K-12 Resources - all subject areas
EXCELLENT! Skill Builders for all grades, all subjects. http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_4th_original.htm Online Games, Skill Builders, and Puzzles http://quizhub.com/quiz/quizhub.cfm
Student Created PowerPoint Presentations (High Quality) http://www.graves.k12.ky.us/powerpoints/
Lesson Plans - You can sort by subject/grade/etc. http://www.curriculumproject.com/cgi-bin/tcp_verify.cgi?agency=Indiana+Department+of+Education&href=www.doe.in.gov/&logo=indi.gif&titletext=&uw=true&sw=false&app=uw This is an expansive web of resources. http://42explore.com/
Free Lesson Plans http://www.lessonplanspage.com/
Free Lesson Plans w/video accompaniment http://www.teachersdomain.org/
More Free Lesson Plans K-12 http://iupui.edu/~geni/
Online Games http://www.mrnussbaum.com/index.html
Lesson Plans - You can sort by subject/grade/etc. www.SmithsonianEducation.org
The Museum of Science, Art & Human Perception http://www.exploratorium.edu/
Elementary Links - all subjects A VIRTUAL SCHOOL. You can find anything here! http://www.kathimitchell.com/
This is a mixed bag of activities & resources. http://www.softschools.com/ Info, Educational Movies & Games: Tons of Activities! http://www.kidsknowit.com/
Teacher Resources from Friends in Oregon http://www.redmond.k12.or.us/145820220154234580/site/default.asp Miraculous Website from a 4th Grade Teacher http://www.mrsrenz.net/
Another Incredible Teacher's Website http://www.mrmyers.org/Site_Index/siteindex.html
All the Resources Available to Cleveland Elementary Schools! http://mail.clevelandcountyschools.org/~ccselem/ Printable worksheets http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/ Educational Games from the National History Museum http://www.nhm.ac.uk/kids-only/fun-games/ Facts! Facts! Facts! http://factmonster.info/ Enchanted Learning http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html There is plenty to do on this site. http://www.educationworld.com/ Puzzles, Poems, Coloring Sheets http://www.apples4theteacher.com/ The #1 site for online educational games for kids of all ages. (math, grammar, science, spelling, history) www.funbrain.com Science If Doktor Kaboom doesn't get you excited about science…nothing will. http://www.doktorkaboom.com/ 6-12 Sodaconstructor is a construction kit for interactive creations http://sodaplay.com/creators/soda/items/constructor Build a Robot http://pbskids.org/wordgirl/# Earth Science Creation of Earth ~ Artsy and about 15 minutes long http://www.lifethroughtime.com Rock & Mineral Lessons http://www.gmbservices.ca/Visits/OntarioRocks&MineralsCurriculum2007.htm Rock Cycles http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/rock.html Geo Mysteries http://www.childrensmuseum.org/geomysteries/index2.html Rocks & Minerals - Let's go prospectin'! http://www.msha.gov/KIDS/MRHP.HTM Indiana Geological Survey Website -info on natural resources / fossils http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html Here is some serious reading on fossils. http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/fossils/ Life Science Ecology Games http://www.gamequarium.com/ecology.html Build a Food Chain http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/frogs/chain_reaction/index.cfm Build a Prarie Online! http://www.bellmuseum.org/distancelearning/prairie/build/sb1.html Exploring Ecosystems http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/exploring_ecosystems/index.html Water Cycle / Weather Amazing Water Droplet Video! Introduce the Water Cycle? http://www.flixxy.com/water-drop.htm Interactive Weather Maker http://www.scholastic.com/kids/weather/ Weather for Kids - Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Clouds, Etc. http://eo.ucar.edu/webweather/ Space Higher level activities, planetary info at bottom of the page on bar http://www.windows2universe.org/teacher_resources/main/ecogames_nsta2007.html Solar System info & great pictures http://nineplanets.org/ Amazing Space! http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/eds/ Did you miss this from the link above???? http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/trading/directions.html Make an Astrolabe http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/AtHomeAstronomy/activity_07.html Make astonomy fun with these activities! http://www.kidsastronomy.com/fun/index.htm Educational Science Games http://funschool.kaboose.com/globe-rider/space/games/game_planet_pursuit.html See what the professionals have to say at Nasa.gov. http://www.nasa.gov/ Create your own planet. Investigate this before you use it. Parental Permission Required. http://www.tinyplanets.com/ Students can get the "feel" of gravity with these games. http://games-n-games.com/planets.html Everything you could possibly need to know about space is here. http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jmresources/outer/space.htm National Geographics