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5th Grade

SOL Resources
Powerpoints, games, and activities
Quia Class Page--5th Grade SOLs
Links to SOL lessons, resources, and games.
Interactive Quizzes
Interactive quizzes for all subjects
Parts of a Flower

Language Arts

Word Dynamo
vocabulary practice

Math

Houghton Mifflin Math

Virginia Studies

Prentice Hall Social Studies Skills Tutor
Includes interactive tutorials, practice, and application acitivities on map reading, comprehension, and summarization.
Quia Class Page--5th Grade SOLs
Links to SOL lessons, resources, and games.

Science

Science Vocabulary Hangman
Jefferson Lab game that qizzes students on science and math vocabulary terms individually or in groups.
Rock Cycle
Cells Alive
NSF-Biology
Take a virtual tour of a cell
Gould League Food Webs
interactive food chain activity

4th Grade

I.Q. Grade 4
Interactive quizzes for all subjects
Quia-Class Page-4th
SOL Activities for All Subjects
SOL Resources
Powerpoints, games, and activities
Reading Vocabulary
Mrs. Hammersley's 4th Grade

History/Social Science

Quia Class Page 4th Grade
Links to SOL lessons, resources, and games.
Jamestown Adventure Online
Interactive that game--students pretend they are the captain of a Jamestown Colony
Virginina Trekkers
About Virginia Trekkers

Language Arts

Math

Science

3rd Grade

I.Q. Grade 3
Interactive quizzes for all subjects
Quia Class Page
Links to resources and activities for 3rd grade SOLs.
Giles County 3rd Grade PortaPortl

Science

Thirstin's Water Cycle
Quick presentation on the watercycle
The Water Cycle
Jefferson Lab activity includes use of reading comprehension and identification skills.
Animals on Defense
webpage on animal adaptations
Environments
Great for pictures
Eekoworld
Great video clips
Decomposers or Destroyers
webquest
Nature Works
Info on Living Systems and Life Processes
Soil Formation
Soil Millionaire Game

Math

Learning to Use Money
The history of money and a description of coins and bills and ways to combine them.
Houghton Mifflin Math
Dartboard Rounding
Sea Shell Rounding
Place Value Quiz
Place Value Through Thousands
3rd Grade Math
Magic Interactive Clock

History/Social Science

China
Loogootee Studies China
Learn interesting facts, take atour of China, and test your knowledge
Ancient Egyptian Webquest
Abraham Lincoln Institute
Activities and Resources
3rd Grade History Resources
About Virginia Trekkers
Virginia Trekkers
Odyssey Online:Greece

2nd Grade

2nd Grade SOL Webpage
Debbie Showker's Portaportal
Links to 2nd Grade activities
Web Sites for 2nd Grade
Giles County 2nd Grade PortaPortl

Language Arts

GameGoo
Games for grades K-2

History/Social Science

Learning to Use Money
The history of money and a description of coins and bills and ways to combine them.
Egypt Fun Guide
Ancient Egyptian Webquest
option #1
Ancient Egyptian Webquest
option # 2 Information and activities
Ancient Egypt Webquest
option #3
Egypt Site For Kids
Ancient Egypt-History for Kids
Ancient China-History for Kids
Ancient Egypt
great pictures and info
Abraham Lincoln Institute
Resources and Activities
Odyssey Online:Greecde

Egypt

Math

Science

2nd Grade
READY TO USE POWERPOINTS
Parts of a Flower

1st Grade

Quia Class Page 1st Grade
Links to SOL lessons, resources, and games in all subject areas.

Language Arts

Learn to Read at Starfall
Literacy activities for grades K-1
GameGoo
Games for grades K-2

History/Social Science

Learning to Use Money
The history of money and a description of coins and bills and ways to combine them.
Benjamin Franklin: A Man of Many Talents
BEN FRANKLIN
cute song
Abraham Lincoln Institute
resources and Activities
Toys for Me: A Lesson on Choice

Math

Houghton Mifflin Math
First Grade SOLs
Links to Math sites arranged by SOL
Learning About Money
Interactive Game
Counting Money
CA$H OUT
interactive game
Fraction Flags
Create Flags using 1/2 and 1/4
Learning Time

Science

Kindergarten

Kinderten SOL Page
Links to SOL lessons, resources, and games in all subject areas.
ABC Ya
Kindergarten computer games and activities
Sesame Workshop
I Know That
Kindergarten activities
Kidspiration Activities
Ready to Use
Literacy Center Education
Various activities on the basics
The Little Animals Activity Center
use FIREFOX for this site
Giles County Kindergarten PortaPortl
The 5 Senses

