Activities to Accompany Our Readings for Each Week
When you are using these sites as a center activity, the directions are to choose your favorite site given for that week, explore on that site and its links, and write a paragraph or more telling what you learned or a connection that you had with what you read. Remember that details are very important in your writing. You should also use complete sentences with correct capitalization and punctuation. Watch your spelling too! This writing will be turned in with your centers’ work, so put it in your centers’ folder. Have fun exploring and expanding your learning!
1.1 http://www.compassionatekids.com/volunteering.shtml
children and volunteering
http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/wayschildrencanvolunteer.html
ideas for children’s volunteer projects
http://workingmoms.about.com/od/kidsactivities/a/kidsvolunteer.htm
ideas for children’s volunteer projects
http://www.childrenforchildren.org/
volunteer ideas
1.2 http://www.usmint.gov/kids/
U.S. Mint site for kids
http://kids.yahoo.com/reference/world-factbook/currency
world currencies (money) for kids
http://www.kids.gov/k_5/k_5_money.shtml
many sites for kids to explore about money
http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Currency
world currencies
http://www.xe.com/ucc/
currency converter – seeing how much your money is worth in another country
1.3 http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/school/time/article3.html
Budgets
http://www.themint.org/kids/determining-your-budget.html
making a budget
1.4 http://library.thinkquest.org/3096/
The stock market for kids
http://www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/17-math/296-stock-market.html
The stock market for kids
http://www.themint.org/kids/what-is-the-stock-market.html
The stock market for kids
http://www.kidsmoney.org/invqa.htm#Adv3
The stock market for kids
http://www.bep.treas.gov/
U.S. Government site about the treasury department, printing money
1.5 http://www.mealsmatter.org/CookingForFamily/Activities/pizza.aspx
Pizza
http://www.nickjr.com/recipes/all-shows/pizza/all-ages/index.jhtml
pizza recipes
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/places/find/peru/
Peru
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/specials/goplaces/0,12405,358684,00.html
Peru
http://www.travelforkids.com/Funtodo/Peru/peru.htm
Peru
http://www.katw.org/pages/sitepage.cfm?id=106
Peru
http://www.pocanticohills.org/italy/italy.htm
Italy
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/hh/goplaces/main/0%2C20344%2C726880%2C00.html
Italy
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/places/find/italy/
Italy
http://travelforkids.com/Funtodo/Italy/italy.htm
Italy
http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0212302/italy.html
life in Italy, written by a student
http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/india.htm
India
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/specials/goplaces/0,12405,214513,00.html
India
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/places/find/russia/
Russia
http://www.travelforkids.com/Funtodo/Russia/russia.htm
Russia
http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0212302/russia.html
Russia
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/teachers/aw/wr/article/0,28138,595899,00.html
Russia
http://www.travelforkids.com/Funtodo/Greece/greece.htm
Greece
http://www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/16-history/254-ancient-greece.html
Ancient Greece – many sites
http://greece4kids.com/
A guide to Greece, written by an 8-year-old girl
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/specials/goplaces/0,12405,104221,00.html
Brazil
http://kidscornerbrazil.org/
Brazil
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/places/find/brazil/
Brazil
http://www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/26-countriesplaces/303-brazil.html
Brazil
2.1 http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/penguins/facts.htm
Penguin facts
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/emperor-penguin/
Emperor penguin site
http://www.penguinfacts.net/penguin-facts-for-kids.htm
penguin facts
http://www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/13-animals/44-penguins.html
penguin facts and many links
2.2 http://www.sound-of-music.com/
The Sound of Music
2.3 http://www.antiquesbuyersguide.com/antique-toys.html
