www.si.edu ---- Various museums associated with the Smithsonian in Washington D.C. Which includes the postal museum which can provide examples of America’s history

www.speedmuseum.org --- J.B. Speed Museum in Louisville provides access to their collection including their African art and Native American art section.

www.metmuseum.org ---metropolitan museum of art provides access to their collection and also has a timeline feature on the site.

www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org --

www.phillipscollection.org

www.ket.org/artstoolkit ---- associated with KET provides additional information to the arts toolkit. The sets are in the library

Arts organizations

www.artsedge.kennedy-center.org ---affiliated with the Kennedy Center has lessons plans and units that relate to any core subject

www.edsitement.neh.gov ---- associated with National Endowment for Humanities lots of information might be very useful for social studies at fifth grade level.

Business arts websites

www.crayola.com --- associated with Crayola offers art lessons for those with children this is a fun site for them to go and play on

www.crizmac.com --- company dedicated to finding resources from different cultures around the world. The site provides art lessons and other useful information.

www.alifetimeofcolor.com --- site belongs with Sanford and prang art products the site provides a variety of art lessons and challenging games for the students.

Animal Research

MCj04241300000[1]

www.enchantedlearning.com

www.seaworld.org

www.yahooligans.com

www.oaklandzoo.org

www.nationalgeographic.com

MCj03975280000[1] Social Studies

www.netstate.com/states/index.html

http://www.ipl.org/div/stateknow/

http://www.50states.com/

http://classbrain.com/artstate/publish/

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/es

http://www.harcourtschool.com/ss1/

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/

MCj04338680000[1] Writing

http://dictionary.reference.com/

http://thesaurus.reference.com/

http://www.yourdictionary.com/

http://www.spellingcity.com/

http://gotkidsgames.com/sv/sv.html

MCj03975020000[1] Just For Fun

http://pbskids.org/go/

http://www.rainbowmagic.com/

http://www.vocabulary.co.il/

http://www.primarygames.com/

http://www.gamequarium.com/

http://www.thinkfinity.org/student_games.aspx

http://www.spellingcity.com/

http://www.syvum.com/squizzes/

http://www.jigzone.com/

http://www.elfmovie.com/swf/etchasketch/index.html

5^th Grade Mousetrap Cars

http://www.mousetrap-cars.com/construction_tips.htm

http://www.instructables.com/id/Mouse-Trap-car/

http://www.scienceguy.org/Articles/MousetrapCars.aspx

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZ23q0QXPx0

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mousetrap_car

http://www.wikihow.com/Adapt-a-Mousetrap-Car-for-Distance

http://www.mrpeppercorn.org/Project_Mousetrap%20Cars.htm

http://www.pbs.org/saf/1208/teaching/teaching.htm

http://www.ehow.com/how_2044833_build-mousetrap-car.html

Kentucky Derby

http://bardstown.kyschools.us/beslib/KENTUCKY_DERBy2011.pps

Winning Horse Names

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky_Derby#Winners

Harcourt 3 Reading

SPELLING PRACTICE IDEAS: http://www.sd5.k12.mt.us/elrod/multiage/spelling.html

FRIDGE MAGNET SPELLING: http://www.beaufortonline.com/kids/fridge.html

SPELLING CITY: http://www.spellingcity.com/KellemClassroom/

VOCABULARY LISTS: http://sekids.ccsd.net/teacherresourceswebsite/curriculum/curriculumharcourt/3/curriculumthirdvocabulary.htm

VOCABULARY RESOURCES: http://www.vrml.k12.la.us/3rd/homework/reading/trophy3/voc/voc.htm

SPELLING LISTS: http://sekids.ccsd.net/teacherresourceswebsite/curriculum/curriculumharcourt/3/curriculumthirdspelling.htm

Mrs. Robbins

Science

Planet Web Quest

http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/de/webquests/planetwq/webquest2.html

Mrs. Fleming/Settles

http://www.linkslearning.org/Kids/1_Math/2_Illustrated_Lessons/index.html

Mrs. Kellem

Math

http://www.mrnussbaum.com/placevaluepirates1.htm

recognizing place value of ones, tens, tenths, and hundredths

http://www.mrnussbaum.com/docrb1.htm

matching word form to correct decimal

http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/fracto.html

shows a visual example of fractions relating to decimals

Mrs. Long

Reading

http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/score_lessons/dolphin/

http://www.planetware.com/map/metropolitan-museum-of-art-map-us-nymet_c.htm

http://www.metmuseum.org/

http://www.michelangelo.com/buon/bio-index2.html

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills-4th-langbuilders.htm

http://www.fcatexplorer.com/parent/6gr/en/skills_review_popup.asp

www.sfskids.org

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/home.jsp

Mrs. Kremer

Math

http://justkidsgames.com/play.php?MakingChange

Science

http://www.kidzone.ws/WATER/

http://www.serraschool.org/StudentWork/Projects01-02/glossary/6glossary/6BWATERCYCLE.htm

