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Kindergarten

ABC Ya
Games shape and color recognition.
Bees and Honey
Practice using the mouse.
Clifford's Sort It
Sorting game for K
Literacy Center
Letters and sounds
Nick JR
Games and worksheets for K
Sesame Street
Games, letters and colors.
Pearson Success Net
Star Fall
Phonics and Reading
Learning Planet
Math Classroom
math games - you choose the grade level
Read. Write. Think. Picture Match
Phonics Practice
Scholastic Kids
Play games with your favorite scholastic characters. I Spy, Clifford & Friends, Magic School Bus and many more.
Word World
Sid the Science Kid
Fishy Count
Count the fish game online

1st Grade

Dental Health
National Geographic Animals
Good website for animals, habitats, etc.
Five Frame
Math Game
Star Fall
Phonics and Reading
Learning Planet
Math Classroom
Math games - you choose the grade level
Read. Write. Think. Picture Match
Phonics Games
Scholastic Kids
Play games with your favorite scholastic characters. I Spy, Clifford & Friends, Magic School Bus and many more.
Word World
Sid the Science Kid
Typing Rain
Great game to learn where the keys are!
Addition Bugs
Counting and addition game online

3rd Grade

Astronomy for Kids
Cash Out
Making change
Kid Astronomy
Information about the planets and solar system.
Learning Planet
Math Classroom
Math games - you choose the grade level
Fun Brain
Spelling Wizard
Spelling City
How Stuff Works
Bill Nye Science Guy Episode List
Graphing
Graphing made simple!
Electrical Circuits
Nice practice with circuits

Solar System

Planets
Information about the planets.

4th Grade

Branches of Gov. Tree Game
Play a game for the jobs of each branch of government.
Branches of Government
Explore the branches of government.
Kids Government
Kids portal to the US Government
Pizza Party
Fractions Game
Rock Cycle
Great diagram
Scholastic Immigration
Great website for immigration.
Simple Machines
Description of simple machines.
Math Classroom
Math games - you choose the grade level
Spelling Wizard
Spelling City
Try Science
How Stuff Works
Bill Bye Science Guy Episode List
Easy Graphing
Graphing on-line!
Compound Words
Learning about compound words
Compound Words 2
Good practice with using compound words

Colonial America

Benjamin Franklin Think Quest
Colonial Kids
Information on Colonial Life
Jamestown Online Adventure
Life in Colonial America
created by 8th grade students
The Pilgrims and Plymouth Colony
Virtual Jamestown

Explorers

Giovanni de Verrazano

Henry Hudson

Jacques Cartier

John Cabot

Samuel de Champlain

Champlain - Early Life
Champlain - Travels and Exploration
A virtual exposition about the route, the time periods and the experiences of Champlain
Champlain Biography
Early Explorers of NY: Champlain
Explorers of the Millennium: Champlain
Champlain Biography

Rocks and Minerals

5th Grade

South America - National Geographic
Great site for South America information
Crayfish
Crayfish powerpoint
Math Classroom
Math games - you choose the grade level
Spelling Wizard
Try Science
How Stuff Works
Bill Nye Science Guy Episode Guy

Authors

Games/Drill and Practice

AAA Math
Batters Up Baseball
Addition and Multiplication Facts
Cool Math
Lots of math practice.
Fractions Baking Game
Fun Brain
IXL Math
Great practice.. need login to do more than a few practice problems.
Kids Planet
Animal games and info
PBS Kids
Seusville
All Dr. Seuss - games, etc.
Spelling City
Spelling games/practice
Illuminations
Math Games
Scoot Pad
Great grade level games
Arcademic Skill Builders
Math and Word Skills

2nd Grade

Weather Words - National Geographic
Words for weather.
Learning Planet
Math Classroom
Math games - you choose the grade level
Fun Brain
Read. Write. Think. Picture Match
Phonics Practice
Word World
Spelling City
Bill Nye Science Guy Episodes
Sid the Science Kid

Spiders

Black Widow Spider
Brown Recluse Spider
Funnel Web Spider
Spider Central
Spider Facts
Great basic facts on spiders
Spider Identification
How to identify spiders
Spider Research
Research for Spiders
Facts on Spiders Kidzone
Good NF questions and answers.
Science Kids
Information on spiders.
Spiders Research
NF information on spiders
Kids Konnect Spiders
NF information

Ants

Ant Website GLOBIO
Pest World for Kids
Games and NF information on ants.
National Geographic
Search for ants.
Honeypot Ants on ehow
Information on Honey Pot Ants
Amazing Ants
Ant slideshow with NF information

