Curriculum Resources

Literature

General Internet Resources

Caldecott medal books

to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children

Coretta Scott King award books 

given to African American authors and illustrators for outstanding contributions to literature for children and young adults

Michael L. Printz award books 

award for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature

Newbery Medal Books  

to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children

If you like Harry Potter...

a list of 50+ recommended titles from a New Zealand library

Myths, Folktales & Fairy Tales 

a Scholastic Publishing Internet project with folktale writing hints, an online archive and a comprehensive teacher’s guide

Peace Corps Folktales 

collected by Peace Corps volunteers from many foreign countries  

                         

                                                 Science

General Internet Resources

Kids Corner  

interactive science activities from the Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California                   

Ology 

OLogy means "the study of." And here on the American Museum of Natural History's OLogy Web site, you can study and explore many cool OLogies.

ScienceBob  

experiments, question & answer, web sites, teacher information from Bob Pflegfelder,                  Hollywood science teacher

TryScience

field trips, interactive adventures, experiments and live web cameras sponsored by a partnership     between IBM, the New York Hall of Science, and the Association of Science-Technology Centers

 

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Social Studies

General Internet Resources

Ben's Guide to the US Government  

K-12 information about the branches of the government, the election process, how laws are made, games and activities, historic documents and a glossary

Mr Donn's K-12 Social Studies + History Webfile

comprehensive history (ancient, world, + US), modern world cultures, geography and map skills web sites from a very dedicated teacher (not yet accessible from school)

Mr Dowling's Electronic Passport

ancient and modern world history, created by a middle school geography teacher

America’s Story from the Library of Congress

fantastic archive of Americana…people, places, events, music, and lots more from the nation’s library

United Nations Cyberschool Bus 

countries and cities of the world, human rights, artwork, games  

 

Grade-level Resources

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