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• DKG Bulletin

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• League of Women Voters
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• Verizon Thinkfinity  is the FREE "go to" website that addresses the growing needs of teachers, parents and students who need help with homework, lesson plans and more. Find thousands of premium lesson plans, interactive activities, quality multimedia resources and more… all from leading educational organizations. Thinkfinity is quick, relevant, engaging and FREE. Thinkfinity.org, Verizon Foundation's online portal to 55,000 educational resources.
• Thee U.S. Census Bureau has downloadable maps that are available online for classroom use.
  Find the maps in the Geography section at: http://www.census.gov
• The resources from the U.S. Census Bureau don't stop there! Find moreresources for students and teachers at:http://www.census.gov/dmd/www/teachers.html
• The US Federal Governmentprovides a collection of Web sites with resources for students, parents, and educators, at http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Back_to_School.shtml
• New Britain Museum of American Art:  A great site that offers children"s educational guides for exhibits.
• Norman Rockwell Museum:  in Stockbridge, MA
• Lesson plans of our Fine Arts Chair, Joan Krantz; related to N.R. Museum:Check out these lesson plans from our Fine Arts Chair, Joan Krantz; they may be utilized with the latest exhibits at the Norman Rockwell Museum
• Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators: is a categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. It is updated often to include the best sites for teaching and learning.
• September 11 Memorial:  This website offers lesson plans that will promote healing through artistic expression. It has a timeline of the facts, discussion questions, photos, other artwork, and suggested activities about tragedies, disasters, and memorials.
• Sept 11 Lesson Plan Tribute Art and 9/11:Healing Through Artistic Response
  Check out these lessons for Upper Elementary, Middle and Secondary is another resource booklet.
• Art and a Poetry Lesson from Joan Krantz  April is National Poetry Month. Fine Arts Chair, Joan Krantz, offers a dynamic lesson plan
• School-wide celebration of poetry:   more numerous ideas from Joan Krantz.
• Poets.org   is another great resource for celebrating National Poetry Month