Week 1
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Aesop's Fables
You'll find a collection of Aesop's as well as other fables at this site. Some include audio. (p. T33)
http://www.AesopFables.com
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Week 2
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Children First
Suggest that family members go to the Web site of the National PTA and find the PTA's national standards for parent and family involvement in schools. (p. T79)
http://www.pta.org/programs/pfistand.htm
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Authors Online: Angela Shelf Medearis
Children can learn how reading books helped author Angela Shelf Medearis get through a childhood that included frequent moves from place to place. (p. T83)
http://www2.scholastic.com/teachers/authorsandbooks/
authorstudies/authorhome.jhtml?authorID=61&
collateralID=5239&displayName=Biography
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Week 3
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San Antonio Zoo
Children can research armadillo facts by visiting the San Antonio Zoo Web site. (p. T151)
http://www.sazoo-aq.org
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Week 4
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South African Mangos Online
Take an online field trip to this Web site and find all sorts of information about mangos, including how to choose — and eat — a ripe one! (p. T157)
http://www.mango.co.za/home2.html
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Week 5
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Kids Web Japan
Visit
the Kids Web Japan to see origami creations, along
with instructions. (p. T221) http://www.jinjapan.org/kidsweb/virtual/origami/origami.html
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Scholastic Parents
Parents can find activities, tips, and Web sites for children in the Parents area of scholastic.com. (p. T241)
http://www.scholastic.com/parents
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Crane Research
Visit
the Web sites for the Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership
and Texas Parks and Wildlife.
http://www.bringbackthecranes.org
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/nature/endang/birds/whooper.htm
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Week 6
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Absolutely Whootie: Stories to Grow By
For inspiration in writing folk tales, children can visit Stories to Grow By. Here they will find folktales organized by type and by values. (p. T278)
http://www.storiestogrowby.com
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