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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Estados Unidos

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Easy-to-read Spanish map of the United States with country information below. A nice site with links to the States and the rest of the world's countries as well!
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Unit Plan
University of California

Uc Davis: Welcome to Experiential Learning

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This comprehensive resourse offers an overiew, a tool box, and training modules featuring Experiential Learning.
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Unit Plan
University of California

Uc Davis: Welcome to Experiential Learning

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This comprehensive resourse offers an overiew, a tool box, and training modules featuring Experiential Learning.
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Website
US Department of Education

U.s. Dept. Of Education: Compact for Reading: Kindergarten Activities (Spanish)

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Links to 100 kindergarten activities arranged by skill set and designed to improve reading and writing. All activities are in PDF format and are ready to print and use. They can be downloaded individually, according to skill set, or as...
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Activity
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Our Big Backyard

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
An activity for students to fine tune their observation skills using their senses in their own backyard. During this activity, students will record their observation to compare and contrast living things over a period of different seasons.
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Activity
Other

Silicon Valley Art Museum: Put Yourself on a Stamp: A Self Portrait Lesson [Pdf]

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The Silicon Valley Art Museum presents this printable pdf art activity caled "Put Yourself on a Stamp: A Self-Portrait Lesson", in which you are guided through a creative activity with discussion.
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Website
Other

Iucn: Red List of Threatened Species

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Find out about endangered animals featured here from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Search through thumbnails to view previous months' species of the day to learn more.
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Activity
Other

Film Education: Film in the Curriculum

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
A fantastic resource for educators who use film in their curriculum. Search for your film and find study guides, lesson plans and student activities.
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Website
Other

Best Evidence Encyclopedia: K 12 Comprehensive School Reform

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Research analysis of the overall effects of 29 widely implemented models of comprehensive school reform, or CSR. Models include direct instruction, accelerated schools, montessori, and America's Choice programs.
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Website
National Endowment for the Arts

National Endowment for the Arts: Learning Through the Arts [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Background about the National Endowment for the Arts. Also includes information about direct funding programs, Challenge America grants, state partnerships, federal partnerships and public-private partnerships. Research and success...
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Website
Other

Terra Foundation for American Art

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A collection begun by Daniel J. Terra in the 1970's includes more than seven hundred prints, drawings, photographs, and sculptures is presented online.
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Website
Other

Urban Collaborative: Leading Equitable and Inclusive Education

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The website is for an organization that works to improve outcomes for learning disabled students in urban schools. Networking, training, reporting on latest developments in the field, are just some of the services offered.
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Lesson Plan
My Learning

My Learning: Minibeasts

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
All you need for an in-depth study of invertebrates is here on this site. Includes worksheets, quiz, useful information, and a fun interactive section where you can build your own super bug!
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eBook
Globe

The Globe Program: Discoveries at Willow Creek [Pdf]

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Join Anita, Dennis and Simon as they take a field trip to Willow Creek. This visit to the creek is slightly different than their first encounter there--discover why by reading this interesting tale!
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Article
Other

Teaching Ideas: Fifty Alternatives to the Book Report

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Just as the title claims, here are fifty different ways to respond to a book. Most can be adapted to all grade levels.
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Activity
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Monarch Butterfly

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The beautiful monarch butterfly is the focus of this elaborate site. Links to photos, video clips, cycle of life, seasonal charts, migration maps, and stories from Mexico are also included. Terrific site for students to explore!
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Website
US Census Bureau

U.s. Census Bureau: 2010 Census

For Students Pre-K - 1st
What is the Census? Why should I fill out my form? Can I do the Census online? Find out the answers to these questions and many more when you take a look at the U.S. Census Bureau: 2010 Census website. Teacher materials are available.
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Website
Other

Tourette Association of America

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This very extensive official site for the Tourette Syndrome Association includes a section on Education and Education Strategies. One feature of this section is a Q&A page where questions from parents and teachers are published with...
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Website
Other

Us House of Representatives: Congressman Lloyd Doggett

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The official site for Lloyd Doggett from the House of Representatives gives his biography and current activities.
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Website
National Science Foundation

National Science Foundation: Find Funding

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
An A to Z listing of grants offered for research in science, math, and engineering.
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Website
Other

Susan P. Byrnes Health Education Center, Inc.: Learntobe Healthy

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Learn To Be Healthy offers student activities and lesson plans for all ages.
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Activity
Library of Congress

World Digital Library

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This multicultural digital library delivers a vast collection of various primary sources from all over the world to enhance studies in all areas.
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Website
Other

Carnegie Mellon University: Alice

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
An innovative 3D programming environment that makes it easy for students to create an animation for telling a story, playing an interactive game, or a video to share on the web. This is a free teaching tool designed to be a student's...
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Website
Other

Cc Mixter Music Discovery: Audio Media Downloads

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Have you ever created a good presentation but know its one step away from incredible? With Mixter "you already have permission" to access free copyright-friendly music and sound effects. Turn your good project into a great one with some...