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International Reading Club
Books
http://www.amazon.com/Multicultural-Fables-Fairy-Tales-Grades/dp/0590492314
Books from Argentina
http://ww.amazon.com/Mafalda-Quino/dp/9505156014
More Books
http://www.teachersfirst.com/100books.htm
30 free books to download in English and Spanish
http://www.literacyconnections.com/Virginia.html -
http://www.littleexplorers.com/Spanish/
http://www.littleexplorers.com/Spanish/
International Educational Week
http://iew.state.gov/visit/countries.htm
Around the world
Argentina
http://www.turismo.gov.ar/
Guatemala
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2045.htm
News from Patagonia
Article about Dinosaurs in Argentina
http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/expeditions/dinosaur/patagonia/
Mexico
http://www.mexico.com/
ELL information
Reading
http:// www.starfall.com
http://www.storyplace.org
http://www.storyplace.org
http://colorincolorado.org/educators/
http://colorincolorado.org/educators/
http://www.eslgold.net/grammar/low beginning.html
http://www.eslgold.net/grammar/low beginning.html
http://www.eslconnect.com
http://www.eslconnect.com
Hispanic Heritage Month
Ideas to celebrate
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/hispanic-heritage-month/south-america/6629.html
Building Communities of Learners
http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=SsykJAacdJkC&oi=fnd&pg=PR7&dq=collaboration+approach+when+teaching+a+second+language&ots=8VOKSezL_B&sig=NA4wXrvTDbIu3SrrCIb49F65TdE
ELL classes
//http://jccdrc.jobcorps.gov/ELL/address/collaboration
How to Integrate language and Content
http://eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/custom/portlets/recordDetails/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=ED359780&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=eric_accno&accno=ED359780
Activities for FL classrooms
http://www.clta.net/lessons/
Study English in Rockingham County?
Massanutten Regional Library
http://www.mrilib.org
News from the world
News from Argentina
http://www.lanacion.com.ar/
News from Mexico
http://www.mexicodaily.com
News in U.S.A.
http://www.washingtonpost.com
Newspaper from Spain
http://www.elpais.es/
News from Argentina in English
http://www.buenosairesherald.com
Dinosaurs in Argentina
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/07/puertasaurus-reuili-dinosaur/index.html
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/01/090113-fossil-video-missions-ap.htmlideo inosaurs found
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/01/090113-fossil-video-missions-ap.html
More Dinosaurs in Patagonia!
http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/expeditions/dinosaur/patagonia/
Maps
maps
http://www.mapquest.com
Virginia Department of Transportation
http://www.virginiaDOT.org
Harrisongburg -Rockingham
http://www.hrchamber.org
Find your house in your country
http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/index.html
Study for the SOLs?
Getting ready for SOLs
http://www.quia.com/pages/sol8.html
Analogies
http://www.quia.com/pop/14975.html
Analogies AND MORE
http:// www.my-ecoach.com/online/webresourcelist.php?rlid=9204
Plenty of activities
http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/student.cfm
Have Fun with Math!
Interactive Math Games
http://mathbits.com/MathBits/PPT/powerpoint.htm
Math TV Problem Solving Videos
http://www.actionmath.com/TuneIn_1.html
Cool Math 4 Kids
http://www.actionmath.com/TuneIn_1.html
Math
http://www.mathtalk.com/demos.htm
More math
http://www.math.com
Equations
You can teach or review equations
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/maths/algebra/inequalities_5.shtml
Practice math!!
http://www.aaastudy.com/grade6.htm
more math
http://www.homeschoolmath.net/teaching/a/rounding.php
Rounding
http://www.grahamwroe.dsl.pipex.com/numeracy/e2/ro10.html
more rounding
http://www.numbernut.com/advanced/activities/estimate_mem20_round1000.shtml
Games
Games to have fun
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/games_quizzes/index.asp
Recipes from all around the world
Recipes from Argentina
http://www.world-recipes.info/argentina-argentinean/
Recipes from Russia
http://www.waytorussia.net/WhatIsRussia/RussianFood.html
Recipes from Mexico
http://www.recipehound.com/Recipes/mexican.html
Recipes from China
http://asiarecipe.com/china.html
Recipes from U.S.A.
http://www.recipeamerica.com/
Spanish
Counting in Spanish
Dot to dot game
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/costa-rica-dot2dot.html
Spanish for kids
http://www.muzzyonline.co.uk/muzzylandingpage.asp?adkey155020BR&srch=sh
Learning Colors!
