With the progress of web 2.0 tools and in an attempt to make Village School's Library Online Resources even more accessible, I've developed a Netvibes Online Resources site that now supersedes this website.
You can visit our new site and access resources at:
VILLAGE SCHOOL LIBRARY ONLINE RESOURCES
This site remains as is -- there are many useful links still available but please be aware that no updating will occur
Thank you for visiting!
Catherine Hainstock
Teacher Librarian
Village School Primary
Croydon North, Vic
Monday, November 30, 2009
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Term 3 of 2009
Tanya's Class and Edith's Class
The focus of Term 3 at Village School is whole school performance and two of the classes have chosen to inquire into the theme of the play -- Greek Gods and Myths. They will, of course, be looking at life in ancient Greece as well.
Ancient Greece
This BBC Schools site includes time-lines, stories, information and things to explore.
Ancient Greece - The British Museum
Ancient History - The Greeks
This is another BBC website, this one explores issues and events such as the ancient Olympics, democracy, the Elgin Stones and the lost city of Atlantis.
Calliope: Muse of Eloquence
This site has stories showing how some words we use in English came from Greek myths. There are worksheets to go with the stories or just click on any one of the stories from the lists.
Cupid and Psyche
An audio podcast from Chatterbox Theater with a full cast and music! Runs about 30 minutes.
Encyclopedia Mythica
This is the search page for this encyclopaedia. Make sure you also check out the Image Galleries and the Genealogy Tables on the side bar.
Mythweb
This site has entertaining animation as well as very helpful information. It includes an encyclopaedia of Greek mythology. Click on the words to the right of the gods.
Greek and Roman Experience
This website has been developed by a school (including students) in Springfield IL. So while it is very readable for students just be aware it has not been developed by authors, you will need to check the information here against other sources.
Mary's Class
This group chose to look further into sustainability and learning about some of the environmental issues we now face.
Climate Change Kids' Site
This site was set up by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). It makes it easier to understand big ideas like how humans are changing the climate and why it's such a big deal.
Scribbly Gum
This site is from the ABC Science division. It has month-by-month and state-by-state stories on seasonal events in the natural world (like have you noticed how many millipedes there are around right now?). There are also interesting stories about how climate change is affecting Australian environment.
Change the World in 5 Minutes - Everyday at School
Check out this class challenge! Maybe you can make your own challenge videos!
Laura's Class
This term Laura's group will celebrate International Year of Astronomy by exploring Space and the Stars.
The Earth and Beyond
An interactive site from the Children's University of Manchester. Click on the links at the left side of the page to take you to the activities.
We Choose the Moon
A very exciting site that will re-enact the Apollo 11 moon mission in 'real' time. You can follow the astronauts and Kennedy Space Centre on Twitter, look at lots of great pictures and once the mission launches, follow the events as they unfold (again!).
Eyes on the Sky, Feet on the Ground
This site is for Laura, it's from Harvard and is a book full of inquiry-based activities developed especially for young children. Lots of good ideas to investigate.
Starchild
This NASA site is perfect for younger children. There is audio support for the pages that need reading and a link down at the very bottom of the pages for activities related to each section of information.
Living in Space
Another NASA page that tells all about how astronauts eat, drink, sleep and all that (you know!) other stuff when they're in space.
Whoosh!
The space playground website from the ABC. Lots of games
The focus of Term 3 at Village School is whole school performance and two of the classes have chosen to inquire into the theme of the play -- Greek Gods and Myths. They will, of course, be looking at life in ancient Greece as well.
Ancient Greece
This BBC Schools site includes time-lines, stories, information and things to explore.
Ancient Greece - The British Museum
Ancient History - The Greeks
This is another BBC website, this one explores issues and events such as the ancient Olympics, democracy, the Elgin Stones and the lost city of Atlantis.
Calliope: Muse of Eloquence
This site has stories showing how some words we use in English came from Greek myths. There are worksheets to go with the stories or just click on any one of the stories from the lists.
Cupid and Psyche
An audio podcast from Chatterbox Theater with a full cast and music! Runs about 30 minutes.
Encyclopedia Mythica
This is the search page for this encyclopaedia. Make sure you also check out the Image Galleries and the Genealogy Tables on the side bar.
Mythweb
This site has entertaining animation as well as very helpful information. It includes an encyclopaedia of Greek mythology. Click on the words to the right of the gods.
