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Educational LA Stuff for Kids Reading Practice StarFall FREE K-2 interactive books & word games Roy the Zebra 1st Graders will love this one LookyBook Lots of picture books; no audio BookPALS Storyline Online Listen to members of Screen Actor Guild read books NEW! Name That Book From Reading Rainbow. Match the book to the clue. NEW! Book Adventure Free - similar to Accelerated Reader Play with Words Voycabulary Viewing www pages thru this site will allow you to check dictionary & thesaurus info of words Visual Dictionary Online From Merriam Webster Magnetic Poetry Tiles Move the tiles - or make your own tiles!! Fridge Magnet Poetry, Poems, Magnets Idea: sort by nouns, verbs, etc. Bembo's Zoo Watch how the letters of the alphabet re-form into animals. How do they do that?? Scribble Goal: create as many words as you can in 5 minutes using the 10 scribble letters. Building Language for Literacy Scholastic - PreK-K interactive Make a Word Interactive - Make as many words as you can from the given word Word Magnets Use phonics & sight words to create sentences Zoom Playhouse 40+ complete play scripts - short and sweet! Learning Vocabulary Fun My 5th graders LUV Hang Mouse! Quiz Tree Practice words by calling out a word and have students click on it K-3 NEW! Road Hog Spelling 3 letter words LA Games ReviseWise English From the BBC - interactive site with Reading, Writing, Spelling & Grammar & games Mr. Nussbaum LA Games GameGoo Interactive Mortifying Monday Gr 4-8 Choose your own adventure story From PBS Kids NEW! Character Scrapbook Interactive reader's response Writing Left-Brained Poetry Prompts and Right-Brained Poetry Prompts Writing Fun Using text organizers Read Write Think Interactive tools for reading & writing Make Beliefs Comix Create your own comics! bookr Create and share your own photobook using Flickr images NEW! Magic Pen Story Starters Spelling SpellBee FREE teacher registration. Choose a partner & play a word game. Grades 2-6 Spin and Spell Choose a picture and spell the word. Grades 1-3 Spelling Time Grades 1-5 Spelling Wizard Type in 10 words, then make a word search or word scramble Spelling City Free register, upload spelling lists, send kids to practice NEW! READ the lyrics as you SING along to some great oldies! OM Cafe Nostalgia - Forever Music Hits OM Broadway - Music from Musicals OM Classics - Classic Movie Tunes OM Beatles - John Lennon and crew Songs that Help Teach Words Gr. K-2 Bus Songs - lyrics and music for kids' favorites	Educational Math Stuff for Kids Tessellation Town Click & drag to create your own tessellations National Library of Virtual Manipulatives for Interactive Mathematics Long name. Cool site. Interactive virtual manipulatives based on NCTM standards NCTM Illuminations More Interactive Math Tools Daisy Maths Interactive Math site for 3-11 year olds Encyclogram Explore harmonograms, spirographs, and lissajous figures The MegaPenny Project Visualizing HUGE numbers CosmicZoom Based on book Powers of Ten -visualizing large numbers Multiflyer Online multiplication practice ReviseWise Maths From the BBC - Numbers, Data Handling, Shape/Space/Measure, Mental Maths & Games Count Us In Number concept games to download or play online. K-2 Math Drill Assign math practice, then receive graded reports - FREE! Mr. Nussbaum Math Games (My kids love Math Fries and Decimal Place Value Pirates) A Maths Dictionary for Kids Animated & interactive Pattern Blocks Interactive Money Interactive Learning about Time Interactive: analog & digital Oddball Interactive logic game Base 10 Blocks Interactive Cuisenaire Rods Interactive Fraction Bars Interactive Rainforest Math Interactive Gr 4-6 The Same Game Addicting strategy game Splat Square Look for patterns on this 100 square (turn your sound off!) Odd or Even Sorting game Overlapping Shapes Coin Combo Click on the falling coins to make the money amount. The Counting Game Count by 1s, 2s, 3s and more Math Playground PreK-8 Create Your Own Games Long list of pre-made games, or make you own Origami Now Step by step videos for creating fantastic origami art Math Attack Practice