Especially for Elementary

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 CreatorLetter 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/activities

Web 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
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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!

Links for other subject areas

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