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Jamestown

projects
http://www.learningthroughart.org/
Learning through Art
art projects
Day in the Life
Interactive
quilt patterns
virginia presidents
Jamestown
History of Jamestown
John Smith's journal
Lesson plan
Lesson Plan
Survival
Settlers' Stories
Explore with pictures
Many pictures
secrets of the dead
What happened?
background
background and links to secrets
food
What did colonists eat?
Dendrochronology
Dating the past
Why?
females in colonial america
information and book recommendations
Early settlers
short summary, good pictures
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/jamestown.htm
fun facts
jamestown games
games
voyage
how do you do?
John Smith's Jamestown
http://www.plimoth.org/olc/index_js2.html#
http://www.plimoth.org/olc/index_js2.html#
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/webjamestowwa.html
http://www.co.henrico.va.us/library/DB&Web/jamestown2007.htm
http://fayette.k12.in.us/~cbeard/pocahontas/index.html
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/newsforyou/newsforyou062.shtml
http://www.apva.org/jr.html
Ask for web find clues
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/colonialhouse/history/dress_up_flash.html
dress the colonist
http://www.mrdowling.com/index.html
http://www.geography-site.co.uk/pages/countries/howmany.html
What is a country?
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
clear, concise facts

World Exploration

interactive
facts
http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/topicsub8.htm
cia for kids
interactive
http://www.ducksters.com/geography/centralamerica.php
easy to read
http://www.northvalley.net/kids/cities.shtml
take a virtual tour
http://www.surfnetkids.com/directory/Geography/
updated weekly
http://www.kidskonnect.com/content/view/389/27/
safe site created by teachers for kids
http://www.peacecorps.gov/kids/world/
http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/WAKI-Home.aspx
interesting facts, fun games
http://www.readtofeed.org/for_kids/explore_the_world/
http://www.katw.org/index.cfm
match the countries, kids' interviews
http://www.peacecorps.gov/kids/like/
curious?
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/
Great practice for Geobee
http://www.geographic.org/
http://www.mywonderfulworld.org/kidsteens_welcome.html
What is it?
http://www.mibazaar.com/new7wonders/
http://www.atlapedia.com/
maps, facts and statistics on countries of the world
http://library.thinkquest.org/10131/
where earth meets sky.
http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/geography.html
geography hotlist
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/
photos, news, and lots more
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/everest/
take a virtual climb!
http://virtual.finland.fi/
your window on Finland
http://googlesightseeing.com/
Why bother seeing the world for real?
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/globaltrek/
online exploration with journal
http://nationalgeographic.com
step-by-step research
http://www.factmonster.com/world.html
http://www.infoplease.com/world.html
http://www.travlang.com/languages
how do you say?
virtual travel
keep a journal

maps

http://www.mapshop.com/Geography_for_Kids.cfm
http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-games/
http://earth.google.com/
http://www.google.com/Top/Kids_and_Teens/School_Time/Social_Studies/Geography/
http://www.mywonderfulworld.org/maps.html
http://www.atlapedia.com/
http://www.sasi.group.shef.ac.uk/worldmapper/#
the world as you've never seen it
http://www.staff.amu.edu.pl/~zbzw/glob/glob1.htm
new ways to view Earth

flags

http://flagspot.net/flags/
http://www.flags.net/
flags and more!
http://www.worldflags101.com/
pictures, description, history
http://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/flagsoftheworld.html
large pictures, description
http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/
vexillology

interactive games

myths, folktales, fairytales

tolerance

Where Is Art?

music

dso kids
orchestra
Arizona Opera
New York Philharmonic
San Francisco Kids Orchestra
http://www.exploratorium.edu/aaas-2000/0221_dispatch_flutes.html
Neaderthal instruments
http://www.rocklibrary.com/default.aspx
Rock and Roll

visual art

moma
Museum guided tour
National Gallery of Art
Smart Museum
http://www.artsconnected.org/toolkit/
http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/justforfun.asp
http://www.artsmia.org/world%2Dreligions/
http://www.nga.gov/
Exhibits change weekly. Be sure to check often.
http://www.clevelandart.org/
Cleveland Museum of Art
http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/index.asp
interactive visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art
http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgtitle_tree.cfm?level=1&title_id=449347
New York Public Library
http://www.nmai.si.edu/exhibitions/reservation_x/artists/nicolsonN.htm
http://poynterextra.org/cp/index.html
interactive colors
http://www.mariaclaudiacortes.com/#
learn about then play with colors
http://science.pppst.com/colorspectrum.html
interactive

dance

ABT
dance

writing

photography

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0205/feature6/zoom1.html
Tips from professional photographers
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/fsahtml/fahome.html
black and white photography
http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/places/gallery/oman_lailat-al-henna-wedding.html
Oman
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0204/feature6/zoom1.html
China
http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/places/gallery/newyork_state_broadway-lights-80s.html
Photo tour of Broadway, 1980s
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/data/2001/07/01/html/zm_20010701.5.1.html
Monhegan, Maine
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/data/2002/01/01/html/zm_20020101.4.1.html
Different view of Gobi
http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/places/gallery/photos-blues_penitentiary-cotton-picking.html
Blue's Highway
http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/places/gallery/spain_overlooking-toledo.html
El Greco's Spain
http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/places/gallery/greece_port-stairway-village.html
Santorini, Greece
http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/places/gallery/unitedkingdom_englands-west-coast-beach.html
Blackpool, England
http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/places/gallery/newzealand_milford-sound.html
New Zealand
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/data/2002/03/01/html/zm_20020301.4.1.html
Danube
http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/places/gallery/france_dancing-poppies.html
Provence
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0204/feature3/zoom1.html
Yucatan
http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/places/gallery/jordan_carved-rooftop.html
Petra
http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/places/gallery/bangladesh_flooded-river-crossing.html
Bangladesh
http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/places/gallery/photos-sicily_agirulturalpastures.html
Sicily

architecture

Smithsonian
http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/places/gallery/france-gothic_paris.html
French Cathedrals

textiles

clothing

jewelry

automobiles

advertising

nature

body art

drama

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/sep02.html
Porgy and Bess

landscaping

sculpture

mosaic

origami

storytelling

cuisine

home decor

math

Fractions

equivalent fractions
fun game
equivalent fractions
you make your own
equivalent fractions
how many pies?
equivalent fractions
three games!
equivalent fractions
pbs challenge!
equivalent fractions
challenging concentration

Learning Style

What's your style?

National Parks

explore parks
State guide
Find your park by its state.
20 most visited
Information and beautiful pictures.
National Geographic National Parks
Brochures and information about parks. Features a park of the week.
20 least visited national parks
Pictures and information about parks infrequently visited.
Sesame Street
Games, videos, fun!
Virtual Field Trip
Visit parks from the comfort of your home.
Junior Rangers
Songs, booklets, good information about individual parks
Web ranger
Play games and learn about parks as a park ranger.
Digital Scholastic National Parks
games
Fun for adults and children
Interactive map
Choose your grade level. See how far you can go.
Frommers
Photos of the best national parks for kids.
Smokey Bear
Prevent forest fires in our national parks.
Nature watcher
Choose where to go and what to see
Kids Discover
Information, pictures, quiz
Buddy Bison
Travel virtually with Buddy and play games or order your own Buddy and create your own adventures.

world cultures

Africa

Europe

Australia

Central America

South America

Asia