| TEACHER RESOURCES REFDESK www.refdesk.com The single best source for facts on the Net.... The Internet is the world's largest library containing millions of books, artifacts, images, documents, maps, etc. Refdesk.com has three goals: (1) fast access, (2) intuitive and easy navigation, and (3) comprehensive content, rationally indexed. Refdesk.com's database is on three levels: quick, studied and deep. Refdesk is all about indexing quality Internet sites and assisting visitors in navigating these sites. What a Trip!! Education Planet http://www.educationplanet.com Tons of links for educational sites A to Z Teacher Stuff http://atozteacherstuff.com/ Find online lesson plans and lesson plan resources, thematic units, themes, classroom activities, teacher tips, web projects, discussion, and educational ideas. Lesson Plans and Resources For Social Studies Teachers http://www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/index.html Dr. Marty Levine, Professor Emeritus of Secondary Education, California State University, Northridge (CSUN), has gathered lesson plans and resources from the Internet which social studies teachers will find useful. National Science Teachers Association http://www.nsta.org/onlineresources/links/ TeachersFirst.com http://www.teachersfirst.com/matrix.htm You gotta see this to believe it! Links to almost anything at any grade level: Art, Astronomy &Space, Biology, Chemistry, Current Events, Drama, Earth Science, Foreign Languages, Health, Language Arts, Math, Music, Physical Education, Physics, Reading, Reference, Science, Special Education, U.S. History, U.S. Government, Writing, World Cultures, and more! TeachNet.Com http://www.teachnet.com/ Tools for teachers. Ideas, strategies, lesson plans, and more. Very useful. Don't miss it! BLUE WEB'N http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/ Blue Web'n is an online library of 1200+ outstanding Internet sites categorized by subject, grade level, and format (lessons, activities, projects, resources, references, & tools). You can search by grade level, broad subject area, or specific sub-categories. Each week 5 new sites are added. I listed this in the humanities section but it should go here, too. Actually, it could be in any category. It has everything. Eisenhower National Clearinghouse http://www.enc.org/weblinks/dd/ If you want to use the Internet as a teaching tool then the Webquests Page is right up your alley! |
| HUMANITIES Humanities: the branches of learning (as philosophy, arts, or languages) that investigate human constructs and concerns as opposed to natural processes (as in physics or chemistry) and social relations (as in anthropology or economics). Jan Brett's Home Page www.janbrett.com How to draw pages, interactive coloring pages, links to websites, composers, musical instruments. Draw and Color with Uncle Fred www.unclefred.com Simple step-by-step cartoons to draw Mark Kistler's Imagine Station http://www.markkistler.com/ or http://www.draw3d.com/mainframe.html Drawing in style! Learn step-by-step 3-D drawing, the 12 renaissance words, and more. Music Education Online http://www.childrensmusicworkshop.com/ See the music education resource links page: lesson plans, articles, online training, music theory, composers helps, fun music ideas and much, much more. The Classical Music Archives http://www.classicalarchives.com/ This is the largest classical music site on the web. It offers thousands of music files in MIDI format and full length recordings by our Featured Artists. Worldwide Internet Music Resources http://www.music.indiana.edu/music_resources/ This site includes a wealth of resources for instructors and serious music students. Education World http://www.education-world.com/early_childhood/arts/index.shtml Arts and humanities--41 entries in this category. Edsitement http://edsitement.neh.gov/ Provided here are links and search capabilities for a number of sites dealing with the humanities including history. Study guides include detailed lesson plans and exercises that draw on materials from different sites. BLUE WEB'N http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/ Blue Web'n is an online library of 1200+ outstanding Internet sites categorized by subject, grade level, and format (lessons, activities, projects, resources, references, & tools). You can search by grade level, broad subject area, or specific sub-categories. Each week 5 new sites are added. Make sure you check out Filamentality--the link is at the bottom. The Incredible Art Department http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/ Pages available: Art Room, Art Site of the Week, Lessons, Art News, Art Jobs, and more. (If you go to the home page for this site, it looks like an official website for Princeton, NJ.) Color Matters http://www.colormatters.com/entercolormatters.html This is a fascinating website that explores and discusses how color affects people in many ways. Some introductory statements taken from the first page: "Color plays a vitally important role in the world in which we live. Color can sway thinking, change actions, and cause reactions. It can irritate or soothe your eyes, raise your blood pressure or suppress your appetite. The concept of color can be approached from several disciplines: physiology, psychology, philosophy, and art. This web site provides some starting points for an exploration of color." This might just be one of my favorite sites listed here. Creative Drama www.creativedrama.com Drama, classroom ideas, theater games, plays for performance. There are many opinions on what creative drama is and should be. In essence, creative drama is dramatic activities that have the experience of the participants as the goal. This differs from theatre classes in which preparation for a performance is the objective. Creative drama is usually reserved for children four to nine years old - ages or stages of development when participants can benefit from dramatic experience if there is no pressure to perform. Creative drama can include dramatic play, story enactment, imagination journeys, theatre games, music, and dance. |
