Welcome to Ms. Van's Portal!
Friday, May 25th 2012
Ms. Van Dusen's 5th Grade Home Site
Ms. Van Dusen's Site!
https://sites.google.com/a/pvlearners.net/ms-van-dusen-s-site/home
Students
Science
The Yuckiest Site on the Internet
Fun
http://yucky.discovery.com/flash/
Bill Nye the Science Guy
Home site
http://www.billnye.com/
Myth Busters
Home site
http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/mythbusters/
How Stuff Works
Let's take a closer look at the mechanics of ...
http://www.howstuffworks.com/
CSI Web Adventures
Become a Forensic Investigator
http://forensics.rice.edu/index.html
Yahoo Kids!
Check it out!
http://kids.yahoo.com/science
Science Vocabulary Review
Play Hangman
http://education.jlab.org/vocabhangman/sci_5_01/87.html
Documentary Dish
Tons of cool video clips!
http://www.documentarydish.com/
National Geographic for Kids/ Giant squid
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/
Science Bob Videos
http://www.sciencebob.com/experiments/videos/index.php
Explore It!
http://www.explorit.org/
Science Made Simple
http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/
Loose in the Lab
Seriously Fun Science
http://www.seriouslyfunnyscience.com/?utm_source=MailingList&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2nd+Run+AZ+How+To+Turn+Kids+On+To+Science+Workshop%21
NOVA ~ Watch programs online
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/programs/int_spac.html
Dr. Michio Kaku
http://mkaku.org/home/?tag=sci-fi-science
Health and the Human Body
The Human Body Sytems Web Quest
http://www.jerichoschools.org/seaman/webquests-08-09/bones.htm
Tour of the Human Body
http://library.thinkquest.org/5777/ske1.htm
Guided Tour: The Visible Human
http://www.madsci.org/~lynn/VH/tour.html
Kids Health
http://kidshealth.org/kid/body/
BBC ~ Human Body and Mind
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/
The Inner Body
http://www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html
The Plastic Fork Diaries
http://plasticforkdiaries.org/
The Human Body
http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/humanbo.html
The Skeletal System
Label the Skeletal System
http://www.abcya.com/skeletal_system.htm
Kids' Health
Bones, muscles, and joints
http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/bones_muscles_joints.html
Skeletal System
http://library.thinkquest.org/5777/ske1.htm
The Spine
http://library.thinkquest.org/5777/ske1.htm
The Ribs
http://library.thinkquest.org/5777/ske1.htm
Hands and Feet
http://library.thinkquest.org/5777/ske1.htm
Hips and Legs
http://library.thinkquest.org/5777/ske1.htm
Arms
http://library.thinkquest.org/5777/ske1.htm
Inside a Bone
http://library.thinkquest.org/5777/ske1.htm
Joints
http://library.thinkquest.org/5777/ske1.htm
Joints
http://library.thinkquest.org/5777/ske1.htm
Ishikawa Elementary School
Very cool resource page!
http://www.mpsaz.org/ishikawa/programs/techlab/5th-6th_grade/human_body/
Theme Page
http://ethemes.missouri.edu/themes/811?locale=en
Body Quest
http://library.thinkquest.org/10348/
Skeletal System
https://homes.bio.psu.edu/faculty/strauss/anatomy/skel/skeletal.htm
Your Bones
http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/bones.html
Skeletal System
The Yuckiest...
http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/bones.html
The Learning Zone
http://www.oum.ox.ac.uk/thezone/animals/life/move1.htm
Bones of the Trunk
http://www.anatomyatlases.org/atlasofanatomy/plate03/index.shtml
Muscular and Skeletal Systems
http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/biobk/BioBookMUSSKEL.html
Osteology
http://www.bartleby.com/107/17.html
The Muscular System
Theme Page
http://ethemes.missouri.edu/themes/809?locale=en
Information Guide
http://www.imcpl.org/kids/guides/health/muscularsystem.html
The Muscular System
The Yuckiest Site...
http://yucky.discovery.com/flash/body/pg000123.html
Muscles and Joints
http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/muscles.html
Inner Body
http://www.innerbody.com/image/musfov.html
Label the Muscular System
http://legacy.mckinneyisd.net/Campuses/school_websites/walker/TeacherCreated/Fifth/lable_muscles.htm
Just for Fun
What happens if you have no muscles-
http://legacy.mckinneyisd.net/Campuses/school_websites/walker/TeacherCreated/Fifth/muscles.htm
Welcome to Muscles
http://library.thinkquest.org/5777/mus2.htm
The Nervous System
Neuroscience for Kids
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html
Your Brain and Nervous System
http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/brain.html
Enchanted Learning/ parts of the brain
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/anatomy/brain/
Information Guide
http://www.imcpl.org/kids/guides/health/nervoussystem.html
Divisions of the Nervous System
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/nsdivide.html
Divisions of the Brain
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/phylo.html
Lobes of the Brain
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/lobe.html
Functional Divisions of the Cerebral Cortex
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/functional.html
The Brain Right Down the Middle
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/sagittal.html
Brain Size
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/brainsize.html
One Brain or Two
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/split.html
She Brains vs. He Brains
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/heshe.html
Brain Development
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/dev.html
The Skull/ Home for your brain
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/skull.html
The Blood Supply of the Brain
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/vessel.html
How the Nervous System Interacts with other Systems
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/organ.html
The Invertebrate Nervous System
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/invert.html
What is Sleep?
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/sleep.html
Brain Fitness
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/brainfit.html
The Brain vs. the Computer
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/bvc.html
The Cardiovascular System ~ Heart
The Human Heart
- vital signs
http://www.fi.edu/learn/heart/
Heart Activities for the Classroom
http://www.fi.edu/learn/heart/enrichment/activities.html
The Cardiovascular System
The Yuckiest Site...
http://yucky.discovery.com/noflash/body/pg000131.html
The Circulatory System
http://www.globalclassroom.org/hemo.html
The Respiratory System
Inside the Human Body
http://www.lung.ca/children/grades4_6/index.html
Your Respiratory System
http://yucky.discovery.com/flash/body/pg000138.html
The Digestive System
Theme Page
http://www.cln.org/themes/digestive.html
Kids' Health
http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/digestive_system.html
Digestive System
The Yuckiest Site...
http://yucky.discovery.com/noflash/body/pg000126.html
Cells
Cells Alive
http://www.cellsalive.com/
Optical Illustions
Jefferson Lab
http://education.jlab.org/frost/optical_illusion.html
Physical Science
Physics Songs
http://www.kidsknowit.com/educational-songs/index.php?topic=Physics
The World's Most Powerful Microscope
video -8:53
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCYX_XQgnSA
How Science Changed the Olympics
Steve Spangler
http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiment/00000121
Ch. 11/ Matter and Its Properties
Matter and Energy
http://videos.howstuffworks.com/science/physics-videos.htm
The Periodic Table
VIsit Jefferson Lab to practice with the Periodic Table
http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/index.html
Atomic Structure
http://web.jjay.cuny.edu/~acarpi/NSC/3-atoms.htm
How do I make a model atom?
http://education.jlab.org/qa/atom_model.html
Ask the Van
Remember this site! It's great for many things.
http://van.physics.illinois.edu/qa/listing.php?id=1295
Cernland
https://project-cernland.web.cern.ch/project-CERNland/
The Atoms Family
Visit the Miami Museum
http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln/
Archimedes Labortory
http://www.archimedes-lab.org/
Multnomah County Library
Great for lots of stuff!
http://www.multcolib.org/homework/physcihc.html
How stuff works!
Introduction to an atom-
http://www.howstuffworks.com/atom-info.htm
Chem 4 Kids
http://www.chem4kids.com/index.html
Matter
http://www.brunswick.k12.me.us/lon/grade5/mazerolle/matterwebquest/home.html
Stickman Science: Introduction to the Atom
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQJvxZyJvmk
Web Elements
http://www.webelements.com/
Build Atoms Yourself
Bohr's Atom
http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/investigations/es0501/es0501page04.cfm
Crystals
About Crystals
http://chemistry.about.com/cs/growingcrystals/a/aa012604.htm
What are crystals?
http://www.sciencekidsathome.com/science_topics/what_are_crystals.html
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal
Gem Rock
http://www.gemrock.net/content.asp?page=crystals
What types of crystals do you want to grow?
http://chemistry.about.com/od/growingcrystals/Growing_Crystals.htm
Crystal Science Fair Projects
http://chemistry.about.com/cs/sciencefairideas/a/aa072903a.htm
Squidoo ~grow easy crystals
http://www.squidoo.com/groweasycrystals
Crystal recipes
http://chemistry.about.com/lr/crystal_recipes/44562/4/
Oracle's~ crystal activity
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002289/crystals.html
eHow
good menu
http://www.ehow.com/how_3864_grow-salt-crystals.html
growing crystals images
https://www.google.com/search?q=growing+salt+crystals&hl=en&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=x1zcTqbnHoOg2gWmv-ScDw&ved=0CG0QsAQ&biw=1202&bih=679
Ch. 12/ Changes in Matter
Instant Hot Ice
This is amazing!
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPjDO7IlXKI&feature=related
The Water Cycle
http://www-k12.atmos.washington.edu/k12/pilot/water_cycle/grabber2.html
Chemistry Songs
http://www.kidsknowit.com/educational-songs/index.php?topic=Chemistry
Discovery~ Myth Busters
Antacid Jail Break video
http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/mythbusters-antacid-jail-break-angle-2.html
Myth Busters ~ Mentos & Diet Coke
discuss the chemical reaction
http://mythbustersresults.com/episode57
Steve Spangler~ Mentos and Diet Coke
http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiment/original-mentos-diet-coke-geyser
How to make Rock Candy
http://video.about.com/chemistry/How-to-Make-Rock-Candy.htm
Sugar Crystals
http://www.sciencekidsathome.com/science_experiments/sugar_crystals.html
Ch. 13/ Forces in Motion
Rollerblade Bottle Tune Guy
What type of motion can do you observe?
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KePjkCySBCs
Ice Skating- Force and Motion demo
Science of the Olympic Winter Games
http://www.stevespangler.com/tag/ice-skating/
Create an experiment
Explore force and friction
http://www.fearofphysics.com/Friction/friction.html
Magnetism and Electricity
Friction
Curling- Friction demo
*Science of the Oympic Winter Games
http://www.stevespangler.com/tag/olympics/
Gravity
Gravity: The Weakest Natural Force on Earth
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7Babitv4Fg&feature=related
Bill Nye- A Gravity Demonstration
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZi8TXtRRYg&feature=related
Equilibrium
Newton's Laws of Motion
Inertia BMA Bikes
Observe inertia during bike tricks
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wckYj_PAhgM
Speed Skating- Newton's Laws demo
*Science of the Olympic Winter Games
http://www.stevespangler.com/teaching-moments/the-science-of-olympic-speed-skating/
Downhill Racing- Newton's 2nd Law demo
*Science of the Olymic Winter Games
http://www.stevespangler.com/teaching-moments/the-science-of-downhill-racing-the-olympic-thrill-ride/
Snowboarding- Speed / Potential vs. Kinetic Energy
Science of the Olympic Games
http://www.stevespangler.com/teaching-moments/science-of-snowboarding-in-the-olympics/
Describing Newton's Laws of Motion
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVdqxYyFRKY
Newton's 3rd Law- Action/Reaction
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu2C3WI9aRk&feature=related
Review the Laws of Motion
Watch "How stuff works video"
http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/9948-exploring-the-laws-of-motion-summary-video.htm
Simple Machines
Edheads Simple Machines
Interactive simple machine practice
http://www.edheads.org/activities/simple-machines/frame_loader.htm
Edheads Complex Machines
Interactive compound machine practice
http://www.edheads.org/activities/odd_machine/frame_loader.htm
Potential and Kenetic Energy
Sideshow Roller Coaster
http://sideshow.questacon.edu.au/maketracks.html
Interactives
http://www.learner.org/interactives/parkphysics/coaster.html
Design a Roller Coaster
http://www.learner.org/interactives/parkphysics/coaster/
U of C/ Physics 2000
http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/index.pl
Astronomy
Tour the International Space Station
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=H8rHarp1GEE
Kids Astronomy
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/
Hubble Site!
http://hubblesite.org/
Nasa- 5th grade students site
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/index.html
NASA- home site
http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html
NASA - Kids' Club
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/kidsclub/flash/index.html
NASA - Science
http://science.nasa.gov/
NASA - Video library
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/videogallery/index.html
NASA - Image of the Day gallery
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/iotd.html
NASA - Images
http://www.nasaimages.org/
Star Child- glossary
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/glossary_level2/glossary_text.html#galaxy
Hubble Galaxies Gone Wild
Lots of video clips!
http://www.documentarydish.com/Hubble_Galaxies_Gone_Wild
Astronomy Magazine
News and Pictures of the Day
http://www.astronomy.com/
Sky This Month
http://www.astronomy.com/home/news-observing/sky%20this%20month.aspx
Sky and Telescope Magazine
News and Pictures
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/
SKY News - Top 11 2011 events
Keep your eyes in the sky, kids!
