3rd

Class links

This web page is for use by students when doing special projects.

Mrs. Cory Hartman & Miss Heather Scott

Science
Force, Energy & Motion
Inventors & Inventions

Mealworm
Enchanted Learning
Newton Public Schools
Ohio Fact Sheet

Penguins
Penguin Facts
Kidzone
Penguins World

Greece
Greek Myths

Math
Multiplication Games

Telling Time
HomeSchoolMath.net
Maths Zone

Miscellaneous
Indian Child's Amazing Facts

Women's History
Biographies

Mrs. Pat Johnson

Big Six

Big Six
This site helps with the process of writing a paper.

Health

General Sources

Kid's Health
This site helps you find information about being a healthy, happy kid.

Nutrition

Cool Food
Learn all about food safety, nutrition, and exercise. This is a fun learning site.

Fruit nd Vegetable Nutrition Facts Chart
This chart shows serving size and vitamin A and C information or fruits and vegetables.

My Pyramid.gov
This U.S. government site tells facts about the food pyramid. Play a game to see if you know how to eat healthy.

Safety

FDA Kid's Safety
Play games as you learn about food safety and health fact.

Safety or Kids
This site will give you hints on how to be safe when you play and have fun.

Reading

Asking Good Questions

How to Impress Your Teachers by Asking Good Questions
Do you know how to ask good questions?

Dictionary

Explorer Picure Dictionary
A picture dictionary with over 2000 words--some are linked to more information.

Folklore

American Folklore
Find American folktales, Native American myhs and legends, tall tales, weather folklore and ghost stories from all 50 states. Listen to some of the stories.

Jokes

Yahooligan's Jokes
Want to laugh? Go to this neat joke site.

Reading Stories

Between the Lions
Read and listen to stories and play games at this site.

The Bookhive
Listen to stories told by great American storytellers, read about new books, and play games about books.

FunBrain Reading
Read funny stories at this web page.

International Children's Digital Library
Read a book online at this electronic library. The books come from all around the world.

Silly Books
Listen, read, and sing these silly books.

Storytime Online
Listen and read stories from the Kennedy Center.

Vocabulary

Learning Vocabulary Can Be Fun
Play games lke matching, crossword puzzles, hangman, and learn new vocabulary.

Reference

Almanacs

World Almanac For Kids
Although filled with advertisements, this still presents lots of facts on lots of different subjects.

Atlases

National Geographic Map Machine
This source has outstanding maps combined with information about counties, animals, and people of the world.

Calendars

Book of Days
This site provides information about holidays around the world.

Earth Calendar
This calendar explains seasonal, historic, and religious holidays from around the world.

Dictionary

Merriam Webster Dictionary
This site wll help you spell a word.

Explorer Picture Dictionary
A picture dictionary with over 2000 words--some are linked to more information.

Encyclopedias

Factmonster.com
This online encyclopedia provides information for reports and fun facts for you to find.

Graphic Organizers

Graphic Organizers
Use these graphic organizers for planning your research.

Nutrition

Fruits and Vegetable Encyclopedia
This is an encyclopedia that tells all about fruits and vegetables.

Photographs

UCAR Digital Image Library
This is a Library of weather, climate, and Earth sysem imagery. This site includes photographs and illustrations of clouds, lightning, tornadoes, floods, storms, air pollution, and more which can be used free of charge by students. Every photo is clearly labeled and described.

Quotations

Thinkexist
These are short quotations from well known people.

Time Zones

World Time Zones
See what time it is throughout the world.

U.S. Government

First Gov. for Kids
This site aims to collect all kid-friendly U.S. government websites under one portal. It includes subjects such as arts, careers, computers, environment, geography, fighting crime, global village, homework and fun stuff.

Search the Web

Awesome Library
Search 14,000 carefully reviewed resources with a focus on current events.

KidsClick
Find kid-friendly sites with grade level content.

One Key
Search Google's partner for kid friendly sites.

Ask for Kids
Search by entering sentences or phrases.

Writing

Dictionary

Merriam Webster Dictionary
This site will help you find what a word means.

Language Use

Gamequarium Madlibs
Use adjectives, nouns, verbs, and numbers to create many funny stories.

The Grammar Gorillas
Have fun practicing the use of nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs.

Mad Libs Junior
Write silly stories by using nouns, verbs, and adjectives.

The Plural Girls
This is a game about the difference between singular and plural.

QueenBee or Nodlebee
Play two games to practice using verse.

Punctuation

Punctuation Games
Play some punctuation games at this great site.

Spelling Help

Spelling Tips
Try these activities to help you with spelling.

Spin and Spell
Play a game to spell words.

Vocabulary

I Spy at Scholastic
See how fast you can find words in a mystery room.

Writing

How a Book is Made
Have you ever wondered how a book is made?

