PreK to Grade 5 Internet Curriculum Links
HCPSS Online Subscription Databases | Homework Help | General Research/Reference | Authors, Illustrators, and Characters | Biography | Countries, Maps and Flags | Magazines | Maryland and Local Information | News Sites, Magazines and Journals | United States - Facts, History, Government
Grades 6 - 8 | Grades 9 - 12
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HCPSS Online Subscription Databases
Students should see the school library media specialist for login information to these databases.
CultureGrams -
Concise, reliable, and up-to date country reports
on 182 world cultures
NoodleTools -
Generate, edit, and publish an MLA Works Cited list
or APA References list using NoodleBib
SIRS Discoverer -
Easily retrievable full-text articles from approximately
1,200 newpapers, magazines, and U.S. government documents;
includes World Almanac for Kids
TeachingBooks.net is a timesaving portal to thousands of online resources of book-related resources you can use to explore children's and young adult books and their authors. It provides immediate access to useful materials and exciting programs (short movies, audio book readings, book discussion guides, and more) that add a multimedia dimension to reading in the classroom, library media center, and home.
World Book Online -
This is the online version of this popular encyclopedia.
Homework Help
- Live Homework Help - Online tutoring service is provided through the Howard County Library(HCL); click on the question mark (?); requires an HCL library card
General Reference/Research
- Bartlett's Quotations - Search for famous quotes and phrases.
- Can You Do the Dewey? -
Test your knowledge of the Dewey Decimal System
and find out about Melvin Dewey.
- "Do We" Really Know Dewey? - A detailed, yet child friendly, investigation of the Dewey Decimal System of classification
- InfoPlease - Allows students to search the encyclopedia, dictionary, and several almanacs
- Library Spot - A huge hotlink page to ready reference sources, online libraries and other online media (journals, newspapers, speeches, etc.) - a must see!
- Little Explorers Picture Dictionary - Primary dictionary provides illustrations and example sentences
- Merriam-Webster Online - Online dictionary and thesaurus
- OneLook Dictionaries - Type a word, choose a dictionary.
- Puzzlemaker- Create a variety of types of puzzles, including crosswords, word searches, and mazes.
- The Quotations Page - A large-scale quotation site with many original resources
- The Weather Channel - This site has weather forecasts for U.S. and International cities.
- WordCentral - Merriam-Webster student site with definitions, parts of speech, and pronunciations, as well as a rhyming dictionary
- Zip Codes -
United States Postal Service Zip Code directory
Authors, Illustrators, and Characters
- Avi - Biography and news
- Bailey School Kids (Debbie Dadey) - Information on the series, including activities
- Official Berenstain Bears Website - (Jan and Stan Berenstain) Activities and stories with the Berenstain Bears
- Judy Blume's Official Web Site - Biography, writing tips, and interesting facts about her books
- Jan Brett - Wonderful activities, bookmarks, projects, and author information
- Arthur (Marc Brown) - Activities and information about Arthur the aardvark
- BetsyByars.com - Writing tips, autobiography, and photos
- Official Eric Carle Site - Good ideas on how to use Carle's books
- Nancy Carlson's Neighborhood - Newsletter, biography, drawing instructions, and recipes from the author of the Louanne Pig books
- Alice in Wonderland Interactive Adventure (Lewis Carroll) - Many games and activities based on Alice's adventures
- Mem Fox - Information about Mem Fox and her books.
- Jean Craighead George - Q & A, writing tips, photos, audio, and Quicktime movies from the author of Julie of the Wolves
- Grimm Brothers @ nationalgeographic.com - 12 full-text folktales from the Brothers Grimm
- Dinotopia (James Gurney) - Many details about the books, including maps, author information, and teacher activities
- Kevin Henkes - Learn all about his characters, special recipes, and games
- Junie B. Jones (Barbara Park) - Provides information about Junie B., her books, various activities and a biography of author Barbara Park
- Loreen Leedy - Includes project ideas and activities to download
- Narnia (C. S. Lewis) - Detailed information about the stories, characters, and settings from C. S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia
- Christopher Robin's Winnie-the-Pooh Character Guide (A. A. Milne) - A biographical introduction to all the characters in the 100 Aker Woods
- Rebus Rhymes: Mother Goose and Others - Favorite nursery rhymes presented as rebuses and a Mother Goose scavenger hunt
- Margie Palatini - Information about this award winning author and her books. Activities, recipes, crafts, and book guide are included.
