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Core Knowledge Support

Ancient Rome

Books

Snowflke Bentley

Wilson A. Bently Museum
In Jericho, VT
Bently Snow Crystal Collection
in Buffalo, NY
SnowCrystals.com
A deep site all about snow crystals!

Autum Theme

Early Childhood Links

ZiggityZoom!
First days of kindergarten and kindergarten readiness

English Language Arts

StarFall
Like Sesame Street online

Writing

Handwriting Worksheet Creator
from A to Z Teacher Stuff
Handwriting Worksheets
This site has several choices of style.
TSL Books
Primarily pre-made worksheets
Handwriting for Kids
Very basic skills - includes sheets for Left Handers!
ABCTeach handwriting worksheet maker
Very customizable!

Math

Money Match and Count
From iknowthat.com

Social Studies

Rain Forest

Rain Forest at Night
National Geographic
Guided Tour
MSU
Interactive Photo
0s4
Facts

ELA Test Preperation

Math

Add Like Mad
Adding numbers 1 through 9- FAST!
Sudoku
The math game of the century!
Farm Stand
Mulitply your food
Magic Square puzzle
This is tough!
Moving Matches
Is this really impossible?
Multiply Like Mad!
Joise True
Follow the story- Do the math
Old McDonald IN SPACE!
Yup, this is math too!
Dreaded Pirates
Arrrgh...place value!
Adventures of Josie True
A mathmatical mystery!
Space Kid Jump
Get your angle right!
Jack Hammer
More angle practice!
Tangrams
Visual-spatial work out
Becky's Tresure Hunt
Another Math Mystery!
Genius Boxing
Bill Gates vs. Einstien!
Tackel Math Ball
Football Math
Multiflyer
Travel our solar system using multiplication
Pizza Fractions
A LOT of Math Games
from Primarygames.com
Even MORE math games
Villainy Inc.

Computation

Fractions and Decimals

Visual Fractions
Equivalent Fractions
Adding Fractions
Decimal Darts
Estimtaion
Decimal BLACKJACK
This game is for the mathmatically talented!

Games for THINKERS

Euclid's Game
This is easier than is seems!

Geometry

Graphing, Etc.

Math Test Preparation

Number Sense

The Mega Penny Project

Probability

lots of prob practice

Measurement

Mind Benders

Carnival Stacker
What Ya Got?
Bust a move memory game
Chasam
Have a day or two to spend playing this game?
City Creator
Civil Engineering!
Mind Tree
A real mental workout

Reading

Cause & Effect

Practice w/ multiple choice

Compare/Contrast and Inference

Test Tutor
Compare & Contrast
Inference Battleship
Use inferencing skills to win!
Inference Questions
BBC Inference Review

Fact or Opnion

Fact or Opnion #1
Fact or Opnion #2
Fact or Opinion #3
Fact or Opinion CHALLENGE - COLLEGE LEVEL!
Fact or Opinion in Advertisements
Fact vs Opnion game # 1
Fact vs Opnion game # 2
Polar Bear WEBQUEST - Fact vs Opnion
Learn about the pola bear while practicing decerning between facts and opinions
Binky's Fact and Opinions
From PBS Kids

Sequence

Arthur's Story Scramble
Starring Binky!
Circus Sequence
Simon!
Sequence in action!
A little bit more serios practice
from Quia
Toys & Games timeline

Verbs

Author & Book Sites

Ronald Dahl
Jan Brett
Spiderwick Chronicals
Author: Holly Black
J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and more
Goosebumps
Author: R. L. Stine

Reference

Online Newspapers
Thousands of newspapers from all ocer the world - all available to read onlone
Visuwords
Wikipedia
World Book Kids
User name: americas Password: comet
World Book Online
User name: americas Password: planet
Digital Classics
Complete text to read online or download to keep

Science

ExploreLearning.com
Username: richiep Password:nymets
ESPET Manipulative Review
edinformatics
science lessons/test prep
EdHeads.org
Awesome site! Activate your mind!
brain teasers
brain teasers
Kinetic City
Fun science site
Discovey Education Science

4th Grade Science

On the Resource Trail
A wise-usage game from Harcourt

Electricity

Electricity Movies
user name: ms202 Password: ms202
East electricity quiz!
Electricity review
Blobz Guide
Click Enter then CLICK THE GREEN ARROW found on the lower, right corner
BBC Changing Circuit
This isn't win or loose - just experiment!
Circuits and Conductors
READ the WORDS - don't be afraid!
Circuit Quiz
It's OK to take a reading quiz - really!
Conductor quiz
Go ahead and TRY - see how you can do!
Silicon Spies
Click the "launch game" link to get started
Circuit Gizmo

Scientific Method

Simple Machines

Simple machines games
The Odd Machine
A little less simple machines
Widgets!
Start with
Simple machine movies
user name: ms202 Password: ms202

Water Cycle

Water Cycle Concentration
Water Cycle Matching
Interactive Water Cycle
Water Cycle Games Show
Click "Play Game Show" then click "Maybe Later"
Animated Water Cycle Diagram
Droplet - The Water Cycle Game
Answer questions - play the game!
Water Cycle Word Scramble
Brain-Pop Water Cycle Video
User name: ms202 Password: ms202

Measurement

Adaptaions and Ecosystems

Be a Bird Brain
Study how birds adapt for their homes and meals
Kratt's Creatures
The Log-In and password are "PS65"
How animals meet their needs
Adaptation Game
Where do they live?
Match animals to their best habitat
Living or non-living quiz
A simple start
Animal Adaptations Game
Adaptations quiz with pictures

Astronomy

Learn to be a star gazer!

