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Welcome to the Roosevelt Elementary Media Center!

Media Center

Battle of the Books

Roosevelt participated in the statewide Battle of the Books program. This program, for fourth grade and older, is designed to promote a love of reading among our students. It encourages students to read a variety of books and remember information about the plots, characters, and settings of the books. It is a fun, academic-based competition that has been very successful in school districts throughout the state in encouraging students to read.

Four students from Roosevelt went on to the state competition that took place during the week of February 20th. They competed online with other teams across the state. Congratulations to all the students who participated for making this program a success at Roosevelt! Your love of reading really shows!

Author of the Month

Fourth and fifth grade students are creating author of the month displays. Students in Mrs. Roehrig's fourth and fifth grade class created the February display. They chose Dr. Seuss and found information and pictures so other students can learn about this author. They also used the library catalog to find all the books the media center has by Dr. Seuss. They did a great job making the display!

Students in Ms. Ellingson's fifth grade class made the January display about Gary Paulsen.

Lucky Readers

The media center has started a new reading promotion called Lucky Readers. Students who check out one of the lucky books will recieve a free book. Brandi Lueck, Drew Aron, TJ Hudson, and Dominic Cook are pictured here with their free books.

Featured Websites

Enchanted Learning

Library of Congress

Yahooligans

Roosevelt Elementary School

Websites

www.ikeepbookmarks.com/Boucher

Bully Websites
How are You? http://www.talk-helps.com/
Ripple Effect for Kids http://www.rippleeffects.com/rfk/index.html
Stop Bullying Now http://www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/index.asp?area=main

Typing Sites
Touch Typing - http://www.senselang.com/

Typing - http://www.typeonline.co.uk/

Typing Tutor Game - http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~rvirga/TypingTutor.html

Keyboarding and Technology - http://growing.course.com/index.html

Keyboarding and Technology- http://www.bernardsboe.com/MountProspect/Keyboarding.htm



Matter- www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/8_9/solid_liquids.shtml

Geography- These sites include many great websites for teachers and students.
http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/greatwebsites/greatwebsitesgeography.htm

http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/socialstd/Geog_Web.html

http://www.proteacher.com/090027.shtml - Geography lesson plans

http://www.theteacherscorner.net/thematicunits/geography.htm - http://www.theteacherscorner.net/thematicunits/geography.htm - DNR site for kids - Eek!

http://whyfiles.org/ - The Why Files - Science behind the News

http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/ - Energy site for kids

Math

Hungry for Math
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002328F/
Practice using fractions by following a variety of recipes, or play games and take quizzes to reinforce and test your fraction knowledge.
K-5

A+ Math
http://www.aplusmath.com/Flashcards/
Practices basic math skills including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
K-5

Careers

What do they do?
http://www.whatdotheydo.com/
This site answers the question ‘What do they do?” for many different careers. Great for an introduction on careers.
1-5


Kindergarten

http://www.northpole.com/Clubhouse/Games/ North Pole games

http://www.northpole.com/Overview/Kid.html Santa's Secret Village

http://www.seussville.com/games/concentration/ Dr. Seuss Concentration game

http://teacher.scholastic.com/clifford1/flash/concentration/ Clifford Concentration (Finding words with the same middle sound)

http://tcastle.com/games/conc/concentration.html Match the fruit Concentration Game

http://www.starfall.com/ Starfall (reading)

2nd GRADE

Fish
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/fish/printouts/index.shtml http://www.ncfisheries.net/kids/fishparts.htm http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/browse_topics/wildlife.cfm#amphibians

Insects/Animals

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/explorations/index.htm

Soil

http://42explore.com/dirt.htm

http://www.biodiversity911.org/FunsandGames/funandgames.html

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geology/soil/ Soil Enchanted Learning

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/7_8/rocks_soils.shtml

Recycling

http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/swfa/kidspage/

http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/sustainable/slidesets/kidscompost/cover.html

Worms

http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/

http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/worms/

EPA Student Center

http://www.epa.gov/students/

Link below to composting (in the fun activities section)
http://www.kab.org/kids/compost_intro.htm

Communities

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/cities/ cities

http://teacher.scholastic.com/commclub/index.htm community workers

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/k-2/neighborhood/index.html neighborhoods

http://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us/- Oshkosh

http://pbskids.org/bigapplehistory/index-flash.html Cities- Brooklyn

http://www.planning.org/kidsandcommunity/

Color and Light

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/7_8/light_shadows.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/5_6/light_dark.shtml
http://www.thetech.org/exhibits_events/online/color/intro/
http://www.nmpft.org.uk/magic-factory/index2.html

Mirror—multiple images http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/hinged/index.html

Prism
http://www.olympusmicro.com/primer/java/prism/index.html

Color Separation http://www.olympusmicro.com/primer/java/primarycolors/colorseparation/index.html

