Third Grade Internet Activities
Officer Buckle and Gloria Pepita Talks Twice Nate the Great, San Francisco Detective Allie's Basketball Dream
The Olympic Games:  where Heroes Are Made Turtle Bay Balto, the Dog Who Save Nome Wild Shots, They're my Life
Little Grunt and the Big Egg Rosie, A Visiting Dog The Stories Julian Tells The Talent Show
Ramona Forever Says We Share:  Proverbs and Fables Papa Chita Tells a Story Coyote Places the Stars
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears Lon Po Po The Crowded House Leah's Pony
Yippee-Yay! Boom Town Cocoa Ice If You Made a Million
I'm in Charge of Celebrations Alejandro's Gift Rocking and Rolling The Armadillo from Amarilla
Visitors From Space      
Officer Buckle and Gloria
Author:  Peggy Rathman's Website
http://www.peggyrathmann.com/peggyrathmann.html 
Story Activities:
http://www.litplans.com/author.htm?a=Rathmann 
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/wil/Buckle_Lesson.pdf
 

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Pepita Talks Twice
English to Spanish Dictionary:
http://www.freedict.com/onldict/spa.html 
Mystery Grid
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr/3/6/grid.html

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Nate, the Great, San Francisco Detective

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Allie's Basketball Dream

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The Olympic Games:  Where Heroes Are Made
Classroom Olympics:  
http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/go/jump2.cgi?ID=4193 
Olympic Athletes:  
http://sports.yahoo.com/oly/athletes?lname=all&country=fra&sport=all
 
Olympic Sport Spotlight: 
http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/go/jump2.cgi?ID=4191
 
Olympic Printables:  
http://www.abcteach.com/directory/theme_units/funkids/olympics/ 
Olympic Word Search:  
http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/olympics2000-ws.htm 
Olympic Torch Concentration:  
http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/olympics2000-c.htm 
Information on Greece:  http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/specials/goplaces/0,12405,227674,00.html 

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Turtle Bay
Story Activities:  
http://www.nancypolette.com/LitGuidesText/turtlebay.htm
Sea Turtle Webquest: 
http://www.vvsd.org/emazur/introduction.htm 
Sea Turtle Scavenger Hunt:
 
http://www.owen.k12.ky.us/trt/scavengers/seaturtle.doc

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Balto
Iditarod Scavenger Hunt
http://www.owen.k12.ky.us/trt/scavengers/iditarod.doc 
Iditarod Websites
http://www.workingdogweb.com/Iditarod.htm
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/iditarod/ 
http://www.cabelasiditarod.com/index.html 
http://www.alexandriacentral.org/cove/iditarod.html
Iditarod
http://www2.grand-forks.k12.nd.us/iditarod/iditarod.html 
Balto Folder Games
http://www2.grand-forks.k12.nd.us/iditarod/baltofoldermenu.html 
Musher Bio Poems
http://www2.grand-forks.k12.nd.us/iditarod/musher_bio_poem.htm 
Iditarod Ideas Across the Miles
http://www2.grand-forks.k12.nd.us/iditarod/ideas.html 
Teacher Activities
http://www2.grand-forks.k12.nd.us/iditarod/tact.html 
Vocabulary Practice
http://books.quia.com/jg/398710.html 
Matching
http://books.quia.com/cm/28040.html 

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Wild Shots: They're My Life
Classification Center
http://www.pbs.org/safarchive/5_cool/galapagos/g42_tax.html
Galapagos Island Animal Rap
http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/galapagos/bustarhyme.html
Habitat Scavenger Hunt
http://www.owen.k12.ky.us/trt/habitatsh.htm
Comprehension and Vocabulary Assessment
http://books.quia.com/tq/315200.html 

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Little Grunt and the Big Egg
Matching, Concentration and Word Search Activities
http://www.quia.com/jg/394422.html 
Comprehension and Vocabulary Assessment
http://www.quia.com/tq/400119.html 
Quiz on Little Grunt and the Big Egg
http://www.quia.com/jq/21316.html
Making a Volcano
http://www.owen.k12.ky.us/trt/volcano.htm

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Rosie, A Visiting Dog's Story
Matching, Concentration, and Word Search
http://www.quia.com/jg/394434.html
Pet Therapy Scavenger Hunt
http://www.owen.k12.ky.us/trt/scavengers/PetTherapy.doc