page on our Solar System http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/solar-system 3D Solar System Generator…just look at it. Go on! See it's neat. http://www.forgefx.com/casestudies/prenticehall/ph/solar_system/solarsystem.htm This is some crazy higher level space stuff. Give it to your HA kids to figure out. http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072482621/student_view0/interactives.html# Classification Links Classification Game (Easy) http://www.softschools.com/science/living_things/animals/animals.jsp Animal Classification Hangman http://www.apples4theteacher.com/hangman.html Classification Info http://www.kidsbiology.com/biology_basics/classification/classification1.php Matching Game http://www.quia.com/cm/1130.html?AP_rand=1890023910 Sorting Game http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/interactives/class.html Dichotomous Key Activity for grouping like item http://www.lnhs.org/hayhurst/ips/dichot/index.htm Animal Adaptations http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/climate/adaptations/index.cfm Best of the Net ~ Resources from Houghton Mifflin http://eduplace.com/science/bestofthenet/index.html Do you have kids that want to work with animals? Send them here. http://www.aspca.org/aspcakids/ Body Systems Online Heart Surgery! Fun! Fun! Fun! (Turn the sound down a bit.) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/eheart/transplant.html Repiratory System http://www.sk.lung.ca/content.cfm?edit_realword=hwbreathe Lung disease http://www.sk.lung.ca/content.cfm?edit_realword=kidsdisease How does smoking affect the lungs? http://www.sk.lung.ca/content.cfm?edit_realword=health Digestive System http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/digestive_system.html Take a walk along the digestive system. Brilliant! http://kitses.com/animation/swfs/digestion.swf Gross human body facts. http://yucky.discovery.com/flash/body/ Conservation This local group helps clean the Ohio River. Volunteer today! www.livinglandsandwaters.org Want to save the planet, but don’t know how? Look here. http://www.myearthhour.org/ Endangered Animal Stories Created by 5th graders. http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/5thgrade99/animals.htm Green Games http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/index.cfm Educational Videos http://www.earthdaytv.net/ MIT Solar Powered Race Car http://solar-cars.scripts.mit.edu/ Fastest Powered Solar Car http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5723794/ Solar Powered Car Resources http://www.aboutmyplanet.com/environment/solar-diy-car-kit Science Fair Links Howard Hughes Medical Institute science stuff for kids http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/ Project Ideas http://scienceclub.org/proj/kidproja.html Project Ideas Cont. http://sciencepage.org/scifair.htm Science Fair Central http://school.discoveryeducation.com/sciencefaircentral/ Useful Tips on Getting Started on Your Project http://sciencefairproject.virtualave.net/ Science Bob will put you on the right path for a wicked science fair project. http://www.sciencebob.com/sciencefair/resources.php Upper Level Ideas & Examples http://www.gnsef.org/resources.asp There look pretty wild. http://www.istf.ucf.edu/ Other Phases of Matter - Change matter from one state to another. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/8_9/solid_liquids.shtml Chemistry for Kids - matter, elements, & more http://www.chem4kids.com/ Forces / Simple Machines / Deductive Reasoning grades 4-12 http://edheads.org/ Science Games http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/onlinestuff/games.aspx Educational games…can you say fieldtrip??? http://www.childrensmuseum.org/ Health Indiana was awarded a 2009 USDA Team Nutrition Training Grant to implement Game On! The Ultimate Wellness Challenge during school year 2010-2011. This program provides specific instruction and resources designed to engage students, teachers, administrators, nutrition staff, parents and community volunteers. An excellent program for schools seeking help to implement wellness policies and initiatives, Game On! helps increase awareness and leads to behavior changes that positively impact health and achievement. More information about Game On! is available at www.actionforhealthykids.org http://www.actionforhealthykids.org/ Math K-12 Printable worksheets with ANSWER KEYS! Woo Hoo! www.math-drills.com Games indexed by skill or grade level http://aaamath.com/ K-6 Standardized Test Practice http://www.ixl.com/math/standards/indiana/fourth Powers of 10 http://microcosm.web.cern.ch/Microcosm/P10/english/welcome.html Visual Fractions http://www.visualfractions.com/ Math Games (Good multiplication review) http://aplusmath.com/ math skill games www.funbrain.com Rain Forest Math Games http://www.rainforestmaths.com/ Math Games http://resources.oswego.org/games/ Gallon Man