Some Recommended Websites

Language Arts

Journal Starters
http://www.vpsb.k12.la.us/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=2658&sc_id=112469081 6

Online Bible Stories
http://www.jesusandkidz.com/The%20Main%20Menu.htm

Reading List - Grades 1-3
http://www.classical-homeschooling.org/celoop/1000-primary.html#picture1-3

Spelling Time
http://www.spellingtime.com/

Consonant Clusters (Blends)
http://www.firstschoolyears.com/literacy/word/phonics/clusters/clusters.htm

Consonant Blends
http://www.mrsmcgowan.com/reading/ref.htm#Consonant

Printable Alphabet books
http://www.dltk-teach.com/minibooks/index.htm

Learn to read at Starfall
http://www.starfall.com/

Math

Cool Math 4 Kids
http://www.coolmath-games.com/

Online Math drills
http://www12.plala.or.jp/lxx/indexE.htm

Math Cats: Fun Math for Kids
http://www.mathcats.com/contents.html

Kids Math Games
http://www.netrover.com/~kingskid/Math/math.htm

Science

Force and Friction

Short video and extension activities on Force
http://ksnn.larc.nasa.gov/k2/s_whatForce_v.html

Mr. Smeacher's lesson on Friction
http://www.bizzikid.co.uk/guide.lasso?keyvalue=768

Living and Non-Living Things

Classifying Living and Non-Living Things

BBC School Science Clips
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/5_6/ourselves.shtml

Living vs. Non-Living Quiz
http://www.schools.utah.gov/curr/science/sciber00/7th/classify/living/quiz/livingqu.htm

The Open Door Learning Site
http://www.saburchill.com/questions/lanlt001.html

Magnets

Short video and extension activities on Magnets
http://ksnn.larc.nasa.gov/k2/videos/s_magnetsWork_L.html

Solids, Liquids, and Gases

Elementary Science: Matter
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/Graduate/TI/pages/LEWIS/matterweb.htm

Brain Pop Jr.
http://www.brainpopjr.com/science/matter/solidsliquidsandgases/grownups.weml

Animals and Classification

Backyard Bird watch is for Kids - 4 days in February!
http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/press/news-stories/the-great-backyard-bird-count-is-for-kids

Canadian Museum of Nature: Mammals
http://nature.ca/notebooks/english/mammpg.htm

Reptile and Amphibians
http://www.kathimitchell.com/reptiles.htm

Smithsonian National Zoological Park
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/ReptilesAmphibians/ForKids/

Space - stars and constellations

Astronomy for Kids - Find the constellation game
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/astroskymap/constellation_hunt.htm

Virtual Telescope - click on the virtual telescope to see the constellation. http://library.thinkquest.org/3645/telescope/Leo_Lion.html

Habitats

Building a Worm Farm
http://www.worsleyschool.net/science/files/worm/farm.html

Pacific Ocean Plant Life
http://library.thinkquest.org/15931/plant/plant08.html

Structures and Materials

The Bird Site: Nest Building
http://www.nhm.org/birds/guide/pg017.html

The Bird Site: Bird Nests
http://people.eku.edu/ritchisong/RITCHISO//birdnests.html

Tunnel Challenge
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/tunnel/index.html

Spaghetti Bridge building
http://www.tryscience.org/teachers/files/handout_spaghetti.pdf

Recycling and the Environment

Recycle City – online recycling activities using a town called Dumptown.
http://www.epa.gov/recyclecity/

Kids Waste Project – a neat hands-on experiment on why garbage should be disposed of in different ways.
http://www.planet-earth.ca/Waste%20Project.htm
 
Just for Kids: Recycling
http://www.depweb.state.pa.us/justforkids/cwp/view.asp?a=3&q=464803
 
Pitch-In Canada
http://www.pitch-in.ca/Pitch-In.php
 

 
 
Social Studies

Canada

Canada in my Pocket - song about Canadian money
http://www.songsforteaching.com/canada/canadainmypocket.htm

Tour of Canada
http://www.saskschools.ca/~gregory/canada/tour1.html

Write a letter to Queen Elizabeth II
http://pages.interlog.com/~rakhshan/pquw.html#queen

Parliament Building images
http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/photogallery/index.asp?Language=E

British Columbia and Communities

Detailed map of British Columbia
http://www.hellobc.com/NR/rdonlyres/196F50E4-DC25-4CEF-9E49-89B6EC18011C/0/BC01.pdf

BC Archive Time Machine: Communities in British Columbia History
http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/exhibits/timemach/galler02/frames/index.htm

Physical Education

Outdoor activity ideas
http://fun.familyeducation.com/play/outdoor-activities/33394.html

Warm-up and Cool down Activities
http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/pe/contents.htm

Art

Drawing Lessons for Kids
http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/howtodraw.html

Vincent Van Gogh's Night Paintings
http://www.vangoghgallery.com/painting/starryindex.html