Great Educational Web Sites!!

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Learning Through Storytelling:

 

http://www.turnerlearning.com/turnersouth/storytelling/index.html

 

 

Grade Level Specific Sites

 

 

Third Grade Interactive Sites

 

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_3rd_original.htm

 

 

Fourth Grade Interactive Sites

 

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_4th_original.htm

 

 

Fifth Grade Interactive Siteshttp://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_5th_original.htm

 

General Student Sites

 

Homework Spot

 

http://homeworkspot.com/

 

 

Kids.gov

 

http://www.kids.gov/

 

 

National Geographic Kids

 

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/

 

 

Scholastic Kids

 

http://scholastic.com/kids/

 

 

Quiz Hub

 

http://quizhub.com/quiz/quizhub.cfm

 

 

ReadWriteThink Student Materials

 

http://www.readwritethink.org/student_mat/index.asp

 

 

Smithsonian Education – Students Home Page

 

http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/students/

 

 

Yahoo! Kids

 

http://kids.yahoo.com/

 

Geography

 

 

National Geographic’s Places Directory

 

http://www3.nationalgeographic.com/places/directory.html

 

 

National Geographic’s Expeditions

 

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/index.html?Parent=world&Rootmap=morocc&Mode=d

 

 

Portals to the World

 

http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html

 

 

 

United Nations Cyberschoolbus

 

http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/index.shtml

Literacy:

 

Starfall:

 

http://www.starfall.com/

 

American Library Association:

 

http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?section=greatwebsites&template=/cfapps/gws/default.cfm

 

 

Poetry 180:

 

http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/p180-list.html

 

Children's Picture Book Database:

 

http://www.lib.muohio.edu/pictbks/search/

 

Math

 

A+ Math

 

http://www.aplusmath.com/games/

 

 

Cool Math 4 Kids

 

http://www.coolmath4kids.com/

 

 

Count Us In

 

http://www.abc.net.au/countusin/default.htm

 

 

Math Cats

 

http://www.mathcats.com/

 

 

AAA Math

 

http://aaamath.com

 

NCES KidZone:

http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/index.asp

 

Music

 

News

 

NYT Student Connections Home Page

 

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/students/index.html

 

 

Time for Kids

 

http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/

 

Reading/Writing

 

 

http://www.starfall.com/

 

 

 

Research

 

 

Choose the Best Search Engine

 

http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/information/5locate/adviceengine.html

 

 

eCUIP Digital Library

 

http://ecuip.lib.uchicago.edu/index.html

 

 

Encyclopedia of Chicago

 

http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/

 

 

Fact Monster

 

http://www.factmonster.com/

 

 

Internet Public Library’s KidSpace

 

http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/

 

Netrekker

http://ntdi.nettrekker.com/

 

Student Research Guide:

http://www.kyvl.org/html/kids/portal.html

 

 

Refdesk

 

http://refdesk.com/

 

 

Science

 

 

Nasa Kids

 

http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/home/index.html

 

 

Science Fair Central

 

http://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/

 

FossWeb:

http://www.fossweb.com/

 

Inventions at Play:

 

http://www.inventionatplay.org/index.html

 

The Life Cycle:

 

http://www2.bgfl.org/bgfl2/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/science/plants_pt2/

 

University of Illinois - Extensions:

 

http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/kids/index.html

 

 

Social Studies/History

 

 

HyperHistory Online

 

http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html

 

 

American Memory

 

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html

 

 

America's Story from America's Library:

 

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi

 

 

Drop Me Off in Harlem:

 

http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/exploring/harlem/artsedge.html

 

 

Jacob Lawrence:  Over the Line:

 

http://www.phillipscollection.org/lawrence/index.html

 

 

PBS Jazz Greats:

 

http://pbskids.org/jazz/index.html

 

 

Louis Armstrong:

 

http://www.satchmo.net/

 

Chicago WebDocent:

 

http://cwd.uchicago.edu/

 

Ben's Guide to Government:

 

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/

 

 

Illinois During the Guilded Age:

 

http://dig.lib.niu.edu/gildedage/

 

 

Economics/Banking/Stock Market:

 

KidsBank:

 

http://www.kidsbank.com/

 

 

Economics Education Web:

 

http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/K-12/home.cfm

 

 

The Stock Market Game:

 

http://www.smgww.org/

 

 

PBS:  Don't Buy It (Media Smart)

 

http://pbskids.org/dontbuyit/buyingsmart/

 

 

Illinois Council on Economic Education - Stock Market

 

http://www.econed-il.org/icee/

 

 

Teachers

 

 

