EDUCATIONAL WEB SITES:

cool_links.html or http://www.mrsmcgowan.com/1stgrade/cool_links.html
Children's Authors & Illustrators on the Web  http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/authors.html#atoj
Gigglepotz - Teaching and Learning for Life  www.gigglepotz.com
www.quia.com
www.chem4kids.com
http://www.kids.gov/
www.kidshealth.org/kids
 

Multipurpose

http://www.number2.com  Free Online Practice Tests for the ACT, SAT and GRE

http://www.geocities.com/GradeOne_ca/Lessons/index.html 

http://home.nyc.rr.com/teachertools/monthbymonth.htm   Month by Month Resources
http://fekids.com/kln/       Games, software, activities, homework help, and more 

http://www.theschoolbell.com/index.html Links to theme ideas/activities categorized by the month

http://www.statestandards.com   State Standards coupled with lesson plans and resources

http://www.Educationalpress.org   Turns your computer and printer into a printing press.

http://flashcardexchange.com/print.jsp?init=4127 Flashcards of all variety maker

http://www.essdack.org/tips/ Tammy’s Technology Tips for Teachers

http://sln.fi.edu/primer/setup.html    internet explanation for beginners

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html Complete Classroom Resource

http://www.schoolexpress.com/   Online Games, Worksheets, & Software

http://www.teachervision.com/ Complete Classroom Resource

http://teach-nology.com/   Complete Technology Resource for Teachers

http://edcen.ehhs.cmich.edu/~tbushey/educ.html Good Site for Teacher Goodies

http://atozteacherstuff.com/  Complete Teacher Resource

http://www.syvum.com/teasers/iq.html I Q Tests and Logic Puzzles

http://abcteach.com/ Free Printable Activities and Project Helpers

http://alphabet-soup.net/alphabet.html Thematic Units, Games & Kids Activities

http://planetozkids.com/oban/   Stories, Puzzles, & Games

http://www.billybear4kids.com/   Classroom/School Information

http://www.coolplays.com/1cool.html#  Learning Games for Children

http://expage.com/just4teachers   The Ultimate Website for Educators

http://www.kidsdomain.com/   Children’s Activities & Downloads

http://www.proteacher.com  The Web’s Little Secret for Elementary Teachers

http://rhlschool.com/   Free Worksheets

http://www.mrsperkins.com/testing.htm   classroom forms and testing

http://www.dltk-kids.com/calendar   PRINTABLE CUSTOM MONTHLY AND YEARLY CALENDARS (1999 thru 2009)

http://theteachersguide.com/    Complete Educational Resource

http://www.toonuniversity.com/new.html    Education That’s a Blast!

http://www.learning.caliberinc.com/grade1.html   First Grade Back Pack

http://learningpage.com/    Lesson plans, E-Books and worksheets

http://teachertools.org/index.html Bulletin Board Ideas, games, freebies, forms, letters, software, etc..

http://school.discovery.com/  fresh ideas to enhance learning

http://encarta.msn.com/schoolhouse/default.asp Many ideas with lesson plans to use in all subject areas for Grades K-12

http://www.kidsfreeware.com/ comprehensive list of children’s freeware
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/Webquest/searching/specialized.html comprehensive list of specialized search engines and directories

http://www.pandasplayhouse.com/index.html for toddlers to grade 3 multiple activities that teach

http://www.surfnetkids.com Cool site for student information

http://www.homeworkspot.com HomeworkSpot - This site simplifies the search for homework help.

http://www.ceismc.gatech.edu/busyt/  Breakdown of helpful site information for K-12 teachers

http://gigglepotz.com/index.htm Online multiple resource for teachers

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Lesson Plans
 

http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/
http://www.lessonplanz.com/
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/8854/lp.html
http://www.thegateway.org/index.html
http://teachers.hypermart.net/links/pages/
http://www.teachnet.com/
http://www.pacificnet.net/~mandel//index.html#anchor581196
http://www.aea11.k12.ia.us/tech/staff_dev/internet/curr.html
 

