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Brain Teasers

ELA Games

Conjunction Game
Free Rice: Vocab Quiz
Not really a game, but a vocab quiz that can earn rice for starving people in 3rd world countries. Help them out if you can!
Grammar Games Galore
LOADS of games for grammar skills
Grammar Ninja
Cool ninja game *FAVE
Grammaropolis: Word Sort
Game about the Parts of Speech
Punctuation Paintball
Rooting Out Words
Focuses on Root Words
Wacky Web Tales
Kinda like Mad Libs
AAASpell
Use your own spelling list to practice your words!
Spelling City
MANY spelling games to play using your own spelling words!
Bookworm
Connect tiles to spell words *FAVE
Spelling Bees
Word Confusion
Homophone practice!
SpellZone Games

Math Games

Addition Attack!
All sorts of math games
Angle Practice
Many games to practice angles.
Basic Volume Game
Batter Up Baseball!
Christmas Lights Holiday Game
Factory Balls
Icy Slides, Flips, and Turns
LOADS of different games to help with all math skills
Loads of Multiplication Games!
Locate the Aliens
A coordinate graphing game
Math Arcade
You have to play different games to win.
Many Math Games for Different Skills
Math Magician Games
Good for basic practice. Timed!
Math Playground
LOADS of math games!
Mathelon games
Number Invaders
"Space Invaders" with multiplication.
PBS Kids List of Math Games
RoboPacker
Flips, Turns, and Slides
Sketch's World
Multiplication Game
Space Racer Multiplication
Practice your multiplication facts (quickly before you hit the asteroids)!
The Counting Game
Multiplication Game
Triplets
Can you make groups of equivalent fractions?
Matching Customary Units of Length
Room Recess
Math Playground
Splash Learn
ABCYa!
Prodigy
Measuring Angles
Alien Angles

Miscellaneous Games

Just for Kids
Loads of games for math, ELA, and keyboarding
Maggie's Earth Adventures
Games for all subject areas
Math/ELA games
Many to choose from!
Tinkercad

Social Studies/Science Games

A List of Different Games
All Systems Go!
See if you can put Arnold's organs back where they belong. :)
Droplet: The Water Cycle Game
Geography Quizzes
How well do you know geography?
Know Your States
This one is pretty challenging!
My World: Intermediate Level
How fast can you locate them? Click on "Click to see my scores" to see how fast you completed it.
The Cloud Game
USA Games: Intermediate Level
Can you find all 50 states?
Various Geography Games
Water Conservation Game
Wildlife Games & Activities

Typing Games

Dance Mat Typing
Cheesy, but good to practice your typing skills.
Free Typing Games
Games that will help your typing skills.
Keyboarding Games
ALL sorts of keyboarding games!! Remember to use the Home Row!!
Typing (Mr. Davis)

ELA

Character Trading Cards
Persuasive Map
Pic of Molasses Tank
Postcard Generator
Read Kiddo Read
Looking for reading ideas? Here's a GREAT site to help you find a book to read!
Tagxedo Creator
Wordle-like website, but COOLER!!!
The Book Seer
Will help you to find books you'll love to read!
The Five Ancestors
Book Series
Travel Channel Info on Flood 2:53
Great illustration of the spread of molasses; takes forever for video to load
Wordles
Create your own.
Smithsonian Tween Tribune
Articles for Test Prep Activities
Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf

Favorite Authors

Andrew Clements
loads of realistic fiction
Anthony Horowitz
Stormbreaker series
Beverly Cleary
Ramona books
Dr. Seuss
'nuff said
Gary Paulsen
adventure/survival books
Gordon Korman
Swindle, Kidnapped, On the Run
Henry Winkler
Hank Zipzer
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter
Jean Craighead George
naturalists fiction/nonfiction
Jeff Kinney
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Jeff Smith
Bone Books
Joan Hiatt Harlow
author of Joshua's Song
Judy Blume
various realistic fiction
Julia DeVillers
Liberty Porter series
Kate DiCamillo
Because of Winn Dixie, Tales of Desperaux
Margaret Peterson Haddix
Among the Hidden
Marissa Moss
Amelia series
Mary Pope Osborne
Magic Treehouse Books
Nancy Krulik
George Brown series
Patricia Polacco
great kids books
Rick Riordan
Percy Jackson
Roald Dahl
Robert Pottle
Maine poet
Seymour Simon
nonfiction books
Shel Silverstein
poet
Video interviews w/ Various Authors

