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[|November Sites for Parents.pub] [|December Sites for Parents.pub] [|Feb sites for parents.pub] [|March sites for parents.pub] - Directions to access the grade level Wikis Holiday and Seasonal Links - Vickie Blackwell || media type="custom" key="4791791" || **Constitution Day**
 * ===Monthly Sites to send to Parents=== || [[file:dtsd1stgrade/October Sites for Parents.doc|October Sites for Parents.doc]]
 * ===August/September===
 * United Streaming Video

media type="custom" key="4791915" || ===**Columbus Day**===
 * Johnny Appleseed**
 * Brainpop Jr Video Clip
 * Safari Montage Video ||
 * ===October===
 * Brainpop Columbus Day
 * Discovery Facts and Fun
 * Discovery Animated Hero
 * Fire Safety**
 * Sparky the Fire Dog- GREAT interactive sites with things to print too
 * Sparky's Fire Safety Zone - Scholastic Interactive - Songs, Games, Keep the White House safe, get out and stay out and quizzes
 * My Fire Safety Plan - Interactive online book
 * Fire Safety for Kids Video - United Streaming
 * The Fire Station Book - Tumblebooks
 * Fire Safety Comic Maker - Scholastic
 * Smokey the Bear for Kids
 * Virtual Fire Engine Tour - Davis Fire Dept
 * Bedroom Fire Simulation - Crucial Crew Interactive
 * [|BE Fire Smart] - Identify the fire hazards in each room
 * Fire Safety Video - "Smoke Detectives" a fire Safety Video created by StateFarm. (Will need to login to Safari Montage)


 * Nocturnal Animals**
 * **National Geographic**


 * Halloween**
 * **Starfall Pumpkin Books**
 * Nonfiction
 * Fiction
 * **Online Halloween Games**
 * Interactive Games - Billy Bear 4 Kids
 * **Virtual Pumpkin Carving**
 * The Pumpkin Farm Virtual Jack
 * Cub Pack 81 Carve a Pumpkin
 * Pumpkin Carving Sequence the Steps - RWT
 * **Scarecrow**
 * Build a Scarecrow Online - Could use as a descriptive writing prompt
 * **Brainpop Jr.**
 * Halloween Clip

Columbus Day
media type="custom" key="4791945" || * **Scholastic's** [|The First Thanksgiving] - Explains the Pilgrims Voyage and the First Thanksgiving. this site contains slide shows, audio, and video will make it one of your favorites. Flipcharts media type="custom" key="4791977" || * [|The North Pole] has great educational games! Click on the Fun for Kids section to write a letter to Santa or create your own personal story.
 * Learn about Christopher Columbus [|http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/famouspeople/standard/columbus/learn/index.shtml#focus]
 * Play the game that accompanies the above story []
 * Interactive Crossword Puzzle [] ||
 * ===November===
 * [|The History Channel] has quite a few online videos, stories, and other resources on The History of Thanksgiving. Have your students find 15 facts they may not know about Thanksgiving. [] The History Channel also has a great video and image gallery on [|Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower].
 * Plimoth Plantation's Site - An Interactive Site where you can be the historian and learn about both the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag and find out what Really Happened at the First Thanksgiving!
 * Talk Like a Pilgrim - Plymouth.org
 * [] brainpop Thanksgiving
 * Thanksgiving Ideas for Children -
 * Kaboose - Thanksgiving games and printables
 * [[file:dtsd1stgrade/Arthur's_Thanksgiving[1].flipchart|Arthur's_Thanksgiving[1].flipchart]]
 * [[file:dtsd1stgrade/Thanksgiving Literacy Centers.flipchart|Thanksgiving Literacy Centers.flipchart]]
 * [[file:dtsd1stgrade/ThanksgivingTicTacToe.flipchart|ThanksgivingTicTacToe.flipchart]] ||
 * ===December===
 * Polar Express.com- A collection of activities to go with the story
 * Woodlands Jr. Holiday Activities - Interactive Advent Calendars, Games and Stories
 * Rudolf is Missing - Interactive story and game with comprehension question
 * Christmas ppts and Interactives- An extensive collection of powerpoints and interactive games for the holidays.
 * Brainpop Jr. - Winter Holidays
 * Winter Holiday Activities - Scholastic online and interactives - very good
 * December Links - Interactives for the whiteboard or student centers
 * Christmas Games - Billy Bear 4 Kids - Fun activities for centers
 * Storyline Online - The Polar Express
 * Kris Kringle- Cute site for activities and games
 * Vickie Blackwell's Holiday Resources
 * Design Your Own Gingerbread House
 * The Snowman Story - From Mrs. Ps Magical Library
 * [] 4 video clips of different celebrations
 * Make Your Own Gingerbread Man
 * Chins sing Christmas Carols - hilarious! Type in a Christmas carol and the "chins" sing them
 * The Reindeer Orchestra
 * For teachers: various tracers for Christmas crafts
 * Christmas lyrics to print

Holidays Around the World
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 * Christmas Around the World - The North Pole.com - A Very nice site you click on the country name and it takes you to information from that country
 * Winter Holiday Activities - Scholastic online and interactives - very good
 * World Advent Calendar >
 *  German Traditions

