The following sites will serve as resources for using the Internet to support the writing process.
This site includes the Webster's Dictionary, Roget's Thesaurus, World Fact Book, and Acronymns and Abreviations. Also included are historical maps, resources for helping your child with homework, and various information from Shakespeare to world maps.
This site includes lessons that involve students and increase awareness of themselves and make connections with each other. Students write short poems to describe in their words who they are and what is important to their identity.
The Internet has become a great source of information about a great many children's writers and illustrators. The websites listed here include authors' personal websites and websites maintained by fans, scholars, and readers.
This site provides resources for teachers to enhance the reading of Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson's classic buccaneer novel. Over the course of seven weeks, studentsl learn of the adventures of young Jim Hawkins and the crew of the ill-fated Hispaniola. Additionally, students create projects built around "pirate" themes that are both learning experiences and fun!!
Kids Identifying and
Discovering Sites
The KIDS Report is a biweekly publication produced by K-12 students as a resource to other K-12 students. It is an ongoing, cooperative effort of 12 classrooms from around the United States. Teachers assist and provide support, however students select and annotate all resources included in every issue of the KIDS Report.
Helen Keller selected the American Foundation for the Blind as the repository for her papers and memorabilia, and under the terms of her will bequeathed these treasures to AFB. The Helen Keller Archives, at AFB's national headquarters in New York City, contain The Helen Keller Papers, The Helen Keller Artifacts and Memorabilia Collection, The Helen Keller Photograph Collection, and Books from Helen Keller's Library. This archive is not only a unique collection of material about an extraordinary woman, but an extremely important American historical asset.
SuperKids is a website for parents and teachers. SuperKids provides: Reviews and ratings of educational software, Practical and fun tools for online and offline use, News about important educational issues, Views of visionaries and policymakers.
The Celebration of Women Writers recognizes the contributions of women writers throughout history. Women have written almost every imaginable type of work: novels, poems, letters, biographies, travel books, religious commentaries, histories, economic and scientific works. Our goal is to promote awareness of the breadth and variety of women's writing.
Classroom Connect could beconsidered as your "homebase" on the Internet for education-related resources, products, information and support. The mission of Classroom Connect is to empower teachers to achieve their goals for students by enhancing the classroom learning experience.
This site includes chatboards, lesson plans, teaching tools, teacher job listings and career resources, referecnce desk and curriculum tools.
This site includes lesson plans in many area of the curriculum. Some lessons are collaborative in nature, having students work with other schools around the nation.
Using this site your school can subscribe to Oz Kidz In Print. Students submit their work. Best entries are published on the Internet as well as receive a prize. It's a great way to motivate children to write!
Oz first started as a book, which grew into an entire series of books. They were first written by one man, but others wrote more books after him, and more books are being added to the series even now. There have also been many movies, plays, television productions and videotapes, toys, games, dolls, clothes, conventions, clubs, and an international fan following. Oz fans and those who want to learn more can find something they like here.
This activity works toward bringing the stories of individuals to the fore in the multicultural experience. Ask participants to write short (1 - 2 pages) stories about their names. Leave the assignment open to individual interpretation as much as possible, but if asked for more specific instructions, suggest some or all of the following possibilities for inclusion in their stories: Who gave you your name? Why? What is the ethnic origin of your name? What are your nicknames, if any? What do you prefer to be called?
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