January 2001
General | Grades K-2 | Grades 3-5 | Grades 6-8
General
7 Steps for Kids to Take to Save the Rainforests
http://www.ran.org/kids_action/s01_seven.html
13 Strategies to Improve Reading Performance
Thirteen practical strategies from the report "Leave No Child Behind" that help Chicago's administrators support measurable gains in reading.
http://www.education-world.com/a_admin/admin148.shtml
AAA Math
Hundreds pages of basic math skills with explanations, interactive practice and challenge games. Math problems are randomly created.
Adprima
Information for new and future teachers (and seasoned teachers, too) from lesson plans to parent/school relationships, to helpful hints in discipline and classroom management. This site is full of practical ideas to help you in your classroom.
Astronomy Picture of the Day from NASA
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
A Teeny, Tiny Book About Martin Luther King
A book you can print out for students to assemble and color.
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/6459/mlk.html
Booktalks
Booktalks are a great way to motivate students to want to read more. Here is a guide to giving successful booktalks along with hundreds of booktalks, often several reviews for each title listed by title, author, subject, awards, interest level, etc.
http://nancykeane.com/booktalks/
BBC Education Schools on line
British Broadcasting Corporation site for education
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/schools/
Best Books of the Year
The Children's Literature Web Guide publishes their best choices.
http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/bestbooks.html
Booklists for Young Adults on the Web
Compiled by Maggi Rohde using resources from librarians and educators, these booklists are compiled mostly by subject matter and include short summaries.
http://www.seemore.mi.org/booklists/
Bob Bear's Story - Where Did the Teddy Bear Come From
An illustrated view of Teddy Roosevelt's life from a teddy bear's perspective.
http://www.dinosaur.org/teefr/bearbob.htm
California Standards for the Teaching Profession
This standards guideline was developed to help teachers to define and develop their professional roles.
http://www.ctc.ca.gov/cstppublication/cstpreport.html
Create Your Own Newspaper (CRAYON)
Help your class develop a newspaper with ease at this site and publish it on the web.
Dictionary. Com
There's more to this dictionary than most: find bookstore recommendations, thesaurus help, foreign language translations, word of the day, etc. Ask Doctor Dictionary questions about words or grammar, or download daily crosswords or wordsearch puzzles.
Discovering Lewis and Clark
Drama and storytelling for children
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/drama.htm
Encyclopedia Britannica Guide to Black History
Need some resources to help you plan for Black History month?
Explore Science.com: an interactive learning experience
http://www.explorescience.com/
Fables, Fairy Tales, and Nursery Rhymes
Lovely illustrations accompany this wide selection.
http://www.ivyjoy.com/fables/index.shtml
February Stuff
Includes coloring pages and wordsearch puzzles for Ground Hog Day and ValentineÕs Day
http://www.infoline.officehiway.com/february_stuff.htm
Get Harry Potter's Latest Adventure FREE!
Sign up with the Literary Guild and get 5 books for only $2!!! There are many books to choose from...
http://www.onresponse.com/onR_Ads.asp?a=8618&d=1101
Getty Museum
ArtsEdNet site full of ready to use lesson plans using discipline-based art techniques
http://www.artsednet.getty.edu/
Glacier and the Ice Ages
A great site explaining all about glaciers with pictures and diagrams.
http://www.uvm.edu/whale/GlaciersGlacialAges.html
Go West Across the Country with Lewis and Clark - National Geographic
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/west/
Guide to Grammar and Writing
Definitions, examples, and quizzes for everything from run-on sentences to comma splices to subject-verb agreement. You'll find many helpful pages here.
http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/index.htm
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators in Literature and Language Arts
This is a categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. It is updated often to include the best sites for teaching and learning.
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/arts/artlit.html
Make Wild Pets for Your Pencil with Clay
http://www.nwf.org/rrick/2000/aug00/pencil.html
Math Fact Cafe
Make your own math fact worksheets quickly and easily or use the ready-made practice pages. Includes the 4 basic operations and greater than/ less than options.
Music Spelling Rules
Spelling rules are more easily learned when sung to a tune. The music is available for you to teach your students, and then they can practice what they have learned.
http://gardenofpraise.com/spell1.htm
Online field guide
This is a searchable database of over 4,500 plant and animal species found in North America. Lots of pictures and interesting facts.