http://www.skynews.ca/pages/11-best-2011.html
Star Child
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html
KidSites.com
Space stuff
http://www.kidsites.com/sites-edu/space.htm
Astronomy Crafts for Kids
Teacher resource site
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/astronomy/
Astronomy for Kids
~kid power
http://www.frontiernet.net/~kidpower/astronomy.html
Dictionary
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/dictionary.htm
Our Universe
http://www.esa.int/esaKIDSen/OurUniverse.html
Astronomy for Kids Online
http://www.astronomy-for-kids-online.com/
Astronomy for Kids ~ Thinkquest
http://library.thinkquest.org/3645/
Earth Sky~
http://earthsky.org/tag/faqs?pg=3
Windows to the Universe
http://www.windows2universe.org/our_solar_system/solar_system_poles.html
A Tour of the Space Shuttle with Mike Massimino
quietube
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g10Jxqtk-wM
NASA Brain Bites
http://brainbites.nasa.gov/#/see-space-station
Cern Land
https://project-cernland.web.cern.ch/project-CERNland/
Astronomy Picture of the Day
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/
Deep Astronomy
http://www.deepastronomy.com/
Ch. 16/ Stars and Galaxies
Explore Reasons for Seasons to Solve a Mystery
http://www.learner.org/jnorth/mclass/
Before time and space
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVsHjnY-o9s&feature=related
Astronomy Around the World
The Secrets of Stonehenge
Nova documentary
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/secrets-stonehenge.html
Big Horn Medicine Wheel
U-tube video
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mksp0QlgdQE
Big Horn Medicine Wheel
Ancient Observatories - Timeless Knowledge
http://solar-center.stanford.edu/AO/bighorn.html
Equinox at Chichen Itza
U-tube video
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0kOyGZxKh4
Chichen Itza
from Different World . Com
http://www.differentworld.com/mexico/areas/yucatan-and-campeche/chichen-itza/guide.htm
The History of Astronomy
Galileo's Sun-Centered System
Copernicus' Theory
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmwAr54L_pM&feature=related
Galileo (part 1)
*Threatening the fundamental beliefs
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBFoVQScN4Q
Galileo (part 2)
*Denouncing his ideas on the Vatican floor
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJrYW_htVqc&feature=related
Early Tools and Telescopes
The Hubble Deep Ultra Deep Field in 3D
U-tube video
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAVjF_7ensg
Chandra X-Ray Observatory
http://chandra.harvard.edu/edu/
Chandra X-Ray Observatory
Photo Album
http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/
NASA - Chandra's Latest News, Features, and Photos
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/chandra/main/index.html
Chandra's Thumbnail photos posted on Flicker
http://www.flickr.com/photos/smithsonian/sets/72157608016866848/
NASA's Live Broadcast of Chandra X-Ray Observatory's Discovery
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/82105/20101115/nasa-chandra-x-ray-observatpry.htm
X-ray vision reveals an explosion of stars
http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/01/15/5843763-x-ray-vision-reveals-an-explosion-of-stars?chromedomain=cosmiclog
National Geographic - Daily Space Pictures
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/01/pictures/110121-best-space-photos-whirlpool-galaxy-m82-saturn-moons-128/
Go For Launch!
Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=KZrFC988Thc
The Hubble Site!
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/1995/49/
Imagine the Universe
http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/homepage.html
Sky and Telescope
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/
SM4 Inside the Hubble Testing Chambers
quietube
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJrs1XSoq7o
My Angle Rocks Back and Forth
quietube
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lusY4Omf1S4&feature=fvst
Hubble Tour in Google Earth
quietuble
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2JOM3Iw8NI
PBS ~Telescopes on Mauna Kea
short video clip
http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/content/ess05.sci.ess.eiu.maunakea/
The Sun / Stars
Star Child~ Stars
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/universe_level2/stars.html
Chandra X-Ray Observatory
Life of Stars video clip
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSEA5_br7J0
The Sun
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/sun.html
Views of the Solar System/ The Sun
http://www.solarviews.com/eng/sun.htm
How the Sun Works
http://www.howstuffworks.com/sun1.htm
Galaxies
Deep Space
Interactive Exploration
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/deep_space.htm
Galaxies Galore, Games, and More
Interactive
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/galaxies-galore/
Galaxies
Windows to the universe
http://www.windows2universe.org/the_universe/Galaxy.html
Elliptical Galaxies
http://www.le.ac.uk/ph/faulkes/web/galaxies/y_ga_elliptical.html
Constellations
Alphabetical Listing of the Constellations
A list of all 88
http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/constellation_list.html
Interactive Sky Chart
A glance at the constellation shape and relationship to near constellations
http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/constellationjavalist.html
Interactive Night Sky
moveable
http://www.sprocketworks.com/shockwave/load.asp?SprMovie=nightskyweb
Constellation Hunt
interactive game
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/astroskymap/constellation_hunt.htm
The Constellation Jig (song)
"Know the Constellations"
http://www.kidsknowit.com/educational-songs/play-educational-song.php?song=Constellation%20Jig
Observe the Night Sky
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/astroskymap/
Enchanted Learning/ Constellations
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/stars/constellations.shtml
Print a free SKY map
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/astroskymap/
Star Date
How did the constellations get their names? And, how do the signs of the zodiac relate to astronomy?
http://stardate.org/nightsky/constellations
The Deep Photographic Guide to the Constellations
http://www.allthesky.com/constellations/const.html
The Dome of the Sky
http://domeofthesky.com/clicks/constlist.html
The Mythology of Constellations
http://www.comfychair.org/~cmbell/myth/myth.html
Oracle/constellations
with a virtual telescope
http://library.thinkquest.org/3645/constellations.html
Constellation Names
Pronunciation and translation
http://www.perr.com/constellation.html
The Constellations and their Stars
various information
http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/
Top Astronomer
http://www.topastronomer.com/
The Constellations
http://www.dibonsmith.com/constel.htm
Ch. 17/ Earth in Space
Kids' Astronomy - Explore
150,000 Images, Planet Mars, the Space Shuttle, Future Ships, Telescopes, Explore Mars
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/explore_index.htm
Planets/ Parts of the Solar System
Kids' Astronomy
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm
Planets- Enchanted Learning
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/
Planets- National Geographic
http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/planets
Kids- NIne planets
http://kids.nineplanets.org/general.htm
The Nine (No Eight) Planets
http://kids.nineplanets.org/
Welcome to the Planets
http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/
Planets in the Solar System
http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/samoset/psgk3ex.htm
Ducksters
Learn about the planet, Uranus
http://www.ducksters.com/science/uranus.php
Toon University
http://www.toonuniversity.com/flash.asp?err=207
Interactive Solar System Facts
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/starwarp2.html
Space.com
images
http://www.space.com/
The Planets Song
http://www.kidsknowit.com/educational-songs/play-educational-song.php?song=The%20Planets
Science Kids
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/planets.html
Kids Astronomy
Earth
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/earth.htm
Planet Pursuit- fun school
http://funschool.kaboose.com/globe-rider/space/games/game_planet_pursuit.html
The Planets for Kids
http://www.pocanticohills.org/fitzgerald/99/planets.htm
Planet Hunting
clip for classroom instruction
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/video/index.cfm?id=813
Solar System
NASA- Kids' Club
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/kidsclub/flash/index.html
Views of the Solar System
http://www.solarviews.com/eng/homepage.htm
Our Solar System
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm
Solar System for Kids- DVD
U-tube video
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtgbN3Y5eCY
Myths about the solar system
KidsAstronomy.com
http://www.windows2universe.org/mythology/planets/planets.html
Our Solar System
Windows to the universe
http://www.windows2universe.org/our_solar_system/solar_system.html
All About Space
http://www.allaboutspace.com/subjects/astronomy/toc.shtml
Science on MARS!
Mars - Part 1
The Futures Channel
http://www.thefutureschannel.com/dockets/realworld/mars_science_lab/index.php
M2K4
http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/m2k4/frameset.html
Comets and Asteroids
The Moon
Phases of the Moon
http://csusap.csu.edu.au/~rsunde01/activity%203.htm
Digital Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/
Space Curiosities
Dark Matter
New dark matter map created for big galaxies
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41061550/ns/technology_and_science-space/
Black Holes
The Other Side of Infinity- quietube
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3AfNXdg2Tk&list=SL
Is the Universe Infinite?
quietube
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dG1JpC5jels&list=SL
Too weird to be believed: A new planet in the solar system
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90TWpYkMj0I&feature=related
New Earthlike planet discovered
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmTjAmop688&NR=1
Dr. Michio Kaku: SCI FI or SCI FACT Lecture
part 2
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m22wDMZzcuc&feature=channel
Technology
21st Century
Tech Inspiration
Build Your Own Low Cost Mult-touch Interactive Board
Johnny Chung Lee
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s5EvhHy7eQ
Johnny Lee's Home Site
A brilliant mind
http://johnnylee.net/
New Inventions
Inventor's Challenge
Interactive
http://www.usmint.gov/kids/games/inventorsChallenge/
Our robot future!
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5DIyUWR-YY&NR=1
Scientists and Famous Inventors
Our Environment
Spore Creature Creator
Game
http://gametreeonline.com/EA/SPORE-Creature-Creator/
Discovery Kids
http://kids.discovery.com/
National Geographic for Kids
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/
Ology ~ Earth, Our World in Motion
http://www.amnh.org/ology/index.php?channel=earth
Backyard Jungel
http://backyardjungle.org/
Arizona Sonora Desert Museum Digital Library
http://www.desertmuseumdigitallibrary.org/public/species.php?c=inverts
A Touch of Class
Classification game
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/interactives/class.html
Ecosystems and Biomes
Biomes
http://www.mbgnet.net/index.html
Biomes of the World video
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tijw5-gIH0A&feature=related
Marine Biome music video
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9p_bgiSVqs&feature=related
Enchanted Learning Biomes
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/
The Nature Conservancy
http://www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/15-science/62-biomes.html
Kids Know it- Interactive movie
http://www.kidsknowit.com/interactive-educational-movies/free-online-movies.php?movie=biomes
Major Biomes of the World
http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0769052.html
Biomes at ppps.com
http://science.pppst.com/biomes/index.html
Kids Geo.com
http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-for-kids/0165-biomes.php
Zoom, by kids, for kids
http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/sci/biomeinabaggie.html
Kids Biology.com
http://www.kidsbiology.com/biology_basics/biomes/what_are_biomes_1.php
Animal Planet
Map of World Biomes
http://animal.discovery.com/guides/mammals/habitat/map.html
Zui Tube - videos
http://video.kidzui.com/channels/Biomes
Geography4kids
http://www.geography4kids.com/files/land_biomeland.html
Ecosystems and Biomes
resource page
http://geographyworldonline.com/ecosystems.html
Wart Games.com
resource page
http://www.wartgames.com/themes/science/biomes.html
The Science Spot Kid Zone
hthttp://sciencespot.net/Pages/kdzbionature.html
Planet OZ Kids
http://www.planetozkids.com/oban/animals/biomes.htm
Biomes and Ecozones
for an overwhelming amount of info, click here
http://www.aresearchguide.com/biomes.html
Blue Planet Biomes
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/
Earth Floor
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsys.html
NASA Earth Observatory
mission biomes
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Experiments/
The Ways of Knowing Trail
hhttp://www.brookfieldzoo.org/pagegen/wok/index_f4.html
Harcourt/ Types of Land
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/types_of_land_2/
Oceans ~ Disney Nature
http://disney.go.com/disneynature/oceans/
Owl Pellets
The Owl Pages
http://www.owlpages.com/
Discovery Channel
The owl vomit collector video
http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/dirty-jobs-owl-vomit-collector.html
Wikipedia- pellets
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pellet_(ornithology)
Owl pellet video
http://www.youtube.com/owlbrandvids
Owl Brand Discovery Kids
http://www.obdk.com/
Science Bob
http://www.sciencebob.com/questions/q-owl_pellet.php
Animals
Tiger Adventures
http://www.mnzoo.com/education/TICadventures/
The Phoenix Zoo
Check out what's going on in your neighborhood. Visit anytime!
http://www.phoenixzoo.org/
Zoo Quest
http://cuip.uchicago.edu/~mwarden/ZooQuest.html
"Ants!"
http://ant.edb.miyakyo-u.ac.jp/INTRODUCTION/Gakken79E/Page_02.html
Insects
Cloudbow- grasshoppers
http://www.cloudbow.com/snapshot/hoppers.html
Photovalet
Horse Lubbers
http://www.photovault.com/Link/Orders/EntomologyInsects/Grasshoppers/Species/HorseLubberGrasshopper.html
Photovalet
-grasshoppers, crickets, roaches
http://www.photovault.com/Link/Orders/EntomologyInsects/Grasshoppers/OEGVolume01.html
Grasshoppers for young students
http://people.uleth.ca/~dan.johnson/htm/dj_gh_guide_k4.htm
Birds
Sonoran Desert Bird images
http://www.pbase.com/merriwolf/136141st_camp_sonoran_desert_tucson_birds
Sonoran Links
http://www.arizonensis.org/sonoran/links.html
Arizona birds
http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/category/arizona/arizona-birds/
Audubon Society
http://www.audubon.org/
Name that song~
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/nature/bird-calls.html
Geology
This Planet Rocks
-rocks and minerals
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002289/index.html
Virtual Caves
-under Earth images
http://www.goodearthgraphics.com/
Meteorology
Plymouth State University
Cloud classification
http://vortex.plymouth.edu/clouds.html/
Dan's Wild, Wild, Weather Page
http://wildwildweather.com/
Hurricane Storm Science
http://www.miamisci.org/hurricane/
The Weather Dude
http://www.wxdude.com/
USA Today~ Weather forecast
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/default.htm
Strange Curiosities
Monsters of the Deep
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBfviWg7kKM&feature=channel
Sea Monsters part 1
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBauu1PyOxw&NR=1
Sea Monsters part 2
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw35Ut_sidw&feature=channel
Sea Monsters part 3
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En-6rqZEbIg&feature=channel
Sea Monsters
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEfQKSpONX8&feature=channel
Giant Bizarre Fish
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcRX1_ez-oU&feature=channel
Fish with a Transparent Head Filmed
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zoygy-8PTtU&feature=channel
Social Studies
Smithsonian
Explore!
