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Welcome to the
Lafayette Elementary Library
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by Mrs. Mackie, Librarian
Book Fair
Lafayette Scholastic Book Fair 2011
Information about the Book Fair and on-line ordering for books that will be delivered to school.
Libraries
Lafayette Public Library
Search for books
Learning to Type
Dance Mat - Learn to Type
BBC program
Fun-Blaster Typing
Does NOT currently work using Firefox as your Browser.
Typing Game
Typing Web
Typing Test
Learn to Type
Book Trailer Videos
Newbery Winner - The Graveyard Book
Created by Books & Bytes club
Newbery Honor - The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg
Done by Books & Bytes club
Newbery Honor - Hoot
Newbery Winner - The Higher Power of Lucky
The Wanderer - by Sharon Creech
created by Books & Bytes club
Suggested Reading Lists
Grades 1-2
List of recently published titles created by the Houston Area Independent Schools
Grades 3-4
Reading list created by Houston Area Independent Schools
Grade 5
Reading list created by Houston Area Independent Schools
Parkway Summer Reading List
Pictures of book covers and suggested titles for Grades K-6
On-line Subscriptions
Tumblebooks
On-line animated picture books, chapter books & games
Glogster EDU
On-line site for creating multi-media pages
Multi-Media Programs
Photo Story
Make videos from digital images, free product from Microsoft Has to be downloaded to computer before using the first time.
Google Earth
Download from this site, can look at 3-D maps, create world-wide tours, etc.
Google Earth Tutorial: Placemarks & Tours
YouTube video tutorial on creating placemarks & personal tours (for reports, literature locations, geography, etc.)
Google Docs Intro
Video on Google Docs for Teachers
Wordle
Create word clouds in various shapes to show concepts, vocabulary, summaries
Tagxedo
Another program to create word clouds - lots more shapes to choose from than Wordle
Prezi
On-line presentation software that creates one collage page that can interact with videos and websites
Search Engines
InfoTopia
Great Search Engine for Research projects!
Sweet Search
A great search engine created by librarians for students. Includes links to Primary Sources & biographies.
Who Owns This Website?
Use Alexa.com to determine website credibility
Primary Sources
Library of Congress
Find Primary sources here - diaries, speeches, photos
Free Images & Copyright Info
Pics4Learning
Site with free photographs especially for education
PicSearch
Huge collection of images - MUST cite source if used!
Google Images
You MUST cite these images
Easy Bibliography Maker
Use to format resource citations: web pages, images, primary sources, books
Language Arts
CSAP 5th Grade Language Arts Practice
Activities to help with grammar, punctuation, and comprehension
Punctuation Paintball - Grammar Galaxy
Interactive game for adding correct punctuation on iknowthat.com
Proofreading Makes Perfect
Activities to correct punctuation, capitalization, spelling and word usage
Fish Tank Game
Type in prefixes, root words and suffixes to create a fish tank of fish
Math
CSAP 5th Grade Math Practice
Activities to help with algebra, numbers and operation, geometry and measurement.
Science Links
Science
Variables - FOSS
Interactive game with variables to shoot a person out of a cannon
Mixtures - FOSS
Determine if items will become a mixture or a solution
Environments - FOSS
Determine which items provide a good environment for 3 fish
Award Winning Books
David Wiesner - Flotsam
Art of Visual Storytelling
Caldecott Awards
American Library Assoc.
Caldecott Connections
Links to videos, lessons
Reading Rockets: Meet the Author or Illustrator
Interview videos with authors & illustrators
Art medium for Caldecott Winners
Chart with art technique used by each illustrator
Illustrators
Jan Brett
Author & Illustrator Lots & Lots of activities and games
Chris Van Allsburg
Interactive site
Janet Stevens
Author & Illustrator
Interactive Art
Try lots of different art techniques on-line
Geography
Nat'l Geog Mapmaker Interactive
Can click to see Population Density, Physical Features, Tectonic Plates, Bodies of Water, etc.
National Park Map Finder
Use to locate Mesa Verde, or other national parks in the United States
Latitude & Longitude Treasure Hunt Game
Find treasure using coordinates in this interactive game
USA Puzzle Map
Interactive USA Map - Place the states in the correct places
Books in a Series
Black Lagoon
Video
Goosebumps Games
Interactive site
