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Great Sites For Kids Reader Picks for March 28
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Christina Lewis's "Great
Sites for Kids" newsletter identifies and reviews web sites that are
of particular interest and parents and kids. The March 28th issue
includes the following reader's picks.
Emotional Security Tool Kit
Free learning programs for your
children and teens--build emotional security, self-esteem and self-reliance.
http://www.heartmath.org/estk_t/estk_home.html
Maps and Geography
Nationalgeographic.com/maps can
help you locate and better understand the places in the headlines and explore
the globe from your desktop. So if you want to find out about the terrain
of Afghanistan, the countries who share borders with Iraq, the mineral
resources of North Korea or, on a lighter front, check out the rainfall
in July in Hawaii so you can plan your next vacation, Nationalgeographic.com/maps
is your guide to the world. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/maps/
MapMachine
The dynamic MapMachine makes the
map user the mapmaker. By clicking, zooming and selecting political, economic,
environmental and other data from the best sources around the globe, users
create their own custom map that
they can save or e-mail to a friend. MapMachine also includes a great collection
of historic maps and even maps of places beyond our planet.
http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/
Understanding Hot Spots
Nationalgeographic.com's map guide
also allows visitors to explore beyond longitude and latitude with timely
features such as Hot Spots: Iraq. This site features several thematic
maps of Iraq
and the surrounding region, ranging
from a map of downtown Baghdad to a map of Middle East conflicts since
the 1940s. News stories, photo galleries, relevant lesson plans, and more,
give visitors a better understanding of a place and its culture.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/iraq/
Printer-Friendly Maps and Lesson
Plans
Get crisp, clean black-and-white
maps from the Xpeditions Atlas - a great resource for homework projects
or classroom assignments. The maps guide also features lesson plans and
tools for educators.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/
Fran Manushkin
On this site you'll find a bio of
the author, descriptions of her books and how she wrote them, artist sketches
and reviews.
http://www.franmanushkin.com/
NEA’s Read Across America CyberSurfari
Challenge
Students of all ages across the
country will celebrate the joy of reading on March 3rd, 2003, the birthday
of Dr. Seuss. This nationwide reading event is part of NEA's Read Across
America, sponsored by the National Education Association and many of America's
leading literacy, youth and civic organizations. To help kick off the fun,
CyberSurfari has put together a special online challenge to introduce students,
their teachers and parents to great resources on the World Wide Web that
are dedicated to READING! The NEA's Read Across America CyberSurfari
Channels includes more than 70 outposts, or destination sites, in total
categorized according to school level, where kids will unlock a treasure
chest of great ideas about reading and qualify for a chance to win $25
gift certificates in monthly drawings to buy books! KidsBookshelf is proud
to act as an outpost on the event. Join the fun! The treasure hunt will
be available from November 15th through March 31st at http://www.cybersurfari.org.
Just click on the NEA’s Read Across America logo! To learn more about the
NEA’s Read Across America visit http://www.nea.org/readacross/.
CyberSurfari is a free, fun and safe Internet treasure hunt where students
explore a Web of handpicked sites, all dedicated to reading! Signup to
join in the fun - the contest is available from November 15th, 2002 - March
31st, 2003.
If you enjoy Great Sites For Kids
please tell a friend!
http://www.greatsitesforkids.com/gsfk/tellafriend.asp
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