http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/students/
Kids.Past.com
-World history, games, and quotes
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.kidspast.com/images/mayan-calendar.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0276-mayan-science.php&usg=__23boM3SgRkl5ZVfezzbU2A-QEiY=&h=401&w=400&sz=289&hl=en&start=7&um=1&tbnid=O1yYYdmC4cy
Social Studies for Kids
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/
This Day in History
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history
The History Place
http://www.historyplace.com/index.html
Those were the Days
http://www.440.com/twtd/today.html
American Memory
The Library of Congress
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/today/today.html
This Day in History
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history
The History Place
http://www.historyplace.com/index.html
Archives
http://www.440.com/twtd/today.html
Today in History
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/today/today.html
Social Studies for Kids
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/
Jim Janke's Emporium
http://jjanke.org/
Historical Image Collection
http://www.treasurenet.com/images/
Presidents
Presidents
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/
The White House- Presidents Slide Show
http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/photogallery/the-presidents
44 Presidents
Youtube slideshow
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYrZZ68zhSs
List of the Presidents
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_presidents
Geography
World Geography
Fact Monster fun
http://sf.factmonster.com/ipka/A0770414.html
Puzzled States
Review our U.S. States
http://www.scholastic.com/play/states.htm
Drag and Drop a state
Try to place them
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/states_experiment_drag-drop_Intermed_State15s_500.html
Why Geography Matters
Video by Google Earth
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-icfmXhervo
Maps 4 Kids
http://www.maps4kids.com/
Outline Maps
http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/usa.html
Label the Oceans
-Visit Enchanted Learning
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/label/labeloceans.shtml
Continents and Oceans
-adjust your level of knowledge
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/World_Continents.htm
Continent Puzzle
http://www.playkidsgames.com/games/continentNames/continentJig.htm
AZ 4 Kids
-state information
http://www.azsos.gov/public_services/kids/default.htm
Oceans Alive
http://www.mos.org/oceans/planet/index.html
Geography Glossary
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/glossary/
Geography Songs
http://www.kidsknowit.com/educational-songs/index.php?topic=Geography
Links to Learning
Choose your state
http://www.linkstolearning.com/
Interactive Map of the States
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/us_map.htm
Overview
Les. 1/ The American People
The Preamble
School House Rock
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLP_HGKq-jg
The Great American Melting Pot
School House Rock
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpggZ9hDxC4
Les. 2/ Government by the People
No More Kings
School House Rock
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0LmYEjXNIg
Les. 3/ Free Enterprise
Les. 4/ Land and Regions
Les. 5/ Resources and the Environment
Ch. 1/ Early Life
Les. 1/ Migration to the Americas
Les. 2/ Early American Cultures
Les. 3/ The Rise of Empires
Ch. 3/ Life in the Eastern Hemisphere
Les. 1/ Traveling Asia's Silk Road
Les. 2/ Africa's Trading Empires
Les. 3/ European Explorers
Ch. 4/ Spain Builds an Empire
Les. 1/ Voyages of Columbus
Les. 2/ Different Worlds Collide
Les. 3/ Life in New Spain
Ch. 5/
Les. 1/ The Lost Colony
Les. 2/ New European Colonies
Les. 3/ The 1st Colonies
Ch. 6/ Colonial Life
The Jamestown Online Adventure
http://www.historyglobe.com/jamestown/
Archiving Early America
http://www.earlyamerica.com/
Colonial Williamsburg
http://www.history.org/history/teaching/eft/
Interactive Crossword Puzzle
http://www.earlyamerica.com/crossword/
Washburn Norlands Living History Center
http://www.norlands.org/
Old Sturbrigde Village
http://www.osv.org/
Popham Colony
http://www.pophamcolony.org/
Les. 1/ Working and Trading
Les. 2/ Cities, Towns, and Farms
Les. 3/ Everyday Life in the Colonies
Les. 4/ Slavery in the Colonies
Ch. 7/ The American Revolution
American Independance
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook12.html
The Enigma of Benedict Arnold
http://www.earlyamerica.com/review/fall97/arnold.html
Liberty!!!
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/
History Central
http://www.historycentral.com/revolt/battles.html
Spy Letters of America
http://www2.si.umich.edu/spies/
The American Revolution
http://www.mce.k12tn.net/revolutionary_war/american_revolution.htm
The National Discussion of Our Revolutionary Origins
http://revolution.h-net.msu.edu/
Research Information Sites-
http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/amrevol.html
Harlingen links
http://www.harlingen.isd.tenet.edu/coakhist/amrev.html
Les. 1/ The Spanish Move North
Les. 2/ The French Explore the Mississippi
U.S. History
The Star Spangled Banner
-High school students hamonize
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxU_WdjzptY
The Treasure Net Historical Images
http://www.treasurenet.com/images/
European Explorers/ Colonizing the New World
The Great American Melting Pot
*School House Rock
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK1y0IUfupI
William Bradford Site
-The Mayflower Story
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.rootsweb.com/~macplymo/pics/plybrad.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.angelfire.com/ny4/djw/williambradford.html&usg=__5pdN3-PcvqZUWRqROdiUHFPdEH4=&h=1178&w=743&sz=124&hl=en&start=2&um=1&tbnid=qPBq2HrAO2mCgM:&
Famous Explorers
Famous Explorers
http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/famous-explorers.htm
Explorers/Mapping and Navigating
*provides a list of explorers
http://www.asij.ac.jp/middle/lib/curlinks/Earth's%20Explorers/Explorers_mapping_and_navigating.htm
Hernan Cortes
Explorers of the Millennium
http://library.thinkquest.org/4034/cortes.html
Samuel de Champlain
Virtualology
Information about Samuel de Champlain
http://www.samueldechamplain.com/
Hernando de Soto
Hernando's Trails
Google Earth map
http://www.desototrails.com/
James Cook
James Cook
English Explorer
http://www.laughtergenealogy.com/bin/histprof/misc/cook.html
John White
John White
The significance of John White's water colors
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.historyisfun.org/publicImages/thumb_JW_Portrait_of_Arnaq_and_Nutaaq.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.historyisfun.org/Significance-of-John-White.htm&usg=__OmTAYRAPmMV6vf0sQoTF4joGswA=&h=222&w=168&sz=46&hl=en&
The Lost Colony of Roanoke
http://theshadowlands.net/roanoke.htm
The Roanoke Colony
http://www.kidinfo.com/American_History/Colonization_Roanoke.html
Government Structure/ Economy
The U.S. White House
http://www.whitehouse.gov/our-government
Secretary of State SOS for Kids
http://www.azsos.gov/public_services/kids/default.htm
U.S. Government
Fact Monster fun
http://sf.factmonster.com/ipka/A0770843.html
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/index.html
Inside the White House
Fun facts!
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/white-house-101/
The Branches of the Government
*School House Rock
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLQg7G3hkGY
The Preamble
*School House Rock
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQdDjBAJt7c
National Debt
*School House Rock
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mfMG66LtVU
Fireworks
*School House Rock
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ym2Ny1Te3LA
Three Branches of the Government
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/teacher_lessons/3branches/3bgovt.htm
Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government for Kids
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/index.html
Voting
How a Bill Becomes a Law
*School House Rock
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlka6fTnDnI
Electoral College
*School House Rock
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RF2N4SDGklQ
Suffrage/ Women's Rights to Vote
*School House Rock
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WW5kiJcDMbo
The American Revolution
The Shot Heard Around the World
*School House Rock
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbCUXqEdESk
"No More Kings!"
*School House Rock
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT7dMHAiCfs
The English Colonies Before 1763
http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/maps/english_colonies/
The French and Indian War
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.ns1763.ca/remem/map-british-north-america1775.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.ns1763.ca/remem/7yw-timeline-w.html&usg=__HYBHxFnhXQ5fRSb1sXtTR4DZNxE=&h=800&w=620&sz=126&hl=en&start=30&um=1&tbnid=zuBQFVSawykIR
The Territories, States, and the Countries where they lived.
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.lynsweb.com/caseyclansite/colonialmap13colonies.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.lynsweb.com/caseyclansite/ccounties.html&usg=__L4j_WBInVyOgVx82cYsEZTes1yk=&h=518&w=447&sz=213&hl=en&start=74&um=1&tbnid=Jos-SH
Internet Modern History Sourcebook
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook12.html
Benedict Arnold
http://www.earlyamerica.com/review/fall97/arnold.html
History Central
http://www.historycentral.com/revolt/battles.html
Spy Letters of the American Revolution
http://www2.si.umich.edu/spies/
The American Revolution
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/
American Revolution Sites List
http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/amrevol.html
More on the American Revolution
http://www.harlingen.isd.tenet.edu/coakhist/amrev.html
Famous Essays
http://revolution.h-net.msu.edu/essays.html
Revolutionary War Timeline
http://www.nps.gov/archive/cowp/Timeline.htm
Liberty!
PBS
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/
The Civil War
The Story of Harriet Tubman
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQ2Kbk4QTGU&feature=related
Harriet Tubman- Animated video
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hthvETfIK28&feature=related
Martin Luther King's Prophet Last Speech
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1L8y-MX3pg&feature=related
Martin Luther's "I have a Dream"
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbUtL_0vAJk
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qAeFjCscRY
Abraham Lincoln
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B73vkTeL_g
Boys in the Civil War
http://www.civilwarhome.com/boysinwar.htm
The Civil War for Kids
http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/civilwar/cwar.htm
Jim Janke's Civil War
http://jjanke.org/sections/civilwar/civilwar.htm
Flight to Freedom
http://ssad.bowdoin.edu:9780/projects/flighttofreedom/intro.shtml
Images of Children from the Civil War
http://cct2.edc.org/NDL/1999/lessons/teams/24/images.htm
Joshua Chamberlain. Com
http://www.joshuachamberlain.com/hc3.asp
American Memory/ Selected Civil War Photographs
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/cwphome.html
American Civil War Homepage
http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/warweb.html
Brunswick, Main, & the Civil War
http://www.brunswick.k12.me.us/lon/civilwar/index.htm
The Underground Railroad/ National Geographic
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/99/railroad/
People and Places Around the World
World and News
Fact Monster fun
http://sf.factmonster.com/world.html
Incan Empire
Mucchu Picchu
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.personal.psu.edu/krk5046/image003.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.personal.psu.edu/krk5046/finalproject.html&usg=___y_JU4gdKyvL0W3BHqapUjHK25U=&h=316&w=243&sz=24&hl=en&start=14&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=2UPXp2oeuAnd
Around the World in 60 seconds
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RM9Fxi3vwg&feature=related
Find People and Places
Explore with National Geographic
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/places/find/
Ancient Greece
-Scavenger Hunt
http://greece.mrdonn.org/index.html
The Civil War
Boys in the Civil War
http://www.civilwarhome.com/boysinwar.htm
Civil War For Kids
http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/civilwar/cwar.htm
Jim Janke's Civil War
http://jjanke.org/sections/civilwar/civilwar.htm
Flight To Freedom
http://ssad.bowdoin.edu:9780/projects/flighttofreedom/intro.shtml
The Civil War Through a Child's Eye
http://cct2.edc.org/NDL/1999/lessons/teams/24/images.htm
Joshua Chamberlain. Com
http://www.joshuachamberlain.com/hc3.asp
Selected Civil War Photographs
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/cwphome.html
The American Civil War Homepage
http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/warweb.html
Brunswick, Main, & the Civil War
http://www.brunswick.k12.me.us/lon/civilwar/home.html
The Underground Railroad/ National Geographic
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/99/railroad/
The Western Movement
Treasure Net
http://www.treasurenet.com/images/
Lewis and Clark
http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/
The Oregon Trail
http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/Oregontrail.html
Our Government
3 Branches of Government Game
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/teacher_lessons/3branches/3bgovt.htm
Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government for Kids
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/index.html
Writing
What is the difference between 1st and 3rd Person point of view?
http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/o/pointofviewl.cfm
Kid's Writing
-Spelling, Grammar, and Writing Games
http://netrover.com/~kingskid/writing/Kids_Writing.html
Inspiration/ Warm-up Prompts
Amazing Places
*Photos to evoke the senses, describe the setting, and inspire a story
http://kollinz.ironcube.info/kollin/amazingplaces/
The Most Beautiful Scenery in the World
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VRwMghIemo
Landscapes
YouTube
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utBzDXpRPH8&feature=PlayList&p=B5E2411A247ADFDD&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=14
The Most Beautiful Landscapes on Earth
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3NNCwjR93M&feature=related
World's Most Beautiful Landscapes
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMcQidZdaOk&feature=related
Grammar
Grammar Clubhouse
Very basic review
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/clubhouse/index.html
Go Grammar
This site has it all!
http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/la-grammar.html
Harcourt Grammar Practice Park!
http://harcourtschool.com/menus/preview/harcourt_language/grammar_park.html
Nouns
Nouns
*School House Rock
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2iLAI0gUW0&feature=related&pos=1
Fish Tank!
-practice singular and plural
http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/5_6/fishtanks2/fishtanks2.htm
Rats!
-practice common and proper nouns
http://www.learningplanet.com/act/rats/rats3.htm?rats_compropnouns
Singular and Possessive Noun Quiz
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/language_arts/goforgold/content_builder/dswmedia/g3c10/nadia.htm
Noun Dunk!
-practice common and proper nouns
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/basketball/index.html
Singular and Possessive Nouns
Play flashcards, matching, or concentration
http://www.quia.com/jg/67716.html
Possessive Noun Quiz
http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/possessive_nouns/quiz327.html
Noun Explorer
http://harcourtschool.com/activity/nounexplorer/index_pre.html
Verbs
Verbs
*School House Rock
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4QEzJe6_ok&feature=related&pos=4
Verb Phrases
-practice
http://www.quia.com/servlets/quia.activities.common.ActivityPlayer?AP_rand=1210225853&AP_activityType=6&AP_urlId=8097&AP_continuePlay=true&id=8097
Linking Verbs
-practice
http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/rvlink.html
"To Be" Verb- Present and Past
http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz86skm.htm
"Be" Verb practice
http://www.english-zone.com/verbs/be-01.html
Irregular Verb Challenge
http://www.quia.com/cb/8111.html
Identifying Linking Verbs and Action Verbs
Linking Verbs and Action Verbs
http://www.quia.com/quiz/424609.html
Jupiter Jane
Verbs
http://www.iknowthat.com/com/SelectAWord?SkipGuestWarning=true&Topic=Verbs4-6
Grammar Blast!
http://www.eduplace.com/cgi-bin/hme-quiz-start.cgi?Grade=2&Unit=5&Topic=Verbs&x=37&y=9
Simple Present Tense Verbs
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/pres1.htm
Noun-Verb Agreement
http://www.quia.com/pop/34165.html
Verb-Subject Agreement
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/sentencebasics/verbsubjectagreement/game.shtml
Verb-Subject Agreement Quiz
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/sentencebasics/verbsubjectagreement/quiz.shtml
Singular and Plurag Agreement
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/sv_agr.htm
Say What?
