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Jan. 26, 2010
“Governor Ritter delivers State of the State”
Learn more about Colorado
http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/CO-Portal/CXP/1174084099742
How many of Colorado’s parks have you visited? Choose a park to find out more about, then ask your parents if you can take a trip there sometime this summer.
http://www.parks.state.co.us/
Find out about the people who make up the Executive Branch of Colorado’s government.
http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite?c=Page&cid=1178305859387&pagename=CO-Portal%2FPage%2FCXPStandardLayout
“Denver mayor wants to be your governor”
Find out about Denver’s Restaurant Week and more fun things to do in Denver.
http://www.denver.org/
Read more about the Mayor Hickenlooper or find out just what all goes on in the mayor’s office. (Maybe YOU will be mayor one day!)
http://www.denvergov.org/Default.aspx?alias=www.denvergov.org/mayor
Does Denver look like this? See beautiful snow pictures here.
http://www.betterphoto.com/gallery/dynoGall2.asp?catID=126
“Fourth graders meet at the flagpole 20 years later”
Learn about careers, play games, color, or find cool crafts to do here.
http://www.kids.gov/
Think about what you might want to be when you grow up.
http://www.bls.gov/k12/
Check out some of these careers, from A to Z.
http://www.careerkids.com/careers/index.html
“Gaming: Double your fun for half the price”
Find all the Game Stop locations in the Denver area.
http://www.insiderpages.com/store_finder/results/gamestop/Denver/CO
Find other gaming stores listed here:
http://www.denver.com/games/business-directory
Get more kid-written stories at:
http://YourHub.com/NextGen
Jan. 19, 2010
“This Valentine’s Day, send a RAINBOW of love”
Get your Valentine’s Cards and help a special needs child.
http://www.reecesrainbow.org:80/
Meet some of the precious children who have been placed in loving homes, thanks to Reece’s Rainbow site.
http://www.reecesrainbow.com/newsite/homecomings.html
Make a rainbow at home!
http://opticalillusion.wordpress.com/2008/07/21/how-to-make-a-rainbow-at-home/
“World responds to Haiti’s cry for help”
See how you can help Haitians get drinking water.
http://www.cleanwaterforhaiti.org/
Go here to see how you can help World Vision sponsor more than 52,000 children in Haiti.
http://www.worldvision.org/
Visit World Help to find out about sponsoring children in Haiti.
http://www.worldhelp.net/
“Sportsmanship defined
Find the sportsman’s good manners book in the library, or order it from:
http://www.TheKidsBookOfGoodSportsmanship.com
Read this checklist to see if you qualify as a good sportsman.
http://www.pelinks4u.org/articles/darden/sportsmanship.htm
“Books Raves”
Find out about more about The Invention of Hugo Cabret here.
http://www.theinventionofhugocabret.com/intro_flash.htm
If you like Boys are Dogs, find out about more books by author Leslie Margolis:
http://www.lesliemargolis.com/boysaredogs.html
Get more kid-written stories at:
http://YourHub.com/NextGen
Jan 12, 2010
“What’s ahead in 2010”
Get a calendar for the year that includes all of the holidays.
http://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/?year=2010
Watch for these meteor showers throughout the year.
http://www.astronomia.org/2010/calfugaces.en.html
“Denver mom visits 50 states in one year”
Click on each state to find out cool stories about America’s people.
http://www.50in52journey.com/
Click on a state to learn more about its people, flag, population, or geography.
http://www.infoplease.com/states.html
“Broncos Playoff hopes are just a dream/2010 NBA All-Star game”
Get up-to-date info on all the Bronco players.
http://www.nfl.com/teams/denverbroncos/profile?team=DEN
Get info about this year’s All-Star game, as well as those in past years.
http://www.allstarnba.es/
“Books Raves”
Play games, watch a trailer from the movie, and create a storybook here.
http://www.thetaleofdespereauxmovie.com/splash/
Get more kid-written stories at:
http://YourHub.com/NextGen
“Fire and Ice”
Have you made resolutions yet? Use this worksheet to guide you.
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/new-years/activity/4136.html
Here's another worksheet to help you with your resolutions: http://www.denverposteducation.com/pdfs/kw100103.pdf
For some healthy resolutions to add to your list, check out these suggestions:
http://pediatrics.about.com/od/parentingadvice/a/06_kid_resolutn.htm
