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BOOKWORMS:
http://www.homeschoolzone.com/pp/crafts/bookworm.htm
BROWN BEAR: http://www.kinderart.com/littles/brownbear2.htm
Another Eric Carle book provides the backdrop for this art lesson--whereby children will get to paint their bear printable art with chocolate pudding.
MAKE WAY FOR DUCKLINGS AND ART: http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/socialstd/grade1/Make_Way.html
The activities in this lesson plan complement "Make Way For Ducklings", and teach children cardinal directions as they make and illustrate a map and a picture of their own community.
CAPS FOR SALE LESSON:
http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/527.html
Elementary students will be crafting their own version of individual hats to have a Cap Day--let them have a parade as well. Other activities to accompany the book are also included here.
I AM THE WORDS AND THE PICTURES I CREATE: http://www.youthfirst.org/winners/pappas.htm
Through a pass-it-on process, fourth grade students write a paragraph about themselves or their neighbor- hood, revise their writing according to the correct writing process, and then illustrate it. They will pass this illustration on to a fifth grade class, who must then write their own paragraphs about the illustrations. Class presentations will compare the original to the later writings, with the illustrations as the facilitators.
PAGE BY PAGE:
http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/pagebypage/
This site takes students through the process of creating a children's book, from the perspectives of both the auth- or and the illustrator. Have them write and illustrate their own books when finished.
If You Give A Moose A Muffin: Lesson Plans
http://cs.uop.edu/kidline/karen/moose.html
Arthur Tricks The Tooth Fairy: Many activities to do with this book.
http://hometown.aol.com/title1scott/TrickstheToothFairy.html
ACCORDION BOOKS: http://www.makingbooks.com/accordion.html
Find directions for making a stand-up accordion book with your class... you decide what should comprise the contents.
MAKE A PAPER BAG BOOK: http://www.arts.ufl.edu/art/rt_room/sparkers/artist_book/make_a_book.html
How easy can it get? Your students can bring in their own paper bags from home for a special project. You can create a poetry book, an interview book, a memory book-- the choice is wide open.
MORE IDEAS THAN YOU'LL EVER USE FOR BOOK REPORTS: http://www.teachnet.com/lesson/langarts/bookrepts101498.html
If your students' book reports are getting a little stale by this time of the year, spice them up with some of the ideas given here--create a character sculpture, pantomime a setting, create a diary for a character... very creative.
FIRST GRADE SITES:
http://www.fraziermtn.com/fpschool/firstgrd.htm http://www.pbs.org/plweb-cgi/teachersourcemediaseek?query=firstgrade&template=newteachersource
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/1133/2teach.html http://www.ezlink.com/~edu/AIndex.htm
GO FISH: http://learningpage.com/free_pages/galleries/go_fish1/go_fish_color01.html First grade emergent readers can click on the arrows and read this colorful and easy book by themselves. A printable version is also available. Teacher Notes are only available for registered site users (simple registration required), but the eight page book is accessible to both students and teachers without registering.
Find grade-relevant sites to use across the curriculum.
FIRST GRADE LESSON PLANS AND UNITS: http://www.coreknowledge.org/CKproto2/resrcs/lessons/1.htm
1st Grade - Online Stories and More: http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Tower/1217/reading.html
Form Core Knowledge Curriculum, here are an excellent set of lessons to consider for your first grade curriculum.
COLLECTIONS OF FIRST GRADE LESSONS & RESOURCES: http://www.enchantedlearning.com http://viking.stark.k12.oh.us/%7Egreentown/grtheme.htm http://faldo.atmos.uiuc.edu/CLA/LESSONS/first.html http://204.184.214.251/coop/1main.html http://www.mrsperkins.com/testing.htm
FIRST GRADE TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION: http://www.mtnbrook.k12.al.us/tech/1st.htm
FIRST GRADE CLASSROOM PAGES:
http://www.dentonisd.org/rayzor/lattaya/lattaya.htm http://www.msrossbec.com/ http://www.homestead.com/mrsflanagan/index.html http://www.mrsperkins.com/
PREVENTING READING DIFFICULTIES IN YOUNG CHILDREN: http://www.ed.gov/inits/americareads/ReadDiff/
From the America Reads Challenge, an intensive, 400 page document (downloadable pdf) addresses the great reading debate, with attention on reading difficulties in emergent readers, and proposes its findings as much-needed reform.
CREATING HIGH-ACHIEVING LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS:
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/educatrs/leadrshp/le400.htm
Several experts have come together to assess high-expectation, high-achieving learning environments for students. Link to articles on special projects, authentic assessments and instruction, instructional uses of technology, and more. Also review case study samples.
BASIC EARLY ELEMENTARY WORKSHEETS: http://learningpage.com/free_pages/galleries/basics.html#cal/mon
Available to download and print--several worksheets across all subjects for early elementary learning, including numbers and letters (Zaner-Bloser or D'Neal- ian), money, days of week, time, and measuring.
ONLINE TEACHER TOOLS:
The sites below all offer varying aspects of online teacher tools, including posting homework assignments, grade books, etc. Very often the free version has limited access to the full complex of teacher tools that are provided in the paid version.
