Robert Trombly Elementary School
820 Beaconsfield,
Grosse Pointe, Michigan USA 48230

Room 113 Internet Resources
Mr. Buckman's Second Grade Class

Weather

Intellicast Weather Forecast for Detroit, Michigan
Weather Underground Forecast for Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan
Yesterday's High and Low Temperatures

Resources for the Weather Report:
Precipitation Map for the United States
Satellite (Cloud Cover) Map for the United States
Weather Forecast for Detroit, Michigan

National Hurricane Center

The First Day of Spring - NASA

Reference

Grosse Pointe Public Library On-Line Book Catalog (Updated 10/08)

Kid-Friendly Internet Search Engines

Ask Jeeves for Kids
Yahooligans

Language Arts

Arthur Web Page - PBS
WordCentral. Com - Student Dictionary
The Mother Goose Pages - Nursery Rhymes
Poetry for Kids - Kenn Nesbitt
Giggle Poetry
Story Hour - The Internet Public Library
Verse Composer - Using nouns, verbs, adjectives (very much like a "Mad Lib")
A Word A Day Homepage

Writing Poetry with Jack Prelutsky

Social Studies

The Lemonade Stand (Economics)
The Lemonade Stand (Economics) Site 2

The Lemonade Stand (Economics) Site 3
 

Important Events in Amelia Earhart's Life
Amelia Earhart's Biography (from Biography.com)
Important Events in the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Links

Social Studies Artifacts

United States President Facts

Can You Name the Presidents?

Know Your Continents

Michigan State Facts
Facts about Other US States

Trombly School Picture 1 Taken from Space
Trombly School Picture 2 Taken from Space
 

Let's Say Thanks - Send a card to a person in the military

Math

The ArithmAttack - How many arithmetic problems can you answer in 60 seconds?
Compare Time Compare the two clocks to find which time is greater or less than the other..
Analog Clock Flashcards
Math Baseball
Create a Math Square
Math Table Construction (+, - or x)
Flashcards for Kids (+, -, x, /) Choose complexity "easy"
Counting Money - Choose with simple complexity and coin images on.
Making Change
Learn to Count Money (this is for you Ms. N)
Money Flashcards 
Line Jumper - Answer math questions using a number line (I recommend "Medium" level of difficulty).
Number Cracker - Guess the number pattern.
Buy It - A money math game

Make-a-Match -  Find the matches that are hidden.
Measure It! - Use inches or centimeters to find length.
Alien Math - math game about number multiples.

Subtract It -  A timed-game subtracting from 50.

Cookie Dough - What is the Number Word.  Choose Method 2 - Write Digits 0-1000.

Let's Go Shopping WebQuest

EduPlace Student Games:
Math Lingo 
RoboPacker 
Find a Friend

 

Groundhog Day

Official Website for Groundhog Day (February 2)
Groundhog 101 (More Groundhog Information)
Groundhog/ Woodchuck Information
Groundhog Day Predictions (use with question sheet)
Trombly Bob (Trombly's official groundhog)

General

Fingerspelling - Learn Sign Language
Solar System Simulator (Pictures from outer space)

Popcorn

About The Authors

Mary Pope Osborne (The Magic Tree House)
Barbara Park (Junie B. Jones)
Beverly Cleary
Beverly Cleary 2
Allen Say
Chris Van Allsburg
Marc Brown (Arthur)   1
Marc Brown Info about the Author  2 
Marc Brown Info 3

Marc Brown FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)

Report Sites

Tiger Links:
What is a Tiger?
Facts about Tigers

Killer Whale Links:
What is a Killer Whale?
Facts about Orcas (Killer Whales)
 

Magazine Article Page
Magazine Pictures

Clocks

Inventions

Meteors

Spider Web

Rain

Spiders

Spider silk

Light Bulb

Dogs Bark

Dogs Bark 2

Dog as Pets

For Parents

Helping Your Child To Read - U.S. Dept. of Education
50 Fun Ways to Improve Reading
How to Help Your Child With Math Homework

Earth Day Resources