First Grade Theme Internet Links

Click here to go to the official first grade website which was prepared by Joyce St. John as a resource for all first grade families and teachers.

Homework Helpers - Rainforest Math & Starfall

United States Mint - games and much more
Interactive Math Games

Bats - Webquest

Colors
Color Mixing
Color Puzzles - great sites

Heat and Light
Heat and light scavenger hunt
Lightning Pictures
Lightning Safety Page
Lightning Safety Rules

Ideas for Experiments with heat and light (you can make a graph with most of these)

·        Insulation Box – have children use a shoe box and insulate it with some type of material (cotton, wool, foil, feathers – set some rules). Bring the “insulation boxes” in and put an ice cube in each one (use cubes from icemakers so they will all be the same size – put them in baggies). See which insulating material works best by seeing which cube stays intact the longest. Vary this by putting boxes that are the same by a sunny window and in a cool, dark area in the room.

·        Gather different containers and pour hot water into the containers. See what temperature is on the outside of the container in 3 minutes.

·        How long does it take an ice cube that is placed in a sunny window to evaporate – how long does it take for one in a dark place to evaporate (use small pieces of ice).

·        Great Hands-On Weather Experiments

Rainforest
Rainforest from Enchanted Learning - has layers, plant and animals links
Ranger Rick's Kids Zone

Lighthouses
New England Lighthouses

Backyard Birds
Enchanted Learning Bird Site
Enchanted Learning Bird Watching Tips
Watch birds online

Plants and Growing
Great lessons on plants, parts of plants, raising plants, and plants as producers.

Insects
Enchanted Learning Insect Site
Insecta-Inspecta World
Bug Club
See a bug in action on this live camera
Edinburg's Butterfly and Insect show
 

Pets
Selecting and Taking Care of Pets
Vets tell kids what they need to know
You and your new pet
Make your Pet, Pet of the Day

Endangered Species
Endangered Species Page
Why are there so many endangered species in Hawaii - there's even a scavenger hunt!
 

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