Climbing Kansas Mountains
A young boy and his father share the magic of climbing the "Kansas mountains."
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50 States.com - All the information from each state, from the date of statehood to the location if the state zoo, (Y, M, O, T)
Access Washington State - All About Washington State: State facts, State symbols (Flower, bird, motto, tree...), State History Museum, State coloring book, Electronic virtual Capitol tour, City and county Websites. (Y, M, O, T)
Alabama KidsPlace - (Y)
Alaska - Kenai Peninsula Kids Online - Loads of great activities and learning challenges about this area of Alaska. (Y, M, O, T)
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Alaska Kids - From the State of Alaska: Education, safety and nature information. (Y, M, O, T)
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Alaska Kids' Stuff - From SLED: Statewide Library Electronic Doorway. (Y M)
All About Coloring - Tons of FREE coloring pages to enhance your unit studies or literature based learning projects. Great resource for maps of the world, states, animals, country and culture themes, community helpers, sports, music and even holidays and religious themes. (Y M)
American Heroes - (Y,M)
Arizona Highways Magazine - Contains information on plants and animals, tours and discovering Arizona (Y, M, O, T)
Arizona Kids Net - (Y)
Arizona Kids Page - From the Office of Governor Janet Napolitano. (Y)
Arizona Kids Zone - his interactive Web site has been created especially for elementary school students to provide general, tourism and recreation information on Arizona. For example, if students want to learn about the Grand Canyon, the Wild West or want to know when Arizona became a state or what is the state flower or state bird, this Web site will provide the information in a fun and educational manner especially designed for students…or as we say kids!
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Arkansas Kids & Family Fun - Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism. Click on the "cool" section that offers activities for kids online, also known as "Games and Downloads" for opportunities to test your skills and your knowledge while having loads of fun. Download a scenic Arkansas screensaver or wallpaper for your computer - send a colorful electric postcard to a friend. Play around with the interactive kids map. (Y)
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Bibliography of Materials to AccompanySnowflake Bentley - (Y)
California Fun Facts - Source: U.S. Census Bureau (Y)
California Redwoods Kids Page - Have a look around this Redwoods Kids Page. You'll find coloring pages to print and color. You can also learn a bit about the redwood tree and Northern California. Have a look at a fun travel game you can play while you're riding in the car or motor home and explore some of my favorite Websites. (Y)
Colorado Virtual library - (Y M)
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Eight Stars of Gold: The Story of Alaska's Flag - The Alaska State Museum designed its online resources site to give teachers, students and families access to the Museum's current exhibits and collections. Using historical information and guided interpretation, students can visit and learn from exhibits which they may not have the opportunity to physically view. All activities and lesson plans are correlated to the Alaska State Content Standards in a number of disciplines, including the Arts, English/Language Arts, Social Studies and Mathematics. (Y M)
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Grandma's Attic Kids Museum - Join the Historical Society of Delaware for a nostalgic trip back to Grandma's house in their new Discovery Center for children at the Delaware History Museum.
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Guide to Snowflake Bentley - pdf file from Weston Wood productions. grades 1-3 and 4-5 (Y)
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How NJ got its name - New Jersey Historical Resources (Y, M, O, T)
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Idaho History - From Idaho.gov (Y)
Idaho Potato Commission - No study about Idaho is complete without discovering the Idaho Potato. (Y, M, O, T)
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation - (Y)
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Kids Capital Games - From DC.gov Coloring books, pages, quizzes and word finds about the District of Columbia for kids. (Y M)
Kids Pages - More Facts About New Jersey and Pages to Color - Discover New Jersey's history and important historical figures with coloring pages. (Y M)
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Kids.gov State Websites - Grades K-5 (Y)
KidsKonnect United States - (Y)
Louisiana Coast Kid's Corner - Coloring Books, See the Wetlands, Animal Quiz, Animal Identification, Bird Identification, Hurricane Preparation Games, Wetland Education Through Maps and Aerial Photography. (Y M)
Louisiana Geography Map - (Y, M, O, T)
Louisiana Kids Fun and Education Page - In the following pages you will find fun and exciting activities for you to do while learning more about Louisiana! (Y)
Maps of the World and United States - (Y, M, O, T)
NetState - A site that gives all kinds of information about each state (much more than the usual fact listing). For example, the listing for my state of Virginia lists our colonial history, our state's role in the Revolutionary and Civil wars, as well as detailed explanations on state nicknames. (T,A)
Our Wild Neighbors - (Y)
Partnership for the Delaware Estuary - Hi, kids! Do you know what an Estuary is? It's where the river meets the sea! Take it from me, it's an exciting and beautiful place to live. That's why we should all work together to protect places like the Delaware Estuary.
