Christmas Around the World

Social Studies Files: Click Here!

Lewis Carroll Websites
Use these websites to complete the class activity about Lewis Carroll:
Lewis Carroll Society of North America: http://www.lewiscarroll.org/carroll/carroll-studies/ (Provides a set of links to other sites)
Biography.com: http://www.biography.com/people/lewis-carroll-9239598
Poets.org: http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/78
Lewis Carroll Society: http://lewiscarrollsociety.org.uk/pages/aboutcharlesdodgson/life.html
http://www.insite.com.br/rodrigo/text/lewis_carroll.html
UK National Archives
Find A Grave: http://www.findagrave.com (Beware of ads on this site!)

Review, Review, Review!!
CNN News Articles: http://www.literacynet.org/cnnsf/archives.html#cnn
TV411, Summarizing: http://www.tv411.org/reading/understanding-what-you-read/video-summarizing
TV411, Homonyms: http://www.tv411.org/vocabulary/understanding-how-words-work/video-homonyms
TV411, Figures of Speech (Metaphors and Similes): http://www.tv411.org/writing/grammar/video-figures-speech
Wild Word West: http://funschool.kaboose.com/time-warp/games/game-wild-word-west.html
Crickweb Review Activities & Games: http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2literacy.html
Rockin' the NWEA Skills: Click here!
MAP Reading: http://www.sowashco.k12.mn.us/ro/pages/studentlinks/map/reading.htm

Class Project Files
Access these files in order to complete class projects:
* Hats Off!: click here for a Power Point file or click here for a Libre Office file
* Vocabulary Word Map: click here for a Power Point file
* Nouns Activity: click here for a Power Point file
* Star Wars Action Verbs and Direct Objects: click here for a Power Point file
* Alphabet Organizer: click here

Treasures Book Technology Station Activities -- Use these links for class station work.

Where May I Go When I'm Done?
If you've finished your work, you may visit any of these websites:

Your Favorite Authors & Books
Check out the websites of some of your favorite authors and books:
The Hunger Games: http://www.thehungergames.co.uk/
The Hunger Games: http://www.scholastic.com/thehungergames/
The Hunger Games Wiki: http://thehungergames.wikia.com/wiki/The_Hunger_Games
The 39 Clues: http://www.the39clues.com/
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: http://www.percyjacksonbooks.com/
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: http://www.wimpykid.com/
Twilight series & Stephenie Meyer: http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/twilightseries.html
Tunnels: http://www.tunnelsthebook.com/
Harry Potter (book): http://www.scholastic.com/harrypotter/home.asp
Harry Potter (movie): http://www.harrypotter.com
JK Rowling (Harry Potter author): http://www.jkrowling.com/
Spiderwick Chronicles: http://www.spiderwick.com/
The Edge Chronicles: http://www.edgechronicles.com
The Chronicles of Narnia: http://www.narnia.com
Edgar & Ellen: http://www.edgarandellen.com/
Shel Silverstein: (put on your headphones!) http://shelsilverstein.com/indexSite.html
Lemony Snicket: http://www.lemonysnicket.com
Gary Paulsen: http://www.randomhouse.com/features/garypaulsen/
Christopher Paolini (author of Eragon): http://www.randomhouse.com/teens/eragon/
Louis Sachar: http://www.louissachar.com/
Jerry Spinelli: http://www.randomhouse.com/features/jerryspinelli/
R.L. Stine: http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/mostlyghostly/
Judy Blume: http://www.judyblume.com/menu-main.html
Roald Dahl: http://www.roalddahl.com/
Beverly Cleary: http://www.beverlycleary.com
Cornelia Funke & Dragon Rider: http://www.scholastic.com/dragonrider/index_flash.htm