Biology

Practice Makes Perfect!

Science Fair!

internet4classrooms
Ideas and plans
IPL Kidspace: Science Fair
An amazing, deep site - Read and Know
CyberFair
A simple ideas and check list page
Crop Circles?
What if you proved that these COULD be made by a person?
Science Fair Handbook
From Discovery Channel
Origami Projects
I don't think anyone has done this before...
Science Club
Can't think of an idea? This site is what you need!
Cyber Fair 2
More Ideas!

Science Games!

Games Selceted by the EPA
I Know That!
Remember to click "Maybe Later" when they ask for a name!

Teacher Resources

Schenectady Science Page
Test Prep lessons, PowerPoints, etc.
Interactive Assessment Worksheets
From Vermont
Jefferson Lab
Tons of Science resources

Social Studies

Lewis & Clark game
from National Geographic
Our America
Several activities relating to various periods of American History - from Scholastic
CivilWar.com
Comprehensive site including hundreds of photographs
Countryreports.org
Great, user friendly information on...everywhere.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Our Documents
These documents reflect our dedication to "form a more perfect union."

Geography

Conquer the Continets
Do you know where Butan is?
Map Machine
from National Geographic

Mratin Luther King Jr.

MLK Jr.
Text based
A brief history of Dr. King's life
Video from History.com
News Art
Artistis visions of Dr. King
MLK's speeches
Hear Dr. King's real voice
MLK's life - a timeline
Made by elementary students
MLK quiz
Take this online test!

Colonial Life

Colonial Kids
Jamestown Adventure
Will you make the best choices?

Technology

Images

Pics4Learning
Images on Kid's Click
Audubon Photo Hunt
Find the differences!
Sherlock Photo Hunt

Keyboarding Skills

Super Hyper Spider Typer
Type Me!
BBC Dance Mat Typing
We like this one!
Alphaattack!
Crazy fun typing game!
Up Beat Home Row Practice
Like Guitar Hero for typing
Sky Words
on the American Girl website

Sign Generators

Sign Generator
Says It
Make signs, captions, badges, etc.
AddLetters.com

Thing-A-Week

Fake site from the Netherlands
What tech skills did they use to make this?
Trippy Cube
Flash Animation on Display
Jello Time!

Online Safety

Wiredsafety.org
Animations from a non-profit organization
KnowItAll
General Safety Lessons from the UK

The Basics

Mouse skills

Writing

Penguin Treasure Hunt
Graphic Timeline
Grammar Arcade!
wordcentral.com
try the games found on the home page!
Make Beliefs Comix

Graphic Organizers

Poetry

What's a poem?
Aurthur characters teach types of poems
The Poet's Book Shelf
Famous Poets
Glossary of Poetic Devices
Poetry Idea Engine
A goofy way to learn poetry styles
http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/scramble2.htm
Unscramble to words to make a poem!
Online Rhyming Dictionary
Type a word - see what rhymes!

Punctuation

Apostrophes
Sentence Club House
Punctuation Drag & Drop
Know the names of each type of punctuation
Punctuation Paint Ball!
Splat the correct punctuation!

Art

Artists

Josh Keyes

An Extended Day ELA

Higher Level Thinking

Papers
THe offical site of New York TImes

ZZ Teacher Tools

Software - online games
Standardized Test Tutorials online
Nettling 5 (!?)
Internet4Classrooms
Useful on line activities
Standardized Test Practice
From Oswego, based on NY state standards
Personal Educational Press
Create free educational worksheets such as flashcards, game boards, and quizzes
NYLearns.org
Username: avail Password:nylearns Fantastic test prep and standards website
Mr.Nussbaum.com
A
Learner.org
Amazing interactive visual learning
The home site of Learner.org
Video, printable, etc. A vast site!
The Learning Site
From Harcourt
Explore e Learning
These would be fantastic with a smart board!
Rubistar
Create rubrics online, or choose from thousands of templates
4Teachers.com
Useful, useful, useful tools for making tech work for you
google Earth Lessons
NYCDOE Teacher Page
A Historical Look at PS65
Jotform.com
Easy web-based form builder
Read*Write*Think
The name says it all
Exploratorium - Math * Science
Fantastic site for crafts, games, and other extensions
Glencoe.com
A McGraw-Hill site - multisubject resources
Positive Behavior Intervention Systems
Lesson plans, etc.

Lesson Plans, Etc.

ELA

Inference links

Powerpoint Presentations, Games, etc.

Pete's Powerpoint Station
Tons of PP resources
From Bedford County, TN
Even more...
Popular game show templates
Includes theme music too!
PPPST.com
Hundreds of ready-made Power Point presentations

Whole Class Games

Power Point versions of TV game shows
Great for reviewing facts!
Make and print your own Word Search

Word Templates and Clip Art

ETC - Floridian Teacher Resources
Graet math pics and more!

Videos

Glencoe
From McGraw-Hill