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| Classroom Activities and Lesson Plan Sites AskERIC Computer Science Lesson Plans http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/print.cgi/Resources/Subjects/Computer_Science.html This site offers a collection of technology lesson plans for grades K–12. North Carolina Department of Instruction: Computer Skills Lesson Plans http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/curriculum/Computer.skills/lssnplns/CompCurr.LP.html Computer Skills Lesson Plans contains a table of keyboarding word processing, and other applications lesson plans. Children's Literature Web Guide http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/ David K. Brown, Doucette Library librarian at the University of Calgary, has collected extensive resources to facilitate and encourage the writing process. For example, the More Links section contains hundreds of sites to well-known children's authors and teacher resources. Teachers @Random http://randomhouse.com/teachers/ This site offers instructional ideas for a wide range of novels indexed by grade, theme, and curriculum subject. It also includes author biographies. Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Web Site http://www.carolhurst.com/ This site is packed with hundreds of teaching suggestions for integrating writing into the curriculum using children's books. Scholastic Lesson Plans and Reproducibles http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/ Scholastic provides a rich collection of lesson plans that range from pre-K to 8th grade. Other Internet Word Processing Resources Sheldon Oberman's Writing and Storytelling http://www.sheldonoberman.com/index.shtml Sheldon Oberman, a Canadian children's author, presents a wealth of writing tips from warm-up exercises to descriptive character sketches. Aaron Shepard's RT Page http://www.aaronshep.com/rt/ Aaron Shepard's Reader's Theater Editions provide scripts for getting the creative juices going. The Young Writers Club http://www.cs.bilkent.edu.tr/~david/derya/ywc.html At this site, students can join a free online writers' club, send in their writing, read other kids' work, and take part in contests and activities. Melisa C. Michaels http://www.sff.net/people/Melisa/ The author of the Skyrider science fiction series offers writing tips, samples from her novels, short stories and poems, and story starters. KidNews: Kids' Writing from Practically Everywhere http://kidnews.com/ KidNews represents different forms of writing. Submissions from kids around the world include news, features, creative writing, pen pals, and book reviews. NativeTech: Poems and Stories http://www.nativetech.org/poetry/ The site, accompanied by illustrations, includes poetry shaped by Native American experiences. The poems feature imagery of nature, animals, and the seasons, and are divided into sections called "Beavers and Beyond" and "Medicine Dreams." Interactive Poetry Pages http://www.csd.net/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/cantelow/poem_view.pl/shambhala This site is a link from a larger site that features many forums for poetry. Poems in Progress http://www.ahapoetry.com/ This site features poems in progress and encourages the viewer to add to, comment on, or finish the poem. You can also begin a new poem and have others add to it. The Write Site http://writesite.org/ It is an interactive language arts and journalism project for middle schools including information on how to conduct research and develop your own personal writing style. |