Ms. Abell

http://kidshealth.org/kid/recipes/index.html

Mrs. Edelen

http://www.spellingcity.com/

Mastery Club

http://www.mrsrenz.net/masteryclub.htm

Reading

http://www.learner.org/interactives/story/index.html

Black History Month

http://www.infoplease.com/black-history-month/

http://www.factmonster.com/spot/bhmbios1.html

http://www.biography.com/blackhistory/

http://www.gale.cengage.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/charles_r.htm

http://www.stbern.com/Classroom%20Pages/computer/Black%20History%20Web%20Quest/black_history_web_quest.htm#Colin

Social Studies

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/games/interactive.html

http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/grid_refs/eng/Gridreferences/Default.htm

http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/20050301/Geography/Keystage2/direction/northsout/introduct/default.htm

http://www.oxfam.org.uk/education/resources/mapping_our_world/mapping_our_world/

http://www.pibmug.com/files/map_test.swf

http://www.fcatexplorer.com/parent/6gr/en/skills_review_popup.asp

http://www.lebanon.k12.mo.us/emints/pgow/mastery%20club.htm

http://www.hygiene-educ.com/en/kids/images/couloir.htm

http://50states.pppst.com/kentucky.html

Science

http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/frogs/chain_reaction/play_chainreaction.cfm

http://teams.lacoe.edu/documentation/classrooms/judi/life/activities/cycles/life_cycles.html

http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow9/jun99/lifecycle2/cycle2.html

http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/2008-09/cynnal/discovery/eng/life_cycle_3.html

http://www.foodafactoflife.org.uk/Activity.aspx?siteId=13&sectionId=54&contentId=173

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/6_7/variation.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/5_6/growing_plants.shtml

http://newserver.iboard.co.uk/player/frameset.htm?id=science/.gj4Hl2Mh3Tk0na8Mvwydv

http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/plants_light_water_to_grow/eng/Introduction/StarterActivity.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/8_9/habitats.shtml

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/science_up_close/212/deploy/interface.html

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/science_up_close/315/deploy/interface.html

http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/parts.html

http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/food.html

https://pod51004.outlook.com/owa/redir.aspx?C=ba3cc7d771d94dc7a658baa261e06d51&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.bbc.co.uk%2fschools%2fscienceclips%2fages%2f10_11%2fforces_action_fs.shtml

https://pod51004.outlook.com/owa/redir.aspx?C=ba3cc7d771d94dc7a658baa261e06d51&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.bbc.co.uk%2fschools%2fks2bitesize%2fscience%2fphysical_processes%2fchanging_sounds%2fplay.shtml

https://pod51004.outlook.com/owa/redir.aspx?C=ba3cc7d771d94dc7a658baa261e06d51&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.bbc.co.uk%2fschools%2fks2bitesize%2fscience%2f

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/whatisweather/aboutweather/flash_menu.shtml

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/kidscorner_games.htm

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/animaldiet/herbivore.htm

Mrs. Puckett

Math

http://www.multiplication.com/quizzes.htm

http://quizlet.com/322647/scatter/

www.math.pppst.com/comparing.html

www.mrnussbaum.com/mathgames.htm

Language Arts

http://www.favoritepoem.org/

http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/poetry_engine.htm

http://www.writeexpress.com/online2.html

http://www.gigglepoetry.com/

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/multigenre-mapper/

Mrs. Owen

Native Americans

http://www.nhusd.k12.ca.us/ALVE/NativeAmerhome.html/nativeamhome.html

http://www.native-languages.org/kids.htm

http://www.mce.k12tn.net/Indians/index.htm

http://www.mce.k12tn.net/Indians/navigation/native_american_chart.htm

http://www.42explore2.com/native4.htm

Social Studies

http://aboutsehinton.com/

http://www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/auroras/

http://www.hickerphoto.com/northern-lights-pictures-cat.htm

http://www.apva.org/

http://www.historyisfun.org/

http://www.virtualjamestown.org/

http://www.historyglobe.com/

Mrs. Masters/Mrs. Lutz

www.educationcity.com

Science

http://www.beth.k12.pa.us/schools/wwwclass/mcosgrove/simple.htm

Reading Puffins

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/atlanticpuffin/

http://www.brucemcmillan.com/FRB_PuffinPage.html

http://kids.yahoo.com/animals/birds/2156--Tufted+Puffin

http://depts.washington.edu/natmap/facts/tufted_puffin_k6.html

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/birds/printouts/Puffinprintout.shtml

http://www.puffinlearningzone.com/

Language Arts

http://dictionary.reference.com/

http://gotkidsgames.com/sv/sv.html

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/comic/index.html

http://www.examples-of-onomatopoeia.com/examples/word-games/index.html

Social Studies

http://www.playkidsgames.com/games/continentNames/continentJig.htm

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Games/GeographyGames/Copycat

