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Current Class Assignments



Teachers:  Let the library know about current school assignments by filling out our on-line Teacher Request Form.  We'll put together a research guide for your class, with a pathfinder, recommended reference books and websites.  

Click on the links below for current school assignment resource pages:

Spring 2013


Three Rivers School: Mrs. Foisset and Ms. Thorpe—Farm Animals, Kindergarten, May 2013

Miller Elementary: Mrs. Williams - Systems of the Human Body

Juniper Elementary: Mrs. Randolph - Birds

Three Rivers School: Mrs. Foisset and Ms. Thorpe — Environment, Kindergarten, April 2013

R.E. Jewell ES: Mrs Jane Williams — Native Americans, 4th Grade

Three Rivers Elementary: Mr. Gleason—Oregon History, 4th Grade, April 2013



Winter 2013


La Pine Elementary: Ms. Tichner — Maps, First Grade, March 2013

Miller Elementary: Mr. Rocco - Building

Miller Elementary: Mr. Rocco - Birds

Elk Meadow Elementary: Mrs. Variel – Lewis and Clark

La Pine Elementary: Ms. Wilson – Trees and Tree Products, Kindergarten, February 2013

La Pine Elementary: Mrs. Bajorek – Jamestown and the Thirteen Colonies

Pine Ridge Elementary: Ms. Buehler – Motion & Balance

La Pine Elementary: Mrs. Hjeresen – African American Biographies

La Pine Elementary: Mrs. Vendetti – Biographies

Ensworth Elementary: Mrs. Phillips - American Revolution

Bend - La Pine First Grade: Penguins

Ponderosa Elementary: Mrs. Jones - Antarctica and Penguins

High Lakes Elementary: Mrs. Faast - Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance Expedition

Juniper Elementary: Mrs. Heather Anderson, Mrs. Cammy Vodak, Mr. Patrick Flanagan - Oregon

Miller Elementary: Mr. Rocco - Weather

Miller Elementary: Mrs. Williams - Water

Miller Elementary: Mr. Rocco - American Revolution



Past Assignments


Lynch Elementary School: Mrs. Jenkins - Oregon Regions

Miller Elementary School: Mrs. Williams Electricity and Magnetism

Miller Elementary School: Mrs. Kerr, Mrs. Rodgers, Mr. Campbell, & Mrs. Perry - Oregon Unit

Miller Elementary School: Mr. Gottschalk's Class - World War II

Lynch Elementary School: Mr. Wheeler's Class - Volcanoes

St. Francis School: Mrs. Roe's Class - Presidential Theme Paper

St. Francis School: 6th Grade, Astronomy Study 2012

R. E. Jewell Elementary School: 5th Grade, Astronomy Study 2012

Pine Ridge: Mrs. White's 4th Grade Oregon Trail Project

Lynch Elementary: 5th Grade Biography Project

Pine Ridge: Rocks and Minerals

Miller: Mrs. Gehrig's Continent/Country and Ocean Research Project

Ponderosa: 5th Grade Book Club

Pine Ridge ES: Ms Morton’s 3rd grade project on Select European Countries

Juniper ES: Mrs. Speed’s Project on Colonial America and the American Revolution

7 Peaks: Ms. Martin’s Project on the American Revolution

Pine Ridge: Ms. Swensons' Project on US States

Seven Peaks: Mrs. Bradley’s Project on The Renaissance

Pine Ridge: Ms. Wiseman’s Earth Day 2011 Project


Homework Megasites


Homework Center from Multnomah County Public Library

http://www.multcolib.org/homework/

A great list of informational links for kids, grouped in subjects like Animals, Science, History and more.

KidSpace @ The Internet Public Library

http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/

Hundreds of links, neatly divided into subject areas.

Great Websites for Kids

http://gws.ala.org/

The American Library Association's list of excellent sites for kids. 



On-Line Research Tools


Biography Resource Center

http://www.deschuteslibrary.org/onlineresources/bio.aspx

Biographical information on more than 180,000 people from throughout history, around the world.  Just type in a name and get short biographies, magazine articles, etc.

Culturegrams

http://www.deschuteslibrary.org/onlineresources/culturegrams.aspx

Concise, reliable, and up-to-date country reports on 182 cultures of the world. Also includes reports for each of the United States and a special Kids edition.

Fact Monster

http://www.factmonster.com/

An entire almanac on-line, with statistics, facts, general knowledge, and more.   Search by keyword or by general topic.

Kids InfoBits

http://www.deschuteslibrary.org/onlineresources/gitke.aspx

Kids InfoBits is a database developed especially for beginning researchers in Kindergarten through Grade 5.

World Book OnLine

http://www.deschuteslibrary.org/onlineresources/worldbook.aspx

An excellent on-line version of World Book Encyclopedia, complete with pictures, videos, sound, and web links.     







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