Click on any subject below to find safe, educational websites that correspond to our curriculum
Electricity and Safety - http://www.electricityineducation.co.uk/ - written with a British accent, but very nice. Deals with safety, circuits, etc. Has a few simple games.
The Blobz Guide to Electricity - http://www.mystery-productions.info/hyper/Hypermedia_2003/Thelwell/Site/ Cute interactive electricity website with teacher created worksheet
1. Houghton Mifflin Education Place - http://www.eduplace.com/edugames.html - Language arts games from Houghton Mifflin – Grades 2 – 5
2. Game Goo - http://www.earobics.com/gamegoo/gooey.html - Language Arts - Lots of interesting games for grades 1 - 3
3. Reading Is Fundamental - http://www.rif.org/assets/Documents/readingplanet/ReadAloud_Stories/TheBlueLinedSocks.html - Read aloud Story for Read Across America
4. Storyline - http://www.storylineonline.net/ - Awesome little site that has stories read by famous people.
5. Clifford Online - http://teacher.scholastic.com/clifford1/ - Clifford the Big Red Dog stories read online
6. Read, Write, and Think Activities - http://www.readwritethink.org/student_mat/index.asp - excellent activities for all grade levels
1. Fun Math Lessons - http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Lessons/ - Rice University with Cynthis Lanius
2. Explore Your Knowledge - http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/eyk/index.asp?flash=true – a math quiz that allows you to compare your score with students around the world
3. National Library of Virtual Manipulatives - http://matti.usu.edu/nlvm/nav/vlibrary.html - has 65 interactive math games and exercises tied to the NCTM st
4. Multiplication Games - http://www.multiplication.com/interactive_games.htm - variety of games to practice facts
6. Flitting With Fractions - http://www.learningmedia.co.nz/nz/online/activities - basic beginning fraction game
7. Budgie Buying - http://www.learningmedia.co.nz/nz/online/activities - great problem solving game with money
8. I Know That - http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=GeometryWorkbench - great site for geometry review - includes flips, slides, and turns
10. Guess My Number - http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/maths/guess_my_number_100/index.htm# - great number sense game for the younger children
11. Math Playground - http://www.mathplayground.com - Interactive math games for grades 3 - 5
12. Mavis Math Mysteries - http://teacher.scholastic.com/maven/index.htm - Test math skills and crack the cases. There are multiple math activities grouped according to skill and difficulty.
13. Pattern Blocks Activity - http://www.arcytech.org/java/patterns/patterns_j.shtml - Great interactive pattern blocks for reviewing symmetry and shapes
MCAS SCIENCE REVIEW - http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/science/
Science Site - http://ology.amnh.org/ - excellent plate tectonics, rocks, moon phases, genetics
Edheads - http://www.edheads.org/ - Great site for simple/ compound machines, weather, surgery (Grades 3 - 5)
1. Democracy Project - http://pbskids.org/democracy/ - has many parts including President for a Day and an excellent explanation of how local government works
2. Mayflower Project - http://teacher.scholastic.com/thanksgiving/- an excellent field trip to the Mayflower
3. Plimoth Plantation - You Are the Historian - http://www.plimoth.org/education/olc/index_js2.html - This site gives students a true explanation of the first Harvest Celebration
4. Life in 1620 - http://teacher.scholastic.com/thanksgiving/daily_life/index.htm This site allows the children to compare and contrast an early colonists life and a Wampanoag's life in 1620
5. Ben's Guide to US Government
6. Massachusetts for Kids Homepage
7. Archiving Early America: Movies
9. Be a Powder Monkey - http://www.webrangers.us/activities/powdermonkey/?id=19
10. Webrangers History Activities - http://www.webrangers.us/search.cfm?search=History&Submit=Search&t=973
12. You Be the Historian/Learn about a colonial family
1. Revise Wise - http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/living_things.shtml - excellent interactive on what makes a living thing and classification
2. Population Game 1 - http://www.abpischools.org.uk/page/modules/population_growth.cfm – this game really makes you think about all the things that might affect a population. You can make the changes yourself and see what happens to the population. Game 2 introduces predators
3. Sort It Out - http://internt.nhm.ac.uk/eb/sortitout1.shtml - short movies and quiz on animals to test classification and observation skills. Also has a very unusual Venn diagram
4. Classifying Critters - http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/forkids/critters/critters.html - classifying birds, mammals, fish,....