Grammar quizzes for Simple Past Tense, Irregular, Phrasal, Seperable and Non-Seperable Phrases, Present Perfect, Comparative, an
http://www.saywhatesl.com/quizes/Quizdex.html
Present Perfect
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/prperf1.htm
Present Perfect/ pop-up
http://www.quia.com/pop/153349.html
Verb Power
http://harcourtschool.com/activity/verb_power/index_pre.html
Subject Verb Mix-up
http://harcourtschool.com/activity/subjectverbmix/index_pre.html
Irregular Verbs
Learn Past Tense and Past Participles
Flashcards and Concentration
http://www.quia.com/jg/65537.html
Regular and Irregular Verbs
What's the difference?
http://www.rhlschool.com/eng4n6.htm
Irregular Verb Quiz
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/language_arts/goforgold/content_builder/dswmedia/g3c17/nadia.htm
Helping Verbs
Helping Verbs Quiz
http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/sunda/verb/1htest.htm
Helping Verbs Quiz 2
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/language_arts/goforgold/content_builder/dswmedia/g2c28/nadia.htm
To Be or Nottobee
Basic review
http://www.funbrain.com/verb/index.html
Helping Verb "To Be" practice
http://a4esl.org/q/j/jb/mc-be.html
Am, Is, or Are
http://a4esl.org/q/f/x/xz85mbs.htm
Subject and Predicate
Subject and Predicate
*School House Rock
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGN_NxKIIFM&feature=related&pos=16
Select subject or predicate
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/language_arts/goforgold/content_builder/dswmedia/g2c2/nadia.htm
Subject and Predicate Review
http://www.quia.com/cb/38873.html
Complete, Subject, or Predicate Quiz
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/quiz/mquiz.asp?filename=msmith5complsubpred
Pronouns
Pronouns
*School House Rock
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOaty7FpwMI&feature=related&pos=3
Personal Pronouns
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/interestsentences/pronouns/game.shtml
Pronouns and Antecedents
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/pronoun_clubhouse/index_pre.html
Possessive and Reflexive Pronouns
-practice quiz
http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/62.html
Grammar Blast!
http://www.eduplace.com/cgi-bin/hme-quiz-directions.cgi?Grade=5&Unit=6&Topic=Pronouns
Subject and Object Pronouns
Quiz
http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/73.html
Pronoun State Fair
Subject and Object pronouns
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/pronoun_fair/index.html
Possessive Pronouns
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/go_for_gold/content_builder/dswmedia/g6_poss_pronouns/nadia.htm
More practice with Possessive Pronouns
http://a4esl.org/q/h/vc-pronouns-lb.html
Practice Possessive Pronouns
Use mine, yours, etc.
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/elementary/a_grammar/file04/grammar04_d01/
Practice Possessive Pronouns (2)
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/elementary/a_grammar/file04/grammar04_d02/
Life on the Pronoun Reef
http://harcourtschool.com/activity/sea_park/index_pre.html
Adjectives
Adjectives
*School House Rock
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYzGLzFuwxI&feature=related&pos=5
Rats!
Adjectives and Articles
http://www.learningplanet.com/act/rats/rats3.asp?rats_advadj
Grammar Blast!
Adjectives
http://www.eduplace.com/cgi-bin/hme-quiz-start.cgi?Grade=4&Unit=4&Topic=Adjectives&x=12&y=12
Describe my cow
Adjective worksheet
http://www.abcteach.com/free/w/worksheet_adjectives_describe.pdf
Adverbs
Adverbs
*School House Rock
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWYmEICNgOQ&feature=related&pos=0
The Adverb Machine
http://www.english-zone.com/vocab/adj-adv.html
Adverb Quiz
http://eslus.com/LESSONS/GRAMMAR/POS/pos5.htm#Pop%20Quiz%201
Adverb Battleship
http://www.quia.com/ba/8086.html
Rags To Riches
http://www.quia.com/rr/62022.html
Jupiter Jane
http://www.iknowthat.com/com/SelectAWord?SkipGuestWarning=true&Topic=Adverbs4-6
Types of Sentences
What is a sentence?
-game
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/sentencebasics/whatisasentence/flash6.shtml
Sentence Sort
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/sensort/index_pre.html
Professor Garfield- Wrestle sentence strip sequence
*The Reading Ring
http://www.professorgarfield.org/ReadingRing/Strips/strips.html
Sentence structure quiz
AIMs prep
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/language_arts/goforgold/content_builder/dswmedia/g5c28/nadia.htm
Review sentence structure quiz
AIMs prep
http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/rvsntstr.html
Sentence Speedway
Phrase, Dependent Clause, Independent Clause
http://harcourtschool.com/activity/sentence_speedway/index_pre.html
Word Walls
-Build sentences
http://fen.com/studentactivities/WallOfWords/wow19.html
Prepositions
Prepositions
*School House Rock
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4jIC5HLBdM&feature=related&pos=0
Preposition Desert
http://harcourtschool.com/activity/preposition_desert/index_pre.html
Punctuation
Singing Punctuation
-Dean Martin and Victor Borge
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiGgnpUrP98
Punctuation Paintball
*Pick your level-game
http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=Paintball
Punctuation Campground
http://harcourtschool.com/activity/punctuation/index_pre.html
Articles
A or An (1)
http://a4esl.org/q/h/9801/cg-a_an.html
A, An, or The (2)
http://a4esl.org/q/h/mc001-ck.html
A, An, or The (3)
http://a4esl.org/q/h/mc008-ld.html
A, An, or (nothing) (4)
http://a4esl.org/q/h/fb-lb-aanon.html
A or An (5)
http://a4esl.org/q/h/vt/a_or_an.html
Famous People
Quiz- check what you know about A or An
http://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/fampeople.html
Health Clubs/ Articles
*Advanced
http://a4esl.org/q/h/9901/cw-articles.html
Interjections!
Interjections
*School House Rock
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhHpJ45_zwM&feature=related&pos=4
Conjunctions
Conjunctions
*School House Rock
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkO87mkgcNo
Contractions
Java Games (1)
Matching, concentration, and flashcards
http://www.quia.com/custom/412main.html
Java Games (2)
Mixing them up
http://www.quia.com/jg/505912.html
Contraction Quiz
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/go_for_gold/content_builder/dswmedia/g6_contractions_negatives/nadia.htm
Tutor Test
A Bed Full of Cats
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/test_tutor/grade1/skill4/cats.html
Fly By!
Basic review
http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/flyby/flyby1.htm
Contractions Quiz
http://rbeaudoin333.homestead.com/files/contractions/contraction_spell_5.html
Singular and Plural
Classifying Plurals
Basic review
http://rbeaudoin333.homestead.com/files/plurals/plural_class_practice_1.html
Plural Play
http://harcourtschool.com/activity/plural/index_pre.html
Past, Present, and Future Tense
Past and Future Match-up
Basic review
http://harcourtschool.com/activity/past_and_future/index_pre.html
Pen Pals in Bulgaria
The Magic of Bulgarian Voices
Absolutely haunting and beautiful!
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdqjcW8u7Lw
Basic English to Bulgarian Translations
How much can you remember?
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbWz31TqEgA
Talented Bulgarian Musician
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM6u4iMwkAA&NR=1
Bulgarian Anthem
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FP3zAdLkVrQ&feature=PlayList&p=9C7BBA7779E75A66&index=0
Bulgarian Words and Phrases
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPzQ1BcuBQY
More Bulgarian music
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lJYq6bjHTQ&feature=PlayList&p=9C7BBA7779E75A66&index=48
Poetry
Giggle Poetry
-Lots of examples
http://www.gigglepoetry.com/
Poetry Writing with Jack Prelutsky
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/jack_home.htm
Haiku
How to write a Haiku poem-
http://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Haiku-Poem
Haiku
Kidzone
http://www.kidzone.ws/poetry/haiku.htm
Haiku for People
http://www.toyomasu.com/haiku/
Famous Examples of Haiku
http://www.edu.pe.ca/stjean/playing%20with%20poetry/Hennessey/examplesofHaiku.htm
Family Travel Haiku
http://home.earthlink.net/~familytravelhaiku/welcome.htm
Tanka
How to write a Tanka poem-
http://www.edu.pe.ca/stjean/playing%20with%20poetry/Hennessey/how_to_write_a_tanka_poem.htm
Tanka Poems
http://www.chinatownconnection.com/tanka-poems.htm
Examples of Tanka poetry
http://www.edu.pe.ca/stjean/playing%20with%20poetry/Hennessey/tanka.htm
Limericks
Spelling
Spelling City
Interactive practice
http://www.spellingcity.com/
Reading
Ms. Van's Blog
http://vansblogbugs.blogspot.com/
Story Town
Our text book.
http://www.harcourtschool.com/storytown/
AR Book Finder
Is you book an AR book? What is the reading level?
http://www.arbookfind.com/UserType.aspx
Story Cove
World stories and folk tales- examples of story telling
http://www.storycove.com/
Myths, Folktales, and Fairy Tales
Create your own
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/mff/mythmachine.htm
The Librarian's Internet
http://www.ipl.org/
World Book
http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Login?ed=wb&tu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.worldbookonline.com%2Fwb%2FHome
Chapter Books
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Island Home site
This site gives wonderful description of the story and history of San Nicolas Island
http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/score_lessons/dolphin/
San Nicolas Island photos
What's living on or around the island
http://www.oceanlight.com/lightbox.php?x=san_nicholas_island__channel_islands__california_(usa)_/_baja_california_(mexico)__pacific__oceans__location
The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
Chumash Life
http://www.sbnature.org/research/anthro/chumash/intro.htm
Chumash Indians
http://www.chumashindian.com/
Chumash Indian Fact Sheet
Native American Facts for Kids
http://www.bigorrin.org/chumash_kids.htm
The Giant Squid
National Geographic
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/giant-squid/
National Geographic for Kids/ Giant squid
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/giant-squid/
FEMA - Ready Kids
http://www.ready.gov/kids/step3/index.html
San Nicolas Island
general info.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Nicolas_Island
An article about the Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island
http://www.sbnature.org/research/anthro/chumash/lowom.htm
San Nicolas Island
http://diver.net/seahunt/islands/d_inic.htm
Woman's Lonely Saga Left a Mystery
http://www.nativevillage.org/Messages%20from%20the%20People/Lone%20Woman%20of%20San%20Nicolas%20Island.htm
San Nicolas Military
http://www.navair.navy.mil/ranges/SEA/docs/SEA/FS_SNI.pdf
Wolf information for kids
http://www.ask.com/web?q=wolf%20information%20for%20kids&askid=aea97fec-9588-40d3-84cb-8435f1459170-0-us_gsb&qsrc=999&o=2829&l=dir
Classroom web resource page-
http://4thgrademaple.wikispaces.com/Island+of+the+Blue+Dolphins
Roanoke: The Mystery of the Lost Colonists
Pirates and Privateers
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.cindyvallar.com/Roanoke.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.cindyvallar.com/youngadultbooks.html&usg=__fN0_AbqU1FrN-f6Ivti2YBi0wgg=&h=600&w=465&sz=39&hl=en&start=16&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=EXP-x3NyT3_SuM:&tbnh=135&tbn
The Significance of John White's water colors
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.historyisfun.org/publicImages/thumb_JW_Portrait_of_Arnaq_and_Nutaaq.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.historyisfun.org/Significance-of-John-White.htm&usg=__OmTAYRAPmMV6vf0sQoTF4joGswA=&h=222&w=168&sz=46&hl=en&
The Lost Colony of Roanoke 1588
-Off the site Mysteries of the Unknown
http://theshadowlands.net/roanoke.htm
The Roanoke Colony
http://www.kidinfo.com/American_History/Colonization_Roanoke.html
National Geo./ Can New Did Solve Mystery?
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/03/0302_040302_lostcolony.html
Croatoan
-Fact Monster
http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/history/A0814071.html
Roanoke Island
-Fact Monster
http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/us/A0842044.html
The First English Settlement in the New World
http://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/nc/ncsites/english1.htm
In search of the Lost Colony
- with attached video of the dig
http://www.firstcolonyfoundation.org/
Number the Stars
Chapter review questions
Provides reflective comprehensive questions and vocabulary refresher
http://www.mce.k12tn.net/reading23/number_the_stars.htm
Tivoli Gardens
Discover the significance
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tivoli_Gardens
Story Enrichment
What is the Shofar?
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6iNXRVN-WE&feature=related
Shofar Call
Live Shofar call
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jR20-0sy1Y
Denmark's National Anthem
listen
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSk9xzVGk6c
Tivoli Gardens
video
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyAtV56dUeY
Map of the North Sea
http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/infopage/northsea.htm
Germany's Flag
http://flagspot.net/flags/de.html
Sweden's Flag
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/europe/sweden/flag/
Ben and Me
Pedro's Journal
Teacher's Cyber Guide
http://www.sdcoe.net/score/pedro/pedrotg.html
Inro to Pedro's Journal by Pam Conrad
http://www.sdcoe.net/score/pedro/pedrosg1.html
Discussion Guide
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/collateral.jsp?id=684
The Reading Process/ Strand 1
Prefixes and Suffixes
Race to Ramses
Antonyms and Synonyms
Ball Hogs
Review both
http://fen.com/studentactivities/BallHogs/BallHogs.html
Antonyms
Identify
Interactive practice
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/match/matchgeneric.asp?filename=kderitteantonyms
Match
Interactive practice
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/match/dragflip.asp?filename=kharris2antonym
Synonyms
Word Jungle
Find Synonyms
http://www.fekids.com/kln/games/wordjungle/
Vocabulary Practice:
Figurative Language
Test Tutor/ Trapped By the Ice
Figurative Language
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/test_tutor/grade6/skill7/trapped.html
Similes
Metaphors
Personification
Idioms
Homonyms
Syllablication
Identify Parts of Speech
Develop Strategies
Predict
Dig it!
