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0Kindergarten

Star Fall
Kindergarten Computers
ABC-Ya.Com
Story on line
Tumble Books
Story Time
Ziggity Zoom Stories
Clifford -Games
Clifford- Stories
Fun School- Kaboose.com
Animal Homes
EDuc pedia
Internet 4 classrooms
Crick Web
Fun with Lecky and friends- dress Lecky for the weather and other activities.
Night and Day
Reason for the season
explore the seasons of the year
Build a House
help build and label a house
Building houses
build a house with Bob the Builder
Sesame Street
activities from Sesame Street
Between the Lions
stories, activities and games
FOSS Web Plants and Animals Modules
Thomas the Tank and Friends
Mini Mouse
mouse skill practice

1First Grade

Star Fall
Story on line
Tumble Books
Mighty Book
Kids and Games
Chicks
Chick PP
A House For Hermit Crab
Little Red hen
Curious George
Max & Ruby
Rosemary Wells
back Yard Game
Back Yard Animals
Three Billy Goats Gruff
Cycles of Life
Something's Froggy
Life Cycle of a Frog
Switcheroo Zoo
Create an animal, a biome and feed your animal
Draw Fluffy
create a strange animal for fun!
Community Club
learn about community workers
Communities
National Geographic Kids
Thomas The Tank and Friends
Mini Mouse
Mouse skill practice
ABC-Ya Grade 1
activities and games
Life Cycles
Sheppard Software
Cycles of Life
Plant Life Cycle

2Second Grade

Scholastic Kids
Story on line
Kids Corner
Star Fall
Tumble Books
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Diary of
Magic School Bus
MI- kids-Simple Machines
Edheads
Invention At Play
Web quest
Colonial life
History.org kids
SS For Kids
Investigate America
1950's
Shape Poems
Kids Recycling Zone
Kids Page
1950's - kids
Rebus Roundup
Kaboose- Earth Day
Recycling, reduce, reuse
Bash the Trash
Making music with recycled items.
The Rotten Truth
An indepth exhibit about recycling
Nature Recycles
Virtual Worm
Anatomy of a worm
How can people recycle?
Ways to help the environment
Audubon animal guides
describes animals and their habitats
Cornell Bird Guides
Recipies from the 50's
Recipies from the Past
American food from 1900- present
American Cultural History
History about each decade from 1900-1990
Music by the decade
PBS Kids
Math Fact Cafe- Second Grade
math practice
Read,Write, Think- Acrostic Poems
create a n acrostic poem
Exploring the human body
learn about parts of the body
Laura Ingalls Wilder Home and Museum
Where the "Little House" Books were written
Laura Ingalls Wilder Park and Museum
Laura's life in Burr Oak, Iowa
The Ingalls Homestead
Laura's later life in DeSmet
Laura Ingalls Wilder Birthplace
Laura's life in Pepin, Wisconsin
Little House on the Prairie
Laura's life in Independence, Kansas
Spring Valley, Minnistota- a Laura Ingalls Wilder Site
Information on Laura's husband and family
The Wilder Home
The home of Almanzo Wilder in "Farmer Boy"
Compund Word games
Word Analysis Games
-compounds, contractions, antonyms, synonyms and more!
Rube Goldberg Machines
Build a machine to deliver a hamburger
Levers and Pulleys
Glossasry and information
Inventor's Workshop
Shape Poems-
Read, Write, Think!
Letter Writing
2nd Grade Math Problems
Transportation
information and activities
Fact Monster Transportation
time line information
ABC-Ya Grade 2
activites and games
Kids Health**

Human Body activities

Build a Skeleton
Mr. Bones
Label Bones
Being Healthy
University of Manchester- activities
Bones and Harry
Growing and Moving
science animated clips
Muscle Quiz
Keeping Healthy
A Balanced Plate
Healthy Eating Information
Make a Balanced Plate
Check My Plate
Enjoy Healthy Eating
A healthy Lunchbox
Healthy Eating- It's Up to You

