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 * __ Language Arts: __**

Early Elementary []- lots to do for prek- 2nd all interactive

[] stories about nursery rhyme characters [] magnetic nursery rhymes [] pre-K animated alphabet and coloring Page [|www.starfall.com] - k-2 phonics and early reading skills [] Star words match outline shape of words. Great for 1st Grade [] PBS Between the Lions Stories on Line [] Book Pop Pre k-2 listen, read print Steven Crosco Books [] stories to read and write [] Storymaker [] Fairy Tales [] Dr. Seuss stories requires Flash player [] alphabet and early reading skill activities

Later Elementary [] Magnetic words to create poems [] myths legends and fables [] more myths and legends [] junior High-explanations and exercises for grammar, Literature and vocabulary [|www.internet4classrooms.com] Language Art and Math sites sorted by grade level. []- English activities that coordinate with textbooks [] puzzle maker use with spelling words, science vocab, social studies landforms etc. [] Create your own Time Magazine Cover. The access code for TIME for kids is: TFKNews [] Aesop’s fables with the moral's listed [] Create crossword puzzles on line


 * __ Math: __**

** [] ** ** interactive games that practice number concepts ** [] fill in the missing number in the 100 grid [] interactive magnetic numbers for creating math sentences. []- Match activities based on text books from Harcourt Publishers arranged by grade levels [] COUNTDOWN is a challenging interactive television math program which has engaged tens of thousands of students through broadcasts on cable television in Chicago. Capitalizing on the one on one relationship a student viewer has with television, COUNTDOWN makes math “work”. Each week the program introduces a different math concept through direct instruction and reinforces lessons with literature, manipulatives, activities and related computer instruction. Student viewers are encouraged to call a televised phone number to participate in the show by responding to challenges presented by the on-air educators. [] all-inclusive math website contains activities for all grades (K-12). The website also features countless lesson plans, math problems, math games, and a math dictionary

Fact Practice [] interactive game using adding and subtracting [] lots of interactive Math games to practice key math concepts including: fish count, math fact practice, and thinking games [] math including topics: addition, algebra,comparing,counting,decimals,equations,fractions, geometry, graphs, measurement and more [|www.multiplication.com] Fact practice [] Fact Monster []- tried and true site with simple math practice activities- many were chalkboard games converted to the web. [] Elementary Math [] Math Drills

Math and Logic

[]- Interactive site to help improve Math Skills [] Engaging Mathematics [] Math and logic puzzles []- Math simulation activity where you apply math skills []- Math challenges using story problems []- problem solving game with fruit http://[|www.mathstories.com] Story problems

Time and Money

[] time and money [] line graph maker [] rounding numbers []- Ages 3-13

Measurement

[] Telling Time [] math lessons that are fun including ratios, graphs, algebra, geometry- thought provoking [] Math Playground has many cool logic puzzles to sharpen creative problem solving [] Math is fun” activities for money geometry measurement [] weight and capacity interactive lesson [] video of symmetry

Tanagrams

[] Illustrated Tangram lesson [] Tangrams interactive and totally fun

Geometry

[] Geometry - Three Dimensional Shapes- flash demonstration [] symeter- flash movie demonstration

__ Social Studies: __

[]- kids news [] -The First Thanksgiving [] printable map of the continents

Geography

[] Themes of Geography [] search for the monsters of mystery

[|**The "Where in the World" Podcast!**] **Post a podcast with your location info and see if others can guess where you are!**
Cultures

Native American [] Native American Cultures [] Pocahontas [] links to native Americans

The Irish [] Irish immigration [] Irish catholic Immigration [] Irish customs and culture [] Irish traditions

African Americans [] milestones [] biographies [] Slavery in America

Polish [] Polish customs [] Polish Traditions and Customs

English [] British traditions and culture [] British Culture

Dutch [] Dutch Culture [] Netherlands site

U.S. []- Paul Revere virtual museum [] Resource for reports on the fifty states [] Landform atlas of the US []- Life in the US in 1900 []- American History []- Midwest Illinois from 1700-present [] Cultures, holidays, geography, maps, governments, economics [] The white house-government in action []- Lewis and Clark []- The Underground Railroad []- History on line in a timeline form []- History of the Mayflower

World History [] All kinds of Social Studies topics: China, Japan, Greece, Rome, World History, Wars [] kids government

Middle Ages, Renaissance, Africa, India and Himalayas. [] Inca Indians [] Mayan's []- Sites has a collection of links on Egypt []- 7 wonders of the World [] Exploring Leonardo da Vinci [] Daily life in different civilization-created by a teacher K-2

__ Science: __

**__ Science Ideas __** [|**Try Science**] [|**Kinetic City**] [|**Nye Labs**] [|**Zoom Activities**] [|**Exploratorium Science Snacks**] [|**Build A Volcano**] [|**Learing Science**] [|**Eyes of Nye**] [|**Science Made Simple**] [|**Science Mate**] [|**Science Experiments Straight From The Web**] [|**Science News For Kids**] [|**Science Bob**] [|**The Naked Scientists**] [|**Planet Science**]

[|www.brainpop.com]- science intro, topics, video [] study stack data flash cards []- explanations of how things work [] Bill Nye the Science Guy []- Cool Science for curious Kids [] Exploring Leonardo da Vinci []- Extreme Science-older students []- Cool science experiments-Totally fun []- yuckiest site on the net. []- Lego world builder- virtual legos ; problem solving in a game building format

Animals [] Endangered Species [] WebQuest Endangered Species [] animals [] animals -younger students [] Animal planet []- nature lessons animals, insects, rainforest etc. [] Spider Web Quest

Insects [] Insect Web Quest

Dinosaurs [] dinosaurs- younger students [] Dinosaurs- [] dinosaurs

Earthquakes and Volcanoes []- earthquakes and faults []- Volcanoes []- Volcanoes [] Bubble town engineering bubble blowing machines [] earthquakes for kids [] animated graphics of earthquakes [] earthquakes, volcanoes-interactive- Very Cool!

