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Native American Sites
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Wabanaki Studies
Aligned with MLR and Best Resources -
Stereotypes in Juvenile Literature
Lynn's extensive & complete handout of book lists & resources! -
American Indian Youth Book Awards
Add these titles to your 'must buy-must read' list
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Debbie Reese's Blog
Excellent info & resources!
For Students
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Native American Facts for Kids
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Native American Nations
Scroll down to find a tribe.
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5 First Americans Tribes
Info and activities on 5 tribes.
For Teachers: Great Sites to Start With
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Abbe Museum
Maine Native History
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Oyate
Why some 'popular' books aren't great...
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Native American Nations
Identifes sites approved by tribes
More Reference Sites
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Algonkian Languages
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Library of Congress American Memory
Select 'Native American History' and search for primary sources and tribes
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Language Area Maps
Select 'Native Groups'
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Native American Authors-Teacher Resources
Wabanaki Studies Sites
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Wabanaki People
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Wabanaki Studies
The LD 291 Site
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Penobscot Indian Nation
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More Wabanaki Studies
For Middle School Educators
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Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance
Store located in Old Town
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Passamaquoddy Kit
Download the lessons or pick up the entire kit at parks listed on site.
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Final Report of the Wabanaki Studies Commission
Background for LD291 Curriculum Work
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Wabanaki Connections
Area resources, contacts, courses, and events
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Maine Native/Wabanaki Resources
by Maine D.O.E.
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Maine's N.A. Studies Resources
by Down East Educational Partnership
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Windows on Maine
Teacher & Student graphic resources
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Maine Memory Network
Online museum
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Native American Studies Program
UMaine minor studies program
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Native Voice
Donna Loring's Blog
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The Abenaki
Has good maps and info tribes of Western Maine
Cultural Diversity Sites
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Teaching Tolerance
Great, free resources
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Anti-Defamation League
Booklists and evaluation checklist
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Cultural Survival
Look at 'Resources'
Other Great Sites
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Wampanoag
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University of Arizona Press
Books by and about Native peoples, mostly western tribes
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Cynthia Leitich Smith - Author
Her Resources for Librarians and Teachers
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Many Links
Categorized by many subject areas.
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Thanksgiving
What NOT to teach!
Current Issues
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American Indian Radio
Live broadcasts and music
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Indian Country Today
Online Newspaper
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Native Voice
Donna Loring's Blog
More Tribal Sites
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Native American Facts for Kids
Teacher and Student Resources
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Native North Americans
Biographies
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Canadian Museum of Civilization
Select 'Native Groups'
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5 First Americans Tribes Info
By a Muscogee teacher, includes activities/resources.
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Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
Blackfeet and Bison history
Evaluating Native Literature and Web Sites
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Oyate
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Debbie Reese's Blog
Lots here!
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American Indian Library Association
Evaluation Guide
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Smithsonian's Evaluation Guide
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Wampanoag's Evaluation Guide
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Evaluating Native Web Sites
Use this criteria with students, too!
Museums to "visit"
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Hudson Museum
Located at UMO
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Abbe Museum
Great excuse to visit Bar Harbor
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National Museum of the American Indian
Part of the Smithsonian
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Penobscot Nation Museum
Located on Indian Island
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Museums in Maine
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Tomaquag Museum: Narragansett Tribe
Contact them for current teacher programs.
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Old Fort Western
Located in Augusta - year-round programs
Teacher Sites
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Marvel!
Best All-Around Site for Reliable Info
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Using Marvel!
Resources and how-to
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Common Sense Media
Use all or any part of this curriculum - Recommended by Maine Association of School Librarians
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Great Web Sites For Children
from the Association for Library Service to Children
Digital Citizenship Sites
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Technology Integration Matrix
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Easiest Web Eval Tool
Adopted by OTES (also by Kathy Schrock)
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Kathy Schrock's Web Evals
Evals for every grade level
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Bloomin' Apps
Apps categorized by Bloom's Taxonomy
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Bloom's UpdatedTaxonomy
A modern version
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Early Connections
Tech in Early Childhood Education
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Suggestions for Successful Inet Assignments
Apply to all levels!
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Big6: Create Plagiarism-Proof Assignments
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Plagiarism Quiz
Good for older students!
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Future Requirements for Students
A wiki on what they'll need...
