Northside’s online databases offer varied activities and games to keep students engaged and learning while they are away from school.  We hope you and your children will choose often from the following suggestions.

Suggestion 1: Curriculum Resource Center Jr. Edition, from Facts on File has a section of science experiments which use typical household items and requires a minimum of preparation time.  Try: Dusting for Fingerprints under the category of Life Science or Calculating the Speed of Chewing Gum under the category of Physical Science.

Suggestion 2: The home page of Encyclopedia Britannica Elementary includes samplings of many current events, such as Animal of the Day, Activity of the Day, News by Student News Net, Discover America, and much more!

Suggestion 3: TeachingBooks.net has a multitude of Author Programs where students can see and hear the author’s original words about the writing of many favorite children’s books.  Examples: View a slide show of Sharon Creech on her writing of Love That Dog or watch a movie with footage of Spiderwick art and a reading from one of the Spiderwick books.

Suggestion 4: Visit World Book Online Encyclopedia’s Cyber Camp.

Here’s the Camp Schedule:

• Take a Nature Walk through a forest or wetland and learn cool things about the animals.
• Visit the Craft Cabin and make things with your own hands.
• Go to the Dining Hall and make easy recipes for summertime treats.
• Go to the Mindbender Cave to see the puzzle the monster has for you.

Visit other databases to keep the learning going during the hot months of summer!