Educational Links

Lake in the Hills Elementary

Library Catalog (Destiny)

New sites for State Reports http://www.50states.com/

http://www.kids.gov/k_5/k_5_states.shtml

http://www.census.gov/schools/facts/

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

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/es/index.php

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

http://www.factmonster.com/states.htmlhttp://www.kidsclick.org/topgeog.php

Algonquin Area Library    http://www.aapld.org/recommendations/youth.asp 


Go to this site it includes numerous resources that are helpful and you do not even have to actually go to the library.  So visit the library virtually for a new experience in learning and reading!
You will see sites that include:
     *  Tumble Bumble Books
     *  Help Me Find a Book!
     *  Books in a Series
     *  NoveList Plus for Children K-8 (you will need your library card for  
         this site)
     *  Guys Read (books for guys who want to read but are not sure
         what to pick)
     *  Just visit the site, you will be impressed by what is available!

International Children's Digital Library 
     *  This site has books in other languages, visit this site to enhance 
         knowledge about other cultures and languages.  
     *    http://en.childrenslibrary.org/


Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award
  *  This site includes books for Grades 4-8, a must see list.

     *  http://www.rcyrba.org/

The Lexile Framework
     *  If you are interested to know what your reading lexile is
         go to this site to find out.
     *  http://www.lexile.com/findabook/

Math Fact Café     *  This is an excellent site to keep your math skills sharp!
     *   http://www.mathfactcafe.com/build/

States and Capitals
   *    http://www.vectorkids.com/map.htm
 

 

• Colonial Life

1. Jamestown: http://www.historyglobe.com/jamestown/
2. Archiving Early America: http://earlyamerica.com/
3. Biography of Henry Hudson: http://www.georgian.net/rally/hudson/
4. Biograohy of Jacques Cartier: http://www.win.tue.nl/~engels/discovery/cartier.html
5. Biography of Samuel de Champlain: http://www.blupete.com/Hist/BiosNS/1600-00/Champlain.htm
6. Colonial American Gazette: http://www7.bcity.com/history/
7. Colonial American History Resources: http://www.bham.wednet.edu/colonial.htm
8. Colonial Williamsburg: http://www.history.org/trips
9. Early American History Interactive Crossword Puzzle: http://earlyamerica.com/crossword/index.html
10. Exploration of the Northwest Passage: http://collections.ic.gc.ca/arctic/explore/intro.htm
11. Explore the Hudson Valley: http://www.georgian.net/rally/hudson/
12. New York History Time line: http://collections.ic.gc.ca/arctic/explore/intro.htm
13. Norlands Living History Center:  http://www.norlands.org
14. Old Sturbridge Village: http://www.osv.org
15. Quebec City: http://www.rtsq.qc.ca/quebec
16. The European Voyage of Exploration: http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/HIST/tutor/eurvoya/index.html
17. The Thirteen Original Colonies: http://www.seanet.com/Users/pamur/13colony.html
18. The Mayflower: http://pilgrims.net/plymouth/history/mayflower.html
19. Virtual Museum of New France: http://www.rtsq.qc.ca/quebec
20. Virtual Tour of Plimoth Plantation: http://Pilgrims.net/plymouth/vtour/

• American History

1. A Day in History: http://www.historychannel.com/thisday/
2. Black History: http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/BHM/AfroAm.html
3. Columbus - The Door to American History: http://xroads.virginia.edu/~CAP/COLUMBUS/colhome.html
4. The History Place: http://www.historyplace.com/index.html
5. Those Were the Days: http://www.440.com/twtd/today.html
6. Today in History: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/today/today.html

• Journey West

1. Images of the American West: http://www.treasurenet.com/images/americanwest/
2. Lewis and Clark: : http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/
3. The Gold Rush: http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/home.html
4. The Oregon Trail: http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/Oregontrail.html
5. Welcome to the West: http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/wpages/wpgs000/w010_001.htm

