MATH
Online Manipulatives
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives

Examples
Harcourt
Brace Math online activities- [Example:
Multiplication Mystery,
Operation
Restore Power,
Math Word Wall
3D
Shapes -recognizing nets] select your grade level to see what is
available. Also
check out the
"e-labs" (Example
adding 3 digit with regrouping) Online tutorials Show
me's)
Math Jingles and
Harcourt Spanish math text -
Houghton
Mifflin - (choose grade level and then click on
leveled practice, or problem solving for printables),
math a-rama - Pick your grade level and check out
brain teasers
and
egames especially Rock Hopper and RoboPacker -
Math at
Home (letters to parents) For math letters for other
grades click on
Houghton Mifflin Math, select your grade and then Math at home.
 Grade
Level Math - Language Arts, Science and Social Studies-(activities to do online)
MathCafe Online activities
by skill Grades 2-4 (online check)
Internet
Resources to improve the teaching of mathematics
Example:
Interactive activity for combinations and
lesson plans with handouts
Fun Brain
online games to reinforce many types of math skills and
address specific ESPA/GEPA skills:
AAA
Math - Interactive practice and math lessons
APlus Math - (has a
worksheet generator for
activities to use on and offline
)
Flashcards for kids
do online
MathSurf - Problem
of the Day
PBS Mathline Videos
Brain
Teasers gr 3-4, 5-6, 7+ --
Interactive
Arithmetic Word Problems (gr 2-4)
Fraction
Activities with pattern blocks
Visual Fractions
--
Pattern Block
Activities --
Math
Mysteries (GR 3-6)(You can print out
the stories and then have students check solutions on line)
Max's Mathematical
Adventures (math stories for younger students)
Tessellation
Town--
Multiflyer-online
practice for multiplication or try
Multiplication Station
Revisewise math
games --
Create
Patterns Online to improve spatial relations
Lemonade Game --run your own
stand
US Mint for kids -- check out
making change and
design your own coin
See my Elementary Math site for more great
resources |
Iknowthat.com
(lots of good activities for many areas) |
Webquests
--(Click on "top", "middling" and "new" at the bottom of the menu on left)
More
Webquests K-4--
Elementary
Webquests - science
Math in
Motion webquest K-2 look at
Splash into
the Aquarium
PBS
Teacher Source -Secrets
of the Ocean Realm (Gr 5-7)
Mr.Nussbaum.com
(Great math and other links)
|
Brain Pop
- Movies ( 2 free activities per day, per computer)
PBS Kids-
Check it out! (Games)
GameQuarium - (Pre
K-6)
extensive links to games by level and topic |
|
Language Arts
Read - Write - Think -
resources for language arts and reading instruction
CHECK OUT THE ENTIRE
List of
Interactive activities and
lesson plans
[Examples:
Fact Frenzy - Reading for important facts,
Cartoon Creator,
Letter
Generator,
Literary Concept Maker,
Stapleless book with
planning sheet.
Eye on Idioms
(lesson
plan),
Plot
diagram,
Flip
a chip (affixes and roots)]
Harcourt
Brace Reading -great resource! - (Example:
Previews,
Proof reading online and to
printout )
Harcourt
Spelling
Spellingcity
- Online spelling practice - very nicely done! (enter
your own words and get activities for your student to do online)
Language Arts online
games --
Funbrain language arts
games--
Create
your Own Scenario - create an online play
Language
Arts Teacher Activity Bank
(Graphic organizers, Forms for reports and journals, Rubrics and
more),
Graphic
organizer makers Example:
Concept Map Generator,
Create
Venn Diagrams
Hougton
Mifflin language arts games (k-5) example:
Power Proofreading
Score
Cyberguides - Activities linked to student literature by grade level
(Great for enrichment)
Wacky
Words - like madlibs or elibs.com
or create a story
Story
Units from Tennessee - super site!
 Writing
for Writers from Scholastic (scroll down for
each specific activity) Online workshops that
allow you to post student work at the end.
