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Parent Resources  
Book Flix - Enjoy a variety of books. The passwords are available from Mrs. O'Brien in the Media Center.
http://bkflix.grolier.com
 
Safety Council Festival Art Link - Here is a link for more information on the Community Safety and Wellness Festival.
http://www.safenebraska.org/safe-living/safetywellnessfestival.php
 
Scott Foresman/Addison Wesley Math Textbook Resource - This is the website which supplements the Math curriculum. It may be accessed from anywhere.
http://www.pearsonsuccessnet.com
 
Figure This  - Math Challenges for families
 
National Council of Teachers of Mathmatics - Information about teaching Math
 
IXL - Math for the left and right brain
 
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
 
Making Sense of Mathmatics - Understanding Math concepts
 
 
 
 
 
Student Resources
  
Bit Strips - Use Bit Strips to create online comic strips.
http://www.bitstrips.com/landing
 
Book Flix - Put the log on and password in once. After that it should recognize your computer.
http://auth.grolier.com/cgi-bin/go_up_login?formu=133868w&formp=bkflix&link=bkflix.grolier.com
 
Easy Bib - Use this site to formulate your bibliography.
http://www.easybib.com
 
Explorers of the Age of Discovery - This site will help fifth graders who are researching explorers.
http://student.plattsburgh.edu/zoll1553/explorersppt.ppt#267,5,Resources
 
Facts4 Me - This site has easy to read information on many topics.  Check with the Media Center for the password
 
Fourth Grade State Research - State Information
http://plv.ishareinfo.org/wc/documents/WC%204th%20Grade%20States.htm
 
Fourth Grade State Research 2 - This is additional information about the states.
http://www.classbrain.com/artstate/publish/
 
MrDonn.org - This is a great social studies research site.
http://www.mrdonn.org/
 
Noodle Bib - Use this site to create a bibliography.
http://www.noodletools.com/login.php 
 
Online Dictionary - Merriam Webster's Online Dictionary for Kids
 
Pebble Go -  Check this site for information on Animals, Earh and Space and Biographies.  Check with the Media Center for the password.
 
Pics For Learning - Great Site for pictures
http://pics4learning.com/
 
Scott Foresman/Addison Wesley Math Textbook Resour - This is the website which supplements the Math curriculum. It may be accessed from anywhere.
http://www.pearsonsuccessnet.com
 
Social Studies for Kids - This is another Social Studies research site.
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/
 
True Flix
http://auth.grolier.com/cgi-bin/go_up_login?formu=184473w&formp=tf&link=tfx.grolier.com
 
Visual Dictionary - Find images in this picture dictionary.
http://visual.merriam-webster.com/
 
Wilson Web Biographies - Use this website to find information about famous people.
http://nebraskaccess.ne.gov/resources.asp
 
World Book On-Line - This is a link to the World Book Encyclopedia online. It is available at school or at home.
http://www.worldbookonline.com?subacct=7654
 
Yahoo Children's DIctionary - Use this site to look up information about a word.
http://kids.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/english
 
 
Searching Sites
 
Kids Click - The search engine recommended by librarians
http://www.kidsclick.org/
 
Quintura - A great search engine when you need specific information on a topic
 
 
 Ask - Your inquiry can be in the form of a question in this search engine.
http://ask.com
 
Ask Jeeves - Ask a question, have it answered.
http://www.askjeeves.com
 
Bing - Bing is Microsoft's search engine.
http://www.bing.com/
 
Dogpile - Dogpile searches other search engines as well as their own database.
http://www.dogpile.com/
 
Google - A multipurpose web site. If you are looking for pictures only you can click on the images tab when you arrive at google and only pictures will be searched.
http://www.google.com
 
Kids Click - The search engine recommended by librarians
http://www.kidsclick.org/
 
Yahooligans - A student safe searching site geared for kids.
http://www.yahooligans.com
 
 
School Library 
 
Destiny - Connect to the library to search our database or use Web Paths Express as a search engine
 
Golden Sower Blog - Club members can blog about the books they are reading.
 
http://walnutcreekgsclub.blogspot.com/
 
 
Walnut Creek Book Fair - Order books online from November 11th till November 30th.
Teacher Resources
 
6 + 1 Trait Writing - Lesson plans and assessments for the 6 traits of writing.
http://www.nwrel.org/assessment/department.asp?d=1
 
Book Flix - Put the log on and password in once. After that it should recognize your computer.
http://auth.grolier.com/cgi-bin/go_up_login?formu=133868w&formp=bkflix&link=bkflix.grolier.com
 
 
The Lexile Framework for Reading - Use this site to determine the lexile level of a book.
http://www.lexile.com/
 

 

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