Antique toys
http://kaleidoscopeheaven.org/
kaleidoscope pictures
http://collectibles.about.com/od/kidsandcollecting/tp/collectionsforkids.htm
collections for kids
http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/students/idealabs/amazing_collections.html
amazing collections
http://kidsactivities.suite101.com/article.cfm/collecting_for_kids
ideas for collections
2.4 http://www.us-parks.com/mesa-verde-national-park/for-kids.html
Mesa Verde for kids
http://www.kidscantravel.com/familyvacationdestinations/mesaverde/explore/index.html
Mesa Verde
http://www.pitstopsforkids.com/2010/04/off-the-beaten-path-mesa-verde-colorado/
Mesa Verde
http://www.bigorrin.org/navajo_kids.htm
Navajo information
http://gosw.about.com/od/nativeamericanculture/a/navajonation.htm
Navajo culture
http://www.planetozkids.com/oban/legends-people/navajo-culture-indigenous-people- of-north-america.htm
Navajo culture
http://www.pbs.org/circleofstories/
Native American storytelling
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/LinIndi.html
Native American stories
2.5 http://www.ehow.com/about_5646022_house-design-history.html
House designs throughout history
http://www.takus.com/architecture/1colonial.html
architecture for kids
http://www.takus.com/architecture/
history of American houses
3.1 http://www.livinghistoryfarm.org/farminginthe40s/crops_02.html
Victory Gardens
http://kids-outdoor-activities.suite101.com/article.cfm/vegetable_garden
Victory Gardens
http://www.centralpark.com/pages/general-info.html
Central Park
http://www.centralparknyc.org/
Central Park
http://www.vacationidea.com/new_york_city/gallery/belvedere_castle_nyc_Gallery10.html
Belvedere Castle, New York
http://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/07/22/best.farmers.markets/index.html?hpt=Sbin
best farmers’ markets
3.2 http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/WAKI-ViewArticle.aspx?pin=wwwwak-200&article_id=543&chapter_id=12&chapter_title=Science&article_title=Hubble_Space_Telescope
Hubble Telescope
http://sm3a.gsfc.nasa.gov/classrm.html
Hubble Telescope
http://www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/15-science/83-hubble-telescope.html
Hubble Telescope, many links
http://www.astronomy-for-kids-online.com/milkywaygalaxy.html
Milky Way Galaxy
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3751157
Milky Way Galaxy
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/astroskymap/constellation_hunt.htm
constellations
http://library.thinkquest.org/3645/constellations.html
constellations
http://www.astronomy-for-kids-online.com/constellations.html
constellations
http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-games/latitude-longitude-map-game.php
latitude and longitude
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/geography/latitudelongitude.htm
latitude and longitude
http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Copernicus
Copernicus
http://www.astronomy-for-kids-online.com/nicolaus-copernicus-biography.html
Copernicus
http://www.astronomy-for-kids-online.com/galileo-galilei-biography.html
Galileo
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/galileo.htm
Galileo
3.3 http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?A=2723&Q=326182
A career as a wildlife biologist
http://www.wildlifeinternational.org/EN/public/kids/jobs.html
wildlife careers
http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=23259
animal tracks
http://www.42explore.com/animaltracks.htm
animal tracks
http://www.kidwings.com/owlpellets/flash/v4/index.htm
owl pellets
http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2723&q=326194&depNav_GID=1655
radio collars
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/06/0607_wireswans_2.html
kids track swan migration
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/nature/snugsnow.htm
hibernation
http://operationmigration.org/Field_Journal.html
whooping crane migration
http://www.learner.org/jnorth/crane/index.html
whooping crane migration
3.4 http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/blue-whales/
Blue whales
http://www.whalewatch.com/kids/
whales
http://www.whaletimes.org/whakids.htm
whales
http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/orca.html
killer whales
http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/map.html
endangered animals
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/earth/endangered.htm
