Vol. 5, #2
December,
2004
Suitable for elementary schoolSuitable for Middle School Maths File
Suitable for Middle School Disability Studies for Teachers
Suitable for elementary school Giggle Poetry
Suitable for Middle School Pink Monkey
Suitable for Middle School American President
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BBC Maths FileMaths File 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsfile/index.shtml

This site from BBC Education has a collection of games with something for each of the four math strands.  It is intended for intermediate and middle school age students. 

Submitted by Leanna Prater Leanna Prater
people in wheelchairs with picket signsDisability Studies for Teachers

http://www.disabilitystudiesforteachers.org/

This website, from the Center on Human Policy at Syracuse University, contains lesson plans and materials designed to help teachers integrate disability studies into social studies, history, literature, and related subjects in grades 6-12.  Lessons include topics such as the U. S. Constitution and Disability Laws and Dorothea Dix and her exposé of poorhouses.

Submitted by Maggie Whittington
Amy Johns
Giggle PoetryGiggle Poetry

http://www.gigglepoetry.com

Giggle Poetry has lots of silly poems written by kids and for kids.  It has a poetry class, contests and interviews with authors.  It's a great resource to use with your students when you are teaching poetry, or anytime you are just feeling silly.

Submitted by 
Dayna Lykins
Dayna Lykins 
Pink MonkeyPink Monkey

http://www.pinkmonkey.com/

Pink Monkey offers 388 book notes, chapter summaries, and study notes currently.  It is a resource for middle and high school students and teachers.

Submitted by Kim Overstreet Kim Overstreet
American PresidentAmerican President

http://www.americanpresident.org/

American President is a comprehensive non-partisan resource on the history and function of the American presidency.  Information is presented through two perspectives: the presidency through history and the presidency through action.

Submitted by
Maggie Whittington

Maggie Whittington