5. Living Things - http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/interactives/class.html - Interactive Game that allows you to learn about characteristics of Living Things.
6. A Day in the Life of a Sand Lizard Game - http://www.arkive.org/education/games - Excellent interactive game on animal survival
7. Animal Habitat Game – Save the Black Footed Ferret – http://www.arkive.org/education/games
Animal Adaptations
1. Natureworks - http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/nwep1.htm - good short site that explains animal adaptations over time. Also has a short quiz. Must be teacher directed
2. Animal Adaptations - http://www.uen.org/utahlink/activities/view_activity.cgi?activity_id=4750 – This is a linked site with questions and answers in the links on different animal adaptations
3. Scholastic Animal Adaptations - http://teacher.scholastic.com/dirtrep/animal/invest.htm - teacher directed, animals: shark, artic fox, raccoon, and bear
4. Animal Adaptations E-Safari - http://www.fen.com/studentactivities/CCCNet/sciencelab/Animals/AnimalAdapts.html - good interactive lesson explaining adaptations with worksheet…children look for specific answers to adaptation questions
5. Animal Adaptation Quiz - http://www.netrover.com/~3384mary/quiz_science/animals/quiz1.html - quick quiz with scoring – involves reading
8. Camouflage Field Book - http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/camouflage/camouflage.html - short interactive activity that shows how animals are camouflaged in different environments
9. Fantastic Forest - http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngexplorer/0201/adventures/ neat interactive forest in which you find 18 animals
10. Habitat Game - http://www.activescience-gsk.com/games/index.cfm?module=2 – very cool habitat game that discusses adaptations
11. Darwin and Animal Adaptations - http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/explorations/adaptation/index.htm - Small web quest that allows the students to become naturalists and investigate an animal clues.
12. Creature Feature - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/creature_feature/archive/
13. Kratt's Creatures - http://pbskids.org/krattscreatures/login.shtml?
Life Cycles
1. Life Cycles - http://www.fossweb.com/modules3-6/StructuresofLife/index.html - neat interactive game that allows student to put life cycles in order…butterfly, ladybug, fern, mosquito
2. The Web of Life Story - http://www.kidsplanet.org/wol/index.html - great introductory story
3. Life Science -http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/Phase2delivery/Wales/Science/Keystage2/Lifeprocessesan/Lifecycles/Introduction/default.htm - has a whiteboard activity that works on the computer. Includes parts of a plant and life cycles
Food Webs
1. Food Webs - http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/food/food_menu.html - quick activity that allows you to create three food webs
2. Interdependence and Adaptation - http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/10_11/interdependence.shtml - Sorting activity and creation of two food webs
Matter
1. Solids, Liquid, Gas - http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/8_9/solid_liquids.shtml - a science clip to show changes of state
2. Harcourt School - States of Matter - http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/states_of_matter/index.html - simple interactive to show the three states of matter
3. Revise Wise - http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/materials.shtml - nice little interactive also with an activity, quiz, test, and worksheet
4. Quia - Quiz Sates of Matter http://www.quia.com/servlets/quia.activities.common.ActivityPlayer?AP_rand=1449595766&AP_activityType=10&AP_urlId=38085&AP_continuePlay=true&id=38085 – States of Matter Millionaire game
5. Abpischools - Solids, Liquids, Gases - http://www.abpischools.org.uk/page/modules/solids-liquids-gases/?age=Age%20Range%207-11&subject=Science little movies about solids, liquids, and gases
6. Ippex interactive Matter - http://ippex.pppl.gov/interactive/matter/ - advanced interactive on matter. More fifth grade.
http://teach.fcps.net/trt9/science.htm - science links to explore
Human Body, Bones, and Health
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2. Fossil Web - Human Body - http://www.fossweb.com/modules3-6/HumanBody/index.html - put the skeleton together project
3. Kid's Health - http://kidshealth.org/kid/closet/movies/how_the_body_works_interim.html - Excellent site with movies about all the body systems
4. Energy Challenge - http://www.activescience-gsk.com/games/index.cfm?module=12 – find out how much energy is in the food that you eat.
