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Salton George Foreman Fusion Grill (Indoor Grills) - Salton George Foreman Fusion Grill. http://www.qksrv.net/click-46518-7910269 <a href="http://www.qksrv.net/click-46518-7910269"; target="_top" >Tabletools.com:: Salton George Foreman Fusion Grill (Indoor Grills) </a> <img src="http://www.qksrv.net/image-46518-7910269"; height="1" width="1" border="0"> ======================== Oldies but Goldies Resources from Past Newsletters Math Resources Make a Sun Clock - use shadows to tell time http://www.exploratorium.edu/science_explorer/sunclock.html You can make a clock with the sun http://www.coe.unt.edu/luttrell/5thgrade/can%20you%20make%20a%20clock% 20using%20the%20sun.htm Making a Sun Dial for the Northern Hemisphere http://www.lmsal.com/YPOP/Classroom/Lessons/Sundials/sundials.html Craft Exchange - Make a Clock http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/_clock.html Clocks from Sundials to Atomic Second - Britannica http://www.britannica.com/clockworks/main.html What Time is It http://www.primarygames.com/time/start.htm Fact Monster- Time http://kids.infoplease.lycos.com/ce6/sci/A0812596.html Daylight Savings Time - Why We Use It http://www.mrdowling.com/601-daylight.html How to Tell Time - Discover how to tell the time without using a watch http://www.dis.port.ac.uk/~kingtr/cal97/yy/paging.html Shadow Clocks http://www.dis.port.ac.uk/~kingtr/cal97/yy/shadow.html Snowball - Time Activity http://teacher.scholastic.com/max/snowball/index.htm History of Telling Time http://pittsford.monroe.edu/jefferson/calfieri/time/TimeHistory.html Time Estimation http://www.explorescience.com/activities/Activity_page.cfm?ActivityID=41 Make Your Own Star Clock http://www.lhs.berkeley.edu/StarClock/starclockprintout.html Can You Tell Time - Online Game http://www.kidscarnival.com/Time1.html Astrolabe - Telling Time http://www.britannica.com/clockworks/astrolabe.html Its About Time http://www.timechange.com/3m/ Snapdragon - Tell Time http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/snapdragon/yesflash/time-1.htm US Mint Site for Kids http://www.usmint.gov/kids/ Know Your Money http://www.ustreas.gov/usss/index.htm?know_your_money.htm&1 Presidents Appearing on Money http://www.kidinfo.com/American_History/PresBirth/PresidentsAppearingOnMoney.htm Secrets of Making Money - History of Money (NOVA) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/moolah/history.html Alfy's Money Games http://www.alfy.com/teachers/teach/thematic_units/Money/Money_1.asp The History of Money http://woodrow.mpls.frb.fed.us/econed/curric/history.html Teaching Money Lesson Plan - A to Z TeacherStuff http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/lessons/money.shtml Money, Money, Money Lesson Plan from CoreKnowledge http://www.coreknowledge.org/CKproto2/resrcs/lessons/298Money.htm Making Sense of Cents http://www.usmint.gov/kids/index.cfm? FileContents=/kids/cartoons/birthcoin/pg1.cfm Googelplex - Student's Guide for Young Money Makers - lots of fun activities for all ages http://googolplex.cuna.org/googolplex/googolplex.html?sub_id=29866 Money Matters for Kids - activities all ages http://www.mmforkids.org/index.html Teaching Kids about Money http://www.familyeducation.com/subchannel/0,2794,37-144,00.html Currency Gallery http://gilmer.net/currency/gallery/ US Treasury http://www.ustreas.gov/ Frequently Asked Questions about Currency Notes http://www.treas.gov/opc/opc0034.html Math All Around Us Fun and Activities http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/5427/ What is Good Math http://www.richmond.edu/~ed344/webunits/math/home.htm Math for Kids - A Medieval Adventure http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/4471/ Mathematical Brain Teasers http://www.syvum.com/teasers/ Clever Games for Clever People http://www.cs.uidaho.edu/~casey931/conway/games.html Education4Kids Math Games http://www.edu4kids.com/ Print and Learn Math Activities http://www.brobstsystems.com/kids/ Free Worksheets for Math http://www.freeworksheets.com/ Encarta Math Lesson Plans http://encarta.msn.com/schoolhouse/lessons/results.asp? subject=Mathematics Internet