PowerProofreading
Do you want to be a good writer? Learn to proofread.

Art and Music

All About Art

A Lifetime of Color
This site has games, art dictionaries, information about artists, and craft projects.

Art Projects

@the Art Room
Get ideas for art projects and learn about different artists at this website.

Children's Museum of Art in Indianapolis
There are great art projects on this site. Choose your grade under the word kids.

Hands on Crafts for Kids
This site has lots of art projects

Children's Art

World Art Gallery
Look at the children's art. Each one is so unique. You could send your art to he World Art Gallery.

Color

Dr. Gray vs. the DeChromatizer
Help Dr. Gray recolor the museum's paintings.

Fun with Patterns

National Gallery Art Zone
Use your mouse to change patterns in the children's art zone.

Impressionism

American Impressionist Painters
This site spotlights five American Impressionistic painters - Mary Cassatt, Theodore Robinson, Richard Emil Miller, Theodore Earl Butler, and Frederick Carl Frieseke. Click on one of their paintings to learn more about them.

Claude Monet Paintings
See many paintings of this famous Impressionistic painter. Click on a painting to enlarge it.

What Impressionism Is
This site has a simple description of impressionistic painting. It spotlights the work of Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Edgar Degas, but also mentions other famous arists.

Modern Art

Destination Modern Art
Tour the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) and see examples of paintings and sculpture created in the modern art style. Listen and examine each of the art works.

Music

San Francisco Symphony Kids Website
Listen to, learn, and have fun with music at this super cool website.

Sing Along Songs
There are many songs at this site. Listen to the music and read the lyrics.

Realism

What Realism Is
This site provides a simple description of realistic painting. It spotlights the works of Edouard Manet and Jean-Bapiste-Camille Corot.

Current Events

Newsroom

Kids Newsroon
Provides educational material of kids style news.

Math

Ask an Expert

Ask Dr. Math
Do you have a math question? You may get help from this person.

Counting

Bunny Count
You may practce counting using animals.

Count Us In
Play counting games to help you with basic math concepts.

Kidport Math Games
You may find many math games--from counting to addition and subtraction.

More Counting
You may practice counting.

General Sites

Cool Math
Learn math through games, interactive practice, and fun.

Learning Games

BrainOrmous
Practice multiplication tables by playing this game.

Brain Teasers
Try your skills with these word problems.

MathCat's Magic Chalkboard
This site has a variety of math games.

Reading Lists

Award Winners

Caldecott Picture Book
See the 2008 winners of the Caldecott Best Picture Books. Do we have these in our library?

Golden Sower Winners
Past winners of the Nebraska Children's Literacy Award.

Newberry Award Winners
The Newbery Medal honors the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.

2008 Notable Children's Books
This is the list of the best children's books, recordings, videos, and software according to the American Library Association.

Coretta Scott King Award
This award is given to the best books written by an African American author and an African American illustrator.

Other Reading Lists

Books for Third Grade Children
Do we have these books in our library? If not, check out the Milford and Seward Public libraries.

Book Hive
This site contains hundreds of recommended book reviews in a variety of reading levels and interest areas. Users can search for books by author, title, reading level, interest area, number of pages, and even favorite illustrator.

Reading Adventure
This Sylvan Learning Center site is a free reading motivation program. Create reading lists by subject, reading or grade level.

The Spaghetti Bookclub
Do you like to read? Read book reviews written by students like you. You could write a review too after you read a book.

Science

Animals and Plants

Animal Facts in World Almanac for Kids
Find the biggest, the fastest, and the smallest animals in the world.

Animals at the Smithsonian Zoo
Take a virtual tour of the Zoo, watch animals with zoo cams placed throughout the zoo, and see photographs from their photo gallery.

Kid's Valley Garden
Learn how to paint a garden at this great site.

Ovie's Farm Search Games
Play some fun games about animals and plants.

Wild Games
There are a variety of wild animal games at this site.

Ask an Expert

Ask Dr. Universe
Ask Dr. Universe a question you've always wondered what you expected?

General Sources

Cool Science for Curious Kids
This site has great activities to help you explore science.

Make Science Toys
These cool toys are easy and inexpensive to make.

National Geographic for Kids
This site contains information, videos, and games about many science fields.

Inventions

How Everyday Things Are Made
This site shows how 40 different products are made and includes lots of short video clips.

Oceans

Monterre Bay Aquarium: Games and Activities
Have fun at the Monterrey Bay Aquarium website.

Ocean Creature Feature
Play a game matching ocean creatures to their descriptions.

Pests

Amazing Pests
Explore the world of pests, like gophers, ants, cockroaches, fleas, and lots more.

Science for Fun

NASA For Kids
This site provdes space puzzles, games, and text for kids of all ages.