endangered and threatened animals
http://www.kidinfo.com/Science/Endangered_animals.html
many links on endangered animals
http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/archive/career/oceanographer.html
marine biologists
http://www.koko.org/kidsclub/
Koko
http://hubpages.com/hub/koko-the-gorilla
Koko the gorilla
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids/news/story/0,28277,1925734,00.html
Jane Goodall
3.5 http://www.geo.mtu.edu/volcanoes/
Many volcano sites
http://www.fema.gov/kids/quake.htm
earthquakes
http://www.historyforkids.org/scienceforkids/geology/earthquakes/index.htm
earthquakes
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art24802.asp
Kilauea
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/articles/20060315/Note3.asp
Mount Vesuvius
http://travelforkids.com/Funtodo/Italy/pompeii.htm
Mount Vesuvius
4.1 http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/thomasjefferson.htm
Thomas Jefferson – many links
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids/hh/rapidresearch/0,28328,73314,00.html
Thomas Jefferson
http://classroom.monticello.org/kids/home/
Thomas Jefferson
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/northamerica/after1500/government/declaration.htm
Declaration of Independence
http://www.congressforkids.net/Independence_declaration_1.htm
Declaration of Independence
http://www.chipublib.org/forkids/kidspoptopics/pop_biography.php
many biography links
http://jefferson.lib.co.us/kids/kids_bio.html
several biography links
4.2 http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/
Guinness World Records
http://blogs.smarter.com/babieskids/2010/05/13/world-records-for-kids-cool-kids-with-guinness-world-records/
kids’ records
http://www.ashrita.com/records/how-to-break-a-record
how to break a record
4.3 http://www.bernardine.com/birthstone/month.htm
Birthstones
http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/WAKI-ViewArticle.aspx?pin=wak-026002&article_id=532&chapter_id=12&chapter_title=Science&article_title=Minerals%2C_Rocks%2C_and_Gems
minerals, rocks, and gems
http://www.gemsociety.org/wow/wow.htm
gemstones
http://www.smithsonian.kids.us/sos/secrets_of_the_smithsonian/history_hope_diamond.html
the Hope Diamond
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/teachers/wr/article/0,27972,92338,00.html
the Hope Diamond
http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/expeditions/treasure_fossil/Treasures/Star_of_India/star.html
the Star of India
http://smithsonianeducation.org/students/
Smithsonian education
http://www.si.edu/exhibitions/kids.htm
exhibits for kids at the Smithsonian
4.4 http://kids.britannica.com/comptons/article-9274123/Gertrude-Ederle
Gertrude Ederle biography
http://www.pitara.com/magazine/people/online.asp?story=47
Amelia Earhart biography
http://www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/21-people/215-earhart-amelia.html
Amelia Earhart links
http://www.girls-explore.com/bios/babe-zaharias.php
Babe Didrikson Zaharias biography
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/siforwomen/top_100/2/
Babe Didrikson Zaharias biography
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/teachers/ns/article/0,27972,216271,00.html
Sandra Day O’Connor
http://www.congressforkids.net/citizenship_6_justicesandraoday.htm
Sandra Day O’Connor
http://www.pocanticohills.org/womenenc/ride3.htm
Sally Ride
http://www.congressforkids.net/games/Constitution_righttovote/2_righttovote.htm
women’s right to vote – suffrage
http://pbskids.org/stantonanthony/
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00001468.shtml
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
http://pitara.com/magazine/people/online.asp?story=31
Eleanor Roosevelt biography
http://www.congressforkids.net/citizenship_6_eleanorroosevelt.htm
Eleanor Roosevelt biography
4.5 http://www.westminsterkennelclub.org/
Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
http://www.loveyourdog.com/
dog training
http://ezinearticles.com/?Top-5-Dog-Training-Tips-For-Kids&id=1521758
dog training
5.1 http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/language/quickkanji/index.html
Kanji for kids
http://www.kidsturncentral.com/topics/hobbies/kidsgenealogy.htm
family tree
http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/explore/index.html
Japan
http://travelforkids.com/Funtodo/Japan/japan.htm
Japan
5.2 http://www.peacecorps.gov/kids/
