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Book Reviews and Author Studies:

• Authors and Illustrators: (author study ideas and author links)
• Book Adventure: (book reviews)
• Caldecott Medal Winners: (list and description of award winners, 1938 to present)
• Eric Carle Official Website: (children’s author, Eric Carle)
• Guys Read: (book reviews by boys for boys)
• Jan Brett’s Official Website: (children’s author, Jan Brett)
• Newbery Medal Winners: (list and description of award winners, 1922 to present)
• Spaghetti Book Club: (book reviews by kids for kids)

Community Links:

• Boy Scouts of America: (Baltimore Area Council scouting information, including the Harford County District)
• Discover Harford County: (things to do in Harford County)
• Girl Scouts of Central Maryland: (local scouting information)
• Harford County Cooperative Extension: (horticulture, agriculture, nutrition, finance, nutrient management and 4-H)
• Harford County Farm Fair: (annual county fair schedule and information)
• Harford County Public Library: (Harford County Public Library services)
• Ladew Topiary Gardens: (topiary and flower gardens information)
• Parks and Recreation: (Harford County Parks and Recreation services)
• School’s Out: (register for e-mail announcements of school closings and other schedule changes)
• WBAL Radio: (school closings and delays, local news and sports)

Curriculum Practice and Support:

• AAA Know Math: (math activities)
• A to Z Teacher Stuff: (theme units, lessons, and worksheets)
• ABC Teach: (worksheets for language arts and math, fun activities)
• Activity Village: (worksheets: stationery and writing papers)
• All Science Fair Projects: (Science Fair project suggestions)
• Alphabet A thru E: (alphabet coloring pages)
• Alphabet Soup: (cut and paste alphabet fun)
• Beginning Reading: (language arts worksheets)
• Billy Bear 4 Kids: (language arts and math worksheets and writing templates)
• Brain Builders: (math, science, space, computers, ecology, and sports – worksheets, online resources, and activities)
• Brain Pop: (educational videos about science, technology, and health – interactive quizzes included)
• Buddy 2: (online writing and theme activities)
• Carl's Corner: (ILA resources)
• Coins for Candy: (coin values)
• Coloring: (coloring and online puzzles)
• Coloring Pages: (coloring pages, connect the dots, mazes, and interactive games)
• Copyright Kids: (copyright FAQs)
• Count Us In: (math activities)
• Counting Money: (coin values)
• Crayola Kids: (color, crayon, and card activities)
• CVC Card Game: (phonics activity)
• Discovery School: (science fair suggestions)
• DLTK’s Educational Activities for Children: (language arts and math activities, worksheets, and crafts)
• Dositey: (language arts and math activities)
• Download a Dinosaur: (dinosaur templates)
• Dr. Jean’s Songs and Activities: (songs and activities for young children)
• Dyna Mo’s Lab: (science activities)
• Ed Helper: (lesson plans and worksheets for all content areas)
• Education World: (lesson plans and education articles)
• Enchanted Learning: (language arts, math, and science activities and worksheets)
• Environmental Education for Kids (EEK!): (information about the plants and animals that inhabit the Earth)
• Everyday Math Developers: (University of Chicago, developers of EDM – EDM support)
• Everyday Math for Parents: (Parents' Guide to Everyday Mathematics)
• Everyday Math Games
• Everyday Math Publisher: (Wright Group, publisher of EDM – EDM support)
• Exploratorium: (hands-on science activities and science fair suggestions)
• Family Fun: (arts and crafts, science and math activities, worksheets)
• First School: (Zaner-Bloser handwriting worksheets)
• Geocities: (phonics activities)
• Handwriting Worksheet Maker: (custom handwriting worksheets)
• Harcourt School Publishers: (Storytown Publisher)
• Harcourt Schools: (parent resources)
• Harcourt Schools: (Storytown Guide)
• Houghton Mifflin Education Place: (word finds, letter and word cards, and word puzzles)
• Hubbard’s Cupboard: (printable sight word books)
• Internet 4 Classroom: (language arts activities, parent and teacher resources)
• Kelly's Kindergarten: (resources, printables, and online activities)
• Kid Bibs: (links to student interactive sites, student resource sites, and parent resource sites)
• Kid Zone: (language arts, math, and science activities, worksheets)
• Kids Health for Kids: (growth, food and fitness, and medical and surgical conditions – activities, animations, and polls)
• Kids Page Archive: (language arts, math, and science worksheets)
• Kiz Club Learning Resources for Kids: (language arts resources)
• Learning Page: (letter and number worksheets)
• Lesson Planz: (grade level lessons in all subject areas)
• Little Fingers: (language arts and math activities)
• Match Coins: (coin identification)
• Math Dictionary: (dictionary of math terms)
• Money Practice: (coin values)
• National Aquarium in Baltimore: (animal index)
• Pal Posters: (H-Brothers and Pals – phonics)
• PBS American Field Guide: (online videos)
• Phonics World: (phonics worksheets and activities)
• Pics4Learning: (graphic library)
• Planets: (facts about planets)
• Primary Games: (language arts, math, science, and social studies activities)
• Print and Learn for Kids: (math worksheets)
• Quia: (math activities)
• Reading A to Z: (leveled readers)
• Reading Lady: (reading resources)
• Reading Rainbow: (classroom resources, library resources, book lists, curriculum guides)
• Rhyme Zone: (find lists of rhyming words for rhyming lessons)
• Rock Hounds: (rock formation information)
• Sadlier-Oxford: (language arts and math activities)
• Sample Math Problems
• Scholastic: (activities, information, lessons, advice)
• Sea World: (animal information and great graphics)
• Sebran’s ABCs: (letter and number games)
• Sites for Teachers: (links to educational resource sites)
• Spending Spree: (coin values)
• Stapleless Book: (book templet)
• Star Child: (audio is provided as you explore the solar system)
• Surfing for ABCs: (beginning sounds and linking sites for resources associated with each letter of the alphabet)
• Teacher Planet: (theme units, lessons, and worksheets)
• Teacher to Teacher: (worksheets and flashcards)
• Thinkport Reading Strategies: (before, during, and after reading strategies)
• Thinkport Videos: (online educational video clips)
• Time for Kids: (a kid’s eye view of the news; games, polls, and homework helpers)
• Time to the Hour: (math: time)
• University of Chicago Parent Homeroom: (parent support and FAQs)
• U.S. Department of Agriculture for Kids: (agriculture information and activities)
• United States Mint Pocket Change Games: (coin values and history)
• Wacky Web Tales: (parts of speech – “Mad Libs”)
• Word Build: (word building activity)
• Writing Fix: (daily writing prompts and writing activities)
• Yucky Kids: (fun and games, yucky facts, videos)
• Zaner-Bloser Sample Products: (language arts, math, and science worksheets)

