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 * August || * ||
 * September || * **Constitution Day**
 * United Streaming Video
 * Brainpop Jr Video Clip
 * Safari Montage Video ||
 * October || **Columbus Day**
 * Brainpop Columbus Day
 * Discovery Facts and Fun
 * Discovery Animated Hero
 * Fire Safety**
 * Sparky the Fire Dog- GREAT interactive sites with things to print too
 * Sparky's Fire Safety Zone- Scholastic Interactive - Songs, Games, Keep the White House safe, get out and stay out and quizzes
 * My Fire Safety Plan - Interactive online book
 * Fire Safety for Kids Video- United Streaming
 * The Fire Station Book- Tumblebooks
 * Fire Safety Comic Maker- Scholastic
 * Smokey the Bear for Kids
 * Virtual Fire Engine Tour- Davis Fire Dept
 * Bedroom Fire Simulation- Crucial Crew Interactive
 * [|BE Fire Smart]- Identify the fire hazards in each room
 * Fire Safety Video - "Smoke Detectives" a fire Safety Video created by StateFarm. (Will need to login to Safari Montage)
 * Halloween**
 * **Starfall Pumpkin Books**
 * Nonfiction
 * Fiction
 * **Online Halloween Games**
 * Interactive Games - Billy Bear 4 Kids
 * **Virtual Pumpkin Carving**
 * The Pumpkin Farm Virtual Jack
 * Cub Pack 81 Carve a Pumpkin
 * Pumpkin Carving Sequence the Steps - RWT
 * **Scarecrow**
 * Build a Scarecrow Online - Could use as a descriptive writing prompt
 * **Brainpop Jr.**
 * Halloween Clip

Columbus Day
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 * Learn about Christopher Columbus []
 * Play the game that accompanies the above story []
 * Interactive Crossword Puzzle [] ||
 * November || * **Scholastic's** [|The First Thanksgiving]- Explains the Pilgrims Voyage and the First Thanksgiving. this site contains slide shows, audio, and video will make it one of your favorites.
 * [|The History Channel] has quite a few online videos, stories, and other resources on The History of Thanksgiving. Have your students find 15 facts they may not know about Thanksgiving. [] The History Channel also has a great video and image gallery on [|Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower].
 * Plimoth Plantation's Site- An Interactive Site where you can be the historian and learn about both the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag and find out what Really Happened at the First Thanksgiving!
 * Talk Like a Pilgrim- Plymouth.org
 * []brainpop Thanksgiving
 * [|Arthur's_Thanksgiving[1.flipchart]]
 * [|Thanksgiving Literacy Centers.flipchart]
 * Thanksgiving Ideas for Children-
 * Kaboose - Thanksgiving games and printables ||
 * December || * [|The North Pole]has great educational games! Click on the Fun for Kids section to write a letter to Santa or create your own personal story.
 * Polar Express.com- A collection of activities to go with the story
 * Woodlands Jr. Holiday Activities - Interactive Advent Calendars, Games and Stories
 * Rudolf is Missing - Interactive story and game with comprehension question
 * Christmas ppts and Interactives- An extensive collection of powerpoints and interactive games for the holidays.
 * Brainpop Jr.- Winter Holidays
 * Winter Holiday Activities- Scholastic online and interactives - very good
 * December Links- Interactives for the whiteboard or student centers
 * Christmas Games- Billy Bear 4 Kids - Fun activities for centers
 * Storyline Online- The Polar Express
 * Kris Kringle- Cute site for activities and games
 * Vickie Blackwell's Holiday Resources
 * Design Your Own Gingerbread House
 * The Snowman Story- From Mrs. Ps Magical Library
 * []4 video clips of different celebrations
 * Holidays Around the World
 * Christmas Around the World- The North Pole.com - A Very nice site you click on the country name and it takes you to information from that country
 * Winter Holiday Activities- Scholastic online and interactives - very good
 * World Advent Calendar >
 * Kings Road Digital Advent Calendar
 * Tree Advent Calendar ||
 * January || **General Resources*** ABCteach Jan Resources
 * Martin Luther King Jr.**
 * MLK Resource Index
 * I Have a Dream Speech- Holidays.net
 * MLK Time Warp - Interactive Kid Friendly Timeline - Funschool
 * MLK Scholastic Resources
 * MLK and Me- Read, Write, Think Lesson with a virtual tour of his birth home
 * Living the Dream- 100 Acts of Kindness and great resources at the bottom from Read, Write, Think
 * Martin Luther King Jr. Brainpop
 * The Crayon Box That Talked - cute lesson on diversity
 * Winter**
 * Winter Clothing Interactive Site- BBC
 * What do we Wear Interactive Site- BBC
 * Lecky Goes Outside- Dress Lecky for the Weather - Crickweb
 * Meeting in the Mitten- Webquest
 * Seasons- Interactive lesson from NGFL
 * Hedgie Reads to Kids- Jan Brett's Website
 * Weather Symbols- NGFL use adjective to write about winter - Interactive Lesson
 * Blackwell's Winter Resources ||
 * February || 100th Day * 100th Day of School Resources - Vickie Blackwell>
 * 100th Day of School Resources
 * Interactive 100 grid
 * Splat 100 square
 * Create A Picture 100 Snowballs- ABCYa!