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Games/GeographyGames/Geospy

Reading

http://countries.mrdonn.org/vietnam.html

www.nationalgeographic.com/west/main.html

www.teacher.scholastic.com/activities/lewis_clark

www.proteacher.com/redirect.php?goto=5288

http://www.mce.k12tn.net/READING37/best_christmas_pageant_ever.htm

http://www.mce.k12tn.net/chocolate/index.htm

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/storymap/index.html

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/plot-diagram/

Spelling

www.spellingcity.com

Math

http://www.ixl.com/math/grade/third/

www.aaamath.com

Mrs. Helton

Reading

http://www.owen.k12.ky.us/trt/secondinternet.htm

Black History Month

http://www.inventions.org/culture/african/cjwalker.html

Language Arts

http://gotkidsgames.com/sv/sv.html

http://www.netrover.com/~jjrose/spell/contractions/jigword2.html

http://www.learningplanet.com/act/rats/ratslist3.asp

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/comic/index.html

http://www.examples-of-onomatopoeia.com/examples/word-games/index.html

Math

http://www.ixl.com/math/practice/grade-3-count-and-compare-sides-edges-faces-vertices

http://www.math-play.com/one-digit-addition-game.html

http://aaamath.com/add26ax1.htm

http://www.softschools.com/mathg.jsp

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/wholenumbers/whatarenumbers/writingbignumbers/game.shtml

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/index.html

Science

http://www.quia.com/rd/11412.html?AP_rand=1512016131

http://www2.goshen.k12.wy.us/Schools/thsgeography/torrington_ss_web/2nd%20Grade/Amazing%20Earth.htm

http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/investigations/es0602/es0602page02.cfm

Mrs. Lutz

http://www.stonewall.fcps.net/wq/cwwebquest/civilwar.htm

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/comic/

http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/Comix/

Mrs. Payne

http://www.tqnyc.org/NYC040649/1970/

http://www.kyrene.org/schools/brisas/sunda/decade/1970.htm

http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1970s.html

http://www.wwwk.co.uk/timelines/inventions/50s/index.htm

Mrs. Herndon

http://www.thepastisablast.com/funfacts/fun_facts_1930s.htm

http://www.kidsnewsroom.org/elmer/infoCentral/frameset/decade/1930.htm

http://www.tqnyc.org/NYC063370/people.htm

Mrs. Meyer

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm

http://www.kidsknowit.com/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/

Mrs. Mudd

Reading

http://ethemes.missouri.edu/themes/639

http://www.williston.k12.sc.us/KEES/KEMC/SolarSystem/SolarSystemWebquestTeacher2.htm

http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00000406.shtml

Social Studies

http://www.madison.k12.ky.us/district/projects/kentucky/regional.htm

http://www.picadome.fcps.net/Lab/currl/kentucky/default.htm

Math

http://www.thatquiz.org/tq/classpage?01301489adf5a6c

http://www.321know.com/

Mrs. Stone

http://www.klaaskids.org/pg-mc-mcstatistics.htm

http://library.thinkquest.org/C0112203/prevent.html

http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/ResourceServlet?LanguageCountry=en_US&PageId=889

http://www.angelfire.com/retro2/lisanostalgia1/40s.html

Reading

http://www.ohiovalleyfishing.com/2010/05/ohio-valley-poisonous-snakes-kentucky-ohio-tennessee-west-virginia-and-indiana/

http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/boone/safety/critters/snakes.shtml

http://fw.ky.gov/pdf/kysnakebook.pdf

http://www.bobainsworth.com/fossil/mesozoic.htm

http://www.worldbook.com/wb/Students?content_spotlight/dinosaurs/world_mesozoic

http://www.dinosaurfact.net/

http://www.dinosaurfacts.org/

http://www.dinosaurjungle.com/dinosaur_species.php

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/mesozoic/mesozoic.html

http://www.dinosaurtypes.org/

http://www.dinodatabase.com/dinoage.asp

http://www.fossils-facts-and-finds.com/mesozoic_era.html

http://www.palaeos.com/Mesozoic/Mesozoic2.html#Tetrapods

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/mesozoic/

http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/prehistoric-world/triassic.html

http://dsc.discovery.com/dinosaurs/types-of-dinosaurs.html

Math

http://www.coolmath-games.com/lemonade/index.html

http://www.mathcats.com/explore/tessellationtown.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/16661/templates/index.html

http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=202

http://oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/mathmagician/maths1.html

http://www.gdbdp.com/multiflyer/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/wholenumbers/multiplication/timestables/game.shtml

http://www.aplusmath.com/games/picture/MultPicture.html

http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/games/meteor/meteor.html

http://www.ixl.com/math/practice/grade-5-calculate-probability

http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/math-fract.html

http://www.gamequarium.com/fractions.html

Science

http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/de/webquests/planetwq/webquest2.html