SCHOOL NOTES: http://www.schoolnotes.com/
HOMEWORK NOW: http://www.homeworknow.com/
HOMEWORK STATION: http://www.waveside.com/homework/index.htm
HOMEWORK HERO: http://www.homeworkhero.com/index.htm
MY SCHOOL ONLINE: http://www.myschoolonline.com/golocal/
CLASS BUILDER: http://classbuilder.com/
MY GRADE BOOK: http://www.mygradebook.com/
ONLINE GRADE AND ATTENDANCE: http://www.mygradebook.com/
Instructors Web -Teaching tools, lesson plans, worksheets, and interactive lessons for teaching basic skills. Topics include telling time, basic math, reading, writing, and more. For kindergarten through third grade.
KWL -- A READING COMPREHENSION STRATEGY: http://www.eduref.org/
Use this lesson plan to use the KWL approach to reading comprehension.
BATTLE OF THE BOOKS: http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/834.html
Pizza party incentives might just motivate your student teams to this challenge, whereby from a list of 100 re- commended books, the students try to read more books than the other team. They must then match quotes to the book, with the team correctly identifying the most winning a pizza party.
CALDECOTT AND NEWBERY AWARD WINNING BOOKS: http://edservices.aea7.k12.ia.us/edtech/teacherpages/bjohnson/index.html
Students will select a book to review, determine why it should be on the short list for either a Newberry or a Caldecott award, design a poster for their chosen book, and then read it to an age-appropriate class.
Ready to Print Resources to Accompany Mosaic and Strategies That Work!
http://www.geocities.com/smilecdg/comprehe.html
CREATE A MULTI-AUTHORED STORY: http://www.col-ed.org/cur/lang/lang03.txt
In some multi-authored projects, it's the case of the never-ending story. Not so in this particular lesson plan; each section has its own development and purpose, culminating in resolution and conclusion. Publish a copy of the finished product for each of the students involved in this project.
A wealth of Reading Support Materials: Print language arts pages for kids ages 4 – 8. Be sure to check out the phonics songs while you are there.
SCORE
Cyberguides - links to cyberguides to many literature books used in
the classroom. Click on the grade level at the left to see a list of books.
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/SCORE/cyberguide.html
Children's
Literature Web Guide - David Brown at the University of Calgary has put
together one of the premier websites on all areas of children's literature.
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html
General/Mixed Sites: Core
Knowledge Lesson Plans - many lesson plans and units developed by teachers
for teachers. Click on the grade level to view the titles. You'll need Adobe
Acrobat to view the lessons .
http://www.coreknowledge.org/CKproto2/resrcs/index.htm
SYNONYMS
AND ANTONYMS: http://www.teachnet.com/lesson/langarts/terminology/synandant.html
Students will take sports headlines and stories from a newspaper and working in groups, they will write as many synonyms and antonyms for sports terminology as they can think of. Sports headlines are already colorful-- be prepared for a hilarious lesson plan.
SUBJECT/PREDICATE
SONG: http://www.knownet.net/users/Ackley/sub_pred_song.html
If some of your students are still having problems recognizing subjects and predicates in their sentences, try having them memorizing this song and see if it helps.
Primary CyberGuides (Grades K-3) http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cyk3.html Supplement your lessons with CyberGuides. These standards- based Web units correspond to popular works of literature such as "Charlotte's Web" or the "Velveteen Rabbit." Each guide contains a student and teacher edition complete with standards, activities, and suggested links. The guides are based on California Language Arts Content Standards.
S.C.O.R.E. Phonics Link http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/Phonics_Link/phonics.html The Phonics Link provides resources to help you build your background knowledge about linguistics, phoneme awareness, and the process by which students learn to read.
Literacy Center http://www.literacycenter.net/lessonview_en.htm
Help build strong readers by using these online literacy lessons with your pre-K through second-grade students. This simply designed site offers an area where young children can learn early reading skills in a safe, structured format. The site requires the Flash Player 5 plug-in.
Elementary: CyberGuides (Grades 4-5) http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cy45.html
CyberGuides aren't just for primary students! Upper elementary educators will find these online, units helpful in adding depth to their studies of core works of literature. The guides are based on California Language Arts Content Standards.
CYBERGUIDES GRADES 4-5: http://www.sdcoe.K12.CA.US/score/cy45.html
Cyberguides offer literary resources and activities on many of the popular literature choices for 4-5, with related links, recommended reading, and literature units connected to content and performance standards.
VOCABULARY BUILDER: http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/words/middle/
With word lists chosen specifically for 4th through 6th grades, these words of the day include a definition, an example sentence, and a synonym.
READING LIST FOR GRADES 4-8: http://www.teachnet.com/lesson/langarts/literaturelist052699.html
Choose from a wide variety of age-appropriate books for classroom study, reading challenges, book reports, etc.
Grammar Blast by Houghton Mifflin http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/quizzes/index.htm Add energy to your everyday grammar lessons using these online, interactive games for grades two through eight. Students can practice sentences, parts of speech, punctuation, and more.
Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee http://www.spellingbee.com/
The 2001 Spelling Bee is underway and the judges have already selected a set of local champions. In just a few weeks, these 248 super spellers will meet in Washington, D.C., for Bee Week 2001 and the 74th Annual Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee. Learn about these successful students and test your own skill with the "Word of the Day."
Middle School: ALA: Best Practices: Junior High/Middle School http://www.ala.org/aasl/learning/mspractices.html
This list from the American Library Association contains "best practices" for grades six through eight. Once you take a look at these excellent lessons and activities, you're sure to think of great opportunities to include them in your classroom.
