Locations where teachers post projects and invite others to join them have been described in other chapters. In Foundation organizes an event each year to support the reading of outstanding literature. Develop an Internet project around this event and encourage the reading of exceptional works of literature as you communicate with popular children s authors and with other classrooms. The National Wildlife Federation has developed this site for kids interested in animals and the environment. It contains interactive games for the youngest users, riddles and jokes for older students, and even articles from past issues of Ranger Rick.
Many articles also appear in Spanish.
A nice location during units on animals and the environment. Academic World A commercial site, to be sure, but several nice examples of talking storybooks are located here. These are very nice for younger readers. Concertina Concertina is a new Canadian publisher of children s books. They have placed several nice selections here for young children.