Students
First Grade Links
- Meet Eric Carle
- Make a snowflake
- Snowflake Bentley Watch this televison segment online
- Koko
Second Grade Links
- Dynamo's Lab - Odd One Out This game lets students place animals in the right habitat.
- In Search of Stellaluna
- Kevin Henkes Second grader's will study his books this year
Third Grade Links
- Sirs Discoverer for facts. (Log In info... Name: ct1206h Password: 06611)
- Sonoran Desert Webquest
- The Plains Culture Indians
- The Southwest Culture Indians (includes Pueblo and Hopi)
- IConn Our state's virtual library. Click on Request to search all Connecticut libraries!
- Patricia Polacco Third graders author study.
- The Northwest Culture Indians
- Eastern Woodlands Culture Indians
- The First Americans This website designed by third grade teachers explains the different Native Americans in each region of our country
- Town Of Trumbull
- Habitats Take a look at some of the different habitats that are home to many plants and animals.
- Patricia Reilly Giff Newbury Honor-winning author
- Mystic Seaport The Museum of America and the Sea
- National Geographic Look here for information on your habitat
Fourth Grade Links
- Sirs Discoverer for facts. (Log In info... Name: ct1206h Password: 06611)
- Trumbull Public Library
- Jean Craighead George Fourth graders author study
- 50 States Extensive collection of factual information about each of the states and their capitals.
- Stately Knowledge is sponsored by The Internet Public Library. Find links to your state's offical site as well as many other sources of information.
- World Almanac for Kids Find up to date statistics about your state
- Kids InfoBits A database containing reference and magazine articles. This is the States section of the database.
- Old State House
- Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo
- Connecticut State Library Find out why is Connecicut called the Nutmeg State
Fifth Grade Links
- Sirs Discoverer for facts. (Log In info... Name: ct1206h Password: 06611)
- Trumbull Public Library
- Gary Soto
- Reading Rockets Pamela Munoz Ryan page (If the video does not run, click on the transript option to read her words)
- Pamela Munoz Ryan
- Find out about favorite authors here.
- I Can Do That! This kid-friendly site offers explanations of DNA and characteristics of plant and animal cells.
- Black History Month Resources from Gale
- Biography.com Black History Month site
- Thinkquest Investigation of why explorers wanted to explore!
- Zoom Explorers
- Thinkquest Sites produced by students. This award winning entry provides links to information on European Explorers arranged in a timeline.
- National Geographic Use this map to show where your explorer went and what lands he claimed.
- Mr. Dowling is a sixth-grade teacher. His world history site has clear, simple explanations of Columbus' and Magellan's explorations.
- This collection of links is a good place to start collecting appropriate sites to answer your questions.
- Colonial Kids: This prize-winning site is a Thinkquest entry. Although the material is researched and written by students, teachers double check for accuracy.
- Colonial Times includes information on farming, religion, food and schooling.
- Crafts and Trades in Colonial America
- Encyclopedia Britannica Elementary Edition
- Mrs. Ripley's Colonial Times