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The Stories That Julian Tells
Discussion Questions
http://www.owen.k12.ky.us/trt/scavengers/Gloria.doc
Vocabulary Matching
http://www.quia.com/cc/397320.html
Vocabulary Word Search
http://www.quia.com/ws/397320.html
Concentration with Vocabulary and Definitions
http://www.quia.com/cc/397320.html
Teacher Unit Plans
http://www.eduplace.com/tview/pages/g/Gloria_Who_Might_be
_My_Best_Friend__from__The_Stories_Julian_Tells___Ann_Cameron.html
Kite Making Directions
http://www.aloha.net/~bigwind/20kidskites.html

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The Talent Show
Telescopes
http://www.owen.k12.ky.us/trt/scavengers/telecopes.htm 
Estimation Activity
http://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/kadkins/branch1.htm
Prefix and Suffix Self-Checking Activity
http://www.owen.k12.ky.us/trt/self-checkingactivities/prefixesandsuffixes.xls 

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Centerfield Ballhawk
Hangman
http://www.quia.com/hm/23700.html 
Crossword Puzzle to Print
http://www.murrieta.k12.ca.us/alta/grade3/ballhawk/spelling.html 
Take a Quiz
http://www.quia.com/tq/127717.html
Jumbled Words Game
 http://www.quia.com/jw/11404.html
Related Websites
 http://www.murrieta.k12.ca.us/alta/grade3/ballhawk/links.html
Baseball Word Search to Print
http://library.thinkquest.org/J003385F/WordSearch.htm
Excel Integration Idea
http://www.owen.k12.ky.us/trt/third/centerfieldballhawk.doc 

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Ramona Forever
Reader's Guide
http://www.harperchildrens.com/teacher/catalog/guide_xml.asp?isbn=0688037852 
Writing Response Ideas
http://www.pvpusd.k12.ca.us/teachweb/beckman/ramona.htm 
Matching
http://www.quia.com/mc/412012.html 
Concentration
http://www.quia.com/cc/412012.html
Word Search
http://www.quia.com/ws/412012.html
Hangman
http://www.quia.com/hm/115236.html

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Sayings We Share:  Proverbs and Fables
Commonly Used Proverbs Activity
http://www.manythings.org/proverbs/
Aesop's Fables Online Collection
http://www.aesopfables.com/

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Papa Chita Tells a Story
Vocabulary Hangman
http://www.quia.com/hm/116757.html 
Heroes and Icons Technology Integration Lesson Plan
http://www.owen.k12.ky.us/trt/third/PapaChita.doc 
Heroes and Icons Website
http://www.time.com/time/time100/heroes/index.html 
Science Connection:  Differences Between Alligators and Crocodiles
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/Alligator.shtml 

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Coyote Places the Stars

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Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
Mosquito Bandito - a rewrite of the story to read
http://www.uwm.edu/People/scford/story/
Hangman with Vocabulary
http://www.quia.com/hm/119006.html
Matching, Concentration and Word Search
http://www.quia.com/jg/424962.html

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Lon Po Po
Quiz on Story
http://www.quia.com/tq/130622.html 
Word Search
http://www.quia.com/jg/126913.html 
Website to Translate Names into Chinese
http://chineseculture.about.com/library/weekly/aa103199.htm?once=true&
Ed Young Bookmarks
http://www.vickiblackwell.com/lit/edyoung.ppt
Lon Po Po Bookmarks
http://www.vickiblackwell.com/lit/edyoung.ppt
Lon Po Po Games
http://www.quia.com/jg/72975.html
Art Activity
http://www2.scholastic.com/teachers/authorsandbooks/teachingwithbooks/
producthome.jhtml?productID=11673&collateralID=5764&
displayName=Teaching+Plan
Chinese Map and Flag
http://www.owen.k12.ky.us/trt/china.doc
Wolf Fact and Fiction
http://www.wolfcenter.org/Hertel/html/FactFiction.htm
China Scavenger Hunt
http://www.owen.k12.ky.us/trt/scavengers/china.doc
Simple Machines Interactive Site
http://www.edheads.org/activities/simple-machines/index.htm 
Marco Polo
http://campus.northpark.edu/history/WebChron/China/MarcoPolo.html 

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The Crowded House
Hangman
http://www.quia.com/hm/119901.html 
Info on Butter Making
http://waltonfeed.com/old/butter.html
Churn Butter with your Kids
http://www.kings.k12.ca.us/kcoe/curric/history/lessons/people/churningbutter.html
Middle Ages Information
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/