4Teachers

 

http://www.4teachers.org/

 

 

Apple Learning Interchange

 

http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/

 

Blue Web'n:

 

http://www.kn.att.com/wired/bluewebn/index.cfm

 

 

CanTeach

 

http://www.canteach.ca/

 

CMSI (Chicago Math and Science Initiative)

 

http://www.cmsi.cps.k12.il.us/

 

 

DiscoverySchool

 

http://school.discovery.com/

 

 

Education World: Teacher Tools & Templates

 

http://www.education-world.com/tools_templates/index.shtml

 

 

Enchanted Learning

 

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html

 

 

IMSA 21st Century Information Fluency Project – Wizard Tools

 

http://21cif.imsa.edu/tools/

 

 

The Game-O-Matic

 

http://clear.msu.edu/dennie/matic/

 

 

George Lucas Educational Foundation/Edutopia

 

http://www.edutopia.org/

 

 

Internet4Classrooms

 

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/

 

 

Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators

 

http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/

 

 

Library of Congress for Teachers

 

http://www.loc.gov/teachers/

 

 

The Math Forum @ Drexel University

 

http://mathforum.org/index.html

 

 

NASA for Educators

 

http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/k-4/internet/index.html

 

 

NCTM Math Illuminations

 

http://illuminations.nctm.org/

 

 

NYT Teacher Connections

 

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/index.html

 

 

ReadWriteThink

 

http://www.readwritethink.org/

 

 

S.C.O.R.E

 

http://www.score.k12.ca.us/

 

 

Smithsonian Educators

 

http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/

 

The Learning Page:

 

http://memory.loc.gov/learn/index.html

 

Everyday Math:

 

http://everydaymath.uchicago.edu/

 

 

Teachers - Assessment:

 

Edinformatics:

 

http://www.edinformatics.com/

 

Rubistar:

 

http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php

 

Kathy Shrock's Guide to Rubrics

 

http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/assess.html

 

 

Technology for Kids

 

 

Get Your Web License

 

http://pbskids.org/license/

 

 

Webmonkey For Kids

 

http://www.webmonkey.com/kids/

 

NetSmartz

http://www.netsmartz.org/

 

CyberSmart:

 

http://www.cybersmartcurriculum.org/home/

 

 

Tutorials

 

 

Atomic Learning

 

http://www.atomiclearning.com/

 

 

 

 

Google Docs & Spreadsheets -- Web word processing and spreadsheets.

 

 

 

 

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Please notice this is from Manatee county.

this Reading Workshop site that offers reading comprehension strategies, online tutorials and practice sheets.

 

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This is a younger version of the Brain pop website. it is great.. all activities are read to the student, quizzes are available on each movie.

 

http://www.brainpopjr.com/

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clip art web site

http://www.awesomeclipartforeducators.com ]http://www.awesomeclipartforeducators.com/

 

cool science web site sorted by grade levels

http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/curric/elem/Escience.html

 

great search engine

http://www.mamma.com/

 

math site for definitions

http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jeather/maths/dictionary.html

 

Writing fun using text organizers

http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jeather/writingfun/writingfun.html

 

Rainforest Math by grade level

http://www.rainforestmaths.com/

 

100th day of school activities

http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/strategy/strategy020.shtml

 

Florida activities for 4th grade

http://www.floridaconservation.org/panther/teachers/lessplan.html

http://fcit.usf.edu/florida/default.htm

 

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Cool search matrix

http://www.itrc.ucf.edu/conference

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Great website: "litfinder.com"

Finds essays, poems, even plays.

User ID - "FloridaK12"

Password - "student"

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You can use this site for images.. great for the kids to use. I think this is a site that is a language site, you can use different languages to learn .

http://www.pdictionary.com/

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Google is offering their 3D drawing software licences to educators at no

cost. SketchUp users in K12 Education can choose between Google

SketchUp (the fr33 version) or SketchUp Pro which is fr33 for educators

(and extremely affordable for students and schools). Google recommends

that most folks in K-12 education try out Google SketchUp -- there's no

licensing to worry about, and students can download and install it on

their computers at home.

