Links+by+Month

Below you will find links to web pages that will help you practice and reinforce skills. Please use the discussion feature to share your thoughts about any of the activities that you try. Have fun learning! :) This page will be updated each month with new links so don't forget to check back. Click on these links or scrool down the page to view the links for each month: October, November, December, January, February There are different celebrations during the month of March including Women's History Month, Dr. Seuss's Birthday and St. Patrick's day. Below are some websites that will review and challenge your knowledge about these celebrations.   **MAY LINKS OF THE MONTH** Memorial Day- Memorial Day, which is celebrated on the last Monday of May, commemorates the men and women who died while serving in the American military.

[|The Holiday Spot]- a website filled with information and activities that will help you learn about the meaning and history of Memorial Day. [|History Channel-] a website with several videos and articles. [|Apples4theTeacher]- fun Memorial Day Scramblers! Scramblers are images that are made into jigsaw puzzle pieces that you have to put back together. Make sure you also take the time to read the information about the images. [|ELCivics Memorial Day]- a great place to read more about the holiday of Memorial Day. [|Memorial Day Quiz]- take this quiz to challenge your knowledge about Memorial Day. [|Social Studies for Kids]- a site with a nice narrative on the history of Memorial Day.


 * Cinco deMayo (May 5th)-**Cinco de Mayo celebrates the victory of the historical battle of 1862 between Mexico and France. This holiday is a symbol of Mexican pride and unity and includes great festivities.

[|Kaboose-] a brief history and facts about this holiday. [|eBook about Mexico]- a fun interactive, electronic talking book that describes life in Mexico. Click on the round arrow to have the book read. [|ELCivics Mexico-]- a great website to learn about Mexico, complete with some wonderful photos! [|History.com]- videos and articles about the history of Cinco de Mayo. [|Social Studies for Kids]- a nice site to learn the history of Cinco de Mayo. [|Scholastic-Celebrate Hispanic Heritage]- a site with several links to interactive learning activities that will help you discover Hispanic Heritage. [|KiddyHouse]- another narrative resource on the history of this Holiday. [|Mighty Books]- a nice intercative e-book explaining the history of Cinco de Mayo

** APRIL LINKS OF THE MONTH **
 * Easter is typically celebrated in April. **

[|The History Channel]- several resources (including videos) explaining the history of Easter and how Easter is celebrated around the world. [|Easter Bunny Rap]- turn up your volume nad listen to this very funny Easter Bunny Rap! [|EasterBunny's.net]- learn how Easter is celebrated around the world. [|Easter Story]- read the story about Easter and then answer the comprehension questions. [|TopMarks]- several activties abour Easter including a brief history, customs and fun activities. [|AkidsHeart.com]- several online Easter games/activities. [|Kid'sTrunCentral/The Bunny Hutch-] several activities and games. [|White House]- a slide show of the 2009 Easter Egg Hunt at the White House.


 * April is National Poetry Month **

[|WordMover]- an interactive activity from Read Write and Think that allows you to create poetry by moving words or adding your own words. [|Poetry Engine]- an interactive activity from Scholastic that reviews haikus, limericks, free verse, cinquain and then gives you the opportunity to create your own poetry. [|Giggles Poetry]- a fun site with several activities, games and poems to read! [|Poetry Splatter]- a very fun site where you can create your own poetry by filling in the blanks. Choose the poem you want to write from the list on the left. [|Acrostic Poems]- from Read Write and Think- an activity that will review what an acrostic poem is and then allows you to write your own acrostic poem. [|Diamente Poems]- from Read, Write and Think- an activity that will review what a diamente poem is and then allows you to write your own diamente poem. [|Shape Poems]- from Read, Write and Think- an activity that will review what a shape poem is and then allows you to wrrite your own shape poem. [|Riddle Poems]- from read, Write and Think- a great activity to explain how to write riddle poems and then will ask you to write your own riddle! [|KidzPage]- a plethora of links to poems for you to read and enjoy!

March

** Women's History Month ** [|National Women's Hall of Fame-] - The National Women's Hall of Fame is the nation's oldest membership organization dedicated to honoring and celebrating the achievements of distinguished American women. This website highlights the women who have been inducted into this Hall of Fame. [|Smithsonian Education-] a website with several resources for learning about women in history. [|InfoPlease] - a timeline of famous firts by American Women [|Time for Kids- Women's History Month] - four different sections to learn about women. [|Scholastic- Women Who Changed History] - meet five women who have changed history. [|Children's Encyclopdia of Women] - this encyclopedia was started in March 1998 by 3rd and 4th grade students at Pocantico Hills School in Sleepy Hollow, NY. It is their reports on several famous women in history.

