Useful Links
These external websites include activities for children, reference materials, search engines, and other information that might be helpful for students, parents, and teachers.
Great Kids' Sites
Enchanted Learning - great site for kids! Check with Mrs. Ingham for the password info.
Doctor Funbrain - great student activities
The Universal Currency Converter
How much is $1.00 in German Marks? Go here to find out how much the US
dollar is worth in other currencies.
Create a Graph - this neat site allows you to create various graphs easily and with good instructions!
How Stuff Works - great explanations
Surfnet - guide to the best kids' sites
Stone Soup - international magazine written and illustrated by kids ages 8 to 13
Coolmath4kids - an amusement park of math, designed for fun
Search Engines
LS Google Search uses only elementary student friendly sites! (Sites Searched)
Google is one of the best search tools.
Dogpile searches a number of search engines.
AltaVista is excellent, especially for science.
MetaCrawler searches several search engines.
Encyclopedias and a Good Dictionary
Encyclopedia.com
LibrarySpot Encyclopedias
How to Use the Internet
Internet Help tells about search engines.
Evaluating Internet Resources - you will learn how to evaluate web content.
Safety on the Internet
Hoax Hotline - visit this page to checkout all the computer virus hoaxes.
Computer Monitoring Software for home computers - this site compares ten of the most popular ones. Keep your child safe while using the Internet.
Help With Homework
Multnomah County Library Homework Center
Math Homework Helper has links to resources that can help you with your homework.
Yahoo Kids allows students to find answers through keyword searches and by clicking on menus to get to the answers.
Other Excellent Reference Materials
Newspapers Worldwide - this is a great source of links to hundreds of newspapers worldwide!
Library of Congress Gateway to 220 library catalogs.
Washington County Library online resources
Powell's Bookstore - check out this block square store of new and used books located in downtown Portland.
Children's Literature Web Site has many children's literature resources.
Weather
Nerd World:Weather - more weather information than you can imagine!
USA Today Weather - nationwide weather information.
Portland Instant Weather Plus Forecast includes doppler radar images.
Portland 10 Day Forecast - another good source of local forecasts.
Oregon Department of Transportation - road reports, weather forecast, real-time traffic condition photos, and more.
Washington Department of Transportation - road reports.
Bonnie Chapel Hill Materials - February 2010
Assessment Handout Portland Feb 2010.pdf
Master References February 2010.pdf
Working PagesAssessment Portland Feb 2010.pdf - Assessment Planning
WorkingPagesAssessmentPortland Feb 2010.2.pdf - Organizational Grid
Working Pages AssessmentPortland Feb 2010.3.pdf - spelling menu, writing menu, reading menu, books to read, Classroom Based Assessment: Putting the Pieces Together (and Staying Sane)