http://www.gould.org.au/foodwebs/kids_web.htm

http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/earth/groundwater/watercycle.htm

http://www.watereducation.org/doc.asp?id=1022

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/earth/Watercycle.shtml

http://www.prongo.com/stock/index.pl

http://www.quia.com/mc/130575.html

http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jmresources/energy/renewable.html

http://www.worldbook.com/wb/Students?content_spotlight/climates/about_climates

Mrs. Hicks

Reading:

http://www.wdwinfo.com/wdwinfo/themeparks.htm

http://www.vickiblackwell.com/caldecottscavenger.html

If Your Name Was Changed at Ellis Island

http://www.dedham.k12.ma.us/webquest/nc/EllisIslandQuest.html

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/tour/

People of Sparks

http://www.eere.energy.gov/windandhydro/wind_how.html

City of Ember

http://www.jeanneduprau.com/index.shtml

http://www.mce.k12tn.net/reading52/ph14e/generator_e.htm

http://www.mce.k12tn.net/reading52/activities2.htm

http://www.hud.gov/kids/ch/ch3s_main.html

Westing Game

http://kids.mysterynet.com/solveit/solveit027/

http://kids.mysterynet.com/solveit/solveit026/

http://kids.mysterynet.com/solveit/

http://kids.mysterynet.com/solveit/solveit024/

http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/authors/raskin/main.htm

http://library.thinkquest.org/J002344/Clues.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/5109/piano_key.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/5109/fireball.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0214945/

Egypt

http://egypt.mrdonn.org/

http://www.guardians.net/egypt/kids/index.htm

http://www.touregypt.net/Kids/

http://egypt.mrdonn.org/dailylife.html

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/egypt/

http://www.pekin.net/pekin108/wash/webquest/

http://education.iupui.edu/webquests/egypt/aegypt.htm

Making a Mummy

http://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/interactives/interactive_fs.asp?swfpath=history/egypt/makeamummy.swf

Webquest:

http://www.pekin.net/pekin108/wash/webquest/

Science:

http://www.zunal.com/webquest.php?w=80558

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/007877846x/student_view0/unit4/webquest.html

http://sciencespot.net/Pages/trivia.html

http://www.funtrivia.com/quizzes/sci__tech/index.html

http://www.triviaplaying.com/18_science_Q_.htm

Language Arts:

http://www.triviacountry.com/05_Arts.htm

Math:

http://www.ixl.com/math/practice/grade-5-reflection-rotation-and-translation

http://www.mathwarehouse.com/arithmetic/numbers/divisibility-quiz.php

http://www.webquests.ips.k12.in.us/Communities/webquests/Assets/webquests/68/la/spring02/raney/WebQuest.htm

http://www.deepgenre.com/wordpress/ssmith/misc/points-of-view

http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesArticle/Understanding-Point-of-View-in-Literature.id-5795.html

http://members.fortunecity.com/nadabs/literature-pointview.html

http://en.allexperts.com/q/General-Writing-Grammar-680/point-view-literature.htm

http://www.aaamath.com/g57-prime-or-composite.html

http://www.multiplication.com/flashgames/Moles.htm

http://www.gdbdp.com/multiflyer/

http://oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/mathmagician/maths1.html

http://www.visualfractions.com/AddEasyCircle.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/10_11/changing_circuits_fs.shtml

http://www.andythelwell.com/blobz/

http://www.engineeringinteract.org/resources/siliconspies/flash/concepts/simplecircuits.htm

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/k-2/symbols/index.html

http://www.texaslre.org/asymbols/symbolsgameintro.html

http://www.ingilizceci.net/GrammarMaryAns/Yeni%20Klas%C3%B6r/gramch25.html

http://www.better-english.com/grammar/prepositions.htm

http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/preposit.html

http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/preposition.htm

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/GRAMMAR/cgi-shl/quiz.pl/sentence_types_quiz.htm

http://esl.about.com/od/intermediatewriting/a/sentence_types.htm

Mrs. Buckman

Reading

http://www.amphi.com/~tlcf/byrd/web2/nbsgsag.htm

Math

http://www.evgschool.org/Math.html

http://www.playkidsgames.com/games/mathfact/default.htm

http://www.coolmath-games.com/

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/mathman/mathman_additon.htm

http://www.mathplayground.com/games.html

Mrs. Osborne

http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberymedal.cfm

http://www.amazon.com/

Cool Web Sites

TEACHER TOOLS

Flip Book Creator - http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/flipbook/

This teaching tool allows students and teachers to create a flip book with up to 10 pages in just 5 steps. Step 1 is to fill in fields for page headings. Step 2 is where you choose to print in color or black and white. Step 3 is creating the pages and step 4 is printing. Two things to remember: 1) you can’t save and 2) you can’t add clip art. But you can print blank pages for students to write and draw on and the program has rudimentary drawing tools.