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State of Delaware Kids Page - The Official Website of the First State (Y)
States FactFinder Kid's Corner - From the U.S. Census Bureau (Y)
States Stamps - From the USPS (Y)
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The Traveler's guide to Arkansas for Kids - Activities grades K-4 (Y)
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US States - Facts, map and state symbols for the 50 states, with links to related quizzes and printouts. (Y, M, O, T)
USA State Map/Quiz Printouts - From Enchanted Learning (Y, M, O, T)
Vermont Secretary of State Kids Pages - (Y M)
Washington Apples Just for kids - From the Washington Apple Commission. Offers incite into a Kids View, coloring book, Recipes for kids, and apple trivia. (Y)
Washington State Legislature Student Page - The Washington State Legislature Welcomes Kids of All Ages. Check out the following links to find out more about how a bill becomes a law, who represents you in Olympia, or what our state symbols are
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Woolies and Whinnies: The Sheep and Cattle Industry in Montana - Grade 4 (Y)
Go-alongs about Grain
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ND Wheat Commission - From the ND Wheat Commission, this site has a downloadable activity book for ages 5-7 and a twenty page lesson and activity book for ages 8 and up explaining how wheat is grown, marketed, and used by consumers. Also offers agMag, an online magazine that " (Y,M,T)
The whole grain guide - lesson on what whole grains are and the health implications of avoiding them (Y, M, O, T)
Whole grains lesson plan - Scroll down to see the lessons; created for older adults but well-suited for use with children (Y, M, O, T)
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A Journey To Japan Through Poetry - Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute. Grade 3 (Y)
Autumn Haiku Lesson Plan - Grade 3 (Y)
FREE Online Rhyming Dictionary - My daughter loves using this online tool when writing poetry. Just put any word in the form and specify whether you want results with end rhymes, first syllable rhymes, last syllable rhymes, beginning rhymes, or double rhymes. Your child is sure to find a word to use in their poetry or limerick from the results (Y, M, O, T)
Haiku - Grade Levels: 3 - 6. Students learn the syllable structure and mood of haiku poems by comparing the serenity of the autumn months with the peaceful rhythms of haiku poetry. (Y)
Haiku and Beyond - A Study of Japanese Literature - by Denver Public Schools. Grade 4 (Y)
Internet Connection Activities - Moon Phases, Daily Life in Japan, Japan's Geography Topics, Poets and Poetry. Grade 4. (Y)
Madeline.com - The official Madeline website for Ludwig Bemelmans' classic Madeline children's books which have been loved by three generations. (Y)
Modern American Poetry - MAPS is a comprehensive learning environment and scholarly forum for the study of modern American poetry. Over 160 companion sites are linked and include online works, essays, and background information. (Y, M, O, T)
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Sea Life Poetry - Using Internet resources listed with the lesson plan, students explore oceans and sea life and learn to transform thoughts into different forms of poetry. Good way to integrate language arts into an ocean unit study. (Y,M)
Songs of the Pueblo Indians - (Y, M)
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Animated Atlas - Animated Atlas portrays large chapters of American history quickly by animating maps and geographic features. For school, home and genealogy use. (Y, M, O, T)
Atlapedia Online - Contains full color physical maps, political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world (Y, M, O, T)
Enchanted Learning Geography - Dozens of map and geography resources for elementary students. (Y)
Geosense - Test your knowledge of world geography alone or against another online player (Y, M, O, T)
Historic Map Collection - This collection of maps made available online by the Library of Congress can complement history studies or may be just plain fun. I quickly found a 150 year old map of my city by browsing the maps geographically. The zoom controls and map navigation are not intuitive, but there are instructions on each map page explaining how to pan around the maps. It is fun to compare the old maps to the way development has changed the landscape. It is also easy for students to see the clear importance of important modes of transportation such as rivers and railroads over time. (Y, M, O, T)
Lizard Point Geoquiz - Test your Geography Knowledge Click on an area of the map to select a quiz (Y, M, O, T)
Map of Arizona State Parks - (Y, M, O, T)
Map Reading - Lesson plan for younger students (Y)
MapMachine - Satellite, street maps and more in our online atlas (Y, M, O, T)
Online maps - Several online geography resources are available at geography.com. (Y, M, O, T)
Outline Maps - Houghton-Mifflin textbook publishing company has made available a large selection of outline maps in PDF. The maps are available for personal or classroom use. There are different maps available for each continent and may include choices of physical terrain, political boundaries, climate, capitals, and more. Many have options for with or without labels. (Y, M, O, T)
Owl & Mouse Educational Software - Free maps and map puzzles to learn United States and World geography with Maps that Teach. Free interactive maps and map puzzles to learn continents, countries, states, capitals, borders, physical features and cultural monuments. Maps are vital to our understanding geography and the world we live in. Interactive and fun, Maps that Teach help students learn basic geography. (Y, M, O, T)
Play-doh map activity - Make a play-doh map of your state (Y)
The Great Globe Gallery on the World Wide Web - "Get the whole world in your hands with globes that speak your language." (Y, M, O, T)
The Growth and Distribution of American Cities:1790 to 2000 - Maps (PDF format) (Y, M, O, T)
tlsbooks.com - free geography worksheets - Free geography worksheets for preschool through 5th grade. (Y)
World Atlas - World atlas has flags of all countries, states and territories as well as a list of continents, countries, dependencies, islands, territories, lakes, rivers, seas, oceans, mountains, and the highest, lowest, biggest, smallest, tallest, deepest, oldest, youngest, richest, poorest places on the planet. Free maps test are available for teachers and if you are looking for an outline map that isn't listed, you can email them and they will send it to you by email. They offer a daily geography quiz (with a cash prize) which starts with one question and additional clues are added each day until someone wins. Once there is a winner a new quiz is posted the next day. (Y, M, O, T)