Pick a number for a writing promt

Basic prompts

Printable pictures and links to more pic for kids

All begin with "what if"

lots of ideas

A description of different text types and how to write each

Choose, a month and find a related prompt

Author's hold writing workshops for kids

generate your own newspaper article

Create an authentic looking newspaper article. Do not use real names of people or newspapers

Use as a prompt for writing a story

Awesome step by step for writing book reviews and more.

websearch for kids and by category

Easy search engine for students

search engine that shows the page of the website-great visual tool

Invalid website-use for teaching research skills

Simple, easy to use search engine for kids

make a brochure using this site

weekly prompt and publishing on the web

resource to help with citation

prompts, games, etc

use to check your writing work

prompts, examples, etc for 6-trait

describes the 6-traits and activities

word choice, dead words, what is a narrative

This site leds you through the steps for writing different kinds of writings. It gives examples and steps. Excellent!!!!

Tips on how to write a good story

good links to writing

This site explains the types of narratives

how to write tall tales and examples

Write very short Tall Tales

Fun with language-example of poems

funny poems and podcast

read interviews of authors and poems

Use the tool to create poetry. It's fun!

Place the words in the black to create a poem

poetry

Use this pattern to write your own color poem

Use to create infographics

Use to create infographics

Infographic wiki

4 types of sentence

Can use these as stand alone or with Smartboards.

grammar practice

Excellent practice with voice rewards.

Identify words in sentences that need capitalized.

grammar practice

A fun game to play after you have learned all types of figurative language.

Practice working with Idioms-can print work here.

Practice with figurative language

game

Some games to play and resources. A few links here no longer work though

also includes homographs and homophones

Covers most types

Time for Kids-flashcard shuffle

Parts of an Argument and Topics

All concepts, fractions, divisibility practice game

Measurement, numeration, patterns, and reading activities

generates numbers from 1-30

practice facts, long division skills

practice equivalent fractions

practice fractions, prime numbers, etc

All about fractions

graphing and measurement activities

all ages/all levels

This is the site that goes with our math textbook

Site has story problems and show videos on how to solve them. Great!

practice basic skills and travel around the world

practice math concepts

Estimate fractions using a number line

Meets standards

design a flag-fraction concepts

change fractions into decimals

identify fractions, learn how to work fractions

Good practice for learning fractions

Jeopardy Game

use to review place value concepts

math mall, converting fractions to decimals-computation

Renwick Web links

Task: students explore real world application of math and writing

Practice measuring volume, metric units, time, length, and mass

Interactive website using a ruler

Good way to practice skills to prepare for assessment

Different sites to link to test prep

Great site. Can be used with whiteboard

measurement activities

Test prep practice for 4th grade

visual

video on changing fractions and decimals to percents

Good example

Interactive fraction, percent, model

visuals of fracitons and percents

fraction, percents, decimals

practice place value

multiplication facts

Fill in the table

Math Magician

Learn multiplication facts with these songs and videos.

A quiz over telling time to the hour

Interactive Clock with Alarm

Time to the quarter hour

All levels of telling time

Matching Digital Clocks to Analog

Practice problems and videos

PBS videos

Many links and ideas for text structure

A story about Mt. Everest that includes text structures

Virtual Field Trip

skills related to standards, fairy tales

Complete with lesson plan and practice

mathching game

quiz and results

Lots of skills here, story, vocab, sequencing, drawing conclusion, etc.

covers all skills, short passages, quizes, etc

Higher level thinking skills. Audio, video, and hands-on activities.

identify parts of a book

Fun Simile and Metaphor practice

Books with great stories

This site helps you find a book by reading level and subject

This resource gives booktalks online. If you are looking for a book, this is the go to site.

Podcast about books: Strategies are also given in some podcast

examples to try

practice sample questions with popup icon

comprehension questions for each chapter

Compare Book Covers for the Novel

includes chapters from books and rejection letters

Use this webquest to create a poster of your favorite author

Listen to classic tales, fairy tales and fables

Listen to stories on the web

Listen to stories read by stars

Reading charts, graphs, summarizing, and newspapers

Short passages

Mataching game

Use independently or with the IAWB.

11 Comprehension Questions

Author's website

Book trailers for book talks, and ideas for book clubs.

links to myths and legends-the stories can be read online

Tall Tales about Paul

Lots of poems here-enjoy

video/reading

video

Where I Come From Poem

Original Poem

Nice affix site with podcoast.

Common Core skills watch, listen, learn and practice

Interesting nonfiction articles for kids-current events

Discover types of Bridges

Great Resource: Facts, stories, etc.

