1. Collection
of Young Scholars, Volume 1, Book 1
Unit: Game.
Open Court Publishing.
The stories from this unit will teach students
the elements of fair play and good sportsmanship, respect for the rights
and opinions of others, and respect for rules.
The following is a list of some book titles that could be used to
tie literature with the social studies standard. Other titles can
be found in Literature for History-Social Science, Kindergarten Through
Grade Eight, by the California Department of Education, 1993.
Starring First Grade, by Miriam Cohen, Greenwillow, 1985
A delightful class plans a play, but problems arise when Jim doesn't
get the part he wants. Friendship wins the day, and the play is a
success.
SCORE History-Social Science Resources
http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/
gradelevel.html
This website is part of the Network of Online Resource Centers in
California linking quality resources from the World Wide Web to the
California curriculum (K-12). The site includes resources that involve
kids in online activities.
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1. Helping Zip
http://www.weeklyreader.
com/features/wrzip.html
Description: Zip, a regular Weekly Reader
character poses some interaction problems and invites students to write
in with solutions.
Comments: Let Zip, Nip and BJ help your students
understand how to solve personal conflicts.
Resource Type: Mix of Text and Graphics
Graphics Content: High
2. Adventures from the Book of Virtues
http://www.pbs.org/
adventures/Default.htm
Description: Hi! Welcome to STORYTIME at Plato's
Peak. My friend Plato has traveled the world and collected many extraordinary
tales from many wonderful cultures...everything from Greek myths and European
fairy tales, to Asian legends and American folklore. These stories about
courage, compassion, honesty and many other virtues always help Annie and
me when we encounter challenges in our own lives.
Comments: This site is connected to the PBS
program of the same name. There is a section of this site where students
may submit stories. This must be monitored carefully by the teacher or
parent.
Resource Type: Literature/Story
Graphics Content: High
3. Mr. Rogers Neighborhood
http://www.pbs.org/rogers/
Description: Mr. Rogers Neighborhood provides
children with a good idea of the purpose of Transportation as "Trolley"
takes you to "the Land of Make Believe.
Comments: "Trolley" transports children to
the "Land of Make Believe," while teachers will find actual teaching activities
at this site.
Resource Type: Mix of Text and Graphics
Graphics Content: High
4. Kid's Space: For Kids Only
http://legal.firn.edu/kids
/kids.html
Description: Questions and answers to help
kids protect themselves and handle emergencies.
Comments: This site covers all types of accidents
and what to do.
Resource Type: Mix of Text and Graphics
Graphics Content: High
5. Monsieur Corbett and Monsieur Marmon
http://www.wildgear.com/
stories/corbett.html
Description: Monsieur Corbett and Monsieur
Marmion were neighbors, and they lived near a little town in Southern France.
Monsieur Corbett was a kind and generous person. Monsieur Marmion, on the
other hand, was very selfish and greedy. They each get a chance to have
a large amount of gold.
Resource Type: Literature/Story
Graphics Content: High
6. Aesop's Fables
http://attila.stevens-tech.edu/
~soh1/aesop.html
Description: Here are 42
Aesop's fables. You won't find any pictures
here - only the stories. Perhaps you can draw your own illustrations!
Resource Type: Primary Source Text
Graphics Content: Low
7. Fables & Animal Stories
http://www.thekids.com/kids/
stories/fables/
Description: Here you will find stories using
animals to explore human nature with a lesson
at the end.
Resource Type: Mix of Text
and Graphics
Graphics Content: High
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Incorporate simple
democracy by allowing the class to vote on such things as which game to
play for a P.E. activity or which book to hear for a read-aloud time.
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1. Book of Manners
http://ed.info.apple.com/
education/techlearn/ellesson/
elem-goodmanners.html
Create your own hypercard "book of manners,"
including telecommunications manners.
Author: Sara Alice Tucker
2. Classroom Quilt
http://www.eduplace.com/
rdg/gen_act/sharing/quilt.html
Students draw a major event of their life
onto a paper square and then learn about the experiences of all the students
in their class by assembling a quilt from everyone's squares.
Author: Houghton Mifflin
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Students will
illustrate a picture showing people playing a game fairly. When asked,
students will orally explain one way a good citizen can play fairly or
show good sportsmanship.
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