5. Kids Health - http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/ - very extensive site on kids health including the body, feelings, exercise and nutrition
6. The Children’s Heart Institute - http://www.childrenheartinstitute.org/educate/heartwrk/hearthse.htm - how the heart works
7. Kidnectic - http://www.kidnetic.com/Innerg/ - Click on the body part, drag it into the body, and learn about it game.
8. My Pyramid Game - http://teamnutrition.usda.gov/Resources/game/BlastOff_Game.html -
Space
1. http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/virtualspacetour/ - Has excellent animation, a movie maker under games that lets you put the phases of the moon in order, great virtual space tour
2. http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/trading/ - Really neat interactive game that lets kids choose a card and then try to identify what object in space it is
3. http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/ - basic solar system site, great for research and pictures, some interactive, good info on space station
4. http://www.nineplanets.org/ - Great for individual planet research and pictures, language is a little mature (more grade 5)
5. http://www.frontiernet.net/~kidpower/astronomy.html - very simple site on astronomy – basic PowerPoint slides with pictures and facts
6 .http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/ - nice site for solar system and has the added component of the text being read which is nice for children that have difficulty reading. Facts, illustrations, activities and more for kids. Printable version available too. Movie about the Solar System. Choose from 3 different versions to read.
7. http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/Puzzles/SolarSystem.asp - put the planets in order puzzle
8. http://www.solarviews.com/eng/homepage.htm - Grade 5 site - very specific
9. http://library.thinkquest.org/25401/data/main/index.html - Very nice site with lots of information especially if you were doing a planet report
10. http://www.windows.ucar.edu/windows.html - Windows of the Universe – Excellent cite with beautiful graphics, also has three levels which lets it be a great site for many levels. Under games there is a cool coloring book that the children can color online.
11. http://www.apples4theteacher.com/starwarp2.html - Interesting site as far as presentation – like a PowerPoint
12. http://www.apples4theteacher.com/memory.html - concentration game of space vocabulary
13.
National Geographic Solar System -
http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/solar-system/sun-article.html
Interesting videos
1.
Harcourt Land Forms
2.
Landforms
3.
Animated volcanoes, earthquakes, and more
4.
Tsunami/Earthquake Interactive
5.
Rock and Soil Game
6.
Rocky the Rock Hound
7.
Field Trips
8.
Quiz on Landforms
9. Enchanted Learning Landforms - http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/landforms/glossary.shtml
United States - Individual State Information
1. Zoom School - http://www.zoomschool.com/usa/states/ - state number, capital, major industries, rivers, bird, flower, tree, and good state picture
2. Kidspace - http://www.ipl.org/div/stateknow/ Just the facts
3. Fact Monster. Com - http://www.factmonster.com/states.html - Famous people
4. Info Please - http://www.infoplease.com/states.html Facts, large cities, famous people
5.
50 States. Com= http://www.50states.com/
6. Atlas. Com - http://go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_htm/usa.htm - State Natural Resources
7. World Almanac for Kids - http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/WAKI-Chapter.aspx?chapter_id=15 - excellent state information
8. States Game - http://www.scholastic.com/play/prestates.htm
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/index.htm
Grade 4 Science
Rocks and Minerals -
1.
Rock Hounds with Rocky - http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow1/oct98/index2.html
- interesting website covering the many aspects of rocks and minerals. Includes
pictures, interactive, and quiz
2.
Fast Facts about Rocks and Fossils - http://www.childrensmuseum.org/geomysteries/faq1.html
- great animation on how the three types of rocks are formed.
3.
Rocks and Minerals Hot list - http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jmresources/rocks/links.html
- Lots of sites for rocks and minerals lessons
4.
Wicked Science Rock Cycle - http://www.tki.org.nz/r/wick_ed/science/rock.php
- animated rock cycle with three different types of rocks
5.
This Planet Really Rocks - http://library.thinkquest.org/J002289/
- great think quest activity that takes you through many of the state standards
on rocks and minerals
6.
Mineral Matters - http://www.sdnhm.org/kids/minerals/index.html
- great website for learning about the ways to identify rocks and minerals –
ie: hardness, streak, luster
7. Interactive Rock Cycle - http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/investigations/es0602/es0602page02.cfm excellent
8.
Brainpop Movies - http://www.brainpop.com
- – Rock Cycle – Types of Rocks
– Mineral Identification
9. Geomysteries - http://www.childrensmuseum.org/geomysteries/mysteries.html - fun little rock fact and activity site
10. Mineral Identification - http://www.sdnhm.org/kids/minerals/how-to.html - great site to explain the nine properties used to identify minerals.
