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Halifax Regional Municipality's Official Information Website

Links
Language Arts Links	Math Links	Social Studies Links
Health Links	Science Links	Technology Links
POTD Links	Arts Links	Other Great Sites
These links provide valuable information, resources and activities.

Language Arts

Poetry
Fun Poetry for Kids	The Poetry Page
Poetry Lesson Plans and Web Quests	Poetry Lesson Plans
Writing Poetry	ISLMC Poetry for Children
Poetry to Read	Shel Silverstein Poetry Webquest
Poetry	Forms of Poetry for Children
Rhyme Zone Rhyming Dictionary

Reading and Writing
Graphic Organizers	Lesson Plans based on Atlantic Canada Outcomes
Sample Graphic Organizers in PDF Format	Character Traits List
ABC's of the Writing Process	The Write Way This is a site with multiple writing links
Snayfwickby Castle	Fables, Myths and Legends
Writing with Writers a Scholastic site	Writing Prompts and Journal Topics
Structure of the Five Paragraph Essay	Great List of Transition Words to Print
Daily Journal Writing Topics	Expository Writing Prompts
Narrative/Imaginative Writing Prompts	Writing from ABC Teach
Pro Teacher Writing Links	Elementary Writing
ABC's of the Writing Process	Planning for Instruction
Comics in the Classroom - Introduction to Genre Study	Comics in the Classroom - Introduction to Narrative Structure
How to Start a Writers' Workshop	Book Report Alternative Examining Elements Using Story Map Comic Strips
Ideas for Teachers	Guidelines for Writing a Good Paragraph
In Other Words: Using a Thesaurus On the Pro Teacher Site	Sentence Strips: Writing a Paragraph On the Pro Teacher Site
Teaching Strategies for Spelling	Links for Writers
Anticipation Guides	Spelling in the Classroom
Reader's Tool Kit	Different Perspectives
Grammar Gorillas
Favourite Children's Authors
Jan Brett	Eric Carle
Beverly Cleary	Tomie dePaola
Ezra Jack Keats	Bill Martin Jr.
Maurice Sendak	Dr. Seuss
A.A. Milne	Patricia Polacco
Top	Shel Silverstein

Science

Grade Four Science Guide

Rocks and Minerals
This Planet Really Rocks	Rocks and Minerals Detectives Webquest
Grade Four Core Unit: Fossils and Rocks	Minerals, Crystals and Gems
Thematic Unit: Rocks and Minerals	Rockhounds Home Page
Geo Mysteries	Wonderful World of Minerals
Rock and Roll	Earth Science Lesson Plans
Rocks and Minerals News in pdf format	Mineral Information Institute for Teachers
This Rock is Your Rock, This Rock is My Rock	Mystery Minerals
Canadian Rockhound	Rocks and Minerals Theme Unit

Habitats
Rainforest	Deserts
Polar Regions	Grasslands
Oceans Top	Oceans Links

Sound
A Sound Unit

General Science
Power Point Presentations on a variety of Science topics	Science Links
Science Unit Resources

Weather
The Environment
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Other Good Science Links
Exploratorium

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Social Studies

Egypt:Comparing Past and Present
History for Kids – Egyptian Architecture	Ancient Egypt Webquest 6th Grade
Daily Life in Ancient Egypt	Draw Like an Egyptian
The Golden Goblet	Cleveland Museum of Art
Guardian’s Egypt	Nova’s Pyramids
Egyptian Mathematics	Pyramids and Temples
Kings and Queens	Pyramid Cards
Egyptian Math	Nova’s Scaling the Pyramids – Geometry
Ancient Egypt Lesson Plans for Teachers Site Map	Build a Pharaoh
Write Your Name in Hieroglyphics	Personal Pyramid
Wall Relief Plaque	Make Your Own Canopic Jars
Egyptian Equation Quilt	Cubit Measures
Weather Journals	Mummy Case Drawing
How Old Is Old?	Life Size Mummy Case
Model Miniature Mummies	Investigating Ancient Egypt
Egypt; Daily Life	Egyptian Market Day
Great Graphics	Daily Life
On line Hieroglyphics Translator	Pyramid Power
Egyptian Scarab Art Lesson Plan	Mummy's Tomb- an Ideal Hope Chest Lesson Plan
Egypt Resources for Grade Three 2002	Teachnology’s Ancient Egypt Theme
Ancient Egypt Resources	Ancient Egypt
You Wouldn't Want to be a Mummy	Egyptian Art Ideas
Egypt Thematic Unit	Neferchichi's Tomb
The British Museum - Ancient Egypt	Egyptian Works of Art - Met Museum
Ancient Civilizations
Cyber Sleuth Kids - Ancient Civilizations	Ancient Greece - Kids
BBC Schools Ancient Greece	Ancient Greece Snaith Primary School
Social Studies for Kids - Ancient Greece	Winged Sandals
Life in Ancient Civilizations	ProTeacher - Ancient Greecehttp://www.proteacher.com/090083.shtml
Ancient Greek Olympics
Mapping
Mapman Game