- Katherine Paterson - Official site of the author of Bridge to Terabithia
- Dav Pilkey's Web Site O' Fun! - Biography, games, news, and puzzles from the author of Captain Underpants
- Patricia Polacco - Biography, newsletter, contests, as well as bookmarks and posters to download
- Peter Rabbit Home Page (Beatrix Potter) - Information about Beatrix Potter and her books
- The World of Curious George (H. A. Rey) - Biography of Margret and H. A. Rey, matching game, and e-cards
- Harry Potter (J. K. Rowling) - Scholastic site about the boy wizard, with series information, author biography, pronunciation guides, trivia game, and more
- Dr. Seuss's Seussville (Dr. Seuss) - Lots of child friendly activities: email a question to the Cat in the Hat, print puzzles and coloring sheets, and enter the monthly contests
- Lemony Snicket - For fans of A Series of Unfortunate Events
- William Steig - Author information and reading guides
- Janet Stevens - General author information, with detailed descriptions of her illustration methods
- Rosemary Wells - Author information, games, and pages to print
- Charlotte's Web (E. B. White) - Chapter summaries, an alphabet book, games, and puzzles, all created by a second grade class
Biography
- Biographical Dictionary - Facts and figures on 18,000 people
- National Inventors Hall of Fame - Biographies of inventors, indexed by inventor, invention, or by date
- National Women's Hall of Fame - Search for biographical information about famous American women.
- Presidents of the U.S. -
In this resource you will find background information,
election results, cabinet members, notable
events, and some points of interest on each
of the presidents.
Countries, Maps, and Flags
- Flags of all Countries - Flags of the nations of the world
- Google Earth - Google Earth combines the power of Google Search with satellite imagery, maps, terrain and 3D buildings to put the world's geographic information at your fingertips.
- Google Maps - This searchable site uses Google Earth satellite technology to assist with finding locations.
- Historical Map Web Sites - This site has historical maps from the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection at the University of Texas at Austin.
- InfoPlease - Countries of the World - This site includes maps, flags, facts, quizzes and crossword puzzles, to name only a few features.
- Kids@nationalgeographic.com - Information, games, and activities about the world
- Map Machine - National Geographic provides electronic maps and links to a wide variety of map resources.
- National Geographic Country Profiles - Check this site out for a wealth of country information.
- Outline Maps - Use this site to print or download a variety of outline maps for homework or classroom use.
- USA City Link - Look at this comprehensive source for information on cities and states.
- U.S. Gazetteer - This site allows users to search for United States maps by zip code or city and state. It is published by the U.S. Census Bureau.
- World Flag Database - Use this site to find flags of all nations.
- Dragonfly - Online version of the science magazine
- National Geographic World - Online version of the magazine
- Ranger Rick - Articles, games, and activities from the nature magazine
- Sports Illustrated for Kids Online - Online version of the popular kids' magazine
- Stone Soup - Online magazine for ages 8 - 13 features stories and artwork by children.
- Time for Kids - Online version of the magazine features current events and a news ticker.
Maryland and Local Information
- Howard County Public Library - link to the homepage of HCPSS' A+ Partner. With a library card number, access to the library's online databases is provided.
- Maryland.gov - Easy-to-use information on Maryland from the Maryland Archives.
- Maryland Kids' Page - Maryland geography, history, symbols, and pictures
- Maryland Manual Online -
The online version of the print manual - contains
Maryland information from the Maryland Archives.
News Sites, Magazines, Journals
- 50states.com - This website provides a directory with links to newspapers across the United States.
- Baltimore Sun -- Use the Baltimore Sun's page for today's headlines, sports, and weather.
- National Geographic World - Explore kid-oriented articles on a variety of topics.
- Time for Kids - Affords kids an age appropriate version of Time magazine
- Washington Post- In addition to the current issue the full text of issues printed during the previous two weeks are searchable and available free of charge.
- WTOP - Local news, traffic, and weather, 24/7
United States - Facts, History, Government
- American Memory (Library of Congress) - U.S. History primary sources, lesson plans, photographs and more.
- EPA Student Center - This site contains information about conservation, water, ecosystems, human health, waste and recycling, air, "in your neighborhood".
- From Revolution to Reconstruction -
The history of the United States from the landing
of the Mayflower to current times
- Kids' Pages - FedStats - FedStats is a listing of kids' pages from many governmet departments and agencies, including NASA.
- Library of Congress -
This site has links to legislative information
and research tools including full text access to
current bills in congress.
- National Archives and Records Administration - This site provides access to primary sources related to U.S. government and history.
- Stately Knowledge - Facts About the Fifty States - Basic state facts, including state symbols and links to other sites
- U.S. Census Bureau - The Census Bureau has information from the U.S. Census of 1990.
- The White House - Presents information about the federal government, presidential information, access to White House documents, and commonly requested federal services.
Other Grade Levels
PreK - 5 | Grades 6 - 8 | Grades 9 - 12
