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Welcome To Ms.Lemke's Portal Portal

Mathematics

Harvey Almarode's Website
math lessons, smartboard ideas
Jefferson Labs
practice SOL tests, games, resources, workshops
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
provides great education manipulatives to use in math lessons
Math Files Game Show
can play educational math games with famous math hosts
Math Forum
math resource built by teachers for teachers
Hands-On Equations
provides info about the product and teaching ideas to use with the manipulative
Illuminations Marco Polo
math related activities, manipulatives, lessons, standards, links
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
assessment and curriculum resources, teaching tips and lessons geared towards math

Educational Sites

Virginia Standards of Learning
DOE site
ePAT
SOL practice questions and assessments
Discovery Education
United streaming- video clips in various subjects
Smithsonian Institute
Welcome to the Smithsonian Institution, the world's largest museum complex and research organization composed of 19 museums, 9 r
SMART Technology
smartboard/product info, lessons, activities, upgrades, essentials for educations
PBS Teachers
lesson plans across every subject, interactive, multimedia
Enhanced Scope and Sequence
links all the SOLs with excellant lesson plans

Smithsonian Institute Lesson Plans

Art & Design Lesson Plans
Uses exhibits to explore the art world
Science & Technology
Uses artifacts and science exhibits within innovative lesson plans
History and Culture
Incorporates exhibits into lesson plans about culture and history
Lanuage Arts
Teaches podcasting, reading, and writing skills through Smithsonian exhibitions

Technology

Atomic Learning Podcasts
podcasts
Everyzing podzinger
podcasts
California Learning Resource Network
technology resources, assessments and web links
Education World: Technology in the classroom
Technology in the Classroom Channel, lesson plans
Learning and Leading with Technology
ISTE is dedicated to helping educators around the world connect with information, people, and organizations.
SuperKids Educational Software Review
reviews software that educators use today
Technology and Learning
ebooks, 21st classroom connections technology intelligent classrooms- resource for educating technology leaders

Science

National Educational Technology Standards
technology related goals for both students and teachers
Webquests
WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented lesson format in which most or all the information that learners work with comes from the web.
Gateway to Educational Materials
US DOE site with lesson plans
BrainPOP
An interactive site with animated movies in science, math and other ares. quizzes activity pages, experiments, comics
Earth and Sky Online
links and acess to scientific communication based on a daily science radio series
Enchanted Learning
educational activities, games, information pages, diagrams, label me printouts for various topics in biology and physical scienc
Exploratorium: Educate
activities from San Francisco's Exploratorium museum
Global School Net Foundation
emphasis on global collaborative learning projects
The GLOBE program
a collaborative internet based environmental education project
Hands-on Science Centers Worldwide
links to public museums that emphasize interactive science education
The Learning Web
activities and teaching resources in earth science from the US geological survey
NASA Quest
A NASA site that offers links to many resources related to space exploration
PBS Science and Technology
educational activities and resources associated with PBS television programs
Frank Potter's Science Gems
links to science activities arranged by topic and grade level
Journey North
A Global Study on Wildlife Migration and Season Change

Language Arts

Federal Resources for Education Excellence
Reading and Language Arts DOE resources
Library of Congress Rare Book and Special Collections Reading Room
800,000 items, include books, broadsides, pamphlets, theater playbills, prints, posters, photographs, and medieval and Renaissan
National Institute for Literacy
The National Institute for Literacy, a federal agency, provides leadership on literacy issues, including the improvement of read
National Reading Panel
A national panel to assess the effectiveness of different approaches used to teach children to read.
American Library Association
The American Library Association is the oldest and largest library association in the world, with more than 65,000 members. Its
Scholastic
Reading resources, activities, books

ALA Book Awards

Caldecott Medal
The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by t
Newbery Medal
The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association fo
Geisel Award
The Theodor Seuss Geisel Award is given annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished American book for
Sibert Medal
The Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award, established by the Association for Library Service to Children in 2001 with suppo

Social Studies

US National Archives
Education and Students
America's Library
The Library of Congress educational site
Colonial Williamsburg Site
educational material about the historical preservation site
SCORE History and Social Studies
Schools of California Online Resources for Education
The National Council on Economic Education (NCEE)
The National Council on Economic Education (NCEE) is a nationwide network that leads in promoting economic literacy with student
JMU Center for Economic Education
The mission of the Center for Economic Education is to promote economic literacy in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. We provid
NAFTA
USDA site about NAFTA bill

Imported Bookmarks

arts lesson

jamestown

language arts ideas

interactive notebooks

MATH WEBSITES

READ REVIEWS FOR LOGS

Science

Social Studies

unit websites

VA SOLS