Teacher's guide [Example:
Story Telling Workshop]

Scholastic online
- lesson plans - teaching units and more
Links for 3rd and
4th grade language arts
Grade level writing prompts
Paragraph a Week (middle school writing prompts but
can be adapted to other grade levels)
KidAuthors.com --publish
stories and poetry
Online - Gameaday -
Goodnight Stories
-- Example: Finish
the Story - publish answers online
Create stories online then print out
picture prompts
or story starters
Links
to Children's Authors Homepages
Jan Brett's Homepage
Reading A - Z
free books and activities to print out (for ages 4-12)
See my Elementary Language Arts Site for more great
resources
Language arts worksheet library
Building language for literacy from Scholastic (lower grades)
Maggie's Earth Adventures (upper levels)
Daily
Activity Cards |
|
Social Studies
Cartoon
History of New Jersey --
US
Government Home Pages for Kids --
Ben Franklin's Guide
to Government (K-8)
SueLeBeau's Social
Studies Links and
Geography Links
Free Outline Maps and map
puzzles more free maps
Geography
World,
Maps.com online games
50states.com --
games about the
states
Paul
Revere Virtual Museum -
Virtual Underground Railroad from National Geographic
Civil War for
Kids --(Done by a school)
Time Machine through US History for Kids
Kid Info Links for American History--
NationalGeographic.com for kids GeoBee Daily Quiz also check
the list of other
games
and activities
Socialstudiesforkids.com
Internet Public Library
Presidential Index Look up background information on
each of the Presidents of the United States, with biographies, notable
events, historical documents, and audio and video files.
Fact Monster - online almanac,
encyclopedia, dictionary, altas for kids
Maps of the World (Map Zone)
Find maps using the interactive world map, go directly to
one of the 7 Regional maps, or use the alphabetic index of countries.
Social Studies
units from Tennessee (American History, Ancient
Greece, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Rome)
Socialstudiesforkids.com
- resources for many topics
Online
practice for taking notes with fact phrases (lower level)
Virtual tours of national parks-- also
Teaching with historic places
Student Project -
Virtual Trip to Ellis Island --
National
Geographic Games for Kids-- try
virtual
Lewis and Clark Expedition --
Make a paper model of the
Statue of Liberty or
The White House
(Check out the full site for other free paper models from
papertoys.com)
My complete
social studies page
and even
more links for -geography
and general social studies |
|
Science |
Elementary
Science - collection of activities
StarChild
A Learning Center for Young Astronomers from NASA
Virtual Field Trips
-
Brain Pop
- Movies (only 2 free activities per day, per computer)
ThinkQuest Science Projects
Edheads --online science activities
Mr, Nolde's
Web Site (Campbell and Edgar Schools - Metuchen)
Virtual body --
Learn about your
heart-
Science Monster -
(astronomy)
Life
Science Safari
Biomes of North America -virtual tour
World of
Biomes --
Hands on Technology
- find science experiments and other hands-on activities to help
your K-8 students get excited about learning. Designed so that children can do them using every day, inexpensive
materials.
Fossweb - Inquiry based science
curriculum - resources and fun activities
All ologies from American
Museum of Natural History
Build a fish - Build a Fish by choosing a
body, mouth, and color/pattern, then release it into the reef! You can
drive your fish around the reef in search of food and to evade
predators. Can your fish find enough food without being eaten? Also try
Squish the Fish
My complete science page and even
More science links |
Utah
Link Elementary Science Teacher
Resource Book
(Where to look if you want the basic science facts)
4th grade cyber-text
fearofphysics.com (physics
activities for elementary grades)
Chemistry
for kids
ExploreScience.com --
Elementary Science Student Resources
--
Virtual
Science Museums --
Simple Machines -
Machines on Land -
Marvelous Machines -
list of easy to do science projects
Design a
rollercoaster,
Lawrence Hall
of Science -Online games
WISE - Web-based Inquiry
Science Environment
Science Net Links-
(science lessons)
Elementary
Science Program --science units
Something froggy
Great Plant Escape
-elementary program for 4th and 5th grade students designed to introduce
them to plant science and increase their understanding of how
foods grow.
Adventures of the
Agronauts - Online adventure to see if and how can we grow plants on
the moon
READING AND COMPREHENSION WORKSHEETS FOR SCIENCE: (GR
3-5)- material on science topics. Each accompanied by a student
quiz or worksheet. |
zoom
sharks,
zoom
whales,
zoom
rainforests,
Virtual Zoo (ThinkQuest),
zoom
butterfly Kindercrafts,
Nursery
Rebus Rhymes,
Birds,
Mammals,
Geography,
Oceans,
Biomes,
Inventors and
Inventions,
Resources for
Inventors and Inventions
Zoom
School, --
Explorers,
K-3 Themes,
How
Things Work,
MIT- Inventor of the Day
zoom
astronomy,
Nine Planets
for kids, Cool
Science for Curious Kids,
dole5aday.com
Kid
inventor challenge - Design a toy contest
Interactive create a
Graph --
revisewise
science games/activitiesWeb Sites for
Projects
Fatcalories.com --food from fast
food restaurants in graphic form
Calorie Counter - Find the
calorie values for the foods you eat.
