For Teachers and Caregivers
Your online "teacher's aide!"
Teachers! Let the Bridgeport Public Library help you and
your classroom with assignments, tours, and recommended reading!
HELP ON ASSIGNMENT PLANNING
Send us your assignments ahead of time so we can pull together materials for your class to use. Fax us at 203-576-8255 (Attn: Children's Department), e-mail us at childdept@brdgprtpl.lib.ct.us,
or snail-mail us at 925 Broad Street, Bridgeport CT 06604. You can always call us at 203-576-7408.
The Big Dig
http://www.bigdig.com/
If you've driven through Boston lately (or
sat there trying
to drive through Boston,) this site tells all about the major project
that has left little of the city undug! It will be fascinating for units on transportation or town planning.
Monarch
Watch
www.monarchwatch.org/
A nifty site about Monarch Butterflies and
how your class can track them.
Schoolyard
Habitats
http://www.nwf.org/schoolyardhabitats/
Turn your schoolyard into a wildlife habitat
and learning center with the National Wildlife Federation!
Science
Fair Handbook
http://www.eduplace.com/science/profdev/science_fair/
Deals with how to make up a science project
assignment.
Terms of Environment
http://www.epa.gov/OCEPAterms/
How to translate all that EPA-ese
into plain English!
SEPTEMBER 11
America Attacks
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/
general/specials/terrorism/index.html
From the New York Times Learning Network
A Nation Challenged
http://nytimes.com/pages/national/dayofterror/index.html
From the New York Times
Remember September 11
http://neahin.org/programs/schoolsafety/
september11/materials/lessonhome.htm
The National Education Association offers lesson plans and ideas for commemorating the first anniversary
of September 11th.
Terrorism:
Questions and Answers
http://www.terrorismanswers.com/
From the Council on Foreign Relations, great resources on everything to do with Terrorism
Why
the Towers Fell
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/wtc/
PBS's Nova explores the structural reasons
for the collapse of the Twin Towers on 9-11-01.
Resources for Children, their Parents and Educators from ALSC
http://www.ala.org/alsc/dealing_with_tragedy.html
Websites, booklists and suggestions from the Association For Library Service To Children
Resources for those working with teens from YALSA
http://www.ala.org/yalsa/professional/traglist.html
From the Young Adult Library Services Association
Resources from the Johnson County (KS) Library
http://www.jocolibrary.org/index.asp?DisplayPageID=716
From the Johnson County Library in Kansas, this list represents a variety of viewpoints.
OTHER LINKS
BPL Summer Reading Lists
http://www.futuris.net/bpl/chils/html/chilsumreadlist.htm
Whether it is summer or not, we offer this list of the best books by grades! This list is used by the Bridgeport Public Schools. Are you from another school? Send us a copy of your list.
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