Mississippi Creative Arts Magnet
Curriculum Integration
Students come to the computer lab once a week with their classroom teacher. Projects are centered around curriculum being taught in the classroom and software focuses on Reading, Writing and the Arts.


  • Type to Learn 3 - Keyboarding
  • Appleworks- word processing, drawing, painting and spreadsheets
  • SkillsTutors
  • Everyday Math
  • MicroWorlds
  • Hyperstudio
  • Internet Research
  • iPhoto
  • iMovie

    February is Black History Month- Quilts and quilt-making have a unique place in American culture, especially that of African Americans.


    Third grade students learned about the Underground Railroad by exploring sites listed below and drawing pictures.

    Recommended Websites-

    The links listed below are general and students should find useful for searches. For specific links that relate to "grade level curriculum" see the box at the right and click on the appropriate grade level link.



    •  Star Fall  
     Fun Brain  
     Math is Fun   Get in some serious multiplication table training
     Internet 4 Classrooms   Helping teachers use Internet effectively
     Black History Month   Very extensive resource to numerous websites!!! Topics range from the Underground Railroad to Civil Rights to former Secretary of State Colin Powell.
     Math Magician  
     Yahooligans (Kids Yahoo)  
     Harriet Tubman's Vocabulary Quilt   words illustrated by students
     Hidden Messages in Quilts   Learn about the codes used in the Underground Railroad.
     Online Learning Resources   (recommended by St. Paul Schools)
     Good Internet Sites for Education  
     Web PALS   Minnesota History Center
     Off to a good start!   Age appropriate web sites selected and organized by professionally trained librarians.
     Grolier Online   Seven online encyclopedias and reference resources. Grolier Online includes an encyclopedia in the Spanish language.
     Ask Jeeves  
     Odyssey Online   a journey to explore the ancient Near East, Egypt, Greece, Rome, and 19th - 20th century sub-Saharan Africa
     Exploratorium   The museum of Science, Art and Human Perception
     Mr. Dowling's Electronic Passport   Browse the world in a Virtual Classroom
     Cyber Times Navigator   Excellent list of resources.
     Good sites for biography research  

    Multimedia Sites

    Educator Resources