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 If you find a web page that you think may benefit other Beyond Five in a Row users or a link that is no longer active, please report it to connections@fiveinarow.com.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 website is a must see! Maintained by the Science Learning Network, it provides your student with a step-by-step look at a cow eye dissection, an interactive guide to the parts of the eye and more. It isnıt meant to take the place of actual experiments, but instead to enrich your studentıs understanding. An excellent resource!
http://www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/cow_eye/This is the website for the Carolina Biological Supply Company. If you have not seen this company or their catalog yet, please take the time to look at their website. Offering thousands of products for the teacher, classroom and student in the area of biology this organization is a tremendous resource! Their 1200 page catalog is available at no charge to science and math teachers, and only $17.95 for everyone else. And if you purchase the catalog, you are given a refund of $17.95 off your first purchase of $25 or more. Cow eyes, fetal pigs, microscopes, scalpels, petri dishes, plants and much much more is available form this wonderful educational supply house.
http://www.carosci.com/home.htm
This website gives some specific and basic information on the Perkins School for the Blind. Current admission information, school programs, school year calendar and more. It also includes a brief description of the history of the school.
http://www.spedschools.com/schools/perkins.htmlHiP Magazine is a Berkeley, California based nonprofit publication for all deaf and hard-of-hearing children, ages 8-14. It is published six times a year and includes HiP TiPs, a teaching guide for professionals and parents. HiP Magazine brings together hearing-impaired children through reading. Its "can-do" attitude is communicated through a variety of articles on self-esteem, self-sufficiency, tips, strategies and things kids like to do. This is the on-line version of HiP. Encourage your student to explore the articles and learn more about their deaf friends!
http://www.hipmag.org/adults/hipinfo.html
Believe it or not, this page is called the Juggling Information Service! With everything a beginner or professional could ask for, this page includes juggling products to buy, beginnerıs tips, step by step instructions for a variety of combinations, and club information for around the country. A fun and fascinating page.
http://www.juggling.org/This site is maintained by the Primate Center at Duke University an interesting and exploratory look for adults and children alike at the fascinating world of primates!
http://www.duke.edu/web/primate/index.htmlThe San Francisco School of Circus Arts maintains this wonderful website for their program. If you are in the area, check out their class schedules for adults and children. Juggling, becoming a clown, learning the flying trapeze and more! If you are not from the California area, browse this site just for fun!
http://www.sfcircus.org/This site provides your student with general information on the braille language plus an interactive braille guide. Click on any letter and see the braille form! Fun and educational.
http://www.disserv.stu.umn.edu/AltForm/This page provides more information on the life of Louis Braille. Explore it today with your student!
http://world.std.com/~duxbury/braille.html
This is the address for the LDOnLine website. Intended for families of children with learning disabilities, this site also has a section called the "Speech and Language Milestone Chart." Your student can easily read what speech patterns and stages a young child should be reaching from ages 1-6. It also provides activities you can do with young children to help them learn even more. If your student as younger siblings or knows young children and has an interest in speech therapy, this milestone chart can provide practical steps they can take now to help others.
http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/speech-language/lda_milestones.htmlThis site is maintained by California State University Fresno. The university offers programs in speech therapy and deaf education. If your student is interested in exploring these career paths further, a stop off at this site will provide a great deal of useful information.
http://www.csufresno.edu/csd/This site includes a picture of Plymouth Rock, directions to the Pilgrim Memorial and background information on both.
http://www.magnet.state.ma.us/dem/parks/plgm.htm
Information and biographies are included in this look at the home/museum of President Benjamin Harrison. http://cord.it.iupui.edu/~jecapps/Harrison.html
http://cord.it.iupui.edu/~jecapps/Harrison.htmlThis site is fun and educational for everyone! POTUS (Presidents of the United States) includes fun facts, administration highlights, family background information and much more on each president. This address will direct your student to Benjamin Harrison, but spend some time exploring other presidents of interest and bookmark this site for future reference! A great find!
http://www.ipl.org/ref/POTUS/bharrison.htmlThis is Harvard Universityıs website. With more information than you can possibly read, this site includes maps, history, student life, class information, and much more. If your student is interested in attending or learning more about this famous university, this is the site for them!
http://www.harvard.edu/The official website for Radcliffe College. Explore the wonderful history of this school, and the exciting current events on campus with your student.
http://www.radcliffe.edu/
Recommended by the History Channel, and maintained by Grolier OnLine, this site is an exceptional look at WWII. It includes the story of WWII, biographies, air combat films, photographs and other fascinating WWII internet links.
http://www.grolier.com/wwii/wwii_mainpage.htmlThis is the site for the Nagatsuka Elementary School in Hiroshima, Japan. The page can be viewed in English and Japanese, and shows what the school children have done to celebrate peace in their country. A nice complement to this unit for your student! If your student is older, [For younger children parental discretion is strongly encouraged] a powerful and touching section of this site is the narrative by Nagatsukaıs schoolmaster. He was 6 years old on August 6, 1945 when the A-bomb was dropped.
http://www.csi.ad.jp/school/project/nagatuka/indexe.html


