Have a wonderful Thanksgiving! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

CURRENT EVENTS/WORLD NEWS:

http://www.weeklyreader.com/kids/senior/  Current events and  games.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/ (breaking news)

http://www.cnn.com/ (current news)

http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/flash/ (Just put your mouse on a city anywhere in the world and the newspaper headlines pop up...  Double click and the page gets larger. Also, if you look at the European papers, the far left side of Germany will pop up as The Stars & Stripes (European edition, of course). AND, this site changes everyday with the publication of new editions of the paper. Hope you enjoy this!)
 

MISCELLANEOUS:

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/religion/ Outstanding website on world religions.

http://www.freerice.com/ Build your vocabulary and help people in need! For each word you get write, 20 grains of rice will be donated to the UN World Food Program to help end world hunger!

http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/index.html  PBS Kids (It's My Life)

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/index.html  (Kids' games, animal photos, music, and cool movies.)

Where in the World and What in the World is Money?

Trading Around the World

In Search of the Ways of Knowing Trail (An interactive trip through the Ituri rainforest of Africa!)

Amazon Interactive (A look at the Amazon rainforest which includes an ecotourism project)

http://hutchison.senate.gov/faqkids.htm (Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas has a section of her website devoted to links for kids and families)--some great links to enjoy!

GEOGRAPHY:

http://www.mywonderfulworld.org/index.html National Geographic's site to promote geography skills and education.

http://www.atlapedia.com/ Countries of the world and world maps.

http://www.map-zone.net/  Maps of the World (Map Zone):
Once you zero in on a map, you will also be given the official name, capital, area, water, land, location, geographic coordinate, comparative info, land boundaries, border countries, coastline, terrain, and elevation extremes in a basic table format.

http://tinyurl.com/3vrzr  (Landiscor Aerial Information) Type in your address to get the latitude and longitude for your home!

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/World_Continents.htm (Continents)

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/European_Geography.htm (European Countries)

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Asian_Geography.htm (Asian Countries)

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/South_and_Central_American_Geography.htm (South and Central America)

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/African_Geography.htm (Africa)

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm (United States)

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/states_experiment_drag-drop_Intermed_State15s_500.html (Place The State - Intermediate )

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profiles/default.stm (BBC News: Country Profiles)

JAPAN:

http://www.pcf.city.hiroshima.jp/  This website includes virtual tours of both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki Atom Bomb Museums, Peace Culture information, the Mayors Peace Site, and more.

http://web-jpn.org/kidsweb/index.html A great website for kids that includes Japanese cooking, language instruction,  culture corner, travel information, and technology highlights.

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