TeacherTube - http://www.teachertube.com/

Teacher Tube is a clone of YouTube, except that it is specifically for educational videos. Some of the 1000 videos are created and uploaded by students and some are by teachers. Subjects run the gauntlet from frivolous to very instructional and include How Rainbows Work, Equations, Introduction to Probability, Properties of Matter, When I grow Up and Using Google as a Unit. If you can’t find it in UnitedStreaming you can find it in TeacherTube and if not in TeacherTube, then make one and share it!

Units 4 Teachers - http://www.units4teachers.com/

Units4Teachers.com launched in 2001 with the goal of providing teachers with FREE, professionally created, and ready-to-use Theme Units and Resources for their classroom: These can be adapted for use with special needs, levels and situations. Each week we feature a Specific Unit, or site that provides FREE Unit Planning Resources.

Acrostic Poem Creator - http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/acrostic/

This tool explains what an Acrostic Poem is and then lets you make one in four easy steps. Remember you can’t add clip art or save. This would be a quick holiday activity for students to write a draft on paper and then put it into the Poem Creator.

Brain Boosters - http://school.discoveryeducation.com/brainboosters/

Browse through our categorized archive of challenging Brain Boosters to find great bell ringer problems and the answers are included. These problems will challenge your students to think and work in teams to solve problems.

Crossword Puzzle Maker - http://www.puzzlemaker.com/chooseapuzzle.html

Puzzlemaker is a puzzle generation tool for teachers, students and parents. Create and print customized word search, criss-cross, math puzzles, double puzzles, fallen phrases, mazes, letter tiles, cryptograms, number blocks and hidden messages puzzles. Use spelling words, foreign vocabulary and content vocabulary to provide students with a fun way to memorize and use our rich language.

Glossary of Instructional Strategies - http://glossary.plasmalink.com/glossary.html

This glossary of Instructional strategies, listed in alphabetical order, provides a quick definition and in some cases a website for further study for all educators, parents and students as a review for the many of new and old educational jargon.

Can Teach - http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/

CanTeach has hundreds of lesson plans, thousands of links, and tons of other resources. For those of you who need songs and poems or lesson ideas we are here. Take the time to look through the site.

WordNet - http://wordnet.princeton.edu/wn2.0.shtml

WordNet® is a large lexical database of English, developed under the direction of George A. Miller. Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs are grouped into sets of cognitive synonyms (synsets), each expressing a distinct concept. Synsets are interlinked by means of conceptual-semantic and lexical relations. The resulting network of meaningfully related words and concepts can be navigated with the browser. WordNet is also freely and publicly available for download. WordNet's structure makes it a useful tool for computational linguistics and natural language processing.

Special Education Resources - http://4teachers.org/profdev/sn.php

This site has links to everything from autism to Transitions. This is a great place to begin research on everything to do with Special Education.

Poetry Form Finder - http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/formfinder.htm

This nifty little website allows you to find any type of poem you want and then it gives you a step-by-step form to fill in and create your own. There are even examples to help you be a poet wizard.

Special Paper templates - http://www.thecanadianteacher.com/downloads/page

These are quick to download and print when you are looking for a few sheets of a special type of paper. (ISO-Dot, ISO-Dot2, ISO-Dot3, Lined Paper, Lined Paper2, Grid Paper, Grid Paper2, Grid Paper3, Grid Paper4, 1 Cm Dot Paper, and 1 Inch Dot Paper)

Illustrated Interactive Vocabulary - http://www.illustratedvocabulary.ip-providence.net/

This is another way to read and learn English, French, Dutch and Danish words. The principle is very easy: a multiple choice game with pictures helps “online learner” to increase their elementary vocabulary. This site offers about 500 words from everyday life in English, French, Dutch and Danish in different themes.

SCIENCE TOOLS

Interactive Fossil Fuel Activities – http://www.shell.com/home/content2/us-en/society_environment/education/energize_your_future/dir_activities_02082007.html

Here you will find mini movies, quizzes and games to use in your classroom and you can view the TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills) for each activity. Topics include: Changing Marine Organism Blues, Fossil fuels, Formation of Hydrocarbons, Drilling for Oil, Resources and Reserves, Transforming energies, All About Coal, Types of Coal, Fission and Fusion, The Process of Nuclear Fission, Types of Power Plants,

Meet the Nobel Laureates – http://nobelprize.org/

Every year since 1901 the Nobel Prize has been awarded for achievements in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and for peace. This website has information on each winner and the history of the prize. Great place for autobiographies and research some of the greatest minds in our world.

Biology Project – http://www.biology.arizona.edu/

The Biology Project is an interactive online resource for learning biology developed at The University of Arizona. The Biology Project is fun, richly illustrated, and tested on 1000s of students. It has been designed for biology students at the college level, but is useful for high school students, medical students, physicians, science writers, and all types of interested people.

