Scholastic Keys | Lesson Plan Links
Explore websites referred to in the Scholastic Keys and Scholastic Keys 2007 lesson plans.
Language Arts
Concrete Poetry/3–5
Examples of concrete poetry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concrete_poetry
The Academy of American Poets:
http://www.poets.org
How to write a news story:
http://www.mediacollege.com/journalism/news/write-stories.html
Mini Book Mysteries/3–5
A collection of short stories for children:
http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/childrenindex.html
Stories for kids and teens online (some very short):
http://www.ability.org.uk/kids_and_teens_online_stories.htm
You Can Say That Again/3–5
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary and Thesaurus:
http://www.m-w.com/thesaurus.htm
Roget’s Internet Thesaurus:
http://www.thesaurus.com/
A quick lesson using synonyms and antonyms:
http://www.teachnet.com/lesson/langarts/terminology/synandant.html
Science
Endangered Species/3–5
World Wildlife Fund. Information on endangered species and programs that are helping them. Good source for information and photos:
http://www.worldwildlife.org/endangered/
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Get the current list of threatened and endangered animals and plants in the U.S., each state, and the world:
http://www.fws.gov/endangered/
Information on endangered species anywhere in the world. Good source for animal photos:
http://www.endangeredspecie.com/
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service page for students:
http://www.fws.gov/educators/students.html
Planet Data/3–5
Museum of Science site that attempts to put the enormity of the universe into perspective:
http://www.mos.org/sln/wtu/scale.html
NASA’s Web site is an excellent resource for solar system information and pictures:
http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html
The Water Cycle/3–5
Summary of the water cycle:
http://www.kidzone.ws/water/
Water information published in PDF form by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/wsb/index.html
View an animated demonstration of the water cycle:
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/flash/flash_watercycle.html
Find information and activities about ground water and drinking water:
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/flash/flash_watercycle.html
Social Studies
Colonial Times/3–5See what life was like in the Colonies:
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/colonialtimes.htm
How to write a news story:
http://www.mediacollege.com/journalism/news/write-stories.html
Mini Bio Mystery/3–5
A collection of biographies for children:
http://www.gardenofpraise.com/leaders.htm
Key links to biography sources on the Net:
http://www.libraryspot.com/biographies/
and
http://www.awesomelibrary.org/Classroom/Social_Studies/History/Biographies.html
Historical biography information:
http://www.essortment.com/in/History.People/
and
http://www.historylink101.com/history_biography.htm
and
http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/B/
Sponsor Me!/3–5
Sources for famous explorers:
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/
Good source for information on maritime discovery from ancient times to Captain Cook
(includes a helpful time line):
http://www.mariner.org/educationalad/ageofex/
The Library of Congress Discovery and Exploration section (includes maps and manuscripts):
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/dsxphome.html
States and Capitals/3–5
Information on each of the 50 states:
http://www.50states.com/
An interactive map of the United States:
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/us_map.htm
Who Lives in Your Neighborhood/3–5
An excellent online field guide:
http://www.enature.com/home/
The National Audubon Society:
http://www.audubon.org
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History:
http://www.mnh.si.edu/
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service page for students:
http://www.fws.gov/educators/students.html