Cyber Guides (Grades 6-8) http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cy68.html These middle-school CyberGuides contain supplementary lessons, activities, and Web sites to complement your class's study of classic works of literature. Guides are based on California Language Arts Content Standards.
Middle Web Language Arts Resources http://www.middleweb.com/CurrLangArt.html Looking for middle-school language arts resources? Stop right here for lots of links to language arts for the middle grades.
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Instructors
Web
-Teaching tools, lesson plans, worksheets, and interactive lessons for teaching
basic skills. Topics include telling time, basic math, reading, writing, and
more. For kindergarten through third grade.
Middle School Math Forum Middle School Teachers' Place
Visit this site to find ideas and links for your students and tips and advice for your teaching.
This South Korean student ThinkQuest project recounts an extensive history of mathematics. The excellent site includes, among other items, biographical information about a number of important mathematicians.
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Web site includes activities, resources, and lesson links for the middle-school math teacher.
High School
ExploreMath.com: Multimedia Activities
Add excitement to your math class using educational activities for algebra through pre-calculus. Help students investigate and experiment with math equations using a real-time, interactive graphing program. The Shockwave plug-in is required.
Math for Morons Like Us http://library.thinkquest.org/20991/home.html
This good-natured site simplifies math concepts that may be confusing to many students. Handling topics from pre-algebra to calculus, this interactive Think Quest Web site makes math less intimidating and more interesting.
Math Forum High School Teachers' Place http://forum.swarthmore.edu/teachers/high/
Improve your classroom teaching with the links and lessons on this site, or improve your teaching techniques by browsing the list of "Career" resources.
NCTM Illuminations: Grades 9-12:
http://illuminations.nctm.org/pages/912.html Similar to the middle-school site, this National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Web site includes activities, resources, and lesson links for the high-school math teacher.
MegaMath
- a website with challenging problem solving activities.
http://www.c3.lanl.gov/mega-math/welcome.html
EXACT CHANGE PLEASE: http://www.elm.maine.edu/assessments/change8/index.stm
Students will imitate grocery store shopping with empty food boxes, play money and coins, and a cash register (you can improvise and make your own if you don't have the learning variety, even using a shoebox) to practice money addition and subtraction. This activity is very appealing to children, especially if they all get a chance at buying and selling, as well as supplying the empty boxes for the store contents.
BANKING ON MATH: http://www.successlink.org/great/g239.html
This grades 1-3 unit on money examines why we have money in the first place, then explores money production with students designing their own coins and dollars, and leads them into understanding how money is used and how it can be saved.
Brain
Teasers
- a weekly problem to solve, broken down by grade level, as well as
an archive of past problems. http://www.eduplace.com/math/brain/index.html
Math
Flash
- an online flashcard game written by a parent at Thurgood Marshall ES
in Gaithersburg, MD.
http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/thurgoodmarshalles/java-applets/about-mathflash.html
Elementary School Teachers Place - math links to math lessons and activities broken down K-2 and 3-5 as well as links for professional development. http://forum.swarthmore.edu/teachers/elem/
Why Is The Mona Lisa Smiling? This is a multidisciplinary science driven web-based Think Quest project developed by computer graphics students at high schools in the Bronx and Sweden, exploring the mystery of the Mona Lisa through scientific inquiry and presenting original music composed by Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo's Portrait of an unknown Musician has also been identified! There is an interactive quiz and reward, multilingual musical postcards in 23 languages and a dozen Da Vinci diversions to explore.
This site is accessible to the hearing impaired, Click on the signing hand for Special needs Resources.
http://library.thinkquest.org/13681/data/davin2.shtml?tqskip=1
EAT YOUR FRUITS AND VEGETABLES PLEASE: http://www.nevada.edu/~darlenec/FruitandVegetableQuest.html
Fourth and fifth grade classes will become cultural anthropologists/nutritionists as they take on the case of a malnourished island. Learning the food pyramid is a good place to start for solving their dilemma, as they will have to have solid nutritional information behind them in order to get these fictional islanders back on the road to healthy eating habits.
INSECTS: http://www.cstone.net/~bcp/2/2MSci.htm
What is the relationship between the bee and the flower? How does a bee communicate with its hive, and how is honey made? What do grasshoppers and termites eat, and how do silkworms make silk? Children are fascinated with these questions, and they will learn these answers and much more in this second grade unit on insects.
Chemistry
in the Kitchen
- several experiments such as mapping your taste buds and
test pH.
http://www.owu.edu/~mggrote/pp/chemistry/kitchen/f_kitchen.html
Kitchen
Chemistry
- experiments dealing with foods such as popcorn, vegetables, ice
cream, etc.
http://personal.cfw.com/~rollinso/SciFood.html
Cool
Science for Kids - the Howard Hughes Medical Institute designed this website
to help children explore biology.
http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/
Students
Index - 11 student activities on the study of whales with a separate
teacher's guide with activity notes; put together by the International Wildlife
Coalition.
http://www.webcom.com/~iwcwww/teachers_kit/tksix.html
Marine
Lesson Plans - list of links to lesson plans dealing with marine biology for
all ages; put together by the Marine Institute.
http://www.ifmt.nf.ca/mi-net/activity/lessonpl.htm
Aeronautics
Classroom Activities - NASA-developed experiments to explore aeronautics and
aerodynamics in the classroom.
http://www.lerc.nasa.gov/Other_Groups/K-12/TRC/Aeronautics/AeronauticActivitiesHome.html
Flight
Experiments - the Children's Museum of Indianapolis has developed several
experiments to help young children understand some of the concepts of flight.
http://www.childrensmuseum.org/experime.htm
K-8
Aerodynamics Internet Textbook - WOW! NASA has developed a complete textbook
on aerodynamics with three reading levels and text in Spanish. Site also
includes curriculum links, experiments, activities, etc. A must see if you are
teaching aerodynamics to your class!