Teaching Weather – http://www.cln.org/subjects/weather_inst.html

Below are the CLN "Theme Pages" which focus on specific topics within Weather and Climate. CLN's theme pages are collections of useful Internet educational resources within a narrow curricular topic and contain links to two types of information. Students and teachers will find curricular resources (information, content...) to help them learn about this topic. In addition, there are links to instructional materials (lesson plans) which will help teachers provide instruction in this theme. Themes include: Air Quality Theme Page, Clouds, El Niño, Blizzards & Snow, Floods, Global Warming/Climate Change, Hurricanes, Lightning, Ozone Depletion, Tornadoes, Water Quality,

Ready made Science Tests (Grades 1-5) – http://www.mhtexas.com/correlations/sciencetaks/index.html

The TAKS Practice Tests require the free Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® plug-in for your browser. These tests are based on the McGraw-Hill science textbooks and the tests are used in Texas. However, they might be useful for bell ringer questions or open response.

Wonderville 3D Science – http://www.wonderville.ca/

This site is a great way to present science questions in the real world. Who knows, maybe it will inspire a future scientist to question everything he/she sees.

Interactive Science and Technology – http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/eng/education/index.html

Student Science and Technology site helps you find answers to your science classes. Topics include: star chart, periodic table, microscope, astronomy and space, biology, scientists and innovations.

Science Toy Maker – http://www.sciencetoymaker.org/

You have found the non-commercial site for people who like to roll up their sleeves and make fun, mysterious toys and projects that entice scientific investigation. It is a resource for inspired parents, kids, teachers, teenagers, home scholars and science fair participants.

Einstein Light – http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/einsteinlight/

Einstein's theory of special relativity includes electricity and magnetism in a simple, logical extension of the relativity of Galileo and Newton. Its conclusions, including time dilation, length contraction, and E=mc² have changed profoundly our ideas of time and space, matter and energy. These multimedia modules give a brief overview of relativity - they present the main ideas. Inevitably, you will have questions. So the related links (below) give more complete explanations, at levels with or without mathematics. Animations from Einstein Light require the Flash 6 Plug in. The multimedia modules have animations and film clips and are typically 2Mb. The much smaller HTML versions have only text and images. (If your connection is slow, you might read some of the background links while the modules load.)

Use Water Wisely – http://www.wateruseitwisely.com/toolsLinks/index.shtml

There are a number of ways to save water and this site has links, tips, games and other resources to help you study this very important science topic.

American Museum of Natural History Presents OLOGY – http://www.ology.amnh.org/index.html

The American Museum of Natural History presents OLOGY – that’s Archaeology, Astronomy, Biodiversity, Earth, Einstein, Genetics, Marine Biology and Paleontology.

Simple Machines – http://www.edheads.org/activities/simple-machines/

This is a great site to help explain simple and compound machines.

The Great Plant Escape – http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/

Be a detective and help unlock the facts about plant life.

Engaging Sciences Games – http://www.engagingscience.org/games/onlinegames/games.html

Engaging science games for the aquarium, space center and science world.

The Eyes of Nye – http://www.eyesofnye.org/eyesofnye.html

The Eyes of Nye is an in-depth look at science topics that are in the news, impacting lives and changing policy.

Online Frog Dissection – http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/frog/Frog2/

Frogs and humans are vertebras and therefore have similar organ systems. Dissecting a frog helps you learn human anatomy. Why bother with the mess, smell, expense and the ethical issues, when you can accomplish all of that with a virtual frog. In addition, this site includes differentiation of learning styles by including audio, video and quizzes.

Online Science Treasures – http://www.northcanton.sparcc.org/%7Etechresources/cgi-bin/course_list.pl?content_area=CSC

This is a site based on the core content from Ohio. There are over 700 resources specifically attached to the Ohio science curriculum from first grade through 12^th grade.

Cool Cosmic Site – http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/

Learn about Infrared Light, and open the door into the fantastic world of Infrared and Multiwavedlength Astronomy. Discover light outside the visible spectrum with these classroom activities, experiments and lesson plans. Learn about different astronomical topics and let the real astronomers answer your questions.

Science Interactive Units – http://www.thetech.org/exhibits/online/topics/topics.html

Topics in this interactive site include; earthquakes, electricity, matter, genetics and cardiovascular system.

MATHEMATICS TOOLS

Time Teaching Tool – http://www.teachingtime.co.uk/clock2/clockwordsres.html

Read the time in words and then stop the clock when the hands are in the matching position. What score will you achieve in ten terns?

Fractions Game – http://illuminations.nctm.org/tools/fraction/fraction.asp

This applet allows students to individually practice working with relationships among fractions and ways of combining fractions. Directions: Click on the pile of cards to turn one over. This is your target fraction. Move the markers so that the sum of your moves is a fraction that is less than or equal to the target fraction. Goal: Get all the markers to the right side of the game board. Use as few cards as possible. There is also a two person version.

