3rd+Grade+-+2nd+Six+Weeks

=Communities:= [|Kids and Community] [|Houghton Mifflin (Communities)]

=[|Timeline Generator]=

=Recreation:= [|Recreation in Alaska] [|Recreation in Mansfield]

=Daniel Boone:= [|Biography.com] [|The State Historical Society of Missouri (includes timeline)] [|Encyclopedia of World Biography] [|Enchanted Learning]

=Christopher Columbus:= [|Kidport Reference Library] [|Explorers (biography, games, activities, quizzes, etc.)] [|Biography.com] [|Enchanted Learning] [|Columbus Day songs, crafts, activities]

=Juan de Onate:= [|The Pirate King] [|Biography.com] [|Infoplease] [|Texas Almanac - First Thanksgiving?] [|Early Explorers of Texas (timeline)]

=Pierre-Charles L'Enfant:= [|Fact Monster] [|Britannica.com] [|Infoplease] [|U.S. Embassy Kids]

=Benjamin Banneker:= [|Social Studies for Kids] [|Astronomy for Kids] [|Biography.com] [|Who Was Benjamin Banneker?] [|Inventor Biographies]

=Benjamin Franklin:= [|Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids] [|Liberty's Kids] [|Learning Games for Kids] [|Social Studies for Kids] [|KidsKonnect.com (biography & links)] [|USHistory.org] [|Ben Franklin Timeline] [|Online Resources, Library Resources, and Activity Resources]

=Founding Fathers:= [|Congress for Kids (includes lots of great links)] [|Name that Founding Father (game)] [|Crafts & Projects] [|Which Founding Father? (game)] [|Teaching American History (online learning module)]

=Kadir Nelson:= [|Reading Rockets (video interview)] [|Scholastic.com (biography)] [|KadirNelson.com] [|Art Museum Exhibit]

=Tomie dePaola (pronounced Tommy da-POW-la):= [|Tomie.com] [|Reading Rockets (video interview)] [|Houghton Mifflin] [|KidsReads.com]

=Phillis Wheatley:= [|Liberty's Kids] [|Biography.com] [|Women's History] [|Women in History] [|Archiving Early America]

=Carmen Lomas Garza:= [|Hispanic Research Center] [|Oral History Interview] [|CarmenLomasGarza.com]

=Laura Ingalls Wilder:= [|Biography.com] [|Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Home & Museum] [|Letter from Laura Ingalls Wilder] [|Pictures of the Ingalls' Dugout Site] [|Fact Monster] [|Encyclopedia of World Biography]

=Bill Martin Jr.:=

[|BillMartinJr.com] [|Reading Rockets (video interview)] [|Scholastic.com] [|Study Guide for Chicka Chicka Boom Boom] [|Author Study]

=Ruby Bridges:= [|RubyBridges.com] [|Interview] [|Scholastic.com (video interview)] [|Facts about Historical Figures]

=Henry Ford:= [|Biography with embedded links] [|Encyclopedia of World Biography] [|The Henry Ford (museum)] [|Games and Activities]

=Hurricane Katrina:= [|BBC] [|Scholastic News] [|National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - Kids' Pages]

=Articles about Facebook and its Impact:= [|Teens Favor Social Media Blogs] [|Today's Kids Face Facebook Depression] [|Facebook for Kids]

=Webkinz:= [|Video Explanation of Webkinz]

=9/11:= [|Video] [|Talking with Kids Who Are Too Young to Remember] [|Links for Teaching Kids about 9/11] [|The Little Chapel that Stood (digital storybook)]

=[|Six Flags Over Texas]=

=Transportation:= [|New York City Subway] [|Chicago "L"] [|Texas Trinity Express]

=[|MISD School Board]=

=[|City of Mansfield website]=

=[|Mayor & City Council of Mansfield]= = =