Dr Seuss's Birthday is celebrated on March 2nd. [|Seussville] - a fun place to find a variety of games and activities celebrate the life of Dr. Seuss! [|Dr. Seuss Memorial-] a place to learn about Dr. Seuss. [|Fact Monster] - a biography of Dr. Seuss [|ThinkQuest] - This ThinkQuest was designed by students to share information about Dr. Seuss and his children's books. Read summaries of different books and learn why Dr. Seuss wrote them.

St. Patrick's Day is celebrated on March 17th. [|BBC] - this site will bring you to a great interactive book on the history of St. Patrick's Day- ENJOY! [|Apples for the Teacher] an ebook about hte history of Ireland created by a 6th grade class from Leixlip, Ireland. Scroll to the middle of the page to see the ebook. Click on the green arrows to view the pages.

[|History Channel] - various information on St. Patrick's Day

[|Woodland Junior School in Great Britain] - information about the history of St. Patrick's Day- scroll down the page to read all of the information.

[|EL Civics-] a brief history of St. patrick's Day.

[|MES Games] - match the St. Patrick Day pictures to the words- Good Luck! [|St. Patrick's Day Quiz] - Fill in the blanks to complete the sentences about St. Patrick's Day. use the drop down menu to check your answers.

[|St. Patrick's Day Hangman] - play this game of hangman with a St. Patrick's Day twist!

[|Click and Drag Puzzles]- rearrange the puzzle pieces to create the pictures. Click on the following links to try other puzzles- [|Puzzle 2], [|Puzzle 3], [|Puzzle 4] [|St. Patrick's Day Word Search] -find the St. Patrick Day words

Links of the Month This unit in SS, I'm giving the kids a timeline project. A lot of the resources on this page will be very helpful.

FEBRUARY LINKS OF THE MONTH There are different celebrations during the month of February including Valentine's Day, President's Day and Black History Month. Below are some websites that will review and challenge your knowledge about these celebrations.

Black History Month

[|Enchanted Learning Biographies of Great African Ameicans]- this link will bring you to a page with several brief biographies. [|History.com- Black History Timeline]- a nice timeline of important events and people in Black History. To learn more about specific dates click on the timeline date>Learn More icon>information will appear below the timeline. [|Biography.com Black History Timeline]- another very nice timeline of important events and people in Black History. Drag the timeline slider to move the timeline. CLick the Learn More button and a new screen will pop up with additional information. [|InfoPlease.com]- 500 brief summary biographies of Notable African Americans. CLick on the specific name to link to the summary. [|InfoPlease.com]- brief summaries of specific Black Scientist and Inventors. Scroll to the bottom of the page for the full list. [|InfoPlease.com Civil Right Movement]- Learn about the heroes of the American civil rights movement, including Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Jr., Thurgood Marshall, and more. [|Scholastic-Black History Month]- several activities can be found on this page- explore and learn! [|Time For Kids- Black History]- sevral activities can be found on this page on this page. Don't forget to check out the [|"Oh Grow Up"]activity where you are challenegd to idenitfy famous African Americans when they were young- very fun! [|PBS African American World-]a site filled with links to activities and information on Black History.

Valentine's Day

[|Primary Games Valentine Match]- see if you can reveal and match all of the Valentine hearts- Good Luck! [|Apples4theTeacher Valentine Concentration Game]- click on the card to reveal a symbol to match. [|Valentine Word Drop-]words associated with Valentine's Day are dropping from the top of your screen-- you will need to rearrange the letters to write a Valentine word. [|A Kids Heart-]another Valentine concentration-type game.

