June 2001
General | Grades K-2 | Grades 3-5 | Grades 6-8
General
The Age of Exploration
Links to many European explorers from Leif Erikson to Columbus
to Balboa to Magellan complete with worksheets, activities,
and lesson plans.
http://www.connectingstudents.com/themes/explore.htm
Alexander the Great on the Web
Comprehensive links covering all aspects of Alexander the
Great including biographies, maps, art, and literature reviews,
with links to Macedonia, Persia, the Hellenistic Period, including
a section of student art and reports.
http://www.isidore-of-seville.com/alexander/
Alphabet Superhiway
Students build exhibits and projects to share online using
the defined guidelines.
http://www.ash.udel.edu/ash/
Awards and Certificates
Need to pass out some awards? Here are templates for different
types of certificates from Teacher Vision.
http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-6076.html?egs060402
Cells Alive!
Discover how plant and animal cells divide through animations.
Every time you return to the home page you will discover a
new picture or animation to explore.
http://www.cellsalive.com/index.htm
Culture Quest World Tour
Join Parsifal Penguin and Ophelia Owl as they journey throughout
the world to investigate the customs, beliefs, and art of
various cultures.
http://www.ipl.org/youth/cquest/
End of the Year Brain Games
Fun curricular games to keep students learning.
http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-6110.html?egs060403
Exercises in Math Readiness
Definitions, tutorials, and math practice problems for grades
K- 12.
http://math.usask.ca/readin/menu.html
Father's Day Fun
Kid's Domain offers some crafts, projects, activities, and
links for this holiday.
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/dad/
Flag Day
When did this holiday start and what is the story behind it's
beginnings?
http://www.worldbook.com/fun/tty/html/flag_day.htm
Flashcard Exchange
Hundreds of flashcards at every level and subject area. Create
your own to put on the community supported site to share with
colleagues.
http://www.flashcardexchange.com/index.jsp
Food Finder
What's in that burger, fries, and soda, anyway? Check out
the nutrient contents of fast food from a number of popular
restaurants.
http://www.olen.com/food/
Insummer Inservice
Brought to you by Time for Teachers, these weekly resources
are available for free to teachers who register (also free).
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/teachers/yourtime/storycover/0,6783,107530,00.html
King's Math Activities
A number of math activities at many levels.
http://www.k111.k12.il.us/king/math.htm
The Pony Express
Learn about the eighteen years of the Pony Express, the trail
taken, the riders, watch the video clip, or take the interactive
quiz.
http://www.mkn.org/ponyexpress/
Sign Language Improves Reading Skills
This interesting article points out that Preschoolers and
Kindergartners who have learned sign language score higher
in reading than those who have not. Note the findings for
Black and disabled students. Teaching ASL may be a new solution
to low reading scores.
http://www.geocities.com/deafnewsonline/signlanguage.htm
Vietnam: Echoes from the Wall
Students learn the facts about the Vietnam Era through timelines,
video clips from those who both supported and opposed the
war, and through investigation. Students learn to involve
community veterans, to approach media for publicity, and to
create special school and community events throughout the
school year.
http://www.teachvietnam.com/
World Book Fun and Learning
A wealth of learning activities for kids of all ages, including
special reports, geography, important events of each month,
craft projects, recipes, riddles, virtual nature walks, games,
and other fun activities.
http://www2.worldbook.com/students/
PBS TeacherLine Live Chat
Provides professional development for K-12 teachers, future
teachers, administrators, and college professors. Register
free to benefit from recent research using synchronous discussions
connecting mathematics instruction and technology.
http://teacherline.pbs.org/teacherline/
Grades K-2
Our First Grade Backpack
Online books and stories, places to go from a Kansas wheatfield
to a rainforest to Australia, animals to discover from dinosaurs
to whales to spiders, and math games giving practice with
patterns, adding, subtracting, and problem solving.
http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Tower/1217/grade1.html
Our National Parks: Recreation and Preservation
Primary students learn about the National Park System with
connections to geography.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/14/gk2/parks.html
Songs and Fingerplays
Songs for cleanup, lineup, calendar fun, numbers, and more!
http://www.kinderthemes.com/Songsideasandchecklists.html
Summer Reading Lists for PreK Ð grade 3
Parents will want booklists for the summer, so be prepared.
http://teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-6084.html
Grades 3-5
Can You Haiku
Teach haiku with this extensive lesson plan from EDCITEment
http://edsitement.neh.gov/lessonplans/can_you_haiku.html
Common Cold
What is a common cold? How does it spread? What is the best
treatment? Examine a CAT scan of the nose and sinuses and
see an animation of how a cold affects them.
http://www.commoncold.org/
The Flat Stanley Project
An international literacy and communications project for students
and their teachers. Create Flat Stanleys based on Jeff Brown's
book to mail all over the world. Host classes fill out journals
about their honored guest before returning.
http://www.enoreo.on.ca/flatstanley/index.htm
Pocahontas
Discover the real story of this native American Indian princess
and her important role in American history.
http://www.apva.org/history/pocahont.html
Summer Reading Lists for Grades 4-5
Keep them reading all summer long with this list of literary
works.
http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-6098.html
What is a Fraction?
The basics in computing fractions using each of the four basic
operations, including mixed numbers. Encourage students to
keep reviewing over the summer.
http://www.coolmath.com/lessons/fractions1.html
Wonderworld Theme Park
Students can create a new theme park that showcases some of
the world's natural and archaeological wonders.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/04/g35/wonderworld.html
Grades 6-8
Algebra Tutoring by Ms. Lindquist
Here is free computer tutoring for algebra word problems.
The site can be used for homework, student practice, or for
tracking students' progress in mastery learning.
http://www.algebratutor.org/
New Perspectives on The West
Middle school lesson plans on the people, places, and events
which helped shape the Old West. Lesson plans and quizzes
are included.
http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/wpages/wpgs400/w4clark.htm
Summer Reading Lists for Grades 6-8
Here are recommended books for middle school students.
http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-6099.html
Women's Rights
The women's suffrage movement in the United States from 1840-
1920 Presented by the American Memory Fellows Program. These
three lessons are geared for students in grades 9-12, but
the resources can be adapted to other levels.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/99/suffrage/intro.html
Yellowstone Wolves
Middle School students examine the relationship of species
to habitats with a look at the wildlife in Yellowstone National
Park.
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/curriculum/livenviron/activities_6-8.html
Your Sky
An online planetarium shows the night sky from any longitude
and latitude you choose.
http://www.fourmilab.to/yoursky/
Summer Reading Lists for Grades 9-12
A list of literary works for advanced middle school students
through high school.
http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-6097.html
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