Student Links                                        

 

Winter Olympics

http://www.teamusa.org/resources/team-usa-vancouver-fan-guide.html

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/olympics/

http://www.nostos.com/olympics/

http://www.nbcolympics.com/ 

 

 

Let the Games Begin

 

 

Reading Sites:

http://www.mhschool.com (reading series website) http://www.seussville.com (Seuss website)
http://www.funschool.com (divided up by grade level with many activities to choose from) http://www.learningplanet.com (variety of activities pre-k through 7+ - you pick subject and category)
http://www.storyplace.org (digital library for pre-school through elementary) http://www.pbskids.org (Channel 9 shows)
http://teachingtreasures.com.au/k-3only/mainpageK-3only.htm (good for early readers) http://www.magickeys.com/books/ (online reading stories)
http://www.encyclopedia.com (neat site and kid friendly)  
http://www.kidsclick.org/ (look up ideas)  http://www.rif.org/readingplanet/ (fun reading games)
http://www.school.eb.com (school Britannica) http://www.studyisland.com (online ISAT preparation)
http://www.mathpower.com/madlib.htm (mad libs) http://www.kidinfo.com/ (homework helper)
http://teacher.scholastic.com/clifford1/

(Clifford stories/activities)

http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?section=greatwebsites&template=/cfapps/gws/default.cfm

(Everything !)
http://www.eduplace.com/tales/ (stories) http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/browse/rzn0000 (learn about an author/ online stories)
http://www.starfall.com/n/level-a/learn-to-read/load.htm (easy to read stories - reinforce phonic skills)  good for K, 1st graders) http://www.cogcon.com/gamegoo/games/tina2/tina2.html (can you follow directions?)
http://www.kidsclick.org/ (look up ideas) http://www.gamequarium.com/ (good reading activities for reinforcement)
http://www.sesameworkshop.org/sesamestreet/?scrollerId=games http://www.rif.org/readingplanet/content/read_aloud_stories.mspx (stories read to you !)
http://www.dositey.com/ (something for all grade levels) http://www.school.eb.com/elementary (Encyclopedia Britannica)

Science Sites:

http://zoobooks.com (just like the Zoobook magazine) http://www.edheads.org (simple machines)
http://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/home.htm (Magic School Bus series) http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/index.html (question/answer)
http://members.aol.com/zoonetkids/index.htm (zoo animals) http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/woods (virtual tour of a forest)
http://www.kidshealth.org (circulatory system) http://nwf.org (Risk Watch)
http://www.getsmarter.org/ (science and math skills - elementary, middle, and high school levels) www.nwf.org (national wildlife federation -offers Ranger Rick, Big Back Yard, Wild Animal Baby)
http://www.healthfinder.gov/kids/coolstuff.asp (pick a letter to look things up)  http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/etext/000100.html (get healthy)
http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/ http://kidwizard.com/
http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/nutrit.html (healthy eating) http://www.farmbureaukids.com
http://www.kbears.com/k12sciences.html (variety) http://www.kids-courier.com/kids_learning/ (variety)
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/etext/000100.html (healthy eating) http://spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/en/kids/ (NASA)
http://ology.amnh.org/ (neat science site) http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience

 
http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/noflash/index.html (why we do those things we do) www.kidsplanet.org  (animal facts)
http://members.aol.com/bats4kids2/boxpage1.htm (bats)  

 

Math Sites:

http://aplusmath.com (math games/make flashcards)  
http://coolmath.com (upper grades) http://www.nces.ed.gov/nceskids/ (this and that)
http://www.dositey.com/homek2.htm (K-12 math activites)  http://www.nces.ed.gov/nceskids/Games.asp (math and science activities)
http://www.gamequarium.com/math.htm (Interactive math games) http://matti.usu.edu/nlvm/nav/vlibrary.html (Pre-K through 12 grades, variety of math concepts)
http://coolmath4kids.com/ (all grade levels - variety of activities) www.edu4kids.com (drill practice -math, science, social studies, and language)
http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/auto13/2.html  http://www.eduplace.com/math/brain/index.html
http://www.mathcats.com/contents.html http://www.aplusmath.com/games/matho/MultMatho.html
http://www.funbrain.com/math/index.html (math baseball game) http://www.myweb3000.com/tangramgame.html
http://www.quia.com/mathjourney.html http://www.tangram.i-p.com (tanagram worksheets)
http://www.eduplace.com/math/brain/index.html http://www.time-for-time.com/ (telling time)
http://www.rainforestmaths.com/ (all sorts of neat math games) http://digicc.com/fido/ (he will guess your number - too cool) 
http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/games/magic-gopher-central.swf - too neat - the gopher will guess your number every time - see if you can figure it out. http://www.mathmastery.com/cyberchallenge/ (how fast can you go - math time test )
http://edweb.tusd.k12.az.us/ekowalcz/math/elementary_web_sites.htm(a lot of math activities)   http://edweb.tusd.k12.az.us/ekowalcz/math/elementary_web_sites.htm (learning about measurements, mazes, angles, ect.)