Peace Corps
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6618145.html
Peace Corps
5.3 http://www.funsocialstudies.learninghaven.com/articles/timezones.htm
time zones
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/world-clock.html
world clock
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/geography/internationaldateline.htm
International Date Line
http://academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/International_date_line
International Date Line
5.4 http://goodfoodforkids.blogspot.com/
bread
http://family.go.com/travel/places-to-eat/california/disneyland/poi-466639-bakery-tour-hosted-by-boudin-bakery/
bakery
5.5 http://4-h.org/
4-H
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/4H/faq.html
4-H in Illinois
http://www.msichicago.org/
Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago
http://www.nps.gov/yell/forkids/index.htm
Yellowstone National Park
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/yellowstone/
Yellowstone National Park
http://www.kidscantravel.com/familyattractions/uppergeyserbasin/funstuffkids/index.html
geysers
http://cybersleuth-kids.com/sleuth/Science/Earth_Science/Geysers/index.htm
geysers
6.1 http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/cultures.htm
Culture
http://travelforkids.com/Funtodo/Quebec/quebec-city.htm
Quebec City
http://www.lucytravels.com/travel-diary-kid.html
travel diaries
http://stlouis.about.com/od/topattractions/p/Gatewayarch.htm
Gateway Arch
http://www.nps.gov/stli/forkids/index.htm
Statue of Liberty
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/stories/history/statue-of-liberty/
Statue of Liberty
6.2 http://china.mrdonn.org/calligraphy.html
calligraphy, Ancient China
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/places/find/china/
China
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/teachers/aw/wr/main/0,28132,536982,00.html
China
6.3 no sites for this week
6.4 http://kidsbutterfly.org/
Butterflies
http://ento.psu.edu/kids/cool-sites-for-kids
entomology for kids
6.5 http://www.nndb.com/people/427/000023358/
Willie Mays
http://kids.britannica.com/comptons/article-9309645/Hank-Aaron
Hank Aaron
http://kids.britannica.com/comptons/article-9316964/Ernie-Banks
Ernie Banks
When you are using these sites as a center activity, the directions are to choose your favorite site given for that week, explore on that site and its links, and write a paragraph or more telling what you learned or a connection that you had with what you read. Remember that details are very important in your writing. You should also use complete sentences with correct capitalization and punctuation. Watch your spelling too! This writing will be turned in with your centers’ work, so put it in your centers’ folder. Have fun exploring and expanding your learning!
1.1 http://www.compassionatekids.com/volunteering.shtml
children and volunteering
http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/wayschildrencanvolunteer.html
ideas for children’s volunteer projects
http://workingmoms.about.com/od/kidsactivities/a/kidsvolunteer.htm
ideas for children’s volunteer projects
http://www.childrenforchildren.org/
volunteer ideas
1.2 http://www.usmint.gov/kids/
U.S. Mint site for kids
http://kids.yahoo.com/reference/world-factbook/currency
world currencies (money) for kids
http://www.kids.gov/k_5/k_5_money.shtml
many sites for kids to explore about money
http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Currency
world currencies
http://www.xe.com/ucc/
currency converter – seeing how much your money is worth in another country
1.3 http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/school/time/article3.html
Budgets
http://www.themint.org/kids/determining-your-budget.html
making a budget
1.4 http://library.thinkquest.org/3096/
The stock market for kids
http://www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/17-math/296-stock-market.html
The stock market for kids
http://www.themint.org/kids/what-is-the-stock-market.html
The stock market for kids
http://www.kidsmoney.org/invqa.htm#Adv3
The stock market for kids
http://www.bep.treas.gov/
U.S. Government site about the treasury department, printing money
1.5 http://www.mealsmatter.org/CookingForFamily/Activities/pizza.aspx
Pizza
http://www.nickjr.com/recipes/all-shows/pizza/all-ages/index.jhtml
pizza recipes
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/places/find/peru/
Peru
