1. Animals & Pets (All grades)
Hover over the tab and click All. Use the tabs to the left to sort the animals by type such as Dinosaurs, Invertebrates etc. or by habitat such as Forest, Ocean etc. Once sorted, click on an animal and click on the arrows to scroll through the text and images. Visit the Video & Sound tab as well as the Map tab for more learning. Older students can click on Print this Creature tab to view facts for research projects. In order to get back to the library of animals, teach students to use the blue back arrow in Internet Explorer and click to resort the animals.2. Countries (1st-4th)
Hover over the tab and click All. Select a continent to sort the countries. Select a country to view facts, images, and videos. Older students can click on print this feature to view facts about geography, history, people & culture etc. for research projects. 3. Community (4th-5th)
Hover over the tab and click Blogs. There are several blogs written by students. Click on the title such as Dog Eared, Green Scene, Hands-On Explorer, etc. and view current and previous posts. Leave comments as well!
National Geographic has a magazine for K-1 teachers and students called National Geographic Young Explorer! Their website has interactive versions of their current and past issues for free! When you visit the site, click on More Issues to view the most current issues and scroll to the bottom to find a second page of Past Issues. There are frogs, butterflies, coral reef, habitats and more! So many connections to our curriculum!
For this weeks post, visit the website and tell us how you plan to use it with students. What connections did you find to your grade level curriculum?