11. Three Classes of Rocks - http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Canopy/1080/ - basic information on rock types
12. Rocks and Soils - http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/7_8/rocks_soils.shtml
13. Burke Museum - Rocks and Minerals - http://www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/education/burke_boxes_materials/rocks_and_minerals/interactive/Rock_Minerals.html
http://www.kn.sbc.com/wired/fil/pages/samrocksanka2.html
Holiday Links
Christmas and Hanukkah
1. http://www.merry-christmas.com/games/ - Tic, Tac, Toe, Decorate the Christmas Tree, and Santa Puzzle. This site also has quizzes about various holidays
2. http://www.12days.com/playground/default.htm - 3 games to play - Concentration, Word Search, and the Nutcracker Game (similar to "Wheel of Fortune"
3. http://www.northpole.com - Many holiday activities for children
4. www.primarygames.com/holidays/christmas/games.htm
5. http://www.kidsdomain.com/games/chan.html - Hanukah information and Games
6. http://www1.chabad.org/holidays/chanukah - A great look at Hanukah traditions
7. http://www.cyberkids.com/fg/ho/hannukah/dreidel/ - The Dreidel Game Online
8. http://www.torahtots.com/holidays/chanuka/chanuk.htm - More Hanukah activities and songs
9. http://www.janbrett.com/trim_a_jan_brett_gingerbread_baby_house.htm - Design and print a gingerbread house
10. Listen to Hedgie's "I Love to Read" book - http://www.janbrett.com/hltr/hltr_jacket_audio.htm
11. Decorate a Tree - http://www.janbrett.com/trim_a_jan_brett_christmas_tree.htm
12. Miracle Lights...Hanukkah Video - http://www.chabad.org/holidays/chanukah/article_cdo/aid/339352/jewish/Miracle-Lights.htm
Veteran's Day
11. Veteran's
Administration for kids - http://www.va.gov/KIDS/k-5/index.asp?intSiteID=2
Great site especially for grades 1 - 3.
Columbus Day
12. Christopher Columbus - http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/famouspeople/standard/columbus/index.shtml#focus - Great little movie biography and short quiz on Columbus
Safe Halloween Sites
13. http://www.grainvalley.k12.mo.us/gvsd/eagle_resources/halloween.html
14. http://www.hersheys.com/trickortreats/activities/coloring.asp#
15. www.meddybemps.com/halloween/ghostwalk.html
16. http://www.scholastic.com/ispy/play/library/index.asp#
17. http://www.benjerry.com/halloween/games/virtual_pumpkin/
Thanksgiving - Fun Activities - http://www.picadome.fcps.net/lab/currl/thanksgiving/interactive.htm
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Easter Fun
1. http://www.billybear4kids.com/holidays/easter/fun.htm
2. http://www.akidsheart.com/holidays/easter/egames.htm
3. http://funschool.kaboose.com/fun-blaster/easter/index.html
4. http://grainvalley.k12.mo.us/gvsd/dreamweaver2/easter.htm
St. Patrick's Day
1. St. Patrick’s Day Fun - http://blackdog4kids.com/holiday/pat/word-games.html
2. St. Patrick’s Day Games - http://www.primarygames.com/holidays/st.patricksday/games.htm
3. St. Patrick’s Day Word Search - http://blackdog4kids.com/holiday/pat/word-search.html
4. St. Patrick’s Day Coloring - http://funschool.kaboose.com/fun-blaster/st-patricks-day/games/game_st_patricks_day_coloring_pages.html?trnstl=1
5. Black Dog’s St. Patrick’s Day - http://blackdog.net/holiday/pat/index.html
1. American Revolution Think Quest - http://library.thinkquest.org/11683/HomeMain.html - excellent site divided up into major events, lifestyles, battles, people
2. Liberty – PBS - http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/ - sample newspapers of different events, timeline, life in the colonies, military perspective
3. Liberty’s Kids - http://www.libertyskids.com/ - great site to find information at a grades 3 – 5 level, has games, interactive movies, and a create a newspaper section – The newspaper could be an activity for either Grade 3 or 5
4. Ben’s Guides to U.S. Government - http://bensguide.gpo.gov/ - has historical documents, and other activities that explain the U.S. government
5. Shot Heard Round the World Movie - http://earlyamerica.com/shot_heard.htm - excellent short movie on the beginning of the American Revolution
6. American Revolution Movies - http://earlyamerica.com/series.html
7. Paul Revere’s Ride - http://www.paulreverehouse.org/ride/
1. Star Child - http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/moon.html# - listen to the presentation report about the moon
2. Interactive Moon Map - http://www.penpal.ru/astro/map.shtml - Lists the names of the different parts of the moon
3. The Moon - Enchanted Learning - http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/activities/radiobuttonquiz/Moonpz.shtml - short little quiz on the moon
4. EL – Moon http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/moon/ - report on the moon
5. Space Day - http://www.spaceday.org/index.php/The-Phaser.html = - use the interactive moon phaser to see how the phases of the moon are REALLY created
6. Day and Night Views- http://www.learningmedia.co.nz/ - Really neat interactive for a whole month showing day, night, and the phases of the moon day by day
7. Lunar Cycle Challenge - http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/interactives/moon/moon_challenge/moon_challenge.html - put the pictures of the moon in order challenge – has 3 levels and sound– scored online
8. Phases of the Moon - http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/moon_phases/ Interactive phase viewer with one paragraph of text. It allows the students to control the movements of the moon.
