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Here are links to all the Web sites listed in the April issue of LibrarySparks.
So Many Books ... So Little Time
• Recommended Poetry from the CCBC.
http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/bibs/poetry.htm
• “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” Lyrics.
http://www.kididdles.com/mouseum/t023.html
• Ukranian Easter Eggs. http://www.learnpysanky.com
Freebies, Doodads & Helpful Hints
Keep ’em Reading
• Academy of American Poets. http://www.poets.org/npm
• Finding Material for Poetry Mini-Lessons.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/lessonplans/
twpmater.htm
• Boston Marathon. http://www.bostonmarathon.org
• Children’s Book Council Young People’s Poetry Week.
http://www.cbcbooks.org/html/poetry_week.html
• Earth Day Education Program.
http://www.earthday.net/howto/teachers-corner.stm
• Environmental Protection Agency.
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/kids/index.htm
• Giggle Poetry. http://www.gigglepoetry.com
• HarperCollins Classroom Poetry Kit.
http://www.harperchildrens.com/hch/fiction/features/poetry/shel/
• Kristine O’Connell George.
http://www.kristinegeorge.com/celebrate_poetry.htm
• Getting Started with Poetry.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/lessonplans/twpstart.htm
• KidAuthors.com Club.
http://www.kidauthors.com/writingtips.asp
• Kids Writing Pages.
http://www.liswa.wa.gov.au/funhouse/kidswrit.htm
• Nine Books of Poetry I’d Want in My Classroom by Carol
Hurst.
http://www.carolhurst.com/profsubjects/poetrybooks.html
• Magnetic Poetry. http://www.magneticpoetry.com/educat.html
• Poetry Quilt.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/lessonplans/
poetryquilt.htm
Library Lessons
• Writing with Writers.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/index.htm
• Biography.com. http://www.biography.com
• Fact Monster.
http://www.factmonster.com/encyclopedia.html
• Information Please. http://www.infoplease.com
Meet the Author
• Mary Ann Hoberman. http://www.maryannhoberman.com
• Mapquest. http://www.mapquest.com
• You Read to Me, I’ll Read to You Teacher’s Guide.
http://twbookmark.com/children/activity_center.html
• Merriam-Webster On-line. http://www.m-w.com/home.htm
• TeachingBooks.net. http://www.teachingbooks.net
• Word Central. http://www.wordcentral.com
April Activity Calendar
• Beverly Cleary. http://www.beverlycleary.com
• Bilingual Words and Phrases.
http://www.littleexplorers.com/spanish/
• Encyclopedia Titanica.
http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org
• Fake Out! http://www.eduplace.com/fakeout/
• Games Kids Play. http://www.gameskidsplay.net
• John Muir’s Birthday.
http://www.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/
• National Wildlife Federation’s Kidzone.
http://www.nwf.org/kidzone/
Five-Minute Fillers
• Earth Day Concentration.
http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/earthday-c.htm
• Earth Day Games.
http://www.kidsdomain.com/games/earthday.html
• Earth Day Pay Day.
http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/earthday-sw.htm
• Earth Day Word Search.
http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/earthday-ws.htm
• The Poetry Machine.
http://surfnetkids.com/games/funnypoems-sw.htm
• Virtual Poetry.
http://surfnetkids.com/games/funnypoems-wm.htm