100 Links (June/July 2009)
100 Links (June/July 2009)
Nearly every day I add recommended links to the Hilltown Families bank of on-line resources. Some of you might find these links well suited for your family, others, maybe not so much. But it’s a fun and useful list worth perusing! If you have a link you’d like to share, post it in our comment box.
Where are these links? You won’t find them on your blog reader nor via email if you subscribe to our newsfeed. But if you visit the blog on-line and scroll half way down, on the left you will find the column, “Links We Recommend,” with a list of our most recent recommended links. If you haven’t been visiting the site regularly to peruse these great resources, not to worry – below is the last 100 links we’ve posted in the past two months: (you will need to use the “back” button to return to this page).
Archived Lists of 100 Links: If you’d like to peruse our List of 100 Links from months past, click HERE and then scroll up or down.
- Eating Bugs!!
- Outrage of the Week: “Marshmallow Safety Tips”
- Energy Hog (Alliance to Save Energy)
- Lizards & Snakes: Alive! (American Museum of Natural History)
- PestWorld: Ants
- Countdown to back to school: Get healthy (article)
- Ten tips for adjusting to a new school (article)
- Nine steps to a smart start: Back-to-school prep (article)
- USGS: Educational Materials
- Costal Kids Consignment Sale (DE)
- What to Look for in a Summer Learning Program
- Recession-proof your child’s education (article)
- IXL Math
- Invasive zebra mussels found in Massachusetts lake for first time (article)
- Victoria Era in London (Virtual Field Trip)
- Pesticides may be a cause of Parkinson’s disease (article)
- Bird Cinema: Video for Bird Watchers
- RECALL: DesignWare Mini Sport Balls Lead Violation
- Sixty Symbols – Physics and Astronomy videos
- The 2009 National Young Game Inventors Contest
- Children Games
- Scavenger Hunt Ideas
- Tips for Building Sandcastles
- Using the Depression Era Actions as Models for Activism and Organizing Now
- Hooda Math
- Heroes in History (Lesson plan grade 3-5)
- Unschooling Curriculum
- School Nutrition Association’s Annual Food Expo (Scary!)
- Let’s Go Outside (Fish and Wildlife Service)
- Local WebCam: Smith Botanical Gardens
- Local WebCam: Quabbin Reservoir
- Local WebCam: Western Mass Weather Cams
- Local WebCam: Amherst College View of the Holyoke Range
- Local Web Cam: Downtown Northampton
- History of Serio’s in Northampton, MA
- History of State Street Fruit Store in Northampton, MA
- Growing Power – Food Security Project
- School Lunch Talk
- Top Ten Tips for Nutritious Shopping in a Recession
- Lunch Box Project
- American Lunchroom: What Our Kids Eat At School (Photo Essay)
- Slow Food In Schools
- The Importance of Chores (article)
- Library of Congress Teacher’s Page
- Favorite Waterfalls in MA
- No Idling Campaign: Healthier Schools
- Green Your School Guide
- American Medical Association Passes Resolution Supporting Organic and Sustainable Food
- History of Butter
- Slide-Together Geometric Constructions
- Free Summer 2009 Art and Music Appreciation Plans
- TeenHealthFX
- Teen Growth
- Kids in the House of Representatives
- Massachusetts Gluten Free
- Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Nest Cams
- Extreme Mammals
- New Zealand (Virtual Field Trip)
- Preparing and Canning Jams and Jellies (USDA)
- Pick Your Own in Western Massachusetts
- Getting Your Child Ready for Camp (article)
- ALA: Every Child Ready to Read
- PBS Parents
- National Center for Family Literacy
- Complete Guide to Home Canning (USDA)
- Fresh Strawberry Jam Recipe
- National Center for Summer Learning (Johns Hopkins University)
- The Great Idea Finder
- Shakespeare Lesson Plans
- Shakespeare for Kids
- Mountainous Effects: Discovery Earth
- TeachEngineering.org
- Valley Locavore
- Plant a Row for the Hungry
- WomenOutdoors.org
- Bisbee Mill Museum and Chesterfield Historical Society
- Engineer Your Life (guide to engineering for HS girls)
- Immigration: The Changing Face of America
- American World’s Fairs 1853-1982 (On-line exhibit)
- Nature Rocks
- African American Folktales, Songs, and Hymns (lesson plan)
- Juneteenth Day (lesson plan)
- Educational Videos for Kids
- Discovering Antarctica (virtual field trip)
- Chemtutor
- Teachers’ Domain (web site)
- Math Worksheets (Grades 1-4)
- Playground Games
- How children lost the right to roam in four generations (article)
- Teaching Tolerance
- 50 of the World’s Best Food Blogs
- Virtual Tour: Tea Company (interactive)
- Words to Use with Your Kids Every Day (article)
- Is Gymnastics Right for Your Child? (article)
- The Institute for Natural Learning
- Kindergarten Cram (NY Times article)
- PBS Video
- Six, Going on Sixteen (article)
- American Folklore
- Ashfield Farmer’s Market