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Staff: Mrs. L. Mattenson, Mrs. Nelis

Integrated Technology and Content Area Assignments


Celebrate
Earth Day!




Envirofun! from the State of Illinois

How much water does it take to grow a hamburger?Find the answer here on the USGS site!

 

Chinese New Year

 

1. Read the Interactive Story The Legend of the Dragons

View photos of the Chinese Parade of Dragons!

2. Zodiac Symbols Coloring Pages

3. Tangram Puzzles

4. Ancient China Cyberhunt

5. Happy New Year: FCPS

6. British Council:
Click on the orange link to learn about Chinese New Year

7. Information about Chinese New Year from Topmarks

8. Preparing for Chinese New Year

9. Chinese New Year Additional Resources for Teacher Selection from KiddyHouse.com

10.Chinese New Year Activities and Resources for Teachers and Parents



January Holidays--New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Winter Celebrations

February Holidays--Groundhog Day, Valentine's Day, President's Day, African American Studies Month

keyboard
ABC APPLESABC APPLESABC APPLES

 

Apple OnLine Activities from North Canton School

 

 


Our Five Senses
learn about each of the senses and how it contributes to your understanding of the world around you.


 


Healthy Teeth.org

learn about how to care for your teeth.

All About Your Teeth and Gums


SmileKids

games and word puzzles help teach about dental care

Colgate Kids World

information and games organized by age

     


What do you know about......Animal Teeth

 

 

Massachusetts Dental Society: information and games for kids


West Midland Animal Park
Information and game for kids about animals' teeth
       
snowman



 

Celebrate a Snowy Day

 

Online Winter Games

 

 

 

Egg--tivities

 

Maple Sugar Making--read the story in Lookybook.

 

 

 

       

 

 

row of houses

 

A House Is a House for Me!
A set of activities

row of houses
     

Calendar Activities

 

Months of the Year Project

Seasonal Changes: Through Our Eyes and Yours
Alphabet Games  

ABC Story--listen to the alphabet

AlphaZoo--a concentration game

Alphabet Zoo You can put zoo animals in alphabetical order.

ABC Games: Choose alphabet action or alphabet library.

Animal Alphabet Book move through the alphabet and see the alphabet creatures.

ABC: Surfing for ABC's an online ABC poem with links

ABC Gulp--feed the frog by clicking on the correct lower case letter.

Alphabet in Order--place the letters in correct order. (alphabet shown)

Connect the Dots Alphabet creatures

Discovering China with the ABC's

 

Alphabet Order: identify three words in ABC order

Mother Goose Day is Celebrated on May 1st.  
Mother Goose
spider



Spiders for Kids

 

Spiders From Enchanted Learning

knight with damsel
knight on a horse




St. Patrick's Day Games at Primary Games.com
   
Spider Weaver: The Legend of Kente Cloth

Ghana in Africa
spider web

bee
BIG

 

bee

BIGGER
bee
BIGGEST

 

Read The Little Red Ship and the Pirates

The Pirates' Realm

Pirates' Arcade

The Pirates' Coloring Book

Pirate Treasure: Storytime

 

 

Draw a treasure chest in Kid Pix and fill it with stamps of things that you believe a modern pirate would consider teasure!
Coat of Arms Coat of Arms examples by last name in alphabetic order
Entertainment Sites--Dragons Additional Research Sites

Ghosts of the Castle--learn about medival castles, who lived there, and why they vanished into history!

Dragon Tales: read a story/have it read, color a series of dragon characters, listen to dragon tunes, play some dragon games, illustrate a story, participate in a dragon hunt and more. May need adult assistance as the tasks can be quite complex.

The Dragon Theme Page--video clips of Chinese Dragrons, dot to dot activities, coloring book pages and more. (Adult assistance and monitoring is useful as the site is quite complex.)

Dragons! suitable for research about dragons by elementary students

The Serene Dragon--dragon research sites

the littlest knight

dragon

All About Dragonland

Arctic Animals!

polar bear
Polar Bears Alive - Polar Bears Alive is about a biologist named Dan Guravich who in 1992 founded this website, Polar Bears Alive. Natureworks: Polar Bears - This site has characteristics about polar bears, it also has the range, habitat, food, reproduction, and behavior on polar bears.
Land of the Great Bear-Learn about the different ages of the polar bear. Polar Bears-This site has interesting facts and cool things to look at about polar bears.
Penguins Around the World Make a Bear--Shockwave fun activity
Scott Polar Research Institute--brief explanation of important polar bear facts.  

PBS Kids: Dragon Tales, Berenstain Bears, Boohbah

Art for Your Feet