Travels with Joey A Visit to Australia

Supporting Web Resources & Credits

Websites:

http://www.memfox.com/welcome.html

Mem Fox's author web page

http://www.eric-carle.com/slideshow_collage.html

Slide show of Eric Carle putting together his collage art

http://www.tuxpaint.org

A free online program to download that is similar to Kid Pix, has many of the same features, and is easy to use.

http://www.abc.net.au/schoolstv/animals/default.htm

This site looks at Australian animals, their physical features, food, homes and environment and social groups.

http://www.rochedalss.eq.edu.au/rdale/animal.htm

This easy to read site has completed school projects on Australian Animals. It has their information on unique Australian wildlife.

http://www.koala.net/wildlife/index.htm

This contains educational information about Australia's wildlife for school projects and people who just have to know.

http://www.hotkey.net.au/~perrelink/koalacard.htm

This site contains a wealth of information about Australian animals. The reading is for an advanced reader.

http://australian-animals.net/

You will find alphabetical order and classification listings of unique Australian animals. It has great photos of animals. For a more advanced reader.

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html *Subscription needed

Great research site with easy to read facts on many animals.

http://0-school.eb.com.erslion.dpsk12.org/elementary

L.I.O.N. Online Databases have an easy encyclopedia, "Britannica Elementary" You will be asked to verify that you are an employee of Denver Public Schools. All students should be able to access on a school computer by using the login and password of "dps05."

http://erslion.dpsk12.org/validate/http%3A%2F%2F0-school.nettrekker.com.erslion.dpsk12.org%3A80%2F

NetTrekker, also a DPS database, has additional websites. The browser can read the information on the page to the student.

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/word_mover/words.01.html

This site needs Shockwave and Active X to run correctly. It allows students to create poetry by moving words into lines. You can add six new words.

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/stapleless/index.html

An online site for making stapleless books for your students. May also be a good resource for other genre, for example "All About Books" and "How To Books."

http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/

Here you will find five different graphs and charts for you to make. Includes a tutorial for creating all types of graphs and charts.

http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/australia/australia.htm

"Australia for Kids." This site is your best bet for kid friendly facts about Australia.