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/specials/goplaces/0,12405,358684,00.html
Peru
http://www.travelforkids.com/Funtodo/Peru/peru.htm
Peru
http://www.katw.org/pages/sitepage.cfm?id=106
Peru
http://www.pocanticohills.org/italy/italy.htm
Italy
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/hh/goplaces/main/0%2C20344%2C726880%2C00.html
Italy
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/places/find/italy/
Italy
http://travelforkids.com/Funtodo/Italy/italy.htm
Italy
http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0212302/italy.html
life in Italy, written by a student
http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/india.htm
India
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/specials/goplaces/0,12405,214513,00.html
India
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/places/find/russia/
Russia
http://www.travelforkids.com/Funtodo/Russia/russia.htm
Russia
http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0212302/russia.html
Russia
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/teachers/aw/wr/article/0,28138,595899,00.html
Russia
http://www.travelforkids.com/Funtodo/Greece/greece.htm
Greece
http://www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/16-history/254-ancient-greece.html
Ancient Greece – many sites
http://greece4kids.com/
A guide to Greece, written by an 8-year-old girl
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/specials/goplaces/0,12405,104221,00.html
Brazil
http://kidscornerbrazil.org/
Brazil
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/places/find/brazil/
Brazil
http://www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/26-countriesplaces/303-brazil.html
Brazil
2.1 http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/penguins/facts.htm
Penguin facts
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/emperor-penguin/
Emperor penguin site
http://www.penguinfacts.net/penguin-facts-for-kids.htm
penguin facts
http://www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/13-animals/44-penguins.html
penguin facts and many links
2.2 http://www.sound-of-music.com/
The Sound of Music
2.3 http://www.antiquesbuyersguide.com/antique-toys.html
Antique toys
http://kaleidoscopeheaven.org/
kaleidoscope pictures
http://collectibles.about.com/od/kidsandcollecting/tp/collectionsforkids.htm
collections for kids
http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/students/idealabs/amazing_collections.html
amazing collections
http://kidsactivities.suite101.com/article.cfm/collecting_for_kids
ideas for collections
2.4 http://www.us-parks.com/mesa-verde-national-park/for-kids.html
Mesa Verde for kids
http://www.kidscantravel.com/familyvacationdestinations/mesaverde/explore/index.html
Mesa Verde
http://www.pitstopsforkids.com/2010/04/off-the-beaten-path-mesa-verde-colorado/
Mesa Verde
http://www.bigorrin.org/navajo_kids.htm
Navajo information
http://gosw.about.com/od/nativeamericanculture/a/navajonation.htm
Navajo culture
http://www.planetozkids.com/oban/legends-people/navajo-culture-indigenous-people- of-north-america.htm
Navajo culture
http://www.pbs.org/circleofstories/
Native American storytelling
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/LinIndi.html
Native American stories
2.5 http://www.ehow.com/about_5646022_house-design-history.html
House designs throughout history
http://www.takus.com/architecture/1colonial.html
architecture for kids
http://www.takus.com/architecture/
history of American houses
3.1 http://www.livinghistoryfarm.org/farminginthe40s/crops_02.html
Victory Gardens
http://kids-outdoor-activities.suite101.com/article.cfm/vegetable_garden
Victory Gardens
http://www.centralpark.com/pages/general-info.html
Central Park
http://www.centralparknyc.org/
Central Park
http://www.vacationidea.com/new_york_city/gallery/belvedere_castle_nyc_Gallery10.html
Belvedere Castle, New York
http://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/07/22/best.farmers.markets/index.html?hpt=Sbin
best farmers’ markets
3.2 http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/WAKI-ViewArticle.aspx?pin=wwwwak-200&article_id=543&chapter_id=12&chapter_title=Science&article_title=Hubble_Space_Telescope
Hubble Telescope
http://sm3a.gsfc.nasa.gov/classrm.html
Hubble Telescope
http://www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/15-science/83-hubble-telescope.html
Hubble Telescope, many links
