| Reading |
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Star Fall
A great site for learning to read! |
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Reading Planet
Includes a book zone, game station, and an activity lab for kids |
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Between the Lions
Helps kids get wild about reading! |
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Kidspace at the Internet Public Library
Reading Zone - includes links to online stories as well as information about books and authors |
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Reading Rockets
A national multimedia project that offers research-based and best practice information on teaching kids to read and helping those who struggle--funded by a grant fom the U.S. Department of Education |
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Guys Read
A site dedicated to boys and books by Jon Scieszka |
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| Math |
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AAA Math
Practice problems by grade level and topic |
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A Plus Math
Plenty of activities and games to help beginning to intermediate math students improve their skills; create your own flashcards |
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Ask Dr. Math
Huge resource for answers to math questions (all levels) |
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Cool Math 4 Kids
Math games, math puzzles, and math lessons |
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Math Playground
Practice math skills, play logic games, and more |
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National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
A digital library containing Java applets and activities for K-12 mathematics |
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Dr. Mike's Math Games
Online collection of printable and online games for all elementary age students; includes magic squares, math board games, times tables, etc. |
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Multiplication.com
Includes games, practice tests, flash cards, and more! |
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Academic Skill Builders: Math
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Cash Out!
Practice making change |
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5th Grade CMP Math Activities
Activities and tools to help you with the Problems/Investigations in each unit |
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CMP Help Homework
Homework help on ACE exercises, self-checking multiple choice practice, and all of the student activities--enter the Go Online Web Codes from your Student Units |
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| Art |
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Doodle 4 Google
Contest to design Google's next specialty logo! |
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Art Institute of Chicago
Presents objects from various areas of the Institute's permanent collection to enrich understanding of their content, style, and historical context |
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National Gallery of Art for Kids
Helps children develop interpretive and analytical skills through interactive discussions of paintings and sculpture |
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Museum, Paris
A Webmuseum; includes tours of Paris |
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Pics 4 Learning
Copyright-friendly images for multimedia projects |
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Awesome Clipart for Kids
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Discovery Clipart
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Artist's Toolkit
Visual Elements and Principles: explore the tools artists use (line, color, balance) to build works of art |
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A Lifetime of Color: Play Games
An art education site that includes ArtEdventure games, lessons on art and art history, and teaching guides and lesson plans |
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| Educational Games |
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Free Typing Game
No downloads, installations, or registration required. Kids who practice keyboarding increase their skills dramatically…even if they only practice for a few minutes each evening. Be sure they are not doing the “Two Finger Polka” on the keyboard. They must be able to touch type to succeed in school. |
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National Geographic for Kids
Includes videos, activites, games, and stories |
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Logicville
Educational puzzles, brain teasers, mathematical recreations and word games. A resource for anagrams, cryptograms, alphametics, word puzzles, logic problems ... |
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Sudoku and Puzzles
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Lego Games
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Fun Games
Many educational games kids will love |
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| For Parents |
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TV Free America
Information from the Center for Screen-Time Awareness |
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Smithsonian Education: Educators
Standards based lesson plans, activities, and teaching tools on art, history, science, and technology |
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| Homework and Research Help |
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Kids Connect
A safe Internet gateway for kids; includes 421 portal pages for kids |
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Kids Click!
Web search for kids by librarians |
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| Magazines |
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Sports Illustrated for Kids
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Time for Kids
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| Music |
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Dallas Symphony Orchestra for Kids
Introduces children to classical music, familiarizes them with different orchestral instruments, and entertains them with exciting stories and music |
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San Francisco Symphony for Kids: Fun With Music
Learn about instruments and notation in the Music Lab |
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| Science and Health |
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Smithsonian Education for Students: Science & Nature
Fun interactive activities for educators, families, and students |
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Amazing Space
Uses the Hubble space telescope's discoveries to inspire and educate students about the wonders of our universe |
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Thinking Fountain
From the Science Museum of Minnesota and the Science Learning Network, Thinking Fountain is an interent resource that provides science activities for parents, children, and teachers. The Theme Clusters are interdisciplinary in nature. Ideas are also listed alphabetically. Of special interest are both the step-by-step directions for completing the experiments and activities and the photos and mind maps regarding the activites. |
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| Social Studies |
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Access Washington State
Offical Washington State website |
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Smithsonian Education for Students: History & Culture
Fun interactive activities for educators, families, and students |
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Gamequarium: U. S. Geography Games
A collection of U.S. geography games |
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U.S.A. Games
Over 38 online map games that teach U.S.capitals and state map locations; also includes information on U.S. culture and history |
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