- All About the United States
a great game that helps you learn about the states, capitals and landscapes of our country.
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm
- Animals of the World
http://www.kidscom.com/games/animal/animal.html
- Before, During and After Reading
http://www.katyisd.org/groups/pathways/Instr_Ctr/linkslessons/elem/3rd/la/Novel%20Resources/generic%20novel%20activities.htm
- Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/
- The Comic Creator
a nice online tool that helps students create their own comic strips.
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/comic/index.html
- Comics Online
a huge selection of comics to read
http://www.comics.com/categories/index.html
- CyberGuides
great activities and lessons for tons of books
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cy45.html
- EcoKids
http://www.ecokidsonline.com/pub/index.cfm
- Environmental Education for Kids
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/
- ESL Kids
http://www.esl-kids.com/
- Geography Games
a game that you can test your knowledge of continents, capitals, countries and landscapes around the world
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Geography.php
- Interactive Web Sites
tons of sites for all grade levels
http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/interactive.htm
- Kid-Port
all grade level activities
http://www.kidport.com/Contents.htm
- Kids Magazines Online
http://www.alief.isd.tenet.edu/budewig/Curriculum%20Links/Kids%20News.htm
- Kids Love a Mystery
Kids try to solve all kinds of mysteries online
http://www.kidsloveamystery.com/
- Kids Search Engines
Safe search engines for kids - great for schools
http://www.alief.isd.tenet.edu/budewig/Curriculum%20Links/Search%20Engines.htm
- Math Vocabulary
http://www.hbschool.com/glossary/math2/index_temp.html
- New York Times on the Web
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/
- Puzzle Maker
Create your own puzzles. Everything from crosswords, to wordsearches, to mazes! Lots of fun
http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/
- Read - Write - Think
offers a collection of online Student Materials to support literacy learning in the K-12 classroom.
http://www.readwritethink.org/student_mat/index.asp
- Roller Coaster Database
http://www.rcdb.com/
- Rubi Star Rubric Maker
Great site with tons of rubric templates you can customize or use as is.
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php
- Teach the Children Well
Lots of links in all concept areas
http://www.teachthechildrenwell.com/
- Teaching Books
a great site with online books and author videos
http://www.teachingbooks.net/
- Teaching Measures
teach mass, length and capacity
http://www.teachingmeasures.co.uk/menu.html
- Teaching Time
http://www.teachingtime.co.uk/clock/clockres.html
- Recipes4Success
Great resource for easy-to-use tools (rubric maker, graphic organizer maker, citation maker). Free for everyone!
http://myt4l.com/index.php?v=pl&page_ac=view&type=tools
- Virtual Manipulatives I
tons of items you can use
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html
- Virtual Manipulatives II
tons of things you can use
http://illuminations.nctm.org/Activities.aspx?grade=2&grade=3&grade=4
- Visual Fractions
great online fraction concepts
http://www.visualfractions.com/
- Weekly Reader
http://www.weeklyreader.com/
- White House for Kids
Kids site all about the White House
http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/
- Life Cycles of Animals

Excellent science website!
http://www.uen.org/themepark/cycles/animal.shtml
- Visalia Resources

Tech. links for TAKS content areas
http://visalia.k12.ca.us/techcoach/fifthgrade.htm
- Science - Plants
Links, Lesson Plans, Resources!
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/links/index.html#lessonplans
- ESL ReadingSmart
http://www.eslreadingsmart.com/welcome/default.aspx
- Texas Facts
http://www.qsl.net/w5www/texasfacts.htm