Greek and Roman Experience
This website has been developed by a school (including students) in Springfield IL. So while it is very readable for students just be aware it has not been developed by authors, you will need to check the information here against other sources.
Mary's Class
This group chose to look further into sustainability and learning about some of the environmental issues we now face.
Climate Change Kids' Site
This site was set up by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). It makes it easier to understand big ideas like how humans are changing the climate and why it's such a big deal.
Scribbly Gum
This site is from the ABC Science division. It has month-by-month and state-by-state stories on seasonal events in the natural world (like have you noticed how many millipedes there are around right now?). There are also interesting stories about how climate change is affecting Australian environment.
Change the World in 5 Minutes - Everyday at School
Check out this class challenge! Maybe you can make your own challenge videos!
Laura's Class
This term Laura's group will celebrate International Year of Astronomy by exploring Space and the Stars.
The Earth and Beyond
An interactive site from the Children's University of Manchester. Click on the links at the left side of the page to take you to the activities.
We Choose the Moon
A very exciting site that will re-enact the Apollo 11 moon mission in 'real' time. You can follow the astronauts and Kennedy Space Centre on Twitter, look at lots of great pictures and once the mission launches, follow the events as they unfold (again!).
Eyes on the Sky, Feet on the Ground
This site is for Laura, it's from Harvard and is a book full of inquiry-based activities developed especially for young children. Lots of good ideas to investigate.
Starchild
This NASA site is perfect for younger children. There is audio support for the pages that need reading and a link down at the very bottom of the pages for activities related to each section of information.
Living in Space
Another NASA page that tells all about how astronauts eat, drink, sleep and all that (you know!) other stuff when they're in space.
Whoosh!
The space playground website from the ABC. Lots of games
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Term 2 of 2009
After some initial activities on similarities, differences and harmony the groups will be moving off into different themes.
Diverse Australia Program sponsors Harmony Day each year. But Harmony Day doesn't have to be only one day in March. Check out some of the ideas and activities under the 'Schools' tab.
Tanya's Room and Mary's Room
The classes are delving into the workings of the human body.
The Yuckiest Site on the Internet Honest! You're going to love this - everything from arm pits to ear wax. What is all this stuff and why do we have it? Find out here.
How the Body Works is a website by Kids Health. It has info, videos, quizzes and much more to help you learn all about the human body.
Anatomy Arcade is a site full of videos, games and interactives about the body's systems made just for kids. Lots to do, lots to learn.
BrainPOP: The hiccups Let Tim and Moby explain the what, why and how of one of the mysteries of life.
BrainPOP: The Heart Another great video from BrainPop. This time all about how your heart works. Once you've watched the cartoon, take the quiz.
BrainPOP: Asthma And another, this one all about asthma.
The Body and Medicine
This site is from the Children's University of Manchester and has excellent information on the human body, illnesses and the use of medicine. Lots of things to do here.
FOSS Human Body
This site is from the University of California, Berkeley and is a simple bones jigsaw puzzle. You can learn the names of the parts of your skeleton from this.
Edith's Room
Students will be learning more about the big wide world as they follow their flat people on adventures abroad.
Fact Monster: Countries of the world
Choose the country from this list and read all about it. Fact Monster is part of the Family Education Network.
National Geographic Kids: People and Places
Lots of countries featured here. Some facts, some videos, some interactive activities. You can click to browse all the countries that are included.
Laura's Room
Laura's group will be discovering all the wonder and magic of fairy tales.
Storynory Fairy Tales
Listen to podcasts of all the famous fairy tales told by Natasha.
Penrith PS Library/School Fables
This is for Laura and the students to enjoy. The kinder class in Mr. McLean's school made their own fables and posted them on the wiki along with their drawings. Awesome!
BBC Stories and Rhymes
Lots of fairy tales to watch and read along to on these three pages. Not traditionally told but fun.
Diverse Australia Program sponsors Harmony Day each year. But Harmony Day doesn't have to be only one day in March. Check out some of the ideas and activities under the 'Schools' tab.
Tanya's Room and Mary's Room
The classes are delving into the workings of the human body.
The Yuckiest Site on the Internet Honest! You're going to love this - everything from arm pits to ear wax. What is all this stuff and why do we have it? Find out here.
How the Body Works is a website by Kids Health. It has info, videos, quizzes and much more to help you learn all about the human body.