Science
Lessons by Subject - links to astronomy, biology, chemistry, earth science,
physical science, and technology lessons and activities broken down by early
elementary, late elementary, middle, and high school.
http://www.eecs.umich.edu/mathscience/funexperiments/agesubject/subject.html
Hands
On Earth Science - fifteen earth science experiments to enhance your
curriculum.
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/odnr/geo_survey/edu/handson.htm
Students Index - 11 student activities on the study of whales with a separate teacher's guide with activity notes; put together by the International Wildlife Coalition.
http://www.webcom.com/~iwcwww/teachers_kit/tksix.html
Marine
Lesson Plans - list of links to lesson
plans dealing with marine biology for all ages; put together by the Marine
Institute.
http://www.ifmt.nf.ca/mi-net/activity/lessonpl.htm
Aeronautics
Classroom Activities - NASA-developed experiments to explore aeronautics and
aerodynamics in the classroom.
http://www.lerc.nasa.gov/Other_Groups/K-12/TRC/Aeronautics/AeronauticActivitiesHome.html
K-8
Aerodynamics Internet Textbook - WOW! NASA has developed a complete textbook
on aerodynamics with three reading levels and text in Spanish. Site also
includes curriculum links, experiments, activities, etc. A must see if you are
teaching aerodynamics to your class!
Earth Day: http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/404.html
My Favorite Toy: http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/383.html
Re-Writing Fairy Tales: http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/448.html
Delicious Descriptive Adjectives: http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/461.html
Literacy Circles: http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/466.html
Vowel/Phonogram Match: http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/436.html
Rubric for Elementary Writing: http://www.rr.gmcs.k12.nm.us/eslrubric.htm
Elementary Writing Ideas
• http://schools.worldweb.net/foxmill/reyes5/writing.html
• http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/1067.html
• http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/513.html (an interesting lesson plan that could incorporate a writing activity at the end)
Writing Activities
CREATIVE WRITING ACTIVITIES: http://www.ncte.org/traci/tens/017.shtml
If you need to fill in those last days of school with some fun--though still educational--exercises, try these creative writing activities. They will serve to inspire your students at any time of the year.
Free Writing Activities: http://www.zaner-bloser.com/html/writ_free.html
Interactive Writing Activities: http://www.aca.vt.edu/cowl/interact.htm
Introduction to Writing Activities: http://www.johnco.cc.ks.us/~jmcward/activity7.htm
Ocean Writing Activities: http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow8/dec98/writ.html
Integrating Web-based Technologies: http://www.baxter508.k12.ks.us/cook/onlineprojects.html
Web-based Curriculum Projects: http://ousdmail.ousd.k12.ca.us/~cashley/classes/utilities/webprojects.html
WRITING
PROMPTS AND JOURNAL TOPICS: http://www.track0.com/canteach/elementary/prompts.html
If your students' journal topics are getting somewhat stale, try the
many starters offered on this page.
THE
WRITING TREE: http://www.knownet.net/users/Ackley/writtree.html
Creative story starters at this site, as well as the tree and shape suggestions,
could be used for writing lessons all year round--plan ahead for next year. You
will still find appropriate suggestions to round out your writing program this
year.
Writing
Improvement
Creative
Writing on the Internet: http://www.mcn.org/ed/cur/liv/Units/Creative.htm
Language Arts Lesson Plans (6-8): http://yn.la.ca.us/cec/ceclang/ceclang-interm.html
Grammar and Writing Improvement: http://cctc.commnet.edu/HP/pages/darling/grammar.htm
Purdue
Online Writing Lab: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/writers/by-topic.html#Punctuation
Michigan State Language Arts Lesson Plans: http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/letsnet/NoFrames/Subjects/la/index.html
TeachNet Writing Ideas: http://www.teachnet.com/lesson/langarts/lanwri.html
POETRY
PALS ACTIVITIES:
Poetry and Writing:
Get ideas from my class by visiting and reading poems written by my Second Graders. http://www.tooter4kids.com/Classroom/poetry_and_writing.htm
Forms of Poetry: http://www.tooter4kids.com/forms_of_poetry.htm
Songs and Poems which are seasonal: http://www.track0.com/canteach/elementary/songspoems.html
Theme Poems: http://www.tooter4kids.com/Classroom/theme_poetry.htm
Poetry for Children: http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/poechild.htm
A list of Poetry Sites:
http://members.aol.com/Bvsangl/poetrycorner.html
http://www.poetry4kids.com/links.html
http://www.berkeleyprep.org/lower/fourth/writing/poetry_patterns.htm
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Thebes/9893/sing.html
http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/poetry.html
http://www.poetryteachers.com/
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Rhymes.html
AFRICA -- TOUR THE CONTINENT: http://teacher.scholastic.com/fieldtrp/socstu/africa.htm
Your tour itinerary includes stops in Mali and Ghana, with a closer look at African art. Lots of resources to match topics.