Make predictions
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity_collections_preview/predict_outcomes/3_predict.html
Compare and Contrast
Compare and Contrast
*A Fishy Tale
http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/reproducibles/litplace/r970818d.htm
Drawing Conclusions, Making inferences, and Generalizations
Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions
-Check what you know
http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/e/drawconclusionsp.cfm
Reading Rocket/ Sarah Plain and Tall
*-Check what you know (draw conclusions)
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/rsr/build1/RR_e_4_11.htm
Drawing Conclusions by reading graphs
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/theme_park_favorites/
Test Tutor
The Talent Show
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/test_tutor/grade3/skill6/talent.html
Test Tutor
Sarah Plain and Tall
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/test_tutor/grade4/skill4/sarah.html
Draw Conclusion Quiz
-Check what you know
http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h/inferencesp.cfm
Test Tutor
The Cricket in Times Square
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/test_tutor/grade4/skill4/cricket.html
Reading Skills Rocket/ Iditarod Dream
-Check what you know (draw conclusions, make inferences, and generalizations
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/rsr/build1/RR_e_5_7.htm
Reading Skills Rocket/ The Cricket in Times Square
-Check what you know (draw conclusions)
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/rsr/build1/RR_e_4_10.htm
Test Tutor
Iditarod Dream
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/test_tutor/grade5/skill7/iditarod.htm
Test Tutor
We'll Never Forget You
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/test_tutor/grade5/skill7/roberto.htm
Test Tutor/ Making Inferences
My Side of the Mountain
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/test_tutor/grade6/skill7/mountain.html
Reading Rocket/ The Fun They Had
-Check what you know (draw conclusions and generalizations)
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/rsr/build1/RR_e_5_23.htm
Test Tutor
The Story of Louis Braille
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/test_tutor/grade6/skill5/braille.html
Test Tutor
The Fun They Had
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/test_tutor/grade5/skill7/fun_they_had.htm
Reading Rocket/ We'll Never Forget You
-Check what you know (draw conclusionsand generalizations)
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/rsr/build1/RR_e_5_9.htm
Reading Skills Rocket/ The Story of Louis Braille
-Check what you know (draw conclusions)
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/rsr/build1/RR_e_6_24.htm
Reading Skills Rocket/ The Case of the Shining Blue Planet
-Check what you know (draw conclusions, make inferences, and generalizations
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/rsr/build1/RR_e_6_28.htm
Test Tutor
The Case of the Shining Blue Planet
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/test_tutor/grade6/skill5/planet.html
Reading Rocket/ Seventh Grade
-Check what you know (draw conclusions)
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/rsr/build1/RR_e_6_23.htm
Test Tutor
Seventh Grade
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/test_tutor/grade6/skill5/seventh.html
Summarizing and Paraphrasing
Reading Rocket/ Black Frontiers
Sumarizing
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/rsr/build1/RR_e_5_27.htm
Test Tutor/ Black Frontiers
Summarizing
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/test_tutor/grade5/skill16/frontiers.htm
Reading Rocket/ Floods
Summarizing
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/rsr/build1/RR_e_6_9.htm
Test Tutor/ Flood: Wrestling the Mississippi
Summarizing
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/test_tutor/grade6/skill15/flood.html
Reading Rocket/ How To Babysit an Orangutan
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/rsr/build1/RR_e_4_6.htm
Test Tutor/ How to Babysit an Orangutan
Summarizing
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/test_tutor/grade4/skill15/orangutan.html
Reading Rocket/ Folk Tales from Asia
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/rsr/build1/RR_e_5_6.htm
Test Tutor/ Folk Tales in Asia
Summarizing
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/test_tutor/grade5/skill16/folktales.htm
Reading Rocket/ I'm in Charge of Celebrations
Summarizing and Paraphrasing
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/rsr/build1/RR_e_3_23.htm
Reading Rocket/ Look To the North: A Wolf Pup Diary
Summarizing and Paraphrasing
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/rsr/build1/RR_e_4_12.htm
Reading Rocket/ Nights of the Pufflings
Summarizing and Paraphrasing
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/rsr/build1/RR_e_4_7.htm
Test Tutor/ I'm in Charge of the Celebrations
Summarizing
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/test_tutor/grade3/skill17/celebration.htm
Reading Skills Rocket/ Old Yeller
Summarizing and Paraphrasing
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/rsr/build1/RR_e_6_10.htm
Test Tutor/ Look to the North
Summarizing
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/test_tutor/grade4/skill15/north.html
Reading Rocket/ Papa Tells Chita a Story
Summarizing and Paraphrasing
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/rsr/build1/RR_e_3_16.htm
Test Tutor/ Night of the Pufflings
Summarizing
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/test_tutor/grade4/skill15/pufling.html
Reading Rocket/ Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
Summarizing and Paraphrasing
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/rsr/build1/RR_e_3_15.htm
Test Tutor/ Old Yeller
Summarizing
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/test_tutor/grade6/skill15/yeller.html
Reading Rocket/ Woodsong
Summarizing and Paraphrasing
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/rsr/build1/RR_e_5_10.htm
Test Tutor/ Papa Tells Chita A Story
Summarizing
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/test_tutor/grade3/skill17/chita.htm
Reading Skills Rocket/ Anthony Reynoso: Born to Rope
Summarizing and Paraphrasing
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/test_tutor/grade2/skill17/reynoso.htm
Test Tutor/ Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
Summarizing
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/test_tutor/grade3/skill17/mosquitos.htm
Test Tutor/ Woodsong
Summarizing and Paraphrasing
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/test_tutor/grade5/skill16/woodsong.htm
Cause and Effect
Sequencing
Sequencing words and language
-Mrs. Boyd's games
http://www.quia.com/pages/sequencingfun.html
Comprehending Literary Text/ Strand 2
Point of View
Point of View
1st and 3rd person pt. of view
http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/o/pointofviewl.cfm
Practice with Point of View
http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/o/pointofviewp.cfm
Test Tutor/ My Side of the Mountain
Point of View
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/test_tutor/grade6/skill12/mountain.htm
Test Tutor/ Summer of the Swans
Point of View
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/test_tutor/grade6/skill12/swans.htm
Finding the Theme
Understanding Theme
http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h/plotp.cfm
Student Web Lesson
Understanding theme
http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/WebLessons/DidIRead/info01.htm
Author's Purpose
FCAT practice
http://fcit.usf.edu/FCAT/strategies/ap/activity1.htm
Character Traits and Motives
What are character traits?
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/writing/resource/2669.html
Comprehending Informative Text/ Strand 3
Facts and Opinions
Cheese Chase
Fact and Opinion
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/rsr/cheese_chase3_a.html
Cyber Surpher
Fact and Opinion
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/rsr/build1/RR_e_6_29.htm
Test Tutor/ Cyber Surfer
Fact and Opinion
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/test_tutor/grade6/skill6/cybersurfer.html
Dive: My Adventures in the Deep Frontier
Fact and Opinion
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/rsr/build1/RR_e_6_30.htm
Satchmo's Blues
Fact and Opinion
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/rsr/build1/RR_e_5_18.htm
William Shakespeare and the Globe
Fact and Opinion
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/rsr/build1/RR_e_5_20.htm
Test Tutor/ Dive: My Adventures in the Deep Frontier
Fact and Opinion
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/test_tutor/grade6/skill6/dive.html
Test Tutor/ William Shakespeare and the Globe
Fact and Opinion
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/test_tutor/grade5/skill8/shakespeare.html
Test Tutor/ Satchmo's Blues
Fact and Opinion
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/test_tutor/grade5/skill8/satchmo.html
Test Tutor/ Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Oz
Fact and Opinion
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/test_tutor/grade4/skill6/fact.html
The Secret Life of Trees
Fact and Opinion
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/rsr/build1/RR_e_2_2.htm
Math
Steve Spangler/ Winter Olymics
Math counts!
http://www.stevespangler.com/teaching-moments/math-counts-in-the-science-of-the-olympics/
Harcourt Math Text Book
-home
http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/math.html
Chapter Review
-access to text book content
http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/math2002/na/gr5.html
"Show me" from our text book
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/show_me/index5.html
Play - That's a Fact
-Timed practice
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/thats_a_fact/english_4_6.html
Harcourt Glossary (5th grade)
-access to our math books' glossary
http://www.harcourtschool.com/glossary/math2/index5.html
Women Mathematicians
http://www.agnesscott.edu/lriddle/women/women.htm
Math Songs
http://www.kidsknowit.com/educational-songs/index.php?topic=Math
IXL
Fun practice~
http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-5
Strand 1: Number Sense, Operations, and Estimation
Place Value
Instructional Videos
Links Learning
What is place value?
http://www.linkslearning.org/Kids/1_Math/2_Illustrated_Lessons/3_Place_Value/index.html
Toon University
What is place value? (levels)
http://www.toonuniversity.com/flash.asp?err=503&engine=15
Practice Games
Rags to Riches
http://www.quia.com/rr/32598.html
Decimal Squars
http://www.decimalsquares.com/dsGames/games/placevalue.html
Sea Shell Rounding
http://www.janbrett.com/piggybacks/rounding.htm#quiz
Mystery Pictures
http://www.dositey.com/2008/addsub/Mystery10.htm
Place Value Pirates
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/placevaluepirates1.htm
Tank driving
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/placevaluepirates1.htm
Decimal Spinner
http://www.decimalsquares.com/dsGames/games/placevalue.html
Greater or Lesser Number Drop
http://www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/flash.php?&file=ncmenu
Move the Lake Monster
http://www.counton.org/magnet/minus3/hopscotch/index.html
The Marsh Monster Maze
http://www.counton.org/magnet/minus3/hopscotch/more1.html
Rounding
Instructional
Math Playgound How-to videos
http://www.mathplayground.com/howto_round.html
Math 6 Spy Guys
http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/mesg/html/math6web/lessonLauncher.html?lesson=m6lessonshell09.swf
Practice Games
Half Court Rounding
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/rounding/index.html
Addition
Genius Boxing
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/geniusboxing1.htm
Speed Grid Challenge
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/SpeedGrid/Addition/urikaadd3res.html
Bumble Bee Numbers
http://www.funbrain.com/brain/MathBrain/Games/Title.html?GameName=BumbleNumbers1&Brain=math&Gender=F&Grade=5&Language=en_us&GameNumber=1&Color=undefined&OldPassword=FAN6&Password=FAR6&HardCoded=false&Roadblock=undefined
Subtraction
Instructional
Math Playgound How-to videos
http://www.mathplayground.com/howto_regroupI.html
Practice Games
Hidden Picture
http://www.aplusmath.com/games/picture/SubPicture.html
Rags to Riches
http://www.quia.com/rr/10279.html
The Subtraction Machine
http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/subtractiontest.html
The Race Track
http://www.scweb4free.com/subtraction030.htm
Ghost Blasters
1digit subtracting
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/Ghostblasters3/ghostsub2.html
Ghost Blasters 2
2 digit subtracting
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/Ghostblasters3/ghostsub3.html
2 Minute Warning Game
http://www.primarygames.com/flashcards/subtraction/subtractflash.htm
Prime and Composite
Instructional Videos
What is a prime number?
http://www.mathplayground.com/howto_primenumbers.html
Practice Games
Blast the Turkey
http://www.toonuniversity.com/4m_prime_d.html
Ratio
Instructional
What is a ratio?
http://www.mathplayground.com/howto_ratios.html
What are equal ratios?
http://www.mathplayground.com/howto_equalratios.html
How do you solve ratio word problems?
http://www.mathplayground.com/howto_ratiowordproblems.html
Practice
Multiplication
Timez Attack
Free downloadable application
http://www.bigbrainz.com/Download.html
Arithmemouse
http://www.arithmemouse.com/index.php?PARTNER=31
"My Hero" Zero
*School House Rock
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nvc2PPTlW7k
Learn Your 2s with "Elementary, My Dear"
*School House Rock
http://www.gamequarium.org/cgi-bin/search/linfo.cgi?id=3652
Learn Your 3s with "3 is a Magic Number"
*School House Rock
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3Li-rTuBKs
Learn Your 5s with "Ready or Not, Here I Come"
*School House Rock
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItIILCkgNaE
Learn your 6s with "I Got Six"
*School House Rock
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwkgNf69ihY
Learn Your 4s with "The Four-Legged Zoo"
*School House Rock
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vx5S69CaWoE
Learn Your 7s with "Lucky Seven Sampson"
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDHTJGVWgG4
Learn Your 8s with "Figure Eight"
*School House Rock
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jeq5a8bBh8c
Learn Your 11s with "The Good Eleven"
*School House Rock
http://www.gamequarium.org/cgi-bin/search/linfo.cgi?id=8316
Learn Your 12s with "12 Toes"
*School House Rock
http://www.gamequarium.org/cgi-bin/search/linfo.cgi?id=3667
Instructional
How to learn your multiple facts
http://www.mathplayground.com/howto_learnmultfacts.html
Practice
Multiflyer
http://www.brainormous.com/online/loader_multiflyer.html
Space Racer
http://www.mathplayground.com/spaceracer_multiplication.html
Meteor Multiplication
http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/games/meteor/meteor.html
Mighty Math Calculating Crew
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/mmath/mmath_knack.html
Table Tester
http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/testtest.html
Factors and Multiples
Instruction Videos
What is prime factorization?
http://www.mathplayground.com/howto_primefactorization.html
Practice Games
Number Cop
http://hotmath.com/hotmath_help/games/numbercop/numbercop_hotmath.swf
Pumpkin Multiples
http://www.mathplayground.com/multiples.html
Greatest Common Factors and Least Common Multiples
Instructional
How do you find the GCF and the LCM of two numbers?
http://www.mathplayground.com/howto_gcflcm.html
How to solve a GCF word problem-
http://www.mathplayground.com/howto_WPGFC.html
Practice Games
Division
What is the Divisibility RULE?
