Welcome to the portaportal of Tara Heintz!!
Science Resources and Activities
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Ask a Scientist
More than 250 scientists from around the world answer questions. The site also allows students to perform online activities and -
Frank Potter's Science Gems
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Earth and Sky Online
An interactive site with excellent links and access to scientific communication, based on a daily science radio series.
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Hands-on Science Centers Worldwide
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Windows to the Universe
Allows students and teachers to communicate with astronomers!
Math Resources and Activities
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Change Maker
Students are able to choose a grade level, difficulty level, and currency for students to practice making change with a dollar a
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Brain Teasers
This site allows teachers to access weekly mathematical brain teasers. Answers are posted the following week, and previous brain -
AplusMath
This resources allows educators to customize and create flashcards, access the mathematical gameroom, and find free printable wo
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Harvey's Portaportal
An excellent resource filled with interactive lesson ideas, SOLs, elementary mathematics, lesson plan sites, and calculator acti -
Multiplication Drills
This interactive site allows students to practice multiplication tables, either at a school computer lab, through SmartBoard, or
Math Games
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Math Magician Games
Math can be fun! Interesting and educational games are provided on this site to practice multiplcation, subtraction, division, a
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Daily SuDoku for Kids
A daily SuDoku puzzle for kids, with acess to the correct answer.
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Number Munchers
Free number munchers which allows students to practice addition, subtraction, multiplcation, and division facts and problems whi
Educational Resources
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Virginia Standards of Learning
A list of the descriptions and expectations of various standards of Virginia based on subject and grade level.
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Tips for Teachers
Through a community of teachers this website compiles various tips to inspire and support other teachers. Suggestions for teache
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Homeroom Teacher
This website contains teacher supplies, resources, and information. Online viewing and ordering allows fast service and reliable
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Virtual Field Trips
This site offers the option to take a fun, educational, and virtual field trip, create your own field, and even suggests links f
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Association for Childhood Education International
A professional teaching organization that allows teachers and future teachers to network, attend conferences, receive educationa
Social Studies Resources and Activities
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Social Studies Lesson Plans and Resources
Provides links to sites with lesson plans for history, geography, and current events. There is also a section focused on various
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Social Studies Theme Units
Provides lesson and unit ideas for topics such as Ancient China, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, World War I and II, the 2008 Ele
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Professional Cartoonist's Index
A teacher's guide to using political cartoons in the classroom at all grade levels. This web site contains an excellent collecti
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The National Council for Social Studies
This site consists of social studies standards, teaching resources (internet, print and videos), and links to various other soci
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Teachable Moment
This site provides enriching activities and resources for the study of current events.
Reading Actvities/Short Stories
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Book Adventure
Book Adventure is a reading motivation program for children in grades K-8. Children create their own book lists from over 6,000
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Literature Themes
Provides numerous categories and themes for literacy and also includes activities, lesson plans, book suggestions, and grade lev
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Reading Lesson Plans
Hundreds of lesson plan ideas in the subject of Reading! Includes, creative writing, alphabet review, story in a bag, dictionary
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International Reading Association
This site consists of lesson ideas, literacy conferences, publications, and outreach opportunities.
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Children's Short Stories
This site provides access to hundreds of short stories with just a click of a button. Genres of the short stories include, fairy
Book Clubs
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Book Clubs
Ways to start and run your own book clubs! This site also includes suggestions for what to read and valuable discussion leading
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Spaghetti Book Club
This site includes book reviews by kids and for kids. Authors, literacy links, reviews, and book ideas are included!
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Scholastic for Kids
This site includes a Parent actvity center as well as a Teacher and Kid site. Games, books and authors, recipes, printables, and