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Leah's Pony
Research How Horses Are Different
http://www.sfreading.com/3/u5_leah/ 
Matching, Flashcards, Concentration and Word Search
http://www.quia.com/jg/259615.html 
Hangman
http://www.quia.com/hm/127028.html
Crossword Puzzle
http://bonny-kate-es.knox.k12tn.net/cavewebpage/unit5-29leahspony.html
Information on the Dust Bowl
http://ks.essortment.com/dustbowl_rcmk.htm
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/dustbowl/maps/index.html
Dust Bowl Scavenger Hunt
http://www.owen.k12.ky.us/trt/scavengers/dustbowl.doc

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Yippee-Yay!
Lone Hand Western Website
http://www.lonehand.com/
Buck Howdy
http://www.buckhowdy.com/
Ghost Town Tour
http://catmandoo2.topcities.com/bodie.html
Buffalo Scavenger Hunt
http://www.owen.k12.ky.us/trt/scavengers/buffalo.doc 
Cowboy Facts and Legends
http://www.thewildwest.org/cowboys/facts.html 
Cowboy Songs and Poetry
http://www.thewildwest.org/cowboys/songs.html 
Women of West
http://www.thewildwest.org/cowboys/women/
Personalities of the West
http://www.over-land.com/westpers4.html
Cowboy Showcase
http://www.cowboyshowcase.com/

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Boom Town
History of Owen County
http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyowen/earlyhistory.htm
Fun Facts on the Gold Rush
http://www.pbs.org/goldrush/funfacts.html
Gold Facts and Information
http://www.gi.alaska.edu/~jesse/treasure/gold/goldfacts.html
Matching, Concentration, and Word Search
http://www.quia.com/jg/447583.html

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Cocoa Ice
Matching, Concentration, and Word Search
http://www.quia.com/jg/447589.html
Spelling
http://www.quia.com/tq/385665.html
An Internet Hotlist on Cocoa Ice
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listcocoaicmr.html
Recipe for Cocoa Smoothie
http://beverage.allrecipes.com/az/cldccsmthi.asp
History of the Cocoa Bean
http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blchocolate.htm
Information about Cocoa Beans
http://www.cocoapro.com/cnhy/world_choc/wc205.jsp
History of Chocolate
http://www.karachocolates.com/chochist.html

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If You Made a Million
Spelling
http://www.quia.com/tq/385664.html
If you Made a Million Video
http://www.unitedstreaming.com
Book Activities
http://www.etvconsortium.com/catalog/..%5CGuides%5Cif_you_made_a_million.pdf
http://staciewicks79.tripod.com/stacieswebpage/id6.html
Hangman
http://www.quia.com/hm/131777.html
Changemaker
http://www.funbrain.com/cashreg/index.html 
How a Hot-Air Balloon Works
http://www.howstuffworks.com/hot-air-balloon.htm
http://www.eballoon.org/balloon/how-it-works.html
Design and Build a Hot-Air Balloon
http://www.sofweb.vic.edu.au/Steps/students/5-6Years/energy/balloon.htm

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I'm in Charge of Celebrations
Matching, Concentration, and Word Search
http://www.quia.com/jg/447609.html
Spelling
http://www.quia.com/tq/385659.html
Flashcard Exchange
http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/216333 
Catch a Rainbow Experiment
http://www.kidzone.ws/science/rainbow.htm
Indoor Rainbow
http://familyinternet.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2
Fwww.nationalgeographic.com%2Fmedia%2Fworld%2Ftrythis%2Ftry6.html
Paper Plate Rainbow
http://homeschooling.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=
homeschooling&zu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kidsdomain.com%2Fcraft%2Fmobile.html
Desert Scavenger Hunt
http://www.owen.k12.ky.us/trt/scavengers/deserts.doc 
Desert USA
http://www.desertusa.com/life.html 

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Alejandro's Gift
Book Activities
http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/units/byrnes-literature/rusk.html
http://www.canlearn.com/READINGR/5-4395SG.pdf
http://gpn.unl.edu/guides/rr/113.pdf
Flashcard Exchange
http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/215480
Hangman
http://www.quia.com/hm/135576.html
Matching, Concentration, and Word Search
http://www.quia.com/jg/440993.html
Windmill Design Movie
http://www.teachersdomain.org/3-5/sci/engin/design/zmill/
You must register to be able to use this site, but there is no charge.
Native Americans
http://jamaica.u.arizona.edu/ic/kmartin/School/
http://www.mce.k12tn.net/indians/navigation/native_american_chart.htm

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Rocking and Rolling