Helpful Sites for Home & the Classroom Daniel Ang

Silk.net: New Testament Crossword Puzzles
http://www.silk.net/RelEd/crossword.htm

Suitability – primary & lower secondary school students

As the new school year begins, it is the perfect time to introduce students to Scripture with these fun crossword puzzles based on passages from the New Testament. All of the documents are in PDF format and can be downloaded and printed for your use in the classroom or parish setting. There are seven crosswords from the Gospel of Mark, covering Jesus’ call of the disciples by the sea of Galilee to the Transfiguration. Teachers and catechists might like to read the relevant Scripture passages to their students, break open some of the themes and the significant events of the passage before inviting students to complete the related crossword puzzle. Word search puzzles are also available on the web site, covering themes including the Lord’s Prayer and the Rosary.

Cybersmart Kids Online
http://www.cybersmartkids.com.au

Suitability – parents, teachers and students of all ages.

Cybersmart Kids Online is a community awareness project developed by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) and launched in 2005. It is a useful site for parents, teachers and children who regularly use the Internet, providing information on safe surfing, chatting and emailing for a variety of age groups. This web site could form the basis of a school project, encouraging students’ awareness of the benefits and dangers of Internet use as well as nurturing broader media literacy. The ‘Fun Section’ includes ‘cool things to do when you’re bored’, while the ‘Cool Sites’ section includes links to games, cartoons, arts and crafts, handy homework sites as well as links to Reachout, Grief Link and the Eating Disorders Support Network. This is an important, user-friendly and valuable Internet resource for all teachers, parents and students of all ages and is well worth storing in your ‘Favourites’ folder.

Bible Gateway
http://www.biblegateway.com

Suitability – parents, teachers and students of all ages.

This web site provides access to a great variety of Bibles of which the New American Standard Bible would be the most useful translation for Catholic teachers, students and parents.

[Links accessed: 31/03/06]