Lenski students can access the Grolier Encyclopedia online this year. 

You can use Grolier, an online encyclopedia, on your home computer if you have access to the Internet; just follow the directions. You will need the Lenski user name and password which is available to all Lenski families by contacting the Lenski library during the school day.

• 1. Type http://go.grolier.comin the Internet address box.
• 2. Log on to the site with user name and password: (Please contact Lenski Library for information)

Grolier’s New Book of Knowledge includes:

• Feature Showcase – featuring information about timely topics
• Today Is… - Find out what happened on this date in history
• News Now – News from the Associated Press including Feature Stories, International News Desk, World Newspapers, and From the Editor’s Desk
• Dictionaries
• Atlases
• Magazine Articles
• Websites

Fun on the Net

Here are some favorite picks from our Lenski technology teachers. Also check the Technology page under Programs for more educational websites.

Book Adventure http://bookadventure.org 
Book Adventure is a FREE reading motivation program for children in grades K-8. Children create their own book lists from over 6,000 titles, take multiple choice quizzes on the books they have read, and earn points and prizes for their literary successes.

The Enchanted Learning www.enchantedlearning.com  
This website offers an online picture dictionary called Little Explorers, as well as information on many topics including; dinosaurs, space, explorers, inventors, and animals. The site gives many ideas for activities and craft projects. Grades K-3

Starfall www.starfall.com
This is a wonderful, interactive website for preschoolers through 2nd graders that begins with letter sounds and phonics games and progresses to fun books for advanced beginning readers. There are many resources for parents on the site as well.

NASA’s KSNNTM http://ksnn.larc.nasa.gov/home.html 
“NASA’s KSNNTM is a standards-based program that uses the Web, animation, and video to introduce science, technology, engineering, math, and NASA concepts.” Grades K-5

Scholastic Online Activities http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/index-learn.htm#index 
Students will enjoy these activities on the site. There are featured activities for older students. Scroll down the page to find interactive activities based on Curricular Area, Grade, or Learning Activity. Grades K-5

Fun Math Activities

A+Math www.aplusmath.com 
“This web site was developed to help students improve their math skills interactively. Visit the game room and play exciting games like Matho and Hidden Picture. Test your math skills with Flashcards! Try out the Math Word Find puzzle.” Grades 1-5

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives http://matti.usu.edu/nlvm/nav/index.html 
Click on the Virtual Library link to find grade level appropriate activities to maintain and increase math skills. If it is available, click on the activities link for ideas on how to use the manipulatives. Grade K-5