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Reading Practice StarFall FREE K-2 interactive books & word games NEW! Roy the Zebra 1st Graders will love this one NEW! NEW! BookPALS Storyline Online Listen to members of Screen Actor Guild read books 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 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. NEW! Zoom Playhouse 40+ complete play scripts - short and sweet! NEW! Learning Vocabulary Fun My 5th graders LUV Hang Mouse! NEW! Quiz Tree Practice words by calling out a word and have students click on it K-3 LA Games ReviseWise English From the BBC - interactive site with Reading, Writing, Spelling & Grammar & games NEW! Mortifying Monday Gr 4-8 Choose your own adventure story From PBS Kids Writing Left-Brained Poetry Prompts and Right-Brained Poetry Prompts Writing Fun Using text organizers Read Write Think Interactive tools for reading & writing NEW! Make Beliefs Comix Create your own comics! NEW! bookr Create and share your own photobook using Flickr images Spelling SpellBee FREE teacher registration. Choose a partner & play a word game. Grades 2-6 Spelling Time Grades 1-5 Spelling Wizard Type in 10 words, then make a word search or word scramble NEW! 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 NEW! Bus Songs - lyrics and music for kids' favorites |
Encyclogram Explore harmonograms, spirographs, and lissajous figures The MegaPenny Project Visualizing HUGE numbers NEW! 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 Math Drill Assign math practice, then receive graded reports - FREE! (My kids love Math Fries and Decimal Place Value Pirates) A Maths Dictionary for Kids Animated & interactive Learning about Time Interactive: analog & digital Rainforest Math Interactive Gr 4-6 Math Playground PreK-8 NEW! Origami Now Step by step videos for creating fantastic origami art NEW! Math Attack Practice multiplication in a gaming environment - free version or buy NEW! NumberNut Memory game based on estimation & rounding numbers NEW! Online Sudoku A new game every day! |
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. 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 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 Learn to Be Healthy 1-6 FREE activities & lessons NEW! The Amazing Food Detective (gr 4-6) Interactive games, lessons, activities - a complete unit NEW! Knowledge Bears Info about animals, dinosaurs, geography, space, weather, and more. Good place to start research. NEW! Planet Science Interactive activities, resources, lessons NEW! WeatherMaker Interactive - how weather is made - from Scholastic NEW! Energy Flows Interactive -put objects in sequence to let energy flow 3-6 NEW! Ology Interactive museum: archeology, astronomy, water, etc. |
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' 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 History Mystery From Scholastic Gr 4-9 Flags of the World NEW! Lemonade Stand Great way to apply economics NEW! Historic Tale Reconstruction Kit World History: Create your own stories NEW! Bayeux Tapestry Activities World History: Complete the tapestry, build a Norman ship, etc NEW! GeoSpy Geography game from National Geographic NEW! Puzzled States US puzzle from Scholastic NEW! The Road to Revolution - 1763 from PBS NEW! SavingsQuest - Savings & budget game for kids 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 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 NEW! Map Maker Make your own map from National Atlas NEW! Earth Album Google Earth + flickr = photos around the world NEW! Google Earth file: Extent of sea ice downloads directly to Google Earth NEW! Global Temperature Trends for Google Earth Download this set of .kmz files to get data on temperature trends |
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 NEW! 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! NEW! SketchCast Create a drawing with or without voice to make a Flash video 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 NEW! Little Animals Activity Center K-2 read-along stories, math practice, music games from the BBC NEW! Kids Know It Network Games, activities, all FREE KidsClick! Enchanted Learning FactMonster KidsNet.Au KidzOnline 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 Firefly KidRocket |
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Printable Books For emergent readers Make your own minibooks Features minibooks for each letter of the alphabet. eThemes Internet resources for Gr 1-12 GSN Projects Registry Find great online projects here, or create your own! 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! EclipseCrossword FREE download - create your own crossword puzzles with your words & clues Waterford Press FREE Science Games, Activities, & Quizzes Web-Bits short, learning-based activity that uses the World Wide Web as the resource for gaining information. Flashcard Exchange Create, study, print, download & share flashcards. FREE registration Graphic Organizers Lots of different kinds of organizers. Just click, print and use in your classroom as hard copies! KidzOnline Informative videos on how to search, PowerPoint tutorials, and more. Upper El, Middle School & teacher PD Study Stack FREE online flashcards - use theirs or create your own Good Readers 1st Graders SHOW kids how to be Good Readers. A lovely video using REAL kids! Visual Ranking Rank and put lists in order - free teacher tool Seeing Reason Cause & effect - free teacher tool Showing Evidence Analyzing & evaluating info - free teacher tool CyberSmart A complete K-8 Online Safety curriculum Live Science Movies, headlines, cool stuff. PREVIEW before sending kids here! Bubbl.us FREE online brainstorming mind map NEW! Pete's PowerPoint Station Free ppts , templates, clipart and more NEW! Time for Kids/Teachers Gr K-6 NEW! K12 Online Conference 2007 Stay tuned for next year's conference NEW! Intervention A for K-1 Reading intervention program for small groups of 1-6 K or 1st students NEW! Free Reading.net Reading strategies for the young group NEW! | ||