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 * Stacy Watkins: **

Regions of the United States [] This teacher-created website has links for each of the five regions of the United States. Click on each link for a list of the states in that region and their official state websites.

Regions of the United States: Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, and the West [] This website created for students has links for each of the five regions of the United States. Click on each link to find multiple activities for learning about each region. Click on the top link for almanac-type information about each region.

GeoNet [] Click on the map of the United States and then select any region to answer quiz questions about that region. This site is very attractive and kid-friendly.
 * Michelle Powiliatis: **

Internet Search  National Geographic Kids [] The site offers a great place for students to pay games and learn about the different elements of places around the world. They can discover about different countries, take quizzes, and learn about the discoveries of Louis and Clark. There is even a place where they can order the magazine.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">americaslibrary.com [] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">This website is about the different states of the United States. The student or teacher can click on the state and it links to information about that particular state. The site gives information about the history of the state to local festivals and the people that live there. This site offers a more in depth view of each state rather than simply the capitol.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">ProTeacher.com [] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">This is a site geared toward teachers and the instruction of geography. The world is broken down into regions so the teacher can click on the area that is being studied. It provides so many activities and lessons that could be used as well as games and songs that go along with the topics. The teacher can print the lessons and activities for the students. The activities range from simple songs to help students remember to specific lessons about the regions for more advanced students.
 * Michelle Schwartz **

National Geographic Kids <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0068cf; font-family: 'Baskerville Old Face',serif;">@http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/?source=NavKidsHome This site has many different sections to get students interested in geography. There is a section titled “countries” in which the students can click through different countries and learn about their cultures and where they are located in the world. There is also a section of games called geography and there are many different flash-type games that students can play that is related to geography.

United States Geological Survey <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0068cf; font-family: 'Baskerville Old Face',serif;">@http://www.usgs.gov/climate_landuse/ The USGS is an organization that provides information on the health of our environment and ecosystems. There is section titled Education in which they have a link for K-6. This site has sections on biology, geography, geology and water. Within those sections they have lessons of amphibians, birds, ecosystems, insects, mammals, rocks and minerals and many other sections. Each section contains lessons you can use in a classroom and information that can be implemented into other lessons.

Geography Games <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0068cf; font-family: 'Baskerville Old Face',serif;">@http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Geography.htm This site provides many different games that students can play to practice their knowledge of where different things are located around the world and different facts about the locations. There is a section devoted to all the different continents. When you click on a continent, you can choose between regions, countries, capitals and physical characteristics. This would be a good resource to use as practice if your students are trying to learn the locations of many different places around the world.


 * Melissa Armstrong **

Internet Search MyEducationLab

[] On this particular address from MyEducationLab you can find a variety of resources. This site provides book lists, lesson plans, a lesson plan builder, videos, and examples of student work. I can use this site to help me with planning, creating, and coming up with ideas for lesson plans. PBSLearningMedia [|http://florida.pbslearningmedia.org/content/#taxonomy=Social+Studies%253A%253AGeography&page=1&per_page=20] This site has great resources! Practically everything you could ever need it seems. PBS has over 300 lesson plans just on geography. It also provides other resources such as interactive white board activities, games, different ways to incorporate technology, and videos. DiscoveryEducation [] Just like the previous sites, this site provides great lesson plans that can be adapted to fit any classroom. One thing that really caught my eye on this site was a virtual lesson plan on April 18 to an egg farm. This site has great resources for teachers with worksheets (not too many!), more videos, and different learning adventures

Kelsey Rapp Internet Search [] I like this website because it enhances my knowledge of the regions of the United States. It breaks up into 5 links (1 for each region) then under each region are pictures and the states that make up the region. Each state has its own official information that you can read about by clicking on its link. [] This website would work great in the classroom because students can virtually see the United States and its regions. There is also a zoom in feature where you can even see peoples’ houses! [] This is an amazing website for students. The children pick which region to explore in the United States. Then they go with the virtual character “Eco” to explore the region and learn about the different states’ history.
 * 1) 1. Regions of the United States
 * 1) 2. Google Maps
 * 1) 3. Harcourt Social Students