multiplication in a gaming environment - free version or buy NumberNut Memory game based on estimation & rounding numbers Online Sudoku A new game every day! Star Gazing Practice angle measurement from PBS Make a Really Big Number - interactive place value 10 Frame - Practice for counting and addition Smart Board activities for Math NEW! Snakes and Ladders Game Addition skills from BBC NEW! Count Hoot's Number Games Addition & Subtraction practice NEW! Rainforest Math Math games for 2nd-3rd grades NEW! Add Like Mad Online addition game NEW! Get Smarter: Math Interactive Math quiz for Grades 3 & 4 NEW! Multiplication Station Timed game	Educational Science Stuff for Kids How Stuff Works Hundreds of cool articles JungleWalk Tons of audio, video, web sites for jungle lovers Virtual Fish Tank Build-Your-Own-Fish online and release them into the Virtual FishTank(TM) exhibit at the Museum Of Science, Boston Froguts Online dissection without the smell! $300/year for whole school. Checkout demos. Switcheroo Zoo Switch the animals' heads, legs and tails to make new creatures at this surrealistic virtual zoo ReviseWise Science From the BBC - Living things, Materials, Physical Processes, Games Playing with Time Slow time down in several examples and watch what happens! Devices of Wonder Interactive site. Cool stuff from the last 4 centuries! Biology in Motion Grades 7-12 A collection of learning activities, animations, and cartoons exZooberance Animal pictures and facts Edheads Interactive science activities. Try Virtual Knee Surgery! Peep Research Answers to all your 'Peep' questions! Use this site to intro Scientific Method ;-) Zoobooks Click on Kids for interesting info on animals QX5 Computer Microscope Every classroom needs one! Software update for QX3 Extreme Science Find the biggest, baddest, best in the world Build a Solar System Make a scale model 5th/6th Foss Human Body Human skeleton assembly kit Planets, Moons, and Their Dark Sides BBC School Science Clips Interactive Flash Science activities Life Cycles of plants, frogs, humans Learn to Be Healthy 1-6 FREE activities & lessons The Amazing Food Detective (gr 4-6) Interactive games, lessons, activities - a complete unit Knowledge Bears Info about animals, dinosaurs, geography, space, weather, and more. Good place to start research. Science Clips from the BBC Choose an age level at the left Gr K-7 Planet Science Interactive activities, resources, lessons WeatherMaker Interactive - how weather is made - from Scholastic Energy Flows Interactive -put objects in sequence to let energy flow 3-6 Ology Interactive museum: archeology, astronomy, water, etc. NEW! Science Splat From the BBC - online science quiz NEW! Wild Weather Adventure Online weather game from NASA for up to 4 students NEW! Classify This Put the bugs in the right classification NEW! Get Smarter: Science Interactive science test for 3rd & 4th grade NEW! Build a Bridge Learn about suspension bridges from PBS
Educational Social St Stuff for Kids Fact Monster Atlas, encyclopedia, current events, daily facts and more Ref Desk A collection of references: encyclopedias, newspapers, language translators and more Net Detectives Interactive role playing Kids NewsRoom This week's news written just for kids. dMarie Time Capsule Plug in a date & find out what music, books, famous people were 'happening' Place the State How well do you know your states?? Growth of a Nation Free 10 minute movie of the geographic history of the US. BuzzTracker Shows relationship between news stories. Great for current events! Sim City FREE online Classic version. City Creator For the younger kids MapZone How to read a map - interactive Don't Gross Out the World Cute - International Dining Etiquette Quiz Mr. Nussbaum Social Studies Games, maps, history Interactive Lewis + Clark CommonCents! Interactive economics by grade level History Mystery From Scholastic Gr 4-9 Flags of the World Lemonade Stand Great way to apply economics Historic Tale Reconstruction Kit World History: Create your own stories Bayeux Tapestry Activities World History: Complete the tapestry, build a Norman ship, etc GeoSpy Geography game from