This site has links to Animals, The Arts, literature and Language, Sciences, Mathematics & computer, Social Sciences, History and Biography, Social Sciences, Reference Desk,. This site is sponsored by the Association for Library Services to Children
The Purple Teapot is a blog created by retired teacher and technology integrator, Sue Shaffer. Sue provides weekly prompts for students to respond to. This blog is geared toward kids. She loves comments from the students.
I know Sue Shaffer. She is a retired teacher and technology integrator from Central York. Sue has started this blog to encourage students to continue to write. Check it out. Maybe you could have your students respond to some of the prompts that Sue has created. Students can access this from home or school.
Teacher Toolbox is an interactive math and reading resource for K-5th grade. There are interactive math applets, math games, free flash cards, interactie whiteboard lessons, reading games stories for kids, professional development resources as well as printables.
Smarty Games features games for developing basic mathematics and reading skills. There are six mathematics games covering basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. The reading section has two alphabet games and nine animated stories. In addition to the mathematics and reading activities, Smarty Games offers activities for learning to read a clock, puzzles, mazes, coloring activities.
Study Ladder is filled with free activities created by educators. The activities are categorized by content areas. Within the categories items are broken down by topic or grade level. It's a free resource, thousands of activities are available.
Fact Monster is a reference tool with fact-filled articles for elementary school students. It combines an almanac, atlas, dictionary, encyclopedia, and a homework helper. The site is owned by Pearson Education, the largest educational publisher in the world.
This site features an online anthology of children's literature for the elementary school. It includes illustrated classics, short stories, and 101 best loved poems.
This provided by BBC to improve students touch typing skills through a series of lessons covering four different levels. The difficulty moves up gradually from level one where students are introduced to a lesson on the right placement of their hands on the keyboard to level four where they will learn elaborate keyboarding tips.
"Today's kids connect,
create, and collaborate through media. But who helps them reflect on the
implications of their actions? Who empowers them to make responsible,
respectful, and safe choices about how they use the powerful digital tools at
their command? Our Common Sense Parent Media Education Program and our Digital
Citizenship Curriculum give educators, administrators, and parents the tools and
curricula they need to guide a generation in becoming responsible digital
citizens."
This site is a new multimedia project featuring free interactive adventure games set throughout U.S. history. The first game, Mission 1: For Crown or Coloni? puts players in the shoes of Nat Wheeler, a 14 year old printer's apprentice in 1770 Boston. As players complete tasks throughout the city, they meet everyone from merchants to soldiers, sailors to poets, Patriots to Loyalists. The game reveals rising tensions threatening to come to a head, and, ultimately, players must choose where their loyalties lie. Teachers can use the website to manage classes and track student progress.