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Reading/Language Arts
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Starfall
- Online reading activities primarily aimed at first grade, however
there are also materials and activities for pre-kindergarten,
kindergarten and second grade
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Literacy
Center - A collection of online exercises to support and
reinforce the skills of a very low level reader, aimed at kindergarten
and pre-kindergarten
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Jan Brett's Website - Pictures, activities, coloring
pages and more |
UsingEnglish.com
- A site dedicated to providing resources, lessons, and assistance for
teachers who work with students learning English as a second language
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ESLKidsStuff
- Another site aimed at students who are learning English as
a Second Language. Contains song sheets, worksheets,
games, flashcards, and more links to for educators working with
ESL students
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| Myths
Brainstorming Machine - How many times have you
heard your kids say, "But I don't know what to write about!!!!"
This site lets students create a picture scene including gods,
monsters, setting, and motivations. Then when the students are
finished, they can view a written storymap which will provide word
suggestions to use in writing their myth. Wonderful writing
prompt for reluctant writers |
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Math
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Math.com
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Mathamatics
Problems and Warmups - Looking for some math word problems for your
class to practice? Check out this site for problems about
addition, subtraction, square numbers, geometry, probability, algebra,
cubic numbers, statistics, rates, fractions and more!
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Tangram
Puzzles - Learn about geometry and spacial relationships in this
series of puzzle games
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Inch by
Inch - Are you and your students learning about measuring?
This elementary lesson plan suggestion involves both mathamatic and
hands on kinesthetic learning techniques.
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Good Grape-cious! - A
fun and tasty way to learn about ratios and proportions using grape
juice. MMMmmm... Educat-a-licious!
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Famous
Paradoxes - What do you call a pair of dachshunds? Why a
paradox ofcourse! Come share these famous mathamatical paradoxes
with your class and tickle their minds with tricky topics and multiple
mathamatical quandries...
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What is a
Million - What does a million look like? How much space would
it take up? Help younger students learn about larger numbers in a
hands-on activity
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Science
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Science
for Teachers - Lesson
plans, instructional materials, resource sites, and other great science
resources. Contains lesson plans for K - 12
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Physical
Science Resources for Teachers of K - 12 - An amazing
site with online books complete with audio tracks which students can
read and listen to at the same time
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Resources
for K - 12 Teachers and Students of Science - Ebooks,
lesson plans, expiriments, and more - all concerning different areas of
science.
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Animal
Lessons by the ASPCA - Learn about animals in lessons geared
tworads K - 8 in this website hosted by the American Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
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Geological
Society of America - Websites, lesson plans etc for
grades K - 12
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Oceanography
for Kids - Fishes, and whales, and turtles, oh my!!!
Learn about the ocean, its currents, sea life, and such things as live
20,000 leagues under the sea in this collection of webpages, lesson
plans, and resources for younger students
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NASA/MSU
CERES Project Educational Activities - Brought to you by those
great folks at NASA, kids can learn about space, planets, orbital
paths, the sun, how life is sustained on our planet, amongst other
subjects in lesson plans guaged on time required and grade level
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Gander Academy Dinosaur
Resources - Hosted by Jim Cornish, fifth grade teacher, this site
provides information, lesson plans, book suggestions, activities, web
links, and ideas for studying dinosaurs at the elementary level
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Social Studies/Government
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| Ben's
Guide to Government - Guided by one of the most amazing
founding fathers ever, Ben Franklin, you are invited to explore
our government, its
symbols, how laws are made, election, citizenship,
historical documents, and a comprehensive page of links to U.S.
government websites for kids. This is possibly one of the
best sites on the Internet devoted to explaining and exploring
the U.S. government with kids in mind. There are
separate areas of this website devoted to age groups ranging from
kindergarten to twelth grade |
The
Official White House WebPage for Kids
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U.S.
Treasury for Kids - Everything you ever wanted to know
about money and how it is made. Also links to other U.S.
government websites developed for children
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America's
Story - Brought to you by the Library of Congress
. Learn about famous Americans, American history, and take a
virtual trip trip through the states...
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Portals
to the World - Electronic resources to the nations of
the world selected by the great folks working the Library of
Congress. (This site will most likely be useful for those working
with highschool students)
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American
Presidents - Past, present and...Lots of
information! Find out biographical facts, see portraits, and read
passages devoted to the leaders of our nation. (This site is aimed
twords higher level readers and will be most useful to teachers and
highschool students)
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About the Bald Eagle - Everything you ever wanted to
know our national emblem and then some. |
Kids
Castle - Explore a Middle Ages castle. Find people, explore
parts of the castle, and read about strange medieval activities.
Pictures and information about these huge buildings that once upon
time, royal families used to call home.
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Miscellaneous
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| KidsPageArchive
- Worksheets for a variety of grades on a variety of subjects including
math, history, science, geology, mythology, reading and more.
Also contains craft ideas and links to other educational resources
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Enchanted
Learning - Teacher lesson plans aimed at the primary
level
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NYLearns
- A collection of peer reviewed lesson plans for all ages (these are
aligned to the NY state curriculum but can easily be adjusted to fit
the needs of Alaskan teachers)
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The
Teacher's Guide - A collection of children's songs,
elementary lesson plans, and themactic units
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| ABCTeach
- Themed Units, activities, clipart, flashcards, and more for the
elementary crowd |
Crayola
- For the crayon enthusiast in you! Also contains coloring
activities, arts and crafts ideas, lesson plans, electronic cards,
science expiriements involving color theory, art techniques and more
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