http://www.lauracandler.com/filecabinet/math/PDF/mrgallonparts.pdf Academic Journal Entries on the subject of Math http://www.mathsolutions.com/index.cfm?page=wp10&crid=37 Congruent and Similar Shapes http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/similar_congruent/ Wealth of info K-12 about money http://www.usmint.gov/kids/teachers/ An entire list of math activities & games covering money, multiplication, telling time, even dreaded word problems. http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/directory/Math.htm Social Studies Biography Cube http://readwritethink.org/materials/bio_cube/ Find out what historical events took place on this day. http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/ This is just about the coolest thing I have ever seen. http://www.breathingearth.net/ Printable Maps http://www.yourchildlearns.com/geography.htm Free Federal resources http://free.ed.gov/ Hear Speeches, Music, and See Historical Artifacts http://www.authentichistory.com/ Audio/Video of the top 100 Political Speeches of all time. http://www.americanrhetoric.com/top100speechesall.html Medieval Times - build a trebuchet, build & destroy castles http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/trebuchet/ Settlements / Colonies Jamestown www.JamestownJourney.org Native Americans Native American & Westward Expansion Crafts from the Eiteljorg Museum http://eiteljorg.org/ejm_EducationActivities/TeacherInformation/ClassroomResources.asp The 50 States Info on the 50 States http://www.teachersfirst.com/share/states/index.cfm 50 States Info http://www.netstate.com/states/index.html More info on the 50 states http://www.50states.com/ State Animal Information http://www.stateanimals.com/ Color the President's Seal http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/president-cb.htm The Presidents Presidential Speeches http://historybuff.com/presidents/index.html Hear the Presidents Speak http://historyplace.com/specials/sounds-prez/index.html Find Presidential Speeches here. http://www.wfu.edu/~louden/Political%20Communication/Class%20Information/SPEECHES.html The Civil War U.S.S. Monitor www.monitorcenter.org Indiana Corydon Indiana http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corydon,_Indiana Made in Indiana Studebaker Automobiles http://www.studebakermuseum.org/history.asp Auburn, Cord, & Dusenburg Automobiles http://www.automobilemuseum.org/About/Pages/default.aspx Slavery & The Underground Railroad Interactive Site covers the Underground Railroad http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/?ESP=Teachers/ib/20091228/awa/bhm_sa_underground_railroad_2_5/salp/tout/ The Best Interactive Underground railroad site. See Following the footsteps. http://pathways.thinkport.org/flash_home.cfm Best hiding spots on the Underground RR http://www.nationalgeographic.com/railroad/kids.html history of Slaves, Pictures, Information http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/99/railroad/index.html Civil Rights ~ Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. & Civil Rights Lesson Plans http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/2006/3/06.03.05.x.html#i Life Lessons / Character Development The Dash http://www.thedashmovie.com/ Crabbies - Click on Meet the Crabbies to get started. http://www.crabbiemasters.com/fun.html Resources Free federal resources http://free.ed.gov/ Projector Activities http://www.internet4classrooms.com/on-line_powerpoint.htm Projector Visuals http://www.noc.soton.ac.uk/gg/classroom@sea/resources/posters/index.html Wilson Center www.wesc.k12.in.us Teaching Videos http://www.teachertube.com/ Open Educational Resources http://www.oercommons.org/ See live video feeds from areas in the news. http://www.earthcam.com/ Youtube for Teachers www.teachertube.com RTI info http://www.rtinetwork.org/ Computer Programs Kidspiration http://www.globalclassroom.org/together/kidspiration.html Post Student Grades Online - This is a lifesaver. I never have phone calls when reportcards go home. www.engrade.com Orchard http://www.orchardtreeofknowledge.com/OTOKApp/index.jsp Language Arts Early Elementary Goldmine! Learn your sounds here. www.starfall.com This is the ultimate spelling website. Kids type in their words & the site generates games based on their list. http://www.spellingcity.com/ GOBS of Literature Units & Lesson Plans. They are sorted alphabetically. http://www.loveland.k12.oh.us/district/technology/ITech/LES/Reading/A.htm Grammer Songs http://suzyred.com/music.html Listening/poetry/Writing Activities http://www.barbican.org.uk/canihaveaword/ grammar lessons www.funbrain.com Self Study Grammar Quizes http://a4esl.org/q/h/grammar.html This is an online dictionary that the kids like to use…go figure. http://dictionary.reference.com/ Challenge Spelling Words http://marvin.ibest.uidaho.edu/~heckendo/misspell.html Roald Dahl Resources http://www.roalddahl.com/ Roald Dahl Resources http://www.roalddahlfans.com/teachers.php#12 