EXPLORING AFRICA: http://www.sc.edu/library/spcoll/sccoll/africa/africa.html This time take a trip back in time to explore facets of African history.
AFRICAN ART LESSON PLANS: http://members.aol.com/TWard64340/Africa.htm Try making masks, Kente cloth, or shields, and learn of the cultures behind these projects. Links available.
AFRICA: http://www.kent.wednet.edu/curriculum/soc_studies/kenya/africa_front.html Explore the continent with the help of these resources, including integrated lesson plans and information pages on Swahili and the Masai. Also take a Kenyan safari...
AFRICA -- AN INTRODUCTORY LOOK: http://multimedia2.freac.fsu.edu/fga/academy/africa.htm
Geography and economy provide the key focal points in these lesson plans.
KENYA UNIT: http://www.coe.wayne.edu/~mpettap/lesson/kenya.htm
Here is a good unit to explore with Gifted 3rd graders; loads of hands-on activities culminate in a traditional African festival, with student-created pamphlets and passports displaying their knowledge.
RIVERS OF AFRICA: http://multimedia2.freac.fsu.edu/fga/academy/afrivers.htm
A full unit on the rivers of Africa, all with tales to tell on place, people, and culture. Might be geared a bit high, but adjustable, and a unique approach to learning all about African history, geography, and civilization.
http://www.studyweb.com/links/1355.html
China
There is so much good information here, geared toward younger children but
presented in a way to keep any age group interested. You can navigate this
attractive site by starting with the 'Ancient China' page and clicking the
'NEXT' button at the bottom of each page, or choose a specific page from the
title links on the home page. Topics include holidays, animals, and folk tales;
you'll find a map, a list of suggested activities related to the study of China,
and a quiz to test your knowledge. This is definitely a site you, your parents,
and your teachers won't want to miss.
http://www.tooter4kids.com/china/chinalinks/ChinaHomePaage.htm
[Visual Content: | Approx. Grade Level: K+ | Contributor: Brenda Latham]
RIVERS OF THE WORLD: http://www.cstone.net/~bcp/3/3MGeo.htm
Third grade students will explore geographical terms and features associated with rivers, and learn the major rivers of the world.
THIS LAND IS OUR LAND: http://geocities.com/crgoudie/ourland.html [Students follow a map quest to locate mystery spots and answer questions about their journeys.]
Colonial Websites: Http://www.williamsburg.com
50 States: It has links to many sites about the states as well as links to games to learn the geography of the states and states/capitals.
Http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/1133/50states.html
Web quests/Think quests
http://www.macomb.k12.mi.us/wq/WebQ97/COLAMER2.HTM http://teacher.scholastic.com/webquest/ushist/coltowns.htm http://www.davidson.k12.nc.us/webquests/colonial/colonial.htm http://209.7.14.133/cq/cq5/hurtwbqst.htm http://www.people.virginia.edu/~jlb4p/Webquest/teacherpage.html http://www.richmond.edu/~ed344/samplers/colonialkids.html http://www.hfmgv.org/smartfun/colonial/intro/intro.html http://www.ih.k12.oh.us/es/5/michael/colonial.htm http://americanhistory.si.edu/hohr/springer/00clues.htm http://www.birdville.k12.tx.us/ele/101/colonies.htm http://www.people.virginia.edu/~khv2d/ColonialWebquest.html http://209.7.14.133/cq/cq5/hurtwbqst.htm
ENDANGERED SPECIES WEBQUEST: http://www.davidson.k12.nc.us/webquests/endanger/endstart/endstart.htm
Students will work through a Species Listing and a Glossary Worksheet in order to understand totals of endangered and threatened species, both in the United States and abroad.
REINTRODUCTION OF WOLVES: http://www.esc20.net/etprojects/formats/webquests/fall99/wolf/default.html
Should the wolf be reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park? Students will take sides in a lawsuit to argue for or against after careful online research about the wolf habitats and habits.
WHERE HAVE ALL THE FROGS GONE: http://www.esc20.net/etprojects/formats/webquests/misc99/frogs/frogs.html
Do we have an amphibian crisis? Students must become familiar with frog anatomy and habitats to best answer this question, creating a multimedia presentation for the class in order to present their findings.
CREATE A HABITAT:
http://www.biopoint.com/WebQuests/dist204/Welcome.html
Students will choose to be a plant biologist, an animal biologist, a purchasing agent, or an accountant to create either a tropical or a coldwater aquarium, or a woodland or desert viaticum. Teams will be given an empty container in which to create their habitat, research their choices and create a habitat and a data chart, and then present their project to the class. The class will vote on the best project and then complete that habitat in a larger setting.
DOLPHIN SAFE TUNA:
http://www.richmond.edu/~ed344/webquests/dolphins/
A lesson in word processing skills, online research, and debate... Students must choose roles of legislators, tuna fishermen, and dolphin activists. They will become experts in their chosen field, and present their arguments to the class in PowerPoint of HyperStudio format. Extensions include real-world feedback and follow up.
EXTINCT AUSTRALIAN MARSUPIALS: http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/edis771/webquest2000/ student/sbillwingard/home.html Why have several mammals become extinct in Australia? Your student World Wildlife experts will determine the answers, chart and graph their findings, and present their projects to the class.
SAVE THE SHARKS: http://www.esc20.net/etprojects/formats/webquests/misc99/sharks/Default.htm
Creative presentation formats for student negotiators include commercials, posters, educational videos, profiles, or games. To determine the influence and degree of shark poaching, students will conduct online research and then create a Save the Sharks campaign.