• The Revolutionary War

1. The Revolutionary War: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/delphi/4393/rev_war.html
2. American Revolution War Music:http://members.aol.com/bobbyj164/mrev.htm
3. Awesome Library - The American Revolution: http://members.aol.com/TeacherNet/Revolutionarywar.html
4. American Independence:  http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook12.html
5. Benedict Arnold: http://earlyamerica.com/review/fall97/arnold.html
6. Liberty! The American Revolution: http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/
7. Major Events of the Revolutionary War:  http://www.multied.com/revolt/battles.html
8. Spy Letters of the American Revolution:  http://www.si.umich.edu/spies/
9. Social Studies for Kids: http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/
10. The American Revolution: http://www.mce.k12tn.net/revolutionary_war/american_revolution.htm
11. The American Revolution: http://revolution.h-net.msu.edu/
12. The American Revolution:  http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/amrevol.html
13. The American Revolution:  http://www.harlingen.isd.tenet.edu/coakhist/amrev.html
14. The American Revolution: http://www.eslarp.uiuc.edu/ibex/archive/IDOT/idot4.htm
15. The American Revolution Essays:  http://revolution.h-net.msu.edu/essays.html
16. Lessons on The American Revolution:  http://www.mce.k12tn.net/revolutionary_war/american_revolution.htm
17. The American Revolution Timeline:  http://www.nps.gov/archive/cowp/Timeline.htm

• The Civil War

1. Boys in the Civil War:  http://www.civilwarhome.com/boysinwar.htm
2. Chamberlain's Medal of Honor & Bracelet:  http://www.curtislibrary.com/pejepscot/jlcmedl.htm
3. Civil War for Kids:  http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/civilwar/cwar.htm
4. Civil War Links: http://homepages.dsu.edu/jankej/civilwar/civilwar.htm
5. Civil War Selection Navigation Bar: http://www.civilwar.com/navbar.htm
6. Colonel Joshua Chamberlain:  http://pixel.cs.vt.edu/aramsey/civil/chamberlain.html
7. Flight to Freedom:  http://academic.bowdoin.edu/flighttofreedom/intro.shtml
8. Gettysburg National Military Park's Civil War Page For Kids! http://www.nps.gov/gett/gettkidz/kidzindex.htm
9. Historical Image Collection:  http://www.treasurenet.com/images/
10. Images of Children from the Civil War Era:  http://www.edc.org/CCT/NDL/1999/lessons/teams/24/images.htm
11. Official Home Page of Joshua Chamberlain: http://www.joshuachamberlain.com/
12. Selected Civil War Photographs: http://rs6.loc.gov/ammem/cwphome.html
13. Soul of the Lion: Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain:  http://world.std.com/~khebert/index.htm
14. Student Civil War Trivia Questions:  http://pixel.cs.vt.edu/aramsey/civil/studenttrivia.html
15. The American Civil War Homepage: http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/warweb.html
16. The Fifth Grade Social Studies Club: Brunswick, Maine and The Civil War:        http://www.brunswick.k12.me.us/lon/civilwar/index.htm
17. The State of Maine's Unit on the Battle of Gettysburg:  http://www.state.me.us/quinn/Gettysburg/
18. The Underground Railroad:  http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/99/railroad/

• The United States Government

1. The Three Branches of Government: http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/teacher_lessons/3branches/3bgovt.htm
2. Ben's Guide to U.S. Government: http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/index.html
3. Creation of the Constitution: http://www.concentric.net/~walika/conhist.htm
4. Government Links: http://www.npac.syr.edu:80/textbook/kidsweb/government.html
5. The Constitution of the United States: http://www.nara.gov/exhall/charters/constitution/conmain.html
6. The Constitution: http://www.law.emory.edu/FEDERAL/usconst.html
7. The Electoral College: http://www.ipl.org/inksub/Vol1No3/higraph/electoral.html

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• Cells

1. The State of Maine's Unit on Cells:  http://www.state.me.us/quinn/cells/
2. Cells Alive: http://www.cellsalive.com
3. Cell Structure: http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~carl/cellhome.htm
4. Mysteries of the Cell: http://www.life.uiuc.edu/bio100/lessons/cells_and_organelles.html

