Nature Songs: Mojo's Musical Mouseum

http://www.kididdles.com/mouseum/nature.html

Rating: 1, Awesome!

Description: The lyrics to nature songs on this site are organized alphabetically. Students will love learning about goegraphy and weather by singing "Automn Leaves" or "It's Raining, It's Pouring." Standards K.5 and 1.2.4

Comments: Many of the song lyrics also have sound files so you can hear the music if you have the proper plugin.

Resource Type: Sound or Music.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 2288

Virtual Reality Moon Phase Pictures

http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/vphase.html

Rating: 1, Awesome!

Description: Find out how the Moon looks at different times of the month. You can also view the phase of the Moon for any date and time, AD 1800-2199. Standard K.5

Comments: See virtual moon phases at this site.

Resource Type: Photos or Pictures.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 3373

Chinese Calendar

http://www.webexhibits.com/calendars/calendar-chinese.html

Rating: 2, High!

Description: For accurate information about the Chinese Calendar and Chinese New Year, this site is worth a visit. It is important to know that not all cultures use the American manner of keeping track of time. Standards K.5, 1.4.3, and 1.5.3

Comments: This site is part of Calendars Through the Ages and it also includes information about the Christian, Jewish, Islamic and Indian calendars. Students will need adult help with the information.

Resource Type: Mix of Text and Graphics.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 639

Journey North

http://www.learner.org/jnorth/index.html

Rating: 2, High!

Description: This "journey" follows the migration of wildlife as the seasons change. Students can participate by sharing their observations. Standards K.4.2 and 1.2.4

Comments: Students can get directly involved through the observations they make.

Resource Type: Compilation of Links.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 1853

Heavenly Truths

http://www.almanac.com/cgi-bin/heaven.pl?mooninput=current

Rating: 3, Medium.

Description: Find out the phases of the moon and other sky information for the current month. Standard K.5

Comments: This site is by the Old Farmer's Almanac.

Resource Type: Secondary Text.

Graphics content: Low.

Resource ID: 1499

Monday's Child Nursery Rhyme

http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/rhymes/Mondayschild.shtml

Rating: 3, Medium.

Description: This rhyme will help children learn the days of the week. It also may be used to discuss the concept of "sabbath" and how it was assumed to be Sunday when the rhyme was written. Standard K.5

Comments: This rhyme is traditional in Western culture.

Resource Type: Literature/Story.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 2191

Months

http://teachers.net/gazette/JAN03/poem.html

Rating: 3, Medium.

Description: Here is a poem by Sara Coleridge through which to learn the months of the year. Standard K.5

Comments: Student illustrations could turn this poem into a wonderful classroom book or online project.

Resource Type: Literature/Story.

Graphics content: Low.

Resource ID: 2201

Thirty days hath September...

http://www.amherst.edu/~rjyanco94/literature/mothergoose/rhymes/thirtydayshathseptember.html

Rating: 3, Medium.

Description: This Mother Goose rhyme has helped milions of people remember the order of the months. Standard K.5

Resource Type: Other.

Graphics content: Low.

Resource ID: 3798