Scholastic Keys User Resources: Web Links

Language Arts
Language Arts/Concrete Poetry/3–5
Examples of concrete poetry
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concrete_poetry

The Academy of American Poets
http://www.poets.org

How to write a news story
http://www.mediacollege.com/journalism/news/write-stories.html

Language Arts/Mini Book Mysteries/3–5
A collection of short stories for children
http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/childrenindex.html

Stories for kids and teens online (some very short)
http://www.ability.org.uk/kids_and_teens_online_stories.htm

Language Arts/You Can Say That Again/3–5
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary and Thesaurus
http://www.m-w.com/thesaurus.htm

Roget’s Internet Thesaurus
http://www.thesaurus.com/

A quick lesson using synonyms and antonyms
http://www.teachnet.com/lesson/langarts/terminology/synandant.html

Science
Science/Endangered Species/3–5
World Wildlife Fund. Information on endangered species and programs that are helping them. Good source for information and photos.
http://www.worldwildlife.org/endangered/

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Get the current list of threatened and endangered animals and plants in the U.S., each state, and the world.
http://www.fws.gov/endangered/

Information on endangered species anywhere in the world. Good source for animal photos.
http://www.endangeredspecie.com/

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service page for students.
http://www.fws.gov/educators/students.html

Science/Planet Data/3–5
Museum of Science site that attempts to put the enormity of the universe into perspective
http://www.mos.org/sln/wtu/scale.html

NASA’s Web site is an excellent resource for solar system information and pictures
http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html

Science/The Water Cycle/3–5
Summary of the water cycle
http://www.kidzone.ws/water/

Water information published in PDF form by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/wsb/index.html

Learn how to create your own water cycle simulation
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/grades_k-3_watercycle_activity.html

View an animated demonstration of the water cycle
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/flash/flash_watercycle.html

Social Studies
Social Studies/Colonial Times/3–5
See what life was like in the Colonies
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/colonialtimes.htm

How to write a news story
http://www.mediacollege.com/journalism/news/write-stories.html

Social Studies/Mini Bio Mystery/3–5
A collection of biographies for children
http://www.gardenofpraise.com/leaders.htm

Key links to biography sources on the Net
http://www.libraryspot.com/biographies/
and
http://www.awesomelibrary.org/Classroom/Social_Studies/History/Biographies.html

Historical biography information
http://www.essortment.com/in/History.People/
and
http://www.historylink101.com/history_biography.htm
and
http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/B/

Social Studies/Sponsor Me!/3–5
Sources for famous explorers
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/

Good source for information on maritime discovery from ancient times to Captain Cook
(includes a helpful time line)
http://www.mariner.org/educationalad/ageofex/

The Library of Congress Discovery and Exploration section (includes maps and manuscripts)
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/dsxphome.html

Social Studies/States and Capitals/3–5
Information on each of the 50 states
http://www.50states.com/

Mnemonic devices for memorizing the states and capitals
http://www.geocities.com/mrjosecanseco/sindex.htm

An interactive map of the United States
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/us_map.htm

Social Studies/Who Lives in Your Neighborhood/3–5
An excellent online field guide.
http://www.enature.com/home/

The National Audubon Society.
http://www.audubon.org