 

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ONLINE FCAT WEBSITES FOR PRACTICE

http://www.okaloosa.k12.fl.us/bobsikes/standardizedtestpractice_frame.html ]http://www.okaloosa.k12.fl.us/bobsikes/standardizedtestpractice_frame.html

 

http://www.firn.edu/doe/sas/fcat/fcatitem.htm

 

http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/fcatresources.htm

 

http://www.tampareads.com/vocabulary/FCAT/bothFCAT.htm

 

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Winter Web Sites

 

SNOW MATH:

[ http://info.riverdeep.net/Key=39750.FXc.H.1S60H ]http://riverdeep.net/current/2002/01/011402_snow.jhtml

[ http://info.riverdeep.net/Key=39750.FXc.J.NPkPT4 ]http://www.crh.noaa.gov/apx/science/les/les_files/v3_document.htm

 

How much snow have you had so far this season? Is it pil-

ing up yet? In 2001 in Buffalo, New York, almost seven feet

of snow fell, creating not only a record for snowfall but

major problems as well--the National Guard had to be called

in to help with snow removal. While this amount of snow was

amazing even by Buffalo's standards, this city's location

near Lake Erie accounts for its heavy annual snowfall. Find

out what "Lake Effect Snow" is, and compute the averages

for snowfalls per hour, convert measurements, and interpret

weather maps in this winter special from the Riverdeep Cur-

rent. Use the 2nd URL above for a Lake Effect workshop from

the National Weather Service.

 

 

 

DRESS THE SNOWMAN:

[ http://info.riverdeep.net/Key=39750.FXc.K.JZJB7Y ]http://games.funschool.com/game.php?g=snow_ds1&t=j&w=620&h=360

 

Practice mouse skills and discuss what your early elemen-

tary students might need in the way of clothing that would

be different from what this snowman needs in wintry weather.

 

 

300 THINGS TO DO ON THE 100TH DAY OF SCHOOL:

[ http://info.riverdeep.net/Key=39750.FXc.L.fFVxr ]http://users.aol.com/a100thday/ideas.html

 

The hundredth day of school is coming up, and if you're

running out of fresh ideas on how to celebrate, find nu-

merous creative suggestions here. Teacher submitted ideas

reflect different grade levels, while you can find activi-

ties to celebrate as either individual classes or as an

entire school.

 

 

WINTER BOOKMARKS:

[ http://info.riverdeep.net/Key=39750.FXc.M.HYdhY5 ]http://www.janbrett.com/bookmarks/bookmarks_mitten_and_hat.htm

 

If you are studying either "The Mitten" or "The Hat",

here are some wonderful bookmarks to print out from

author Jan Brett to compliment your class reading sel-

ections.

 

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MLK Web Sites

 

[ http://martinlutherking.8m.com/ ]http://martinlutherking.8m.com/

Billed as a teacher's guide to MLK online. . . .

 

[ http://k-6educators.about.com/library/bldrking.htm ]http://k-6educators.about.com/library/bldrking.htm

for lesson plans and links related to the holiday and his life. . .

 

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CLASSROOM CRAFTS:

[ http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Troy/9087/mlk/mlkart.html ]http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Troy/9087/mlk/mlkart.html

 

Find some meaningful activities related to Martin King

Jr. at this site. They can easily be incorporated into

your classroom lesson plans, and might even offer some

take-home thought and discussion on civil rights issues

for younger children. Projects include black and white

collages, milk carton buses, a picture quilt, and more.

 

MUSIC TO CELEBRATE AND REMEMBER:

[ http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Troy/9087/mlk/mlksongs.html ]http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Troy/9087/mlk/mlksongs.html

 

Familiar tunes have transposed new lyrics to commemorate

Dr. King Jr. and his life.

 

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. TIMELINE:

[ http://www.pps.k12.or.us/district/depts/itss/buckman/timeline/kingframe.html ]http://www.pps.k12.or.us/district/depts/itss/buckman/timeline/kingframe.html

 

 

Find children's art accompanying the major events in

Dr. King's life. You might want to consider having your

own class create their own unique picture and text book,

after having studied or read about Dr. King Jr. Take it

one step further and use Kid Pix software to integrate

technology with this project. (Get Kid Pix at:

http://www.learningcompanyschool.com

 

POWERFUL DAYS IN BLACK AND WHITE:

http://www.kodak.com/US/en/corp/features/moore/mooreIndex.shtml

 

Use this photo journey for high school students to in-

spire a collage of their own--perhaps of powerful words

that could be associated with the civil rights movement

and Dr. King.

 

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.:

[ http://www.angelfire.com/ga/prespecial/page67.html ]http://www.angelfire.com/ga/prespecial/page67.html

 

This site offers some suggestions for early elementary

classrooms to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Activities include simple art projects, bulletin boards,

and recipes.

 

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DISCUSSION TOPICS:

[ http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Troy/9087/mlk/mlkdiscuss.html ]http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Troy/9087/mlk/mlkdiscuss.html

 

One of the most meaningful methods of imparting lessons

is to let students discuss the issues themselves. This

site provides discussion questions on Martin Luther King

Jr. and civil rights for all groups, from very young

children up to high school level. For older students,

try debating teams to tackle issues.

