Information about Ancient Greece

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/ancient_greeks/

This site has an interactive timeline of Greek history, teacher resources, and a variety of pictures, games, and trivia about Ancient Greece.

http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/ForChildren/Ancient-Greece-for-Kids-241062.html

Take this trivia quiz to see how much you already know about Ancient Greece.

http://greece.mrdonn.org/

This site organizes information into Greek people, daily life, and city-states and provides links to more detailed information.

Fiction books with Greek themes

http://www.percyjacksonbooks.com/

Visiti this site to learn more about the Percy Jackson and the Olympians book series by Rick Riordan.

http://www.marypopeosborne.com/disc.htm

Mary Pope Osborne is a favorite children’s book author.  Learn about her Tales of the Odyssey books and about other book series as well.

http://www.cronuschronicles.com/

The Chronus Chronicles is a new series by author Anne Ursu.  If you are looking for a mystery/fantasy series that includes Greek gods and a splash of humor, this is one to check out! 

Civil War Pathfinders

http://www.lkwdpl.org/schools/horacemann/civilwar/index.html

Created for Horace Mann Middle School, this is a good resource for web site links to Civil War battles and generals.

http://www.menloschool.org/intranet/library_pathfinder.asp?ResourceCategoryID=315

More great links to Civil War resources, including links to primary sources such as diaries and letters.  This resources listed include poetry, music, video and graphics; presidential campaigns during this time; depictions of southern life;  and information about abolition and slavery.

More Educational Websites

http://www.awesomestories.com

This website has easy to find interactive links to primary sources, documents, artifacts, and it is a great way to spark interest in a research topic.

http://www.computerhope.com

This website contains free computer information for everyone including useful information on keyboard terms and shortcut keys.

http://www.copyrightkids.org

This website explains the basics of copyright law and fair use in a language that students (and adults) can understand.

http://www.how-to-study.com/

This website includes various strategies for Math, Reading, Writing, as well as tips on how to take notes in class, using reference sources, and even help on writing a research paper. Other topics include good listening in class, giving an oral presentation, and test anxiety.

http://guardians.net/egypt/

From pyramids to mummies, hieroglyphs to pharaohs, this site offers fun and interesting Egypt links.

http://rc.dimes.org/alternet/main/intro/intro.htm

This website contains online computer tutorials ranging from computer basics to advanced Internet searching.

http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/WAKI-Chapter.aspx?chapter_id=15

This website contains information that students will need for many of their classes.  The United States history section has plenty of information about government, U.S. timelines, historical documents, wars, the states, presidential bibliographies, and a section with games and puzzles.