Primary Additive—(click manual)
http://www.olympusmicro.com/primer/java/primarycolors/additiveprimaries/index.html

Primary Subtractive—(click manual)
http://www.olympusmicro.com/primer/java/primarycolors/subtractiveprimaries/index.html

Color Filtering
http://www.olympusmicro.com/primer/java/primarycolors/colorfilters/index.html

Refraction through different mediums
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/refraction/

http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/refraction/index.html

Diffraction
http://www.olympusmicro.com/primer/java/diffraction/index.html

Reflection Java Activity
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/reflection/index.html http://www.olympusmicro.com/primer/java/reflection/reflectionangles/index.html

Concave
http://www.olympusmicro.com/primer/java/mirrors/concave1.html

Convex
http://www.olympusmicro.com/primer/java/mirrors/convex.html

Shadow Box Theater

http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/shadowbox/index.html

Economics

Lemonade Stand http://www.primarygames.com/socstudies/lemonade/start.htm

Wants/needs pets http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/em468/popupActivity.html

Producer/goods http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/em564/popupActivity.html

Where to Keep money (with sound—just reads the page to you—no real activity)http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/em455/popupActivity3.html

Health v. Fun Wants http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/em517/popupActivity.html

Consumers http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/em457/popupActivity.htm

Producers http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/em457/popupActivity2.htm

Good or Service? http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/em310/em310_popupActivity_2.html

Mystery workers http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/em540/popupActivity_2.html

Drag worker to job they do http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/em310/em310_popupActivity.html

Fake Yellow Pages http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/em509/popupActivity.html

Index of sites that have lessons from Econ Ed. http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm

Clipping Coupons- Bargain Quest “Money flash cards” -Type how much money there is on the screen

What are incentives? -Drag sad/happy smiles to a good incentive and a bad incentive Build Your Community-

Game 1 -Drag items of goods and services that the business offers to the people

Game 2 Identifying natural resources and services -Drag items that are natural resource, services, or neither, and place under the correct heading.

Piggy Bank -Students will perform small jobs and get paid for their work. (Put money into piggy bank).

Matching -Match the picture of the person performing a service to the service he or she provides

City Hall -Who pays for City Hall?

What is a good/service? Good or Service? -Drag items to service or goods column.

Venn Diagram -Drag job duties to correct profession (services)

Choice and incentives Opportunity Cost Matching goods and services

Simple Machines

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/5_6/pushes_pulls.shtml Push and Pull

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/6_7/forces_movement.shtml Forces Push/Pull

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/10_11/forces_action.shtml Forces Push/Pull

http://www.edheads.org/activities/simple-machines/ Interactive simple machine game

http://www.mikids.com/Smachines.htm Match pictures of simple machines to their name

http://www.coe.uh.edu/archive/science/science_lessons/scienceles1/finalhome.htm Simple machine learning site and quiz

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/physics/machines/Levers.shtml Lever

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/science/physical/13_act.shtml Spring

http://library.thinkquest.org/J002079F/sub3.htm Simple Machines Info - check out animations, photos, and ideas for an wheel and axle, inclined plane, screw, lever, pulley, and wedge.

Magnets

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/science/physical/12_act.shtml Magnets (Interactive)

http://home.interserv.com/~skyblade/magindex.htm Magnet Madness

http://webtech.kennesaw.edu/kallen/webquest.htm - Magnet Webquest

http://my.execpc.com/~rhoadley/magindex.htm

http://www.kidskonnect.com/Magnets/MagnetsHome.html

Landforms

Illustrated Glossary (Enchanted Learning)

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/landforms/glossary.shtml

Landform Pictures

http://www.edu.pe.ca/southernkings/landforms.htm

Landform Webquest

http://www.council-bluffs.k12.ia.us/schools/wash/Webquest/home.html

Another Landform Webquest

http://www.barrow.k12.ga.us/hes/html/landforms.html

Continents and Oceans
http://www.playkidsgames.com/games/findContinent/# Continent matching game
http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/worldquiz.html Continent and Ocean matching quiz
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geospy/ Continents, Countries, and States matching games

Maps

My World Game

http://games.funschool.com/game_my_world.html?g=1125&category=61&level=4

Where is that U.S. State? Game

http://games.funschool.com/game_wheres_that_us_state.html?g=1187&category=61&level=4

Map Adventure Webquest

http://its.guilford.k12.nc.us/webquests/mapadventure/map.htm

3rd Grade

Animal Habitats

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/ Enchanted Learning All habitats
http://t3.preservice.org/T0110505/ has desert and ocean habitats

http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/ontheline/explore/nature/deserts/animals.htm Desert animals
http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/e-desert.html Desert animals
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/desert.html Desert animals

http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/e-ocean.html Ocean animals

http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/e-savanna.html Savanna grassland animals
http://ths.sps.lane.edu/biomes/savannah4/savannah4.html Savannah grassland animals
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/savannahA.html Savannah grassland animals
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/savanna.htm Savanna animals

http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/e-tropical_rainforest.html Rainforest animals
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/rforest.html Rainforest animals
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/rainforest.htm Rainforest animals

