Useful weblinks from the DCSS Grade 4 Syllabus

There are so many wonderful resources available online and I would like to share them throughout the school year. Let's begin with links to our textbooks and other educational websites presented in the syllabus on Curriculum Night.

Listed below are the websites, usernames, and access codes to retrieve online textbook resources per grade-level and content area for grades K-5.

	English Language Arts SCIENCE	Math Social Studies
Grade 4	www-k6.thinkcentral.com Username: 4classdekalb Password: dekalbstudent4 (Select an alternative DCSS elementary school until further notice)	http://www.eduplace.com/eservices Username:  4classdekalb Password:  dekalbstudent4

English language Arts  Web Links for Parental Support 

• Discovery School.com           http://school.discovery.com
• Family Education        http://school.familyeducation.com/reading/cognitive-development/38329.html
• Web English Teacher             http://www.webenglishteacher.com/readingmain.html
• Reading Websites for Parents http://kisdwebs.katyisd.org/campuses/PE/parentresources/Documents/Reading_Websites_For_Parents.pdf

Mathematics  Web Links for Parental Support:

• U.S. Dept. of ED.                    www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Math/index.html
• Bi-Lingual Math Ed.                http://www.aaamath.com/
• Math Education                       http://www.math.com/parents.html
• Online Math Games               http://www.coolmath4kids.com/

Science  Web Links for Parental Support

• Released test items from state testing program http://www.edinformatics.com/testing/testing.htm
• Ask-a-scientist.  http://www.madsci.org/
• Genetics Resources written at the Elementary Level http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/
• Volcanoes http://volcano.und.edu/
• www.hspscience.com

Social Studies  Web Links for Parental Support

• National Geographic http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/
• World Almanac for Kids http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/explore/timeline.html
• Statistical data for countries that are a part of the United Nations Social Studies Sites for Elementary Students http://www.ortegaelementary.org/socialstudiessites.htm
• http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/infonation/e_infonation.htm
• Learn about everyday habits and customs from various cultures around the world. http://www.netlaputa.ne.jp/~tokyo3/e/