Roald Dahl Resources http://www.roalddahlfans.com/games/quiz.php?quizID=12 Roald Dahl Resources http://litplans.com/authors/Roald_Dahl.html Dreadful images, wretched info, unnerving games www.lemonysnicket.com Giggle Poetry is self explanatory. http://www.gigglepoetry.com/ Click on the "For Educators" tab to get started. http://poets.org/index.php Grammar K-6 High quality printable workbooks from Scott Foresman http://www.sfreading.com/resources/ghb.html Worksheet Builder: Parts of Speech http://www.worksheetworks.com/english/partsofspeech.html Grammar Excersizes http://www.roadtogrammar.com Writing Shapebook Patterns http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/hme/k_5/shapebook/ Use this to find schools in other states & invite them to be penpals. http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/ Writing Ideas (some are better than others) http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/brightideas/ Writing Prompts http://www.everydayspelling.com/workout/prompts/promptsndx.html Writing Prompts http://www.creativewritingprompts.com/ Writing Prompts http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/prompts.html Writing tips http://writing-for-kids.com/ The ABC's of the writing process http://www.angelfire.com/wi/writingprocess/ Tips on Decoding nonfiction text http://blogs.scholastic.com/top_teaching/2009/09/taking-a-closer-look-at-nonfiction.html Translation Services Translate English text into other languages http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_txt Translate English text into other languages http://www.freetranslation.com/ Computer Lab Skills Tips for Successful Online Research recommended gr. 5-12 http://www.answers.com/main/mp.jsp This website will do citations for you. http://www.citationmachine.net/ Grolier Online is a great place to start your research paper. http://go-passport.grolier.com/splash Holidays Holiday music, sing alongs, more http://www.brownielocks.com/ Compare Contrast the following 2 links http://holiday.icsc.org http://www.buynothingchristmas.org Christmas Videos http://www.history.com/topics/christmas Learn how to say Merry Christmas in 50 languages! http://www.santas.net/howmerrychristmasissaid.htm Halloween Pumpkin Webquest http://its.guilford.k12.nc.us/webquests/pumpkin/pumpkin.htm Carve a virtual pumpkin http://www.cubpack81.com/images/carve_pumpkin.swf Earth Day http://www.eeweek.org/ Earth Day http://www.earthdaytv.net/ EPA Website http://www.epa.gov/earthday/ KUM-BA-YA http://www.kidsforsavingearth.org/ Earth Day Activities http://www.chiff.com/home_life/holiday/earth-day.htm Earth Day Network http://www.earthday.net/ Thanksgiving http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/?eml=OT/20091119/mayflower/t_giving FUN Cool paper models! http://papertoys.com/ Find your coloring sheets here. http://www.coloring.ws/ Burnout Prevention http://www.theeducationcenter.com/tec/afc/home/TeachersCorner/go.do;jsessionid=5196FD271AC28646C728A855630B95DB Interactive Alphabet (Primary) http://www.bemboszoo.com/ Virtual Museums http://www.virtualfreesites.com/museums.museums.html Virtual Field Trips http://www.reacheverychild.com/feature/field_trip.html Atlantis http://www.unmuseum.org/atlantis.htm Atlantis http://www.activemind.com/Mysterious/Topics/Atlantis/index.html Atlantis http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3227295.stm Atlantis http://www.activemind.com/Mysterious/Topics/Atlantis/geography.html Indoor Games http://familyfun.go.com/playtime/ Indoor Games http://classroom-activities.suite101.com/article.cfm/indoor_games_for_the_classroom_on_rainy_days Indoor Games http://www.ehow.com/facts_4811485_indoor-classroom-activities.html Indoor Games http://classroom-activities.suite101.com/article.cfm/more_rainy_day_classroom_games High Ability Resources Click on the Teacher/Student Tabs for the better info. http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/ High Ability Ideas http://www.prufrock.com/client/client_pages/Modfying_Curriculum.cfm ISTEP Preparation 4th grade Demo for Math, LA, Science http://www.brainchild.com/statepages/StatePages.aspx?state=INhttp://www.brainchild.com/statepages/StatePages.aspx?state=IN K-6 Standardized Test Practice http://www.ixl.com/math/standards/indiana/fourth Mixed Bag http://members.evansville.net/mmemmer/istep.htm
EXCELLENT! Skill Builders for all grades, all subjects. http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_4th_original.htm Online Games, Skill Builders, and Puzzles http://quizhub.com/quiz/quizhub.cfm
Student Created PowerPoint Presentations (High Quality) http://www.graves.k12.ky.us/powerpoints/
Lesson Plans - You can sort by subject/grade/etc. http://www.curriculumproject.com/cgi-bin/tcp_verify.cgi?agency=Indiana+Department+of+Education&href=www.doe.in.gov/&logo=indi.gif&titletext=&uw=true&sw=false&app=uw This is an expansive web of resources. http://42explore.com/