Plants []- plants [] links on plant info [] thinkquest plant page []- prairie ecosystems plants and animals [] helping plants grow

Weather [] Wiz Kids, learn about wind, clouds, storms [] planet earth and weather []- web weather- Learn what makes weather wet and wild, do cool activities, and become hot at forecasting the weather on Web Weather for Kids! []- weather [] hurricanes virtual field trip 7th and 8th grade [] The water CYCLE

Biomes [] Biomes Web quest [] Ecosystems Web quest [] of sites with information on Biomes []- The Rainforest [] Save the Rainforest Web Quest [] to what biomes are [] and ecosystems [] form NASA []- World Biomes Map [] Virtual desert field trip [] Temperate forest virtual field trip

Rocks and Minerals [] rocks and minerals [] rocks interactive [] rocks and minerals for kids [] earth science explorer [] rocks and minerals on-line slide show [] Rock Hounds for Kids [] Rock chart for note taking

Dissections [] Demos for virtual dissections [] Sheep brain dissection

Space []- Earth and Moon viewer []- Astronomy for Kids NASA [] Space [] Solar System [] -Interactive Planet Facts [] earth sun and moon-orbits

Anatomy []- Human Anatomy on line- Middle School-High School

The Sea [] The Sea and Sky []- Lists of ocean related sites [] of the ocean pbs kids [] ocean activities such as build a fish

Simple Machines []- interactive video []- overview and identification [] examples of simple machines [] elements of simple machines [] inventors workshop [] simple machine to do impossible tasks [] simple machines construction site

Aerodynamics [] Beginner guide to aerodynamics [] Newton’s Laws of Motion [] Forces that affect a falling Object [] Free software that models lift, drag, and aerodynamics

Cells [] Nice diagram of a cell [] Nice diagrams and print out on cells [] interactive cells []

Energy [] Energy sources [] What is electricity [] What is lighting. [] Electricity and Magnetism interactive with a flash movie [] online demo Electricity [] Science experiment [] physical science forces

Matter [] interactive solid, liquids, and gas Inventions [] [] ancient inventions [] inventing is kids stuff [] inventing a new kind of pencil [] lots of creative pencils [] invention game and comic book puzzle [] invention web quest

[] Technology definitions []- National Technology Standards []- ** Learning and Teaching Information Technology **
 * __ Technology Skills:/ __**

** Computer Skills in Context ** []- Computer and technology Skills []- Spreadsheets description of their cells []- History of computers []- Robotics Digital/Audio Mixing Tools [] allows users to create their own “mix tapes” of music (in English) they like, choose a visual “cover,” describe the whole tape, explain why they chose each song they included, and then share its url to be posted on an online journal or blog.

**__ Virtual Field Trips __** [|EFieldTrips] [|Tramline] [|More Virtual Field Trips] [|Even More Virtual Field Trips] [|List of Virtual Field Trips] [|Virtual Field Trips]

**__ webquests __**[|The Webquest Page]

Introduction to Webquests [|More Webquests] [|ESL Webquests] [|More ESL Webquests] [|Quest Garden] [|Citebite] (excellent tool to assist in Webquests for English Language Learners) [|Webquest Information] [|More on Developing Webquests] [|Webquest Locator] [|Webquests 101] [|Webquest Strategies] [|Creating a Webquest] [|More On Webquests] [|The Learning Power of Webquests] [|Trackstar]

[|Introduction to Web 2.0 In The Classroom] [|New Technologies For Teaching and Learning] [|Web Tools in Education] [|Go2Web20] [|Simple Spark] [|EduWikipedia]
 * __ Web 2.0 In General __**

**__ Website Development __** [|Build A Free Website] [|Google Page Creator] [|Scholastic Home Page Builder] [|Weebly] [|WebJam] [|Site Kreator] [|Easy Site] [|Web Design Toolbox] [|Spruz] [|Tuplix] [|Jimbo] [|Jottit] [|Pagii] [|Leafletter] [|Synthasite] [|Uber]

**__ Wikis __** [|PB Wiki] Wikispaces Introduction to Wikis Wikis In the Classroom [|Classroom 2.0 Wikis]


 * __ Research __**

**__ [] __** ThinkTank is designed to help students develop a Research Organizer (a list of topics and subtopics) for reports and projects. [|http://www.scholastic.com/kids/**homework**/]- ** Homework ** helper [|**http://www.ncwiseowl.org/**] - Grolier, magazines, citation machine, copyright guidelines, dictionary [] Citation Machine

** Simulations ** [] Learn to run a city [] lemonade stand [] another lemonade stand [] Oregon trail on line [] the coffee shop a new take on the lemonade stand []