Mathematics Library http://mathforum.org/library/ High School Math Project Ideas http://www.columbia.edu/~umk1/ Math Flashcards - + - X / http://www.aplusmath.com/Flashcards/index.html Math Worksheets http://www.aplusmath.com/Worksheets/index.html Telling Time - Online Drill http://www.edu4kids.com/clock/ Awesome Library Lesson Plans on Math http://www.awesomelibrary.org/Library/Materials_Search/Lesson_Plans/Math.html Teacher's Corner Lesson Plans on Math http://www.theteacherscorner.net/math/index.htm Fun Lesson Plans for Math by Cynthia Lanius http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Lessons/ CEC Lesson Plans for Math K-12 http://www.col-ed.org/cur/#Math Math Central Resource Room http://mathcentral.uregina.ca/RR/index.html Math Forum Lesson Plans http://mathforum.org/library/resource_types/lesson_plans/ New York Times Math Lesson Plans http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/mathematics.html PUMAS -- is a collection of one-page examples of how math and science topics taught in K-12 http://pumas.jpl.nasa.gov/ Mathematics and NSA Lesson Plans http://www.nsa.gov/programs/mepp/lu.html WNETSchool - Mathematics Lesson Plans http://www.wnet.org/wnetschool/origlessons/index.html All About Subtraction http://aaamath.com/sub.html Kids Math - Subtraction http://www.syvum.com/cgi/online/serve.cgi/kmsl2/kgmat3.sal Subtraction - Find the Hidden Picture http://www.aplusmath.com/games/picture/SubPicture.html Harder Subtraction Worksheets http://www.aplusmath.com/Worksheets/Subtraction.html Go Figure - Math Game 9 Includes Subtraction (Download) http://www.cdmproductions.com/fhome.htm Subtraction Flash Cards http://www.infomath.com/oltutor/practice/Practice.html#SubApp Math is Fun Subtraction Page http://www.mathisfun.com/subtraction.php3 Reading Resources Little Bo http://asp.disney.go.com/DisneyBooks/HearAStory.asp?id=2348&page=1 Bambi http://asp.disney.go.com/DisneyBooks/RASFirst.asp?id=2315&page=1 A Touch of Kindness http://www.thetouchofkindness.com/ Berenstain Bear Country http://www.berenstainbears.com/ Barney and His Friends http://www.pbs.org/barney/html/game1.html Max and the Magic Carpet Ride Online Story http://www.scribbles.com.au/max/s5/magic.html Mighty Books http://www.mightybook.com/intro.htm Troll Books Activities and Games http://www.troll.com/ Tiger Aki's Online Story Books http://www.asiabigtime.com/storybooks/aki_menu.html Lion King http://asp.disney.go.com/DisneyBooks/RASFirst.asp?id=2329&page=1 Children of Sunrise http://www.rtis.com/reg/roundtop/Sunrise1.htm The Story of the Wind http://hca.gilead.org.il/the_wind.html Read the ABC News for Kids http://abcnews.go.com/abcnews4kids/kids/index.html Finger Plays for Children http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/fingerplayindex.htm Storytime at Disney http://asp.disney.go.com/DisneyBooks/StoryTime.asp Willie Worm http://www.night.net/tucker/willie/willie1c.html-ssi Cycle Sammy http://www.night.net/tucker/sam-cycle/samcycle1.html-ssi The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin by Beatrix Potter http://www.tcom.ohiou.edu/books/kids/beatrix/sn1.htm The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse by Beatrix Potter http://www.tcom.ohiou.edu/books/kids/Town-Mouse/Jt00.htm Vocabulary Drill http://www.edu4kids.com/lang1/ Panda Playhouse - an interactive story for small children http://www.pandabearsplayhouse.com/ Tales of Oban the Knowledge Keeper - Legends http://www.ozemail.com.au/~oban/ Mysterious and Unexplained - Includes Lost Civilizations, Big Foot and Stonehenge http://www.activemind.com/Mysterious/ Aesop Fables http://www.pacificnet.net/~johnr/aesop/ Aesop Fables (uses Flash techonology) http://www.umass.edu/aesop/ Frog Fables and Parables http://allaboutfrogs.org/stories/fables.html Fables and Fairy Tales and Nursery Rhymes http://www.ivyjoy.com/fables/index.shtml Fairy Tales and Fables http://www.belinus.co.uk/fairytales/Homeextra.htm Fun with Fables http://www.guilford.k12.nc.us/webquests/Fables/Fables.htm But that Wasn't the Best Part Online Story http://www.meddybemps.com/8.1.html Art is for Everyone http://www.meddybemps.com/8.31.html Mike Rofone - Roving Reporter