 

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. TRIBUTE:

[ http://www.lifemag.com/Life/mlk/mlk.html ]http://www.lifemag.com/Life/mlk/mlk.html

 

Life magazine offers potent images and biographical

clips from King's life. Be sure to click on and view

the Black in America tour.

 

MLK STUDY GUIDE:

[ http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/mlk/classroom/MLKplan.html ]http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/mlk/classroom/MLKplan.html

 

Consider using some of these provocative topics and

questions when studying Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in

your classroom.

>

[ http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson046.shtml ]> http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson046.shtml A lesson planning

> article from Education World. Contains extensive links, as well as ideas

> for using the MLK day as a vehicle for activities in History, Music,

> Geography, Read Aloud, etc.

>

> [ http://eduscapes.com/42explore/king.htm ]http://eduscapes.com/42explore/king.htm Lots of links (including ones to

> web pages by kids for kids), project ideas, links to several WebQuests

>

> [ http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-6643.html?egs120101 ]http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-6643.html?egs120101 From

> the Learning Network. Printables, info on literature tie-ins for a

> variety of grade levels, activities, etc.

 

The Year was 1963 . . .

and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his "I Have a

Dream" speech today, on the steps of the Lincoln

Memorial.

 

DR. KING TIMELINE:

[ http://www.pps.k12.or.us/district/depts/itss/buckman/timeline/kingframe.html ]http://www.pps.k12.or.us/district/depts/itss/buckman/timeline/kingframe.html

 

 

This page shows artwork illustrating the major events

in Dr. King's life and work. Share it with your stu-

dents, and then brainstorm to create your own class

book on Dr. King. Celebrate putting it together by

having teams of two students each memorize a line or

two from the "I Have a Dream" speech to perform and

share with another class, a general school assembly,

or a school Open House

 

"Letter from a Birmingham Jail"

 

Read one of the most famous letters written by one of the great

leaders of the 20th century. Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote this

letter in April 1963, while confined in Birmingham, Alabama. His

letter contains a call for peace and understanding between all

people, but most importantly for the racially segregated South.

[ http://i.bigchalk.com/U/W-01130104/&Userid; ]http://i.bigchalk.com/U/W-01130104/&Userid;

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Christmas Web Sites**

The Polar Express 

 by Chris Van Allsburg

 

 

[ http://www.eduplace.com/tview/pages/p/The_Polar_Express_Chris_Van_Allsburg.html ]http://www.eduplace.com/tview/pages/p/The_Polar_Express_Chris_Van_Allsburg.html

 

[ http://www.eduplace.com/tview/tviews/p/polarexpress.html ]http://www.eduplace.com/tview/tviews/p/polarexpress.html

 

[ http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/features/thepolarexpress/pdf/polarpartykit.pdf ]http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/features/thepolarexpress/pdf/polarpartykit.pdf

 

http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/features/thepolarexpress/mediabook.shtml

 

[ http://www.mathstories.com/Christmas/Xmas_sheet_3_Polar_Express.htm ]http://www.mathstories.com/Christmas/Xmas_sheet_3_Polar_Express.htm

 

[ http://teachingheart.net/polar.html ]http://teachingheart.net/polar.html

 

[ http://faldo.atmos.uiuc.edu/CLA/LESSONS/2306.html ]http://faldo.atmos.uiuc.edu/CLA/LESSONS/2306.html

 

[ http://www.kinderthemes.com/thepolarexpress.html ]http://www.kinderthemes.com/thepolarexpress.html

 

[ http://libweb.uncc.edu/cimc/integration/Units/PolarExp.htm ]http://libweb.uncc.edu/cimc/integration/Units/PolarExp.htm

 

[ http://www.eduplace.com/author/vanallsburg/ ]http://www.eduplace.com/author/vanallsburg/

 

Xmas around the world

Link

 

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11/27

[Image:11252006_24802_0.png] www.new7wonders.com

Check out the exciting New 7 Wonders of the World campaign, the world's first-ever global vote. See videos and pictures from the 21 candidates for the New 7 Wonders of the Modern World.

 

- check out the teacher resources

- go to www.new7wonders.com to pick your favorite monuments and vote.

- the final count will be announced on July 7, 2007. (07.07.07) in Lisbon, Portugal.

 

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Thanksgiving Web quest

• http://www.plimoth.org/OLC/index_js2.html

 

 

 

 

New typing web site

• http://www.typing-lessons.org/