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Some Web Links to Get You Started!


Web sites for our pen pals

http://www.eastlea.northumberland.sch.uk/
This site is for Eastlea First School, in Cramlington, England.  This is a small rural town near Newcastle, England (see following URL).  The students in Mrs. Powells' Year 3/4 class will be pen pals for Mrs. Sherman's class.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newcastle_upon_Tyne
This is the Wikipedia link for Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, in northern England.  Be sure to click on the links to see pictures of the Tyne River and bridges, the "New Castle" and other sites.

http://www.forton.lancsngfl.ac.uk/
This site is from Forton Primary School near Lancaster, England, on the northwest coast.  Mrs. Lambson's class is writing to room 6 students.

http://www.lancasterukonline.net/
This link has information and pictures about Lancaster, England. Be sure to click on the Forton link under "Bolton-le-Sands" on the left hand margin!  Also, the "Local Attractions" link shows you pictures of the castle, canals, and other sites.

(p.s. If you go to my "home" page, you can link to my blog, which has lots of pictures of the area!)

Search engines for children:

http://www.kidinfo.com/School_Subjects.html

http://www.kidsclick.org/
These are good sites for parents and students to explore. They evaluate many of  the internet sites available in different subject areas.  Great for suggested  locations for research, math practice, etc.!

Social Studies sites:

http://stats.bls.gov/k12/html/edu_over.htm
  This site provides information on jobs in different curriculum areas, on a
child's level.  If your child enjoys reading, for example, this site
suggests some jobs in that area.

http://www.thinkquest.org/library/site_sum.html?tname=CR0210182&url=CR0210182/
This site has interesting facts about the Oregon Trail and the lives of the pioneers of the 1840s.

http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/funfacts.html
Learn some strange and interesting facts about the Gold Rush of 1849.  Would you spend $100 for a drink of water?

http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids
This is a kid-friendly site to inform students about the White House. 
There are also lots of interesting bits of information about U.S. history.

http://mywonderfulworld.org/
This site is sponsored by National Geographic, and has information, games, and quizzes about all parts of our globe.  Fascinating!

Wonderful World, part 2
This is the newest version of the National Geographic site.  Even more fun activities to explore the world!

Math practice:
http://www.aaamath.com/B/grade3.htm 
This is a general math practice site, ranging from addition and subtraction to multiplication and division.

http://www.multiplication.com/classroom_games.htm#Flip%20Up      
This is a good site to practice those new multiplication facts.  It allows the student to chose from a variety of fact games.

http://www.k111.k12.il.us/King/math.htm#Facts
A good site for practicing basic facts.  Timed practice is a nice break from flash cards!

Miscellaneous fun!

http://www.EnchantedLearning.com
This site has information on a variety of topics, and is appropriate for grades K-4.

http://exhibits.pacsci.org/nutrition/default.html
This site has games and activities about nutrition.

http://www.worldvillage.com/kidz/postcard.htm
This site offers an appropriate place for students to create and send
e-cards.

http://www.eduplace.com/tales/
This is a fun site to do old-fashioned "mad libs" especially for kids.  This is a great way to practice parts of speech!

http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/WordSearchSetupForm.html  
This site is for creating puzzles, such as word finds or crossword puzzles.  Perhaps a fun and different way to study spelling words or geometry vocabulary?!

http://www.seussville.com/games/     
And for celebrating Dr. Seuss's birthday, what better site than games!