http://www.mikerofone.com/contents.html The Golden Touch http://www.ongoing- tales.com/SERIALS/oldtime/FAIRYTALES/goldentouch.html Tortoise and the Hare http://www.ongoing- tales.com/SERIALS/oldtime/FAIRYTALES/tortoisehare.html Jack and the Beanstalk http://www.ongoing-tales.com/SERIALS/oldtime/FAIRYTALES/beanstalk.html The Little Lame Prince http://www.bedtime-story.com/bedtime-story/lameprinceintro.htm Counting Story (for the little ones) http://www.magickeys.com/books/count/index.html FableStories http://www.fablevision.com/welcome.html Newspapers for the Classroom Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition http://www.wsjclassroomedition.com/ Resources for Educators and Parents in each Day's News from USAToday http://www.usatoday.com/educate/home.htm Time Daily Student Center http://www.time.com/time/magazine/archives/studentcenter/ Newspapers with Lesson Plans and Activities for Teachers http://www.startribune.com/education/teachers.shtml Wildflowers in Bloom - contains images of many of the most showy wildflowers. The images of the flowers are "clickable"; click on the image and a full screen photo appears. The pages contain pictures of the plants in their seedling stage, a map of the U. S. showing their distribution range, and other useful information regarding planting and growing the wildflowers. http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/wildseed/wildflowers.html Online Coloring Book - Interactively color pictures online http://www.coloring.com/ Crayola Creativity Central http://www.crayola.com/ Visual Fractions - his on-line tutorial offers instruction and practice in identifying, renaming, and operating on fractions. Examples are modeled with number lines and circles http://www.visualfractions.com/ 50 States and Capitals Find images of flags and basic state data for each of the United States. http://www.50states.com/ US - Color Landform Atlas of the United States - Find full-color topographical maps of each state and of the continental United States. With links to city and state information. http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/states.html United States Coverage - Plant Geography Find a state-by-state account of the total US land covered by forests. Includes maps and descriptions of each state. http://www.nhq.nrcs.usda.gov/land/meta/m2782.html The State Symbols, Flags, Seals, Geography, and People of the United States http://www.netstate.com/states/index.html United States Geography United States of America Geography So you want to learn about the United States of America. Check out the information here, or the links to other sites. Click on one of the states and find out the key facts about it. http://www.kidport.com/RefLib/UsaGeography/UsaGeography.htm States and Capitals of The United States - Interactive quizes to see how well you know your US geography. http://www.schoolexpress.com/funtime/states_capitals/states_capitals.asp FactFinder's Kids' Corner - The US Census Bureau! http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/kids/kids.html Lesson Planet - The Teacher Web Guide Lesson Planet - The place for teachers to quickly find great lesson plans (16,000+), quizzes and worksheets. Also, share teaching ideas, Includes geography lessons http://www.lessonplanet.com/ Map of the United States http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/united_states.html GeoNet Game http://www.eduplace.com/geo/index.html Facts About the USA: InfoUSA USA Facts | Government & Politics | Economy & Trade | Laws & Treaties | Media | Information Technology | Education | Civil Rights | Arts & Culture | Geography & Travel InfoUSA > Facts About the USA Click here for help Americana - FAQs U.S. History http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/facts.htm National Atlas of the United States of America - design and explore interactive multimedia maps of the country's natural and socio- cultural landscapes. From the U.S. Geological Survey and its partners. http://www-atlas.usgs.gov/ Timemap - US Borders - Requires Shockwave. - Drag your mouse across time (1300 BC to 1870) and see the borders of the United