Website names are linked to the sites, just click on them.
News website:
www.pbs.org/newshour/extra- Public Broadcasting System link to news for kids
Language Arts Websites:
ala.org/ala/yalsa - Literature lists of books for youth- American Library Association
www.ucalgary.ca - Literature lists of books for youth
http://www.aes.ac.in/ms/teachersites/mtabor/reading/reviews_0607.html#rishi- Book reviews by kids, for kids, with audio clips!
Novels:
The Giver websites:
http://www.loislowry.com/giver.html
http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00001249.shtml
Lost in the Labyrinth website:
Thieves of Ostia website:
Social Studies Websites:
Geography
http://www.greenwich-guide.org.uk/meridian.htm - The Prime Meridian
http://cybersleuth-kids.com/sleuth/Geography/Landforms/index.htm- geography landforms
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/landforms/glossary.shtml- geography landforms
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngextremeexplorer/ 2007! Great new kids website from National Geographic!
History
Prehistoric man, and ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, the Roman Empire, and China:
http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/lascaux/en/- The amazing prehistoric Caves of Lascaux, virtual tour (prehistoric man)
http://www.allaboutarchaeology.org/babylon-and-the-ishtar-gate-faq.htm - The Ishtar Gate of Babylon in Mesopotamia
http:// www.britishmuseum.org/explore/galleries.aspx - artifacts of ancient civilizations
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/midhist.html - ancient civilizations websites
http://www.nationalgeographic.com- Geography, culture, history, pictures
http://cyberschoolbus.un.org - United Nations site for comparing countries
Timelines
http://www.hyperhistory.com - Click on the "Hyperhistory Online" highlighted words, and view a variety timelines for all phases of history.