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=Helpful Resources by Unit - Grade 1=

Respect

 * Suggested projects:**
 * Students could create an illustration of themselves showing respect using TuxPaint.
 * Students could record themselves, using Audacity or GarageBand, discussing how they show respect in their everyday life.
 * Students could be videotaped roleplaying different situations where they can show respect.

BBC Kids: Back to School - Although this site was created to help students in Britain prepare for "Back To School," many of the tips and activities are useful to students from all over the world. This site provides interactive quizzes, informative guides, and numerous features. The guide section provides a lot of details about very useful subjects including bullies, being a new kid at school, test stress, dyslexia, creativity and other subjects.
 * Resources:**

Teaching Guide: Bullying & Teasing - A teaching guide to activities based around bullying and showing respect for your fellow students. **Also available in Spanish.**

Stories to Grow By - offers a wealth of positive behavior stories for elementary school students. The multicultural folktales cover a range of themes, including cooperation, kindness, and selflessness. Fairy tale games and the opportunity to hear Whootie Owl's voice are additional features. Teaching materials for the stories are available.

Videos and Activities at BrainPop, Jr - several different topics, including routines at School, Listening and Speaking, and Bullying. You will need to use our school's BrainPop account information to log in.

Work Made Easier

 * Suggested projects:**
 * Students can use Kidspiration to form a T chart showing things they use at home and school to make their lives easier.
 * Students can also use Kidspiration along with the French/Spanish/Dutch vocabulary words to sort different types of objects (things you push, pull, lift, not work).
 * Students can use the game Goldburger to Go to test their knowledge of how machines work.

[|Discover Primary Science] - Come to this site to view animation videos, practice online science activities, and learn about science at this interesting site. The videos bring many important science topics alive, including the physics of motion, structures, and more. Examples of movies include "Cleaning Dirty Water," "Exploring Lungs," or "Bouncy Custard Balls." Topics vary from pollution to the human body to levers to making homemade bouncy balls!
 * Resources:**

[|EdHeads: Simple Machines] - "Learn about simple and compound machines while you explore the House and Tool Shed!" Requires headphones, but provides some great, interactive explanations of simple machines

[|Goldburger to Go] - students make adjustments to a Rube Goldberg contraption that gets the ZOOM team their lunch. A great activity for the end of the unit

[|Simple Machines] - a good list of all the types of basic machines, including several examples. The website is probably too text-heavy for students to use, but it is a good resource for teacher prep

[|Simple Machines: Matching and Concentration] - two games that use students' knowledge of simple machines, where students have to match the type of simple machine to what it does

[|Spotlight: Simple Machines] - Another good website for teacher prep; this site includes explanations of all of the simple machines and includes some experiments that teachers can do in their classrooms. There are also pictures of LEGO examples of simple machines.

People Around the World

 * Suggested projects:**
 * Students could create self portraits in Art Rage. These portraits could be shown at a morning meeting to demonstrate diversity at WIS.
 * Students could have a pen pal program with another school; they could use Skype to speak directly with the students at the other school or communicate via group email.
 * Students could invent a new holiday that could be celebrated in the country that they researched. Then, they can draw a picture of that holiday in TuxPaint or Art Rage.

[|BeelineTV] - This online TV resource offers instant streaming of TV news, sports, music, and cultural programs from **up to 400 different countries in many languages**. With a Windows Media Player or other player (downloading directions given at the site), teachers can have television on classroom computers instantly. Foreign language teachers can show programs featuring their language group. English language TV comes from the U.S. and the U.K. Some examples of “TV” places include Dubai, France, Jordan, Kuwait, Japan, Korea, China, Poland, Denmark, Russia, and countless others.
 * Resources:**

[|Birthday Traditions Around the World] - a list of birthday traditions sorted by country

[|Christmas Traditions Around the World] - a list of christmas traditions sorted by country. Also includes how to say "Merry Christmas" in each country's official language.

