South America Research Resources

Following are some links about South America to assist 3rd grade teachers and students. Please comment if you know of other helpful links.

South America
CultureGrams via Pioneer Library
UEN - 3rd Grade Examine the Inca of South America
CyberSleuthKids - South America
Lizardpoint - Test your geography knowledge South America
National Geographic - guide to South America
Totally 3rd Grade
Aztecs, Mayas, & Incas: Study of Indigenous People (webquest)
South American Countries (webquest)
ProTeacher South America lesson plans and activities
WorldAtlas.com - maps of South America
PlayKidsGames - South America Country Find
Kidipede - Early South America
Kidipede - South America after 1500 AD

Peru
CultureGrams via Pioneer Library
National Geographic Kids - Peru
Kids Around the World - Peru
KidsKonnect - Peru
National Geographic - Peru
CIA World Factbook - Peru
CIA World Factbook Kids' Page - Peru
Come to Peru

Amazon Rainforest
Teachers' Domain: Amazon Rainforest (video)
Jungle Photos
Mongabay: Tropical Rainforest
Rainforests - curriculum research links
Amazon Rainforest Endangered Animals Game
KidsKonnect: Rainforest - link list

South American Food
FoodsofSouthAmerica.com
iTV Kids South American Food Recipes
Food of the Inca

The Incas
UEN - 3rd Grade Examine the Inca of South America
Aztecs, Mayas, & Incas: Study of Indigenous People (webquest)
The Incredible Incas for Kids
National Geographic Kids Brainteaser Incas Quiz
KidsKonnect: Ancient Inca
The Incas at ppst.com - free PowerPoint presentations

ESL Websites & Software

I asked my teammates if they knew of any websites or software that help ESL students as they learn to read and write. We came up with the following:

• RIF Reading Planet - Reading Is Fundamental - reading activities for kids
  
• Kidspiration - software that can help build vocabulary with picture support
• MES English - "free printables for teachers"
  
• Boardmaker - software - "symbol-based printed activities for students with special needs"
• Starfall - "where students have fun learning to read"
  

Do you have additional suggestions?

Science and Social Studies Educational Websites

Science

• BBC's Science Clips
• Monterey Bay Aquarium
• Toon University
• BBC's Bitesize Science
• Simple Machines
• Weather Maker
• The Water Cycle
• Wolfram Demonstrations Project
• Black Holes
• Electromagnetic Waves
• The Electromagnetic Spectrum
• NASA Science for Kids
• Science NetLinks
• Science Online
• Harcourt School Science
• Science With Tom
• Medical Mysteries
  

Social Studies

• Utah History Encyclopedia
• Utah.com
• County, State, & Country Reports
• The History Channel
• If You Were President
• Gilbert Stuart Making Faces
• The Underground Railroad
• Lizardpoint Geography
• Ancient Rome
• Pearson Social Studies Library
• Smithsonian's History Explorer
• National Geographic's Xpeditions
• EconEdLink
• EDSITEment
• The Kennedy Center's ARTSEDGE
  

Integrating Technology into the Curriculum

Online K-12 teacher resources:

• Canyons EMT
• UEN Core Curriculum
• UEN Student Center
  
• Thinkfinity
• Literacy Network
• Elementary Technology Lessons
  
• Miss Blunt's Engaged Classroom Blog - I frequently post ideas and links on my blog, so click on "Follow" at the bottom of the sidebar or get the RSS feed to receive notices about new posts. Also on my blog: use tags to make your search for specific topics easier, follow me on Twitter, and link to other Ed Tech and teacher blogs
  

**See also my "Reading and Math Educational Websites" post for a lesson plan outline.

Vancouver 2010 Olympics

There are some really fun resources and activities on the Vancouver Olympics site, and plenty of unofficial sites with information and activities for kids. Here are a few of them. Feel free to comment and tell me your favorite Vancouver 2010 sites!

Official Site:
http://www.vancouver2010.com/

Mascot Games:
http://www.vancouver2010.com/mascot

Kids Activities:
http://www.kidsturncentral.com/links/2010olympics.htm

Learn to Use the Mouse

Activities to help kindergarten students improve their mouse skills:
Starry Night
Catch the Apples
The Three Monkeys
Fish World
Interactive Paper Dolls
Drag and Drop Matching Game
Feeding Frenzy
Click and Drag Animals

Spanish Immersion Links

Activities
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage
Reading is Fundamental
Supermarket Spree
Poisson Rouge

Songs/Poems
Mama Lisa's World
Musical Spanish
RIF Canciones

Vocabulary
First Grade Español

Social Studies
Pearson Estudios Sociales

List of Websites
Best of Spanish Websites