SEA TURTLES:
http://www.esc20.net/etprojects/formats/webquests/summer99/ northside/turtle/default.html
Student research will focus on what can be done to protect sea turtle populations. Their presentations must be persuasive and include multimedia technology, and reference their research findings.
School/Kids:
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson166.shtml http://library.thinkquest.org/J002611F/ http://www.cedu.niu.edu/blackwell/books.html http://www.osv.org/education/ChildrenEverywhere/ http://www.stratfordhall.org/ed-boysgirls.htm
Resources :
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/colonial.htm http://bvsd.k12.co.us/schools/coalc/early/index.html http://members.aol.com/TeacherNet/Colonial.html http://www.connectingstudents.com/themes/colonies.htm http://www7.bcity.com/history/ http://www.mec.edu/westwood/CurrCon/ss4colonialhtm.htm
NINE TYPES OF ADAPTATION: http://www.uni.edu/coe/inclusion/strategies/types_adaptation.html
Find nine different teaching strategies for adapting your curriculum to the inclusion classroom.
TECHNIQUES: http://www.nea.org/helpfrom/growing/works4me/manage/incluson.html#techniqe Direct from teachers dealing with inclusion classrooms, here are some tips for managing your curriculum in regards to your special ed. students.
CHILDREN'S SONGS . . . http://www.antenna.nl/wwwcisv/songs/layout/allsongs.html ...from around the world, in different languages. Have fun singing these wonderful children's songs. Many you already know, but be sure to explore those from different lands and cultures as well.
Acheivement Award Certificates for School, Clubs and Fun!
http://www.successcertificates.com/
Hundreds of Free award certificates ready to print and present from the web.
MOJO'S MUSICAL MUSEUM: http://www.kididdles.com/mouseum/index.html
Sing your hearts out with lyrics to hundreds of children's songs listed at this site.
THE CHILDREN'S MUSIC ARCHIVE: http://judyanddavid.com/cma.html
Subtitled, "An Online Songbook", and it certainly delivers... Singing suggestions, coloring pages, and related activities are also included here.
KIDZSING GARDEN OF SONGS: http://members.home.com/veeceet/index.html
Nursery rhymes and holiday songs are featured at this site--perfect for preschool and early elementary grades.
MAMA LISA'S WORLD: http://www.mamalisa.com/world/
"Children's Songs and Rhymes of All Nations"... The only continent you won't find here is Antarctica. Unfortunately not all lyrics are accompanied by audio files, but don't let that stop you bring in a guest (try your students' families) to help show your students how to sing these songs.
FORMS AND LETTERS FOR TEACHERS: http://www.teachertools.org/index.html (Go to forms and letters on the sidebar.)
From behavior documentation, to referrals, to tardy warnings, assignment sheets, progress reports, homework coupons, class lists, project planning guides--you name it, you'll find many many useful forms to download here. Great for new and experienced teachers alike.
REPORT
CARD COMMENTS: http://www.teachnet.com/how-to/endofyear/personalcomments061400.html
That time of the year is quickly approaching again, and the reports must
be written before the holidays begin. Find a list of almost 300
potential comments to include in your final report cards.
100 IDEAS FOR CHARACTER EDUCATION: http://www.resource2000.org/100ideas.htm
From simple things you can do in your classroom, such as hanging up posters of appropriate heroes, to lesson ideas, to instituting a school ethics code--here are one hundred excellent ideas to begin your own character education program. Share it with your whole school.
THE STORY OF FAIRNESS: http://www.charactercounts.org/ideas/newidea4_6.htm This summary lesson plan applies discussion and extension activities to themes of quarrelling, fairness, and being kind. A story is read online (Senor Coyote Settles a Quarrel) before class discussion. PreK-1.
BULLYING: http://www.goodcharacter.com/GROARK/Bullying.html
While this website is meant to accompany a commercial video, the discussion questions, student activities, and writing projects can all be independently directed in your classroom without any additional support. Also included are take-home suggestions.
RESPECT: http://info.csd.org/staffdev/chared/Connections/elementary/elem.html
Student activity worksheets provide the backbone of these various activities in which students will examine and come to understand respect--for each other as well as for themselves. Activities are creative and geared toward students in Kindergarten through fifth grade.
DEALING WITH DISAPPOINTMENT: http://www.goodcharacter.com/YCC/Disappointment.html
Instead of acting out, students will learn effective techniques for dealing with their disappointments in life. Student activities and writing assignments follow class discussions.
GARDEN PARTY: http://info.csd.org/staffdev/chared/Connections/elementary/elem2.html
Through two excellent activities connecting science, environment, and art, students in kindergarten through second grade will examine cooperation, patience, respect, and differences.
ArtiFAQ 2100: This project is art history centered. Tour Art History's past to predict preferable Art Trends. Take the quiz to see the Future Art Gallery.
http://library.thinkquest.org/13681/data/nyc
You should note that families can do the following on both sites: Share together an exploration of Art History, evaluate from multigenerational perspectives key theories, experience with each family member, taking away information and excitement on his/her own maturation level, morphing, interactive quizzes, rewards; win the key of knowledge, contribute to a narrative reflective guest book, respond to other comments, etc.
