ROE drawing  
line decor
  
line decor
 
 
 
River Oaks Elementary
Susan Shenker , Principal
2008 Kirby Drive
Houston, Texas 77019
phone 713/942-1460
fax 713/942-1463
Office Hours 7:15am-4:30pm
After School Program
     phone 713/524-8430

Send mail to webmaster with questions, comments and suggestions for our website.

 

 
 

\

2nd

How We Share the Planet
Title:

H2 Oh No, Where Did It Go?

Water Day action cycle

Central Idea:
Water is a finite resource.
An Inquiry Into:
    • How water is used by living things.
    • The effects of water shortages.
    • Water conservation.
Links:

Water Aid

Living Water

Down the Drain

 

second other sites

Second Grade Web Site

Renzulli

EM Games

Brainpop

Learn to Type Online

Bubbles Typing

Find the Letter

Science Splat

What Time is it?

You can Measure

Count Your Money

learning dot com

Forgot your learning.com username? Click here.

Dance Mat Typing

Learn to Type Online

Bubbles Typing

Find the Letter

Brittanica

NetTrekker

World Book

teaching books

Starfall.com

Barnaby Bear

ABC Match

Construct a Word

Word Family Sort

Venn Diagram 2 Circles

Venn Diagram 3 Circles

Acrostic Poems

Character Trading Cards

Comic Creator

Crossword Puzzle

Graphic Map

Letter Poems

Animal Inquiry

Toy Theater

 

Other

 

 

Who We Are
Title:
All Systems Go
Central Idea:
 Different systems are at work within the human body.
An Inquiry Into:
The systems of the human body.

The relationship between and among systems.

Links:

All Systems

How the Body Works

The Virtual Body

Tour of the Human Body

Human Anatomy Online

Yucky, Gross, and Cool Body

The Amazing Human Body

All Systems Go

Kids Health

Nervous System

United Streaming Video Clips

Nervous System

Your Gross and Cool Body

Nervous System Game

Brain Drain

The Brain is the Boss

National Geographic

 

Digestive System

Digestive System

Your Digestive System and How It Works

Human Anatomy

Organs Game

Digestion

The Real Deal on the Digestive System

Circulatory System (cardiovascular)

United Streaming Video Clips

Circulatory System

All About the Heart

The Franklin Institute

Muscular System

United Streaming Video Clips

Muscular System

Muscles Game

Your Multitalented Muscles

 

Respiratory System

Looking at Your Lungs

The Nose Knows

The Lung Association

The Yuckiest Site

Welcome to the Respiratory System

The Franklin Institute

Video Clips

Skeletal System

United Streaming Video Clips

Human Anatomy

Skeleton Game

Skeleton Shakedown

The Big Story on Bones

Put Annie Back Together

Integumentary System

United Streaming Video Clips

Say Hello to Hair!

Getting to Know Nails

The Whole Story on Skin

The Franklin Institute

 

How the World Works
Title: Round and Round We Go
Central Idea: The natural world is made up of cycles.
An Inquiry Into:
  • Forms of cycles.
  • Conditions that support cycles.
  • Conditions that disrupt cycles.
Links:

Cycles: Living

United Streaming Clips

Kidzone

BBC Life Cycles

Great Plant Escape

Build a Food Chain

A Butterfly's Life

Time for Kids: Monarch Butterflies at Risk

Monarch Life Cycles

PBS Kids: Salmon Run

PBS: Secrets of Hibernation

BBC: Time to Sleep

Great Lakes Kids' Migration Games

How Animals Meet Their Needs

Cycles: non-living

United Streaming Clips

Cycles in Nature

The Rock Cycle

See the Moon in Action

 

 

 

Where We Are In Time and Place
Title: Make Your Mark
Central Idea: History has been defined by the actions of individuals.
An Inquiry Into:
  • Moving others to action.
  • The impact of individuals on society.
  • The individuals that made an impact.
Links:

San Jacinto Museum of History

My Hero Project

Presidents of the United States

New York History Net: Harriet Tubman

Biographies for Kids

Mrs. P's Famous Americans

Women of the West


Meet Amazing American

Nettrekker: Explorers

Nettrekker: Famous Person Search

United Streaming Clips

 

How We Organize Ourselves

Title:

Law and Order

Central Idea:

Rules and laws can establish order in the universe.

 

An Inquiry Into:

  • Differences between rules and laws.
  • Effects of rules and laws on order.
  • Links:

    Ben's Guide to Citizenship

    Citizen's Rights and Responsibilities

    National Constitution Center

    Bill of Rights Matching Game

    Rules All Around

     

     

    How We Express Ourselves

    Title:

    Lights, Camera, Action

    Central Idea:

    Theater is a collaborative effort of different artistic enterprises.

    An Inquiry Into:

    *Development of a production
    *Artistic enterprises
    *Ways enterprises work together

    Links:

    2nd Grade Play

    Bubba the Cowboy Prince Script (Fall 2006)

    Magic School Bus Script (Fall 2007)

    Fuzzyville Script (Fall 2008)

    ROE's 2nd Grade Play Web Site 2008

    Children's Creative Theater

    Young Playwrights Incorporated

    Japanese Theater: Two Views of Kabuki