[|Holidays Around the World for K-12] - a huge list of websites designed for students to use, sorted by holiday

[|Houses Around the World WebQuest] - a WebQuest where students explore different types of houses and then create their own. Includes a section for teachers discussing the lesson.

[|Math Hunt: Holidays Around the World] - A math game with word problems that involve holidays around the world. It might be a good idea for students to work on these problems in groups.

[|Interactive Great Wall of China] - The China Guide offers a fantastic panoramic video of the Great Wall of China. Throughout the panoramic video, viewers can choose to enter various areas of the structure and "walk" to other areas and towers along the wall. Snippets of history and other explanations are provided while taking the tour.

[|KIS International School in Thailand] - we set up an email pen pal program with students in the first grade

[|Traditions from Around the World: Birthdays] - Includes detailed information on birthdays around the world, sorted by country. Also includes a history of birthdays and the "happy birthday" song.

[|Wonderful Houses Around the World] - large, detailed pictures of houses around the world; these are scanned images from a book, distributed by the publisher (images can be used without purchasing the book - just credit the author)

Cities

 * Suggested projects:**
 * Students could be given an overview of Google Earth, complete with an aerial view of Washington, D.C. and their house. This helps students understand the layout of cities.
 * Students could create a brochure or picture showing their neighborhood.
 * Students could create a flyer with interesting activities to do in D.C.
 * Students could create an invitation to the Cities celebration using Publisher and their own images.

E-learning for Kids - Check out this site offering free learning courses to students in science, language arts, English language, math, health and life skills, and computer skills. Choose from a wide variety of different learning experiences in the subject areas for earning in a fun and engaging way. Each subject area has countless interactives ready to go! Detailed instructions are provided for each activity. **Available in English, Spanish and French.**
 * Resources:**

[|Fun Places to the take your kids in Washington, DC] - includes links to many attractions in the DC area, including museums, amusement parks, and historical places

iCity Data - Looking for information on cities or want to make comparisons between different cities? Use iCityData to find information such as "Average Family Size," "Mean travel time to work," and many other categories. Choose "City Search" above the search box to find information about a specific city. To make comparisons, choose "Compare cities" to compare up to three cities located by city, state, zip code, or area code. Being specific with the information yields a better search. Advertisements are included on the ‘clarify choices” page. Students should be cautioned to ignore these. Of course, the data used is only as current as the recent census. See the notes at the bottom for the source of data.

[|Interactive Great Wall of China] - The China Guide offers a fantastic panoramic video of the Great Wall of China. Throughout the panoramic video, viewers can choose to enter various areas of the structure and "walk" to other areas and towers along the wall. Snippets of history and other explanations are provided while taking the tour.

[|Smithsonian Images] - This website contains a huge collection of images from the Smithsonian, from such categories as [|Air and Space], [|Art], [|Cultural History], [|Technology History], [|Military History], [|Natural Science], [|Political History], and photographs on [|the National Mall].

[|Welcome to Washington DC for Kids] - includes a history of DC, details about hot spots and sports in the city, and a lot of games

Animal Planet

 * Suggested projects:**
 * Students could use Kidspiration to group different types of animals.
 * Students could play different animal games online, such as ones involving habitats.
 * Students could create their own animal trading cards in Publisher. These cards would have information about their animal (appearance, diet, habitat, and endangerment status) and their name and could be printed and traded with their friends.
 * Students could create and illustrate their own animal. Then, they could write a story starring their animal.

[|Animal Fact Guide] - has some great information on some common types of animals, though it is not terribly comprehensive
 * Resources:**

[|Animal Games] - games from funschool that use animals. These games are designed for younger students, there is also [|a set for older students] (defined as ages 6 and up).

[|Animal Games for Kids] - animated games for children that range from matching animals to their habitats to choosing endangered species. May be too difficult for some children, but they should be able to do the activities in pairs.