Education Community:

• Harford County Public Schools: (information about our local public school system)
• Maryland PTA: (Maryland Parent Teacher Association)
• Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE): (information about our state public school system)
• National Education Association: (latest news and issues in the field of education)
• National PTA: (National Parent Teacher Association)
• Special Education Modifications: (learning environment modifications categorized by need)
• Special Education Resources on the Internet (SERI): (resources pertaining to special education)

Health:

• American Academy of Pediatrics: (children’s health information)
• American Heart Association for Kids: (healthy heart children’s activities)
• Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder target=linkwin> (CHADD): (understanding AD/HD)
• Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network: (food allergy education and research)
• Harford County Public Schools Meal Program: (nutrition information and menus)
• Medline Plus: (information about children and exercise and other health related topics)
• National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities: (information about disabilities)

Kindergarten Readiness:

• Maryland Committee for Children: (activities for skill development)
• Maryland Model for School Readiness: (improving school readiness)
• Maryland Public Schools Kindergarten Readiness: (skills for success in school)
• Maryland Ready to Succeed: (turn everyday activities into learning activities)
• Parent Smart: (a searchable library of articles and websites related to parenting and education)
• Ready at Five: (parent tips)
• Ready at Five Activity Box: (kindergarten readiness activities)

Online Communication:

• E-Pals Classroom Exchange: (international classroom e-correspondence)
• Flat Stanley Project: (international literacy e-communication)
• Gaggle: (safe e-mail for students)
• IECC: (international classroom e-correspondence)
• Kids Com: (make friends from around the world through e-correspondence, games and adventures)
• Moodle: (online discussion board)

Online Stories:

• Alfy: (online storybooks and activities)
• Book Pop: (online storybooks)
• Books for Young Children: (online storybooks)
• Fable Library: (online fables)
• Kid Space: (online storybooks at the Internet Public Library)
• Kid’s Corner: (Beatrix Potter online stories)
• Lil’ Fingers: (online storybooks)
• Mighty Book: (animated online stories and songs)
• Primary Games Bookshelf: (online stories)
• Spot’s Bookshelf: (The Official Spot Website – online stories and activities)
• Story Place: (online storybooks)
• Storyline Online: (online storybook read-alouds by celebrities)

Student Research:

• Ask for Kids: (ask Jeeves for kids – ask a question)
• *C.E.R.F.: (All websites have been evaluated for safety and grade-leveled. If no website is available on your subject, you can e-mail C.E.R.F. and they will provide sites within 48 hours. Includes many Maryland-related websites.)
• *Grolier Online: (New Book of Knowledge Encyclopedia target=linkwin> (elementary), Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia target=linkwin> (middle), America the Beautiful target=linkwin> (information on all the states; a great source of Maryland information).NBK News is a good source of recent news articles and pictures.)
• Kid Space: (a public library of resources about reading, science, social studies, math, fine arts, and holidays)
• Kids Click: (Web search for kids by librarians)
• Maryland Kids Page: (Maryland’s history, government, geography, state symbols, and links to other Maryland sites)
• *SIRS Discover on the Web: (Full-text newspaper and magazine articles, with reading difficulty indicated. Types of articles include activity target=linkwin> (reading to perform a task), biography and other nonfiction, some fiction, and many graphics. World Almanac for Kids.)
• United Streaming: (Discovery Education video library)
• *World Book Online: (World Book Encyclopedia, including maps and news.) * See kindergarten F.Y.I. memo for username and password.

Web and Software Safety and Support:

• Adventures of Cyberbee: (website evaluation forms)
• Discovery School: (review corner for best educational software)
• Get Net Wise: (online safety)
• I Keep Bookmarks: (free website organizer – organize and save your favorite websites, access them from any location.
• ISTE: (International Society for Technology in Education: educator resources)
• Learning Village: (guide to first class learning software)
• National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: (online safety tips)
• Net Smartz Kids: (Internet safety tips and games for parents, children, and educators)
• Snopes: (urban legends rumor control)
• Yahooligans: (the Web guide for kids: educational games, movie reviews, jokes, information, and communication with other children)