| SCIENCE Kids Design Network http://www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org/kdn/index.html You'll investigate a challenge, dream up a design, and draw your plans on the computer. Then, using the Internet, you can show your design to a real engineer! They'll help with your design, so you can go and build it! And best of all, it's free! National Geographic http://www.nationalgeographic.com Geography, social studies, animals and nature, virtual solar system. Articles, cartoons, coloring pages, online adventures, monthly games and contests, maps, current science news, activities, links to other great websites. There are whole sections for teachers, parents and kids. Excellent resource. University of Massachusetts Extension http://www.umass.edu/umext/nrec/index.html Natural resources and environmental conservation--It's a pretty website with lots of information. Florida Museum of Natural History's Guide to Venomous Snakes http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/natsci/herpetology/fl-guide/venomsnk.htm This website information tells and shows how to identify whether or not a snake is venomous. These are Florida snakes, however, the information is useful in many situations. Michigan Department of Agriculture Kids Korner http://www.mda.state.mi.us/kids/index.html This is a fun and educational website for kids. The county fair link takes you to great information about crops, animals, and food safety. There is also a site called Agriculture in the City. |
| MATH CoolMath http://www.coolmath4kids.com/ An amusement park of math and more, for school surfing fun. Aunty Math http://www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org/aunty/ Math challenges at an interactive website that are appropriate for children from kindergarten through 5th grade. Math.com The world of math online http://www.math.com/index.aspx Homework Help, Practice, Ask An Expert, Calculators, Tools, Games. Subjects: basic math, everyday math, pre-algebra, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, statistics, calculus, advanced topics. This resource teaches math--who needs books?! MathStories.com http://www.mathstories.com/ Math for the Internet Generation: House of Math Word Problems for Children The goal of this math website is to help elementary and middle school children improve their math problem solving and critical-thinking skills. It has over 6,000 interactive and non-interactive math word problems for children to enjoy! MathStories.com is the website for busy teachers, eager students, and involved parents. The math word problems are available to members only. There is a fee. Mathematics Reference: Math Tables, Facts and Formulas http://www.hoxie.org/math/title.htm A collection of math related tables, facts, and information, from general math through college calculus. A mathematics reference collection of & math tables, facts, definitions, formulas, online calculators, and explanations. A+ Math http://www.aplusmath.com/ A+ Math contains interactive games, flashcards, worksheets, and homework helper sections for K-8 students. Visit our game room and play exciting games like Matho and Hidden Picture...Test your math skills with our Flashcards! Try out the Math Word Find puzzle. Create and print your own set of flashcards online! Try out the Flashcard Creator. See the Worksheets section, where you can print worksheets to practice offline. Try the Homework Helper to check your homework solutions. Mathpower.com http://www.mathpower.com/ This site provides information about basic math, algebra, study skills, math anxiety and learning styles and specifically addresses the needs of the community college adult learner. |
| SOCIAL STUDIES U.S. Census Bureau http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/ State and county quick facts based on the Census 2000 information. For example, Wexford County has 30,484 people and 50.5% are females; 26.8% are under age 18; 14% are 65 and older. The History Channel http://historychannel.com This site provides many resources including audio versions of several great historical speeches, online simulations for students, and a "This Day in History" database. University of Oklahoma Law Center: Chronology of U.S. Historical Documents http://www.law.ou.edu/hist/ This site offers full text versions of historic documents ranging from the Magna Carta to the German surrender of WWII to the most current State of the Union Address. Smithsonian Institution http://www.si.edu/ Resources found here include online publications and photographs, historical