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Language Arts

http://starfall.com    Great learning to read site...offers free materials
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/k12links.htm Resources for K-12 Teachers
http://creative-entropy.com/spelling.html#  Tracing Paper
http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/index_phonics.htm   Phonics and word study
http://teams.lacoe.edu/village/welcome.html   Reading Resources
http://www.stmary.pvt.k12.de.us/Lib_Research_Tools.html Research Tools
http://www.lib.muohio.edu/pictbks/ Children’s Picture Book Database
http://teams.lacoe.edu/village/k3.html#site children’s book authors
http://www.vocabulary.com/  vocabulary puzzles grade 5- up
http://disney.go.com/worldsofdisney/pooh/ep3/index.html    Pooh’s World  Games, Activities, & Stories
http://Readinglady.com   Four Blocks
http://www.k111.k12.il.us/lafayette/fourblocks/ Four Blocks
http://www.janbrett.com/index.html     Wonderful site full of resources from author Jan Brett
http://www.mightybook.com/   Online Books categorized by age ranges with Reference Sources
http://members.aol.com/phonicsrm/  Provides poems, songs, literature and activities for every letter of the alphabet
http://veeceet.com/   Poetry for Children
http://celebrityemail.com   Link to Celebrities Email Addresses
http://edcen.ehhs.cmich.edu/~tbushey/author.html Author Study information on select children’s authors
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/    Children’s Literature Web Guide
http://www.educ.ucalgary.ca/litindex/ Doucette Index of Children’s Literature (teaching ideas to accompany trade books)
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cyberguide.html Teacher Guides and Student Activities
http://the-tech.mit.edu/Shakespeare/  Collection of Shakespearean Works Online
http://falcon.jmu.edu/%7eramseyil/poechild.htm Poetry for Children
http://www.aaronshep.com/rt/ Aaron Shepard’s Reader’s Theatre
http://webster.commnet.edu/HP/pages/darling/grammar.htm Guide to Grammar and Writing (Some pre-made PowerPoint presentations on writing topics)
http://www.crayon.net/  Website for Creating Your Own Classroom Newspaper Online
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/diorama/book/   Using Dioramas As An Alternative to Book Reports
http://www.lkwdpl.org/schools/lincoln/dolch.htm   Dolch Word List
http://www.expage.com/page/16thwebsite     Dolch Word List w/teaching activities
http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts//485.html     Reinforce Teaching Sight Words
http://www.dreambox.com/storybox/boy/boy.shtml Online Storybook Bears in the Attic
http://www.syvum.com/english/kids/level1.html     Online Interactive English Activities
http://www.kidznsnow.com/tahoe/SITE/top/listing.cfm/other/3512/0/direct  
http://www.athropolis.com/story.htm Online Chapter Book (Intermediate Level)
http://www.dreambox.com/storybox/bluebear/bluebear.shtml (Pre-Primer Level)
http://asp.disney.go.com/DisneyBooks/StoryTime.asp Online Disney Stories
http://www.netrover.com/~kingskid/eat0.html Online Story (Primary Level)
http://www.aesopfables.com/  Aesop's Fables Online Collection
http://dictionary.com/  Online Dictionary
http://www.fda.net/~s2art/poems.html Select Shel Silverstein Poems Online
http://esd.iu5.org/LessonPlans/Syn_Ant/SynAnt/sld001.htm Multimedia Presentation on Synonyms and Antonyms

