Resources+for+Cultural+Learning

= Print resources: = Plympton's Destiny Quest Catalog has library materials for:
 * Information books about specific countries and cultures
 * Folk and fairy tales
 * Literature set in specific countries
 * Literature about immigration to the US from different countries
 * Holiday celebrations

Resources for multicultural literature:

 * ===== [|__We Need Diverse Books__] =====
 * ===== [|__Reading While White__] =====
 * ===== [|__El dia de los ninos/el dia de los libros__] =====
 * ===== [|__Pura Belpre award__] =====
 * ===== [|__AASL Ethnic and Multicultural Round Table Information Exchange__] =====
 * ===== [|__ALSC booklist: Passport to Global Understanding__] =====

**Digital Resources:**
=== [|The Waltham Public Schools Databases], such as Culture Grams, Grolier, and World Book have excellent information and maps for learning about European countries; See Ms. Paradis for passwords ===

[|Enchanted Learning:] Resources including flags, maps, and activities; See Ms. Paradis for Plympton password for this site

[|National Geographic Kids:] Kid-friendly website with lots of good information and photography about many countries and cultures

**Flags of most countries in the world can be found at:** [|Flags of the World] [|CIA Fact book Flags of the World]

A [|Song]about the continents

Geography Games
Sheppard Software

Free Rice Travel IQ

**International sites for kids** :
[|US State Department for Kids](information about lots of foreign countries)

[|My Wonderful World:] This site is from the National Geographic to help students and teachers with Geography

[|Time for Kids]- Faraway places at your fingertips

[|Mama Lisas]Nursery Rhymes and Songs from around the world

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14.3px;">[|Interactive Quizzes]

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14.3px;">[|Nations Illustrated]

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14.3px;">[|Countries of the World]

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14.3px;">[|Library of Congress Slides of Countries]

A website of maps: []

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