Advent Calendars
 * Kings Road Digital Advent Calendar
 * Tree Advent Calendar

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 * ===January===
 * ABCteach Jan Resources
 * Martin Luther King Jr.**
 * MLK Resource Index
 * I Have a Dream Speech - Holidays.net
 * MLK Time Warp - Interactive Kid Friendly Timeline - Funschool
 * MLK Scholastic Resources
 * MLK and Me - Read, Write, Think Lesson with a virtual tour of his birth home
 * Living the Dream - 100 Acts of Kindness and great resources at the bottom from Read, Write, Think
 * Martin Luther King Jr. Brainpop
 * The Crayon Box That Talked - cute lesson on diversity
 * Martin's Big Words - great 10 minute clip based on the book
 * Winter**
 * Winter Clothing Interactive Site- BBC
 * What do we Wear Interactive Site - BBC
 * Lecky Goes Outside - Dress Lecky for the Weather - Crickweb
 * Meeting in the Mitten - Webquest
 * Seasons- Interactive lesson from NGFL
 * Hedgie Reads to Kids - Jan Brett's Website
 * Weather Symbols - NGFL use adjective to write about winter - Interactive Lesson
 * Blackwell's Winter Resources
 * Create a snowflake!
 * Snowflake Workshop

100th Day
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 * 100th Day of School Resources - Vickie Blackwell>
 * 100th Day of School Resources
 * Interactive 100 grid
 * Splat 100 square
 * Create A Picture 100 Snowballs - ABCYa!
 * 100th Day of School ebook - Starfall
 * 100th Day Game - GameQuarium ||
 * ===February===
 * Groundhog Day Resources- Vickie Blackwell
 * Groundhog.org- The official Grounghog's Day Site From Punxsutawnay, PA
 * Groundhogs.com - Meet Phil's Family - A fun site for kids
 * Starfall Clip Groundhog Day
 * Hibernation - Brainpop Jr.
 * The Day of the Groundhog - Animal Planet - Videos, games and more
 * Videos - You will need to login to view
 * Holidays for Kids - Groundhog Day - Short Movie on Safari Montage
 * Holiday Facts and Fun- Groundhog Day - Discovery Ed
 * You Tube Video Clip - Groundhog Day
 * I'm A Little Groundhog - Song You Tube
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 * Scholastic News Online Articles for Feb
 * Let's Find Out - Groundhog Day Digital Issue

Superbowl

 * NFL for Kids - Online Games
 * Football Fun Ideas from - Teaching Heart
 * Power Football - Fun 4 the Brain
 * [[file:dtsd1stgrade/Superbowl.flipchart|Superbowl.flipchart]] - Created by teachers at DTSD


 * President's Day**
 * If You Were President Game - Online Interactive from Scholastic
 * The Seven Hats of the President - Informational Info from Scholastic
 * President's Day Resources - Extensive list from Apples 4 the Teacher
 * Whitehouse.gov - Information about presidents
 * President's Day Virtual Museum - Appropriate for Primary Students
 * President Resources and Activities - Extensive list from Teaching Heart
 * Web Hunt President's Past and Present - Scholastic
 * Presiden't Day - Vickie Blackwell - Well done


 * Valentine's Day**
 * Valentine's Day Resources - Vickie Blackwell
 * Valentine's Day Games - Fun School

Dental Health
media type="custom" key="4793731" || ===Read Across America===
 * Visit the Dentist with Marty - Interactive Story
 * ADA Interactives -
 * Simple Steps to Dental Health -
 * Mouth Power - Online Demos
 * Healthy Teeth ||
 * ===March===
 * Seussville - Interactive Site for kids
 * Seussville University - More games and printables
 * Cat in the Hat - 50th Birthday
 * Seuss Interactives - Gamequarium
 * Dr. Seuss National Memorial
 * The Art of Dr. Seuss
 * Salute to Seuss - An Online Project Wiki
 * Seussentennial - 100th Birthday Site
 * Read Across America - Official Site
 * Read, Write, Think - Activities, Websites and Resources for Dr. Seuss
 * Teaching with Dr. Seuss - Scholastic
 * Celebrate with Dr. Seuss - A-Z teacher Resources - Lesson plans, printables and songs
 * Seuss Resources - ABC teach a nice list of printables
 * Horton the Movie

St. Patrick's Day
media type="custom" key="4793749" || ===Spring===
 * St. Patrick's Day Games - From FunSchool and Kaboose
 * Pot of Gold Game - Practice Math Fact - From Billy Bear 4 Kids
 * Catch the Leprechaun Game - From Billy Bear 4 Kids
 * Play Tic Tac Toe with a Leprechaun -
 * Online March Word Search
 * All Billy Bear March Resources -
 * Teacher Resources for St. Patrick's Day - From Vickie Blackwell
 * St. Patrick's DaySTARFALL ||
 * ===April===
 * Easter Games - Funschool

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 * Earth Day**
 * Recycle City- From EPA
 * Kids Club Games - EPA
 * DumpTown Game -EPA
 * Huge List of Interactive Games and Activities - Picadome Schools
 * Earth Games - from FunSchool
 * Earth Day Resources - From DLTK
 * Earth Day Story -
 * Kids Planet Endangered Animals
 * EcoKids - Games
 * Recycle Now Schools - videos, songs and games
 * Brainpop Jr. - Reduce Reuse, Recycle
 * Holidays Earth Day - Discovery Education - must login
 * Maya and Migel Earth Day - Discovery Education - must login ||
 * ===May===