Lexington Public Schools Elementary School Libraries

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Language Arts

           ABCs Let's Get Ready to Read Click on a letter and follow the stars
        to introduce letter sounds.Be sure your computer sound is on.

Clifford Interactive Storybooks Make a word, read a story, match letters and sounds.

          I'm Reading Hear stories read aloud by highlighting the words.
        
          It's Fun to Read Practice reading with six interactive stories. Sound must be on.

        Learn To Read Practice sounds and listen to a story using the sounds.

 

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Math

Aunty Math Every other week "Aunty Math" presents a new math challenge for grade K-3.

 

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Social Studies: Celebrations

An American Thanksgiving Links to Thanksgiving info, fun and food.

 

Celebrations Around the World Holidays from around the world by month and by country.

 

Chinese New Year Description and pictures of Chinese New Year celebrations.

 

Diversity Calendar Click to find information about national, religious, ethnic and other holidays.

 

Groundhog Day Everything you ever wanted to know about Punxsutawney Phil.

 

Holidays Around the World for K-12 Includes multicultural calendar and links to specific holidays.

 

Martin Luther King, Jr. Find out about this great man. Print out a chart to compare your life with his and take a quiz about his life.

 

Plymouth Visit Plimoth Plantation.

 

Woodchuck Did you know that groundhogs are woodchucks?

 

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Social Studies: Shelters

Animals in the Snow  Learn how animals deal with snow.

 

Be an architect! Learn why people have different kinds of homes and create your own.

 

Bungalows Photos and facts about this style of house popular in the early 1900s.

 

How to Build an Igloo Directions for building an igloo.

 

Images of Arabia Many photos of life in Arabia.

 

Images of Daily Life in Morocco Many photos of houses and the environment of a desert land.

 

Life in Hong Kong Many photos of life in Hong Kong.

 

Life in Kiwai Coast of Papua New Guinea Many photos of houses and life in Papua New Guinea.

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Science

All About Nature: Biomes and Habitats Click on a habitat to learn about plant and animal life. Includes diagrams and printouts.

Enter the Hive Learn about the life a a honeybee.

 

Johnny Appleseed Information and activity pages.

 

Plants and Our Environment Learn about how plants grow and the different parts of a plant.

Trees Learn about the shapes of different trees and how they spread their seeds.

 

What Tree Is It? Identify trees and see photographs of their leaves, fruit, and bark.

Why Do Leaves Change Color?  Find out all about the changing leaves. 

The Wonderful World of Trees Lots of information on a year in the life of a tree created by the Canadian company Domtar.

 

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Criteria: Sites on these pages have been reviewed by Lexington (MA) School Librarians using the following criteria.

• grade level appropriateness
• curriculum enhancement
• accuracy/authenticity
• readability
• ease of student use

Disclaimer: To the best of our knowledge these links have been selected using the above criteria. The Internet is a constantly changing environment and we cannot be held responsible if students link to unknown material. We recommend that all sites be reviewed by teachers or parents before use.