LINKS

On this page you will find links to websites that provide helpful helpful information or fun games associated with what we will study this year.

**TCS**
TCS Children's Garden Classroom
 * Elmore Library** - Please go to TCS website for this link.
 * TCS** Please go to the TCS website for school information.

= AUTHORS and BOOKS = Let your teacher know if you have a favorite author's website you'd like to see on this list.

[|Ian Falconer] - //Oliva// (Caldecott illustrator or author) [|Marla Frazee]//Best Freinds Weekend Ever// and //All the World// (Caldecott illustrator) [|Dan Gutman] [|Alan Katz] - poet - //Take Me Out of the Bathtub// [|David Macaulay] - //The Way Things Work// (Caldecott illustrator or author) [|Doreen Rappaport] //Martin's Big Words// (Caldecott illustrator or author) [|Reading Is Fundamental] - For a list of children's authors [|Brian Selznick]- //The Invention of Hugo Cabret//, //The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins// (Caldecott illustrator or author) [|David Weisner] - //Tuesday//, //Flotsam//, //The Three Pigs//, //Hurricane// (Caldecott illustrator or author)
 * [|Eric Carle]**
 * [|Tony DiTerrlizzi]** - //Spiderwick//
 * [|Jake Halpern]** - //Dormia//
 * [|Kevin Henkes]** (Caldecott illustrator or author)
 * [|Jeff Kinney]** - //Diary of a Wimpy Kid//
 * [|Dav Pilkey] ** - Captain Underpants series
 * [|Jerry Pinkney]**
 * [|Robert McCloskey]** (Caldecott illustrator or author)
 * [|David Small]-** //So You Want to Be President// (Caldecott illustrator or author)
 * [|Jon Scieszka]**
 * [|Peter Sis]** (Caldecott illustrator or author)
 * [|Chris Van Allsburg]** (Caldecott illustrator or author)
 * [|Mo Willems]-** //Knuffle Bunny// and //Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus// (Caldecott illustrator or author)
 * [|Paul O. Zelinsky]** (Caldecott illustrator or author)

BOOKS
Olivia -
 * [|Because of Winn Dixie]** by Kate DiCamillo - Click on "Explore" to find some fun games and information about the book and its author.
 * [|Guys Read] -** Books boys like to read
 * [|Time Warp Trio] **

= BIOGRAPHIES = [|Leonardo Da Vinci] - artist and inventor [|Ben Franklin] [|Martin Luther King] - Civil Rights leader [|Biographies] - Enter your person's name under George Washington [|Presidents] - Some fun activities while you learn about the Presidents
 * [|Thomas Edison]** - Inventor
 * [|Abraham Lincoln]** - Information, games and activities on the 16th Preisdent
 * [|George Washington]** - Information, games and activities
 * [|Bio4Kids]** - Go to "Meet the People." Also check out some of the videos.
 * [|Fact Monster]** - Click on "People"
 * [|Enchanted Learning - Explorers]**
 * [|Presidents of the United States]** - From the White House website
 * [|Distinguished Women] **
 * [|Famous Women in History] **

= EXPLORERS = [|All About Explorers] [|Enchanted Learning - Explorers] [|More Explorers] [|Lewis and Clark - Montana Kids] [|Lewis and Clark] - Interactive page
 * [|Lewis and Clark Game - National Geographic Kids]** - Follow along with Lewis and Clark
 * [|Explorers - Fun Facts Website] -** Timeline as well as information on explorers

= FIELD TRIPS =
 * [|New Britain Museum of American Art]**
 * [|Florence Griswold Museum On-Line Learning]**

= **FUN** = [|Free Rice] - Have fun answering questions and feeding others at the same time!

[|20 Questions] - Can you beat the computer at 20 Questions? Give it a try! [|Kids Info] - Great website for information, fun games, puzzles and brain teasers! [|Mazes] - Do you like mazes? Go here and choose easy, medium or hard! [|Lisa Frank] Look at fun characters and play fun games!

= GEOGRAPHY = [|Geography Games] = HISTORY (SOCIAL STUDIES) = Elmore Library History Links [|Lewis and Clark - Montana Kids] [|Lewis and Clark] - Interactive page [|Louisiana Purchase]
 * [|Lewis and Clark Game - National Geographic Kids]** - Follow along with Lewis and Clark

= **HEALTH** =

[|Tick Information]

= HOLIDAYS AROUND THE WORLD = [|Pumpkin Carving] - A fun game

[|Thanksgiving] - You are the historian - Find out what Thanksgiving was REALLY like. [|Thanksgiving Activities]

[|Christmas Traditions, Customs and History] [|Santa Television] Learn about Santa, his reindeer, Lapland, Christmas Around the World, and the Northern Lights. [|Santa Webcam] Live from Lapland. See if you can spot Santa or the Elves! [|The North Pole] Play fun games and learn about Santa and the North Pole
 * [|Christmas Traditions Around the World]**
 * [|Christmas Cultures]**

