Integrated+Studies+Ideas

[|Chrysanthemum letter tiles] [|Chrysanthemum sound boards] Kevin Henkes [|author study] Kevin Henkes [|website] Kevin Henkes interview and studio visit - [|short video] More Kevin Henkes author [|study] Kevin Henkes author study [|webquest]
 * All About Me**

[|Braille Bug] - Created by American Foundation for the Blind
 * Different Just Like Me**

[|The Postcard Project] - exchange postcards with a class in New Zealand! www.greetingsfromtheworld.wikispaces.com Try this "glogster" site from teachers and students around the world. It was the winner of the 2010 edublog award for best educational wiki. You have to cruise it occasionally to see what you might use. There is a fun one for our "Festival of Lights" unit about Christmas in Brazil. It's displayed as a poster but there is a neat play button in the right hand corner you can click to hear children from there singing a holiday song. It may be helpful for the Asia unit in your class curriculum. For example there is one on India with nice photos that a class put together. [|Games from many cultures] A list and short description of games from different countries. Some are outdoor only, others can be adapted for indoors.
 * Children of the World**

[|Place the State Game] - online U.S. puzzle game Stack the States (C) (This is a link to the developers website. It is an app.) ****Stack the Countries:** **Stack the Countries makes learning about the world fun! Watch the countries actually come to life in this colorful and dynamic game! As you learn country capitals, landmarks, geographic locations and more, you can actually touch, move and drop the animated countries anywhere on the screen. Carefully build a stack of countries that reaches the checkered line to win each level.
 * 50 States**