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  1. Oklahoma Chipardy
    zipped file including PowerPoint game, research worksheet, and more.

    How many states were added after Oklahoma? Play along with Chip, Twister, and Will to discover interesting facts about Oklahoma.


    How? Teachers, click "Oklahoma Chipardy" and click Save when prompted.
    Locate the saved file and right-click to unzip using the Extract feature of Windows XP or another program of your choice.

         Want to create your own Chipardy categories and questions? A Chipardy template is available on our Lab Gear page .

     

  2. 100 Oklahoma Towns - Do You Know the Way to Fittstown? printable worksheet
    Use a mapping site (MapQuest, Yahoo Maps) to locate these Oklahoma towns. Print a label for each town giving the name and location from our hometown, and attach it to our gigantic map of Oklahoma. Create your label: Use the writing processor to create a text box: .5 inch height, adjust width as needed; outline weight of 2 point. Bold name, 12 point, Times New Roman. Location - Times New Roman, regular, 10 point.
    Tip: MapQuest offers an "Aerial Image" tab found in the upper right map corner. Click it to get an actual view of the terrain. What can you see from above? How do the areas differ? Can you spot any patterns across Oklahoma?

  3. Oklahoma's Centennial Year 2007
    What does "centennial" mean, and how is it pronounced? Use Merriam Webster's Online Dictionary to look it up.

  4. Oklahoma Centennial including CenTOONial coloring book
    and the Centennial Times Newsletter

  5. Oklahoma Historical Society Kids
    Coloring pages and worksheets in the Print Me area. Terrific resources in the Teacher section, and much more.

  6. What are the images on the Oklahoma flag, and what do they represent?
    Click here for the answer, from Academic Kids Encyclopedia.

  7. Capitol Art

  8. Print an outline map of Oklahoma
    from Awesome Clipart for Educators

  9. Oklahoma from Info Please
    Including an EXCELLENT Map Library - printable outline maps (of all states)

  10. Fact Monster's Oklahoma page
    Including famous Oklahomans.

  11. Oklahoma maps page from World Atlas
    Several maps including Indian Territory maps, Annual Precipitation, Lakes, Major Cities, even Earthquakes!

  12. County map - outline
    Can you label all the counties?

  13. County map - labeled

  14. County map from Color Landforms Atlas

  15. Interactive County Map of Oklahoma from the National Association of Counties
    Create a numbered list of counties using the writing processor. Alphabetize the list.
    How does Oklahoma compare with other states? Create a spreadsheet to calculate the average number of counties from all 50 states.
    Sort information according to size and population, and compare.

  16. Custom Map Making Utility
    Select counties, shade, label, and more.

  17. Indian Nation plus Oklahoma County map
    A detailed county list also offered.

  18. Heavy Snow in Oklahoma? When, Where, and How Much from the National Weather Service
    See the charts, graphs, and maps showing information for each county.

  19. On The Chisholm Trail

  20. Oklahoma History

  21. Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History

  22. Oklahoma Insider for Kids

  23. Ben's Guide to Government - Oklahoma page

  24. Oklahoma page from Enchanted Learning-Little Explorer's Picture Dictionary

  25. Oklahoma Fun Facts from the 2000 Census

  26. Oklahoma facts and outline map from EduPlace

  27. Oklahoma from Net State
    Loads of information including State Symbols and Emblems, Geography, Maps (including Precipitation) and a Government section telling about the Governor and Capitol building with the added dome. Try the "What Do You Know About Oklahoma" quiz.

  28. Oklahoma from the US 50

  29. Encyclopedia.com
    Look up keywords like Oklahoma or Chisholm Trail

  30. World Almanac for Kids - Oklahoma

  31. Oklahoma State Icons

  32. A Look at Oklahoma, Student's Guide
    Listen to the state song.

  33. Soddy
    See the only sod house still standing in Oklahoma. Read to learn how it was built.

  34. Famous Oklahomans
    Graph the categories: athlete, musician, astronaut, etc


  35. Will Rogers
    Listen to broadcasts. Click the link ".au format" to open that segment in Windows Media Player. Be patient as it loads.
     
  36. Oklahoma from America’s Story-America's Library   
    See an actual picture of children and their father walking toward their home in a dust storm.
    Listen to Mrs. Flora Robertson’s memories of the dust bowl. It’s amazing to think of the way they were able to locate the house!

  37. Calling Off School for Dust from Living History Farm

  38. Actual Dust Bowl film

  39. Surviving the Dustbowl from PBS
    Listen to Melt White's memories of "Black Sunday" and Imogene Glover tell about "Staying Clean & Healthy"

  40. Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom Lessons including
    Dark Days on the Prairie and Hit the Trail
    and Oklahoma Grown - use along with the Custom Map Utility listed above to illustrate which counties grow wheat

  41. Oklahoma State Parks
    Which have you visited? Pick one and calculate the distance from your home.
    Generate driving directions. How long would the trip take? How many gallons of gasoline?
    Locate it on an outline map.

  42. Use Puzzlemaker to create a word search puzzle of
    Oklahoma towns or counties.

  43. Oklahoma State Senate

  44. Oklahoma House of Representatives

  45. Oklahoma Legislature
    Including the state constitution.
    Find Your Federal and State Legislators

  46. Test Your Okie Knowledge

  47. Oklahoma Travel Net
    Videos. Begin with the introduction and then Our Land, get a bird's eye view of Oklahoma City, drive Route 66, learn about the Space Port in Burns Flat, hop aboard the Quartz Mountain Flyer for a train ride through southwest Oklahoma, tour the Bank Lofts in Cordell with a view of the beautiful courthouse square, plus search for other Oklahoma videos.

  48. Sequoyah's Cherokee Syllabary from Cherokee.org
    Syllabary with pronunciation guide and audio, Syllabary (Alphabet) Song, Basic Words including days, months, numbers, and more.

    What's a syllabary, and how do you say that? You know what Mrs. Cannon says - use Webster's Online Dictionary to find out.

  49. Oklahoma Tax Commission
    Information and E-file.

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Offline Reading
Some answers to Chipardy questions (#1 listed above) can be found in this book.
Check it out from your library or click below to purchase