Great Links!

Here are some websites that are useful for parents and students.  Please let us know if there are any that you would like to see included in this list.

Language Arts

Accelerated Reader	A new reading program offered to HLP students in grades 1-7 in 2010. Student usernames and passwords were emailed in February 2010.
Accelerated Reader BOOKFINDER	Search for a title in Accelerated Reader before taking a quiz.
Starfall	A great site for primary reading activities.
Poetry Class	Just what it says!
Four Blocks	Four Blocks is a teaching and learning strategy, and this site provides lots of ideas for both reading and writing activities.
Primary Reading	ProTeacher's site on reading lessons and activities.
Graphic Organizers	Excellent organizers for pre-writing and brainstorming.

Math

Fun Trivia Quizzes	World's Largest Trivia and Quiz Site!
Wired Math	Free Math Games and Resources for Grade 7, 8, 9

Social Studies

Canada in the Making	Canadian history through primary source documents.
BC Archives Time Machine	A fantastic social studies resource that covers each grade level.  Kirsten's top pick.
Collections Canada	This in Canada's Library and Archives Learning Centre site.
Maps	DK Clip Art maps for around the world.
Canadian Outline Maps	National Atlas of Canada's outline maps.
Canada's Trading Partners	Flow chart shows Canada's imports and exports.
Election's Youth Page	Election's Canada youth page
Canadian Government	Structure of the government in Canada.
Canada's ebook	Just what it says!
Canadian History Resources	Links to dozens of sites about Canadian history.
Adventures in Time	A fun and interactive story that takes you through Canada's diverse past

Science

Rock Hounds	Designed for students interested in rocks and minerals.
SciMan Says	Super science games!
Web Weather for Kids	Excellent experiments, video clips, weather stories and safety hints.
BC Minerals	The what, where and how of mining in British Columbia
Lebanon Silver Mine & Mill	Lebanon Silver Mine & Mill virtual tour

Primary - general

Authors and Illustrators on the Web	Allows you to search for children's authors and illustrators.
Meet Authors & Illustrators	Another good site for finding children's authors and illustrator web pages.

Intermediate - general

Red Cedar Book Club	Official site for BC's Red Cedar Book Club.
Internet Public Library	Kid's Space in the Internet Public Library

Sites for Parents

Scholastic Teacher's Page	Full of suggestions for teachers.
Caring for Children	Put out by the Interior Community Services as part of their Foster Parent Education Program, this site contains learning modules for parents that help open up discussions regarding substance abuse.  Look for Series 2, Topic 3.

Field Trips

HR MacMillan Space Centre	Great field trip site for older students.
Vancouver Aquarium	Lists all special events, times and costs.

Ministry of Education

Distributed Learning in BC	Ministry of Education's Learning at a Distance site.
Ministry of Education	Ministry of Education's Main Page.  Can access Achieve BC site through this.
Graduation Requirements	Information on Graduation Requirements from the BC Ministry of Education