Big 6 Research Format
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The Big6 Site
Resources and materials
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Questioning Toolkit
Helping students ask the good questions
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Graphic Organizers
Citing Your Sources
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Citation Machine
MLA, APA, and other formats -
BibMe & Competing Sites
Compares 4 common online bibs
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Easy Bib
Bibliography Tool
Evaluating Websites
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Kathy Schrock 5 W's
Good to use with students
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5 Criteria
from Cornell University
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The Good, the Bad & the Ugly
from New Mexico State University
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ICYouSee: T is for Thinking
from Ithaca College
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Criteria for Evaluation of Inet Sources
from Alastair Smith, New Zealand
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Selection Criteria
from the Inet Scout Project
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ABC's of Website Education
by Kathy Schrock
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Cyberbee Content Evaluation
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Schrock: Site Eval: Lesson Plan Guide
For grades 6-8
Copyright & Plagiarism
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Copyright Info
from Hall Davidson
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Public Domain Resources
Books, photos, music and more...
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Cyberbee Copyright
Good to use with older students
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Taking the Mystery Out of Copyright
Also for students, includes primary sources
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Tales from the Public Domain
Downloadable comic book on copyright and fair use.
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Teaching Copyright
Background, resources, and lesson plans
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Copyright Made Simple
3 min clip from Common Craft
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Plagiarism Made Simple
3 min clip from Common Craft
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Plagiarism Tutorial
For older students
Teach Evaluation Skills with these Spoof Sites
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Save the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus
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Dog Island Free Forever
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Lost Legends
Screen for age-appropriateness!!!
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American Dinosaurs Fossil Exchange
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Dr. Bell's Collection of Hoax Sites for Instruction
Be sure to preview before using!
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The Jackalope Conspiracy
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Dihydrogen Monoxide
Where do YOU stand in this controversy?
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Friends of Tobacco
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Smoking from All Sides
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The Onion
News with a twist- for older students!
Public Domain Clipart
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Clipart ETC
Sketches free for teachers and students
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Creative Commons
Still need to cite these sources!
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Dennis Hill & Friends Photos
10,000+ free photos
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Flickr Group Photos
1,000+ free photos
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Oxford Science Encyclopedia
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Public Domain Resources
Books, photos, music and more...
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Pixabay, Every Stock Photo and Bing
by Richard Byrne
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Discovery Education Clipart
Holiday Sites
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St. Nicholas
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Thanksgiving
What NOT to teach!
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Freedom's Feast
Good ideas and good links for Thanksgiving
iPods
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iPods in Education
Getting started...
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Podcasting in the Classroom
Tutorials & projects for the busy teacher
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Teaching with iPod and iTunes
Best projects & lessons done by teachers
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Using iPods in Learning and Teaching
Need to convice other educators?
Language Arts
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6 Writing Traits
Resources
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Reader's Theater
Resources to get you started!
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NEWA Resources
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Literature Circles
The "What" and "How" of using lit. circles.
Lesson Plans
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Lesson Plans Page
1,500+ lesson plans
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Eduhound Lesson Plans
Links to many other lesson sites
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Ask Eric Lesson Plans
Extensive listings
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Columbia Education Center Lesson Plans
Maine
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Maine Biographies
Newly-available resources!
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Maine Humanities Council
Grants, resources, book lists & more
Reference
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MARVEL!
Databases to thousands of published articles
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4 Teachers
An abundance of resources!
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Bangor Museum & Center for History
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World Book Online
See Mrs. Mayer for passwords
Science
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National Science Digital Library
Appropriate scientific resources
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Encyclopedia of Life
Offers 3 levels of inquiry. Continually being developed
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Best and Worst River Stories
You could have students follow up on these projects/issues
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Chicken & Egg Activities
Also links to lesson plans
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Neuroscience for Kids
Experiments and more about the brain.
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Recycling and Beyond
Online activities and games
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EekoWorld
Animated movie on recycling
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Amazing Food Detective
Games, charts, and teaching guide.
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Cornerstones of Science
Many excellent resources here.
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Oxford Science Encylcopedia
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Discover Primary Science
Join Molly & Spidey as they explore science principles.
