[PW] Re: Geography help

[Susan]

I'm in Henderson, in western Kentucky, probably at least six hours west of 
where your friend teaches. Here's a link to a Henderson web site 
http://www.nostalgiaville.com/travel/Kentucky/henderson/henderson%20ky.htm. 
I give tours of our town and would be happy to answer any questions that the 
students may have. -- Susie Thurman


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Donna Halper" <dlh at donnahalper.com>
To: <list at project-wombat.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 12:13 AM
Subject: [PW] Geography help


>I am assisting a friend of mine with a project, and hope that you
> wombats can give me some guidance.  My friend is an award-winning
> elementary school teacher in a special education class in Appalachia,
> and as often happens, the school department has cut her budget for
> educational supplies, while expecting her to raise the test scores of
> her students.  Don't get me started.  (And no, we are not asking
> anyone on the list for donations!)  She has some wonderful kids in
> her class, most of whom are between 7 and 9 years old, and she is
> trying to teach them about geography.  Due to poverty, most of these
> kids have never been out of their community, so she is turning to the
> computer that recently got installed in her classroom.  And here is
> where you nice folks come in.
>
> She has a dial-up connection and minimal time to search, plus by her
> own admission, she isn't very internet-savvy, which is why she can
> use some help.  She is seeking interesting websites that would appeal
> to kids--  she wants to show them different cities and states (and
> countries if we have some international wombats) and what their major
> tourist attractions are.  The site doesn't have to have a lot of
> printed information-- it just has to show what that particular city
> or state (or country) is famous for.  The kids are ultimately going
> to make their own travel guides and collages, with tributes to each state.
>
> I don't wanna clog up the list with responses, but if you know of any
> kid-friendly and/or very visual sites from your city, could you send
> me the URLs off-list?  For example, being from Boston, I found them a
> website with pictures of the Bunker Hill Monument and the USS
> Constitution as well as the State House (very famous edifice, with a
> golden dome-- designed by Charles Bullfinch).  If your city or town
> has some famous or scenic local sights that can be viewed online, let
> me know.  I'll pass the URLs along to my friend, and the kids will
> get a nice geography lesson.  Thanks everyone!  :-)
>
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