3Third Grade

National Geographic
Scholastic Kids
Needs and Wants Quiz
Ben's Community Guide Activity
Social Studies
Around the World
Ethnic & Religious Celebrations
Kid link holidays
Supply and Demand
Oxfam- mapping
Oxfam- Water
Kid Zone - Water
Water Sense
information about water use
Gov. Kids Energy
BBC- Energy
Energy- Sources
My Wonderful World
Alice Ramsey
Scholastic- Holidays
Fair Trade
Morphie- Water Ride
Kids Water Sense
Math Word Problems
Animal Research
Chinese New Year
Holidays Around the World
Sierra Leone Celebration
Cinco De Mayo
Japanese Festivals and Celebrations
Evironmental Protection Agency- Water Cycle
Links to activities and games about the water cycle
Physical Science
study energy, magnets, electricity and more
Energy Sources
wind
Energy Basics
Geography- National Geographic for Kids
Geography skill activities for kids
My Wonderful World
Information and activities about maps
Weather Wiz Kids
Weather Information for children
The Water Cycle
information about the water cycle from the EPA
Water- US Geological Survey
Information on water and the water cycle
The Story of Drinking Water
Information about the water cycle and water use by the American Water Works Association
Sarah, Plain and Tall
questions from Quia
Learn Zillion
ABC-Ya Grade 3
activities and games

4Fourth Grade

National Gerographic
Scholastic Kids
American Revolution
American History/ AR
PBS kids/Advertsing
Web Quest- Erie Canal
Puzzle- Inventions of 19th century
Web quest- 19th Century
Governmnent Web Quest
Ben's Guide to US Government
Switch Zoo
Virtual Museum
Mr. Nussbaum
Science Vocabulary
Northeast research
Revolutionary War Reenactment
Channnel 13
Heroes of the Revolution
Revolutionary Events
Inventors and Inventions
Explore Learning- Gizmos
Scholastic Kids- Animal Adaptations
National Geographic Kids
Animal database
Animal Fact Sheets
Featuring endangered animals and other wildlife
Wildlife and Habitat Fact Sheets
Big Apple History
History and facts about New York City (and State)
Native American Webquest
Native American Tribal Information
A Virtual Tour of New Netherland
Transportation through the ages
Acient Greece
Quest Garden- Causes
about the revolutionary war
People of the American Revolution
Biographies of people important to both sides of the American Revolution
What is Matter?
states of matter
The Scientific Method
what are the steps?
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
Habitats and information of Animals and reptiles of New York State
George Washington Webquest
Constitution Webquest
ABC-Ya Grade 4
activities and games

5Fifth Grade

National Geographic
Civil War
White House
Congress
Bill of Rights
NYC Tenement Museum
Discovery Channel: Extreme Earth
Information about natural disasters and their effects
Glogster
poster-making program
5th Grade Exhibition Wiki
ICivics
information and games exploring the rights and responsibilities of being a citizen
InfoPlease
Reference information including almanacs
National Weather Service
Weather information
The Weather Channel
Weather information
Weather Wiz Kids
Weather information for children
Migration Station
An interactive site that shows how migration changes populations over time
Multi-Cultural America
descriptions of world cultures and how they came to america
Famous US Immigrants
Xpedition Hall- Geography
Fifth Grade Survey
ABC-Ya Grade 5
activities and games

Art

National Gallery of Art: Art Zone
online art activities
Paint On-Line
Getty Games
Albright Knox Art Games

Ask the Author

Award Winners

Current Events

NBC Learn
video archives

E Books

International Children's Digital Books
Tumble Books
We Give Books
Stories to use on the Smartboard and computer.

FunZone

Puzzle Maker
Fun Brain
Ed Place
Goosebumps
Kerpoof
Free Rice- quizzes and games
Blabberize
make talking pictures!
Museum Boxes
Virtual Presentations
The Quilt Museum
Create your own quilt and display on the site
Wordle
Create a word cloud
Wall Wisher
Share ideas or create presentations
Wall Wisher- Coon's Class
Wall Wisher- Unverzagt's class
Wacky Web Tales
Funny fill-in-the-blank tales.
Do You See What I See?
I Spy puzzles online
Highlights for Kids
stories and activities
Word Dynamo
Word games from Dictionary.com
Sheppard's Software
free educational games

General Educational Skills Practice

Study Ladder
Free skills practice for all subjects- login needed

Geography and Mapping

My Wonderful World
Information and activites about Maps
Outline Maps
Create a map.
Atlapedia
Maps and Information about countries

