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

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

Eric Carle
Tony DiTerrlizzi - Spiderwick
Ian Falconer - Oliva (Caldecott illustrator or author)
Marla FrazeeBest Freinds Weekend Ever and All the World (Caldecott illustrator)
Dan Gutman
Jake Halpern - Dormia
Kevin Henkes (Caldecott illustrator or author)
Alan Katz - poet - Take Me Out of the Bathtub
Jeff Kinney - Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Dav Pilkey - Captain Underpants series
Jerry Pinkney
David Macaulay - The Way Things Work (Caldecott illustrator or author)
Robert McCloskey (Caldecott illustrator or author)
Doreen Rappaport Martin's Big Words (Caldecott illustrator or author)
Reading Is Fundamental - For a list of children's authors
David Small- So You Want to Be President (Caldecott illustrator or author)
Jon Scieszka
Brian Selznick- The Invention of Hugo Cabret, The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins (Caldecott illustrator or author)
Peter Sis (Caldecott illustrator or author)
Chris Van Allsburg (Caldecott illustrator or author)
David Weisner - Tuesday, Flotsam, The Three Pigs, Hurricane (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


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
Olivia -
Time Warp Trio

BIOGRAPHIES

Leonardo Da Vinci - artist and inventor
Thomas Edison - Inventor
Ben Franklin
Martin Luther King - Civil Rights leader
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"
Biographies - Enter your person's name under George Washington
Enchanted Learning - Explorers
Presidents of the United States - From the White House website
Presidents - Some fun activities while you learn about the Presidents
Distinguished Women
Famous Women in History

EXPLORERS

All About Explorers
Enchanted Learning - Explorers
More Explorers
Lewis and Clark - Montana Kids
Lewis and Clark Game - National Geographic Kids - Follow along with Lewis and Clark
Lewis and Clark - Interactive page
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 Game - National Geographic Kids - Follow along with Lewis and Clark
Lewis and Clark - Interactive page
Louisiana Purchase

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 Around the World
Christmas Cultures
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

Holiday Traditions
Holiday Project Ideas

Winter Holidays
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Science

Presidents' Day - The White House Website


INVENTIONS AND SIMPLE MACHINES

Patents and Trademarks
What Is an Inventor?
Ben Franklin, Inventor
Leonardo Da Vinci
Kids Inventor Resources
Children of Invention

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
Oregon Fun Facts and Information - More kid friendly information

PRESIDENTS

Biographies
Presidents - Fact Monster Website- Timeline and information on the Presidents
U.S. Presidents - White House Website
Abraham Lincoln - Information, games and activities on our 16th President

SEARCH (for information)

Dictionary Look up words
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
Kids Info - Great site for information, puzzle, brain teasers, and games!

SOLAR SYSTEM

Astronomy for Kids
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Astronomy from Enchanted Learning - Good information on planets and things in the solar system
International Space Station
Planet Information
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

TEACHERS AND PARENTS STUFF

Create math flashcards, worksheets and more
Guys Read - website for getting boys to read
Internet4classroom - Good for math work
SUPER TEACHER WORKSHEETS - Great sight for practice sheets
Writing Curriculum

WORLD LANGUAGE


Babelfish - A translation website