Mrs. McGowan's Class  

Wow!  What a jam-packed month!  Get ready to ...

Here are some resources that might help make planning a bit easier.  Click the little ball  next to the topic you're interested in seeing.  Please send email if any of the links are not working or if you have a favorite page that could be included here. 

~  Marci

Enjoy our latest work & Internet projects Hope that the groundhog sees his shadow Learn more about our treasured Presidents Focus on contributions of Black Americans Enjoy Valentine fun Take care of our teeth Celebrate the 100th day of school

~ Be sure to visit our Winter Fun page
for lots of snowy ideas!

~ Special Sites To See This Month
* FunBrain Game Finder
* FunBrain.com - Tic Tac Toe Squares

VALENTINE FUN

* From a previous 1st grade class: Love Is ...

* Valentine Fun at Kid's Domain
(sometimes this takes a while to load)

* Valentines Day Crafts
(ignore the ads - good ideas here)

* Valentine Tic Tac Toe

* Billy Bear's  Happy Valentine's Day

* Valentine Recipes

* KD Craft Exchange Heart-y Animals

GROUNDHOG DAY

* Groundhog Printout

* Groundhog puzzle to print and solve

* Kids' Activities from Punxsutawney Groundhog Site

* Project Groundhog 2007
Ten teachers and their classes teamed up to see
 if the Groundhog was a good predictor of weather.
 

100TH DAY OF SCHOOL

* 300 Celebration Ideas

* 100th Day Homepage

* 100 Days In First Grade
(With Zero the Hero)

PRESIDENTS DAY

* Presidents Day
An Educational Virtual Museum for Primary Students

* Abraham Lincoln for Primary Children

BLACK HISTORY

* Harriet Tubman
Learn about this miraculous woman with Mrs. Taverna's second grade class at Pocantico Hills School in Sleepy Hollow, NY.

* Harriet Tubman Quiz

* Rosa Parks

* Faith Ringgold's Tar Beach
Faith Ringgold wrote Tar Beach, one of her great books

* Online NewsHour:
A Conversation with Ruby Bridges Hall
Another favorite book is the story of Ruby Bridges by Robert  Coles.  Look for the video to be shown on TV this month.

DENTAL HEALTH MONTH

* Teeth Unit from abcteach

*  From our School Nurse