Lesson Planners Reproducibles Web Sites 1996 Web Sites 2000	Unit-by-Unit Web Support, 2000 Edition: Hometowns (Grade 1, Unit 6) Here are some of the best Web sites to use while teaching this unit. All of the sites referenced in your Literacy Place 2000 Teacher Editions are also listed here, unless the site no longer exists.  Week 1 Global Kid Connections Accompany children on a visit to other countries to learn about hometowns far away. Encourage them to learn about children and villages in places like South Africa, France, and India. How are these children like Yemi and her brother Kokou? (p. T13) http://teacher.scholastic.com/glokid/index.htm Top of Page Kidlink Suggest that adult family members and children log on to the Kidlink Network. This popular chat service gives children the opportunity to learn about other communities around the world. (p. T41) http://www.kidlink.org  Week 2 MapQuest Show children how to get a map of their home neighborhoods or the school neighborhood. MapQuest also offers detailed traveling directions between two points. (p. T71) http://www.mapquest.com Top of Page Maps, Globes, and Map Skills Guide children to Scholastic's Internet Field Trip "Maps, Globes, and Map Skills." Explain what links are, and ask them to find the link that will take them to a Web site about globes. (p. T87) http://teacher.scholastic.com/fieldtrp/socstu/maps.htm  Week 3 The Central Park Web Site Guide children to The Central Park Web site to show them what makes this famous park so special, including its zoo, its castle, and its carousel. (p. T135) http://www.centralpark.org   ParkNet Explore the national parks at the National Park Service's Web site. (p. T135) http://www.nps.gov Top of Page Helping Your Child Learn to Read Enlist family members' support in improving their child's literacy performance by inviting them to log on to the United States Department of Education Web site. Here they will find useful reading tips for families to implement at home. (p. T159) http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Reading/index.html  Week 4 Birthday Traditions From Around the World Visit Kids Parties Connection to get a list of interesting ways to celebrate birthdays. Discuss with children how some of these traditions might be used at Little Bear's birthday party. (p. T181) http://www.kidsparties.com/traditions.htm Top of Page American Library Association's Parents Page Family members who have access to the Internet may wish to log on to the American Library Association's Web site. Here, they'll find lists of other poetry that children will enjoy. (p. T209) http://www.ala.org/parentspage  Week 5 Absolutely Whootie: Stories to Grow By Delve into global folktales at the Stories to Grow By web site which offers folktales from around the world. (p. T233) http://www.storiestogrowby.com Top of Page Scholastic Parents Encourage family members to work together to complete a project of a goal of their own. Families can log on to Scholastic Parents Web site to find ideas for monthly fun activities and family projects. (p. T265) http://www.scholastic.com/parents/index.htm