This is important-
http://www.mathplayground.com/howto_divisibility.html
Instruction
What is a quotient?
http://www.mathplayground.com/howto_quotients.html
How to do long division-
http://www.mathplayground.com/howto_longdivision.html
Practice Games
Mystery Picture
http://www.dositey.com/2008/addsub/mystery1D.htm
Division Factory
http://www.sums.co.uk/playground/c3a/playground.htm
Order of Operations
Instructional
What is Order of Operations?
http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0933340.html
Practice Games
Decimals
Instructional Videos
Decimal Place Value
Spy 6 Guys
http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/mesg/html/math6web/lessonLauncher.html?lesson=m6lessonshell01.swf
Solving Problems with Decimals
Spy 6 Guys
http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/mesg/html/math6web/lessonLauncher.html?lesson=m6lessonshell05.swf
How do you MULTIPLY with decimals-
http://www.mathplayground.com/howto_multiplydecimals.html
How do you DIVIDE with decimals?
http://www.mathplayground.com/howto_dividedecimals.html
How do you divide decimals by powers of ten?
http://www.mathplayground.com/howto_dividedecimalspower10.html
Practice Games
Decimal Squares Dart Game
http://www.decimalsquares.com/dsGames/games/darts.html
Death to Decimals
It's not as horrific as it sounds-
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/death_decimals/index.html
Decimal Squares Black Jack
http://www.decimalsquares.com/dsGames/games/blackjack.html
Decimal Squares Tug-O-War
http://www.decimalsquares.com/dsGames/games/tugowar.html
Concentration
http://www.decimalsquares.com/dsGames/games/concentration.html
Decimals of the Caribbean
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/docrb2.htm
Laser Beams
http://www.decimalsquares.com/dsGames/games/laserbeam.html
Beat the Clock
http://www.decimalsquares.com/dsGames/games/beatclock.html
Railroad Repair
http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/games/decimals/decimals.html
Builder Ted
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsfile/shockwave/games/laddergame.html
Fractions
Instructional Lesson Activities and Videos
Mixed Number Web Lesson
http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/WebLessons/MixedNumbers/mixnum8.htm
All about FRACTIONS!
http://www.kidsolr.com/math/fractions.html
Adding Fractions with Different Denominators
http://www.mathplayground.com/howto_fractions_diffden.html
Improper Fractions and Mixed Numbers
Spy 6 Guys
http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/mesg/html/math6web/lessonLauncher.html?lesson=m6lessonshell02.swf
How to solve word problems that include fractions-
http://www.mathplayground.com/MTV/mathtv01.html
Ho to Reduce Fractions-
http://www.mathplayground.com/howto_fractions_reduce.html
How to Compart and Order Fractions
http://www.mathplayground.com/howto_comparefractions.html
Practice Games
Action Fraction
http://funschool.kaboose.com/fun-blaster/back-to-school/games/game_action_fraction.html?trnstl=1
Fishy Fractions
This one is my favorite!
http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=FractionGame
Melvin's Make a Match Potions
http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/games/equivalentfractions/index.html
Fraction Frenzy
http://www.learningplanet.com/sam/ff/index.asp
Find Grampy
http://visualfractions.com/FindGrampy.html
Relate Decimals to Fractions
Instructional Videos
How to Relate Fractions to Decimals
http://www.mathplayground.com/howto_fractions_decimals.html
Practice Games
Match the Cards
http://www.interactivestuff.org/match/maker.phtml?featured=1&id=8
Hidden Match
http://www.hbschool.com/activity/con_math/con_math.html
Math Scale
>Saxon Math example
http://www.haelmedia.com/html/mc_m76_002.html
Percentage
Instructional Videos
Percentage
Spy 6 Guys
http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/mesg/html/math6web/lessonLauncher.html?lesson=m6lessonshell04.swf
How to find the Percent of a Number
http://www.mathplayground.com/howto_findsaleprice.html
How do you change Fractions and Decimals Into Percent?
http://www.mathplayground.com/howto_perfracdec.html
Leave the tip at a restaurant-
http://www.mathplayground.com/howto_percentwp.html
Practice Games
Penguin Waiter
http://www.funbrain.com/penguin/index.html
Mission Magnetite
http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/games/percent/percent.html
Shopping at Troy's Toys
http://www.mathplayground.com/percent_shopping.html
Challenger
http://www.mathplayground.com/MTV/mathtv04.html
Money Sense
Math at the Mall
http://www.mathplayground.com/mathatthemall2.html
What's it look like?
http://arcytech.org/java/money/money.html
Count U.S. Coins
http://www.vectorkids.com/vkcoincount_content.html
Counting Money
http://www.abcya.com/counting_money.htm
Cash Out!
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/cashout/index.html
Change Maker
http://www.funbrain.com/cashreg/index.html
Count the $ in the piggy bank-
http://www.mathplayground.com/count_the_money.html
Estimation
Estimation Valley Golf
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/golf/
Strand 2: Data Analysis, Probability, Discrete Math, & Vertex Ed
Math's Fun!
http://www.mathsisfun.com/data/index.html
Graphing
Interactive Pie Chart
http://shodor.org/interactivate/activities/PieChart/
Instructional Videos
Understanding Graphs
Spy 6 Guys
http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/mesg/html/math6web/lessonLauncher.html?lesson=m6lessonshell10.swf
How do you read a Stem and Leaf Plot?
http://www.mathplayground.com/howto_stemleaf.html
Practice Games
TV 411
http://www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/reading.cfm?str=reading&num=10&act=2&que=1
Create a Graph/ Kid Zone
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/default.aspx
Data Picking
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsfile/shockwave/games/datapick.html
Intrepreting Data
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/maths/data/interpreting_data/play.shtml
Bar Graphs
http://shodor.org/interactivate/activities/BarGraph/
Circle Graphs
http://shodor.org/interactivate/activities/CircleGraph/
Mean, Mode, and Median
Listen to the Song!
http://www.gamequarium.org/cgi-bin/search/linfo.cgi?id=9589
Instructional Videos
What is the Mode?
http://www.mathplayground.com/howto_mode.html
How do you find the Average, or the Mean?
http://www.mathplayground.com/howto_averageswp.html
Practice Games
Landmark Shark Game
http://media.emgames.com/emgames/demosite/playdemo.html?activity=M5A006&activitytype=dcr&level=3
Line up the City's Skyscrapers
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/maths/data/mode_median_mean/play.shtml
Probability
Instructional Videos
Probability
Spy 6 Guys
http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/mesg/html/math6web/lessonLauncher.html?lesson=m6lessonshell19.swf
Practice Games
Bubble Gum Machine
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/maths/data/probability/play.shtml
Vertex Edge
Vertex-Edge Graphs
http://amphimath.com/ve_new.html
Strand 3: Patterns, Algebra, and Functions
Patterns
Instructional Videos
Patterns
http://www.linkslearning.org/Kids/1_Math/2_Illustrated_Lessons/5_Patterns/index.html
Extending Patterns
Spy 6 Guys
http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/mesg/html/math6web/lessonLauncher.html?lesson=m6lessonshell08.swf
Practice Games
Algebra
Algebra Puzzles
http://www.mathsisfun.com/puzzles/algebra-puzzles-index.html
Math's Fun
http://www.mathsisfun.com/algebra/index.html
Instructional Videos
Balancing Equations
Spy 6 Guys
http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/mesg/html/math6web/lessonLauncher.html?lesson=m6lessonshell11.swf
How do you solve a Variable Equation?
http://www.mathplayground.com/howto_solvevariable.html
How do you solve an Algebraic Equations?
http://www.mathplayground.com/howto_algebraeq1.html
Practice Games
Solve for x
Beg. algebra
http://www.vectorkids.com/vkvariable.htm
Algebraic Reasoning
http://www.mathplayground.com/algebraic_reasoning.html
Time
Bang on Time
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/BangOnTime/clockwordres.html
Quizville- What time is it?
http://www.quizville.com/tellingTime2.php
Quizville- What time was it?
http://www.quizville.com/whatTimeWasIt.php
Quizville- How long did it take?
http://www.quizville.com/twoClocks.php
Train Times
http://www.counton.org/magnet/minus3/trains/ret1.html
Bedtime Bandits
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/bedtime/index.html
Clockworks
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/clockworks/index.html
Elapsed Time on a Clock
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/elab2004/gr4/15.html
Java Games- Elapsed Time
http://www.quia.com/mc/66516.html
Practice Quiz
Practice Quiz
http://marg.mhost.com/MathGr5/elapsedtime.htm
Strand 4: Geometry and Measurement
Geometry Review
Identify and uncover the hidden picture
http://www.aplusmath.com/cgi-bin/games/geomatho
Fact Monster Review
Reviews all
http://www.factmonster.com/math/knowledgebox/
Aquarium Makers
*Careers applying math
http://www.thefutureschannel.com/dockets/realworld/aquarium_makers/
Math's Fun
Both plane and solid geometry
http://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/index.html
Polygons
Math Match
Play name to the shape
http://www.mathsisfun.com/games/math-match-game.html
Stack Up!
http://www.tvokids.com/games/stacking
Tangrams
Geometric Shapes Using Tangrams
http://www.linkslearning.org/Kids/1_Math/2_Illustrated_Lessons/7_Tangrams/index.html
3-D Figures
Instructional Images and Videos
Identify 3-D Figures
http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/WebLessons/SolidPatterns/default.htm#
Practice Games
Building 3-D Figures/ Pt. of View
http://www.fi.uu.nl/toepassingen/02015/toepassing_wisweb.en.html
Plotting Coordinates
Stocking the Shelves
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/stockshelves1.htm
Billy Bug
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/BillyBug/bugcoord.html
Interactive Maze Game
http://shodor.org/interactivate/activities/MazeGame/
Intersecting Lines
Alphabet Geometry
Mister Teacher demo
http://www.misterteacher.com/alphabetgeometry/parallel.html
Angles
Instructional Videos
Working with Angles
Spy 6 Guys
http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/mesg/html/math6web/lessonLauncher.html?lesson=m6lessonshell16.swf
What's My Angle
Demonstrates how to use a protractor
http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/protractor.html
Learn about angles by looking at letters
Mister Teacher demo
http://www.misterteacher.com/alphabetgeometry/angles.html
Practice Games
Alien Angles
One of my favorites!
http://www.mathplayground.com/alienangles.html
Banana Hunt
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/bananahunt/bhunt.html
Area and Perimeter
Instructional Videos
Can Shapes with the same Area have different Perimenters
http://www.mathplayground.com/howto_sameareadiffperimeter.html
Area and Perimeter
Spy 6 Guys
http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/mesg/html/math6web/lessonLauncher.html?lesson=m6lessonshell12.swf
Surface Area of Prisms
Spy 6 Guys
http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/mesg/html/math6web/lessonLauncher.html?lesson=m6lessonshell14.swf
What is the Formula for the Area of a Trapezoid
*Advanced
http://www.mathplayground.com/howto_area_trapezoid.html
How do you find the Area of a Triangle
*Advanced
http://www.mathplayground.com/howto_area_triangle.html
Practice Games
Everything Your Wanted To Know...
It's a game
http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/maths/perimeter_and_area/index.html
Quick review
http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/WebLessons/FenceMeIn/default.htm#page4
Saxon Math review
http://www.haelmedia.com/html/mc_m87_003.html
Volume
Instructional Videos
How to find the Volume-
Spy 6 Guys
http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/mesg/html/math6web/lessonLauncher.html?lesson=m6lessonshell15.swf
Practice Games
Symmetry
Symmetry Jigsaw Puzzles
http://www.mathsisfun.com/puzzles/jigsaw-puzzles-index.html
Instructional Videos
Line Symmetry
http://www.linkslearning.org/Kids/1_Math/2_Illustrated_Lessons/4_Line_Symmetry/index.html
Symmetry in Nature
Mister Teacher
http://www.misterteacher.com/symmetry.html
Alphabet Symmetry
Mister Teacher
http://www.misterteacher.com/alphabetgeometry/lettersymmetry.html
Practice Games
Diameter, Radius, Chord, and Circumference
Listen to the Song!
http://www.gamequarium.org/cgi-bin/search/linfo.cgi?id=9590
What About Pi?
http://www.misterteacher.com/pi/pi.html
Reflections, Translations, and Rotations
Instructional Videos
Slides and Flips
Spy 6 Guys
http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/mesg/html/math6web/lessonLauncher.html?lesson=m6lessonshell17.swf
Transformations
http://205.200.127.11/DEMO/tutorials/files/ss01transformations.swf
Mister Teacher Illustrates
http://www.misterteacher.com/abc.html
Practice Games
Robo Packer
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/mw/swfs/robopacker_grade4.html
Measurement
Measuring Puzzles
http://www.mathsisfun.com/puzzles/measuring-puzzles-index.html
Math's Fun!
http://www.mathsisfun.com/measure/index.html
Instructional Videos
Estimating Length
http://www.linkslearning.org/Kids/1_Math/2_Illustrated_Lessons/2_Estimation_of_Length/index.html
Weight and Capacity
http://www.linkslearning.org/Kids/1_Math/2_Illustrated_Lessons/6_Weight_and_Capacity/index.html
How to Convert-
http://www.mathplayground.com/howto_conversions1.html
How to use the Metric System
http://www.mathplayground.com/howto_Metric.html
Teaching Measures
http://www.teachingmeasures.co.uk/menu.html
Practice Games
Wicked Crosswords
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/wick_ed/literacy/crossword.php?crossword=32
Equivalent Customary Measures
http://www.hbschool.com/activity/con_math/g04c24.html
Strand 5: Structure and Logic
Logic and Reasoning
Logic Puzzles
http://www.mathsisfun.com/puzzles/logic-puzzles-index.html
Einstein Puzzles
http://www.mathsisfun.com/puzzles/einstein-puzzles-index.html
Number Puzzles
http://www.mathsisfun.com/puzzles/number-puzzles-index.html
Card Puzzles
http://www.mathsisfun.com/puzzles/card-puzzles-index.html
Sam Loyd's Puzzles
http://www.mathsisfun.com/puzzles/sam-loyd-puzzles-index.html
Assorted Math Puzzles and Quizzes
http://www.mathsisfun.com/puzzle.html
Instructional Videos
The Problem Solving Bank
Spy 6 Guys
http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/mesg/html/math6web/lessonLauncher.html?lesson=m6lessonshell20.swf
Practice Games
Logic Games and Tips
http://www.gamequarium.com/logic.html
Select your favorite!