[|Holiday Project Ideas]
 * [|Holiday Traditions]**

[|Winter Holidays] 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Solstice]] [|Winter Solstice] Science

[|Presidents' Day] - The White House Website

= INVENTIONS AND SIMPLE MACHINES = [|Children of Invention]
 * [|Patents and Trademarks]**
 * [|What Is an Inventor?]**
 * [|Ben Franklin, Inventor]**
 * [|Leonardo Da Vinci]**
 * [|Kids Inventor Resources]**

= LANGUAGE ARTS =

HANDWRITING
[|Manuscript pratice] [|Cursive] [|Practice Sheets]

SPELLING
[|Spelling City] Practice your weekly spelling words with games. Find them here. (new)

Vocabulary
[|Vocabulary Match Game] [|Word Scramble] Unscramble guess the word from from definitions [|Vocabulary Games] - analogies, prefixes, suffixes, contractions, synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, parts of speech and more!

= **MATH** = [|3rd Grade Math Skill Practice] NEW SITE: Practice all your skills! [|Math] - practice math skills at all levels [|Math Fact Practice] - Different levels of practice for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Keep track to see how you improve. [|Math Baseball] [|Circumference Calculator] - Don't want to do teh calculations on your own? Try this link. [|Cool Math for Kids] - games, addition, multiplication, puzzles, brain teasers [|Dr. Math] - Great for flashcards and Mad Minute practice [|A+ Math] Print out practice sheets [|Action Fractions] [|Add, Subtract, Multiplication Practice] - plus other fun games [|Algebra Puzzle] (new 3/1) [|Decimals] Add, subtract, multiply, round off, have fun with decimals! [|Fractions] - Adding and Subtracting [|Fractions] - Play on line [|Fractions Games] - on line fraction games [|Fraction Worksheets] [|Fun Brain]- Fun math games [|Google Finance] - Check your stock [|Greater Than and Less Than] - Compare numbers [|Mad Minutes] Set up your own Mad Minutes to do on line [|Math Drills] - math worksheets [|Math Facts Cafe] - Print fact sheets for practice [|Math Hoops] - Solve the Problems and Shoot Baskets [|Math Is Fun!] [|Math Is Fun Puzzle Page] [|Math Playground] - Great games - Several awesome games!! [|Multiplication - Advanced] [|Multiplication.com] Multiplying with 10 [|Place Value] [|Place Value to Hundred Thousands] [|Powers of Ten] [|Prime Factoring] [|Homework Helper]- Don't have a calculator? Check your work to see if you got it right. [|Size Estimation] [|Super Math] - Try these challenging games for grades 4-7. Design a bridge (geometry), play golf, or have fun with fractions or decimals. [|Wally's Stock Ticker]

= OLYMPICS = [|NBC Coverage] [|Olympics 2010] - Official site

= OREGON TRAIL = [|All About the Oregon Trail] = PRESIDENTS = [|Biographies] [|Presidents - Fact Monster Website]- Timeline and information on the Presidents
 * [|Oregon Fun Facts and Information]** - More kid friendly information
 * [|U.S. Presidents]** - White House Website
 * [|Abraham Lincoln]** - Information, games and activities on our 16th President

= SEARCH (for information) = [|Dictionary] Look up words [|Kids Info] - Great site for information, puzzle, brain teasers, and games!
 * [|Fact Monster]-** Great information and fun games on the U.S., the World, People, Sports, Science, Math and Money, Words, as well as a Hmework Center, Cool Stuff, and Games and Quizzes
 * [|KidsClick]** - Kid friendly search engine

= **SOLAR SYSTEM** = [|International Space Station] [|Nasa: Challenging the Space Frontier] - On this interactive site, students are on a mission to learn about the history of space exploration. Don't miss the show on animals in space! [|Nasa for Kids K-4]- Check out "Search by Subject" for fun information and activities [|Nasa Kids Club] - Play fun games at just the right grade level, including "Addition Blast-Off" and "Rocket Builder." Students can upload a photo of thier face peeking out of an astronaut suit! [|Kids Astronomy] - Learn about space through information and games [|Planet Information]
 * [|Astronomy for Kids]**
 * [|Astronomy Picture of the Day]**
 * [|Astronomy from Enchanted Learning]** - Good information on planets and things in the solar system
 * [|Planet Information]**

= TEACHERS AND PARENTS STUFF = [|Guys Read] - website for getting boys to read [|Internet4classroom] - Good for math work [|SUPER TEACHER WORKSHEETS] - Great sight for practice sheets [|Writing Curriculum]
 * [|Create math flashcards, worksheets and more]**

= WORLD LANGUAGE =

[|Babelfish] - A translation website