Government

Goverment Web Quest
Ben's Guide
US Constitution for kids
PBS_ Democracy
The Three Branches of the United States Government
Information about our government by FACTMONSTER.
Gov Spot for Kids
informational sites on the U.S. Government
Congress for Kids
Information on the three branches of govenment.
U.S Government
President for a Day

Heroes

Languages

Sign Language- handspeak
Sign Language Dictionary
ASL Dictionary
American Sign Language
Sprout Sign Language
sign language video clips
Learn About Sign Language
Think quest
Sign With Me
simple signing
SignHear ASL Dictionary
Illustrated dictionary of signs
Bablefish
translation dictionary
Spanish dictionary
Rebus Word Puzzles
brain teasers
Merriam Webster Dictionary
Dictionary.com
Google Translate
Word Dynamo
Word games from Dictionary.com
Forvo
A dctionary that has pronunciations in several languages

Library Resources

Info Track
Chase OPAC
KC Web
Reference Sites
Ebsco Host
Kids Connect
Fact Monster
Kids Click
Library of congress
Avalon
Encyclopedia.com
Ask Kids
Kids Space
Fact Hound
Sullivan-Going Green
Internet -Public library
Library Databases
Visual Thesaurus
The International Childrens Digital Library
Hudson River Valley Heritage
Wordle
create word clouds
Story Cove
New York State Archives
historical documents of New York
Merriam Webster Dictionary
World Book Online Encyclopedia
Son of Citation Machine
Citation help for researchers
Record On-line
The Librarian's Index
The Copyright Site
copyright information for teachers and students
Kathy Schrock's Citation Guides
For grades 1-5
EasyBib Citations
create a bibliography in a snap! Easy to use citation creator for students of all ages!
Explorers and Webpages
Google SafeSearch for Kids
filtered search engine
Dictionary.com
InfoPlease
Reference information including almanacs
Great Websites For Kids
Compiled by the American Library Association
Digital Vaults
documents and pictures from the National Archives
Thesaurus. com
look up synonyms and antonyms of words
Google Translate
Grolier Passport
The New Book of Knowledge, Amazing Animals of the World, America the Beautiful, Lands and Peoples and more!

Library skills

Math

Cool Math
Roman Numerals and Roman Calendar
Roman Numeral Converter
Roman Numeral practice
Arcademic Skill Builders
Math games
Tangrams
Math fact Cafe
math activities and practice
Muliplication Games
Manga High Math Games
math skill games for kids in grades k-12
National Library of Virtual Math Manipulatives
manipulatives you can use in class.
NCTM Illuminations
Math Activities tied to the common core standards
Bed Time Math
Math problem solving practice
Khan Academy
video lessons and activities
Thinking Blocks
Math activities and practice

Multicultural Links

Music

PBS Kids Jazz
NY Philharmonic
DSO Kids
SFS Kids
BusSongs
Songs and rhymes for kids
Furiously Curious Songs
songs for many subjects in school

Physical Education and Nutrition

BAM! Body and Mind
physical fittness and nutrition activities

Pictures and Videos

Flixxy
Selected videos for school use.
Creative Commons
copyrighted images that can be used
Wordle
Create a word cloud
NBC Learn
video archives
What Was There
History in photos and activities

Poetry

Reading and Stories

Phonics
Time For Kids
American Folklore
Stories and tales to read and tell

Science

World Biomes
Enchanted learning - Biomes
Blue Parent Biomes
Biome- webquest
BBC- solids/liquids
BBC- changes in Matter
BBC- Changing States of Matter
OObleck Activity
Matter Webquest
Science News For Kids
Strange Matter
Kids Astronomy
Kids nine planets
Nasa- Solar System
Schools - Science
Goldberg Contraptions
make a contraption
Switcheroo Zoo
Create an animal, a biome and
Science Kids
The High Line Garden
a rail garden in NYC
Defenders of Wildlife
information about animals around the world.
Rocks Around the World
Information about Rocks and Minerals
NASA for Kids
Activities that focus on NASA and Space Exploration
NASA Kids Club
Science and Math activities
Weather Wiz Kids
Weather information for children
National Weather Service
Weather information
What is Matter
states of matter
The Scientific Method
what are the steps?
Chem4kids- Matter
BBC Science Clips
Foss Web Science Modules-3-6
Foss Web Science Modules- K-2
World Biomes- 2
Earth Floor Biomes
Delaware Valley Raptor Center
learn about hawks, owls, eagles and more!
Cornell Nest Cams
learn about how birds raise their chicks from live video feeds.