On this Day- A January calendar with lots of resources
http://www.a0kteacherstuff.com/January_holiday_stuff.htm
RHL School
Enormous supply of free good quality worksheets for teaching, reinforcement, and review.
Saxon basic fact sheets online
http://www.saxonpublishers.com/activities/basic_fact_sheets/index.html
Science Fair Projects (by grade level)
http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/sciencefairs/
Science Master links to all kinds of science connections
Sites for teachers
What a wealth of sources to choose from! Printable theme units, book report forms, word puzzles, thousands of creative ways to teach.
http://www.sitesforteachers.com/index.html
Spellaroo
Find the word that is not spelled correctly. This site connects to other games for math and language arts
http://www.funbrain.com/spellroo/
Virtual Field Trips
Field trip budget non-existent? Take your class on a virtual field trip from the desert to the sea; explore fierce creatures and tornadoes.
http://www.uen.org/utahlink/tours/
Vocabulary University
Vocabulary words at various levels, some linked to themes, games, projects, motivating puzzles with great ideas to help students want to learn words
What do the best teachers do?
Beth Lewis found some common characteristics among the winners of the American Teacher Awards. This site for elementary educators has over 700 links. You will want to bookmark this one and check back often for regular updates.
http://k-6educators.about.com/library/weekly/aa010701a.htm
Ways kids can help the homeless
From 54 ways you can encourage your class to help the homeless.
http://www.earthsystems.org/ways/VI.html
Grades K-2
100th Day Celebrations
Here are some ideas for celebrating that special 100th day.
http://lessonplanz.com/Lesson_Plans/Mathematics/_Grades_K-2/100th_Day/
AAA Math for Kindergarten
Each page has an explanation, and interactive activity, and a challenge game.
http://www.aaamath.com/kindergarten.html
AAA Math for first grade
http://www.aaamath.com/grade1.html
AAA Math for second grade
http://www.aaamath.com/grade2.html
Alphabet game
Pre-readers learn letter - sound relationships playing an educational alphabet game. Also includes free phonics software.
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/lettersounds.htm
Animated Story of the Alphabet
Here is a fun way for students to review the letters and sounds of the alphabet.
http://www.pacificnet.net/~cmoore/alphabet/index.htm
Book activities and lesson plans for Kindergartners
http://lessonplanz.com/Lesson_Plans/Language_Arts/___Book_Activities/_Kindergarten/
Book activities and lesson plans for first grade
http://lessonplanz.com/Lesson_Plans/Language_Arts/___Book_Activities/Grade_1/
Book activities and lesson plans for second grade
http://lessonplanz.com/Lesson_Plans/Language_Arts/___Book_Activities/Grade_2/
Here come the Ticklebugs-
Read stories, download pictures to color, and write to your favorite ticklebug.
Primary Math activities
Varnelle Moore presents activities in geometry and measurement for primary students.
http://mathforum.com/varnelle/index.html
Pocket Buddies
Read stories about these cute characters. You can even order them for your classroom.
Virtual Alphabet
Teachers can use this site to review the alphabet with their students. Each letter has an animal character associated with it, an original song with a familiar melody, and links to other pages about that animal.
http://www2.minot.k12.nd.us/classrooms/madden/virtual_alphabet.htm
The World of Puppets
K-2 students create their own puppets and explore world cultures through their puppetry.
http://www.itdc.sbcss.k12.ca.us/curriculum/puppetry.html
Grades 3-5
3rd Grade Language Arts resources
This site has many reproducible worksheets to help parents understand what is important for third graders.
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/CompactforReading/table3.html
3rd Grade Math
Here are many reproducible practice pages just for third grade.
http://www.aaamath.com/grade3.html
4th grade web links
A California School has found some great sources to support the 4th grade curriculum.
http://www.islavista.goleta.k12.ca.us/9899/4thgradewebsites.html
5th grade social studies resources
This fifth grade teacher has compiled some excellent American History sites.
http://scnc.pas.k12.mi.us/~elemlab/5sslink.htm
The Biography Maker
These lessons explain what a biography should be and walk writers through questioning, learning, synthesis, and story-telling. Includes links to relevant resources and tips for effective writing.
http://www.bham.wednet.edu/bio/biomaker.htm
Black History Month: Exploring African American Issues on the Web
Pacific Bell Education First offers five different activities including "Black History Hotlist, "Sampling African America", "Black History Treasure Hunt", " Integration?", "Tuskegee Tragedy". While some issues are for older students, you may find some interesting information to motivate students in making wiser choices for their future.