National Geographic Puzzled States US puzzle from Scholastic The Road to Revolution - 1763 from PBS SavingsQuest - Savings & budget game for kids Geocaching (that's gee-oh-cash-ing) Geocaching Got a GPS unit? This site will help YOU be the search engine!! PodCacher A weekly podcast all about geocaching. Michigan Geocaching Organization (MiGO) Discussion forum about geocaching in Michigan EdCaching (Educational Geocaching) Check out the Links and Brainstorms links for ways to use geocaching in your classroom Way Cool Maps World Atlas.com Plug in a date & find out what music, books, famous people were 'happening' Google Earth PC + MAC Free download of satellite images + local facts. Check out the minimum configurations before downloading Google Earth in the Classroom Tips for using with kids Earth Contest Free - Great way for students to USE Google Earth! Google Earth Touring Directions for creating your own Google Earth tour. Google Moon NOT a download - NASA images + Google maps = pay a visit to the Moon! Google Mars NOT a download - NASA images + Google maps = pay a visit to Mars! NASA World Wind PC only Free download lets you zoom from satellite altitude into any place on Earth. Takes a LOT of memory - check out system requirements Map Machine from National Geographic The World Factbook from the CIA InfoNation Compare countries NationMaster and StateMaster Compare statistics for countries and states Maps Outlines of states, countries, & continents How Far Is It? Plug in 2 destinations and this site will figure the mileage & give you lat/long. Maps Outlines of states, countries, & continents Gmaps Pedometer Track your walks TerraClues Interactive Scavenger Hunts using Google Maps Map Maker Make your own map from National Atlas Earth Album Google Earth + flickr = photos around the world Google Earth file: Extent of sea ice downloads directly to Google Earth Global Temperature Trends for Google Earth Download this set of .kmz files to get data on temperature trends	Educational Fine Arts Stuff for Kids Pointilism Practice Page Interactive canvas - paint like Seurat or VanGogh! SandArt Create colored 'sand' pictures! Kaleidoscope Painter Click and move your mouse for stellar creations Ceremonial Music Online Free downloads for educational use from the US Air Force. PlayMusic Fun, educational site - instruments, musicians, & more Incredible Art Lessons For teachers - Art lesson plans by grade levels (Early Childhood to HS) with categories like Art History/games & ideas for subs & student teachers The Artists Toolkit From The Minneapolis Institute of Arts Explore the tools that artists use - like line, color, & balance - to build words of art. Destination Mondern Art Interactive exploration for elementary students from the Museum of Modern Art in NYC. Color in Motion Animated & interactive - wear your earphones! Dallas Symphony Orchestra Music fun games ZeFrank Flowers Fun play area ArtRage 2 Free or Purchase paint software Online Etch-A-Sketch Practice using arrow keys ArtPad Cool online drawing Drawing for Children Free download TuxPaint Free download pc/Mac Mr. PicassoHead Use Picasso strategies with Mr. Potato Head techniques Mr. Potato Head The original is now online Artsonia Students can have their own art gallery online. Tip: take dig pix of art works instead of scanning! SketchCast Create a drawing with or without voice to make a Flash video A Little of Everything Stuff for Kids Homework Spot K-12 articles, themes, field trips, references and more 2 Minute Mystery Club A weekly mystery to solve Paper Toys Just print, cut, fold and glue! Think Tanks Students (grades 3-8) develop a Research Organizer (a list of topics and subtopics) for reports and projects SodaPlay Build your own or just sit back and wonder how they do that KidsHub Educational games, puzzles, quizzes, spelling activities, and subject guides iKnowthat Click on grade level (K-6) or Curriculum area Professor Garfield Click on Knowledge Box & choose a grade level & curriculum area K-6 Thinking Machine 4 Interactive Chess game Little Animals Activity Center K-2 read-along stories, math practice, music games from the BBC Kids