Anatomy Arcade is a site full of videos, games and interactives about the body's systems made just for kids. Lots to do, lots to learn.
BrainPOP: The hiccups Let Tim and Moby explain the what, why and how of one of the mysteries of life.
BrainPOP: The Heart Another great video from BrainPop. This time all about how your heart works. Once you've watched the cartoon, take the quiz.
BrainPOP: Asthma And another, this one all about asthma.
The Body and Medicine
This site is from the Children's University of Manchester and has excellent information on the human body, illnesses and the use of medicine. Lots of things to do here.
FOSS Human Body
This site is from the University of California, Berkeley and is a simple bones jigsaw puzzle. You can learn the names of the parts of your skeleton from this.
Edith's Room
Students will be learning more about the big wide world as they follow their flat people on adventures abroad.
Fact Monster: Countries of the world
Choose the country from this list and read all about it. Fact Monster is part of the Family Education Network.
National Geographic Kids: People and Places
Lots of countries featured here. Some facts, some videos, some interactive activities. You can click to browse all the countries that are included.
Laura's Room
Laura's group will be discovering all the wonder and magic of fairy tales.
Storynory Fairy Tales
Listen to podcasts of all the famous fairy tales told by Natasha.
Penrith PS Library/School Fables
This is for Laura and the students to enjoy. The kinder class in Mr. McLean's school made their own fables and posted them on the wiki along with their drawings. Awesome!
BBC Stories and Rhymes
Lots of fairy tales to watch and read along to on these three pages. Not traditionally told but fun.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Term 1 of 2009
Welcome back to Village School!
The teachers have chosen many exciting themes for the first term. They range from holidays and the beach to early days and convicts. Here are some resources to get each of the groups started on their journey. Please check back over the next week as more resources will be added to the Projects Hotspot.
Tanya's Group
Starting off with an exploration of life as an early settler, each student has been assigned a persona. Studies will venture forward through immigration and then to the gold rush. These sites may help you learn more about what it was like back then.
Why Melbourne? is a website all about the settlement of the Melbourne area. This section of the site deals with early European settlers to the area.
City of Melbourne - History and Heritage This is a site published by the City of Melbourne local government. It is easy to read and tells all the early history of the settlers to this area.
Women's Work is one of the pages of the National Pioneer Women's Hall of Fame's website. It describes some of the chores that were traditionally done by women and has a few photo's of what women used to do them in the early part of the 20th Century.
Picture Australia is the Australiana collection of the National Library of Australia. Do a search with keywords such as 'convict', 'gold rush' etc. It will bring up photos, paintings and more. These photos are public domain photos which means you can copy them without breaking copyright laws. Try out one of their picture trails too.
National Library of Australia also has a general picture collection that is worth searching. Again use keywords. If a thumbnail picture does not come up it is because the picture must be ordered from the NLA. the ones with thumbnails are available online. The online pictures are all public domain.
Gold!
This website was created by SBS and has lots of information on all the Australian gold rushes including life on the fields, laws, entertainment, bush rangers, maps, and much much more.
Gold Rush
This is an interactive for 8-12 year olds from the National Museum of Australia. Head for the gold fields but make sure you have everything you'll need! This is fun.
The Enterprise is another interactive from the National Museum of Australia. This one lets you explore the PS Enterprise, a paddle steamer on the Murray-Darling rivers.
History of Our Nation is put together by the State Library of New South Wales and has many 'discover collections' to choose from. Try clicking on "Exploration - trailblazing the Australian interior" then exploring using the links on the left side of the page. There's also a discover collection for the gold rush.
Mary's Group
Many of the site above may also be of use to Mary's group as they study Australia's early history beginning with Convicts.
Convict Creations
I've marked the history section out for you. There are various links on the page worth exploring. You may need someone to help you read some of the words. Lots of good information about what it was like to be a convict including women convicts.
You've got Buckley's ...
This site by the Australian Museums Online has the story and history of John Buckley, a convict who escaped and lived with aboriginal people near Geelong. He later helped John Batman as he established Melbourne.
Convicts to Australia
This site was created by and for people who are tracing their family tree, geneologists (DPS). It is very easy to read and has lots to explore including what it was like on the convict ships, in the factories and more.
Edith's Group
The class will be exploring and discovering all about shapes and solids, both in the traditional mathematical sense but also expanding to include a creative and non-traditional sense of shapes.