Social Studies
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Colonial Williamsburg
Virtual tours & teacher resources
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Civil Rights Issues
Rec'd. for grades 3-8
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Sept 17th Constitution Day
Celebration info and activities
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Bill of Rights Institute
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National Constitution Center
Teacher Helps
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Exploratree
Templates for Graphic Organizers
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Puzzlemaker
Make your own crosswords, word search, mazes, and more!
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CR School District Web Site
Tons of links, activities & resources on all topics
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Teacher Express
Almost everything you could ask for in one place!
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Outline Maps
WebQuests
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Bloomington Public Schools
Webquests for Grades 1-5
Student Sites
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BookFlix: Read fiction and non-fiction books!
Username: oldtown Password: bookflix
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Marvel!
Fun and Research for all ages!
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World Book Online
See Mrs. Mayer for passwords
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Great Web Sites For Kids
From librarians
Summer Reading
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Common Sense Media
Need a good book to read? Check here.
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The Reading Room
Great suggestions for all elementary/middle students
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Bank Street College Reading Lists
View lists for all levels
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Children's Book-A-Day Almanac
Check daily for good reads!!
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The Good Stuff Guide
What are 25 of the best picture books??
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A Year of Reading
Books that could be read a million times!!
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Reading Rockets
Annual lists for all ages.
More Online Books
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Between the Lions
Stories and games; sponsored by PBS
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BookPals Storyline Online
Stories and activities.
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Bygosh
Elementary and upper grades
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Magic Keys
All grades
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Silly Books
Preschool and elementary grades
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Storynory
Free audio books for children.
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Books Should Be Free
Free audio books from the public domain
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Story Jumper
Create your own online book - needs parent registration
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Storyline
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International Children's Digital Library
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Children's Books Online: the Rosetta Project
Illustrated 'antique' books
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Classic Stories
Mrs. Mayer's Favorites
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MARVEL!
If you only had ONE site, this would be it! -
Great Web Sites for Kids
Many topics to choose from!
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Cornerstones of Science
Great list of many science topics.
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Books for Elementary Boys
Secret Codes
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CryptoKids
Includes Morse Code
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Secret Messages for Kids Only
Inludes an endoder and decoder.
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Scouts (but not only for Scouts!)
17 different codes to try
Animal Research Sites
Citing Your Sources
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Citation Machine
Does MLA, APA, or others
Evaluating Your Internet Sources
Bullying
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McGruff the Crime Dog
How to cope with bullies
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Cyberbullying
How to handle online bullies
Walk the Appalachian Trail
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The Appalachian Trail
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National Parks Tour
View some of America's favorite parks!
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Baxter State Park
See where Pam Flowers started!
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Grafton Notch State Park
Maybe you'll visit there this summer!
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The White Mountains
Great day hikes in New Hampshire
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State by State Attractions
Includes mileage of each state
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What is the highest point in each state?
Check out this table!
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Web sites to explore every state!
Scroll down to
Grade 3 OTES Non-Fiction eBooks
Parent Sites
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BookFlix
Children can read fiction and non-fiction books online!
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Marvel!
Best All-Around Site
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Local Gas Prices
Compare the price!
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The Olympics!
Activities, info, and history to share
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Great Web Sites For Children
from the Association for Library Service to Children
Family Literacy
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Maine Literacy Links
Describes Maine programs for family reading.
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"On the Go"
Great ideas for any time of day!
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LibreVox
Downloadable books - some at no cost!
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Oprah's Kids Picks
Choose by age group for great reads!
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Common Sense Media
Offers reviews and suggestions for all ages.
Going to the Movies?
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Charlotte's Web
The Story Behind the Movie
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Common Sense Media
Includes reviews on movies, websites, games, books and music.
Internet & Media Safety
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NetSmartz Workshop
Keeping Kids and Teens Safe on the Internet
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Working to Halt Online Abuse
Also includes offline safety for all.
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Great Websites for Your Children
Tips on keeping our children safe
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GetNetWise
Ways parents can monitor and give good sites for youngsters.
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PointSmart. ClickSafe.
Provides a variety of materials
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Cyberbullying
Use with your children.
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Common Sense Media
Includes reviews on movies, websites, games, books and music.
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Be CyberWise!
Raising Your Child
Something for Everyone
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MARVEL!
For students & adults; for fun, info, and business
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Family Doctor
For all ages from the American Academy of Family Physicians
Your Older Child
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Adolescent Literacy
Help your child in grades 4-12
Getting Boys to Read