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These suggestions for internet websites should be used to further enrich your student's studies, not as a substitute for the lessons provided in Beyond Five in a Row. It goes without saying that use of the internet requires wisdom and supervision of your student's access to the wide variety of sometimes unwholesome material available in cyberspace. On the other hand, there are wonderful resources available from businesses, agencies and universities that can provide a rich resource for learning. Use wisdom and learn about the internet yourself rather than just turning your student loose with a modem and web browser!The links listed below have been found to be excellent and helpful resources for enriching Beyond Five in a Row lessons. However, due to the ever changing nature of the world wide web and the internet we can not guarantee every link will be current. If you find a web page that you think may benefit other Beyond Five in a Row users or a link that is no longer active, please report it to connections@fiveinarow.com.
We can not endorse any links provided on the pages we have linked. We have tried to use pages from only reputable sources, but we can not guarantee the quality of any link you may follow beyond the page we have sugested. All links provided on this page will open in a new browser window. This will allow you to quickly return to this site by just closing that browser window.
This site will let your student explore New York maps, entertainment, restaurants, weather information, transportation and more. Maintained by Yahoo!, Yahoo! New York is a great site.
http://ny.yahoo.com/
Is your student interested in keeping a cricket as a pet, just like Mario? This website discusses the care and feeding of crickets. It is interesting and a lot of fun!
http://www.ex.ac.uk/~gjlramel/six.html
This site is maintained by an organization dedicated to the study and research of monarch butterflies. This particular link directs your student to a fascinating article on the migration of monarchs.
http://www.monarchwatch.org/migrate/migrate.htmThis site is the official Connecticut State Tourism page. Your student can learn more about this interesting state by reading the information on attractions, museums, parks, regional information.
http://www.state.ct.us/tourism/
This site is a nice overview of Greek mythology for your student. Set up like an encyclopedia, your student can click on a specific letter (like O for Orpheus) and then read a summary of the character or topic.
http://www.cultures.com/greek_resources/greek_encyclopedia/greek_encyclopedia_home.htmlThis is the official homepage for the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. Your student can explore this site and learn more about the most famous opera house in the United States. This site also includes a listing of the many live radio broadcasts the Met hosts each year. Your student can find out here when and on what radio stations the Met Opera broadcasts in your local area.
http://www.metopera.org/metopera.html
This site includes some basic information regarding Pearl Harbor. More importantly, however, is an eyewitness account of the first wave of bombs. Reading a first person account of the attack will help your student understand the shock and surprise that was felt that fateful morning. For very young students, this site may not be appropriate.
http://www.ibiscom.com/pearl.htm#TOPThis site is written and sponsored by the Honors English Class at the South Kingstown Highschool. Entitled: What Did you Do in the War, Grandma? The site is filled interviews conducted by females students and their grandmothers, discussing what women did during World War II and how the war affected them as children. It is a nice website with excellent enrichment information!
http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/WWII_Women/tocCS.htmlHere is a site which offers a free program to download called, MegaMaps. Your student can then print off U.S. and world multi-page maps from two to seven feet across. This program is an educational delight!
http://www.brigadoon.com/~owlmouse/megamaps.htm
This is a wonderful resource for your students' study of China! China Today includes vast amounts of information including: history, climate, current weather conditions, traveling to China, arts, entertainment and more!
http://www.chinatoday.com/
This site is called "MoneyTalk" and it is great fun for students! It includes information on all the denominations of U.S. currency, games and a great currency converter. Your student can see what his money is worth in other countries!
http://www.sys.virginia.edu/~wwwle/jun/module.html
Maintained by the United States Rice Federation, this site includes some interesting information about growing, buying and cooking with rice.
http://www.usarice.com/
The folks at RCA Victor have developed this nice website to instruct and encourage people to explore classical music. Your student will learn important information about composers, history and famous pieces of classical music. Best of all, if your student's computer is compatible, he can listen to Johann Strauss, Jr.'s Blue Danube Waltz right from this site!
http://www.rcavictor.com/rca/hits/guide/cover.html
Entitled The Mozart Project, this website provides you and your student with pages of information on the man and his music. This site also includes a nice list of related Mozart links for your exploration.
http://www.frontiernet.net/~sboerner/mozart/
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