Continents and Oceans

http://www.playkidsgames.com/games/findContinent/# Continent matching game

http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/worldquiz.html Continent and Ocean matching quiz

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geospy/ Continents, Countries, and States matching games

Government

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/

http://clerkkids.house.gov/

http://www.kids.gov/

http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/

http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/tour/ Spotty's White House Tour

http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/whtour/ Pictures of rooms in the White House

www.madison.k12.ky.us/district/projects/WebQuest/Govern/branches.htm

www.constitutioncenter.org/explore

Sun, Earth, and Moon

http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/content/science/space/index.html

http://observe.arc.nasa.gov/nasa/fun/wordsearch/rice_search/rice_search.html

http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/content/science/space/index.html

http://bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/9_10/earth_sun_moon.shtml

http://observe.arc.nasa.gov/nasa/fun/fun_index.shtml.html

http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/

http://www.gamequarium.com/math

4th Grade

Animals

http://www.nwf.org/kidzone/kzPage.cfm?siteId=3&departmentId=77 Animal games

http://www.greatsitesforkids.com/gsfk/animals.asp - Many animal sites for different animals

http://webtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek3/interactive.htm - Animal quizzes

http://www.kidsplanet.org/games/js/matchem.html - Animal concentration

http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/animalcams/index.html - Animal Cams

http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/amaze.html - Animal Senses

http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/animal-bytes/index.htm - Animal Facts

http://www.kidsgowild.com/ - Kids go Wild animal site

http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/eek/ - DNR site for kids - Eek!

http://www.co.brown.wi.us/zoo/ - N.E.W. Zoo, Green Bay (Includes a web cam)

http://nationalzoo.si.edu/default.cfm - National Zoo - animal information and pictures

http://www.mnh2.si.edu/education/mna/main.cfm - Search site for North American animals - search by location, name, family tree, or conservation status

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html - Information, pictures, and sounds of different animal kingdoms

http://animal.discovery.com/guides/atoz/atoz.html - Animal Planet

5th Grade

Space Websites

http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/midspac.html Kids Click

http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/content/science/space/index.html Yahooligans

http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/ NASA Kids

http://www.frontiernet.net/~kidpower/astronomy.html Astronomy for Kids

Sun

http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/sun.html

http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/explore/space/sun.html

Moon

http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/explore/space/moon.html

Asteroids

http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/content/science/space/asteroid.html

http://www.solarviews.com/eng/asteroid.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteroid

Planets

http://www.solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/index.cfm

http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/Puzzles/Weight.asp How much would you weigh on another planet

http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/Puzzles/Age.asp How old would you be on another planet

Regions

Map of Northeast Region

http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/pdf/ne_us.pdf

State Landform maps and other information
http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/states.html

Animated Boundary Change Map of USA
http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~stephan/48states.html

Find Your Longitude Game
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/longitude/find.html

Economics for Kids
http://eft.merit.edu/efk.html

Peanuts and Crackerjacks Economy Game
http://www.bos.frb.org/peanuts/leadpgs/intro.htm

Consumer Decisions- Interactive Online Ecomony Lesson
http://www.e-connections.org/lesson9/

State Symbols and Information
http://www.netstate.com/states/index.html

50 States.com
http://www.50states.com/

Discovering Regions Webquest
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/king/places5th/index.htm

Discovering Regions Teacher Page
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/king/places5th/teacher.htm

U.S. Regions Pathfinder
http://www.edina.k12.mn.us/cornelia/classrooms/4th/links/usregions.htm

50 States Lessons and Websites
http://www.geocities.com/gsuedcp/jbanks2.htm

Government Sites for each State for Kids
http://www.kids.gov/k_states.htm


U.S. State Detective Game
http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/games_popup.php?g=ges_usquiz

U.S. Geography Games
http://www.gamequarium.com/usgeography.html

Economics Games
http://www.gamequarium.com/economics.html

American History Games
http://www.gamequarium.com/americanhistory.html

Read on Wisconsin

Third graders from Roosevelt Elementary had the opportunity to visit the Executive Residence of Governor and First Lady Doyle on March 16th. The students have been participating in the Read on Wisconsin Program that First Lady Doyle started. They review books with the media specialist in the computer lab. Students are encouraged to make connections when they review the books. During the visit, students had a mini tour of the mansion, met Barbara Joosse, author of Snow Day, and had the opportunity to share parts of their favorite books.

For more information, visit the Read on Wisconsin website:
http://readon.wisconsin.gov.