Teachers
Ellington's K-12 Information Literacy Curriculum
Excel Notes from after school workshops Basics or Beyond the Basics
Good
links for interesting science lessons
from Pam Whiting
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=380
great web site with three lessons involving humans and animals in
conflict…includes some really great literature connections!! “Keystone
Species,” food webs, etc. for grades 3-5
http://www.wildeducation.org/programs/hab_2000/migration_hab2000_newbook.pdf
lesson on migration of animals and the value of preserving & protecting
habitats…could be adapted to include
http://www.usask.ca/education/ideas/tplan/sslp/forestry.htm
several forestry lesson plans
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geographyaction/habitats/
national geographic habitats web site
http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webunits/adaptations/book.html
books about camouflage
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/ntti/resources/lessons/s_seedier/index.html
plants adaptations…seed production and survival
http://www.gould.edu.au/foodwebs/kids_web.htm
Lessons and resources from the
BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/4_11/science.shtml
Fun
clips for a variety of science topics (BBC)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/index_flash.shtml
FANTASTIC
web site with links to the
footprints (and natural history) of various animals
http://www.bear-tracker.com/mammals.html
Video Link www.learner.org
LESSON SITES
ABC Teach: http://www.abcteach.com
SCORE Cyberguides: http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cyberguide.html
Blue N Web: http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/search.html
Library In the Sky Lesson Plan Archive: http://www.nwrel.org/sky/index.asp
Frank Potter's Science Gems: http://www.sciencegems.com/
Access Excellence Science Activities: http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/AEC/index.html
AskEric Lesson Plans: http://askeric.org/Virtual/Lessons/
Teacher Created: http://www.teachercreated.com/
Sites for Teachers: http://www.sitesforteachers.com/
The Academy Curriculum Exchange: http://www.ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/
October Links
October Activities: http://www.abcteach.com/MonthtoMonth/October/OctoberTOC.htm
Columbus Day: http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-6607.html
Autumn Theme: http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-6599.html
Halloween Activities: http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-6626.html
School Safety Month: http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-6661.html
MISCELLANEOUS
INTERNET RESOURCES
Educational Hotlists of Good Links for many subjects:
http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/hotlists.html
Highlights TeacherNet: http://www.teachernet.com
Aunt Annie's Crafts: http://www.auntannie.com/
Crafts at About.com: http://craftsforkids.about.com/
Teach-nology: http://www.teach-nology.com
Internet Public Library Kidspace:
http://www.ipl.org/kidspace
Multnomah Library KidsPage!: http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/kids/index.html
Enchanted Learning: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/
Scholastic: http://www.scholastic.com/
Songs for Teachers: http://www.songs4teachers.com/
A to Z Teacher Stuff http://www.atozteacherstuff.com
INTERNET TOOLS
Backflip! Access and organize your Bookmark/Favorites from any computer
connected to the web: http://www.backflip.com
NoodleQuest: (Not sure which search engine is best for the information you need? Let
NoodleQuest help you pick): http://www.noodletools.com/noodlequest/main.php3
Filamentality: http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/
The Educator's Toolkit: http://www.eagle.ca/~matink/
MATH
Michigan Electronic Library Math Links: http://mel.lib.mi.us/children/math.html
Mathstories.com: House of Math Word Problems for Children: http://www.mathstories.com/
BasketMath: http://www.scienceacademy.com/BI/index.html
American Mathematics Society: http://e-math.ams.org/
Math Archives: http://archives.math.utk.edu/topics/arithmetic.html
MathMol (Molecular. . .) http://www.nyu.edu/pages/mathmol/K_12.html
Proteacher Math Activities: http://www.proteacher.com/100000.shtml
Smile Program Math: http://www.iit.edu/~smile/mathinde.html
Web Activities (Including one on measurement): http://www.mmhschool.com/teach/math/mathinmyworld/teachres/weblesson.html
LANGUAGE ARTS, LITERATURE
AND AUTHORS
National Council of Teachers of English: www.ncte.org
Authors http://mel.lib.mi.us/children/reading.html
Penguin Books: http://www.penguinputnam.com/
Top WWW Sites for Individual Children's Books, Authors, and Illustrators: http://www.underdown.org/children.htm
Vandergrift's Children's Literature Page: http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~kvander/ChildrenLit/index.html
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: http://www.carolhurst.com
Children's Literature Web Guide: http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html
Jan Brett's Home Page: http://www.janbrett.com
Kidlit (a magazine mostly for kids): http://mgfx.com/kidlit
BookAdventure: http://www.bookadventure.com
Reading Online: http://www.readingonline.org/
http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/organism_menu.htm
Science Notebooks http://www.sciencenotebooks.org/
The MAD Scientists Network: http://www.madsci.org
Chemcenter: http://www.chemcenter.org/
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse: http://www.enc.org