Web Ranger
Become a "web ranger" by answering questions about erosion, national parks, and what a forest ranger does.

Space

The Space Place
This NASA site has games, information, projects, and activities about the solar system.

Social Studies

Government

Ben's Guide to the Government
This site will help you with U.S. symbols.

PBS: The Democracy Project
Investigate the three branches of the United States Government.

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	Class links This web page is for use by students when doing special projects. Mrs. Cory Hartman & Miss Heather Scott Science Force, Energy & Motion Inventors & Inventions Mealworm Enchanted Learning Newton Public Schools Ohio Fact Sheet Penguins Penguin Facts Kidzone Penguins World Greece Greek Myths Math Multiplication Games Telling Time HomeSchoolMath.net Maths Zone Miscellaneous Indian Child's Amazing Facts Women's History Biographies Mrs. Pat Johnson
	Big Six Big Six This site helps with the process of writing a paper.
	Health General Sources Kid's Health This site helps you find information about being a healthy, happy kid. Nutrition Cool Food Learn all about food safety, nutrition, and exercise. This is a fun learning site. Fruit nd Vegetable Nutrition Facts Chart This chart shows serving size and vitamin A and C information or fruits and vegetables. My Pyramid.gov This U.S. government site tells facts about the food pyramid. Play a game to see if you know how to eat healthy. Safety FDA Kid's Safety Play games as you learn about food safety and health fact. Safety or Kids This site will give you hints on how to be safe when you play and have fun.
	Reading Asking Good Questions How to Impress Your Teachers by Asking Good Questions Do you know how to ask good questions? Dictionary Explorer Picure Dictionary A picture dictionary with over 2000 words--some are linked to more information. Folklore American Folklore Find American folktales, Native American myhs and legends, tall tales, weather folklore and ghost stories from all 50 states. Listen to some of the stories. Jokes Yahooligan's Jokes Want to laugh? Go to this neat joke site. Reading Stories Between the Lions Read and listen to stories and play games at this site. The Bookhive Listen to stories told by great American storytellers, read about new books, and play games about books. FunBrain Reading Read funny stories at this web page. International Children's Digital Library Read a book online at this electronic library. The books come from all around the world. Silly Books Listen, read, and sing these silly books. Storytime Online Listen and read stories from the Kennedy Center. Vocabulary Learning Vocabulary Can Be Fun Play games lke matching, crossword puzzles, hangman, and learn new vocabulary.
	Reference Almanacs World Almanac For Kids Although filled with advertisements, this still presents lots of facts on lots of different subjects. Atlases National Geographic Map Machine This source has outstanding maps combined with information about counties, animals, and people of the world. Calendars Book of Days This site provides information about holidays around the world. Earth Calendar This calendar explains seasonal, historic, and religious holidays from around the world. Dictionary Merriam Webster Dictionary This site wll help you spell a word. Explorer Picture Dictionary A picture dictionary with over 2000 words--some are linked to more information. Encyclopedias Factmonster.com This online encyclopedia provides information for reports and fun facts for you to find. Graphic Organizers Graphic Organizers Use these graphic organizers for planning your research. Nutrition Fruits and Vegetable Encyclopedia This is an encyclopedia that tells all about fruits and vegetables. Photographs UCAR Digital Image Library This is a Library of weather, climate, and Earth sysem imagery. This site includes photographs and illustrations of clouds, lightning, tornadoes, floods, storms, air pollution, and more which can be used free of charge by students. Every photo is clearly labeled and described. Quotations Thinkexist These are short quotations from well known people. Time Zones World Time Zones See what time it is throughout the world. U.S. Government First Gov. for Kids This site aims to collect all kid-friendly U.S. government websites under one portal. It includes subjects such as arts, careers, computers, environment, geography, fighting crime, global village, homework and fun stuff.
	Search the Web Awesome Library Search 14,000 carefully reviewed resources with a focus on current events. KidsClick Find kid-friendly sites with grade level content. One Key Search Google's partner for kid friendly sites. Ask for Kids Search by entering sentences or phrases.
	Writing Dictionary Merriam Webster Dictionary This site will help you find what a word means. Language Use Gamequarium Madlibs Use adjectives, nouns, verbs, and numbers to create many funny stories. The Grammar Gorillas Have fun practicing the use of nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. Mad Libs Junior Write silly stories by using nouns, verbs, and adjectives. The Plural Girls This is a game about the difference between singular and plural. QueenBee or Nodlebee Play two games to practice using verse. Punctuation Punctuation Games Play some punctuation games at this great site. Spelling Help Spelling Tips Try these activities to help you with spelling. Spin and Spell Play a game to spell words. Vocabulary I Spy at Scholastic See how fast you can find words in a mystery room. Writing How a Book is Made Have you ever wondered how a book is made? PowerProofreading Do you want to be a good writer? Learn to proofread.