Flat Stanley
This is the official site of the Flat Stanley Project. An email/pen-friend journal activity. Giving students the chance to make contact with students in other countries and learn about the international community.
Building Big 3D Shapes
This PBS website helps you to understand how the shape of something affects how strong it is.
Flickr Group - Life in the Round
Explore one of the many flickr photography groups. These guys are mad about circles and find them everywhere. You may like to join or set up a group or challenge of your own and post to flickr. I wonder if there are groups for some of the other shapes?
Tetris
The ultimate shape game! You have to make the pieces fit together to fill up the rows to get points. Maybe keep track of your scores, see if you improve over time.
Wendy's Class
Preps is a year of settling in and learning how to go to school. Term One is a settling in time and what better way to get to know each other than to share the excitement of holidays and the beach (where many of us enjoy our holidays).
The teachers have chosen many exciting themes for the first term. They range from holidays and the beach to early days and convicts. Here are some resources to get each of the groups started on their journey. Please check back over the next week as more resources will be added to the Projects Hotspot.
Tanya's Group
Starting off with an exploration of life as an early settler, each student has been assigned a persona. Studies will venture forward through immigration and then to the gold rush. These sites may help you learn more about what it was like back then.
Why Melbourne? is a website all about the settlement of the Melbourne area. This section of the site deals with early European settlers to the area.
City of Melbourne - History and Heritage This is a site published by the City of Melbourne local government. It is easy to read and tells all the early history of the settlers to this area.
Women's Work is one of the pages of the National Pioneer Women's Hall of Fame's website. It describes some of the chores that were traditionally done by women and has a few photo's of what women used to do them in the early part of the 20th Century.
Picture Australia is the Australiana collection of the National Library of Australia. Do a search with keywords such as 'convict', 'gold rush' etc. It will bring up photos, paintings and more. These photos are public domain photos which means you can copy them without breaking copyright laws. Try out one of their picture trails too.
National Library of Australia also has a general picture collection that is worth searching. Again use keywords. If a thumbnail picture does not come up it is because the picture must be ordered from the NLA. the ones with thumbnails are available online. The online pictures are all public domain.
Gold!
This website was created by SBS and has lots of information on all the Australian gold rushes including life on the fields, laws, entertainment, bush rangers, maps, and much much more.
Gold Rush
This is an interactive for 8-12 year olds from the National Museum of Australia. Head for the gold fields but make sure you have everything you'll need! This is fun.
The Enterprise is another interactive from the National Museum of Australia. This one lets you explore the PS Enterprise, a paddle steamer on the Murray-Darling rivers.
History of Our Nation is put together by the State Library of New South Wales and has many 'discover collections' to choose from. Try clicking on "Exploration - trailblazing the Australian interior" then exploring using the links on the left side of the page. There's also a discover collection for the gold rush.
Mary's Group
Many of the site above may also be of use to Mary's group as they study Australia's early history beginning with Convicts.
Convict Creations
I've marked the history section out for you. There are various links on the page worth exploring. You may need someone to help you read some of the words. Lots of good information about what it was like to be a convict including women convicts.
You've got Buckley's ...
This site by the Australian Museums Online has the story and history of John Buckley, a convict who escaped and lived with aboriginal people near Geelong. He later helped John Batman as he established Melbourne.
Convicts to Australia
This site was created by and for people who are tracing their family tree, geneologists (DPS). It is very easy to read and has lots to explore including what it was like on the convict ships, in the factories and more.
Edith's Group
The class will be exploring and discovering all about shapes and solids, both in the traditional mathematical sense but also expanding to include a creative and non-traditional sense of shapes.
Flat Stanley
This is the official site of the Flat Stanley Project. An email/pen-friend journal activity. Giving students the chance to make contact with students in other countries and learn about the international community.
Building Big 3D Shapes
This PBS website helps you to understand how the shape of something affects how strong it is.
Flickr Group - Life in the Round
Explore one of the many flickr photography groups. These guys are mad about circles and find them everywhere. You may like to join or set up a group or challenge of your own and post to flickr. I wonder if there are groups for some of the other shapes?
Tetris
The ultimate shape game! You have to make the pieces fit together to fill up the rows to get points. Maybe keep track of your scores, see if you improve over time.
Wendy's Class
Preps is a year of settling in and learning how to go to school. Term One is a settling in time and what better way to get to know each other than to share the excitement of holidays and the beach (where many of us enjoy our holidays).
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