 

Social Studies Sites:

http://www.theus50.com (The fifty states) http://www.netstate.com/states (The fifty states)
http://www.ipl.org/youth/stateknow/skhome.html (more information on the 50 states) http://www.historychannel.com/today

Get a summary of events that occurred on this day in history
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/ (kid friendly guide to government - K-12 grades) http://www.kids.gov/k_gov.htm (government for kids)
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/goplaces   (Time magazine) http://www.nationalgeographic.com/media/world/  
 http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/explore/index.html  (gain neat facts) http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/ (little bit of this and that)
http://www.factmonster.com/  (neat way to look up facts) http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/worldquiz.html (quiz on various maps - neat site)
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/states_experiment_drag-drop_Intermed_State15s_500.html (make sure you know your states ! ) http://www.school.eb.com/elementary (online Encyclopedia Britannica

 

Author Sites:

http://www.eric-carle.com (Eric Carle) http://www.berenstainbears.com (Stan and Jan Berenstain)
http://www.littlecritter.com (Mayer Mercer)  
http://www.janbrett.com (Jan Brett) http://www.robertmunsch.com/  (Robert Munsch)
http://www.marypopeosborne.com/ (Mary Pope Osborne - Magic Tree House books) http://pbskids.org/clifford/ (Clifford)
http://teacher.scholastic.com/clifford1/ (interactive Clifford site) http://www.tomie.com/ (Tomie dePaola)
http://www.lemonysnicket.com/index.cfm (Lemony Snicket) http://www.mattchristopher.com/content/author.asp (Matt Christopher)
http://webpages.marshall.edu/~irby1/laura/frames.html (Wilder) http://www.kidsreads.com/authors/authors.asp (look up authors)
http://pbskids.org/arthur/ (Marc Brown)  

         

                                     Earth Day

 

http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/earth/games.html (games) http://resources.kaboose.com/games/earthday.htm  
http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/planet-earth/planet-earth.html (Planet Earth/Discovery) http://www.picadome.fcps.net/lab/currl/earth_day/default.htm (more online activities)

                   

Rainforest   

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/rainforest/radiobuttonquiz/radio_button_quiz1.shtm(rainforest quiz with a puzzle)

  http://www.picadome.fcps.net/lab/currl/rainfor/default.htm(a lot of different rainforest sites)

 

http://www.tooter4kids.com/Rainforest/index.htm (rainforest information)

 

 

http://passporttoknowledge.com/rainforest/intro.html (a little harder to read, but has neat pictures)

 
http://www.rainforesteducation.com/FunNGames/puzzles/beach10.htm (rainforest puzzles)  

 

               

Martin Luther King

http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1964/king-bio.html http://www.pocanticohills.org/taverna/98/king.htm (quiz)
http://www.time.com/time/time100/leaders/profile/king.html  

 

 

Facts about Illinois:

http://www.state.il.us/kids/default.htm (kids site on Illinois) http://www.museum.state.il.us/exhibits/symbols/ (state symbols)
http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/il_symb.htm  (information on Illinois)  http://www.netstate.com/states/maps/images/il_outlinebord.gif (state borders)

Fun Extra's:

http://www.jigzone.com (online jigsaw puzzles) http://crayola.com (lots of activities)
www.claus.com (Santa's village) http://ronald.com (McDonalds web site - neat games)
http://wwwg3z.com/games/rush-hour.html (logic game) http://www.nickjr.com (Nick Jr. website)
http://www.funbrain.com/ (variety of activities) http://www.pitara.com/games/mind_games.asp (mind games)
 http://www.eduplace.com/monthlytheme/june/summer_activities.html (all sorts of activities - K-8th grade http://www.mathpower.com/rubik.htm (you can actually work the rubik cubes)  Real Cool
http://www.freebackgrounds.com/checkers.htm  (online checkers) too cool!! http://create-a-reader.com/basic/_english.html  (very neat site - works on letter recognition, letter sounds, time, ect 
  http://www.justforkidsonly.com/ (a little of this and that)
http://www.etch-a-sketch.com/ (etch a sketch / fun games)  
http://www.cs.utk.edu/~ffowler/javahtml/potato/Potato.html  (Mr. Potato head) http://us.mms.com/us/     (M&M's)

 
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/music.htm  (favorite music tunes)

 

 http://quizhub.com/quiz/quizhub.cfm ( all sorts of games! looks fun!!)
http://www.kidland.com/games.html http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/noflash/index.html

 
http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/index.html   (learn neat facts)

 

 http://americangirl.com (American Girl Magazine)
http://polarexpressmovie.warnerbros.com/media_games.html (Polar Express activities)

 

 http://www.netsmartzkids.org/games/index.htm (safe internet games/activities)

 

 http://members.aol.com/bats4kids2/boxpage1.htm (bats)

 ***** Kid Friendly Search Engines *****

http://kids.yahoo.com/ (Yahooligans)    

 

http://www.kidsclick.org/   (KidsClick)
http://www.askforkids.com/ (Ask Jeeves for Kids) http://www.noodletools.com/noodlequest/ (Searching Wizard)
http://www.thinkquest.org/library/ (ThinkQuest Library) www.facthound.com   (look up general knowledge)