Animal Planet: Animals A to Zoo - this website is made by Discovery and includes descriptions and photos of many different kinds of animals

[|Critter Cam] - A field trip to the reefs off Belize? A chilly trip to see polar bears? Grizzlies? This may seem far-fetched, but these trips are only a few clicks away on your computer. This site, created and maintained by National Geographic takes students to LIVE video of many animals and places throughout the world. 24-hours a day and year-round, you can watch the “WildCam Africa.” The “Wildcam Belize Reef” and “Wildcam Kakadu are both available year-round, but only during daylight hours (where the camera is located). There are also seasonal cameras LIVE showing Polar Bears, Seals, Cranes, and Grizzlies!

[|Build Your Wild Self] - Unleash the creativity and the wild self in your students and learn about animal adaptations and species in the process. Use this free site to add different animal parts to create a new “wild self.” No registration or logins are required. Enter a name, choose boy or girl, and add various body parts. Use body parts from a variety of other animals. View the names of the animals as you mouse over each part. When done, click finish and view what is "wild about you." Paragraphs describing the body parts of the animals chosen are very informative and a species name is also generated for your creation.

[|Pennies for the Planet] - This site, organized by the Audubon Society, provides materials to help students learn about preserving wildlife and their habitats. By encouraging students to become more aware of the efforts their local communities are making to practice intelligent conservation, the students can become more proactive and even participate in the pennies collection program offered here. Be sure to visit the //For Educators// link. The site provides an educator kit with materials, a user guide, printable activities, and a poster. Projects for the students include a downloadable label to put on a penny jar, drawing activities, and plans for several different types of bird feeders.

[|Switch Zoo] - students can create their own animals by mixing and matching different animal parts

[|Touch of Class] - a classification game where students have to correctly choose animals that fit into certain categories (such as "has a tail" or "eats insects")

Zoobooks: Animals A to Z - a website, made by Zoobooks, where you can search by animal. Includes information on hunting habits, diet, habitat, family life, and endangered status

Stories, Stories Everywhere!

 * Suggested projects:**
 * Students could use Kidspiration to do a sequencing activity (showing the beginning, middle, and end of a story they read)
 * Students could read and listen to stories online, using websites such as Myths and Legends and Tumblebooks.
 * Students can draw illustrations for the stories they are creating in French/Spanish/Dutch using Art Rage or TuxPaint.

[|1000 Images on the Tip of My Tongue] - This website presents idioms organized in categories in **English, French and Spanish**. After choosing a category, students see a list of matching expressions. They can hear the idioms pronounced and used in sentences. This site offers a new and different feature than most idiom sites: a link to an equivalent idiom in French or Spanish! The only idioms here are idioms with similar expressions in the three languages, though they are not directly translated. By clicking on Activities, students can see selected idioms in animated cartoons with sound.
 * Resources:**

[|Andersen Fairy Tales] - Introduce your students - even non-readers - to the classic fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen with this charming multimedia resource. Students can listen to three narrated and cleverly animated tales, play some interactive games, and learn about Andersen's life.

[|Elements of a Story] - uses an engaging retelling of the Cinderella tale to explore the parts of a story

[|Goldilocks Story] - Hold your mouse over the colored lines ('coloured'lines in BBC-speak) to listen to the highlighted text in a refreshing British accent. At the end of the brightly pictured story, 10 easy multiple choice questions immediately pop up to reinforce word/name recognition.

[|International Children's Digital Library: A Library for the World's Children] - The ICDL is a rich resource which can be used in a wonderfully wide range of situations by children, parents, teachers, librarians and others from all walks of life. Children can expand upon the stories to create games; parents can extract themes to help explain important lessons; teachers can utilize the multicultural nature of the collection to teach languages; librarians can enrich community outreach programs with tales from around the world and; of course, anyone can just open a book to read for pleasure.

[|Silly Books] - This site offers animated books with audio (some authored by children), jokes, cartoons, interactive games, and more. **Some books are in Spanish**. Hint: Have your promising writers submit books for possible publication at this site (with parent permission, of course!). SillyBooks does the illustrating and audio.