http://www.astronomy-for-kids-online.com/milkywaygalaxy.html
Milky Way Galaxy
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3751157
Milky Way Galaxy
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/astroskymap/constellation_hunt.htm
constellations
http://library.thinkquest.org/3645/constellations.html
constellations
http://www.astronomy-for-kids-online.com/constellations.html
constellations
http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-games/latitude-longitude-map-game.php
latitude and longitude
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/geography/latitudelongitude.htm
latitude and longitude
http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Copernicus
Copernicus
http://www.astronomy-for-kids-online.com/nicolaus-copernicus-biography.html
Copernicus
http://www.astronomy-for-kids-online.com/galileo-galilei-biography.html
Galileo
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/galileo.htm
Galileo
3.3 http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?A=2723&Q=326182
A career as a wildlife biologist
http://www.wildlifeinternational.org/EN/public/kids/jobs.html
wildlife careers
http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=23259
animal tracks
http://www.42explore.com/animaltracks.htm
animal tracks
http://www.kidwings.com/owlpellets/flash/v4/index.htm
owl pellets
http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2723&q=326194&depNav_GID=1655
radio collars
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/06/0607_wireswans_2.html
kids track swan migration
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/nature/snugsnow.htm
hibernation
http://operationmigration.org/Field_Journal.html
whooping crane migration
http://www.learner.org/jnorth/crane/index.html
whooping crane migration
3.4 http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/blue-whales/
Blue whales
http://www.whalewatch.com/kids/
whales
http://www.whaletimes.org/whakids.htm
whales
http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/orca.html
killer whales
http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/map.html
endangered animals
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/earth/endangered.htm
endangered and threatened animals
http://www.kidinfo.com/Science/Endangered_animals.html
many links on endangered animals
http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/archive/career/oceanographer.html
marine biologists
http://www.koko.org/kidsclub/
Koko
http://hubpages.com/hub/koko-the-gorilla
Koko the gorilla
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids/news/story/0,28277,1925734,00.html
Jane Goodall
3.5 http://www.geo.mtu.edu/volcanoes/
Many volcano sites
http://www.fema.gov/kids/quake.htm
earthquakes
http://www.historyforkids.org/scienceforkids/geology/earthquakes/index.htm
earthquakes
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art24802.asp
Kilauea
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/articles/20060315/Note3.asp
Mount Vesuvius
http://travelforkids.com/Funtodo/Italy/pompeii.htm
Mount Vesuvius
4.1 http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/thomasjefferson.htm
Thomas Jefferson – many links
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids/hh/rapidresearch/0,28328,73314,00.html
Thomas Jefferson
http://classroom.monticello.org/kids/home/
Thomas Jefferson
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/northamerica/after1500/government/declaration.htm
Declaration of Independence
http://www.congressforkids.net/Independence_declaration_1.htm
Declaration of Independence
http://www.chipublib.org/forkids/kidspoptopics/pop_biography.php
many biography links
http://jefferson.lib.co.us/kids/kids_bio.html
several biography links
4.2 http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/
Guinness World Records
http://blogs.smarter.com/babieskids/2010/05/13/world-records-for-kids-cool-kids-with-guinness-world-records/
kids’ records
http://www.ashrita.com/records/how-to-break-a-record
how to break a record
4.3 http://www.bernardine.com/birthstone/month.htm
Birthstones
http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/WAKI-ViewArticle.aspx?pin=wak-026002&article_id=532&chapter_id=12&chapter_title=Science&article_title=Minerals%2C_Rocks%2C_and_Gems
minerals, rocks, and gems
http://www.gemsociety.org/wow/wow.htm
gemstones
http://www.smithsonian.kids.us/sos/secrets_of_the_smithsonian/history_hope_diamond.html
the Hope Diamond
