Links
Here are some links that might help you during the year. If you discover one that has been broken, please tell me.

This is an excellent site for Middle Schoolers. It has search engines and schoolwork assistance.
http://www.ivyjoy.com/rayne/kidssearch.html

This is a search engine that applies an academic filter to the inquiry.   It eliminates a lot of the extraneous site that are included in a google search.
http://www.sweetsearch.com/

This is the school website
http://ollschoolgfmt.org/

New York Times Learning Center. Many and varied projects using current events. Changes frequently.
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/

General History site.
http://www.historyteacher.net/

English grammar practice site
http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/la-grammar.html

Interactive math games site. Covers all areas.
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/

Purple Math - a site for all things math
http://www.purplemath.com/

Site offers a variety of games and levels
http://www.mathplayground.com/index.html

Algebra site - has table of contents for lessons. Allows practice and check. Site covers all levels.
http://www.themathpage.com/

Math site for 8th grade
http://www.aaamath.com/grade8.html

Publisher's website for "Ecce Romani"
http://www.phschool.com/webcodes10/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.gotoWebCode&wcprefix=jfk&wcsuffix=1000

Exercises for "Ecce Romani"
http://www.tabney.com/ecce1.html

Wheelock Latin site - grammar practice
http://www.slu.edu/colleges/AS/languages/classical/latin/tchmat/wh-prax.html

Latin site (St Louis University)
http://www.slu.edu/colleges/AS/languages/classical/latin/tchmat/tchmat.html

Social Studies textbook site.
http://www.glencoe.com/sites/montana/student/socialstudies/index.html

The Encyclopedia of Ancient History
http://www.ancient.eu.com/

Excellent site for first person accounts of events in history.
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/awfrm.htm

Nice Map of the New Kingdom of Egypt
http://www.ancient-egypt-online.com/ancient-egypt-maps.html

Maps of the Ancient World. Good source for 6th grade Social Studies.
http://www.fsmitha.com/maps.html

This is a map of the New Kingdom of Egypt
http://www.ancient.eu.com/image/538/

This is a giant interactive map of the Roman World
http://pelagios.dme.ait.ac.at/maps/greco-roman/

Site all about the Etruscans
http://www.mysteriousetruscans.com/

Montana History site - State of Montana
http://www.montanakids.com/

Montana State Historical Society - Need I say More
http://mhs.mt.gov/

Part of the regional learning project of the University of Montana, this site has an interactive feature
http://www.montanatribes.org/

This is the National Geographic GeoBee site. Questions change everyday. Only for serious geographers.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/

BBC World News Site. This site concentrates on the European Union and those countries seeking to join.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/europe/04/enlarging_europe/html/introduction.stm

Internet Link to the European Union. Information and interactive games and quizzes.
http://europa.eu/index_en.htm

Interactive Map games. This is the USA site but you can link to the world too
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/USA_Geography/relief_games/USA_Map_Jigsaw_Games.htm

Really basic map game site
http://www.maps.com/FunFacts.aspx?nav=FF#

This is a Geography quiz site. Many different areas, many different quizzes, none outstandingly hard.
http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/

Amazing site on all things governmental
http://congressforkids.net/Constitution_index.htm

Journey to a New Land is a site that has information about the peopling of the Americas. This link will take you to the Middle School Level but you can access other levels from here
http://www.sfu.museum/journey/an-en/secondaire1er-middle

Web Links for Coming into America program
http://www.pbs.org/saf/1406/resources/resources-1.htm

This site has videos and links to other sites about pre-columbian history.
http://www.nativevillage.org/Libraries/history_and_traditions_library.htm

American History site for Watertown School District. Nice place to review major ideas and facts of each era.
http://www.watertown.k12.ma.us/cunniff/americanhistorycentral/index.html

Educational resources like MECC Oregon Trail
https://archive.org/

Building the transcontinental railroad
http://cprr.org/Game/Interactive_Railroad_Project/indexy.htm

Open source "twine" for making your own "Choose your own Adventures"
http://twinery.org/

PowerPoint presentation tutorial from Microsoft
http://office.microsoft.com/training/training.aspx?assetID=RC011298761033

World History Games. Starts with the Middle Ages
http://www.learningsmart.org/games/world-history-games/

American Museum of Natural History Learning Site
http://www.amnh.org/explore/ology/?gclid=CN39zJe_-8cCFUdffgodEvkH5g

World History Study games and practice quizzes
http://www.studenthandouts.com/World-History.html

The Mysteries of Catal Hoyuk. Interactive site on what might have been one of the first cities.
http://www.smm.org/catal/top.php?visited=TRUE

National Museum of Scotland Learning Site
http://www.nms.ac.uk/explore/play/mammoths-of-the-ice-age/

Write like a Babylonian. Info on cuneiform
http://www.penn.museum/cgi/cuneiform.php

The British Museum Learning site on Ancient Egypt
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html

More ancient history games
http://www.funtrivia.com/quizzes/history/ancient_history.html

Here are a few sites you may find helpful for your websites on the Presidents

POTUS: Presidents of the United States
This Internet Pubic Library site provides background information, election results, cabinet members, notable events, and some points of interest on each of the presidents.

Mr. President: Profiles of Our Nation’s Leaders
Glimpses of the presidents and a few fast facts illustrated with paintings from the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC. A Smithsonian website.

Presidents’ Hall
Biographies illustrated with painted portraits, linked to similar biographies of first ladies. From the official White House website.
Influential Americans: biographical websites

Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
Locate information about the political players during your president’s term in office.

Biography of America
Who were the key players in American history? This chronology links events and people important to the development of the United States from explorers and native people to the present.

Culinary History Timeline
Social history, manners and menus.

The Food Timeline
Food from the Vikings to today.

New York Public Library Menu collection
Trying to plan a menu for your president? Check out some menus of the period for ideas!

Jump Back in Time
Stories about America’s past from the Library of Congress.


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