President's Day

[|The White House.gov]- the official website of the White House. Click [|here]to view Biographies of each President (clic on their names). [|Mr. Nussbaum's Presidents]- Click on the number to reveal information about that United States President. Click on the Vice President link to view a list of the Vice Presidents! [|Mr. Nussbaum Presidential Duties]- click on this link to read a brief description of the duties and responsibilities of the U. S. President. [|Mr. Nussbaum's President Word Search]- click on this link to complete an interactive word search of the Presidents. [|Mr. Nussbaum's President Hangman]- click on this link to play a few games of hangman with a Presidential theme. [|Enchanted Learning]- A list of the United States Presidents. Some of the Presidents have links to pages that provide a brief history of his life. [|Ben's Guide to U.S. History]- information on how the President is elected. [|FunBrain Who Is That-] a fun game that tests your knowledge of the U.S. Presidents. Click on the Presidents option, select the difficulty level and click on "Show me the People" to begin the game.



January Links of the Month

There are different celebrations during the month of January including the Chinese New Year, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday and of course the onset of winter and all of the wintry weather it brings! Below are some websites that will review and challenge your knowledge about these celebrations.

[|Chinese New Year] - a nice site that offers information explaining the Chinese New Year.Learn how to celebrate this holiday with customs, food, and decorations. [|PBS/Countdown to the New Year] - a fund multi-activity website that teaches about Chinese traditions. [|Click here] to view additional games. [|PBS StoryMaker-] a fun activity where you can create your own Chinese New Year story! [|China Page] - Did you know that the year 2010 in the Chinese culture is the Year of the Tiger? Click on this link to learn more about the Chinese calendar. [|DLTK] - learn more about the significance of the Chinese Zodiac- what the animal symbols mean.
 * Chinese New Year**

[|FunSchool] - a great interactive site that offers a timeline to illustrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life. [|Apples4theteacher] - an interactive jigsaw puzzle using a portrait of Dr. King (3 levels). [|Biography of Dr. King] - a nice biography written about Dr. King. There is the option to click on the "read" button to listen to the biography. [|Timeline of Dr. King's Life] - a nice timeline book that was created by students at an elemnetary school in N.Y. [|Scholastic The Legacy of A Leader] -resources on Dr. King including a slide show and interactive quiz (click on links). [|National Geographic] - a short video about Dr. King. 
 * Martin Luther King, Jr. Day**


