You will need a username and password to access the following databases. The usernames and passwords will be provided as a handout by the library staff to the students. If you do not have this information, please contact Julie Rosenkranz. Zip welcomes his wolves.
	Click the purple Grolier Kids on the upper right corner of the home page to access Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, The New Book of Knowledge, The New Book of Popular Science, Lands and People, and America the Beautiful.

	EBSCO contains the Searchasaurus for younger researchers and Kids Search for elementary-age researchers. The Kids Search contains a dictionary, Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia, and an Image Link for photos, maps, and flags.

	This online encyclopedia is a good source for information for reports and projects. Look for the green menu bar at the top right of the home page to access World Book for Kids. Other on-line encyclopedias which are available through the Wesleyan web page are featured on the Grolier and EBSCO links.
	This resource includes articles by experts in the fields of Social Studies, Language Arts, and Science.
	BookFlix is a literacy resource for children in grades K-2. Fictional video stories are paired with nonfiction eBooks. Students may read along with both fiction and nonfiction books to develop listening and reading comprehension, as well as build background knowledge.

	Encyclopedia Britannica has a section for elementary children. Click on the light purple icon on bottom right of the home page labeled Britannica Elementary to access this feature.

Suggested Sites for 1st Grade State Reports:
Parents, your student will need help navigating these sites.

http://www.netstate.com/states/index.html Many facts about each state are presented on this site. Once you access your state, use the menu on left to find information on state flags, symbols, seals, people, and geography.

http://www.50states.com/ Contains fast facts about each state, as well as links to other sites. Information is extensive, but site contains some moving advertisements which may be distracting.

http://www.kidzone.ws/geography/usa/ Print worksheets and coloring pages for the emblems of each state. Facts are few, but the coloring pages are wonderful for hands-on activities.

http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/states.html All kinds of maps are presented, including relief and satellite image maps.

http://www.globalcomputing.com/states.html Has links to all of the 50 official state websites. State web pages may be difficult for students to navigate.

Additional Sites for Students:

A+ Math: www.aplusmath.com

American Library Association Great Web Sites for Kids: http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?section=greatwebsites&template=/cfapps/gws/default.cfm

Awesome Library: http://awesomelibrary.org/

Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids: http://bensguide.gpo.gov/

Best of History Web Sites: www.besthistorysites.net

Berit’s Best Sites for Children: http://beritsbest.com/

Book Adventure: http://www.bookadventure.com/

Catch a Spelling Thief! http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/spellits/home_y6flash.shtml

Cool Math: http://www.coolmath4kids.com

Cybrarian: www.cybrary.org

Dictionary at: http://dictionary.reference.com/

Kids Click: http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/

Maps of the U.S.A.: http://www.nationalatlas.gov/

NASA for Kids: www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/home/index.htm

National Geographic for Kids: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/

Presidents:   http://www.ipl.org/div/potus/
    http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/presidents/index.html

White House for Kids:  http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/

Quiz Hub: http://quizhub.com/quiz/quizhub.cfm

Sites for Parents:

Bartleby’s Great Books Online: http://www.bartleby.com

Database of Award-Winning Children’s Literature: http://www.dawcl.com/

The Internet Public Library: http://www.ipl.org/kidspace

NetSmartz Workshop for Internet Safety: http://www.netsmartz.org/index.htm

New York Public Library: http://kids.nypl.org

Sites for Teachers:

Books in Series: http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/readers/series/juv/

Four Blocks Literacy Model: http://www.wfu.edu/education/fourblocks/

Georgia Department of Education: http://public.doe.k12.ga.us/

Read Write Think: http://www.readwritethink.org/index.asp

Math sites: http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html [Library of Virtual Manipulatives]
                 http://www.mrnussbaum.com/
                 http://www.auntymath.com/

Smart Board Links: http://www.juliethompson.com/SMART.html
          http://education.smarttech.com/ste/en-US/Ed+Resource/Classroom+resources/Elementary/

General Spider Sites for 2nd Graders: Parents, your student will need your help when viewing these sites.

http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-spider.html

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/animals/invertebrates/spider.htm

http://www.xs4all.nl/~ednieuw/Spiders/Info/spiderinfo.htm

http://insects.tamu.edu/extension/bulletins/l-1787.html

http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/housingandclothing/DK1033.html

Suggested Websites for 3rd Grade Poetry: Parents, please help your child with these sites.

http://www.poetry4kids.com/categories

http://www.gigglepoetry.com/poemcategories.aspx

http://poetryfoundation.org/archive/tool.child.category.1.html?id=1

http://www.storyit.com/Classics/JustPoems/classicpoems.htm

Spanish Sites for Students:

http://spanish.about.com/cs/forbeginners/a/beg_alphabet.htm

http://www.spanish.bz/alphabet.htm

http://www.donquijote.org/spanishlanguage/alphabet/

http://www.jvlnet.com/~liliana/Spanish_Numbers.html Use this site for Spanish numbers

http://www.kokone.com.mx/ Use this site for solar system Spanish words

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