Web Math Homework Helper – http://www.webmath.com/

Are you stuck on a math problem? We'd like to help you solve it. Click on one of the tabs above. You'll find over 100 instant-answer, self-help, math solvers, ready to provide you with instant help on your math problem. Categories include: Math for everyone, general math, K-3 Math, Algebra, Plots & geometry, Trig & Calculus and other stuff.

Interactive MathSite – http://mathsite.math.berkeley.edu/main.html

The exhibits of the Math Site are intended for people of all ages who are interested in or are curious about mathematics. No specialized mathematical knowledge or expertise is assumed. Topics include: Pure Math, Applied Math, Math lab and Geometric Orbits. This site lets you SEE, HEAR and DO Math!

Paper models of Polyhedra – http://www.korthalsaltes.com/

Polyhedra are beautiful 3-D geometrical figures that have fascinated philosophers, mathematicians and artists for millennia. On this site are a few hundred paper models available for free.

Time, Distance, Speed Calculators – http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~gazzanic/distance.html

Quick and easy calculators to calculate time, distance and speed.

Interactive Math Dictionary – http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jeather/maths/dictionary.html

Math terms from A to Z can be found here. Easy to read and understand explanations for math vocabulary with examples.

Online Math Worksheet Generator – http://themathworksheetsite.com/

With The Math Worksheet Site you can create an endless supply of printable math worksheets. The intuitive interface gives you the ability to easily customize each worksheet to target your student's specific needs. Every worksheet is created when you request it, so they are different every time.

This way you can add the practice that your student needs to a curriculum you already like, or you can be freed from the constraints of a workbook or textbook that gives either too much or too little practice if you would rather direct the studies yourself. These worksheets are provided in PDF format. Topics include: Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Fractions, Mixed Problems, Measurement, Graphing, 100 chart and telling time.

ART

Art tales – http://www.wildlifeart.org/ArtTales/index.html

Discover the world of wildlife art. Create a story, write a wildlife field guide, or curate a museum exhibit with their artworks. Add excitement with music and sound effects. Then publish your creation on their web site!

Inside Art – http://www.eduweb.com/insideart/

An Adventure in Art History.

Art Sites Collection – http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/middle/for-kids.htm

This is a collection of interactive art sites about art history, art museums for kids, make art online, art and cultures and fun activities in music and writing.

Interactive Art Games - http://www.artteacherconnection.com/pages/artgames.htm

This is a list of wonderful interactive and short activities for art.

SOCIAL STUDIES

Xpedition Atlas – http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/

This site uses geography to spark the interest in cultures for students. The site has PDF maps to print, activities to engage students in searching for answers, lesson plans, standards and an exhibition hall. The site covers spatial terms, places & regions, physical systems, human systems, environment & society and uses of geography.

Animated Growth of a Nation – http://www.animatedatlas.com/movie.html

This 10 minute presentation illustrates the growth of the United States from the original 13 colonies. This movie is very well done. To get more you can pay $20.

Ancient Egypt Revealed – http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/

This is a wonderful interactive site into the mysterious world of the Ancient Egyptians. In addition, this site includes the Greeks, Vikings, Romans, Anglo Saxons, Ancient India, British Prehistory and other cultures, all of them done very well by the BBC.

Virtual Field Trips – http://www.field-trips.org/trips.htm

You can find virtual field trips for science and other subjects and teacher resources. You can also learn how to create your own virtual field trip.

Create a Timeline – http://www.ourtimelines.com/create_tl_2c.html

So, you don’t have Tom Synder’s Timeline software. It’s OK, because this site will allow you or your students to create one for free. Just give any event beginning and ending dates, a description of what happened, and check the type of event. After all of the events are entered just print your timeline. Now wasn’t that easy?

FUN STUFF

Interactive Etch-A-Sketch – http://www.elfmovie.com/swf/etchasketch/index.html

This is your typical virtual Etch-A-Sketch. Works just like the real one!

Interactive Jig-saw Puzzles – http://www.jigzone.com/

Choose a picture and the number of pieces and enjoy creating a picture. Works just like the real one without all the mess and fuss!

Fun Brain Curriculum Guide – http://www.funbrain.com/teachers/subj_lang.html

This is the index page for FUNBrain.com. There are interactive activities for students in kindergarten through 8^th grade in Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, Music, Logic and miscellaneous subject areas.

HEALTH

Human Health – http://www.bam.gov/teachers/index.htm

BAM! Body and Mind is a resource for you to incorporate CDC health, safety, and science topics into your classroom. The site also offers your students interactive content to investigate topics for school or for a personal interest.

FREEWARE

ArtRage 2 – http://artrage.com/

Ever want to play with paint. This easy to use, stylish painting package lets you get painting from the moment you open it up. You can paint with oils, sketch with pencils, sprinkle glitter, and more. You can paint with gold leaf, silver foil, and other metallic colors. You can even load in your photos as Tracing Images to help you recreate them as paintings. For the professional user, ArtRage also offers multiple Layers for painting, and layered PSD document import and export so you can easily use it alongside your existing tools. The full version is only $25 with educational discounts available.

