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Hello Second 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 | Language Arts | Mathematics | Science | Social Studies | Teacher Resources | Constitution Day

Favorite Authors

Tomie DePaola  http://www.tomie.com/main.html
Meet Tomie DePaola, author and illustrator of such titles as Strega Nona and 26 Fairmont Avenue.

William Joyce  http://www.harperchildrens.com/williamjoyce/homepage.htm
Remember George Shrinks and Rolie Polie Olie? Meet the creative man behind the characters and stories!

Arnold Lobel  http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr/mtai/lobel.html
Learn a little bit about this author of the Frog and Toad books.

James Marshall  http://www.carolhurst.com/newsletters/42enewsletters.html
George and Martha, Miss Nelson, the Stupids...find out about their author, James Marshall.

Pat Mora  http://www.patmora.com/picture.htm
Check out the amazing picture books, many with a Mexican flair and bilingual text, by this award-winning poet and author.

Mary Pope Osborne  http://www.marypopeosborne.com/
Mary Pope Osborne writes the Magic Tree House books and many others, too!

Barbara Park  http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/junieb/author/author.html
If you love Junie B. Jones, you'll love meeting the author behind the books.

Walter Wick  http://www.walterwick.com/
Find out what's new with the author of the I Spy books. Did you know he is from Connecticut?

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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!

Fables from Aesop http://us.penguingroup.com/static/packages/us/yreaders/aesop/index.html
Watch some cool on line fables come to life as you "learn your lesson."

Parts of Speech  http://www.brainpop.com/english/grammar/partsofspeech/
Have fun watching movie clips that teach you about the different parts of speech.

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Mathematics

Math Car Racing  http://www.funbrain.com/osa/index.html
Be the fastest car on the track as you correctly solve math problems!

PBS Kids Math  http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/games
Have fun with the kids from Cyberchase as you strengthen your math skills.

What Time is It?  http://www.primarygames.com/time/start.htm
Practice telling time on an analog clock and see if you can match it with a digital clock showing the same time.

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Science

Animals  http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/explore/animals.html
Find information about many animals in the animal kingdom.

Biology of Plants  http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/
Plants are living things, too. Learn all about how they live at this web site.

Dino Directory  http://internt.nhm.ac.uk/jdsml/nature-online/dino-directory//
Visit the Natural History Museum of London's web site and its many dinosaurs!

Dinosaurs  http://www.dinodictionary.com/
Consult the DinoDictionary for information about your favorite type of dinosaur.

Lifecycle of a Plant  http://www.sln.org.uk/science/lifecycle/
Just like people, plants have a circle of life, too. Learn more about it here.

Penguins  http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/creature_feature/0101/penguins.html
Learn facts about Emperor Penguins from National Geographic for Kids.

Snakes of Massachusetts  http://www.umass.edu/nrec/snake_pit/index.html
Learn facts about snakes that live in our area of the country.

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Social Studies

Biography Almanac  http://www.infoplease.com/people.html
Brief biographies presented by the infoplease almanac.

Communities  http://bensguide.gpo.gov/k-2/neighborhood/index.html
See some of the important places and people in your neighborhood.

Eastern Woodland Indian Tribes  http://www.mrsbogucki.com/aemes/resource/woodland/index.htm
Learn the basics about the Indian Tribes included in the Eastern Woodland designation.

Eastern Woodland Indian Tribes Technology and Art  http://www.nativetech.org/scenes/
How did the native people build wigwams, make tools and catch fish? Find out at this web site.

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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.

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

Soil Chapter GLOBE  http://www.earth911.org/master.asp
Take soil measurements at your school and share data via the Internet.

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Constitution Day

 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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Last updated: September 18, 2007