Science Experiments

A to Z Home School
Science Fair Projects
101 Science
Science Kids Experiments
Easy Experiments
Science Projects For Kids
States of Matter
Science for Kids
Experiments
Bill Nye the Science Guy
Experiments you can do at home

Social Studies/History

Ellis Island
Scholastic kids- Immigration
Immigration webquest
American History
PBS-DDay
Army- D -Day
Web Quest- Alamo
Webquest - Lewis & Clark
Scholastic - Gold Rush WQ
Louisiana - Scholastic -WQ
US History
NPS
Mary Chestnut
Trunk Activity
Think Quest - Immigration
Just Curious- Immigration
Kid info.
Pier 21- the Canadian Immigration Experience
NYC Tenement Museum
History Mystery
facinating game of clues and timeperiods!
First People of America and Canada
Native American information and legends
Web Rangers
activities from the National Parks Service
The Plimoth Plantation
Immigration Laws
Haven to Home
Jewish immigration in the US
Immigration Think Quest
Polish Immigrants
Multi-Cultural America
World cultures and immigration to America

Special Resources

Stories for Children

First People of America and Canada
Native American information and legends
LibriVox West Aftican Tales
Trickster tales from West Africa
LibriVox Fables for Children
Aesop's fables for kids
LibriVox Uncle Remus Stories
Tricster tales from the American South
Project Gutenberg
Digital stories for children
Storymaker
write your own story
Aaron Shephard's World of Stories
Stories from around the world
Aaron Sheperd's Reader's Theater
Stories and scripts for theater presentations
Reader's Theater Scripts
More Reader's Theater Scripts
an alphabetical listing of scripts for kids.
American Folklore
Folktales, Tall Tales, Legends, etc.
Little Bird Tales
create your own story with your own artwork!

Teacher Resources

Mrs. Kreeger's Site
Monticello School Web Page
Our district web site.
Pennies for Peace
Edu Web
Internet Lessons
Scholastic Teacher Resources
Read, Write and Think!
Learn360
Teacher Tap
lesson resources
Story-it
Language Arts
Intel- Free Teaching Tools
Record On-line
In-district Video Access
Out-of-district Video Access
Gloster
poster-making program
5th Grade Exhibition Wiki
The Copyright Site
Copyright information for teachers and students
Kathy Schrock's Citation Guides
for grades 1-5
Math Fact Cafe
generate math worksheets
Grammarly
Proof reader and plaigersim check
Smartboard Lessons
downloadable smartboard lessons
Survey Monkey
create surveys for free
Smart Exchange
downloadable lessons and activities for the Smartboard
downloadable lessons
Bug Scope
Virtual Bug Lab
Chick Scope
Virtual Chick Images
Read, Write, Think
Teacher's resource website
CCC-Curriculum Core Content
Videos
Safari Montage
Videos
Discovery Education- United Streaming
Videos
TEQ Educator Resource Center
lessons
Monthly Calendar Themes
Activities and links for each month of the year
Furiously Courious Songs
songs for many subjects in school
NCTM Teacher Resources
math lessons, activities, resources
Linoit
Free sticky note program- login
Sign Up Genius
Help organize groups!
EngageNY
Parc Online Testing
Learn Zillion

Technology Skills

Typing

USA

Virtual Tours

The American Museum of Natural History
See select collections of the museum with Author/ Illustrator Brian Selznick
Adler Planetarium
National Gallery of Art for Kids
a kid friendly exploration of the National Gallery of Art
The National Air and Space Museum
The history of flight.
The Smithsonian Institute for Kids
kid friendly exploration of the Smithsonian Collection
The Children's Museum
The Liverpool Museum of Art
Investigate portraits
Smithsonian Kids- 2
more sites for kids at the Smithsonian

Womens History

writing

Story Bird
create a story by using pictures.
Little Bird Tales
create your owns story with your own words and pictures