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Reading Activities

1st grade

Pebble Go
Beginning Research
Story Online
Celebrities share stories online.
ABCya
Educational Games
Fun Brain
Early Math
Math Skills
ARcademic
Game Skill Builder
Knowledge Box
Professor Garfield learning games

Dot Day Rotation

connect the dots
for center rotation

TN State Symbol Resources

ABC Drag and Drop
this game will help students learn how to drag and drop in preparation for a lesson
TN symbols presentation
used in lesson with 1st grade on TN symbols
Graphic Organizor
document used for student assessment

African American Inventors

Charles Drew
Madam C. J. Walker
Garrett Morgan
George Washington Carver
Benjamin Banneker
Elijah McCoy
Lewis Latimer
Granville T. Woods
Dr. Patricia E. Bath
David Crosthwait, Jr.
Frederick McKinley Jones
James West
George Crum
Wally Amos
Loonie G. Johnson
Mark Dean
Benjamin Bradley
Jan Matzeliger
Valerie Thomas
Phillip B. Downing
Sarah Goode
Otis Boykin
Sweet Search
student friendly search engine

Computer Skills

Bees and Honey
practicing mouse skills
Computer Skills
mini lessons on using the mouse and keyboard

3rd grade

Arcademic
Skill Builder games
Knowledge Box
Professor Garfield Learning games
ABCya
Educational Games

Animal Classification

Nearpod
go here to particpate in live session; must have code from teacher
Kids Planet
information about animal classification
ARKive: Wildlife
search here for information about animals and their habitats
National Geographic
Trading Card Creator
used in conjunction with animal classification lesson
Animal Pictures
for use for trading card activity

Landforms and More

Quizlet
learn definitons
Enchanted Learning
pictorial exmaple of landforms
Faces of the Earth
used for resreach exploration
National Geographic
authentic examples of landforms
Earth Science
more landform examples
Lanform types and their features

Map Skills

Fact Monster
click here to see definitions of the various types of maps
Different Types of Maps: Video
click here to watch an educational video about the different types of maps
Maps: Tools for Adventures
interactive show and game about symbols and legends
ThinkQuest
click here to see the colored coded regions of the UNITED STATES
WorldBook for Kids
online databases that contains pictures, articles, and more about various states: school use only
Kid InfoBits
online database; various content information: School use only

PARCC

PARCC Practice Test

Tennessee History

Printable Map Outlines
download the outline of state maps
TN History for Kids
click here to learn facts about the state of Tennessee
Awesome America: TN
click here to learn facts about the state of Tennessee
InfoPlease
online database about the state of Tennessee

Moby Max

Moby Max Sign-in
link for student pre- assessment

Freedom Riders

We are Freedom Riders
webquest

2nd grade

Arcademic
Game Skill Builder
ABCya
educational games
Turtle Diary
Educational Games: Various Subjects
Knowledge Box
Professor Garfield Learning
Pumpkin carving

Technology over time

Article
Houghton Mifflin article
Technology over time
interactive examples
Teacher Suggestion
Edision and more
Great Acehievements
research for inventions over time
Enhancted Learning
Invetors and Inventions
Blast from the past

African Americans/Time Periods

1960s

1950s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

4th

ABCya
Educational Games
Knowledge Box
Professor Garfield Learning games
Arcademic
Online Skill Games

DEA

Endangered Animal Project

National Geographic
great site for animal habitat information
WorldWildLife
Endangered Animals
ESPECIES fact sheet
Defenders
basic facts, threats, what you can do

Explorers Research

Jacques Cartier
found on: biography.com
Jacques Cartier
found on: history museum
Jacques Cartier
found on :loon lake
Explorers Maps and more
found on: Mr. Nussbaun
Magellan Biography and more
found on: Mr. Nussbaun
World Explorers Information
found on: Mr. Nussbaum
Hernando De Soto
found on: Teaching Florida
Explorers Time Line
found on: loon lake elementary
Ferdinand Magellan
found on: loon lake elementary
WorldBook Kids
online encylopedia

Moby Max

Moby Max

Women’s Suffrage and Abolitionists

Women's Rights Movement
Timeline of Events
History.com
Images of Women's Suffarage
may not work on school network_googleimages
Library of Congress
use to find primary and secondary sources
Abolitionist Movement
Abolitionist_direct link
link to images and documents
Cornell University Archives
virtual tour of variety of abolitionists
Sweet Search
student friendly search engine

Civil Rights Movement

Gold Rush

WatchKnowLearn_GoldRush
collection of videos about the Gold Rush
Gold Rush Exploration
interactive game
Gold Rush Search Engine
PBS_Gold Rush
California Gold Rush
informational article

American Museum of Natural History

http://www.amnh.org/ology/

Authors and Illustrators

Circulatory System

Endocrine System

Explorers

Fourth Grade Webquest/Lewis & Clark

Lewis & Clark Webquest

Fun Activities

Holidays

Inventors

Keyboarding

Kindergarten

Starfall
Beginning reading
ABCya
educational games
Kinder Web
Tumble Books
WorldBook Online
beginning research
Symbaloo
Bees and Honey
mouse skills
CandyLand
make a gingerbread man
NearPod
to be used in conjuction with NearPod Lesson
Find the Face
match African american faces with events
What will I be when I grow up?
matching animal babies with their parents

Landforms

Library Media Center

Literacy and Lab
Library Website
Text Feature Booklets
for public viewing presentation
Make Beliefs Comix
make online comics
Switch Zoo
learn all about animal life.
BigHugeLabs
digital photo exploration
Acclerated Reader
Poetry Month
slideshow for preview before poetry activity

Courageous Contributor Resources

Pebble Go
Biography Section
Fact Monster
African American biographies
Great Black Heros
African American biographies
Biographical Dictionary
History Makers
look here for biographical information and images
Infoplease
Kids InfoBit
database containing biographical information
Google Images
pictures allowed using school filter

Images

Online Book Fair

Robert E. Lillard Book Fair
Author's Video
preview of books coming to book fair

Limitless Libraries

Research Databases
click here to access all the limitless library research tools
Limitless Library Tutorial
this tutorial shows 3rd and 4th grade students how to log-in using Limitless Library Cards
Power Point Tutorial
step by step Power Point tutorial