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Utah Education Network

Uen: Grade 2 on Demand Writing Samples

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
This resource is provided by the Vermont Writing Collaborative. Many examples of student's on-demand opinon writings are included. Students had been prompted to decide which kind of pet is best, a cat or a dog.
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National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids: Animals: Cheetahs

For Students 3rd - 8th
National Geographic provides great fun facts about this African cat. Find out where they live. Watch a cheetah in action. Listen to a cheetah purr.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Endangered Ecosystems: Costa Rican Caterpillars

For Students 3rd - 8th
Go on a mission to Costa Rica and Mexico, and explore the state of tropical rain forest ecosystems by examining Costa Rican caterpillars. Learn what the change in this animal's population means for the rest of the ecosystem.
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Other

Welcome Aboard Theodore Taylor's Life and Times

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is the official website of writer Theodore Taylor. Includes biographical information, a personal narrative about his childhood, a bibliography, and responses to several student questions.
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Other

Frank Asch

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource explores the life of Frank Asch. It includes an interview, biography, list of his books and fun activities to do.
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Maine

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site has a colorful display of information about Maine. It contains a map, pictures, a list of state symbols, and links to related information.
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National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids: Animals: Lions

For Students 3rd - 8th
Students doing research about lions will find this site very helpful. Video and audio clips, photographs, a map, and fun facts will enhance research projects.
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National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids: Animals: Tigers

For Students 3rd - 8th
"The scientific name for the tiger is 'Panthera Tigris.'" This site includes video and audio clips, fun facts and a map. Other web links are available, which makes this a good site for research projects.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Tony and Puss by P. J. Stahl

For Students 1st - 3rd
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Tony and Puss by P. J. Stahl [1870], a picture book about a little boy and a cat.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Tony and Puss by P. J. Stahl

For Students 1st - 3rd
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Tony and Puss by P. J. Stahl [1870], a picture book about a little boy and a cat.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Favourite Tales for the Nursery by Thomas Nelson & Sons

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the illustrated children's book Favourite Tales for the Nursery by Thomas Nelson & Sons (1888). It includes the following stories: Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, Puss in Boots,...
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Read Works

Read Works: Buttons and the Blue Glove

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a cat named Buttons who goes on an adventure with his little girl's blue glove. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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ABCya

Ab Cya: Panic in Pet Paradise

For Students 3rd - 8th
It's pandemonium at Pet Paradise Hotel! The picky pets are quite particular about where they are staying. Can you figure out the puzzle correctly so that each dog, cat, mouse and bird is happy?
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: How Much Is That Doggy?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners will investigate the concept of total cost of ownership. They will brainstorm the costs of owning a dog or a cat. Students will calculate the total cost of ownership to help determine which might be the best pet for them.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Bird and Animal Series: Domestic Animals by Mc Loughlin Bros.

For Students 3rd - 5th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Bird and Animal Series: Domestic Animals by McLoughlin Bros. (1886), a nonfiction book of illustrated stories about cats, dogs, and farm animals.
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ABCya

Ab Cya: Mila's Magic Shop

For Students 3rd - 6th
Help Mila with all the customers that come into her Magic Shop with all their magic needs! From cats to potions, you'll never know what needs to be conjured up in this fast based strategy game.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: There Once Was...

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Part 2 of this tutorial on limerick writing demonstrates the importance of form (meter and rhyme) in limerick poetry using the exemplary and amusing work of Edward Lear.
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Other

Bud Plant Illustrated Books: Robert Lawson

For Students 3rd - 5th
This profile of the book and magazine illustrator Robert Lawson features a biography and many examples of his work.
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Other

Bud Plant Illustrated Books: Lynd Ward

For Students 3rd - 8th
Lynd Ward is profiled, considered a master American book illustrators, especially for his woodcut novels God's Man, Mad Man's Drum, Sons Without Words, and Vertigo.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Get the Reel Scoop: Comparing Books to Movies

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Students compare a book to its film adaptation, and then perform readers theater of a scene from the book that they feel was not well represented in the movie version.
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Animal Fact Guide

Animal Fact Guide: Siberian Tiger

For Students 3rd - 8th
A reference source on the Siberian tiger that features information on its physical characteristics, habitat (with a distribution map), diet, breeding patterns, unique traits and behavior, and conservation status.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Theodore Taylor

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
What do you know about the life and work of Theodore Taylor? Use this online resource to discover information about this famous author.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Karen Hesse's Biography

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find out more about the Newbery awardwinning author Karen Hesse when you explore this resource. Provides a biographical description, a booklist and an interview transcript.
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: All About Mammoths

For Students 3rd - 5th
Use this site to find out where mammoths lived, what they looked like and where they lived. Includes a woolly mammoth printout and other links.

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