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 * The Big Picture**
 * Welcome!** **Below you will find twelve puzzle sets. Each set challenges you with four or five jigsaw puzzles made from images found in the American Memory collections. As each puzzle in the set is completed, a new puzzle will appear...until you have completed all of the puzzles in that set.**
 * http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/activities/puzzle/**

A quick way to get acquainted with some of the words related to the founding documents of the United States.
 * Creating the United States Word Search**
 * http://myloc.gov/Education/OnlineActivities/ExhibitObjects/WordSearchCreatingtheUSOnlineActivity.aspx**

A simple, fun introduction to some of the words related to the books in Thomas Jefferson's Library. http://myloc.gov/Education/OnlineActivities/ExhibitObjects/WordSearchTJLibraryOnlineActivity.aspx
 * Thomas Jefferson’s Library**

Throughout history, creative men and women have developed ingenious inventions that have solved problems and changed people's lives. Use your observation skills in this matching activity to learn more about some of these wonderful innovations. Who knows? Maybe YOU will be a future inventor too! http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/activities/science/flash.html
 * What in the World is That?**


 * //Resources outside the Library of Congress//**

//Virtual Field Trips for Students// Arranging a field trip entails a lot of work. Educators have to send out permission slips, and make arrangements for buses and chaperones. Now, with the availability of virtual field trips, students do not have to leave their classrooms to explore places around the world. Some virtual field trips also allow students to discover what goes on in the outer space. Here are links to virtual field trips for different subjects. http://www.areavibes.com/library/online-field-trips-for-students/

//PBS Teacher/Student Resources// http://www.pbs.org/teachers/

//Reading program for K-8 students// //www.bookadventure.com//

//Ten ways to keep your child reading over the summer// http://www.greatschools.org/students/homework-help/summer-reading.gs?content=67

//Math help for children Pre-K through 12th grade// http://school.familyeducation.com/math/branches-of-math/58489.html

//Math programs to help your child// http://www.noetic-learning.com

//This online resource is packed with tips and tools to help you prepare your child to succeed in school// http://momshomeroom.msn.com/?topicId=T3&section=episode&dataId=1201715&source=search

=Library Lesson Plans Using Science= http://teachlibrary.wikispaces.com/Collaboration+-+Science

**ETOOLBOX**
http://etoolbox.wikispaces.com/Internet

**KIDS SEARCH2 BY VALENZA**
http://springfieldlibrary.wikispaces.com/KidSearch2 =Thinkfinity Information= =http://etoolbox.wikispaces.com/thinkfinity= = =

**Wikipedia Unfolded**
http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/tutorials/wikipedia/

Wikipedia School Site
http://schools-wikipedia.org/

=**Learn to use Tiny URL**= =[|http://tinyurl.com]= "Are you sick of posting URLs in emails only to have it break when sent causing the recipient to have to cut and paste it back together? Then you've come to the right place. By entering in a URL in the text field below, we will create a tiny URL that //**will not break in email postings**// and //**never expires**//."
 * **Enter a long URL to make tiny:**

Custom alias (optional):

May contain letters, numbers, and dashes. || =Essentials of a Search in Google= http://www.google.com/support/bin/static.py?page=searchguides.html&ctx=basic
 * Learn basic and advanced searching, examples**

**Locate New Any Where in the World with Newseum**
http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/flash/default.asp =Boolean Logic Tutorials: Learn about or, and, not = http://www.internettutorials.net/boolean.html

**21st Century Information Fluency Project**
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=**Geneology**= http://www.cyndislist.com/