9. Moon Phases - Big Kid Science - http://www.bigkidscience.com/MoonPhases/MoonPhases.html - excellent for Grade 5
10. Magic School Bus Space Tour -http://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/tour/tour.htm?space
- Grade 3 Fun
11. Wonderville - http://www.wonderville.ca/v1/home.html - Interactive movie about the phases of the moon
1. AAA Math - http://aaamath.com/B/fra.htm - basic fraction site – ¼
2. Virtual Manipulatives - http://matti.usu.edu/nlvm/nav/category_g_2_t_1.html - Fractions Naming, Parts of a Whole, Fractions – Visualizing
3. Learning Box - http://www.learningbox.com/fractions/index.html - Flower Fraction Game
4. Cool Math - http://www.coolmath.com/fractions/index.html - What are fractions?
5. Visual Fractions - http://visualfractions.com/EnterCircle.html - additional practice with fractions
6. Harcourt - http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/con_math/g03c21.html - Fraction Match Game
7. Schoolhouse - http://www.myschoolhouse.com/courses/O/1/7.asp?Back=Off – nice little quiz with scoring on fractional parts
8. Webmath
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http://www.webmath.com/k8if.html-If you type in a fraction into the
boxes provided, the website will show you what your fraction means using the
picture of a pie.
9. Shade - Shade in the correct amount of units to equal the fraction by clicking on the unit.
10. That Quiz - fraction identification
11. Fractions Introduction - http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/maths/fractions/index.htm - Great grade 2 introduction to fractions game
12. Fishy Fractions Game - http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=FractionGame - The children are given a written fraction and the pelican needs to choose what fraction is needed. Great grade 2 & 3 activity for fraction review.
13. Fraction Hotlist - http://www.homeschoolmath.net/math_resources_3.php - many different fraction sites and games
Fractions - Grade 5 Only
Fractions – Reducing to the Simplest Form Practice
1. Simplifying Fractions - http://www.mathsisfun.com/simplifying-fractions.html
2. AAA Math - http://www.aaamath.com/B/fra66hx2.htm
3.
4. Greatest Common Factor Practice - http://www.mrnussbaum.com/gcf.htm
5. Least Common Multiple Practice - http://www.mrnussbaum.com/lcm.htm
6. Visual Fractions - http://www.visualfractions.com/LowestCircle.html
7. Math Maven Fraction Mystery - http://teacher.scholastic.com/maven/loudlou/index.htm
8. Least Common Multiple - http://www.mathsisfun.com/least-common-multiple.html
9. Adding Fractions - http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_106_g_2_t_1.html?from=category_g_2_t_1.html
Fraction Practice
1. AAA Math - Fractions Unlimited Interactive Practice Explanations and Examples Challenge Games ... Multiplication by Integers ? Multiply Mixed Numbers. Reducing Fractions ...www.aaamath.com/fra.html
2. EZ Fractions - Add, Subtract, Multiply and Divide fractions - Help tools are on the site to give students every tool necessary for performing operations with fractions as easy as it has ever been! http://www.mrnussbaum.com/ezfractions.htm
3. Fishy Fractions - Select the topic and catch the fish with the right answers.http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=FractionGame
4. Tony's Fraction Pizza Shop - great interactive game on fractions. http://www.mrnussbaum.com/tonyfraction.htm
5. FUNBRAIN: Fresh baked fractions - Fresh Baked Fractions is a game to practice simplifying fractions. http://www.funbrain.com/fract/index.html
6. Multiplying and Reducing Fractions http://www.aplusmath.com/cgi-bin/flashcards/fractions-mult
1. Texas Education Agency – This excellent sight has a wealth of online tests for students in many grade levels to practice taking standardized tests http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/online/index.html
2. Grade 3 Reading Comprehension Test - 36 question online reading comprehension test ~http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/online/2004/grade3/read.htm -
3. Longman Test Site – Grade 3 - This site allows the student to take a test and then print out his our her answers http://www.longman.com/ae/marketing/sfesl/tests/grade3.html
4. http://www.testprepreview.com/modules/reading1.htm Fifth grade reading comprehension online test – It is scored for you.
