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Children's Authors and Illustrators on the Web
http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/authors.html
Explore Island of the Blue Dolphins
http://rims.k12.ca.us/score_lessons/dolphin/
Created by a team of teachers, a thematic exploration of Island of the
Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell presented in both English and Spanish. The
purpose of this site is to:
1)use historical fiction to engage students in California history
2)build student's background knowledge or schema to better comprehend
the literature
3)allow Spanish language learners to access both the literature and the
history
4)use valuable resources found on the Internet to do research 5)integrate technology into the Language Arts, Social Studies, and
Science curriculums.
Chart the island, study the wildlife and island natives. Includes
Teacher's Notes somewhat hidden on the "bookshelf"
(http://rims.k12.ca.us/score_lessons/dolphin/teacher/teachnotes.shtml
Grade Level: Elementary, Middle School, High School
Content Area: Arts (Literature), English (Literature), Foreign Language
(Spanish) [Dewey #800]
Application type: Web Based Activities
Historical Treasure Chest
http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/treasure/index.html
This site by Bank Street College of Education and the Center for Improved Engineering and Science Education offers an integrated activity for the Language Arts and Social Studies teacher on historical research using primary sources. This unit may need adjusting for our students in grade 5 but it appears to be very good.
Children’s Literature Web Guide
http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html
This site by the University of Calgary’s Doucette Library of Teaching Resources provides language arts teachers with a multitude of information about authors, resources, children’s book award winners, and on line sources about children’s literature.
Miscositas.com
A collection of over 40 virtual picturebooks in English, French and
Spanish. Also includes games, realia, curricular suggestions for
teaching and learning these languages, and links to more resources.
Illustrated throughout with colorful drawings including entries in the
large pop-up glossary.
Grade Level: Early Childhood (K-2), Elementary, Middle School, High
School, College, Adult/Professional
Content Area: Foreign Language (French), Foreign Language (Spanish)
[Dewey #400]
Application type: Resource
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