Learning About the Past

Telemuseum

Depicts developments in the history of telecommunication

Timelines

African Canadian History In Atlantic Canada

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Life in New World Settlements

Explorers

Age of Exploration

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Canada

Canadian History Lesson Plans

Canada

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Physical Features of Canada and the World

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Health

Food Safety
Food Safety- Cleaning Tips	Kids World Food Safety
FDA Kids Home Page	Handwashing
Cool Food	Look Inside the Human Body
Human Body Math Hunt Game	Your Gross and Cool Body
Magic School Bus	Kids Health
Food Safety - a Grassroots Project	Safe Route to School

Getting Along With Others
Character Education Links Violence Prevention and Anti-Bullying
Nutrition
Healthy Snack Day	Dole 5 A Day
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Arts

Canadian Artists

Group of Seven Gallery Totem Forests

Emily Carr Group of Seven

Grade Five Group of Seven Web Project Links to Canadian Artists

Maud Lewis - Painted House Maud Lewis

The Group of Seven Group of Seven Gallery

Other Art Sites
Artcyclopedia	Web Gallery of Art
Explore Art Lesson Plans	Art Resources and Lesson Plans
The Lesson Plans Page Art Lessons	KidsClick!
Utah Museum of Fine Arts - Lesson Plans for Educators	Core Knowledge Art and Music Lesson Plans
Teacher's Guide to Art Lesson Plans	Incredible Art Department - Elementary Lesson Plans
Kinder Art Artists and Art History	Art Games
Elementary Art Lesson Plans	Anthropological Art Projects
Web Museum	My Art Room
Teach-nology Visual Arts	The Art Room
Great Web Sites for Kids - Arts	African Art
Everyday Art for Kids	Timeline of Art History
Painted Shoes Top	Amazing Kids
Cave Art	Museum of Fine Arts

POTD

Logic

Critical Thinking/Logic
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Math

Geometry
Math Tools for Teachers	Lesson Plans
Symmetry	Tangrams
Tesselations	Math.com World of Math
Grade Four APEF Curriculum Guide - Shape and Space; Geometry	Triangle and Polygon Properties
Illuminations NCTM Resources

Number Sense
Math Tools for Teachers	Lesson Plans
Multiplication.com	Multiplication table concentration
Lesson Plans Based On Atlantic Canada Curriculum Outcomes	Grade Four APEF Curriculum Guide - Number Sense
Multiflyer

Operation Sense
Math Tools for Teachers	Lesson Plans
Lesson Plans Based On Atlantic Canada Curriculum Outcomes	Grade Four APEF Curriculum Guide - Number Concepts/ Number and Operation Relationships

Patterns and Relations
Math Tools for Teachers	Lesson Plans
Lesson Plans Based On Atlantic Canada Curriculum Outcomes	Grade Four APEF Curriculum Guide - Patterns and Relations

Measurement
Math Tools for Teachers	Lesson Plans
Lesson Plans Based On Atlantic Canada Curriculum Outcomes	Grade Four APEF Curriculum Guide - Shape and Space; Measurement

Data Management
Math Tools for Teachers	Lesson Plans
Lesson Plans Based On Atlantic Canada Curriculum Outcomes	Grade Four APEF Curriculum Guide - Data Management and Probability

Probability
Math Tools for Teachers	Lesson Plans
Lesson Plans Based On Atlantic Canada Curriculum Outcomes	Grade Four APEF Curriculum Guide - Data Management and Probability

General Math Sites
Math Tools for Teachers	Lesson Plans
Math Monkey	Elementary School Learning Units Cool Math for Kids
MathCats	AAAMath Graded activities for students
QUIA 20 Top Math Activities
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Technology

Technology Lesson Plans
Sorted by grade level
Technology Webquests

How to make an online scavenger hunt Developing Online Projects

Kidzonline
Sponsored by Nortel Networks, this site offers a variety of teaching resources Top
Webquest - A Taxonomy of Tasks

Other Great Sites

Great Sites A links site with over 700 hundred links.	Fact Monster This site has references, games and quizzes.
eThemes - index An online resource	Lesson Plans Page This is a searchable resource with over 2000 lesson plans.
Holiday Lesson Plans and Resources	The Teacher's Corner
EducationWorld.com	abcteach.com
The Teacher's Guide.com	LessonPlanZ.com
Index of Language Arts Lesson Plans Grades 5 -12	Invention Dimension Features include inventor of the week and invention links
Project Interactive Interactive Java based Courseware	Jan Brett's Website Lots of resources, sight word lists, flash cards... hundreds of printables
Education World	JourneyOn Grade Four Lesson Plans from PEI
Internet Safety for Children	Scholastic Teacher Resources
Kwanzaa Unit	Internet Safety Plans for Teachers
Sask Ed Science Links	Science Unit Resources
Grade Four Curriculum Guides- APEF from Newfoundland	CanTeach
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