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Holiday Fun

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Constitution

Ben's Government Site - A great site for kids to explain many facets of government. This link goes straight to information about the Constitution.
White House for Kids Constitution Quiz - A comprehensive site about the White House, as well as information about government. This link goes to a quiz about the Constitution.
The Constitution for Kids - Get a simple explanation about the Constitution from this site.
Save the Bill of Rights! - A fun, interactive game to learn about the 1st ten amendments to the Constitution.
Picture of the Constitution - See a picture of the original Constitution. (Click on the Transcript link to see the text of the Constitution.)

 

Halloween

Carve and Paint a Pumpkin Online - Similar to the one above, but you can also paint!
Monster Mash-Up - Upload pictures of faces and create a music video to "Monster Mash."
Ben & Jerry's Halloween Page - Lots of places to explore. Try to find the games and online coloring pages.
PBS Halloween - Fun and games with your friends from your favorite shows- Arthur, Reading Rainbow, etc.
UNICEF for Kids - Print out a label to put on a can to trick-or-treat for UNICEF, and find out how to send in your donations to save children's lives.
Trick or Treats - A great site from Hershey's. Great clip art, games, party ideas, etc.

 

Elections


Scholastic News - Mock elections, "You're the Candidate" - lets kids map out a campaign strategy and choose issues that are important to them. Click here to vote.

Time for Kids - "Electoral College Craze" game - asks questions about each state; kids win its electoral votes if they answer correctly.

Nickelodeon's Kids Pick the President - "Kids Pick the President" offers the six o'clock news for the school-age set. Immediately upon opening this site, visitors are greeted with a Nick News video outlining recent campaign developments.
Democracy Project - Interactive site from PBS. Be President for the Day, What Does Government Affect Me?, and Step Inside the Voting Booth.
E-lections - This is an amazing, interactive site where you can pretend you're a Presidential candidate. Pick your party and create your platform.
Ben's Guide for Kids - An explanation of the election process for President/Vice-President, Senators, and Representatives.
Presidential Election Slide Show - This is great for younger kids. Just a few sentences on each page. horses, etc.

 

Veteran's Day

VA Kids - A very good site to learn about veterans and Veteran's Day.

 

Thanksgiving

Plimoth Plantation - Outstanding site that shares the real story behind Thanksgiving. Interactive, sound, video, VERY COOL!
Billy Bear's Thanksgiving Page - Online games, crafts, and pages to color. (Will not work at school.)

The First Thanksgiving - Learn all about the Mayflower and the first Thanksgiving from Scholastic.

 

http://www.plimoth.org/

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/thanksgiving.htm

http://www.scholastic.com/schlastic_thanksgiving

 

Kindergarten

1. http://www.starfall.com/n/level-a/learn-to-read/load.htm?f

 

2. http://akidsheart.com/holidays/thanks/dressturk.htm

3. http://www.dltk-kids.com/color/thanksgiving1.htm

 

4. http://www.dltk-kids.com/color/thanksgiving4.htm

 

5. http://akidsheart.com/holidays/thanks/thmain.htm

 

 

 

Christmas

Customizable & Printable Christmas Cards

http://www.dltk-cards.com/custom.htm

 

Real Snowflakes - Look at some super close-up views of real snowflakes. Beautiful!

Snowflake - Create your own snowflake design.

Snowflake Workshop - Use an online pencil to draw a snowflake pattern and then use the scissors to cut it out!

Snowflaker - Another site that allows you to draw your own snowflake design. It's quite fun!

Smartboard Christmas Interactive Fun - Lots of interactive holiday sites.
Wacky Web Tales - Fill in the blanks with the correct part of speech and create a silly story!
Decorate a Snowman and MORE! - These can actually be used to send greeting cards, but all of the choices are fun to play with!
Polar Express - Visit the site about the movie based on the book by Chris Van Allsburg.
Dr. Seuss' Grinch Who Stole Christmas - Color online!
Claus.com - Find recipes, naughty/nice list, and more!
Build a Snowman Online - Decorate a snowman with hats, gloves, eyes, noses, etc.!
Merry Christmas.com - Interactive games, including trivia (about the Nutcracker!).

