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Jean Craighead George's Website

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This website is about author Jean Craighead George. Offers information on her background, her books, she gives hints about becoming a writer. She also has a question and answer section where she answers questions that people most often...
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Planet Book Club: Sing Down the Moon by Scott O'dell

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource features book information, lesson plans and links to sites that can be used to enrich the book "Sing Down the Moon," by Scott O'Dell.
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Young Author's Workshop: Writing/drafting

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Once you have an idea for your story, is there anywhere you can go online for writing advice? Definitely--the links on this page take you to writing tips, examples of good writing, places to sharpen your writing skills, and places to...
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Joining Dots: Why Design Means Compromise

For Students 9th - 10th
In this blog article, the author talks about some of the trade-offs that must occur during the software design process with reference to an interview with Bill Buxton who was Principle Researcher at Microsoft Research at the time....
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Immigration and Ethnic History Society

Iehs: Veronika Doll, "A Lesson I Have Learned From a Witness"

For Students 9th - 10th
This article focuses on the author's research to learn about the Czechoslovakian immigrant family through the daughter who was willing to freely discuss her parents experiences, but not her own story. Years later, she spent time as a...
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Books in the Classroom

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Fly Away Home

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This site on the book "Fly Away Home" by Eve Bunting, includes a review of the book, a listing of things to notice and talk about with students, activities related to the story, a list of related books, and links to other resources.
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Stephen Byrne

History for Kids: Daily Life in Ancient India

For Students 2nd - 7th
History overview of what daily life in Ancient India was like. The author talks about the clothing, children's games and some of the history of India beginning with the Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro civilizations.