Video and Facts about the bridge

Brookly Bridge Story

Video

New Bay Bridge building in comic format

short article

CSI investigations, Kids Zone, Teacher ideas

gross and cool body, yucky science investigations

Science as an Inquiry-Rocks, solar energy and lots more

Sid explores science concepts.

Videoes, lesson plans, and games

interactive white board site, what makes a day,etc

Explore planets at this website

podcast

Comets, myths and facts is excellent

All about the sun

view videos on the right side of the screen

Includes information on the sun, all planets, and celestial bodies

This site reads the info to you.

enchanted learning includes lots of kid friendly information

Details on planets and other objects in the sky

let's you see a visual comparsion of each planet

Includes space and human body

links to different space sites

many links to a study on space

Use to create your own podcast.

nutrition, food pyramid, make a plan, downloads

read about nutrition

ntritional information about fruits, vegies, and serving size

Learn about nutrition, physcial activity, energy, fun games

food labels

all body systems, investigations, movies, etc

Watch the heart beat and flow

Read about the bones, photos

overview of this system

bone match game, nonfiction info on bones

facts about the system

diagrams and fact

Brain Surgery

Use this website to create brain models

Excellent webquest on rocks

pictures and explanations of erosion

kid friendly

constructive and deconstructive forces of the earth

constructive and deconstructive forces of nature and weather

Constructive/destructive

shows layers of rock in the earth and examples of erosion

Excellent-pictures, descriptions

Explains each

National Geographic photo gallery with captions

Use with scavanger hunt

water droplet explains the water cycle

Really Cool! Video, Lesson Plans, Quiz, and paper plate activity.

webquest on the water cycle, students make a poster

Shows examples of different types of volcanoes

scroll to bottom of the screen

video

Find an investigation here

Investigation for Human Body, Space, and more

grest site for experiments, includes video

directions for making large hot air balloons

Science investigation for kitchen science.

Fast Food choices with links to fast food nutritional information

Life Science

Article on Ecosystems

A slide show with interactive activities

Think Quest

Watch videos of ecosystems

Good resource for Nonfiction text/informational on biomes

See how a seed grows and much more.

virtual tour

Will read about plants to you and has a quiz

A webquest on plants

Paragraphs about famous scientist

Facts about Carver and a video

Stories about Carver

Excellent article on George Washington Carver

facts about famous scientisit

Wolf unit, links to animal information, beware of noise when the site opens

Habitats

Good video on the food chain.

game

guess the habitat

videos and live cams from the zoo

facts about peanuts

Recipe for making peanutbutter

google book

Home site of G.W. C. in Kansas

simulation of the molecules

Play a game and watch a video about the states of matter

Read about matter and its properties

Online quiz about the states of matter

Song

Learn about the states of matter with antimated videos.

learn about cells and circuits

one or two players

build a circuit online at this website

Simple and Compound Machines

Youtube video of cells

Podcast/video of cells-very nice

More cell videos

Interactive website for labeling cells

Lots of interactives with cells

All grade levels-webquest

Learn about 3 types of cells-well done site, students learn through reading.

Take a tour bus through cell city. Use to teach nonfiction and cells.

Links to many activities with cells: video, games and more.

Look inside a cell: This site gives you the information orally. Will read to you.

Science Teacher's unit three on cells. Good links.

Watch the cells divide by clicking through the process.!

Cells and more: Will read to you as you scroll over picture.

How to prepare a slide video

Learn more details about each colony

Interactive games and activities

Learn about colonial times and Paul Revere video

games and information about the period

Discover the roles of Colonial people, and learn about colonies

Wequest where students are real estate agents

Learn what it was like to be a colonist and travel on the Mayflower. Includes read aloud text.

click on a colony to learn more about it

Game on the Bill of Rights

Interactive games and virtual tuor

explains the 3 branches of gov.

3 branches, be president for a day

Learn about Democracy

listen to the Preamble-School House Rock

links to online activities

Interactive map games

Links to map skills

maps and globes

Locate physical features of the US

based on pbs series

causes of the war and battles

newspaper articles, primary sources

balance your budget

A webquest on the underground railroad.

Students make a map, write a summary, and short biography

Create a quilt and other activities for each region

Experience the regions through postcards from each state

Census by the states

facts about each state

Learn about the USA

Begin your research here

Good Research Site

A Native American Webquest with research sites

Check out the links for easy to read sites

Very nice map showing where each tribe lived

Click on the state to learn about Native American Tribes from that area

Pictures and description of Native American homes

Links to famous Kansans

Links to Famous People from Kansas

Lots of information on Kansas here

Links to curriculum standards

Learn by reading and through visuals of Egypt

graphic for students

school clipart

online resources and questions for several of our novels.