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Use Fact Monster to find the answers to these questions.
1. Was there a leap year in 2000? Why or why not?
2. What are your chances of being born on leap day?
3. Precisely how many days, hours, minutes, and seconds does it take the Earth to travel around the Sun?
4. Who first came up with the [...]
Kindergarten
Bynum. Otis.
Bynum. Pig Enough.
First Grade
Hatkoff. Owen & Mzee: the Language of Friendship. (599.63)
Second Grade
Seuss. If I Ran the Circus.
Seuss. If I Ran the Zoo.
Kindergarten
Feiffer. Henry.
Shannon. Good Boy, Fergus.
First Grade
Cannon. Stellaluna
Sayre. Vulture View. (598.9)
Kindergarten
Schoenherr. Pip and Squeak.
Shannon. Rabbit’s Gift.
First Grade
Bonning. Snog the Frog.
Spinelli. Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch.
Second Grade
Pennypacker. Clementine.
A young newspaper report gets the chance of her career: to tell the untold story of the world’s greatest violin player, Paolo Levi. Levi is known for being difficult to interview and will walk out on any reporter who asks him why he refuses to play the music of Mozart.
But this interview is different. Levi [...]
Check out the Yuckiest Site on the Internet: http://yucky.discovery.com/flash/
Try these questions.
What is the gunk in my eye?
How much gas do I have?
What is mouth rot? (hint: look up bad breathe)
What is dandruff?
How many hairs fall out of your head on average each day?
What is spit good for?
How much skin does a person shed in a [...]
Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/k-2/index.html
>Symbols of U.S. Government>Bald Eagle
1.The word “bald” does not mean that this bird has no feathers. Instead, it comes from the word piebald, an old word which means “___________________________________________________________.”
>Symbols of U.S. Government>The Liberty Bell
2. The last time the bell rang was on February 23, 1846 for _____________________________’s birthday [...]
Kindergarten
Bloom. A Splendid Friend, Indeed.
Bloom. Treasure.
First Grade
Brett. The Three Snow Bears.
Second Grade
Pennypacker. Clementine.
Third Grade
Wetherford. Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom.
Try these links to learn about Groundhog’s Day.
The Official Site of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club
http://www.groundhog.org/
Groudhog Day Quiz
http://a4esl.org/q/h/mc-lb-ghd.html
Groundhog Concentration
http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/groundhog-c.htm
InfoCentre includes links to many web sites that are useful for school projects. 4th and 5th grade students researching biographies of famous Americans often find links to Gale’s Student Resource Center. Here are some questions to practice using this site.
Malcolm X
1. The family moved to ___________________ in 1929….
Rosa Parks
2. She returned to _______________________ in 1959 [...]