http://www.MathPlayground.com/logicgames.html
Word Problems
Grand Slam
*Addition and Subtraction
http://www.mathplayground.com/GrandSlamMath1.html
Rags to Riches
http://www.quia.com/rr/10249.html
Computation Castle
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/castle/index.html
Pick your favorite!
http://www.MathPlayground.com/wordproblems.html
Mrs. Bogucki's page
http://www.mrsbogucki.com/cgi-bin/quiz.pl?FILE=wordprob
Verbal Reasoning
http://www.kidport.com/Grade7/TAL/Reasoning.htm
Math Terminology/Vocabulary
Harcourt Glossary (5th grade)
http://www.hbschool.com/glossary/math_advantage/glossary5.html
Geo Pictures
http://www.aplusmath.com/cgi-bin/games/geopicture
Mathwords
http://www.mathwords.com/
Illustrated Mathematics Dictionary
http://www.mathsisfun.com/definitions/index.html
Tools
Calculators
My Calculator
http://www.kidsolr.com/math/mycalculator.html
Find the Prime Number
http://www.math.com/students/calculators/source/prime-number.htm
Find the Percent
http://www.math.com/students/calculators/source/3percent.htm
Circle Solver
http://www.math.com/students/calculators/source/circle-solver.htm
Find the Square Root Calculator
http://www.math.com/students/calculators/source/square-root.htm
Converters
The Decifractator
http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/fracto.html
Length Equivalents
http://www.math.com/students/converters/source/length.htm
Area Equivalents
http://www.math.com/students/converters/source/area.htm
Liquid Equivalents
http://www.math.com/students/converters/source/liquid.htm
Volume and Capacity Equivalents
http://www.math.com/students/converters/source/volume.htm
Black Dog's U.S. Fluid- Convert it!
http://blackdog.net/games/math/equivalent/USfluid_equiv.html
Black Dog's Length Equivalents
http://blackdog.net/games/math/equivalent/length.html
Black Dog's Temperature Equivalents
http://blackdog.net/games/math/equivalent/temperature.html
General Review
Math Olympics
http://www.mathplayground.com/olympic_math1.html
Lemonade Larry
http://www.prongo.com/lemon/game.html
Back on Farm
http://www.prongo.com/farm/game.html
Rags to Riches
http://www.quia.com/rr/10280.html
Math Jeopardy
http://www.quia.com/cb/13421.html
Myan Math Monster
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/mayan-math/index.html
Math Fact Cafe
http://www.mathfactcafe.com/view/view.aspx?t=F&g=4
Bowling Pin Math
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/bowling/
Tackle Math Ball
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/mathball/index.html
Math Fries
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/fries/index.html
Pick your favorite!
word problems
http://www.MathPlayground.com/wordproblems.html
Research/ Check Your Resources
Get the Scoop
Research
http://pbskids.org/newsflashfive/scoop/index.html
Save The Pacific Nothwest Tree Octopus
True or False
http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/
All About Explorers
Treasure Hunt for facts
http://www.allaboutexplorers.com/
How to Write a Research Paper
http://www.infoplease.com/homework/t1termpaper1.html
Top 10 Ridiculously Common Science Myths
http://listverse.com/2009/04/08/top-10-ridiculously-common-science-myths/
Snopes
http://www.snopes.com/
Dictionary
Yahoo Kids!
http://kids.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/english
Technology
SERP Student Survey
student survey 2011
https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dDNkTXcwbjU1NDZrYVh3SWN1V0hJS1E6MQ
Cyber Tree House
Wonderful information!
http://www.cybertreehouse.com/
Communicate how...?
http://www.fekids.com/kln/girls_guide/friends.html
Typing
Learn to Type
Shows fingering on keyboard
http://www.typeonline.co.uk/lesson1.html
Dance Mat Typing
-Fun interacitve practice
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/
Type-A-Beest
-Work on your speed
http://disney.go.com/safety/kids/type.html
Typer Shark
-This will get your heart rate going. A true test to your ability and... very fun!
http://www.popcap.com/gamepopup.php?theGame=typershark
Fun Videos, Interactive Games, and Activities
PBS for Kids
http://pbskids.org/
Yahoo Kids!
http://kids.yahoo.com/
Disney
http://disney.go.com/index
Just for fun!
Breakfast at Ginger's
Dog eating with hands
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaAVZ2yXDBo
Playhouse Disney
http://tv.disney.go.com/playhouse/index.html
I spy
http://www.scholastic.com/ispy/games/index.htm
The Mouse Club
http://www.themouseclub.co.uk/
Create Your Own Pet Monster
Free
http://www.moshimonsters.com/
Create Your Own Animal
Free
http://www2.shidonni.com/default.htm
Talking Pets
http://www.talkingpets.org/
Create Your Own Animated Movie
http://www.kerpoof.com/
Story Birds
Storybirds are short, visual stories that you make with family and friends to share and (soon) print
http://storybird.com/
Talking Photos
Create and share talking photos
http://www.fotobabble.com/
Spore Creature Creator
Create a Creature- watch it evolve
http://www.spore.com/ftl
Professor Garfield
-Jeopardy game
http://www.professorgarfield.org/GCubed/gcubed.html
Design Squad Figit
-Design it and then build it
http://pbskids.org/designsquad/games/fidgit/
Shidonni Drawing
-Virtual pet drawings come to life
http://www2.shidonni.com/default.htm
The Arts
Artsonia
Great work kids!
http://www.artsonia.com/schools/school.asp?id=107809
Create Your Own Science Journal
Use colored illustrations, label, and record observations
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8AY_QVCn4o&feature=related
The Scientific Illustrator
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXCZ9Zlgi2E&feature=related
Peter Carrington talks about scientific illustration
Part 1 of 3
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olPDgM8JC8Y
Fun and Inspiration
One Heck of a Dog Trainer
http://www.wagreflex.com/2009/07/one-heck-of-a-dog-trainer.HTML
Marcy Brody from North, South Carolina
Bill Cosby's You Bet Your Life
http://www.987theriver.com/pages/videooftheday.html?feed=341206&article=7262686
Opera Company of Philadelphia at Reading Terminal Market
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zmwRitYO3w
Le Plus Grand Cabaret Du Monde
AMAZING balance and strength
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsTqmEeBKhw
Proppe's Paddles: Rick Mercer
Tags mother and baby bears
http://algonquincanoeing.blogspot.com/2009/03/rick-mercer-visits-algonquin-park.html
Waves for Water
Worldwide rojects for purification
http://www.wavesforwater.org/
Clean Water Projects in Africa
http://hubpages.com/hub/Charity-Water
River at Risk
Mac Gillivray Freeman's Grand Canyon Adenture
http://www.grandcanyonadventurefilm.com/
Hummingbirds
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=hjnc1kHMDDo&feature=player_embedded
Dirty Waters, Dangerous Fish
http://www.vimeo.com/11817894
Pennies for the Planet
http://www.togethergreen.org/p4p/about.aspx
Celebrated Holidays
Veteran's Day
YouTube video
slide show
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUXY_WAVhrI
The War- slideshow/ music by Norah Jones
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRv7PXU-l2E
The Star Spangled Banner
-High school students harmonize
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxU_WdjzptY
President's Day
President's Day
web quest
http://its.guilford.k12.nc.us/webquests/presidents/pres.htm
Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day
web quest
http://www.arthur.k12.il.us/arthurgs/valtrht.htm
Groundhog's Day
Groundhog's Day
web quest
http://lycees.ac-rouen.fr/pascal/infonews/themes/groundhogday.htm
Earth Day
Seek a Word
http://www.squiglysplayhouse.com/Games/Java/SeekAWord/EarthDay.html
The Great Green Web Game
http://go.ucsusa.org/game/
Dr. Seuss
Dr. Seuss- Random House
http://www.seussville.com//
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Video
Picture book with song
http://www.history.com/topics/thanksgiving/videos#the-mayflower
Thanksgiving
History.com
http://www.history.com/topics/thanksgiving/videos#thanksgiving-becomes-a-holiday
The Survival Song
http://images.businessweek.com/ss/05/11/egreetings/source/2.htm
Martin Luther King Day
Technology and Tools for Everyone
Create a Voice for your Avatar
Free- Use Voki to personalize your Avatar
http://www.voki.com/
100 Web Tools to Enhance Collaboration
By Ozge Karaoglu
http://ozgekaraoglu.edublogs.org/tag/100-collaboration-tools/
Podcasts Made Simple
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2010/05/podcasts-in-education-made-simple.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+freetech4teachers%2FcGEY+%28Free+Technology+for+Teachers%29&utm_content=FeedBurner
Scratch Creator
*Create your own interactive stories, games, music, and art
http://scratch.mit.edu/
Comic Creator
http://www.readwritethink.org/parent-afterschool-resources/games-tools/comic-creator-a-30237.html
Gizmos
Online simulations for math and science
http://www.explorelearning.com/?gclid=CLaGxsW375gCFRENDQod2Sm51A
Free Smart Notebook Training
It's free!
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2010/05/free-smart-notebook-training.html
Comic Maker
http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/
Free Tech 4 Teachers
This site is a must!!!
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/
My Web Face
Cartoon yourself
http://mywebface.mywebsearch.com/download/index.jhtml?partner=GRxdm012&spu=true&sub_id=6483
PowerPoint Templates and Backgrounds
http://www.templateswise.com/
A Vision
A Vision of Students Today
reaching students in the 21st Century
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGCJ46vyR9o
Create Your Own Low-cost Multi-Touch Whiteboard using the Wiimote
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s5EvhHy7eQ
Johnny Chung Lee's Site
http://johnnylee.net/
Media Projects
Creative Commons
free use
http://creativecommons.org/
Flickr
free use of images
http://www.flickr.com/
Freeplay Music
free use of audio
http://freeplaymusic.com/
Glogster
Creating posters
http://edu.glogster.com/
Magic Pen
Interactive Writing Tool
http://www.magicpen.net/
Create a Poster
Free- Use Glogster
http://edu.glogster.com/
Snagit
http://www.techsmith.com/screen-capture.asp?gclid=CJG1-riuhKICFQmjiQodMmPKEg
Create a Talking Avatar, Animated Movie, Video Greeting Card, Short Story with Visuals, Talking Photographs, and more
How to blog from Tech and Learning
http://www.techlearning.com/blogs/30292
Create Your Own Personal Video Greeting Card
Use Bubble Joy
http://www.bubblejoy.com/
Movies/Videos
Vimeo
download movies
http://www.vimeo.com/
Youtube
view videos
http://www.youtube.com/
Quietube
remove advertisements
http://quietube.com/
Viddler
Watch and publish your videos
http://www.viddler.com/
Student Examples
Francis Drake
-Notice the bibliography at the end. Great job kids!
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiQK3pEDquY
Photography
Picasa
free photo editing
http://picasa.google.com/mac/
Web Publishing
Free Animated Gifs and Clip Art
gifs and clip art
http://www.amazing-animations.com/
Gifs.net
Free Animations
http://www.gifs.net/gif/
Animated gifs collection
http://www.animatedgif.net/animals/otheranimals/otheranimals9.shtml
CoolCLIPS Clip Art
space technology gif animations
http://dir.coolclips.com/Technology/Space/Gif_Animations/
Millan Net - Gifs
http://www.millan.net/anims/giffar.html
Music/ Audio
Sound Web Quest
web quest
http://www.runet.edu/~sbisset/soundwq.htm
Parents
Important Links
Sonoran Sky Elementary School
Home site
http://cmweb.pvschools.net/ssesweb/
Paradise Valley Unified School District
Home site
http://cmweb.pvschools.net/siteweb/
Make Your Day
Sonoran Sky's Responsibility Program
http://www.makeyerday.com/aboutmyd.html
Infinite Campus
Report Card System
https://ic.pvschools.net/campus/paradisevalley.jsp?status=logoff
PVLearners
All students should have a working account. This provides them with their email account, as well as necessary access to class a
http://cmweb.pvschools.net/techweb/techpvlearnersweb/
Ms. Van's Blog
Students will need access to this site.
http://vansblogbugs.blogspot.com/
School Subjects
i know that. com
Very fun site!
http://www.iknowthat.com/com
Reading
Scholast On-line Book Orders
Order your student's books on-line
http://clubs.scholastic.com/cool/login.jsp
AR Book Finder
Find out if your student's book is an AR book and what the reading level is
http://www.arbookfind.com/UserType.aspx
Math
Test prep
This is NOT our text book, but it is still great math review
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/mhm/testprep/gr5/index.html
On-line review
more test prep
http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/online/2004/grade5/math.htm
That Quiz
http://www.thatquiz.org/
Free Educational Downloadable Applications
KidZui
Internet for kids browser
http://www.kidzui.com/
Google Earth
http://earth.google.com/
Togetherville
A social networking for kids
http://togetherville.com/
Teachers
PVLearners
http://www.pvlearners.net/
Google Earth
http://earth.google.com/intl/en/userguide/v5/#water
Atomic Learning
View tutorials
http://www.atomiclearning.com/k12/en/
Discovery Education
Collect classroom videos, create assignments, and quizzes
http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/
Smart
Smart Board/ Interactive White Boards
http://www.education.smarttech.com/ste/en-US/
Internet 4 Classrooms
Builds both Math and Language Skills
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_5th_original.htm
Arizona State Standards
All subjects applying to 5th grade
http://www.ade.state.az.us/standards/GradeLevelsAll/Grade5All.pdf
Infinate Campus
Report Cards and Attendance
https://ic.pvschools.net/campus/paradisevalley.jsp
Delicious
bookmarks and collect quick links
http://delicious.com/
Play Kids Games
Very Cool Stuff!
http://www.playkidsgames.com/
Enchanted Learning
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html
Learning Planet
http://www.learningplanet.com/
Squiglys Playhouse
http://www.squiglysplayhouse.com/
Kidport
http://www.kidport.com/default.htm
YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/
quietube
*Remove all the advertisements
http://quietube.com/
Time Lines
http://www.techlearning.com/blogs/30300
*pdat
Important!
https://pdat.pvschools.net/auth/login
*Teacher Sub Line
Important
https://absent.pvschools.net:443/logOnInitAction.do
PV Online
https://pvschools.mrooms2.net/
TVO Kids.com
Resource for more sites
http://www.tvokids.com/framesets/play.html?game=51
COMPASS 2015
http://sites.google.com/a/pvlearners.net/compass/
Paradise Valley Ticket System
-fix your technical glitches
http://webhelpdesk.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/HostedHelpdesk.woa/wa?id=282
Hands On Science Center
http://cmweb.pvschools.net/currweb/currhandsonscience/index.html
Language Acquisition Department
http://cmweb.pvschools.net/LangAcweb/
PVUSD Online Training videos
http://sites.google.com/a/pvlearners.net/online-training/
MediaFest (2010)
http://sites.google.com/a/pvlearners.net/mediafest-2010/
pCast/ pTunes
-Tutorials
http://sites.google.com/a/pvlearners.net/ptunes/
Atomic Learning
-Tutorials
http://www.atomiclearning.com/k12/en/home
Web Publishing
Connect Me
http://cmweb.pvschools.net/techweb/techconnectmetraining/Web%20Publishing/
iLife
http://www.apple.com/ilife/tutorials/#iphoto
Cisco Phone System
http://www.cisco.com/comm/applications/CCNP/qlm/7911/
Videos
Nova ~ Viewing Ideas
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachers/viewing/3410_01_nsn.html
National Geographic 4 Kids
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/kids/
Music
National Jukebox
http://www.loc.gov/jukebox/
Educational Games
GameGoo
http://www.earobics.com/gamegoo/gooey.html
Learning Games For Kids
http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/
TVO Kids
http://www.tvokids.com/
UpToTen Kids
http://www.uptoten.com/kids/uptoten-home.html
The Education Place
http://www.eduplace.com/edugames.html
BBC School Games
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/games/
Spore
Create a Creature- watch it evolve
http://www.spore.com/
National Geographic for Kids
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/games/
Keeping Humor!
