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Useful Websites

  • Interactive Poetry from ETTC. Create poetry by filling in the blanks.
  • Moving Stories Watch Animated stories such as Anansi and the Pot of Beans and A Tale of Two Frogs Available free from August House. Titles change. Click on "Play the Movie."
  • Kids Space from the Internet Public Library Free. Features Reference, Science Fair help, Author Pages, Story Hour, U.S. Presidents, Arts & Crafts, Games, and much more.
  • American Memory Primary source materials from the Library of Congress in many forms: documents, photographs, films, maps, audio files, and more.
  • LIFE magazine historical photo image archive hosted by Google
    http://images.google.com/hosted/life
  • Today in History from the Library of Congress.
  • On This Day Highlights in history from the New York Times learning network.

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[ Web portal -- Smedcenter.org]
[ Travel Around the World through Literature]

[ Science Fair] [ Science Books ]
[ Author of the month ] [ Dr. Seuss ]

San Mateo Web Portal: click to login
Provides access to educational resources including World Book, EBSCO, Maps, EducationCity.com, Starfall, Learn360, Documents, and more.

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Science Fair

Science Fair Website with forms
Check the Washington School Special Events
Click here for books and experiment help
Fun with Singing Science

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Travel the World through Literature

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Scavenger Hunt Document

story tubesStory Tubes
Video story 2009 winner examples and Contest information

Author of the Month:

Allen Say -- author and illustrator

  • The Bicycle Man
  • Grandfather's Journey
  • Tea with Milk
  • Kamishibai Man
  • Emma's Rug
  • Erik-San
  • Tree of Cranes
  • Boy of the Three Year Nap

 

 

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Poetry

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Enjoy Seussville

Seussville

March is Women's History Month

History of Women's History Month

Books about Women

  • The Seneca Falls Women's Rights Convention by Ruth Warren (301/WAR)
  • The Ballot Box Battle by Emily Arnold McCully (324/MCC)
  • Heroines: Great Women Through the Ages by Rebecca Hazell (920/HAZ)
  • Girls: a History of Growing up Female in America by Penny Colman (305.2/COLMAN)
  • Players in Pigtails by Shana Corey (E/COR)
  • A Woman for President by Kathleen Krull(B/WOODHULL)

My Hero Project:
Celebrates Peace, Love and tolerance with art from around the globe

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Discover Stories at Story Bee

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Fun Activities

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Past months: Dec 07, Jan 08; Feb 08, Mar 08, Apr 08, May-June 08
2008-2009: Sept 08, Oct 08, Dec 08, Feb 09, Mar 09, June 09
2009-2010: Fall 09, Dec 09, Jan 2010, Feb 2010, Mar 2010

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Book Links: Discover your genre

Art and Music

Project & Research Help

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Washington Wiki
Wildcat Matters Library Blog
Need help? Ask the librarian
Carolyn Karis: email ckaris@bsd.k12.ca.us
 

Reif's Media Matters Blog--Blog of previous Washington School librarian

Created by Carolyn Karis, November 2007
Last updated 18 April 2010