 * 100th Day of School ebook - Starfall
 * 100th Day Game- GameQuarium
 * **Ground Hog Day**
 * Groundhog Day Resources- Vickie Blackwell
 * Groundhog.org- The official Grounghog's Day Site From Punxsutawnay, PA
 * Groundhogs.com - Meet Phil's Family - A fun site for kids
 * Starfall Clip Groundhog Day
 * Hibernation - Brainpop Jr.
 * The Day of the Groundhog- Animal Planet - Videos, games and more
 * Videos - You will need to login to view
 * Holidays for Kids - Groundhog Day- Short Movie on Safari Montage
 * Holiday Facts and Fun- Groundhog Day- Discovery Ed
 * You Tube Video Clip - Groundhog Day
 * I'm A Little Groundhog - Song You Tube
 * Scholastic News Online Articles for Feb
 * Let's Find Out - Groundhog Day Digital Issue
 * NFL for Kids- Online Games
 * Football Fun Ideasfrom - Teaching Heart
 * Power Football- Fun 4 the Brain
 * [|Superbowl.flipchart] - Created by teachers at DTSD
 * If You Were President Game - Online Interactive from Scholastic
 * The Seven Hats of the President- Informational Info from Scholastic
 * President's Day Resources- Extensive list from Apples 4 the Teacher
 * Whitehouse.gov- Information about presidents
 * President's Day Virtual Museum- Appropriate for Primary Students
 * President Resources and Activities- Extensive list from Teaching Heart
 * Web Hunt President's Past and Present- Scholastic
 * Presiden't Day - Vickie Blackwell - Well done
 * Valentine's Day Resources- Vickie Blackwell
 * Valentine's Day Games - Fun School
 * Visit the Dentist with Marty- Interactive Story
 * ADA Interactives-
 * Simple Steps to Dental Health-
 * Mouth Power- Online Demos
 * Healthy Teeth
 * Scholastic News Online Articles for Feb
 * Let's Find Out - Groundhog Day Digital Issue ||
 * March || **Read Across America**
 * Seussville - Interactive Site for kids
 * Seussville University- More games and printables
 * Cat in the Hat - 50th Birthday
 * Seuss Interactives- Gamequarium
 * Dr. Seuss National Memorial
 * The Art of Dr. Seuss
 * Salute to Seuss- An Online Project Wiki
 * Seussentennial - 100th Birthday Site
 * Read Across America- Official Site
 * Read, Write, Think- Activities, Websites and Resources for Dr. Seuss
 * Teaching with Dr. Seuss- Scholastic
 * Celebrate with Dr. Seuss- A-Z teacher Resources - Lesson plans, printables and songs
 * Seuss Resources- ABC teach a nice list of printables
 * Horton the Movie

St. Patrick's Day
The below sites require usernames and passwords that are given out by each classroom teacher.**
 * St. Patrick's Day Games- From FunSchool and Kaboose
 * Pot of Gold Game- Practice Math Fact - From Billy Bear 4 Kids
 * Catch the Leprechaun Game- From Billy Bear 4 Kids
 * Play Tic Tac Toe with a Leprechaun-
 * Online March Word Search
 * All Billy Bear March Resources-
 * Teacher Resources for St. Patrick's Day- From Vickie Blackwell
 * St. Patrick's DaySTARFALL ||
 * April || Spring * Easter Games - Funschool
 * Earth Day**
 * Recycle City- From EPA
 * Kids Club Games- EPA
 * DumpTown Game -EPA
 * Huge List of Interactive Gamesand Activities - Picadome Schools
 * Earth Games- from FunSchool
 * Earth Day Resources- From DLTK
 * Earth Day Story-
 * Kids PlanetEndangered Animals
 * EcoKids- Games
 * Recycle Now Schools- videos, songs and games
 * Brainpop Jr. - Reduce Reuse, Recycle
 * Holidays Earth Day- Discovery Education - must login
 * Maya and Migel Earth Day - Discovery Education - must login ||
 * May/June ||  ||
 * Misc. Sites for Kids || * First Grade Wiki
 * ABCya! -
 * [|Wonderopolis]-For the things you are wondering
 * Study Jams- math and science unit activities
 * [|Woodlands Junior Literacy Games] - literacy activities
 * [|BBC Bitesize]
 * KS2 Bitesize- Primary Resources
 * KS1 Bitesize - ECC Resources
 * **FOSS**
 * Reading Streets Website- The site that goes with our reading program
 * Everyday Math Online Games- This site goes with our math program
 * First in Math - Practice your math facts ||