perspectives, and online tours. National council for Social Studies http://www.ncss.org/ This site includes archives of resources, professional development activities, student competitions, meetings, and a section devoted to guiding students through Web resources. The Journalist's Toolbox: Online Resources for Reporters and Editors http://www.geocities.com/mike_reilley_2000/newswriting/history.html Includes links to constitution facts, history of religion, information on presidents, museums, and more. There are more links here than you can imagine. Kids' Homework Help from Ohio Public Library Information Network http://www.oplin.lib.oh.us/products/oks/Homework/socstud/geogrphy.htm Links for maps and globes, U.S. and world geography sites, quizzes. Teaching Current Events via Newspapers, Magazines, and TV http://www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/cevents.html Some of the links go to ABC for Kids, Children's Express, Scholastic News Zone, Time for Kids, and more. TV ideas include PBS, Discovery Channel, Nova, Teachers.Nick.Com, and more. Lesson Plans and Resources For Social Studies Teachers http://www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/index.html Dr. Marty Levine, Professor Emeritus of Secondary Education, California State University, Northridge (CSUN), has gathered lesson plans and resources from the Internet which social studies teachers will find useful. Castles on the Web http://www.castlesontheweb.com/ Castles on the Web offers castle links, castle photos, castle site of the day, castles for kids, free castle web pages and more! Smithsonian Magazine Presents: Kids' Castle http://www.kidscastle.si.edu/ The links: science, the arts, history, air and space, animals, personalities, sports, worldwide. Comprehensive. |
| WRITING Class Brain--How to do lots of stuff http://www.classbrain.com/cb_1_3/cb_1_3_ht2.htm For kids: How to do a bibliography KiddoNet.com www.kiddonet.com Besides all the other cool stuff you can do here, you can click on the poems icon at the bottom and create your own sticky poems. Word Play http://www.wolinskyweb.com/word.htm Student Friendly links such as: acronym finder, homonym list, list of clich�s, common errors in English, amazing run-on sentence page, and much more. Write101.com--All about writing www.write101.com The definitive source for writing: over 400 pages of articles on all aspects of writing. This website is not geared for children but could be an indispensable resource. Edbydesign.com http://www.edbydesign.com/writing.html Teaching children to write stories. Children's Writings http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/writings.html Many links to children's writings and places accepting children's writings. Includes: Cyberkids -An online magazine featuring writing and art by kids. ISN KidNews -International Student Newswire is a news service for students and teachers around the world. Anyone may use stories from the service, and anyone may submit stories. Kidopedia -An encyclopedia written by children from schools around the world. KidPub -KidPub is a place for children to publish stories on the World Wide Web and to read stories published by other children. And much more! |
| READING Children's Literature Database http://www2.wcoil.com/~ellerbee/childlit.html This site lets users enter in the kind of literature they want to read about: country, historical period, plot type, character types - and then returns a list of children's books that meet those criteria. This is a great resource for finding reading material to complement curricular content, or to simply help a reluctant reader find a book he or she will really love. This is really cool! Jan Brett's Home Page www.janbrett.com The well-known children's author shares How to do a bibliography http://www.classbrain.com/cb_1_3/cb_1_3_ht2.htm Written for kids. Internet Public Library Youth Division--Reading Zone http://www.ipl.org/cgi-bin/youth/youth.out.pl?sub=rzn0000 Learn more about your favorite authors and books. Book Adventure http://www.bookadventure.com/ Book Adventure is a free reading motivation program for children in grades K-8. Children create their own book lists, take multiple-choice quizzes on the books they've read offline, and earn points and prizes. Kidsreads.com www.kidsreads.com Information on books and authors. Book lists for different reading levels include publisher and ISBN. Reading Matters http://www.nea.org/readingmatters/resources/index.html Resources for teachers and parents. |
| OTHERS Los Alamos National Laboratories http://www.c3.lanl.gov/mega-math/ This site has stories and activities for K-12 students. Atlapedia http://www.atlapedia.com/ The **World Maps** section, provides full color physical and political maps for regions of the world. The **Countries A to Z** section, provides facts, figures and statistical data on geography, climate, people, religion, language, history, economy & more?. KidsHealth http://www.kidshealth.org/ Click on the "enter kids" button for articles, fun features, and interactive activities. There are also pages for parents and teens. PE Central http://pe.central.vt.edu/ Our goal is to provide the latest information about developmentally appropriate physical education programs for children and youth. |
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