• Map Skills

1. Mrs. Doughty's Map Links:   http://www.brunswick.k12.me.us/lon/lonlinks/grade5/bsd.html
2. Geography Glossary: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/glossary/

• Current Events

1. ABC News: http://www.abcnews.com/
2. CNN: http://www.cnn.com
3. Create your own Newspaper: http://crayon.net/
4. Maps in the News: http://www-map.lib.umn.edu/news.html
5. Newspapers and Magazines from Around the World: http://www.newslink.org/news.html
6. The Online News Hour: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/
7. The Times Record: http://www.timesrecord.com/website/main.nsf/vwHome/Home
8. The Weather Channel: http://www.weather.com
9. USA Today: http://www.usatoday.com

• Research Report Links

1. Journey North Mystery: http://www.learner.org/jnorth/mclass/
2. Scholastic: http://teacher.scholastic.com/professional/profbooks/technology/easyinternet/science.htm
3. Maine's First Ship: http://www.mainesfirstship.org/cfm/maineship/
4. Popham Colony: http://www.pophamcolony.org/
5. Dr. Seuss: www.randomhouse.com/seussville/
6. The Librarians Internet Index: http://www.lii.org/
7. Biography:  http://www.infoplease.com/people.html
8. Biography: http://www.biography.com/
9. Biographies of Women Mathematicians: http://www.agnesscott.edu/lriddle/women/women.htm
10. BHS Community Service Learning: http://www.brunswick.k12.me.us/bhs/academics/service_learning/index.htm
11. ESPN Sports Century: http://espn.go.com/sportscentury/
12. World Book Online: http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Home
13. Citing Web Sites: http://homeworktips.about.com/library/weekly/aa052298.htm?once=true&terms=citing
14. Research Report Writing Checklist: Click here for your Research Report Writing Checklist
15. Research Plan: Click here for your Research Plan Worksheet.
16. Brunswick Police Department D.A.R.E. Program: http://www.brunswickpd.org/dare.htm
17. 5th Grade Research: http://www.brunswick.k12.me.us/lon/grade5/research.html 
18. Ask Jeeves: http://askjeeves.com
19. KidsClick - Web Searching for Kids:  http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!
20. Grandpa Tucker's Rhymes and Tales: http://www.night.net/tucker/
21. Research Report:http://www.randomhouse.com/teachersbdd/beav.html

• Reading Resources

1. Stone Soup: http://www.stonesoup.com/
2. Stories: http://www.tiac.net/users/rmcadow/FeatsFile/Gluskabe.html
3. Funny Poetry by Robert Pottle: http://www.cybertours.com/~pottle/poems.htm
4. Explore Island of the Blue Dolphin:  http://www.inskate.com/dolphin/home2.htm

• Social Studies Resources

1. The Achievement Zone: http://www.HarcourtAchieve.com/AchievementZone
2. Social Studies for Kids:    http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com

• Science Resources

1. EarthSky Kids - http://www.earthsky.org/kids/?pg=3
2. Chem4Kids:  http://www.chem4kids.com/index.html
3. Constellations and Myths:  http://windows.arc.nasa.gov/tour/link=/mythology/stars.html&edu=elem
4. Matter Web Quest:  http://www.brunswick.k12.me.us/lon/grade5/mazerolle/matterwebquest/home.html
5. NASA Kids: http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov
6. Simple Science:  http://www.sciencemadesimple.com
7. Stars:  http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/universe_level2/stars.html

• Enrichment

1. Haiku Poetry: http://home.earthlink.net/~familytravelhaiku/welcome.htm   
2. Poetry Writing with Jack Prelutsky: http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/jack_home.htm
3. Save the Children: http://www.savethechildren.com/
4. USA Freedom Corps: http://www.usafreedomcorps.gov/
5. Backyard Jungle:  http://backyardjungle.org
6. Don't Buy It:  http://pbskids.org/dontbuyit
7. It's My Life:  http://pbskids.org/itsmylife
8. Plastic Fork Diaries: http://plasticforkdiaries.org
9. 3D Designers:  http://3d-i.org