Free Lesson Plans http://www.lessonplanspage.com/
Free Lesson Plans w/video accompaniment http://www.teachersdomain.org/
More Free Lesson Plans K-12 http://iupui.edu/~geni/
Online Games http://www.mrnussbaum.com/index.html
Lesson Plans - You can sort by subject/grade/etc. www.SmithsonianEducation.org
The Museum of Science, Art & Human Perception http://www.exploratorium.edu/
Elementary Links - all subjects A VIRTUAL SCHOOL. You can find anything here! http://www.kathimitchell.com/
This is a mixed bag of activities & resources. http://www.softschools.com/ Info, Educational Movies & Games: Tons of Activities! http://www.kidsknowit.com/
Teacher Resources from Friends in Oregon http://www.redmond.k12.or.us/145820220154234580/site/default.asp Miraculous Website from a 4th Grade Teacher http://www.mrsrenz.net/
Another Incredible Teacher's Website http://www.mrmyers.org/Site_Index/siteindex.html
All the Resources Available to Cleveland Elementary Schools! http://mail.clevelandcountyschools.org/~ccselem/ Printable worksheets http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/ Educational Games from the National History Museum http://www.nhm.ac.uk/kids-only/fun-games/ Facts! Facts! Facts! http://factmonster.info/ Enchanted Learning http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html There is plenty to do on this site. http://www.educationworld.com/ Puzzles, Poems, Coloring Sheets http://www.apples4theteacher.com/ The #1 site for online educational games for kids of all ages. (math, grammar, science, spelling, history) www.funbrain.com Science If Doktor Kaboom doesn't get you excited about science…nothing will. http://www.doktorkaboom.com/ 6-12 Sodaconstructor is a construction kit for interactive creations http://sodaplay.com/creators/soda/items/constructor Build a Robot http://pbskids.org/wordgirl/# Earth Science Creation of Earth ~ Artsy and about 15 minutes long http://www.lifethroughtime.com Rock & Mineral Lessons http://www.gmbservices.ca/Visits/OntarioRocks&MineralsCurriculum2007.htm Rock Cycles http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/rock.html Geo Mysteries http://www.childrensmuseum.org/geomysteries/index2.html Rocks & Minerals - Let's go prospectin'! http://www.msha.gov/KIDS/MRHP.HTM Indiana Geological Survey Website -info on natural resources / fossils http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html Here is some serious reading on fossils. http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/fossils/ Life Science Ecology Games http://www.gamequarium.com/ecology.html Build a Food Chain http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/frogs/chain_reaction/index.cfm Build a Prarie Online! http://www.bellmuseum.org/distancelearning/prairie/build/sb1.html Exploring Ecosystems http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/exploring_ecosystems/index.html Water Cycle / Weather Amazing Water Droplet Video! Introduce the Water Cycle? http://www.flixxy.com/water-drop.htm Interactive Weather Maker http://www.scholastic.com/kids/weather/ Weather for Kids - Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Clouds, Etc. http://eo.ucar.edu/webweather/ Space Higher level activities, planetary info at bottom of the page on bar http://www.windows2universe.org/teacher_resources/main/ecogames_nsta2007.html Solar System info & great pictures http://nineplanets.org/ Amazing Space! http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/eds/ Did you miss this from the link above???? http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/trading/directions.html Make an Astrolabe http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/AtHomeAstronomy/activity_07.html Make astonomy fun with these activities! http://www.kidsastronomy.com/fun/index.htm Educational Science Games http://funschool.kaboose.com/globe-rider/space/games/game_planet_pursuit.html See what the professionals have to say at Nasa.gov. http://www.nasa.gov/ Create your own planet. Investigate this before you use it. Parental Permission Required. http://www.tinyplanets.com/ Students can get the "feel" of gravity with these games. http://games-n-games.com/planets.html Everything you could possibly need to know about space is here. http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jmresources/outer/space.htm National Geographics page on our Solar System http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/solar-system 3D Solar System Generator…just look at it. Go on! See it's neat. http://www.forgefx.com/casestudies/prenticehall/ph/solar_system/solarsystem.htm This is some crazy higher level space stuff. Give it to your HA kids to figure out. http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072482621/student_view0/interactives.html# Classification Links Classification Game (Easy) http://www.softschools.com/science/living_things/animals/animals.jsp Animal Classification Hangman http://www.apples4theteacher.com/hangman.html Classification Info http://www.kidsbiology.com/biology_basics/classification/classification1.php Matching Game http://www.quia.com/cm/1130.html?AP_rand=1890023910 Sorting Game http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/interactives/class.html Dichotomous Key Activity for grouping like item http://www.lnhs.org/hayhurst/ips/dichot/index.htm Animal Adaptations http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/climate/adaptations/index.cfm Best of the Net ~ Resources from Houghton Mifflin http://eduplace.com/science/bestofthenet/index.html Do you have kids that want to work with animals? Send them here. http://www.aspca.org/aspcakids/ Body Systems Online Heart Surgery! Fun! Fun! Fun! (Turn the sound down a bit.) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/eheart/transplant.html Repiratory System http://www.sk.lung.ca/content.cfm?edit_realword=hwbreathe Lung disease http://www.sk.lung.ca/content.cfm?edit_realword=kidsdisease How does smoking affect the lungs? http://www.sk.lung.ca/content.cfm?edit_realword=health Digestive System http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/digestive_system.html Take a walk along the digestive system. Brilliant! http://kitses.com/animation/swfs/digestion.swf Gross human body facts. http://yucky.discovery.com/flash/body/ Conservation This local group helps clean the Ohio River. Volunteer today! www.livinglandsandwaters.org Want to save the planet, but don’t know how? Look here. http://www.myearthhour.org/ Endangered Animal Stories Created by 5th graders. http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/5thgrade99/animals.htm Green Games http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/index.cfm Educational Videos http://www.earthdaytv.net/ MIT Solar Powered Race Car http://solar-cars.scripts.mit.edu/ Fastest Powered Solar Car http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5723794/ Solar Powered Car Resources http://www.aboutmyplanet.com/environment/solar-diy-car-kit Science Fair Links Howard Hughes Medical Institute science stuff for kids http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/ Project Ideas http://scienceclub.org/proj/kidproja.html Project Ideas Cont. http://sciencepage.org/scifair.htm Science Fair Central http://school.discoveryeducation.com/sciencefaircentral/ Useful Tips on Getting Started on Your Project http://sciencefairproject.virtualave.net/ Science Bob will put you on the right path for a wicked science fair project. http://www.sciencebob.com/sciencefair/resources.php Upper Level Ideas & Examples http://www.gnsef.org/resources.asp There look pretty wild. http://www.istf.ucf.edu/ Other Phases of Matter - Change matter from one state to another. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/8_9/solid_liquids.shtml Chemistry for Kids - matter, elements, & more http://www.chem4kids.com/ Forces / Simple Machines / Deductive Reasoning grades 4-12 http://edheads.org/ Science Games http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/onlinestuff/games.aspx Educational games…can you say fieldtrip??? http://www.childrensmuseum.org/ Health Indiana was awarded a 2009 USDA Team Nutrition Training Grant to implement Game On! The Ultimate Wellness Challenge during school year 2010-2011. This program provides specific instruction and resources designed to engage students, teachers, administrators, nutrition staff, parents and community volunteers. An excellent program for schools seeking help to implement wellness policies and initiatives, Game On! helps increase awareness and leads to behavior changes that positively impact health and achievement. More information about Game On! is available at www.actionforhealthykids.org http://www.actionforhealthykids.org/ Math K-12 Printable worksheets with ANSWER KEYS! Woo Hoo! www.math-drills.com Games indexed by skill or grade level http://aaamath.com/ K-6 Standardized Test Practice http://www.ixl.com/math/standards/indiana/fourth Powers of 10 http://microcosm.web.cern.ch/Microcosm/P10/english/welcome.html Visual Fractions http://www.visualfractions.com/ Math Games (Good multiplication review) http://aplusmath.com/ math skill games www.funbrain.com Rain Forest Math Games http://www.rainforestmaths.com/ Math Games http://resources.oswego.org/games/ Gallon Man http://www.lauracandler.com/filecabinet/math/PDF/mrgallonparts.pdf Academic Journal Entries on the subject of Math http://www.mathsolutions.com/index.cfm?page=wp10&crid=37 Congruent and Similar Shapes http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/similar_congruent/ Wealth of info K-12 about money http://www.usmint.gov/kids/teachers/ An entire list of math activities & games covering money, multiplication, telling time, even dreaded word problems. http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/directory/Math.htm Social Studies Biography Cube http://readwritethink.org/materials/bio_cube/ Find out what historical events took place