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Everyday Math Resources
SAT #6
Everyday Math Vocabulary
by grade level / with visuals

For Teachers

Scholastic Online Activities
All Kinds of Helpful Activities
Global Trek
Virtual around the World travel
Computer Lab Favorites
all kinds of things - scholastic
Character Scrapbook
character traits
Writer's Review
Learn how to write and publish a book review
Interactive Story Books
Clifford
AT&T Safety Man Game
Internet safety game
Safe Online
Arthur Games
K-2
Our America
American History
The National Archives - Docs Teach
Awesome collection of primary sources and ways to use them
Storybird
create stories using fun artwork as inspiration
Magcloud
create REAL cheap magazines of student work
Free Technology for Teachers
Renzulli Learning
For Enrichment
Technology in Education Links
So many great technology tools
Test

NECAP Practice Materials

Released Items
practice released items by grade level

Online Literature

ICDLbooks
Children's books: In many languages

Grade 1

Butterflies

Monarch Butterflies
Cool pictures and Videos
Insect Tour - Magic School Bus
fun games, video clips, quizzes, pictures
Kidzone - Monarch Butterfly
lifecycle / pictures
Journey North
Migration Videos
Monarch Jigsaw
jigsaw puzzle
Nova Video
Nova Monarch Video
Life Cycle
pictures of Monarch's Life Cycle

Garden

Plant and Garden
garden game
Colormehungry
Fruits and Vegetables

Math

Interactive Clock
move the clock
Interactive Clock with Minutes
Students can move the clock hands
Patterns
Pattern Game
Number Chart
practice skip counting, odd/evens

Simple Machines

Transportation

Maine DOT
teacher info

Grade 2

Composting

worm farm
Video of worms and compost
Soil Safari
dig a little deeper into soil- challenge
The Adventures of Herman the Worm
anatomy, diet, habitat, importance of worms
About Earthworms
2 short videos

Frogs

Internet Safety

Brainpop Internet Safety
movie and activities

Math Games

Telling Time

Story Writing

Elements of a Story
Character, Plot, Setting
Writing a Short Story Brainpop

Grade 3

Brainpop

brainpop

Colonial Expedition

Community

Kids and Community
Cool activities to explore your community
Greenspark Farm
take a look at a local farm
Pictures of Maine
pictures of Maine
United States - National Geographic for Kids
pictures of the United States
Pictures of North America and United States
World Atlas
Pictures of Portland
find pictures of Portland
Pictures of Earth
Pictures of East Deering and Address
google maps

Foods

Food Pyramid
get to space

Internet Safety

Brainpop Internet Safety
Movie and Activities

Grade 4

Clouds

Types of Clouds - Smartboard
Third from the top is best :)smartboard lesson and activity

Colonial Times

Colonial Williamsburg
tour the town, meet the people, games
Have Fun with History
Video clips
America's Story
Many short readings on colonial topics
Colonial House
all kinds of interactive activities
The Revolution - Military Perspectives
Liberty Kids

Geography

Cool World Facts
A cool world travel game
Northern New England Geography
Video of New England Geography
U.S. States game
drag the state
Census For Kids
U.S. Geography Games
Puzzled States
U.S. Geography Games
geospy
continent, country, state geography

Internet Safety

Brain Pop Internet Safety
Movie and Activities

Keyboarding

Dance Mat Typing
practice keyboarding at home

Maine

Maine State Song
listen to the song and see the lyrics
Maine for Kids
Cool Maine Stuff!

Mrs. Dalphin's Class

Dear America - The Revolutionary War
Our research webpage
Glogster
Don't forget to ask your parents first! - make online posters
Illuminations Math Game
Liberty! The American Revolution
Ask For Kids
search engine
Cyberchase Games

Battle of Lexington

Battle of Lexington - Primary Documents

Choice Research

Mythical Creatures
Horses
Virtual Field Trip to a Horse Farm
Dog Breeds
Learn more about any breed
The Attack on Pearl Harbor
WWII
Women and Sports
Famous Female Atheletes
Choose an Creature to Research
National Geographic for Kids
Archaeology
tons of cool stuff
Paleontology
Dinosaurs and Fossils
History of Football
The First Professional Football Player
History of NFL Teams
Choose a Team
Jim Davis-The man behind Garfield
History of Women's Basketball

Mrs. Ridlon's Class

Stand up for your Rights
PBS Kids
ask for kids
kid friendly search engine
Liberty! The American Revolution
The Battle of Lexington -Primary Documents

Native Americans

Native American Cultures Map
Locate what Native American cultures are near you
The First Thanksgiving
Also information on the Wampanoag Indians of Massachusetts

Grade 5

Let's say Thanks
send thank you cards to soldiers
Grade 5 Portaportal
computer class survey

1800's

Moving West
Join Lewis and Clark
2010 Census for Kids
Make your way from 1790 - 2010
North vs. South
inventors 1850 - 1900
inventors 1800 - 1849
Lewis and Clark Video
Central Pacific Railroad
history of
The Transcontinental Railroad
pbs
Lewis and Clark Game
Grade 5 Transcontinental Railroad Portaportal
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BrainPop

fun games

Geography

Treasure Hunt
longitude and latitude practice
Longitude and Latitude Challenge
Challenge!

History

Athens vs. Sparta Reading
Quick Reading
Adventures in Ancient Greece
Interactive - From the UK so different spellings
The Ancient Greeks
Online research
Ancient Greece
Short Readings
Cobblestone Magazine

Multiplication Practice

Grand Prix
Race Car
Cone Crazy
ice cream
diaper derby
silly game
car wash
sketche's world

Poetry

Poem Machine
info on types of poems - writing
Jack Prelutsky Poetry
illustrated and narrated poems
Shape Poems
Make your own shape poems
Poetry Forms
fill in the blank poems of all sorts

Science

Birds

Invertebrates

Nat Geo for Kids - Invertebrates
Creature Features - squid/jellyfish
Investigate the Giant Squid
Scholastic/American Natural History
Gulf of Maine Research Institute
Info on all sorts of topics related to the Gulf of Maine
Enchanted Learning
info on many different species
Lobsters
The Lobster Institute
Jellyfish
National Geographic for Kids
Horseshoe Crab
University of Deleware
Crabs
museum victoria
Sand Dollar
Gulf of Maine
Sea Star
National Geographic
Octopus
National Geographic