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/teachers/wr/article/0,27972,92338,00.html
the Hope Diamond
http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/expeditions/treasure_fossil/Treasures/Star_of_India/star.html
the Star of India
http://smithsonianeducation.org/students/
Smithsonian education
http://www.si.edu/exhibitions/kids.htm
exhibits for kids at the Smithsonian
4.4 http://kids.britannica.com/comptons/article-9274123/Gertrude-Ederle
Gertrude Ederle biography
http://www.pitara.com/magazine/people/online.asp?story=47
Amelia Earhart biography
http://www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/21-people/215-earhart-amelia.html
Amelia Earhart links
http://www.girls-explore.com/bios/babe-zaharias.php
Babe Didrikson Zaharias biography
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/siforwomen/top_100/2/
Babe Didrikson Zaharias biography
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/teachers/ns/article/0,27972,216271,00.html
Sandra Day O’Connor
http://www.congressforkids.net/citizenship_6_justicesandraoday.htm
Sandra Day O’Connor
http://www.pocanticohills.org/womenenc/ride3.htm
Sally Ride
http://www.congressforkids.net/games/Constitution_righttovote/2_righttovote.htm
women’s right to vote – suffrage
http://pbskids.org/stantonanthony/
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00001468.shtml
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
http://pitara.com/magazine/people/online.asp?story=31
Eleanor Roosevelt biography
http://www.congressforkids.net/citizenship_6_eleanorroosevelt.htm
Eleanor Roosevelt biography
4.5 http://www.westminsterkennelclub.org/
Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
http://www.loveyourdog.com/
dog training
http://ezinearticles.com/?Top-5-Dog-Training-Tips-For-Kids&id=1521758
dog training
5.1 http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/language/quickkanji/index.html
Kanji for kids
http://www.kidsturncentral.com/topics/hobbies/kidsgenealogy.htm
family tree
http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/explore/index.html
Japan
http://travelforkids.com/Funtodo/Japan/japan.htm
Japan
5.2 http://www.peacecorps.gov/kids/
Peace Corps
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6618145.html
Peace Corps
5.3 http://www.funsocialstudies.learninghaven.com/articles/timezones.htm
time zones
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/world-clock.html
world clock
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/geography/internationaldateline.htm
International Date Line
http://academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/International_date_line
International Date Line
5.4 http://goodfoodforkids.blogspot.com/
bread
http://family.go.com/travel/places-to-eat/california/disneyland/poi-466639-bakery-tour-hosted-by-boudin-bakery/
bakery
5.5 http://4-h.org/
4-H
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/4H/faq.html
4-H in Illinois
http://www.msichicago.org/
Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago
http://www.nps.gov/yell/forkids/index.htm
Yellowstone National Park
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/yellowstone/
Yellowstone National Park
http://www.kidscantravel.com/familyattractions/uppergeyserbasin/funstuffkids/index.html
geysers
http://cybersleuth-kids.com/sleuth/Science/Earth_Science/Geysers/index.htm
geysers
6.1 http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/cultures.htm
Culture
http://travelforkids.com/Funtodo/Quebec/quebec-city.htm
Quebec City
http://www.lucytravels.com/travel-diary-kid.html
travel diaries
http://stlouis.about.com/od/topattractions/p/Gatewayarch.htm
Gateway Arch
http://www.nps.gov/stli/forkids/index.htm
Statue of Liberty
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/stories/history/statue-of-liberty/
Statue of Liberty
6.2 http://china.mrdonn.org/calligraphy.html
calligraphy, Ancient China
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/places/find/china/
China
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/teachers/aw/wr/main/0,28132,536982,00.html
China
6.3 no sites for this week
6.4 http://kidsbutterfly.org/
Butterflies
http://ento.psu.edu/kids/cool-sites-for-kids
entomology for kids
6.5 http://www.nndb.com/people/427/000023358/
Willie Mays
http://kids.britannica.com/comptons/article-9309645/Hank-Aaron
Hank Aaron
http://kids.britannica.com/comptons/article-9316964/Ernie-Banks
Ernie Banks