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Grade 1 Links

Hello First Graders! Listed here you will find links to web sites that you might find interesting or fun. The web sites are related to things you'll be learning in school this year.

Favorite Authors

Mitsumasa Anno http://www.carolhurst.com/authors/manno.html
Learn about the intricate details of this Japanese author/illustrator's work.

Jan Brett http://www.janbrett.com
You can find lots of fun activities to do at this official web site of the author of "The Mitten."

Marc Brown http://pbskids.org/arthur/
Check out what everyone's favorite aardvark, Arthur, is up to!

Eric Carle http://www.eric-carle.com/
Meet Eric Carle, author and illustrator of "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" and many more beautiful books.

Lois Ehlert http://www.rif.org/art/illustrators/ehlert.mspx
Learn about Lois Ehlert, the author and illustrator of "Growing Vegetable Soup" and "Eating the Alphabet."

Gail Gibbons http://www.gailgibbons.com
Do you love non-fiction books? Gail Gibbons is the queen of non-fiction books for children.

Ezra Jack Keats http://www.ezra-jack-keats.org/
Meet Peter and other memorable characters from "The Snowy Day" and other Keats stories.

Dr. Seuss http://www.seussville.com/
Have some fun in Seussville with your favorite Dr. Seuss characters.

Rosemary Wells http://www.rosemarywells.com/
Read about the author of the Max and Ruby books and try some of her coloring pages.

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Language Arts

Alphabetical Order http://www.learningplanet.com/act/abcorder.asp
Can you figure out what comes next in alphabetical order?

Alphabetical Order Word Plant http://www.roythezebra.com/reading-games/alphabetical-order-1.html
Pick words off the word plant and put them in alphabetical order!

Between the Lions http://pbskids.org/lions/
Have fun with songs, games and stories as you learn new language arts skills.

Paw Park http://www.cogcon.com/gamegoo/games/pawpark3/pawpark3.html
Match the sound of the word the seal tells you to the sound of the words the fish say.

Pick and Click http://www.tvokids.com/framesets/nook_new.html?game=6&
Practice your sight words with this matching game.

Spellbound http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/dynamo/den/spelling/index.htm
Practice spelling words correctly after they are jumbled up.

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Mathematics

Count Us In http://www.abc.net.au/countusin/default.htm
Play a variety of different math games at this fun site.

Counting http://www.learningbox.com/Base10/BaseTen.html
Using ones, tens or hundreds, practice counting, adding and subtracting.

More Counting http://math.rice.edu/%7Elanius/counting/index2.html
Practice all kinds of counting with easy and fun games.

Pattern Blocks http://mathforum.org/varnelle/patterns.html
Create pictures and patterns using common geometric shapes.

Pattern Mania http://www.primarygames.com/patterns/start.htm
Figure out what comes next in the game Pattern Mania!

Test the Toad http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/numbertime/games/test.shtml
Have fun watching the toad jump as you add and subtract.

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Science

Children's Butterfly Site http://bsi.montana.edu/web/kidsbutterfly/
Learn about the life cycle of butterflies and moths.

How Spider Webs are Made http://www.xs4all.nl/~ednieuw/Spiders/Info/Construction_of_a_web.html
Learn the step-by-step process of a spider building a web.

Insects on the Web http://www.insects.org/
Use this web site to look at some beautiful photographs of real, close-up insects.

Switch Zoo http://www.switchzoo.com/
Learn new facts about real animals as you create imaginary animals of your own.

Social Studies

Family Life http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicCategories.aspx?&p=282
What is it like to be the youngest or oldest or an only child? Find out about families here.

Pictures of Windsor, CT http://www.townofwindsorct.com/photo/index.htm
View a gallery of photos taken in your home town.

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Teacher Resources

Blue Web'n http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/
Find web sites to correspond with other topics in your curriculum in this extensive directory.

Discovery School http://school.discovery.com/
Home of Kathy Schrock's directory of resources for educators, lesson plans and much more.

FOSSWeb http://www.fossweb.com/
The official site for the inquiry-bases FOSS science curriculum.

Illuminations--Math http://illuminations.nctm.org
Activities and lessons for all grade levels, sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

Reading Rainbow http://pbskids.org/readingrainbow/index.html
Everyone's favorite show about books has a helpful website for you.

Science Netlinks http://www.sciencenetlinks.org/
Browse lesson plans to add pizzazz to your science classes (K-12).

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Constitution Day Resources

Library of Congress resources http://www.loc.gov/teachers/constitutionday.html

Constitution Day, Inc. non-profit website resources http://www.constitutionday.com/

National Archives http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/charters/constitution/constitution-day.html

National Constitution Center http://www.constitutioncenter.org/constitutionday/display/MainS/Home;jsessionid=E5857A50A95650E1A2201D6BADF9A083

Lesson Plans from Education World http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson347.shtml

Save the Bill of Rights Interactive Game http://www.constitutioncenter.org/explore/ForKids/index.shtml

Double Jeopardy/Who Wants to be a Million Dollar Citizen interactive games http://www.constitutioncenter.org/constitutionday/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1534

Fast Facts about the Constitution http://www.constitutioncenter.org/constitutionday/display/NccP/10+Fast+Facts+on+the+Constitution

Constitution Timeline http://www.constitutioncenter.org/timeline/flash/cw.html

Constitution Basics (a glossary of common Constitutional terms) http://www.constitutioncenter.org/explore/BasicGoverningPrinciples/index.shtml

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Website created by:
K. Frost, Library Media Specialist
Clover Street School, Windsor, CT 06095
Last updated: September 18, 2007