Scholastic's Magic School Bus: http://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/games/home.htm
PETER PAN UNIT: http://www.trinity.edu/departments/education/tckc/summer%20writing%20institute.htm
Following Core Knowledge Curriculum guidelines, this wonderful unit on Peter Pan gives lesson selections and activities for each chapter of the book.
Receive
one FREE Thematic Unit every week. http://www.schoolexpress.com/
Use these Units for extra learning when your child or class is studying the given subject. These Units help children learn to do some research, to find answers to questions, and to write about what they are studying. Activity pages accompany each Thematic Unit.
WIZARD OF OZ LESSON PLANS: http://www.eskimo.com/~tiktok/ozteach.html
Ideas and lesson activities abound at this page to accompany L. Frank Baum's, "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz". Find suggestions to explore across the curriculum.
Adopt A Bird: http://www.chycor.co.uk/paradise-park/page1.htm
Bengal Tiger: http://www.oak-ridge.leon.k12.fl.us/jalisa.html
African Lions: Beautiful pictures and some information:
http://www.birminghamzoo.com/ao/mammal/aflion.htm
http://www.netcolony.com/members/tuffydog/lion.html
Mountain Lions: http://www.primenet.com/~brendel/puma.html
Bear Cam: http://www.discovery.com/cams/bear/bear.html
Cheetah Cam: http://www.discovery.com/cams/cheetah/cheetahmain.html
Gorilla Cam: http://www.discovery.com/cams/gorillas/gorillas.html
Orangutan Cam: http://www.discovery.com/cams/orang/orangmain.html
Tiger Cam: http://www.discovery.com/cams/tiger/tiger.html
African Lion: http://www.seaworld.org/animal_bytes/lionab.html
Animal Alphabet:
Bengal Tiger: http://www.seaworld.org/animal_bytes/tigerab.html
Birmingham Zoo Real Animal Videos: http://www.birminghamzoo.com/real/index.html
Flamingo Webcam: http://www.liveonthenet.com/zoocam/checkin.cgi
Zoo Coloring Book: http://www.birminghamzoo.com/kids/index.htm
Adopt An Animal: http://www.demon.co.uk/chesterzoo/adopt/adopt.html
African Elephant: http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/animals/wildfacts/elephants/fact_files/177.shtml
Fact Sheet : http://nature-wildlife.com/eletxt.htm
Forest Park Zoo: http://www.the-spa.com/zoo/exhibits.htm
Kamala's Art: http://www.calgaryzoo.ab.ca/
Virtual Zoo Tour: http://www.web-classified.com/zoo/STANDARD.HTM
Los Angeles Zoo: http://www.lazoo.org/
Henry Vilas Zoo: http://www.vilaszoo.org/
Lincoln Park Zoo: http://www.lpzoo.com/tour/tour.html
Zoo Postcards: http://www.memphiszoo.org/cards/card.html
Zoo Safari: http://www.zoo.org.au/kids/zoosafari/welcome.html
EdZOOcation: http://www.vilaszoo.org/edzoocation.htm
EdZOOcation Virtual Tour: http://www.vilaszoo.org/virtual_tour.htm
Fur, Fin, and Feathers, A Teacher's Resource Guide: http://www.kidszoo.com/Zaps/finfurfeathers.pdf
Learn About Our Animals: http://www.kidszoo.com/facts/exhibitfact.htm
Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten Zoo Packets: http://www.kidszoo.com/Zaps/prekzap1.pdf http://www.kidszoo.com/Zaps/prekzap2.pdf http://www.kidszoo.com/Zaps/prekzap3.pdf
Zoo Coloring Pages: http://www.vilaszoo.org/coloring.htm
Animal Photo Gallery: http://www.si.edu/natzoo/photos/phoset.htm
Animal Scramble: http://www.oaklandzoo.org/zoo/cool/scramble.html
Animal Tales: http://www.oaklandzoo.org/zoo/cool/doyouknow.html
Animal Talk Cards: http://www.zooregon.org/cards/index.htm
National Zoo: http://www.si.edu/natzoo/
Oakland Zoo Animals From A To Z: http://www.oaklandzoo.org/atoz/atoz.html
Golden Bellied Mangabey: http://www.zooscope.oregonzoo.org/Mangebeys/zsq3_Mangebeys.html
Memphis Zoo Multimedia: http://www.midsouth.rr.com/zoo/
Montgomery Zoo Gallery: http://www.mindspring.com/~zoonet/montgome/pictures/gallery.html
Rhino Cam: http://www.zooregon.org/cam/main.htm
Savanna Exhibit: http://www.zooscope.oregonzoo.org/Savanna/zsq4_savanna.html
Zoo Games: http://www.memphiszoo.org/games.htm
Animal Facts: http://www.okczoo.com/anifacts.html
Animal Of The Month: http://www.oaklandzoo.org/aom/index.html
Baby Gorilla Cam: http://www.discovery.com/cams/gorillas/gorilla.html?ct=37a2fe59
Cheetah Cam: http://www.discovery.com/cams/cheetah/cheetahmain.html
Lion Cam: http://www.connectok.com/zoocam/
World Safari: http://www.oaklandzoo.org/atoz/worldsafari.html
Dot to Dot: http://www.mnzoo.com/partners/mnzoo/coldot1.gif
Hidden Pictures: http://www.mnzoo.com/partners/mnzoo/whatsit2.gif
http://www.mnzoo.com/partners/mnzoo/coltapir.gif
Minnesota Zoo Tour: http://www.mnzoo.com/partners/mnzoo/tour.html
Tiger Adventures: http://www.5tigers.org/adventures.htm
