Monthly+Links

media type="custom" key="4791849" [|November Sites for Parents.pub] [|December Sites for Parents.pub] [|Feb sites for parents.pub] [|March sites for parents.pub] [|Everyday Math Online Games Directions.pub] [|DTSD Grade Level Wikis.doc] - Directions to access the grade level Wikis Holiday and Seasonal Links - Vickie Blackwell || media type="custom" key="4791895" ||  || media type="custom" key="4791925" ||  || media type="custom" key="4791959" || * **Scholastic's** [|The First Thanksgiving]is - Explains the Pilgrims Voyage and the First Thanksgiving. this site contains slide shows, audio, and video will make it one of your favorites. media type="custom" key="4792001" || * [|The North Pole] has great educational games! Click on the Fun for Kids section to write a letter to Santa or create your own personal story. media type="custom" key="4792037" || **General Resources** media type="custom" key="4792085" || **Ground Hog Day**
 * ===Monthly Sites to send to Parents=== || [|October Sites for Parents.doc]
 * ===August/September===
 * ===October===
 * ===November===
 * [|The History Channel] has quite a few online videos, stories, and other resources on The History of Thanksgiving. Have your students find 15 facts they may not know about Thanksgiving. [] The History Channel also has a great video and image gallery on [|Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower].
 * Plimoth Plantation's Site - An Interactive Site where you can be the historian and learn about both the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag and find out what Really Happened at the First Thanksgiving! ||
 * ===December===
 * Christmas Around the World - A Very nice site you click on the country name and it takes you to information from that country.
 * Polar Express.com- A collection of activities to go with the story
 * Christmas ppts and Interactives- An extensive collection of powerpoints and interactive games for the holidays.
 * Brainpop Jr. - Winter Holidays
 * Winter Holiday Activities - Scholastic online and interactives - very good
 * December Links - Interactives for the whiteboard or student centers
 * Christmas Games - Billy Bear 4 Kids - Fun activities for centers
 * Storyline Online - The Polar Express
 * Kris Kringle- Cute site for activities and games
 * Vickie Blackwell's Holiday Resources ||
 * ===January===
 * Civil Rights Movement - Interactive site
 * Underground Railroad - Scholastic Site - Escape from Slavery Online Journey**General Resources**
 * ABCteach Jan Resources
 * 100th Day of School Resources
 * Martin Luther King Jr.**
 * MLK Resource Index
 * I Have a Dream Speech - Holidays.net
 * MLK Time Warp - Interactive Kid Friendly Timeline - Funschool
 * MLK Scholastic Resources
 * [|Kid Friendly Timeline for MLK]
 * MLK and Me - Read, Write, Think Lesson with a virtual tour of his birth home
 * Living the Dream - 100 Acts of Kindness and great resources at the bottom from Read, Write, Think
 * Winter**
 * Winter Clothing Interactive Site- BBC
 * What do we Wear Interactive Site - BBC
 * Lecky Goes Outside - Dress Lecky for the Weather - Crickweb
 * Meeting in the Mitten - Webquest
 * Seasons- Interactive lesson from NGFL
 * Hedgie Reads to Kids - Jan Brett's Website
 * Weather Symbols - NGFL use adjective to write about winter - Interactive Lesson
 * Blackwell's Winter Resources ||
 * ===February===
 * Groundhog Day Resources- Vickie Blackwell


 * President's Day**
 * If You Were President Game - Online Interactive from Scholastic
 * The Seven Hats of the President - Informational Info from Scholastic
 * President's Day Resources - Extensive list from Apples 4 the Teacher
 * Whitehouse.gov - Information about presidents
 * President's Day Virtual Museum - Appropriate for Primary Students
 * President Resources and Activities - Extensive list from Teaching Heart
 * Web Hunt President's Past and Present - Scholastic
 * Presiden't Day - Vickie Blackwell - Well done

media type="custom" key="4793755" || ===Read Across America===
 * Valentine's Day**
 * Valentine's Day Resources - Vickie Blackwell ||
 * ===March===
 * Seussville - Interactive Site for kids
 * Seussville University - More games and printables
 * Cat in the Hat - 50th Birthday
 * Seuss Interactives - Gamequarium
 * Dr. Seuss National Memorial
 * The Art of Dr. Seuss
 * Salute to Seuss - An Online Project Wiki
 * Seussentennial - 100th Birthday Site
 * Read Across America - Official Site
 * Read, Write, Think - Activities, Websites and Resources for Dr. Seuss
 * Teaching with Dr. Seuss - Scholastic
 * Celebrate with Dr. Seuss - A-Z teacher Resources - Lesson plans, printables and songs
 * Seuss Resources - ABC teach a nice list of printables
 * Horton the Movie -

St. Patrick's Day
media type="custom" key="4793757" || ===Spring===
 * St. Patrick's Day Games - From FunSchool and Kaboose
 * Pot of Gold Game - Practice Math Fact - From Billy Bear 4 Kids
 * Catch the Leprechaun Game - From Billy Bear 4 Kids
 * Play Tic Tac Toe with a Leprechaun -
 * Online March Word Search
 * All Billy Bear March Resources -
 * Teacher Resources for St. Patrick's Day - From Vickie Blackwell ||
 * ===April===
 * Easter Games - Funschool

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 * Earth Day**
 * Recycle City - From EPA
 * Kids Club Games - EPA
 * DumpTown Game -EPA
 * Huge List of Interactive Games and Activities - Picadome Schools
 * Earth Games - from FunSchool
 * Earth Day Resources - From DLTK
 * Earth Day Story -
 * Kids Planet Endangered Animals
 * EcoKids - Games
 * Brainpop Jr. - Reduce Reuse, Recycle
 * Holidays Earth Day - Discovery Education - must login
 * Maya and Migel Earth Day - Discovery Education - must login ||
 * ===May===