The Medieval Help Desk
Hilarious!
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQHX-SjgQvQ
Morals, Ethics, and Digitizenship
PBS Kids~ It's My Life
http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/
Subjects
Jim Janke's Emporium
http://jjanke.org/
The Learning Zone
http://www.oum.ox.ac.uk/thezone/index.htm
Science
The Futures Channel
Applying science and technology in various careers
http://www.thefutureschannel.com/movies/science_tech_movies.php
Science News for Kids
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/
NASA.gov
-home site
http://www.nasa.gov/
How Stuff Works
http://www.howstuffworks.com/
Astronomy Picture of the Day
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
Kids Astronomy.Com
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/
Nasa- TV.blogspot
http://nasa-tv.blogspot.com/
Mentos Missile Explosion
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_77YY-_QW0k
Artists with Mentos
This is AWESOME!
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKoB0MHVBvM
Steve Spangler/ Winter Olymics
Fabulous videos! Connect science and sports.
http://www.stevespangler.com/tag/olympics/
Science Tests and Resources
http://www.quia.com/pages/hostetterscience.html#simple
My Schoolhouse
lessons and worksheets
http://myschoolhouse.com/courses/Science-Lessons.htm
Animal Interest
Connecting People to Wild Nature
*At the Bronz Zoo
http://www.bronxzoo.com/educators/educator-resources.aspx
National Geographic for Kids
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/
The Rudiments of Wisdom
http://www.rudimentsofwisdom.com/themes/themes_animals.htm
Pics4Learning
http://pics.tech4learning.com/?view=sub&cat=Animals
Awesome Library
http://www.awesomelibrary.org/Classroom/Science/Animals/Animals.html
Zoo Books
http://www.zoobooks.com/
Kids Click
http://www.kidsclick.org/cgi-bin/searchkids.pl?searchtype=subject&keywords=animals+general&title=Animals+General
WWF/ World Wildlife Foundation
http://www.worldwildlife.org/species/index.html
Endangered Species.Com
http://www.endangeredspecie.com/
Species Fact Sheets
-Kids Planet
http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/map.html
UICN Red List of Threatened Species
http://www.iucnredlist.org/
Discovery Kids
http://kids.discovery.com/
Game Aquarium
http://www.gamequarium.com/
National Wildlife Federation
http://www.nwf.org/Wildlife.aspx
Earth Science
The Futures Channes
http://www.thefutureschannel.com/movies/earth_science_movies.php
Earth Share
http://earthshare.org/
Math
The Futures Channel
Applying math in various careers
http://www.thefutureschannel.com/hands-on_math.php
Virtual Dice
Interactive tools
http://www.curriculumbits.com/prodimages/details/maths/mat0005.html
Internet 4 Classrooms
Interactive practice and instructional aid
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills-5th-mathbuilders.htm
Aplus Math
Interactive practice and instructional aid
http://www.aplusmath.com/Games/index.html
Math Playground
Interactive practice and instructional aid
http://www.mathplayground.com/games.html
Fun Brain
Interactive practice and instructional aid
http://www.funbrain.com/kidscenter.html
Brainormaous
Interactive practice and instructional aid
http://www.brainormous.com/
Mister Teacher
geometry
http://www.misterteacher.com/alphabetgeometry/similar.html
Cool Math 4 Kids
http://www.coolmath4kids.com/
TUSD (Tucson) Teacher Resources
Interactive math
http://www.tusd1.org/resources/math/students_math.asp
Multiplication Zone
http://www.multiplication.com/interactive_games.htm
Play Kid's Games
Math related
http://www.playkidsgames.com/mathGames.htm
Play Kids Games (5th grade)
http://www.ixl.com/math/grade/fifth/
Mathmatics Interactivies
http://mathematics.hellam.net/
Java Games- Elapsed Time
http://www.aplusmath.com/games/
Online Basic Skill Games
http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/math.html
World Math's Day
contest
http://www.worldmathsday.com/2010/Default.aspx?
Maths MagNet
http://www.counton.org/magnet/minus3/index.html
Sprouts
http://www.madras.fife.sch.uk/maths/games/sprouts.html
Version Tracker
Free Software/ dice
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/22744
Steve Spangler/ Winter Olymics
Math counts!
http://www.stevespangler.com/teaching-moments/math-counts-in-the-science-of-the-olympics/
Fuel the Brain
http://www.fuelthebrain.com/
Super Kids Worksheet Creator
http://superkids.com/aweb/tools/math/
Math Arcade on Funbrain
http://www.funbrain.com/brain/MathBrain/MathBrain.html
Math Maven's Mysteries
Interactive Whiteboard Ready
http://teacher.scholastic.com/maven/index.htm
Instructional Math Video Sites
Math Playgound How-to videos
Instructional videos
http://www.mathplayground.com/mathvideos.html
Math 6 Spy Guys
Instructional videos
http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/mesg/html/math6web/math6shell.html
Reading
Story Town Resources
http://www.pcboe.net/les/elderweb/Fifth%20Grade.htm
Think Central
Harcourt
http://www-k6.thinkcentral.com/ePC/viewResources.do?method=retrieveResources&selectedTopMenu=planning&selectedLeftMenu=viewResources
ep-story town for 5th grade
https://ep-storytown.wikispaces.com/5th_Grade
Renaissance Place
Accelerated Reader (AR)
https://hosted23.renlearn.com/711559/
Google Literature Trips
http://www.googlelittrips.org/
Whole Brain Teaching
The Crazy Professor
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xFcUPQ_z_8
Storyline Online
http://www.storylineonline.net/
Literacy Zone
http://woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/onlinestory.htm
America's Library
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/
Dear Mr. Henshaw
http://books.google.com/books?id=04oT8br7v7MC&dq=Dear+Mr.+Henshaw&printsec=frontcover&source=bn&hl=en&ei=EtjtSsWJH5T-M__-wYQM&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CBQQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q&f=false
Story Cove
A World of Stories and Folk Tales
http://www.storycove.com/
Island of the Blue Dolphins Teacher Resources
http://www.lifestreamcenter.net/DrB/Lessons/IBD/index.htm
Island of the Blue Dolphins- Study Guide
pdf
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/literature/litlibrary/pdf/island_blue_dolphins.pdf
EP- Storytown
Help with both reading and writing standard objectives
https://ep-storytown.wikispaces.com/5th_Grade
Raz Kids
-Online reading levels
http://www.raz-kids.com/main
Social Studies
Smithsonian
http://www.si.edu/
Social Studies for Kids
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/
Department of the Treasury for Kids
http://www.ustreas.gov/kids/
Congress for Kids
http://www.congressforkids.net/
Kids Gov
http://kids.gov/
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/
World Math's Day
interacting with the world around us
http://www.worldmathsday.com/2010/Default.aspx?
Toon University
http://www.toonuniversity.com/gradelist.asp?dept=SS&grade=5
Elect a President
http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/election/election.htm
Explorer Time Line
clip art
http://www.edhelperclipart.com/clipart/timelines/explorersoftheamericas1.pdf
Conquistadors
Cortes
http://www.pbs.org/conquistadors/cortes/cortes_flat.html
The White House- Presidents Slide Show
http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/photogallery/the-presidents
Fed Flix... includes speeches
Free Download and Streaming Internet Archive
http://www.archive.org/details/FedFlix
Junior Achievement
http://www.jaaz.org/about/
Thinkfinity
-National Geographic... good stuff!
http://www.thinkfinity.org/partner-search?partner=4
Enchanted
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/
A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust
http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/holocaust/
Number the Stars
Lesson Plans
http://www.planetbookclub.com/kids/archive/stars.99/starsintro.html
Holocaust Resources
http://www.stmary.pvt.k12.de.us/Lib_Holocaust_Resources.html
Explorers
Student Work- essays and portraits
*examples
http://homepage.mac.com/larow2/Voyages/wtsexplorerweb/index.html
Google Historical Voyages and Explorers
http://homepage.mac.com/larow2/Voyages/explorers.html
Pirates and Privateers
Accompanies Roanoke: The Mystery of the Lost Colonists
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.cindyvallar.com/Roanoke.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.cindyvallar.com/youngadultbooks.html&usg=__fN0_AbqU1FrN-f6Ivti2YBi0wgg=&h=600&w=465&sz=39&hl=en&start=16&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=EXP-x3NyT3_SuM:&tbnh=135&tbn
Writing
Spelling
Spelling City
Interactive practice
http://www.spellingcity.com/
Writing Letters
Friendly Letters
http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/fletters.htm
Student Magazines
National Geographic Explorer
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngexplorer/
National Geographic for Kids
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngexplorer/teachers/
Philosophies (Articles and Inspiration)
Teaching Tolerance
http://www.tolerance.org/
Expect More Arizona
keep your finger on the pulse
http://www.expectmorearizona.org/
School
Sonoran Sky Elementary School
Our school!
http://cmweb.pvschools.net/ssesweb/
Sonoran Sky Portal
http://guest.portaportal.com/ssestechnology
Mrs. Knobbe's Media-Live Streaming Video
http://www.livestream.com/mrsknobbesmedia
Paradise Valley Unified School District
Our district!
http://cmweb.pvschools.net/siteweb/
Adventures in Art
View nature in 3D
Utah's Double Arch
http://www.utah3d.net/panoramas/DoubleArch1_swf.html
Nature in 3D
Sulpher Creek, AZ
http://www.utah3d.net/panoramas/SulpherCreek_swf.html
Nature in 3D
Payson Creek
http://www.utah3d.net/panoramas/PaysonC_swf.html
Brushster
http://www.nga.gov/kids/zone/brushster.htm
Pencil and Paper Game
http://orion.math.iastate.edu/danwell/MathNight/ppg.html
Drawing Perspective
How to Draw One-Point Perspective
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZYBWA-ifEs
How to Draw Two-Point Perspective, with Karl Gude
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=felys-u4nfk
Drawing Perspective- in super-speed
This is fun!
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UP9x1322dK8
Drawing Light and Shadow
How to Draw Star Wars Episode 2
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biBOmRXYuvI
How To Draw Realistic Eyes
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ25OngOLts&feature=channel
Drawing at the Board
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt-zhEhC6Q0&feature=related
Where can I go to experience art?
Dillard & Clark ticketmaster
http://www.ticketmaster.com/Dillard-Clark-tickets/artist/731908
Scottsdale
*Info about events throughout Scottsdale
http://www.scottsdalecvb.com/arts-and-culture/
Scottsdaleaz.gov
*Info about events in downtown Scottsdale
http://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/downtown.asp
Herberger Theater Center
http://www.herbergertheater.org/
Phoenix Show Up site
*look for events
http://phoenix.showup.com/
Painting
Music
The Musical Instrument Museum
*Also provides live musical performances
http://www.themim.org/
The ASU Gammage Theater
http://www.asugammage.com/
The Phoenix Symphony
http://www.phoenixsymphony.org/
Arizona Musicfest
http://www.azmusicfest.org/
Celebrity Theater
http://www.celebritytheatre.com/
The Marquee Theater
http://www.luckymanonline.com/
AZ Central
http://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/music/
Arizona Music Cafe
http://www.azmusiccafe.com/
In-Class Field Trips by Phil Tulga
http://www.philtulga.com/Drumming%20Workshops.html
Sphinx Kids!
Classical Music Interactive Learning & Games
http://www.sphinxkids.org/
Arts Alive! Instrument Lab
http://www.artsalive.ca/en/mus/instrumentlab/
SFS Kids!
The San Francisco Symphony
http://www.sfskids.org/templates/home.asp?pageid=1
Theater
Phoenix Theater
http://www.phoenix-theater.com/
Scottsdale Desert Stages Theater
http://desertstages.org/
Arizona Theater Company
http://www.aztheatreco.org/index.html?topbar.html&0
Arizona Broadway Theater
http://www.azbroadwaytheatre.com/
Arizona's Women's Theatre Company
http://www.azwtc.org/
Ceramics/ Pottery
Architecture
Dance
Inspirational Artists
Painting with Dan Dunn
Amazing!!!
http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIJtKxdRQzY
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