The Power of Music Therapy

It's nap time for the kindergarten children. They are all rolling around and trying to close their eyes. Playing music to calm them down is a no-brainer. My recommendation: "Welcome to the World: A Musical Collection for the Nursey". This is my original music, and since most of my tracks are instrumental, the CD will work for 5 years olds as well as newborn babies. Give a free listen here. You can also sample or download tracks on iTunes. Just search "Julie Greller." Thank you for allowing me to be a tad self-serving.....

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Geology for Kids: 44 Places to Find Information

Amethyst Galleries' Mineral Gallery- the first Internet rock shop

Ask a Geologist

The Burke Museum in a Box- interactive

Cavern Geology Lesson Plan 

Classifying Igneous Rocks- lab worksheet

Classifying Sedimentary Rocks- lab worksheet

The Dynamic Earth- from the Smithsonian

Earthforce 

Earth's Timeline Worksheet

Fossils-Facts-and-Finds- everything fossils

Fossils, Rocks and Time- U.S. government site

Geologic Time 

Geological Society of America 

Geology for Kids- geared towards middle school

Geology Glossary- from Cengage Learning

Geology Rocks- tutorials and photographs

Geology, Rocks and Minerals- from Enchanted Learning (for younger kids)

Geology Science Fair Project Ideas

Government Sites for Geology

KidsGeo- for younger kids

The Image- picture galleries of rocks

Interactives: Rock Cycle

Johnston Geology Museum

Links for Mining

Links For Rocks and Minerals

Make Your Own Fossil

Metamorphic Rock Questions- worksheet

Middle School Geology Lesson Plans- also includes homework and quizzes

Mineral Identification Key

Mineral Information Institute- interactive site with a teacher and homework helper section

Minerology Database

Mr. Young's Bouncy "A" Geology Activities-  kid-friendly page

OneGeology Kids

The Sugar Rock Cycle- lab worksheet

Rock Cycle Animation

Rock Cycle Diagram

Rock Cycle Interactive

Rock Cycle Lesson Plan- from Hot Chalk

Rock Hounds

Rocks and Minerals- research and information sites

Sedimentary Rock Questions Worksheet

Sinkholes- Florida's landscape

U.S. Map Collections for All 50 States- Relief, Elevation, Drainage, Political and Road Maps

What is Geology? What Does a Geologist Do?

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If You Teach Current Events.....Try These 30 Websites for Ideas

The list below covers grades K-12. Some specify the grade and others can be adapted for your students.

The Awesome Library Current Events Links

BBC News Online

CNN- news clips, video clips; excellent site

The CNN Challenge- take an interactive quiz to see how much you know about current events

Current Events Printables- from TeacherVision; by grade level

FOX News- known to be more conservative

Frontline- PBS program

Google Directory- with 8 categories to search, including natural disasters, politics and breaking news

Google News Archive Search- search the world or by country

Guzzle- customize your page to receive hundreds of feeds

HeadlineSpot- comprehensive listing for all types of news

Issues and Causes- from the Yahoo! Directory; long list includes climate change, race and racism

Izzit.org- lesson plans for current events are updated daily

Mapeas- world news on a map

Morning Rush!- Top 5 morning show moments are updated daily

National Hurricane Center

News Currents- covers grades 4-12

News in Pictures- list of close to a hundred sites of news galleries, including ABC News, MSNBC and Reuters

Newseum- "814 front pages from 78 countries"

Newsmap- visual display of daily news shows larger type for more important stories; choose from 15 countries

NewspaperMap- choose your language from a world map; directly link to the website for that paper 

Student News Daily- wonderful site

This Day in History- History Channel

Time for Kids

Time Magazine

USA Today

The Washington Post

Weather.com

The Week in Pictures Archive- from MSNBC

The Week in Rap from Flocabulary- at a cost of $5/month, students will love the connection to music

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