

http://dnr.louisiana.gov/teach.ssi

http://www.ohsep.louisiana.gov/forkids/kidsindex.htm

http://www.nps.gov/state/la

http://www.usa4kids.com/flags/Louisiana.html

http://www.classbrain.com/artstate/publish/cat_index_25.shtml

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/state/louisiana.html

http://www.lsp.org/kids_color1.html

http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/flags/la_flag.htm

http://neworleanswebsites.com/cat/en/fe/fe.html

http://www.scalise.house.gov/kids.shtml

http://www.surfnetkids.com/louisiana_purchase.htm

 

 

 

 

  

 

JAPAN

 

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/languages/japanese/Aisfor.shtml

http://web-japan.org/kidsweb

http://web-japan.org

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107666.html

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/4142.htm

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/school/Japan

http://www.sover.net/~johnd/categories.html

http://www.csuohio.edu/history/japan

http://www.lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~matsuoka/Japan.html

http://www.abcteach.com/directory/basics/social_studies/places/asia/japan

http://www.us-japan.org/edomatsu

http://www.flags.net/JAPA.htm

http://www.solon.org/Constitutions/Japan/English/english-Constitution.html

http://www.stockton.edu/~gilmorew/consorti/1ceasia.htm

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/themes/japan.shtml

http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/japan.html#twofrogs

http://home.ca.inter.net/~ttoyooka/oshiro

http://www.infoplease.com/atlas/country/japan.html

http://www.cusd.chico.k12.ca.us/libraries/elementary/japan

http://fotw.fivestarflags.com/jp(.html

http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids/hh/goplaces/main/0,28375,555016,00.html

http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/faq/society01.html

http://www.usmint.gov/kids/search.cfm?searchQuery=coins%20of%20the%20world-Japan 

http://www.usmint.gov/kids/cartoons/coinsOfTheWorld

http://www.amphi.com/~psteffen/fmf

http://www.tammyyee.com/origami.html

 

 

Class Acrostic Poetry Powerpoint

 

Powerpoint - Virtual Tour of Japan

http://ww2.baraboo.k12.wi.us/middleschool/IMC/virtualJapanshow.pps

 

Jeopardy Game 1 - Powerpoint 

 

Jeopardy Game 2 - Powerpoint  

 

 

 

 

EXPLORE THE UNIVERSE

                                                                                                    

http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/home

http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html

http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/kidsclub/flash/index.html

http://www.kids.gov/k_space.htm

http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids

http://www.space.kids.us/spaceprobes.html

http://www.kids-and-space.com/solar-system-stuff.html

http://solarviews.com

http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm

http://www.astronomy-for-kids-online.com/solarsystemforkids.html

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/solarsystem/index.shtml

http://www.smplanet.com/planets/Planets6t9a.html

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/solarsystem/ax/low.html?2d

http://www.windows.ucar.edu

http://seasky.org/sky7.html

http://solar-center.stanford.edu

http://www.nasm.si.edu/ceps/ETP

 

 

 

 LEAP INTO THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

 

http://bensguide.gpo.gov

http://www.42explore2.com/revolt.htm

http://www.cvesd.k12.ca.us/finney/paulvm/h2_real.html

http://www.mountvernon.org 

http://pbs.org/liberty

http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/flagtale.html

http://www.osbornnet.org/lnv/ssla_webquest/revolution/index.htm#Introduction

http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/revolution/index.html

http://www.mce.k12tn.net/revolutionary_war/american_revolution.htm http://www.kidinfo.com/American_History/American_Revolution.html  http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution

http://www.multied.com/revolt

http://www.americanrevolution.com

http://www.americanrevolution.org

http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/amrevol.html

http://www.foundingfathers.info/American-flag/Revolution.html

http://www.paulreverehouse.org

http://www.earlyamerica.com/portraits/hancock.html

http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/sons.htm

http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/stampact.htm

http://www.earlyamerica.com/review/2005_winter_spring/boston_tea_party.htm

http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/fa267/18th/oldnorth.jpg (the Old North Church)

http://www.si.umich.edu/spies/index-methods.html

http://www.history.org/almanack/people/bios/biohen.cfm - Patrick Henry's famous speech

http://www.ushistory.org/declaration - The Declaration of Independence

 

 

 

   

 MATH ON THE WEB

 

http://www.redmond.k12.or.us/mccall/renz/mathsites.htm

http://www.aaamath.com/grade4.html

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_4th_math.htm

http://www.yanceync.net/technology/instructional/4general.html

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_5th_math.htm

http://www.eduplace.com/math/brain/index.html

http://www.funbrain.com/numbers.html

http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/auto/13/5.html

http://www.mathmastery.com/cyberchallenge

http://www.k111.k12.il.us/king/math.htm

http://www.kidinfo.com/Mathematics/Mathematics.html#Dictionary

http://www.dositey.com

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html

http://www.aaamath.com/B/grade6.htm

http://www.aplusmath.com/games

http://quia.com/mathjourney.html

http://www.multiplication.com/interactive_games.htm

http://www.ecarter.k12.mo.us/dept/elementary/fourthgrade/ccrites/math.html

http://www.syvum.com/math/arithmetic/level1.html

http://www.learningplanet.com/sam/ff/index.asp

http://www.gamequarium.com/math.htm

http://www.mteverest.homestead.com

 

 

 

STUDENT SUGGESTED WEBSITES 

 

http://kids.discovery.com

http://www.funbrain.com

http://www.bestedsites.com

 http://www.primarygames.com

 

 

 

LEAP PRACTICE WEBSITES

 

http://www.louisianapass.org  

http://www.charliefrench.com

http://www.photographicvr.com/leap4fun

http://www.sabine.k12.la.us/fes/leapresourcepage/SS%20Sample%20Questions.htm

http://www.bookladymel.com/leap.htm

http://www.tpsd.org/lms/stud.htm

http://www.lpb.org/education/leap.cfm

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/grade_level_help.htm   

 

Parent Information

 

 

 

Internet Resources for Parents

• The National Association for Gifted Children – USA – http://www.nagc.org
• The Duke University Talent Identification Program - http://www.tip.duke.edu
• The Duke University Gifted Letter - a Publication for Parents of Gifted Students - http://www.dukegiftedletter.com
• Sparkle Program - Summer Institute at the University of New Orleans for Gifted Students -  http://sparkle.uno.edu
• Summer Institute for the Gifted - SIG - http://www.giftedstudy.com
• National Society for the Gifted & Talented - http://www.nsgt.org
• Kid Source Online: Education: Gifted and Talented Students - http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/pages/ed.gifted.html 

• The Louisiana State Department Website – http://www.louisianaschools.net

   

  Characteristics of Gifted Children - http://www.louisianaschools.net/lde/uploads/1707.pdf

   

  Summer Programs for Gifted Children at State Universities - http://www.louisianaschools.net/lde/uploads/1415.pdf

   

  Javits Summer Institute 2006 - http://www.louisianaschools.net/lde/uploads/7398.pdf

   

Reading Lists for Gifted Children 

•  GT-World Reading Lists for Gifted and Talented Children – http://www.gtworld.org/gtbook.htm 
• Gifted Kids, Gifted Characters, and Great Books - http://www.bertiekingore.com/gtchildreninlit.htm
• Selected Books for Gifted Readers - http://www.just-for-kids.com/gifted.html