on this day. http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/ This is just about the coolest thing I have ever seen. http://www.breathingearth.net/ Printable Maps http://www.yourchildlearns.com/geography.htm Free Federal resources http://free.ed.gov/ Hear Speeches, Music, and See Historical Artifacts http://www.authentichistory.com/ Audio/Video of the top 100 Political Speeches of all time. http://www.americanrhetoric.com/top100speechesall.html Medieval Times - build a trebuchet, build & destroy castles http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/trebuchet/ Settlements / Colonies Jamestown www.JamestownJourney.org Native Americans Native American & Westward Expansion Crafts from the Eiteljorg Museum http://eiteljorg.org/ejm_EducationActivities/TeacherInformation/ClassroomResources.asp The 50 States Info on the 50 States http://www.teachersfirst.com/share/states/index.cfm 50 States Info http://www.netstate.com/states/index.html More info on the 50 states http://www.50states.com/ State Animal Information http://www.stateanimals.com/ Color the President's Seal http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/president-cb.htm The Presidents Presidential Speeches http://historybuff.com/presidents/index.html Hear the Presidents Speak http://historyplace.com/specials/sounds-prez/index.html Find Presidential Speeches here. http://www.wfu.edu/~louden/Political%20Communication/Class%20Information/SPEECHES.html The Civil War U.S.S. Monitor www.monitorcenter.org Indiana Corydon Indiana http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corydon,_Indiana Made in Indiana Studebaker Automobiles http://www.studebakermuseum.org/history.asp Auburn, Cord, & Dusenburg Automobiles http://www.automobilemuseum.org/About/Pages/default.aspx Slavery & The Underground Railroad Interactive Site covers the Underground Railroad http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/?ESP=Teachers/ib/20091228/awa/bhm_sa_underground_railroad_2_5/salp/tout/ The Best Interactive Underground railroad site. See Following the footsteps. http://pathways.thinkport.org/flash_home.cfm Best hiding spots on the Underground RR http://www.nationalgeographic.com/railroad/kids.html history of Slaves, Pictures, Information http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/99/railroad/index.html Civil Rights ~ Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. & Civil Rights Lesson Plans http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/2006/3/06.03.05.x.html#i Life Lessons / Character Development The Dash http://www.thedashmovie.com/ Crabbies - Click on Meet the Crabbies to get started. http://www.crabbiemasters.com/fun.html Resources Free federal resources http://free.ed.gov/ Projector Activities http://www.internet4classrooms.com/on-line_powerpoint.htm Projector Visuals http://www.noc.soton.ac.uk/gg/classroom@sea/resources/posters/index.html Wilson Center www.wesc.k12.in.us Teaching Videos http://www.teachertube.com/ Open Educational Resources http://www.oercommons.org/ See live video feeds from areas in the news. http://www.earthcam.com/ Youtube for Teachers www.teachertube.com RTI info http://www.rtinetwork.org/ Computer Programs Kidspiration http://www.globalclassroom.org/together/kidspiration.html Post Student Grades Online - This is a lifesaver. I never have phone calls when reportcards go home. www.engrade.com Orchard http://www.orchardtreeofknowledge.com/OTOKApp/index.jsp Language Arts Early Elementary Goldmine! Learn your sounds here. www.starfall.com This is the ultimate spelling website. Kids type in their words & the site generates games based on their list. http://www.spellingcity.com/ GOBS of Literature Units & Lesson Plans. They are sorted alphabetically. http://www.loveland.k12.oh.us/district/technology/ITech/LES/Reading/A.htm Grammer Songs http://suzyred.com/music.html Listening/poetry/Writing Activities http://www.barbican.org.uk/canihaveaword/ grammar lessons www.funbrain.com Self Study Grammar Quizes http://a4esl.org/q/h/grammar.html This is an online dictionary that the kids like to use…go figure. http://dictionary.reference.com/ Challenge Spelling Words http://marvin.ibest.uidaho.edu/~heckendo/misspell.html Roald Dahl Resources http://www.roalddahl.com/ Roald Dahl Resources http://www.roalddahlfans.com/teachers.php#12 Roald Dahl Resources http://www.roalddahlfans.com/games/quiz.php?quizID=12 Roald Dahl Resources http://litplans.com/authors/Roald_Dahl.html Dreadful images, wretched info, unnerving games www.lemonysnicket.com Giggle Poetry is self explanatory. http://www.gigglepoetry.com/ Click on the "For Educators" tab to get started. http://poets.org/index.php Grammar K-6 High quality printable workbooks from Scott Foresman http://www.sfreading.com/resources/ghb.html Worksheet Builder: Parts of Speech http://www.worksheetworks.com/english/partsofspeech.html Grammar Excersizes http://www.roadtogrammar.com Writing Shapebook