Tiger Screen savers: http://www.5tigers.org/reward.htm
Which Tail Is Mine? http://www.mnzoo.com/partners/mnzoo/coltail.gif
Baby Elephant Slide Show: http://zoo.pgh.pa.us/babyelephantslide1.html
Cheetah Coloring Book: http://www.cheetah.org/savannah/coloring-book/index.htm
Philadelphia Zoo Animals: http://www.phillyzoo.org/pz-alist.htm
Tiger Basics: http://www.5tigers.org/KidsStuff/kids2.htm
Tigers In Trouble: http://www.5tigers.org/KidsStuff/kids4.htm
Zoonet Image Archives: http://www.mindspring.com/~zoonet/gallery.html
Build A Beast: http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wildideas/kids/games/babsplash.html
Jungle Bridge: http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wildideas/kids/games/junglesplash.html
Panda Cam: http://www.sandiegozoo.org/special/pandas/pandacam/index.html
San Diego Zoo: http://www.sandiegozoo.org/cgi-bin/animals.cgi?cat=mammals
Send A Postcard: http://www.sandiegozoo.org/postcards/send.php3
Tour Of The San Antonio Zoo: http://www.sazoo-aq.org/zootour.html
Animal Bytes: http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wildideas/animal/index.html
Baby Page: http://www.sandiegozoo.org/special/babies/index.html
Saint Louis Zoo site: http://www.stlzoo.org/content.asp?page_name=VirtualChildrensZoo1
Star Tracks: http://www.sandiegozoo.org/special/animalfacts/tv_index.html
Virtual Zoo: http://www.southwickszoo.com/vzoo/vzoo.htm
Zoo Postcards: http://www.viptx.net/texaszoo/postcards/
Animal Facts: http://www.torontozoo.com/kids/zoo_kidskorner_animalfacts.htm
Animal Game: http://www.zooatlanta.org/edu_act_kinds_game.html
Animal Jokes: http://www.torontozoo.com/kids/zoo_kidskorner_jokes.htm
Bear Cam: http://www.wpz.org/
Who Am I Game: http://www.zooatlanta.org/edu_act_adapt_game.html
Woodland Park Zoo: Virtual Tour: http://www.zoo.org/tour.htm
Animal Characteristics: http://www.zooatlanta.org/edu_act_kinds.html
Animal Facts: http://www.zooatlanta.org/edu_act_facts.html
Animal Photos: http://www.si.edu/organiza/museums/zoo/photos/phoset.htm
Animal Quiz: http://www.zooatlanta.org/edu_kids_corner_game.html
Dot To Dot: http://www.scz.org/fun/dotdot.html
Zoo Animal Word Scramble: http://www.scz.org/fun/wrdscr.html
Animals: http://www.scz.org/animals/home.html
Jungle Adventure: http://www.scz.org/fun/jungadv/ja001.html
Jungle Jukebox: http://www.scz.org/mmedia/jukebox/juke.html
Many Faces of the Sedgwick County Zoo: http://www.scz.org/mmedia/faces/faces.html
Swinging With The Apes: http://www.scz.org/mmedia/swing/swing.html
Zoo Coloring Book: http://www.clemetzoo.com/
Animal Photo Library: http://web2.si.edu/organiza/museums/zoo/photos/phoset.htm
Heart Of Africa: http://www.sandiegozoo.org/special/heartofafrica/home.html
Lincoln Park Zoo: http://www.lpzoo.com/
National Zoo: http://web2.si.edu/natzoo/
Zoo Friends: http://members.mintcity.com/countrykidschildcare/da09028.htm
Animal Cams: http://www.toledo.com/zoocams/
Animals You Can See At The Zoo: http://www.pacificnet.net/~cmoore/zoo/index.htm
Herds Of Information About Zebras: http://www.alumni.caltech.edu/~kantner/zebras/
Jaguar Exhibit: http://zoo.chattanooga.org/jag-exb.htm
Penguin Cam: http://www.buschgardens.org/Penguins/embeddedcam.htm
Zoboomafoo: http://www.pbs.org/zoboo/
VIRTUAL WHALE WATCHING:
http://www.princeofwhales.com/virtual/intro.htm
Land-locked students will love this chance to visit Orcas, Gray Whales, Sea Lions, Bald Eagles, and Dall Porpoises. Click on "Next" to begin your tour and to continue on each page. The tour is from San Juan de Fuca Strait, in between Victoria, British Columbia, and the San Juan Islands. Informative and interactive text rounds out the tour; have your students conduct metric to standard conversions (this is a Canadian tour, with metric measurements) on a chart for each of the sea animals they encounter and to create an accompanying internet activity.
BUILD THE VIRTUAL FROG:
http://www-itg.lbl.gov/vfrog/builder.html
Students will build a virtual frog with all organs by correctly placing them on a skeleton. They can proceed with or without hints, and enlarge the main working area. Click on the guide for further game instructions.
Welcome To Sunshine On Line- Fabulous Themes for Teachers and Projects and Games for Children http://www.sunshine.co.nz/nz/index.html
Welcome to TeacherFeatures.com - themes, activities, ideas, lesson plans, links--- http://www.teacherfeatures.com/theme_bank.htm
The Ultimate Halloween Resource for Teachers and Parents
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Thebes/9893/halloweenindex.html
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