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Science

http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vw.html Complete Volcano Study Site
http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/      Cool Site for “Unusual “ Science Facts
http://www.nasa.gov/ The Official NASA Website
http://www.seasky.org/   Ocean and Space Exploration
http://sln2.fi.edu/biosci/heart.html  Online Exploration of the Human Heart
http://bubbles.org/pbfa2.htm   Website for a Study on Bubbles and Surface Tension
http://www.ameritech.net/users/paulcarlisle/MoonCalendar.html   Phases of the Moon
http://www.chem4kids.com/   Physical Science Activities for Kids
http://www.syvum.com/squizzes/science/  Online Science Quizzes
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/butterfly/ Butterfly Unit Craft Ideas
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/books/butterflybook/    Butterfly Coloring Book
http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/lessonplans/ect/classact1097.htm   Leaf Prints
http://mbgnet.mobot.org/pfg/samples/learn/index2.htm Science Projects on Plants http://www.funsci.com/texts/index_en.htm    Science Activities
http://www.sabot.org/kids/terrarium.html Making a Terrarium
http://www.memphis-schools.k12.tn.us/admin/tlapages/tropical_rain.htm Rain Forest
http://pan.tcnj.edu/plant.htm Plants
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/  Astronomy for Kids
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/sci_tech.htm   PBS Teacher Source
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html A Learning Center for Young Astronomers
http://pfizerfunzone.com/   Interactive Science Activities
http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/  Earth Science
http://space.jpl.nasa.gov/    Solar System Simulator
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/   The Great Plant Escape
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/index.html  National Geographic Kids
http://www.capecodrocks.org/ online rocks and minerals museum 
http://www.butterflyfarm.co.cr/farmer/bfly1.htm Butterfly Cycle http://www.nyu.edu/projects/mstep/lessons/magnets.html Exploring Magnets and Magnetism
http://geocities.com/Heartland/7134/Fun/crafts1.htm Solar System Mobile
http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/activity/act-summ.html Science Activities
http://www.ed.uri.edu/SMART96/ELEMSC/CyberForest/alphabet/A.htm Rain Forest Coloring Book
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/nineplanets.html Actual Photos of the Solar System
http://www.halcyon.com/sciclub/kidproj1.html   Kids’ Science Projects
http://www.muohio.edu/dragonfly/water/watercycle.htmlx The Water Cycle http://faldo.atmos.uiuc.edu/WEATHER/weather.html A Weather Unit
http://library.thinkquest.org/12014/ dissect frog and fetal pig
http://www.infoplease.com/sci.html information/search resource
http://www.wxdude.com/guide.html meteorology for kids from a weather channel meteorologist contains audio files. 
http://www.kidscourier.com/kc/weather/main_weather.php3 kids weather news - easy for kids to conduct weather watching
http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/index.html  Select Science Projects called Science Snacks
 

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Social Studies

http://familygames.com/freelane.html   U S and European  Geography games
http://www.whitehouse.gov/  Official Website for the White House
http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/ World Geography Games

http://www.50states.com/ United States of America Maps and Facts
http://www.mapquest.com/ Customized Map Searches & Creations
http://geography.miningco.com/ World Geography
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/   Fun and Games
http://www.newspapers.com/  Online Newspapers In Any State
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/indian/ Native American Craft Ideas
http://www.abcteach.com/Maps/mapsTOC.htm Map Resource
http://www.countryreports.org/   Maps and info on countries
http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/ Color Landform Atlas
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/k-2/index.html   Ben’s Guide to United States Government
http://www.convertit.com/Go/ConvertIt Conversation Information
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi  American History
http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/6400/ Pioneers
http://library.thinkquest.org/10320/stamps.htm Black History
 

