Everything You Need For The Millennium
NEW YEAR'S CELEBRATIONS AROUND THE WORLD:
http://www.coe.wayne.edu/~mpettap/lesson/newyr.htm
Try this lesson plan for early elementary. Through
many hands-on activities, and by studying five
unique New Year's celebrations, students will come
to understand and appreciate other cultural
traditions.NEW YEAR'S SCAVENGER HUNT:
http://www.angelfire.com/ks/tonyaskinner/nyhunt.html
Use this hunt to complement the lesson
above.EXPLORE THE NEXT MILLENNIUM:
http://celebrate2000.amarillonet.com/kids/tms/html/3.htm
Thoughtful lesson ideas for all school ages...
choose a category (environment, conflict, computers,
school...etc.) and follow where the topics may
lead you.MASTER THE MILLENNIUM LESSON PLAN:
http://courseweb.tac.unt.edu/rhondac/cti/news2.
htm#Master the Millennium
An inventive lesson plan has upper elementary
students learning about the last 1000 years,
inventing a new technology for the next 1000,
and of course understanding the millennium.MILLENNIUM MYSTERY:
http://www.irving.isd.tenet.edu/good/millennium.htm
The John R. Good Elementary School invites
elementary school children to share their thoughts
about the millennium, and publish them on their
webpage.(Gr. 1-4) Fifteen days worth of lessons
http://www.coe.wayne.edu/~mpettap/lesson/newyr.htmNew Year Scavenger Hunt (with questions & links)
http://www.angelfire.com/ks/tonyaskinner/nyhunt.htmlSquashing the Millennium Bug (lesson plan with handouts)
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/981231thursday.htmlOn-line games and fun, plus free electronic postcards, free desktop graphics, free screen savers, recipes and more at BlackDog's New Years party!
http://blackdog.net/holiday/newyear/index.htmlPoetry, Song and Verse for Your New Year
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/1465/nypoems.htmlY2K Lesson Plans
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/NIE/Y2K/Plan a Millennium Celebration (lesson plan)
http://www.microsoft.com/education/lesson/productivity/y2k.aspY2K for Kids (FEMA)
http://www.fema.gov/kids/y2k.htmY2K Cartoons, Banners, Clip Art, Clocks
add a free millennium count-down clock to your webpage
http://webclipart.about.com/internet/webclipart/msuby2k.htm?REDIR_404=yes&
A very popular New Years Tradition is watching the big ball drop at Times Square. All the info on the 94th New Years Eve party is available at their official site.
There's lots to do and see for Kids on New Years at Billy Bears - games, puzzles, coloring and much more.
Learn the traditions and customs of New Years at this nice site form Wilstar.
You've probably heard people talking about "Y2K" at home or on the news; you may have wondered what it meant. Y2K is shorthand for Year 2000 and is used most often when people talk about the Year 2000 computer problem.
http://www.itpolicy.gsa.gov/mks/yr2000/kidsy2k.htmTrivial Pursuit: Millenium Edition
The Story of Clocks and Calendars : Marking a Millenium
The Kids Guide to the Millennium