 * December Links of the Month**

[|Rudolph is Missing] is a wonderful interactive book that takes students on an adventure to find Rudolph for Santa. As an added bonus, during the adventure students are asked thoughtful questions to answer. [|Northpole.com] is a wonderful place to find some great Christmas fun! Check out the [|Elves’ Game Chest] since it is filled with several interactive games including, checkers, word search, crossword puzzle and even a game to reinforce telling time and making change! In [|Santa’s Secret Village] you will find more than two dozen original stories with hand drawn or painted artwork. They also come complete with audio! And for the next game, grab your hot chocolate, turn up the volume and have some fun with [|Disco Dancing Santa] [|Merry-Christmas.com] - this is the jackpot in interactive Christmas themed games. There are 5 themed Christmas mini quizzes, decorate the Christmas tree, tic tac toe, a Santa puzzle, etc. [|Santa Rodeo] is a very fun way to have students practice spelling skills. Two predetermined words appear on the screen and they have to click on the word that is spelled correctly. There are two levels – the easier level being kids and the more difficult level being adults. They have a [|concentration-type Christmas] theme game- match the pictures with the words. [|Christmas Balloon burst] - several balloons with letters on them float through the air and students use the mouse to pop the balloons with the correct letters to spell the word of the picture in the box. [|Northumberland] has two basic numeracy activities with a Holiday theme: [|Christmas Tree] and [|Santa] [|SantaAdventCalendar] - this is an absolutely beautiful site. Like an advent calendar, beginning on Dec 1st you click on the number 1 and it reveals the beginning of a wonderful story. Each day when you click on the next number another chapter is revealed. [|Storylineonline.com] - head over to this site to have Lou Diamond Phillips read one of my favorite stories “The Polar Express”. Really cooooooooooool! [|Speakaboos] . this site offers free online children’s stories and they have two great Christmas selections: [|The Fir Tree by Hans Christian Andersen] and [|A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.] [|Hannukkah Jigsaw Puzzles from Apples4theteacher.com] - offers four jigsaw puzzles in three different difficulty levels. It does not give you a preview of the finished pictures. Click on the puzzle you want to complete. [|Dreidel Spin from the Jewish Outreach Center] - this was the best dreidel activity I found- vey realistic. It also offers very good directions and an explanation of the game. [|Hanukkah match game] - basicallly a concentration game, matching symbols. [|Hanukkah Lights] - allows you to drop and drag objects to create a menorah. [|The Hanukkah House] - a wonderful activity to expose/teach/reinforce the Hebrew language. Stduents read the Henbrew words on the left and whenthey drag the words to the frame the object appears which allows them to create a Hanukkah House [|Hanukkah Jumble Word Game] - unscramble the word (can not move the letters using the mouse so you would have to use paper and pencil) and then click on the word to reveal the answer. [|Chabad.org] - this site has several Hanukkah activities. In the [|multimedia section] there are some very goo videos regarding Hanukka traditions. [|Sue Ellen's scrap book from PBS] - offers a very nice book about the history and tradition of Hanukkah.  November Links of the Month [|Welcome to a Pilgrim Village] - a Scholastic e-book with audio support for the text. [|The First Thanksgiving] - a wonderful interactive website from Scholastic that offers some great activities to help students understand the life of Pilgrims. This site aso provides audio support. [|What Really Happened at the First Thanksgiving] - an interactive site from Plimoth Plantation that allows students to be investigative historians. Very fun and very informative! [|Fill in the Blanks- A Thanksgiving Story] - listen to the Thanksgiving story and then complete the missing words in the paragraph by selecting the correct word from the drop down menu. Here is a [|link] to another similar activity. Again listen to the story and then complete the sentenes from the drop down menu. [|Thanksgiving on the History Channel] - this site has several fun and informative videos, fun facts and photos related to Thanksgiving. [|Match Thanksgiving words] - click and drag the Thanksgiving words to match the picture. [|Weekly Reader: The Story of Squanto] - an interactive video story of Squanto complete with a quiz! [|Weekly Reader: The Story of Johnny Appleseed-] an interative video story of Johnny Appleseen complete with a quiz! [|Billy Bear Thanksgiving puzzle] - click nad drag the puzzle pieces to create the finished puzzle- Good Luck! [|Turkey Anagram Game] - a fun game where you need to unscramble the letters to find the turkey phrase! See if you can locate the differences between the [|Tom Turkey] pictures, the [|Thanksgiving Postman] and the [|Mayflowers] [|Thanksgiving Poems and Rhymes] - click on the links to read the variety of poems and rhymes. [|PBS The Colonial House] - a wonderful site filled with several interactive activities to help you learn about life as a Pilgrim.  OCTOBER LINKS The Happy Haunted Halloween House- a fun online Halloween story to read! Halloween Night - a spooky Halloween story to read online. Pumpkin Facts - information from the University Of Illinois to test how much you know about pumpkins. [|Haunted Alphabet] - on the idea of “I Spy”- locate the alphabet letters that are hidden in the haunted house! [|I Spy Library] - Halloween is the perfect time to play this interactive game. [|Scary Spuds] - a fun way to allow creativity to flow in students, coupled with practicing eye/hand coordination, mouse skills, following directions, etc. [|Trick or Treat Maze] - a Halloween maze- great game for a “reward” activity in a computer lab to practice keyboard skills. [|Monster Match] - I have to admit this game had me and my husband hooked! You have to rearrange/switch Halloween pictures to make 3 in row. This is a great activity to use for a team building activity. JigZone Winnie the Pooh puzzle - a fun Halloween Winnie the Pooh Jigsaw puzzle to complete. Please note that you can change the amount of pieces by selecting the "change cut" option to the right side of the page. Good LUCK! [|Halloween Jigsaw Puzzle] - All of the puzzle pieces are scrambled to the right of the puzzle board and students need to drag and drop them to create the correct picture. There is a hint feature and it allows you to set the amount of pieces– I dare you to try the 40 piece puzzle!!! Spooky Sequences by 1- Oswego School District activity to practice number sequences. [|Ghost Blasters Even] - practice identifying even numbers. [|Ghost Blasters Odd] - practice identifying odd numbers. [|Ghost Blasters III-adddition] - this game requires two players and helps you practice two digit plus two digit numbers. [|Ghost Blasters III-subtraction] - this game requires two players and helps you practice two digit numbers minus one digit numbers. [|Spooky Sequences by 3] - this game asks you to identify number sequences. [|History Channel] is a fantastic resource for addressing lessons about the history of Halloween. It offers some great videos relating to this topic and also have some hauntingly fun games!