States. http://www.sprocketworks.com/shockwave/load.asp?SprMovie=ustimemapweb State Unit Studies Help children learn the geography of the United States and learn factual information about every state. Complete the units and create a United States notebook. http://homeschooling.about.com/library/blstateunit.htm Maps Planet - The Web Guide to Maps Maps Planet - The place for finding free online maps and related geographical resources. Search from over 30,000 resources http://www.mapsplanet.com/maps/USA.html Postcards From America http://www.postcardsfrom.com/index.html United States Geography Tutor: Freeware - Download - The Family Games USA Geography Tutor is a Windows freeware program that will help you to learn the names and locations of the states of the USA. It includes a study mode and two types of quiz. http://www.familygames.com/free/ugt.html Test Your Geography Knowledge- USA - USA Geography quiz - just click on the map to answer the questions http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/usaquiz.html USEPA's Environmental Atlas - Learn about maps and geography, how they are made and used http://www.epa.gov/ceisweb1/ceishome/atlas/ Learn Geography http://www.thelearningkid.com/Learning/Geography.htm ================================ Good Stuff Links Daily Many of you have asked to have the daily links come back and be included in the newsletter. Here are a few links that have been in past newsletters that are updated daily. Please bring back all the daily links you had. I loved them. It game me one place to find all the things I wanted to check on each day in one place. Annie's Recipe of the Day - Free newsletter sent out each day with a recipe of the day and thought for the day. http://members.amaonline.com/nrogers/Kitchen Dear Abby http://www.uexpress.com/dearabby/ Virus List - Updated almost daily http://www.viruslist.com/eng/default.asp Cool Word of the Day http://www.edu.yorku.ca/wotd/ Word of the Day from Dictionary.com http://www.dictionary.com/wordoftheday/ Word of the Day from Wordsmith http://www.wordsmith.org/words/today.html Word of the Day from Merriam-Webster http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/mwwod.pl Dilbert's List of the Day http://umweb2.unitedmedia.com/comics/dilbert/lotd/index.html Daily Wisdom Online http://www.gospelcom.net/gci/dw/ IRS Daily Digital Online http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/prod/index.html Crossword of the Day http://www.quizland.com/cotd.htm Crossword of the Day - AOL http://my.aol.com/entertainment/crossword/crossword.psp Daily Cryptogram http://www.public.usit.net/jparsly/ Consumer Online - Online Consumer Advice http://www.consumerline.org/ Math Net's Daily Puzzle http://www.mathsnet.net/dailypuzzle.html Washington Post Daily Crossword Puzzles http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/style/crosswords/ CNN Crossword Puzzle http://www.cnn.com/books/crossword/index.html Daily Moon Phases http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/MoonPhase.html Philadelphia Interactive Online Crosswords http://www.phillynews.com/crossword/ ====================== SIX LAYER SALAD 1 head lettuce 1 medium onion 1 box frozen peas, thawed 8 sliced fried bacon Shredded mild Cheddar cheese 2 c. mayonnaise 2 tbsp. sugar Layer in (8 x 10) pan: 1. Lettuce broken into bite-size pieces. 2. Onions (diced) 3. Frozen peas. 4. Spread on mayonnaise mixed with 2 tbsp. sugar. 5. Sprinkle on cheese and Farmland bacon which has been crumbled. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Have a great week. Nancy Check out our seasonal and resources on http://www.a0kteacherstuff.com ******************************************* For digest instead of individual postings, send the message: set k12newsletters digest to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe, click and send (no body or subject: required) mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] K12 Newsletters mailing list is a service of Classroom Connect - http://www.classroom.com Archives for K12 Newsletters can be found at: http://www.classroom.com/community/email/archives.jhtml?A0=K12NEWSLETTERS **********************************************************