	Updated February 17, 2010
	by Gloria Godtel District Media Specialist

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Art and Music All About Art A Lifetime of Color This site has games, art dictionaries, information about artists, and craft projects. Art Projects @the Art Room Get ideas for art projects and learn about different artists at this website. Children's Museum of Art in Indianapolis There are great art projects on this site. Choose your grade under the word kids. Hands on Crafts for Kids This site has lots of art projects Children's Art World Art Gallery Look at the children's art. Each one is so unique. You could send your art to he World Art Gallery. Color Dr. Gray vs. the DeChromatizer Help Dr. Gray recolor the museum's paintings. Fun with Patterns National Gallery Art Zone Use your mouse to change patterns in the children's art zone. Impressionism American Impressionist Painters This site spotlights five American Impressionistic painters - Mary Cassatt, Theodore Robinson, Richard Emil Miller, Theodore Earl Butler, and Frederick Carl Frieseke. Click on one of their paintings to learn more about them. Claude Monet Paintings See many paintings of this famous Impressionistic painter. Click on a painting to enlarge it. What Impressionism Is This site has a simple description of impressionistic painting. It spotlights the work of Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Edgar Degas, but also mentions other famous arists. Modern Art Destination Modern Art Tour the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) and see examples of paintings and sculpture created in the modern art style. Listen and examine each of the art works. Music San Francisco Symphony Kids Website Listen to, learn, and have fun with music at this super cool website. Sing Along Songs There are many songs at this site. Listen to the music and read the lyrics. Realism What Realism Is This site provides a simple description of realistic painting. It spotlights the works of Edouard Manet and Jean-Bapiste-Camille Corot.
Current Events Newsroom Kids Newsroon Provides educational material of kids style news.
Math Ask an Expert Ask Dr. Math Do you have a math question? You may get help from this person. Counting Bunny Count You may practce counting using animals. Count Us In Play counting games to help you with basic math concepts. Kidport Math Games You may find many math games--from counting to addition and subtraction. More Counting You may practice counting. General Sites Cool Math Learn math through games, interactive practice, and fun. Learning Games BrainOrmous Practice multiplication tables by playing this game. Brain Teasers Try your skills with these word problems. MathCat's Magic Chalkboard This site has a variety of math games.
Reading Lists Award Winners Caldecott Picture Book See the 2008 winners of the Caldecott Best Picture Books. Do we have these in our library? Golden Sower Winners Past winners of the Nebraska Children's Literacy Award. Newberry Award Winners The Newbery Medal honors the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. 2008 Notable Children's Books This is the list of the best children's books, recordings, videos, and software according to the American Library Association. Coretta Scott King Award This award is given to the best books written by an African American author and an African American illustrator. Other Reading Lists Books for Third Grade Children Do we have these books in our library? If not, check out the Milford and Seward Public libraries. Book Hive This site contains hundreds of recommended book reviews in a variety of reading levels and interest areas. Users can search for books by author, title, reading level, interest area, number of pages, and even favorite illustrator. Reading Adventure This Sylvan Learning Center site is a free reading motivation program. Create reading lists by subject, reading or grade level. The Spaghetti Bookclub Do you like to read? Read book reviews written by students like you. You could write a review too after you read a book.
Science Animals and Plants Animal Facts in World Almanac for Kids Find the biggest, the fastest, and the smallest animals in the world. Animals at the Smithsonian Zoo Take a virtual tour of the Zoo, watch animals with zoo cams placed throughout the zoo, and see photographs from their photo gallery. Kid's Valley Garden Learn how to paint a garden at this great site. Ovie's Farm Search Games Play some fun games about animals and plants. Wild Games There are a variety of wild animal games at this site. Ask an Expert Ask Dr. Universe Ask Dr. Universe a question you've always wondered what you expected? General Sources Cool Science for Curious Kids This site has great activities to help you explore science. Make Science Toys These cool toys are easy and inexpensive to make. National Geographic for Kids This site contains information, videos, and games about many science fields. Inventions How Everyday Things Are Made This site shows how 40 different products are made and includes lots of short video clips. Oceans Monterre Bay Aquarium: Games and Activities Have fun at the Monterrey Bay Aquarium website. Ocean Creature Feature Play a game matching ocean creatures to their descriptions. Pests Amazing Pests Explore the world of pests, like gophers, ants, cockroaches, fleas, and lots more. Science for Fun NASA For Kids This site provdes space puzzles, games, and text for kids of all ages. Web Ranger Become a "web ranger" by answering questions about erosion, national parks, and what a forest ranger does. Space The Space Place This NASA site has games, information, projects, and activities about the solar system.
Social Studies Government Ben's Guide to the Government This site will help you with U.S. symbols. PBS: The Democracy Project Investigate the three branches of the United States Government.