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.

	Searching for Accelerated Reader books is fun and easy with this free online tool.

	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.

	This programs helps students hone literacy skills and build knowledge of subject-area content. Contains e-books and videos on topics of interest for students in grades 3-5.

	Culturegrams Links students to country reports that go beyond mere facts and figures to deliver a one-of-a-kind perspective on daily life and culture. In-depth reports covering 200+ countries, the United States, and Canada.

	Click 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.

	Encyclopedia Britannica has a sections for elementary, middle and high school students.

	This online encyclopedia is a good source for information for reports and projects.

	This resource includes articles by experts in the fields of Social Studies, Language Arts, and Science.

FOR TEACHERS:
	CLCD Children's Literature Comprehensive Database A database to help parents and teachers find appropriate books and reviews of books for grades K-8.

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:

Ask Kids: http://www.askkids.com

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

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/

Elementary Activities: http://www.beau-coup.com/articles/unique-activities-elementary.htm

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://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