BigTime – http://www.hahntech.com/

Easy to see and useful count down timer. This is a great way to time activities by projecting the timer onto a screen.

Sebran ABC – http://www.wartoft.nu/software/sebran/

Sebran's ABC's colorful pictures, pleasant music, and gentle games teach letters, numbers, simple math, and rudiments of reading. You can enter your own word lists to use in the Hangman game. Just create a text file in the Sebran program folder (usually C:\Program files\Sebran), called hangman.txt, where you enter one word or short phrase per line. You can use Notepad to create this file. The next time you run Sebran, this list will be used instead of the built-in lists. A maximum of 200 words or phrases can be entered. Uses several different languages.

Seterra – http://www.wartoft.nu/software/seterra/

Seterra is a challenging geography program with 70 different exercises. Learn about countries, capitals, flags and cities in Africa, Europe, South America, North America, Asia and Australia, using outline map exercises!

Sephonics – http://www.wartoft.nu/software/sephonics/

Sephonics 1.0 is a Windows program that will teach you the English phonetic alphabet, which is a subset of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA, in short). Sephonics includes seven different exercises for practicing English pronunciation and the phonetic alphabet, including a phonetic memory game to relax between the lessons! There are also exercises where you learn to match a sound to a phonetic sign, transcribe from phonetic text to ordinary text, and much more! Sephonics is freeware.

Minisebran – http://www.wartoft.nu/software/minisebran/

Minisebran is a free suite of early learning games for kids 2-6 years old . It includes eight different exercises, including doodle drawing exercises and very simple games to get to know the numbers and letters, and learning to use the keyboard.

Selingua – http://www.wartoft.nu/software/selingua/

Selingua is a vocabulary training program with extensive built-in dictionaries -- more than 2000 words in each of the following languages: English (both American and British), German, Spanish, French and Swedish. The program can be used by native speakers of any of these languages since the user can choose the language of the on-screen instructions. There are six different exercises for practicing vocabulary and verb inflections, including a crossword exercise. Users can also add their own words to the dictionaries. Selingua is freeware.

Selingua Columns – http://www.wartoft.nu/software/selingua-columns/

Play a Tetris-style game and learn French, German, Spanish or Swedish! Selingua Columns is similar to the Tetris-like game Columns, but uses words instead of colors. Pieces fall down from the top - you rotate the pieces and try to match words that mean the same thing. Three good-looking skins are included. The word lists contain more than 2000 words in each language.

Photo Story 3 – http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=92755126-a008-49b3-b3f4-6f33852af9c1&DisplayLang=en

Create slideshows using your digital photos. With a single click, you can touch-up, crop, or rotate pictures. Add stunning special effects, soundtracks, and your own voice narration to your photo stories. Then, personalize them with titles and captions. Small file sizes make it easy to send your photo stories in an e-mail. Watch them on your TV, a computer, or a Windows Mobile–based portable device. This is the download site.

Windows Movie Maker 2 – http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/moviemaker2.mspx

Windows Movie Maker 2.1 makes home movies amazingly fun. With Movie Maker 2.1, you can create, edit, and share your home movies right on your computer. Build your movie with a few simple drag-and-drops. Delete bad shots and include only the best scenes. Then share your movie via the Web, e-mail, or CD. Using third-party software you can even take movies you've made and turn them into DVDs. You can also save your movie back to the video tape in your camera to play back on a TV or on the camera itself. This is the site for the XP download.

Google Sketch Up – http://sketchup.google.com/download.html

Developed for the conceptual stages of design, Google SketchUp is a powerful yet easy-to-learn 3D software tool that combines a simple, yet robust tool-set with an intelligent drawing system that streamlines and simplifies 3D design. From simple to complex, conceptual to realistic, Google SketchUp enables you to build and modify 3D models quickly and easily. If you use Google Earth, Google SketchUp allows you to place your models using real-world coordinates and share them with the world using the Google 3D Warehouse. This is the site for the download.

Google Earth – http://earth.google.com/download-earth.html

Google Earth combines the power of Google Search with satellite imagery, maps, and terrain and 3D buildings to put the world's geographic information at your fingertips.

Fly to your house. Just type in an address, press Search, and you’ll zoom right in.
Search for schools, parks, restaurants, and hotels. Get driving directions.
Tilt and rotate the view to see 3D terrain and buildings, or look up to explore the sky
Save and share your searches and favorites.

Since Google Earth was launched, users have been exploring our world and creating content overlays (KML files) to share their explorations with others. We're now highlighting user-created KML files each week in the new Google Earth Gallery. You can also choose to add the gallery's Google Gadget to your iGoogle page. This is the download site.

GENERAL INTERACTIVE SITES

Games & Activities – http://www.syvum.com/squizzes/

Activities, Games and Quizzes from Syvum: Online Learning and Interactive Education worldwide