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Reader's Theater
The Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything- Reader's Theater activity for grades 1-3

http://www.mrsmcgowan.com/reading/Halloween_RT.htm
Time Magazine for Kids!
Children will love reading this magazine designed especially for them

http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/
Poetry 4 Kids
Starting a unit on poetry? Children will love this site!

http://www.poetry4kids.com/index.php
Pumpkin, Pumpkin- Guided Reading
This story about pumpkins is great for beginning readers

http://www.starfall.com/n/fiction-nonfiction/pumpkin/load.htm?f
It's Fun to Read!
Designed for kindergarteners just learning to read

http://www.starfall.com/n/level-b/index/load.htm?f
Learn to Read
This is a preceeds the "It's fun to read!" site

http://www.starfall.com/n/level-a/learn-to-read/load.htm?f
We Read
Read aloud stories designed for kindergarteners

http://www.weread.org/kids/index.asp
Storyline Online
Read alouds of well known books

http://www.storylineonline.net/

Fun Favorites

Math

Math is Fun!
A wide variety of topics ranging from numbers to geometry. You have to check this out!

http://www.mathsisfun.com/
100th Day of School
Fun math ideas to celebrate the number 100

http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/proj/100th/
Games
Downloadable math games

http://www.subtangent.com/maths/games.php
Math Fact Cafe
Customized printables for grades 1-3

http://www.mathfactcafe.com/
Harcourt Math Glossary
Math terms for young learners

http://www.hbschool.com/glossary/math2/index_temp.html
Flashcards for Kids

http://www.aplusmath.com/Flashcards/

Interactive Sites

NLVM
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives- interactive manulatives for all grade levels

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html
Illuminations
Check this website out to find activities and lesson plans for any grade

http://illuminations.nctm.org/
Rainforest Math
Pick your grade and you're off to exciting math games

http://www.rainforestmaths.com/

Kindergarten

Math Lingo
Great math practice

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/mw/swfs/mathlingo_gradek.html
IXL Math
PreK-K

http://www.ixl.com/math/grade/pre-k/
Harcourt Math
Kindergarten

http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/math2004/math2004_grk.html
AAAMath
Kindergarten

http://www.aaastudy.com/kinder.htm

1st Grade

IXL Math
First grade

http://www.ixl.com/math/grade/first/
Harcourt Math
1st Grade

http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/math2004/math2004_gr1.html
AAAMath
1st Grade

http://www.aaaknow.com/grade1.htm

2nd Grade

IXL Math
2nd Grade

http://www.ixl.com/math/grade/second/
Harcourt Math
2nd Grade

http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/math2004/math2004_gr2.html
AAAMath
2nd Grade

http://www.aaaknow.com/grade2.htm

3rd Grade

IXL Math
3rd Grade

http://www.ixl.com/math/grade/third/
Harcourt Math
3rd Grade

http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/math2004/math2004_gr3.html
AAAMath
3rd Grade

http://www.aaastudy.com/grade3.htm

My Favorite Teacher Sites

Crayola.com
Great lesson plans that incorporate art

http://www.crayola.com/
I Love that Teaching Idea
In need of some new teaching ideas? Check this out!

http://www.ilovethatteachingidea.com/
Harvey's homepage
SMARTBoard lessons from Harvey :)

http://almarolh.googlepages.com/
Enchanted Learning
Everything you could ever want.. and more!!!

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html
Jefferson Lab
Previous VA Standards of Learning test questions

http://education.jlab.org/
Graphic Organizers

http://gotoscience.com/Graphic_Organizers.html#preview_graphic_organizer

Ohio Pride :)

Sports

Education

Ohio Department of Education

http://www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEDefaultPage.aspx?page=1
Acedemic Content Standards

http://www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEPrimary.aspx?Page=2&TopicID=7&TopicRelationID=305

Science

The Water Cycle
Learn about how water is recycled

http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/kids_k-3.html
Five Senses
Test your knowledge of the senses with the Seaseme Street characters

http://www.sesameworkshop.org/sesamestreet/games/flash.php?contentId=108866
Shapes
Compare shapes with this interactive game

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/loading_shapes/
Plants
Explore the inter-workings of a plant with this fun detective game

http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/index.html
Weather
Help Elmo decide what to wear based on your weather observations

http://www.sesameworkshop.org/sesamestreet/elmosworld/games.php?contentId=11270546
Composting for Kids
Everything you ever wanted to know about composting and much more

http://sustainable.tamu.edu/slidesets/kidscompost/cover.html

Animals

Animal Bytes
Learn all about aniamls from this amazing site by Sea World and Busch Gardens

http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/animal-bytes/index.htm
Butterflies
Learn all about butterflies from this site with gorgeous pictures

http://www.shrewsbury-ma.gov/schools/beal/curriculum/butterfly/butterflies.html
Animal Habitats
Enjoy this interactive game while learning about habitats and animals

http://www.activescience-gsk.com/module2/home.html

Social Studies

Jobs
Learn all about peoples' jobs

http://teacher.scholastic.com/commclub/index.htm
Symbols of the United States
Explore the symbols of the U.S. governement

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/k-2/symbols/
Dr. Martin Luther King
Learn about the life of Dr. MLK by scrolling through this slideshow

http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/taverna/98/1.htm
Where's Buster?
Help find Buster by exploring the United States map

http://pbskids.org/buster/games/wheresbuster/index.html
Citizenship
Learn what it means to be a good citizen

http://www.hud.gov/kids/
Famous Americans
Explore these famous Americans and their importance in U.S. history

http://www.educationalsynthesis.org/famamer/Kindergarten.html