Know It Network Games, activities, all FREE Kid Friendly Directories KidsClick! Enchanted Learning FactMonster KidsNet.Au KidzOnline Kid Friendly Search Engines Ithaki for Kids Google Safe Search Quintura Ask for Kids (formerly Ask Jeeves for Kids) Kartoo Visual Mapper Grokker Visual Mapper Mooter Visual Mapper Clusty Clusters relevant results Kid Friendly Browsers Firefly KidRocket	Communication Stuff Teachers.Net Chatboards Great teacher resource for all grades, curricula, & interests CreateSurvey Create your own surveys Zoomerang Create your own surveys IncrediMail For fun - FREE download program to spice up your email with backgrounds, sounds, animations, etc. Calendar.Net Create your classroom online calendar Assign-A-Day Create your own online calendar LoCalendar Add a free calendar to your website Brochure Maker From HP - choose a theme, add your own pix & text LetterPop Free online newsletter with background templates, click & drag images, copy & paste text. Register (FREE) to save and upload own images. Keyboarding for Kids Dance Mat Typing Free online keyboarding program - great fun! Learn2Type for schools Register your class. Radio Typing Type to the beat of the music eLearning Keyboarding Skills Learn to communicate with an alien! Nimble Fingers Free online projgram + resources for teaching keyboarding in the classroom Free Typing Lessons Lessons, games, tests, good stuff Keyboarding Practice for Kids Online Bubbles Game Type the letters as they float upward. Typer Shark Free online version FunSchool's Type Me Barracuda Alphabetic Rain Word Trees Fowl Words Play the Timed Game for free Fowl Words 2 ABCya! Keyboard Challenge put keyboard keys in their correct place Keyboard Tutor start hunting letters, then words, and finally sentences! Type Me from FunSchool Treasure Type similar to Typer Shark Super Hyper Spider Typer Save the spider by typing words Cup Stacking Stack & unstack the cups by typing the letters on them Keybr.com Open source practice - shows speed & accuracy FingerJig 6 minute practice site gives all sorts of data Typing Invaders - free typing game download 10 Finger Breakout - free typing game download Free Keyboarding Downloads Kiran's Typing Tutor TuxTyping TypeFaster Typing Tutor Fun Sites to Help Keyboarding Fearless Frieda Type the words you hear Fearless Frieda 2 The Big Kahuna More typing of the words you hear Phonics and Word Study Center Great 'keyboarding games': Fish Tanks 1 & 2, Space Station, Field Trip, Sly Pig Instant Poetry Forms Word Wonders Mad Libs on the Web Type in your words and create a story eLibs Create Your Own Adventure PBS Wacky Web Tales Mr. Nussbaum's Paralaughs 'Mousing' Practice Sites Learn to Mouse Scribble More mousing practice Save the Egg More mousing practice - save the Penguin egg from Nat. 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Teaching Stuff Language Arts Webbe books Create digital books Reading A-Z FREE Downloadable Books • Lesson Plans • Worksheets • Flashcards • More Printable Books For emergent readers Make your own minibooks Features minibooks for each letter of the alphabet. Writing Prompts Enough for everyday this year and next! Creative Writing Prompts More daily ideas Spell-A-Rama Download, print, laminate this set of cards and let 'em learn while they're playing! Good Readers 1st Graders SHOW kids how to be Good Readers. A lovely video using REAL kids! Intervention A for K-1 Reading intervention program for small groups of 1-6 K or 1st students Free Reading.net Reading strategies for the young group Into the Book Excellent reading strategies for K-3 NEW! Young Writers Workshop Story starters and publishing kids' writing NEW! Writing Rubric Very kid-friendly! NEW! Great things to DO with your word wall: Word Wall Activity List More activities Even more activities Another list And a few more Compact for Reading K-3 agreement for families + school to help teach reading Great resource! Free download Paragraph a Week 5th/6th grades A year's worth of writing Picture Prompt Story Starters for Early El Reading Workshop Strategies, tutorials, worksheets for Grades 1-2 and 3-5 Novel Study Guides Grades 3-8 NEW!