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/BHM/AfroAm.html
Critical evaluation of a web site at the elementary level
Use these guidelines to help students learn to evaluate web pages on their own.
http://www.worldfront.com/kabob/elemeval.htm
English Grammar 101
English grammar tutorials for language arts. This is an instructional series originally designed for students, middle school through high school, but will be helpful to anyone striving to improve his or her English grammar skills.
Hear Ye! Hear Ye!
Speech lesson for middle school students, but could be useful for any age. Gives tools for effective public speaking, and helps students gain confidence in speaking in various situations.
http://eclipse.co.buncombe.k12.nc.us/public/webquests/jbrown1/giving_a_speech.htm
Let it Snow Math Challenge
Some winter math problems to challenge your students.
http://www.dcmrats.org/challenge.html
Literacy Program
Very comprehensive literacy program from Santa Rosa
http://www.santarosa.k12.fl.us/langarts/Literacy.htm
Links to 3,500 lesson plans
Need a lesson plan? Here they are...
Maps and Globes
Compton's Encyclopedia writes this great introduction to the many benefits of maps for the elementary-age crowd.
http://www.comptons.com/encyclopedia/ARTICLES/0100/01157888_A.html
Pattern block fractions
http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Patterns/
Science experiments for kids
http://www.tryscience.org/exp_firstframesa.html
Smoking Stinks
Site sponsored by Kids Health gives facts and resources concerning the dangers of smoking.
http://kidshealth.org/kid/watch/house/smoking.html
Grades 6-8
Amazing Earth Games from Discovery
Work with natural disasters like hurricanes, earthquakes, and asteroids falling to earth.
http://www.discovery.com/stories/nature/games/games.html
Civil rights photography of Charles Moore
http://www.civilrightsphotos.com/
Color matters
Explore color as it relates to the brain, the body, vision, art design, science, computers, factoids, etc.
http://www.colormatters.com/entercolormatters.html
Einstein - Images and Impact
Lots of pictures and information about Einstein.
http://www.aip.org/history/einstein/
Eratosthenes
Measured the circumference of the Earth with a stick 2,200 years ago
http://www.ccnet.com/~odyssey/sfa0296.html
History of Computers
http://www.eingang.org/Lecture/
How Stuff Works - Computers and Internet
Includes DSL, Email, Computer Memory and more
http://www.howstuffworks.com/category.htm?cat=sc-comp
Isaac Newton Biography
http://www.northstar.k12.ak.us/schools/ryn/spacerace/People/newton.html
Learning to Look
6-8 art lesson from the Center for creative photography
http://dizzy.library.arizona.edu/branches/ccp/aaguide/lookguid.htm
Links for polygons
Cynthia Lanius presents an interesting polygon project
http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Geom/pol.html
Maya Astronomy
Links to the Maya culture with a look at the Maya calendar, math, writing, etc.
http://www.michielb.nl/maya/astro.html
National Geographic's Map Machine
Gives some great links for understanding various map projections, allows you to zoom in to maps of the Earth from space, and offers info on facts and flags from countries around the world.
http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/
Math All Around Us - Math with an Attitude
http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/5427/
Middleweb.com
An excellent site geared toward middle school educators.
Middle school curricular resources
http://www.middleweb.com/ContntCurr.html
Middle school science resources
http://www.middleweb.com/CurrScience.html
Powers of Ten
Multiply and divide whole numbers and decimals numbers by powers of ten
http://www.quia.com/jg/65637.html
Round Earth, flat maps
gives animated understanding of various map projections:
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/2000/exploration/projections/
Star Facts Articles
Helpful information with many interesting space facts for space units:
http://www.ccnet.com/~odyssey/
Voices of Youth
The UNICEF online forum that invites young people to learn about and express their views on today's global issues of development, peace and justice. Includes resources for educators, as well.
Weekly Brain Teaser from Education Place
http://www.eduplace.com/math/brain/34-247.html
What Makes Waves
http://www.brainpop.com/science/light/waves/
Winter Trivia and Facts
Lots of information here
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/er/lwx/winter/TRIVIA.htm
CyberScoop Archive Page
TEAMS Support Page
Electronic Hallway