E-mail Santa - This is sooo cool! Fill in some information (with your parents' permission - don't use your last name), and receive a letter back from Santa within seconds. Letter is customized just for you!

 

Older Grades

http://tushh.pbworks.com/w/page/71402304/Christmas

 

Good for Kindergarten and 1st

Jan Brett Gingerbread House - Build an online gingerbread house.

Jan Brett Online Coloring - Choose from several pages to color.

Jan Brett Story - Listen to Hedgie read a story.

Jan Brett Decorate a Christmas Tree - Click and drag the stars and other objects to the tree.

 

A Christmas Carol

Christmas 

http://tushh.pbworks.com/w/page/71402304/Christmas

 Christmas Carol

http://tushh.pbworks.com/w/page/71430110/Literature%20and%20Book%20Study

 

 

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Enchanted Learning - Brief paragraph about Martin Luther King, Jr.
Holidays.net - The text of the I Have A Dream Speech, and other links. (several pop-up ads)
Martin Luther King, Jr. Timeline - This is a concise timeline created by a 2nd grade class.
"I Have a Dream" - Listen to the entire famous speech delivered in 1963 in Washington, D.C. The text of the speech is also displayed.
The Seattle Times - Great site with pictures, info, and a short quiz about MLK and the civil rights movement. Listen to a 1 minute segment of the "I Have a Dream" speech.
MLK Papers Project - Good information and pictures.

 

Kansas Day

50States.com - Everything you need to know about Kansas in a list format with links.
Great Plains Nature Center State Symbols - Good photographs of symbols, as well as more information about the symbols and other plants and animals in Kansas.
Famous Kansans - Brief descriptions of Famous Kansans from the Kansas State Historical Society site. Links are provided when available.

Famous Kansans - A site from Renwick Schools. Some are available with corresponding links.
Kansas Day Activities - Interactive Kansas activities.
Territorial Kansas Online - A little more advanced reading, but great resource for Kansas History.

 

Olympics

History of Olympics - A site made by 4th graders, but quite good!

 

February Events

Education World Black History Month (February) - A worksheet with links to 10 different Famous Black Americans.

Encylopedia Brittanica's Guide to Black History - Listed from A to Z - many pictures and good biographies.
Billy Bear's Crafts - Make some neat Valentine cards and other crafts. (Will not work at school.)
Conversation Hearts - Find out what this year's sayings will be! Also, learn about the history of this popular Valentine's Day treat!

Enchanted Learning - Crafts for Valentine's Day.

 

Kindergarten Sites

Valentine Bear Dressup

http://www.billybear4kids.com/holidays/valentin/mixmatch/mixmatch.htm

 

Valentine Doll Dressup

http://www.akidsheart.com/dress/valdoll.html

 

Valentines Day Memory with Hidden Picture

http://akidsheart.com/ws/reubus.htm

 

Capture My Heart

http://akidsheart.com/holidays/valntine/hearts1.htm

 

Valentine's Day Memory Match

http://blackdog4kids.com/holiday/valentine/match/

 

Online Valentine's Day Coloring

http://blackdog4kids.com/holiday/valentine/color/cb/index.html

 

President's Day

White House Tours - Get a video tour of many of the rooms in the White House and elsewhere. Also a link to panaramic views of the rooms.
White House for Kids - Interesting Biographies for all presidents. VERY cool site!
Enchanted Learning - Activities and Crafts for President's Day. Includes links to information about President's Day.
 

Easter

Easter Bunny Rap - Just for fun. . . be sure to turn on the sound!

 

April Events

Earth Day (April 22) Resources

http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storyCode=6204790

 

Just for Fun

Suessville - books, activities, videos

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