Unit-by-Unit Web Support, 2000 Edition:
Problem Patrol (Grade 1, Unit 2)
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
Annie's Rhyme Time
For more practice with word riddles, guide children to Annie's Rhyme Time, where they can solve the riddles, or make up their own! (p. T17)
http://teacher.scholastic.com/annie
Week 2
Absolutely Whootie: Stories to Grow By
Have students search for fairy tales to share with their classmates by values (such as courage and justice) as well as by country of origin. (p. T73)
http://www.storiestogrowby.com
The Great Canadian Family Picnic Society
Expand the definition of "family picnic" by checking out this Web site, which showcases the annual Great Canadian Family Picnic. Ask children to compare this big picnic with the one in the storybook The Picnic, by Alma Flor Ada and E. Isabel Campoy. (p. T137)
http://www.bctravel.com/gcpicnic
Week 4
Annie's Rhyme Time: Riddle Index
Send your students to Annie's Riddle index to discover for themselves just how many different types of riddles there are. (p. T197)
http://teacher.scholastic.com/annie/riddleindex.asp
Fort Wayne Children's Zoo
Have your students explore this zoological Web site, which is full of information on many of the zoo's inhabitants. (p. T223)
http://www.kidszoo.com
Week 5
Cats! Wild to Mild
Guide children to the Web site of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, where they'll find plenty of cat information in addition to educational games. (p. T267)
http://www.lam.mus.ca.us/cats/
American
Veterinary Medical Association
Have children browse the kids' area of the American
Veterinary Medical Association's site for tips
and information on caring for a pet. (p. T346)
http://www.avma.org/care4pets/avmakids.htm