Non Fiction Research Topics

Library Websites

Bethlehem Public Library
Eagle Elementary Library
Eagle Elementary Library Website
Elsmere Elementary Library
Library Website
Glenmont Elementary Library
Library Website
Hamagrael Elementary Library
Library Website
High School Library
Library Website
Middle School Library
Library Website
Slingerlands Elementary Library
Library Site

Teacher Resources - Web 2.0

Twitter
140 characters to communicate with parents! Great for teaching revision.
Kids Blog
Great easy to use blogging site for kids (perfect for book letters)!
Story Bird
Select the pictures and kids write the text (Great K-5)!
Pearson Success Net
Excel Help
Fabulous documentation
Excel 2011 User Guide
Really well done!
What do you love?
A google search engine
Great list of Websites

Movies and Resources

BrainPop
Great short movies with quizzes!
BrainPopJr.com
Great short movies for grades K-3 with quizzes!
Book Flix
Non-Fiction and Fiction Ebooks and movies (grades K-2)!
Grolier Online Encyclopedia
Online encyclopedia
True Flix
Non-Fiction Ebooks (Grades 3-5)
iPad Resouces
A huge bank of iPad resources.
Tech4Teaching Resources
How To's from this summer's Tech4Teaching Academy.
How to Google Sites
great document on Google Sites
Read. Write. Think. Picture Match
What do you love?
Google Search Engine

Typing Websites

Keyboard Climber
Practice typing
Nimble Practice
Practice typing
Spider Typer
Typing Practice
Typing Monster
Typing practice.
Dance Mat Typing
Great typing practice
Typing Adventure
more great practice
Brown Bear Typing
SHOWS THE KEYS!

iPad Resources

50 Apps for Struggling Readers and Writers
Great list of apps, many are free!
15 apps for 1 iPad Classroom

Common Core Resources

Common Core.org
Standards
EngageNY
Common Core Toolkit
Pearson Math Common Core Resources
Getting Smart
Common Core Resources
K-5 Math Teaching Resources
A great site with many resources for teaching math K-5.
Grammar Greater
Grammar podcasts
Reading Level Chart
Guided reading, lexile, F&P
Lexile
Lexile Reading levels
Scholastic Bookwizard
Helps find levels of books
Lexicool
Levels online text
Read Works
Short Texts
We Give Books
150 free online books
Bookwink
Book talks
Barns and Noble Online Books
Picture Books Read Aloud
Story Tellers
Story tellers tell familiar stories

Reading Resources

Storyline Online
Books that are read aloud!
Kids Read
Trivia games and word scrambles based on children’s books and movies. Visit the Trivia and Games section.
Between the Lions
Curriculum guide and links to shows.
PBS Reading Games
60 Reading Games
Game Goo
For beginning readers.
Literacy Site
ABC YA
Word and reading practice by grade level

Internet Resources for Kids

Time for Kids
TFK online
The Newsround
Newsroom for Kids
Fact Monster
Internet Search Engine
Ask Kids
Internet Search Engine
Kids Click
Internet Search Engine
The Awesome Library
Internet Search Engine
Word Central
Online Dictionary
One Look
Online dictionary
Scholastic Grammar Guide
Grammar for kids
Fact Monster Encyclopedia
Online Kids Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia .com
Online Encyclopedia
Rudiments of Wisdom Encyclopedia
Online Encyclopedia
Class Brain State Facts
Great site for looking up facts about the 50 states
World Fact Book
Facts about Countries
Country Reports
Facts about Countries
National Geographic Kids
Facts about Countries
FactMonster Countries
Facts about Countries
Social Studies for Kids
Information on the US Government
Ben's Guide to Government
Information on the US Government

Book Reviews

Kids Read
Book reviews for kids
Spaghetti Book Club
Book reviews for kids
The Reading Tub
Book reviews for kids
Kids Bookshelf
Book reviews for kids

Smartboard

Smartboard Training Videos
Great short how to videos for help with your Smartboard

Parent Resources

Apps, games, and websites for learning
Ages 2-17 (choose the correct tab)
On Guard Online
Helpful tips for talking to your children about online safety.
National Education Association
Helpful parental resources
iKeepSafe
Online safety
American Library Association
Parent resources
Microsoft Parental Controls
How to setup parental controls on a PC
Mac Parental Controls
How to setup parental controls on a Mac
Cell Phone Contract
Internet Contract
Internet Agreement
Elementary Parent Presentation
Intermediate Parent Presentation
Cell Phone Contract 13 Year Old
This is a good example!

Non Fiction Resources

Meet me at the Corner
NF Videos and Articles
Wonderopolis
Daily wonders with articles
Dog O News
NF Videos and Articles
Sports Illustrated Kids Blog
Videos and short articles

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