5. English Learner Website has several different levels of reading comprehension quizzes for practice http://www.englishlearner.com/tests/test.html -
6. http://www.eslbears.homestead.com/Map_and_Directions.html
7 FCAT Express - http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/FCAT/tests/default.htm - Reading Comprehension and open response questions -
8. Quia Class Page - http://www.quia.com/pages/hostetterenglish.html#purpose – list of many comprehension quizzes including author’s purpose
9.. Brainchild Test - (This quiz opens in a new page. Close the page when finished to return to this list.) 12 questions - Students should use the summary page after finishing this test to practice their areas of weakness.
10.. Grade 5 Language Arts Skills - http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_5th_lang.htm - hotlist
11.. Read Story and Answer Questions - Grade 3 and Grade 5 teachers will find this web site created by Harcourt School a valuable resource when preparing students for Reading Comprehension. The format is similar to what students can expect to see on the Virginia Standard of Learning tests. The Shockwave Plug-In is required to play.
12. Grade 5 Reading Comprehension Practice - http://www.longman.com/ae/marketing/sfesl/tests/grade5.html
13. Grade 4 MCAS Practice Questions - http://www.bpl.org/teens/mcas/G04Menu.htm -
14.. Grade 3, 4, 5 MCAS Review - http://www.iq.poquoson.org
All Facts
Fact Dash - http://www.mhschool.com/math/2003/student/level1.php?isbn=0021040044 - Go to the bottom of the page and choose "Fact Dash". This can be used for practicing all math facts. Leveled and scored
Multiflyer - http://www.brainormous.com/online/loader_multiflyer.html - exciting multiplication game
Multiplication.Com - (DON'T BE FOOLED BY THE NAME!) - http://www.multiplication.com/interactive_games.htm - Many interactive games for practicing ALL math facts
Math Magic - Timed practice of basic math facts in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
Math Magician - Practice Addition, Subtraction, Division, and Multiplication facts by number
Power Football - Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division
Soccer Shootout -
Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division
Adding, subtracting, multiplying and
dividing fractions
Quizville - http://www.quizville.com/mathGames/index.html - Many math choices - each quiz is scored for you -
Math Playground - http://www.mathplayground.com/flashcards.html - flashcards
Math Fact Cafe - http://www.mathfactcafe.com/view/view.aspx?t=F&g=3 -
Addition
Amble web Addition Machine - . http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/additiontest.html - three levels of fact practice
Math Mastery.Com - http://www.mathmastery.com/cyberchallenge/ - timed addition fact quiz
Addition Surprise - http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/add/add.html - Addition Chart - drag the numbers to the chart to uncover a picture.