Patterns http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/hme/k_5/shapebook/ Use this to find schools in other states & invite them to be penpals. http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/ Writing Ideas (some are better than others) http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/brightideas/ Writing Prompts http://www.everydayspelling.com/workout/prompts/promptsndx.html Writing Prompts http://www.creativewritingprompts.com/ Writing Prompts http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/prompts.html Writing tips http://writing-for-kids.com/ The ABC's of the writing process http://www.angelfire.com/wi/writingprocess/ Tips on Decoding nonfiction text http://blogs.scholastic.com/top_teaching/2009/09/taking-a-closer-look-at-nonfiction.html Translation Services Translate English text into other languages http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_txt Translate English text into other languages http://www.freetranslation.com/ Computer Lab Skills Tips for Successful Online Research recommended gr. 5-12 http://www.answers.com/main/mp.jsp This website will do citations for you. http://www.citationmachine.net/ Grolier Online is a great place to start your research paper. http://go-passport.grolier.com/splash Holidays Holiday music, sing alongs, more http://www.brownielocks.com/ Compare Contrast the following 2 links http://holiday.icsc.org http://www.buynothingchristmas.org Christmas Videos http://www.history.com/topics/christmas Learn how to say Merry Christmas in 50 languages! http://www.santas.net/howmerrychristmasissaid.htm Halloween Pumpkin Webquest http://its.guilford.k12.nc.us/webquests/pumpkin/pumpkin.htm Carve a virtual pumpkin http://www.cubpack81.com/images/carve_pumpkin.swf Earth Day http://www.eeweek.org/ Earth Day http://www.earthdaytv.net/ EPA Website http://www.epa.gov/earthday/ KUM-BA-YA http://www.kidsforsavingearth.org/ Earth Day Activities http://www.chiff.com/home_life/holiday/earth-day.htm Earth Day Network http://www.earthday.net/ Thanksgiving http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/?eml=OT/20091119/mayflower/t_giving FUN Cool paper models! http://papertoys.com/ Find your coloring sheets here. http://www.coloring.ws/ Burnout Prevention http://www.theeducationcenter.com/tec/afc/home/TeachersCorner/go.do;jsessionid=5196FD271AC28646C728A855630B95DB Interactive Alphabet (Primary) http://www.bemboszoo.com/ Virtual Museums http://www.virtualfreesites.com/museums.museums.html Virtual Field Trips http://www.reacheverychild.com/feature/field_trip.html Atlantis http://www.unmuseum.org/atlantis.htm Atlantis http://www.activemind.com/Mysterious/Topics/Atlantis/index.html Atlantis http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3227295.stm Atlantis http://www.activemind.com/Mysterious/Topics/Atlantis/geography.html Indoor Games http://familyfun.go.com/playtime/ Indoor Games http://classroom-activities.suite101.com/article.cfm/indoor_games_for_the_classroom_on_rainy_days Indoor Games http://www.ehow.com/facts_4811485_indoor-classroom-activities.html Indoor Games http://classroom-activities.suite101.com/article.cfm/more_rainy_day_classroom_games High Ability Resources Click on the Teacher/Student Tabs for the better info. http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/ High Ability Ideas http://www.prufrock.com/client/client_pages/Modfying_Curriculum.cfm ISTEP Preparation 4th grade Demo for Math, LA, Science http://www.brainchild.com/statepages/StatePages.aspx?state=INhttp://www.brainchild.com/statepages/StatePages.aspx?state=IN K-6 Standardized Test Practice http://www.ixl.com/math/standards/indiana/fourth Mixed Bag http://members.evansville.net/mmemmer/istep.htm
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Homework Help
EBSCO Database of articles and dinosaurus research center.
Family Educatino Network- Homework help
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Homework Planet
TerraServer Maps
http://terraserver-usa.com/
Amazing aerial photographs and maps of virtually anywhere in America!
Spanish Explorers
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/spanish_explorers.htm
Excellent site with kid-friendly information on Spanish explorers
Virtual Jamestown
http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/vcdh/jamestown/tscreators.html
Packed the information about the colony of Jamestown
The Jamestown Online Adventure
http://www.historyglobe.com/jamestown/
http://terraserver-usa.com/
Amazing aerial photographs and maps of virtually anywhere in America!
Spanish Explorers
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/spanish_explorers.htm
Excellent site with kid-friendly information on Spanish explorers
Virtual Jamestown
http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/vcdh/jamestown/tscreators.html
Packed the information about the colony of Jamestown
The Jamestown Online Adventure
http://www.historyglobe.com/jamestown/