Posted by Olivia Long on
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I found that many of the resources would be extremely useful in my classroom.  I enjoyed spending time on culturegrams which I can see be used with my third grade classes.  They do a project at the end of the year which they research animals and the land they come from such as countries in Africa http://online.culturegrams.com/kids/kids_country_sub_categories.php?contid=1&wmn=Africa&cid=120&cn=Madagascar&KidsSubCatID=1

The web site was well laid out for struggling readers.  I found the page to be intriguing, and it was very well planned to research information.  For instance, if the student needs to find the flag they are not spending 30 minutes looking for when to find the colors of Madagascar's flag.  The page is very well labeled and many interesting facts.  I was also happy that there was an option to have the text read to them.  If we are truly testing what they are understanding about the country then reading should not be a hurdle.  This allows my students to do their assignment with less teacher input.  Last,  I enjoy the videos, photos and other little tidbits like interview that put a personal touch and make the student feel closer to a project.