Science Made Simple: http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/
ScienceMatters: http://www.sciencematters.com/
National Wildlife Federation: http://www.nwf.org/
Tornado Project: http://www.tornadoproject.com/
SCIENCE FAIR SITES:
CyberBee Science Fair: http://www.cyberbee.com/science/scifair.html
CyberFair: Virtual Science Fair: http://www.isd77.k12.mn.us/resources/cf/
The Kids Guide to Science Projects: http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/sciencefairs/
School Science Fairs Home Page: http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/~jbarron/scifair.html
The Science Club: Kids' Projects: http://www.halcyon.com/sciclub/kidproj1.html
Science Fair Central: http://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/index.html
ScienceFair Project Ideas: http://members.aol.com/ScienzFair/ideas.htm
The Ultimate Science Fair Resource: http://www.scifair.org
The WWW Virtual Library: Science Fairs: http://physics.usc.edu/~gould/ScienceFairs/
SOCIAL STUDIES
SEE REFERENCE PAGE
HOLIDAYS
Constitution Day
http://www.civiced.org/index.php?page=constitution_day
http://hancock.constitutioncenter.org/constitutionday/display/MainS/Home
Tired King PDF file: http://www.crf-usa.org/constitution_day/adventures_tired_king.pdf
Outer space visitor link: (may be only useful for grades 3 or 4): http://www.crf-usa.org/constitution_day/4b5_visitor.pdf
Scholastic (great info, background knowledge) http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/constitution_day/constitution_day/index.asp?article=benfranklin
This is an interesting game, maybe a good icebreaker/intro (again more for upper grades) http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/constitution-day/game.html
Kwanzaa: http://globalindex.com/kwanzaa/
Holidays on the Net: http://www.holidays.net/
ART RESOURCES
Seattle Art Museum (Great Stuff for Kids): http://www.SeattleArtMuseum.org/
ArtsEdge: http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/
@rt Room: http://www.arts.ufl.edu/art/rt_room/index.html
Art for Kids (About.com): http://artforkids.tqn.com/kids/artforkids/
Kinderart: http://www.kinderart.com/
The Incredible Art Department: http://www.artswire.org/kenroar/
Art Teacher on the Net: http://www.artmuseums.com/
American Museum of Natural History: http://www.amnh.org/splash.html
MUSIC
MENC - National Association for Music Education: http://www.menc.org/
K-12 Resources for Music Educators: http://www.isd77.k12.mn.us/resources/staffpages/shirk/k12.music.html
Ask Eric Lesson Plans: http://askeric.org/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/Arts/Music
MERL - Music Education Resource Links: http://jarl.cs.uop.edu/~cpiper/musiced.html
Instrument Encyclopedia: http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/MHN/enclpdia.html
International Music Archives: http://www.eyeneer.com/World/index.html
Music Education Online: http://www.childrensmusicworkshop.com
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: http://rockhall.com/
The African Music Encyclopedia: http://www.africanmusic.org/
This Day In Musical History: http://www.datadragon.com/day/
Worldwide Internet Music Resources: http://www.music.indiana.edu/music_resources/
Children's Music Web: http://www.childrensmusic.org/
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
S.C.O.R.E Graphic Organizers
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/actbank/torganiz.htm
At this "teacher activity bank" developed by teachers in California, you
will find blank graphic organizers, ready to be printed and used in your classes.
Teach-nology Generate-Your-Own Personalized Graphic Organizer
http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/graphic_org/
The Graphic Organizer
http://www.graphic.org/goindex.html
This site provides examples of graphic organizers with the text filled in and links to
articles about using graphic organizers.
NCREL examples of Graphic Organizers
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/students/learning/lr2grap.htm
Though not as easily used as the blank graphic organizers at SCORE or The Writing Web
Site, this site provides clear examples of the different types of graphic organizers.
Write Design Online Graphic Organizers
http://www.writedesignonline.com/organizers/index.html
Another site rich with examples of organizers.
GRANTS
School Grants: http://www.schoolgrants.org/
PUZZLE SITES
Kids Theme-Oriented Crossword Puzzles:
http://www.kidcrosswords.com/
Discovery School Puzzlemaker- http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/
Teach-nology(Word Searches, etc.) http://www.teach-nology.com
END OF
SCHOOL YEAR IDEAS
Lots of Printouts: Memory Book, Coloring Pages, and More! http://www.geocities.com/smilecdg/endoftheyearpage.html
End of School Year Poems
http://www.track0.com/canteach/elementary/songspoems56.html
Neat Activities: Education World
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson184.shtml
Printable Certificates:
http://www.teachnet.com/how-to/endofyear/certificates060399.html
Teachers’ Corner Ideas:
http://www.theteacherscorner.net/seasonal/endofyear/index.htm
Summer Craft Projects:
http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/summer/index.html
COPYRIGHT
PBS Teacher Source: http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/copyright/copyright_fairuse.shtm
Copyright Guide: http://www.groton.k12.ct.us/mts/egtoc.htm
The Copyright Website: http://www.benedict.com/
Library Of Congress Copyright Basics: http://www.loc.gov/copyright/circs/circ1.html
Copyright Clearance Center: http://www.copyright.com/
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