Fun Games

Alex Trax
Cool Bike game...I definitely stink at it!
Avalanche
Pretty neat, but not always easy!!
Bloons
Cool balloon game that can drive you crazy!
Bloons Tower Defense 2
Bloons Tower Defense 3
It takes a while to load.
Breaking Bricks II
Fun game. Gets faster as you get better!
Bubble Shooter
Build Your Wild Self
Kinda cool to be able to make a "new" you! :)
Cube Field
See if you can get through the cubes!
Dino Run
You're the dino and have to run away from the meteors!
Draw A Stickman
Pretty neat!
Elephant Quest
Fly a Helicopter
Not hard, but addicting!
Frogger-Old Arcade Game
Fun Brain
Loads of different games
Max Dirt Bike
Mind Reading Gopher
It will drive you CRAZY!
Neon Disks
Another addicting game! :)
Pacman-My FAVORITE game as a kid
Pacxon
Cool pac man game!! Read the directions carefully!
Paper Airplane Contest
Try to fly through the classroom to pass the different levels.
Paper Airplane Simulator
Try to get the plane to fly out of the window.
Phit
You have to fit shapes together. Kinda like Tetris.
Pie Craving
Cute game!!
Polar Rescue
Have fun with this one!
Sneeze
Kind of a gross idea, but fun. Read the directions before you play!!
Super Mario Brothers
FUN!!!
The Ball
You have to click the ball to make it change color. This one will drive you NUTS!!
Various games
Including pokemon games
Hole-Io
Let's Find Momo (the dog)

Greece

Ancient Greece
Topics about Ancient Greeks
Cool Gods/Goddess Matching Game
You have to match the god/goddess to what they are in charge of AND match it to their Roman name! You up for it? :)
Design Your Own Greek Pot & Other Greek Info
You'll need to click on "Ancient Greece" on the scroll.
Explore Ancient Greece (Bitesize)
Lots of great info
Greek Gods/Goddesses Matching Game
See how fast you can match the cards!
Greek Mythology
Focus on the Greek section
Greek Mythology
Good info on gods and goddesses
Kid Info on Greece
Just about any topic you want to know about
Mr. Donn's Site
Good basic info
The Greek World
Great site from the BBC!
Various Greek Myths
These myths are read aloud for you as you follow along reading the print.
Various Mythology Games
Who Were the Ancient Greeks?
LOADS of info!
DK Find Out!
Interactive Map of Ancient Greece
Duckster's "Greek Mythology" page
TON of info and links!!
History for Kids: Ancient Greece
Another site with loads of info!

Holiday Activities

Make Your Own Snowflake
Create your own snowflake!
Online Dreidel game
Santa Claus and Christmas at the North Pole
Cool site with lots of activities on Santa!
Santa's Naughty or Nice List
Have you been good this year?! :)
Christmas Coloring
Christmas Games
LOADS of them!
Factory Balls
Great strategy game!
Christmas Lights
Christmas Castle
Kinda like a "Bejeweled" but with Christmas pictures

Hopi Native Americans

Kid-Owned Companies

Man Cans
"Manly' scented candles
Mo's Bows
Mr. Cory's Cookies
The Marshmallow Company
Homemade marshmallows

Maine Studies

Abbe Museum Resources
Hudson Museum Resources
Wabanaki Life Thousands of Years Ago
Resources from John Thurlow (teacher)
Maliseet Fact Sheet
Maliseet Basic Info
Mikmaq Fact Sheet
Mikmaq Spirit
Micmac Basic Info
Passamaquoddy Basic Info
Passamaquoddy Fact Sheet
Penobscot Basic Info
Penobscot Fact Sheet
Wabanaki Tribes
Wabanaki Languages
Indian Day Celebration
Native American Culture in Maine
Scroll down to find the information
Wabanaki Heritage and Culture
Maine Encyclopedia: Native Americans
Maine County Info
for your Maine state project
Maine State Facts
for your Maine state project
Maine Tourist Attractions
for your Maine state project
State of Maine Kids' Page
for your Maine state project
Roadside America
for your Maine state project
Places to Go
for your Maine state project
Maine Almanac
for your Maine state project
Flag of Maine
for your Maine state project
Maine Economy/Manufacturing
for your Maine state project
Map of Maine
for your Maine state project

Math

Dividing with Decimals
FIRST video to watch!
Dividing with Decimals in the Dividiend
SECOND video to watch!
Division with Decimals using a Trailing Zero
THIRD video to watch!
Everyday Math Resources
Great! Especially if you lost your Study Link!
Nat. Geo. Countries
Scale Drawings
Which is the Better Buy?