Math

Count Us In
Games designed to help children understand basic number concepts.
Houghton Mifflin Math K
Online resources
Pattern Matcher
online game
Pattern Matcher
Literacy Center Education Network

Language Arts

Building Language for Literacy
Each character leads children on a language adventure to different places in the community.
Clifford the Big Red Dog
Interactive story books.
GameGoo
Games for grades K-2
Learn to Read at Starfall
Literacy activiities for grades K-1
English Alphabet
Allows students to hear letter names and view lowercase letters
Readquarium
List of online acitivities for letter recognition
Online Books
Stories with sound includes interactive stories
Carl's Corner
Tons of activities
Mouse Mess
Activities to go with the story
PBS Kids Island-Raising Readers
Letter Sounds
Letter Sound Cards
Storyline Online
Bembos Zoo

Social Studies

Abraham Lincoln Institute
Resources and Activities

Preschool

Funschool
Hundreds of games and activities, as well as puzzles and printables.
Clifford the Big Red Dog
Interactive story books.
Literacy Center Education
Various activities on the basics

All Grade Levels

Virginia SOL.com
Select your grade level and find hotlists of sites that reinforce the VA SOLs. There are fun activities for all courses.
Maggie's Earth Adventures
Interactive games on English grammar, Spanish, math and Science.
Internet Search
Brain Pop video teaching how to do an effective internet search.
Dance Mat Typing
Little Animals Activity Center
Activities for grades k-2
Play Kids Games
Gamequarium
Activities and resources for teachers, parents and students
How Stuff Works
SOL Links
Commonwealth of Knowledge
VA SOL lesson plans and resource links
Enchanted Learning
Great resource on all subjects.
Harcourt School Publishers
activitivities and resources for all grade levels
Keyboarding Practice
For experienced typists.
Quiz Hub
Links for K-12 Teachers
Stuff Ya Gotta Try
includes suggested SmartBoard Activities
I Know That
Toon Doo
Create comic strips for free
SOL Released Tests
practice tests
SOL Testing Page
practice tests
Scholastic Computer Lab Favorites
SOL Released Tests
More Resources from Spelling City
Questionaut
I Know That

Internet Safety

Internet Safety
Jefferson Lab activity that uses reading comprehension skills to fill in the blanks.
iKeepSafe
Internet Safety resources for parents and educators provided by the Internet Keep Safe Coalition.
Online Safety
Brain Pop video informing kids of the dangers of the internet.
Yahoo Safely
Yahoo's guide to internet safety with information, video clips and activities.
Playing It Safe
An internet safety webquest
NetSmartz
Digital Safety Weblinks
Playing it Safe
Admongo
Living Life Online
Google Family Safety
Webonauts Internet Safety
A Thine Line
For use with Grades 9-12
LMK: Life Online
Welcome to the Web

Math

VA SOL Math
Free Math Activities
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
Virtual manipulatives for all grade levels
Math Drills
Free math worksheets
Homework for Kids
350 pages of exercises
Math Fact Cafe
free printable math worksheets for elementary school and home use
HSP Math
Activitles and lessons
AAA Math
Quick Flash
Fun, repetitive way to practice multiplication facts.
TV411 Math
quick lessons and activities
Aplus Math
Number But
basic math lessons and activities
Create A Graph
Cool Math 4 Kids
Create A Graph
Dositey
Math and Language Arts activities
RCPS Elementary Sites
Count On It Games
Cash Register
IXL Math Practice
Johnnie's Math Page
Math Links
Multiplication.com
Math Games
Multiplication Hidden Picture
Tech Trekers

History/Social Science

VA SOL Social Studies
Free Social Studies Games
Virginia: Web Links
Links to sites about Virginia
Old Magazine Articles
State of Virginia
coloring sheets of Virginia symbols and geography
Expert Science
Tech Trekers

Science

VA SOL Science
Portaportal of K-6 websit resources arranged by SOL
Best WebQuests.com
Science
Activities and lessons by grade level
Science Presentations
Ready to use for all grade levels
Virginia Zoo
Great for Pictures and animal info
Science Online Resources
Resources for grades k-5
The Biology Corner
Plants
printouts and illustrated plant dictionary
National Zoo
info on animals at the Smithsonian zoo
BBC Schools Science Clips
interactive movie clips with online quizzes
Sid the Science Kid
Check out the activities and resources tab for videos and interactives.
Science SOL
Expert Science
Tech Trekers
Animal Articles, Quizzes, Facts and more