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Math

http://www.allmath.com/    Math Resources
http://www.schoolexpress.com/fws/online _math.htm Math Quizzes and Games
http://www.syvum.com/math/arithmetic/level1.html Online Math Games
http://mathmastery.com/   Online Math Games
http://www.mathgoodies.com/   Comprehensive Math Resource
http://www.quia.com/dir/math/  Online math games
http://www.mathcats.com/contents.html Online Math Games
http://www.aplusmath.com/ Games, Quizzes, and Homework Help
http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/drmath.elem.html Ask Dr. Math a good teacher resource
http://library.thinkquest.org/2949/?tqskip=1  World Wide Math Tutor-Decimals and Fractions
http://mrsalphabet.com/100thday.html    100th Day Math Activities
http://www.geocities.com/teachingwithheart/mathpageone.html Math Resource
http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/maths/contents.htm Math Teaching Ideas
http://members.tripod.com/~ehlavaty/math.html   Lesson plans and activities by subject
http://www.multiplication.com/  Student and Teacher Resource Site
http://geocities.com/enchantedforest/tower/1217/math1.html First Grade Math Backpack
http://www.df.lth.se/~mikaelb/aritm/aritm.shtml Aritm Mental Math Drill of 100 Problems
http://www.scienceacademy.com/BI/index.html Interactive Math Games
http://www.aaamath.com  AAA Math - This site provides an explanation of basic math skills and interactive practice.
http://activities1.saxonpublishers.com/ Online drill with computer generated problems. Teachers also have an option to create customized fact sheets.
http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Lessons/ Online Games for Kindergarten to Adult Age Ranges
http://hbogucki.staffnet.com/aemes/activity/interact.htm   Interactive Math Games for Third Grade Level  very nice!!
http://riker.ps.missouri.edu/rickspage/gridpuzzle/gridpuzzle.html  Addition Grid Math Game
 

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Arts & Crafts

http://www.freecoloringpages.com     
http://www.kiddyhouse.com/Kids/coloringlink.html
http://www.theideabox.com
http://craftsforkids.miningco.com/mbody.htm
http://makingfriends.com/concraft.htm
http://www.crayola.com/educators
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/flowers
http://thecrayonhouse.com/books.asp
http://www.learningplanet.com/parents/alphabet/index.htm   Alphabet coloring pages
http://www.coloring.ws/dinosaur.htm   Dinosaur Coloring Pages
http://disney.go.com/activities/printcenter/pooh/pc/index.html Pooh Art activity center
http://www.humph3.freeserve.co.uk/poohlinks.html    Everything Pooh
 

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Clip Art

http://www.clipsahoy.com/school/books.htm   clip art
http://school.discovery.com/clipart/category/lang01.html
http://pics.tech4learning.com   Pics4Learning- This site has copyright-friendly images for educators and students to use in classroom projects.
http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Field/2750/gifs6.html cute school related clip art
http://ginaotto.com/clipartgraphics.html linked to MANY clip art and font pages (really nice!)
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/7348/kidz.html cool tid-bits that make might make your web page or documents lively
http://www.clipartconnection.com site that allows you to search for your clipart needs
http://www.thekidzpage.com/freekidsclipart/index.htm
 

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Songs & Poetry

http://kididdles.com/mouseum/    Mojo’s Musical Mouseum 
http://www.nasm.edu/ceps/etp/ss/ss_fots.html  “The Family of the Sun” song lyrics about the Solar System
http://judyanddavid.com/     Songbook
http://weblog2000.com/barneyskidspag/ Sing-Along-Songs from the Barney series http://disney.go.com/disneychannel/playhouse/bop/bop_musicalhoney.html Musical honey pots where children can record their own songs and replay them.
http://www.gigglepoetry.com/ The #1 Fun Poetry Site for Kids
http://www.poetryteachers.com/
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/poemiddle.htm  
 

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Educational Downloads

http://www.jtsoftware.com/bingomaker.html  Bingo Maker
http://www.kidsdomain.com/down/pc/mathfactorylite.html 
http://www.kidsdomain.com/down/pc/wordsearchfactory.html 
http://edmark.com/prod/kdis/download/
http://www.microsoft.com/kids/freestuff/ free downloads from Microsoft that correlate with select Magic School Bus themes
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/lettersounds.htm  Learn letters and sounds (preview)
http://www.rubyimage.com/HomeschoolHaven/downloads.htm        Free educational downloads
http://www.kidsdomain.com/down/pc/_agefreeware-index.html     freeware sorted by age
 

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