Movement of the Earth

I Know That: Earthquake Simulation
Earthquake Info and Simulator
Emergency Preparedness
Can you figure out what you need in case of an emergency?
USGS
Latest Earthquakes (US and World)
Plates on the Move
The Changing Shape of the Earth
Nat Geo video
The Continental Drift Dance (Just for fun!!)
Led by Sid the Sloth from Ice Age
USGS Location of Volcanoes
What's the Big Idea About Earth?
Mount St. Helens: Before and After
Volcano Island
Longer game that you'll need to play at home. READ THE DIRECTIONS!!
Volcanoes: Magma Rising
Volcanoes Quiz Whiz
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Volcano Lab
Science Trek: Volcano Games

Science Links

A-Z Animals
LOADS of info on various animals
Interactive Water Cycle
COOL!!!
National Geographic
GREAT info and pics of animals!!
Project Noah
AMAZING photos!!
Reporting the Weather (Ed Heads)
Science Bob
COOL videos and really neat science experiments!
Science Poems
Poems for a variety of topics
Science Textbook website
Has good information that connects directly to our textbook.
Seasons Animation
Very neat animation of our seasons
Sky Diary
Great info on tornados, hurricanes, and lightning
Study Jams: Water Cycle
Test Your Water Knowledge!
The Water Family
Thirst for Knowledge! (Water Conservation)
Thirstin's Water Cycle
Thirstin's Water Cycle Game
Visualize the Oil Spill
Your Daily Dose of Water

Social Studies Links

Schoolhouse Rocks Videos
Videos
Ben's Guide to the Government
Cool info!
How a Bill Becomes a Law
State Level
Intro to the Constitution
Nat Geo Countries
Preamble to the Constitution Quiz
Test your knowledge of the Preamble.
Schoolhouse Rocks: The Preamble
The actual video
Symbols of Government
The Bill of Rights
A kid-friendly version
The Constitution for Kids
The History Place
Photos from when very young children worked.
The Preamble Song
This is the song with the lyrics on the screen to help you learn them.
Three Branches Game
Match the leaves to the correct "branch".
Three Branches Game

The Middle Ages

Castle Learning Center
Anything and EVERYTHING you need to know about castles!
Coat of Arms
Design your own!
Different Jobs of the MA
Heraldry
Symbols and their meanings
Info on the Middle Ages
Jousting Online
Very cool!! You can joust against brave knights, such as yourself!!
Jousting Online!
Another interactive joust! :)
Kids' Castle
Explore the castle and learn more about the Middle Ages!
Medieval vs. Modern
Cool website highlighting the differences btw. the times!
Weoley Castle for Kids
Take a look at what the castle looked like then and now.
Windsor Castle
GREAT pics of the real thing!

Videos

Bill Nye Videos
Climate and Weather
NASA: Differences btw. the two
Democracy Video
by Nickelodeon
Eddie and the Hagfish
A gross, yet VERY cool defense mechanism!!
National Geographic
AWESOME videos on all sorts of topics!!
Onomatopoeia
Cool video on YouTube!
Planet Size Compared to the Sun
Another great picture, but this time the planets are compared to the size of the sun.
Planet Size Comparison
Not a video, but a GREAT picture of the planets and their sizes.
School House Rocks
Videos and lyrics
The Decorah Eagles
What is Climate?
From the MET office
Why Isn't Pluto a Planet Anymore?
Good explanation!

Videos: Just for Fun :)

A Jedi, A Princess, and Darth Vadar Sit Down at a Piano
So STINKIN' cool!!!
Amazing Miniature Art Work
News story about a man who creates artwork inside the EYE OF A NEEDLE!! It's absolutely amazing!!!
Best Coin Ever Spent
Awesome orchestra flash mob
Cat Jump Fail: Sail
Kid President: 20 Things We Should Say More Often
Kid President: A Pep Talk
Please Cuddle the Cat
The Other Christmas Gift

Water Cycle Stations