Math Playground. Com - http://www.mathplayground.com/flashcards.html - Addition fact timed practice
Addition - http://www.aplusmath.com/Flashcards/addition.html
Addition Machine - Practice addition facts
Speed Grid Addition 1 - Addition Level 1
Speed Grid Addition 2 - Addition Level 2
Speed Grid Addition 3 - Addition Level 3
Play Kids Games . Com - http://www.playkidsgames.com - many little games to practice addition facts under math
Dositey .Com - http://www.dositey.com/addsub/addex1.htm - counting and adding game with bugs
Subtraction
A - Plus Math (Subtraction)- http://www.aplusmath.com/Flashcards/subtraction.html
Speed Grid Subtraction 1 - Subtraction Level 1
Speed Grid Subtraction 2 - Subtraction Level 2
Speed Grid Subtraction 3 - Subtraction Level 3
Multiplication
A - Plus Math (Multiplication)http://www.aplusmath.com/Flashcards/multiplication.html
Multiplication Machine - Practice multiplication facts
Multiplication Times Table and Grids - Practice multiplication facts
Speed Grid Multiplication - Multiplication
Math Invaders - http://www.vectorkids.com/vkinvaders.htm
Division
Sum Sense - http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/SumSense/sumdiv.html
Fun Brain - http://www.fun4thebrain.com/division.html
A - Plus Math (Division)http://www.aplusmath.com/Flashcards/division.html
Division Machine - Practice division facts
Math Invaders - http://www.vectorkids.com/vkinvaders.htm
1. Sum Sense - http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/SumSense/sumadd.html - given cards the children make an addition problem
2. Creating Math Problems - http://www.dositey.com/addsub/addex1.htm - cute
3. Save the Apples - http://www.playkidsgames.com/games/apples/default.htm
4.
Find the pictures - Do the sums to uncover the picture.
5.
Paintbrush Math - each color is a different answer, solve the addition
problems to paint the picture
5. SpacyMath
- One must sign in, but you can use the same log on for everyone in the class.
Choose from addition or subtraction.
6.
Math Dojo - Kick box your way to the top!
7. Add two one-digit numbers using a Quia matching activity
8. Pattern Block Activity - http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_169_g_1_t_3.html?open=activities – creating pictures with pattern blocks
9. . Geometry Workbench - http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=GeometryWorkbench – Identify shapes
10. Pattern Block Activity 2 - http://www.arcytech.org/java/patterns/patterns_j.shtml - creating pictures with pattern blocks
11. . Storyplace Shapes - http://www.storyplace.org/preschool/activities/shapesonact.asp - finding shapes in pictures
12. Counting Money - http://www.coe.uh.edu/archive/math/math_lessons/mathles3/tutor.htm
13. Counting Money from Harcourt - http://www.hbschool.com/activity/counting_money/
14. Money Desk - Drag coins to total the amount of money asked for.
http://esl.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://babelfish.altavista.com – This site translates who sentences from English to Portuguese.
http://iteslj.org/v/p/ - English to Portuguese Quizzes
http://www.vocabulary.co.il/ - Basic games that let you listen to a word in English and match it to the picture
http://www.manythings.org/ - Many activities for ESL students
http://www.teachersfirst.com/getsource.cfm?id=6897 – What to do FIRST!
Math PowerPoints - http://jc-schools.net/PPTs-math.html
All Subject Areas - http://jc-schools.net/ppt.html
All Subject Areas - http://www.graves.k12.ky.us/powerpoints/elementary/
Grade 5 Math - http://www.maththatcounts.com/page7.html
3. K-3 Interactive Whiteboard Activities - http://www.juliethompson.com/SMART.html
4. Smartboard Activities - http://technology.usd259.org/resources/whiteboards/smartlessons.htm
5. Kent Schools Interactive Whiteboard - http://www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/subjects/numeracy/IWB/index.htm
6. Smart Technologies - http://education.smarttech.com/ste/en-US/Ed+Resource/Lesson+activities/Notebook+activities/Browse+Notebook/United+States/ - search this site for lessons that have been already created.
Hotlist - http://www.amphi.com/departments/technology/whiteboard/lessonplans.html
Information - http://www.fsdb.k12.fl.us/rmc/tutorials/whiteboards.html
Interactive websites - http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/interactive.htm - by subject
Early Childhood Site - http://www.poissonrouge.com/ -
Growing with Technology - http://www.growing.course.com/index.html - Great Technology Activities for different grade levels
FBI Internet Safety Tips - http://www.fbi.gov/fbikids.htm
Learning. Com - http://www.learning.com/easytech/curriculum.htm - easy interactive technology lesson, graphing, drawing, presentation, ethics
1. National Geographic Kids - http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Games/ Lots of fun games for kids
3. Would You Survive??????????
Colonial Interactive - http://www.pbs.org/wnet/colonialhouse/history/index.html
Jamestown Interactive Adventure - http://www.historyglobe.com/jamestown/ - Would you survive?
