Welcome and thank you for visiting my curriculum web pages. The information that you find here is designed to enhance and support the work that we are doing at school. Please follow the links listed below to pick a topic and begin exploring!

Compiled by Ms. Jill Andersen. All rights reserved.

Index: Click on a topic

Africa Australia Black History Europe Geography Holocaust Extras Language Arts Math

New Ideas News North Africa Rome South America Southeast Asia/ India Southwest Asia Teacher Resources Women In History World's Fair

 

	Female Nobel Laureates
	Woman Who Changed History
	Women's History Month - Biographies
	National Women's Hall of Fame
	Women Artists
	Women in American History
	Time For Kids - Women's History Month

 

	World Atlas
	BBC Country Profiles
	South Africa
	India
	France
	Malaysia
	Thailand
	Ghana
	Indonesia
	Russia
	Chile
	Ecuador
	New Zealand
	Australia
	Madagascar

New Ideas for the World

	Ghandi
	Helen Keller
	Martin Luther King, Jr.
	Martin Luther King, Jr.
	Eleanor Roosevelt
	Benazir Bhutto
	Albert Einstein
	Albert Einstein
	Big Ideas
	Nelson Mandela
	Nelson Mandela

Australia

	Australia through the National Geographic lens, as well as interesting activities for kids.
	Australia for Kids - Discover Australia through an information packed picture book and various 'Fun Things to Do'.
	A site containing basic Australian facts and information.
	This site showcases the artwork of Australia's native people.
	Australia Museum Online

Black History

	The Encyclopedia Britannica's website containing biographies of famous people in Black History. Click on the "articles A-Z" link (top right corner).
	Hear Martin Luther King speak
	Who Decides What is Pictured on a Stamp?
	Stamp on Black History
	Infoplease Black History
	The Art of the Stamp

Ancient Rome

	Roman Calendar- look up Roman holidays, festivals, and much more.
	This site is an illustrated history of the Roman Empire from its founding to its fall. It includes pictures, maps, timelines, and much more.
	Projects and links from other social studies classrooms.
	BBC interactive Roman information and activities.
	Odyssey online
	Rome research material

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Holocaust

	United States Holocaust Museum page for students.
	Students' art work about the Holocaust.
	Holocaust Remembrance Project

Africa

	PBS Wonders of Africa
	Discover some African countries
	PBS Africa for Kids
	Sustainable Africa
	BBC News: Africa
	Images of Africa
	Africa Map puzzle
	The Story of Africa
	The Other Side of Africa
	Visit a Refugee Camp
	UN Commission for Refugees
	The Living Africa
	Ngorongoro Crater
	Water in Africa

Europe

	Geographia-European countries
	BBC
	Danube
	The Renaissance
	Lonely Planet Europe
	Map Scramble

North Africa 

	Odyssey's Ancient Egypt
	Ancient Egypt at the British Museum
	Discovery Channel's Great Pyramid
	National Geographic's Treasures of Ancient Egypt

Southwest Asia (Middle East)

	Islamic Art
	PBS:  Islam Empire of Faith
	Information on individual Arab countries
	Odyssey's Near East History

Southeast Asia/ India

	Ancient India - The British Museum
	India's Untouchables
	Pakistan Photography
	Southeast Asia Photojournal
	More photos
	Nepal People and Scenery
	The Peace Corps- Nepal

South America

	The Inca of Peru from National Geographic
	PBS.org: Amazon Rain Forest
	WWF Amazon
	Buenos Aires Herald
	Culture of the Andes
	Peru
	Brazil
	Brazilian Embassy
	Argentina
	Patagonia
	South Georgia Island
	Manu Rainforest
	Peru photos
	Ancient Peru
	Destination Peru
	The Inca
	Conquistadors
	Lake Titicaca
	Vicunas (Peru, Argentina, Chile)
	Cultures on the Edge (Andes)

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Geography

	A site that has all the information you need to observe satellites such as the International Space Station and the Space Shuttle.
	Geo Bee Challenge
	National Geographic's Online Classroom Magazine
	Geography Games and Activities.
	GeoSpy Challenge
	Where is That? Study Countries and Capitals
	The United Nations' homepage
	This weekly newsletter is full of detailed information on the planet's health.
	Explore seven geographically diverse regions of the world with this stunning and informative site.
	Social Studies for Kids- an extensive, kid-friendly resource
	Classzone.com, a website designed to support the textbook we use in class.
	Classbrain's Country Reports
	Mr. Dowling's  Electronic Passport
	Lonely Planet's Worldguide
	CIA World Factbook

News/ Current Events: 

	This site gives you a chance to explore the "science behind the news." It contains many interesting articles.
	Time For Kids

Math

For math resources, games, help, and humor, go no further than allmath.com.

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Reading/ Language Arts

	Natalie Babbitt’s Biography from Scholastic
	Find out about Juan Ponce de Leon and his search for a fountain of youth.
	The Water Cycle

Sharon Creech’s website

	Travel with the Watsons.
	Christopher Paul Curtis’s biography
	The National Civil Rights Museum

	Jack London
	Klondike Gold Rush
	Chilkoot Trail
	Sled Dogs
	Alaska Natives
	Alaska's Geography
	Alaska Facts
	Facts About Wolves
	Wolves in Alaska

	Modern World History: Nazi Germany
	The Museum of Tolerance’s Children of the Holocaust
	Lois Lowry’s website

	Photos of the Endeavour replica
	Learn about the famous explorer Captain James Cook  and exploration in the 18th century.

	Explore the Island of the Blue Dolphins.
	Learn about the marine life in the Channel Islands.
	Mission Santa Barbara
	Scott O'Dell's website.

The official website of Brian Jacques

	Giggle Poetry- Bruce Lansky fun poetry site
	Poetry 180- a poem for every school day
	"Guess What?" riddle poems
	Poets.org

	Children's Literature Web Guide
	Great books online
	Absolute Shakespeare
	Bibliomania- a great source for poetry, etc.

	Scholastic's Myths, Fables, and Folktales
	Tales and myths from around the world; interactive with illustrations
	Indigenous Australian stories
	Folktales and myths electronic texts

	Ace Writing- writing tips for young authors
	How to write a 5 paragraph essay
	Grammar quizzes
	Paragraph writing tips
	Grammar Gorillas game
	Cliché Finder- put in a word and get a list of clichés that contain it

	Start building your vocabulary with the Daily Buzzword and other fun language activities.
	Hougton-Mifflin's English site makes learning fun with interactive grammar quizzes and interesting language and writing resources.

Extras - Links to topics of interest:

	Learning games
	Brainboosters- quick brain-teaser style literacy problems

Art 

This link takes you to my art education page.  It includes information, lessons, and various art links.

Lord of the Rings

barrowdowns.com, the website of Middle Earth.

Research Resources

Smithsonian Institution's list of topics and information.