Web Projects Researched and Created
by Mrs. Sunda's Students

Literature Guide for The Pushcart War - Check out this student-created site that examines Jean Merrill's hilarious satire. The literature guide provides higher-level thinking questions, vocabulary, writing suggestions, and even some fun activities like word searches, crossword puzzles, and quizzes ... all created by 4th and 5th grade gifted resource students.

Student Debates - View the pros and cons of two debate issues and make up your own mind. (Lesson materials available)

Unsolved Mysteries - PowerPoint Slide Shows investigating seven "mysteries". (Lesson materials available)

Norse Mythology - After studying Norse Mythology, our third and fourth graders wrote their own Norse Myths

Aspirations to Greatness - From our seventeen biographies, in the form of informational slide shows, you will find a variety of people from many cultures, nationalities, faiths, and time periods.

Grammar Zoo - Learn about the parts-of-speech and quiz your knowledge

Heroes Herald Mythology News - A newsletter featuring the adventures of Greek gods and goddesses

2005 in Poetry - A calendar of poetry written by students

Thinking Through Literature - Literature study guides prepared by our students for six of our favorite novels

Black History Heroes - Biographies of fourteen famous Black Americans 

Fabulous Fables - Original fables by our third graders

Tall Tales of the West - The tallest tales you can imagine!

Lyrical Lines
4th/5th Grade Poetry Book and Third Grade Poetry Book

ABC Artist Research - Biographies of six famous artist in ABC format

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH Literature Study

Aesop's Fable Skits - Original skits inspired by Aesop

Watch and Learn Math Clips - Math concepts video clips

Literature Studies for Critical Thinking - Nine literature units that tap into higher level thinking. (Lesson materials available)

Land of the Free, Home of the Brave - Flag history

Inventive Genius - Inventor biographies, How-to poems, and quotes

Earthquake vs. Volcano - Would you rather live near an earthquake fault or a volcano? Check out our research and decide for yourself

A Century in Review - A Final Look at the Decades of the 20th Century

Tall Tales, Arizona Style - Original Tall Tales

Brisas Museum of Art History - Art of six ancient civilizations

Poet's Bookshelf - America's Greatest Poets

Museum of Art Masters - Artists' Biographies and Poetry

Life in the Middle Ages - A Look into Medieval Life

Images of Greatness - Biographies and Quotations Quiz

Have You Heard the Sound of . . .? - A colorful poetry page

Wide World of Verbs - Tutorial and practice of verbs

Original Fables - Inspired by Aesop

Ruth Sunda, Gifted Resource Teacher
Kyrene de las Brisas Elementary School
Chandler, AZ

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