4. Create a Jungle - http://www.nga.gov/kids/zone/jungle.htm - Interactive art website
5. Magic School Bus Games - http://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/games/home.htm - Science enrichment
6. Netsmartz Kids Games - http://www.netsmartzkids.org/games/index.htm - Internet Safety
7. Easter Games - http://www.primarygames.com/holidays/easter/games.htm
http://www.billybear4kids.com/holidays/easter/fun.htm
1. World Wildlife Federation - Gene scene game – 3 activities
http://www.worldwildlife.org/fun/games/genescene/GeneActivities2.html
1. Insects - http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/insects/01.html - cute for grade 2
Biography Creator - http://www.bham.wednet.edu/bio/biomaker.htm - Excellent resource for writing biographies
1. Area and Perimeter - http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/measures.htm#Area – Several activities - great for the SmartBoard too
2. Math Playground - http://www.mathplayground.com/wordproblems.html - has many good math activities
3. Shodor Interactivate: Perimeter Explorer Learn the relationship between perimeter and area. A shape will be automatically generated with the area that you choose. Calculate the perimeter of this shape
4. Shodor Interactivate: Area Explorer Learn the relationship between perimeter and area. A shape will be automatically generated with the perimeter that you choose. Calculate the area of this shape. www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/AreaExplor
5. Video – Area and Perimeter - http://www.mathplayground.com/howto_sameareadiffperimeter.html -
6. Area AND Perimeter Challenge - http://shodor.org/interactivate/activities/ShapeExplorer/?version=1.6.0_03&browser=MSIE&vendor=Sun_Microsystems_Inc. – allows children to calculate both on a single shape.
1. USA Games - http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm -This site has many interactive US geography games.
2. United States Map Test - http://www.pibmug.com/files/map_test.swf - This game is timed! Drag the names of the states to their proper location.
3. Geonet Games - http://www.eduplace.com/geonet/ - This is a question and answer game to help you learn about the United States.
4. Puzzled States - http://www.scholastic.com/play/states.htm - This is also a timed states quiz.
5. Know the States - http://jimspages.com/States.htm - Place the states where they belong!
Bad Guy Patrol! [ Kids ] - Teaches kids to spot bad guys on the Internet by playing four fun games. After each level is completed you receive a flag. When you collect all four flags, you get a certificate, Great grade 3 activity
CyberNetiquette Comix [ Kids ] - Teaches lessons about online safety using popular Disney characters. Join Mickey and the gang for adventure, fun, and online awareness tips. (Grade 3 – Little videos – requires reading – but cute
iKeepSafe Kids [ Kids ] - Teaches basic rules of Internet safety to children with online stories, games and activities. http://www.ikeepsafe.com/iksc_kids/ - Click on watch video
PBS Kids: Get your Web License [ Kids ] - Answer all 10 questions about surfing the internet correctly and you may print yourself a web license.
Privacy Playground [ Kids ] - Teaches kids how to spot online marketing strategies, protect their personal information and avoid online predators by playing a fun game with the three cyberPigs. –
Safety Land [ Kids/Teens ] - Help Captain Broadband fight the nasty character by learning about safety and security while surfing the Web.
(Disclaimer - These search engines were chosen because they are as safe as possible for children. However all children should be supervised when using a search engine for their personal safety)
1. Answers.com - http://www.answers.com/
2. Enchanted Learning - http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html
3. Ask Kids - http://www.askkids.com/
4. Wikipedia. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
5. Wild Animals Online - http://www.wildanimalsonline.com/
6. BBC Home Animals - http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/
1. BBC – Bitesize – Click on Helping Plants Grow, Life Cycles, and Plants and Animals for different lessons http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/living_things/
2. The Great Plant Escape – cute - http://urbanext.illinois.edu/gpe/gpe.html
3. (Whole Group) Kind of a Whiteboard Activity – Click on Whiteboard Interactive Activity 1 for the first lesson - http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/Phase2delivery/Wales/Science/Keystage2/Lifeprocessesan/Lifecycles/Introduction/
4. Crickweb Interactive Plant Activities - http://www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/flash.php?&file=plantlabelmx
5. Wonderville - http://www.wonderville.ca/v1/home.html Click on the Satellite – then Interactive Games – Then Photosynthesis
6. Kind of a Hotlist for Plants - http://www.atschool.co.uk/subject.asp?section=8753
Brainpop Movies
Seed Plants
Algae
Plant Growth
Photosynthesis