Practice colors
http://www.angelfire.com/de/hadas/color/sample.html
Reading in Spanish
Stories in Spanish
http://www.storyplace.org/sp/eel/eel.asp?themeID=16
More Spanish
http://www.123teachme.com/learn_spanish/spanish_for_children
Clifford in Spanish
Listen to stories in Spanish
http://teacher.scholastic.com/clifford1/index.htm
Los Elefantes
http://www.rif.org/assets/Documents/SWF/song_elefante.html
Games
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/adventure/spanish1.htm#
Literacy Center
practice basic skills
http://www.literacycenter.net/lessonview_es.htm
Spanish Flashcards
http://spanishflashcards.tripod.com/
Free Spanish Lessons
http://www.learn4good.com/kids/learning_spanish_online/free_lessons_for_children.htm
Songs in Spanish
http://gardenofpraise.com/spanish.htm
Worksheets in Spanish
http://www.abcteach.com/directory/languages/spanish/
Spanish Games
http://www.spanish.bz/games.htm
Online Spanish Lessons and Games
http://www.kookerkids.com/spanish_games.htm
Online Books in Spanish
http://www.childrenslibrary.org/icdl/SimpleSearchCategory?ids=&pnum=1&cnum=1&text=&lang=English&langid=61
Resources for Russian Students
Library
http://www.bl.uk/collections/easteuropean/russlink.html
Dictionaries
http://www.helsinki.fi/~hkantola/dict.html
Translator
http://www.worldlingo.com/en/products services/worldlingo translator.html
Science
Simulation ( Cow eye)
http://exploratorium.edu/learning studio/cow eye
Simulation (Frog)
http://frog.edschool.virginia.edu//Frog2
Simulations ( Frog)
http://www.froguts.com
Audio Books
Audio books
http:// www.audiobooksforfree.com/screen main.asp?gg=2&mg=17
More audio books
http:// www.free-books.org/children.php
Clip Art
Clip Art
http://www.teacherfiles.com
Vocabulary, Visual and auditory reinforcement
http://www.answers.com
http://www.answers.com
http://www.voycabulary.com
http://www.voycabulary.com
What to do in Harrisonburg?
Find things to do in Harrisonburg
http://www.ci.harrisonburg.va.us/index.php?id=592
Local Weather in Harrisonburg
http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/vacationplanner/local/22801?lswe=22801&lwsa=Weather36HourVacationPlannerCommand&from=whatwhere
Go Green!!!
Our Planet !!
http://http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/subarticle.jsp?id=4227
Kindergarten
Reading
http://www.rif.org/leadingtoreading/en/
BBC Education
practice
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/laac/words/dgi.shtml
Story
a story about pets
http://www.storyplace.org/preschool/activities/petsonstory.asp?themeid=13
Reading
http://www.starfall.com/
Learning Planet
http://www.learningplanet.com/act/fl/aact/index.asp
Stories
http://www.kizclub.com/Sbody.html
Arthur Stories
http://kids.aol.com/kol-jr/stories/arthur/arthurs-new-puppy
Story Time: fish
http://www.storyplace.org/preschool/preschool.asp?themeID=22
Animal Games
http://www.sesamestreet.org/browseallgames?p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_id=BrowseAndPlayContents_WAR_sesameportlets4369&p_p_action=basicEntitySelected&p_p_browseByCatagory_key=theme&p_p_browseByCatagory_value=Animals
Little Red Riding Hood
Movie
http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-stories-red-riding-hood.htm
ABC match
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/abcmatch/
Animals
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Animals/CreatureFeature/Emperor-penguin
Penguins
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Animals/CreatureFeature/Lion
Lions
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Animals/CreatureFeature/Lion
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Animals/CreatureFeature/Great-white-shark
Sharks
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Animals/CreatureFeature/Great-white-shark
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Animals/CreatureFeature/Polar-bear
Polar Baer
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Animals/CreatureFeature/Polar-bear