Calories Burned
Calculator --
Math and Science Internet Lessons --
CIESE
Student Projects (Steven's Tech)
Global SchoolHouse
-project registry |
|
Little
Explorers - Picture dictionary for children (words in English and several
other languages) ( beginner
scavenger hunts)
|
|
Art
Resources
(Check out Mr.
Picasso Head)
Learning about art -
Artist's
toolkit
|
whatheydo.com
For kids to learn about careers
Music
Resources
(Check the
NY
Philharmonic for Kids) |
On-Line games for
elementary students *FUNBRAIN (A MUST SEE)
Primary Games-
for many subjects Example:
Letter Rip |
Weekly Reader
Sports Illustrated
for Kids --
Time Magazine for Kids--
National
Geographic for Kids
Activities
from Scholastic - Example
I Spy
|
 AOLschool
- Lot's of activities for many subjects (Click on the links to free
materials on the right.)
Elementary Units from Snaith Primary School in England |
whatheydo.com
For kids to learn about careers |
| Free service
to hook up e-mail partnerships for collaborative projects |
| Collaborative projects from Houghton Mifflin |
Creative
activities for the younger set
Interactive,
talking books from Alfy
(needs relatively fast connection and flash/shockwave)
Clifford the Big Red
Dog - interactive talking books and games
The Story Place - interactive
stories and activities in English and Spanish
Alfy
web site for the very young
Little
Animals Activity Centre -
PBS Kids
Kid's
Space
Bob the Builder Games
Online
puzzles for the younger child
Kidwizard.com
Games
and activities from Learningplanet.com
Riverdeep
Online activities for math and language
Kid Info -
lots of links for K-4
Children's
storybooks online
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Edupuppy - GREAT SITE for EARLY CHILDHOOD
- Extensive list of links for all SUBJECTS
Links to thematic
units
|
|
FirstGovforkids - GREAT SITE -
Extensive list of links for all SUBJECTS
Eduhound -Extensive
list of links for all SUBJECTS
Fourth
and Fifth Grade Resource Page (Highly recommended)
Lots of lists and
not just for those grades!
worksheets4teachers.com |
| Fun School
(games and activities) (K-5
check these out!)
kbears
- new interactive site for many subjects |
Bonus - lots of games, activities, and links
|
Houghton
Mifflin Education Place |
| Scholastic
Home Page |
ScottForesman
free
teaching resources --
Math Problem of the
Day |
|
McGraw-Hill free teaching
resources |
|
Riverdeep online interactive activities for many areas (k-4) Try Fribble Guides |
SchoolHouse
Rock-- (Now only the lyrics)
MathCats -- |
| Multi-Cultural
Calendar |
|
Lessonplanspage.com |
| Resources for Teachers |
|
abcteach.com - excellent collection of
free printables
Teach-nology
- Worksheet Makers (forms for lab reports, puzzles,
assignment sheets).free
critical thinking worksheets,
graphic
organizer creator and
rubric maker
Holiday activities
and seasonal clip art (Kids Domain) Check this site throughout the
year
Free Online Test
Generator -create and print
Puzzle Maker
from discovery school-
Create all kinds of puzzles. Register for free and you can save the puzzles for future use
Puzzle Maker#2 (Another
one)
LauraCandlers File
cabinet - Lots of activity sheets to print out
Read Please - free
software that will "read" any web page
Create and
print monthly calendars (free from Jan Brett)
Templates to create your own
quizzes and games [Example:
PowerPoint game templates]
Personal
Education Press enter word list and then create
worksheets, puzzles and more
Posters -
Quotes for bulletin boards
Grants and grant writing tips
Buddy Project lesson
plans
Bingo Card
Maker
Scholastic "To-Do
List" Maker
|
Edhelper - lots of free
materials but subscription needed for full access
Lessonsnips - free lessonplans
The teacher's corner
-online resource for educators
Discovery School Worksheet Generator (many subjects)
Rubric Maker --Create your own from scratch or clone someone else's
Assign-a-day - free site
to post class calendar and assignments online
Rubistar Rubric Maker
Rubric
Template
Project
based learning checklists --
CasaNotes --customize
typical notes sent to parents (English and Spanish)
Build your own math worksheets
--
Classroom Management Forms --
Free Certificate
Maker
--
Billy
Bear - Create your own certificate --
Make your own bookmarks --
Cleverteacher.com
for Pre K-2 (New units every month and cute
Award maker)
ALEX (Alabama
Learning Exchange Alabama Department of Education, many types of
educational materials and information into a
time-saving one-stop resource for teachers and administrators.
MathSolutions.com
- subscribe to
monthly newsletter to get great lessons from Marilyn Burns. Check the
past issues! |
 |