Language Arts

Context Clues
Definitions and resources
Context Clues
Definitions and resources
Context Clues
Sample lessons and assessments
Storyline Online
Stories read by actors
Scholastic Computer Lab Favorites
Every Day Edits

Other Portaportals

SEE Sites
Tucker-Capps
Cathy Scarcelli, Teacher Librarian
J. Terlesky's
HCPS iTRT
B. Horne-ITRT
L. WIlson
HCPS ITRT
Bassette & Smith
HCPS ITRT site
Mallory Academic Help Links
P. Marcolini
Barron Elementary
K. Weaver-ITRT
T. Mclean-Bryan TL

Music

New York Phil Harmonic
DSO Kids
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
SFKids
San Francisco Symphony
Creating Music
Musical Mysteries
Workshop Live Cool Tools
Tuner, Metronome, printable music paper & more
Ricci Adams' Music Theory
It's Fun to Read: Music
Classics for Kids
Super Duper Music Looper
Jam Studio

Research Resources

Hampton Public Library
Qunintura for Kids
Simple search engine for kids-similar to Yahoo Kids.
Creative Commons Search

Black History

African-American Trailblazers
Focuses on Virginians
Library of Virginia
List of websites
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
Links to websites and resources
African American World or Kids
PBS Website
NMAAHC
Resources & printable activities

SmartBoard Lessons

Smarter Ways to the Smart Board
Language Arts Activities
Smarter Ways to Use the Smart Board
Math Activities
Smarter Ways to Use the Smart Board
Science Activities
Smarter Ways to Use the Smart Board
Science Activities
Smarter Ways to Use the Smart Board
Art & Music Activities
SmartBoard Activities
SmartBoard Activities Downloads Page
SmartBoard in the Classroom

SOL Review

Jefferson Lab Practice Tests
Science, Math and Technology
I.Q.-Interactive Quizzes
Based on SOL released test items
SOL Pass
SOL Prep Center
Social Studies SOLs

Holidays/Observances

Arbor Day Activities

Constitution Day

US Constitution
Timeline Quiz
Bill of Rights
Interactive Game
Constitutional Convention
Online Quiz
National Constitution Center
Interactive Constitution
Congress for Kids
Congress for Kids
Online Quiz

Teacher Resources

Rubistar
Create and store rubrics or use the samples on the site.
Free clipart
Free clipart and animations.
Free PowerPoint Templates, Images and Backgrounds
Click on the category and then scroll down to view thumbnails of all the options.
Songs for Teaching
Songs for every topic and occassion. Many have sound clips.
Awesome Clipart for Educators
Free clipart, icons, fonts, coloring sheets and puzzles.
Jefferson Lab Teacher Resources
Math and Science Reources for teachers.
Teacher Resource Sites
List of useful websites with printables, productivity tools, and lesson ideas.
Education World Lesson Plans
Lesson plan ideas for all subjects.
Pete's PowerPoint Station
PowerPoint Games
Templates--insert your own information
Elementary PowerPoints
Ready to Use presentations
Study Skills
Resource site for strategies
Easy Test Maker
FREE online test generator to help you create your tests.
SuperKids Educational Tools
easy-to-use, free educational resources, for home and school.
Graphic Organizers
Free printable graphic orgs. from Houghton Mifflin
Houghton Mifflin Resource
Search for activities for all grade levels and subjects.
PowerPoint Presentations
Ready to use presentations for all grade levels. Based on Tennesse curriculum.
Sounds
Great for powerpoints, podcasts, and other media projects.
DK Clipart
The Teacher's Corner
create your own puzzles or print premade ones
Classmarker
Free online quiz maker that marks and corrects for you.
Picnik
Free online photo editing
Apples 4 the Teacher
lessons, activities, and printable worksheets
Microsoft Office Clipart for teachers
Survey Monkey
create free online surveys
Digital Camera Activities
First Years
Teachers Network
Yes I Teach
Education World
Teachers.net
Spelling City
Lesson Plan Page
Educator's Reference Desk
Wordle
create word clouds online
Libraries on the Web-Real & Virtual
Scholastic Online Activities
Creative Commons Search
Word Dynamo
Google Apps Lesson Plans

Techie Tools