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Free presentations in PowerPoint
Blue Valley School District - Reading Interventions
Resource for reading intervention
MAP Reading
With the student RIT score, they can be directed to a variety of online activities, games, etc. that will give the student pract
Roy - Word Level Reading Games
word and sentence level games
Sequencing Practice
Practice putting steps in logical order.
TeacherVision
Language arts games to help build skills and concepts for grades Pre-12
What's Big Idea?
Epic

Genres

LessonPlanet - Teaching Genre Worksheets
Fantasy & Science Fiction
MysteryNet.com
Websites to teach Mysteries
Historical Fiction Genre Study
Lessons and activities
Genre Studies
bog ideas on teaching genres
teAchnology
Poetry lesson plans
Literary Genres
List defines genres
Education World - Poetry Month
Poetry resources, lesson plans, activites/projects, articles
readwritethink - acrostic poems
create an acrostic poem online
abcteach
acrostic worksheets
Scholastic Teachers Nonfiction
5 day unit plan for introducing nonfiction
Scholastic teachers Fictions vs Nonfiction
id writing as fiction or nonfiction
Kim's Korner for Teacher Talk Realistic Fiction
Realistic Fiction posters, signs, lessons, activities
eThemes Writing Realistic Fiction
lists of books, writing prompts, resources
Primary Resources - Myths & Legends
Stories to read online
Myths and Legends
British myths, folktales, legends online

Leah's Pony - Time period research

Parts of speech

eThemes Grammar: Parts of Speech
Examples, online games, handouts, interactive quizzes
Grammar Gorillas
Id parts of speech
Parts of Speech Games
Your Dictionary.com - Grammar Games
Interactive games
Language Arts - Go Grammar

Plurals

The Plural Girls
Choose the correct plural form of the given word
First School Years
Free worksheets, online activities, educational resources to help with plurals

Sarah Plain and Tall - time period research

A Day in the Life of a Pioneer
Mostly text, good information
NebraskaStudies.org
lots of reading, good information, can click on some of the pictures, put your mouse over the picture and zoom in on different p
Oracle ThinkQuest: Who Were the Pioneers

Seals

Seal Species Index
Seal research site
About.com Marine Life
seal information
Seals

When Baseball Saved Us - Internment Camp research

A More Perfect Union
Pictures/text
World War Two - Japanese Internment Camps in the US
Facts
Arlington Ball Park
This website has information about the Texas Ranger ball Park in Arlington Texas.

Wolves

Wolves of the Word
Pictures and facts
Types of Wolves
Facts and picture
Wild Wolves
Hear the call of the wild, find out how wolves are making a comeback, and discover the ancient connection between dogs and wolve

Amelia's Road

Migrant Farmworkers in the United States
pdf of facts
Migrant Farmworkers: AMerica's New Plantation Workers
Spring 2004 article
Migrant Farm Workers: Our Nation's Invisible Population
University of Missouri article
Migrant Workers
Photographer: Dorothea Lange
We Have Fed You All for a Thousand Years
Migrant Workers' Children
Migrant Live through the eyes of migrant teenagers
infopleae: Migrant Labor
definition
Mexican Migrant Workers
pictures
Hispanic Americans: Migrant Workers and Braceros (1930s-1964)
pictures and facts
Google photos

Migrant Workers

Migrant Farm Workers
The Struggle in California
information about the history of migrant workers
Photographs of migrant farm workers

African American Cowboys

Black Cowboys
Biographical information
Encyclopedia of the Great Plains
general info on African American cowboys a few names mentioned
Black Cowboys - Geni
Texas Ranchhouse - Black Cowboys

WWII

Declaration of Independence Signers

Signers of the Declaration of Independence
Biographies linked
Destiny of the Signers
What happened to the signers?
Declaration of Independence Facts
Check out fact 25!

Poetry

ReadWriteThink
Poems
Poetry Machine

Math

IXL Math
Online Math practice per grade
A+ Math
Math games and practice
AAA Math
Practice and explanation all areas of Math
Ask Dr. Math
Questions in Math answered on line with description of how to get there.
Funbrain
Math practice and activities
Math.com
Math practice and skills
Harcourt Math
Math practice for every grade level
Kidsites Math
All different Math practice sites for kids
Prongo
Games for kids --Have to choose ones related to math
Ricks Math
Printable Math worksheets
Math10.com
MAP Math
With the student RIT score, they can be directed to a variety of online activities, games, etc. that will give the student pract
Math Playground
Great for practicing different math skills
Think Central

Division

Gamequarium
Lots of different division games

4D Math Practice

Elapsed Time 1
Elapsed time practice problems.
Elapsed Time 2
Elapsed time practice problems
Elapsed Time Quiz
10 question quiz
Elapsed Time Concentration
Interactive Geoboard
Shape Sorter
Use A Venn Diagram to illustrate the relationship between polygons.
Tessellation
Make your own tessellation!

Great Depresseion

Science

Edheads
Helps students learn science concepts through educational games and activities designed to meet state and national standards.
Science Fair Central
This section provides a practice opportunity using two virtual labs. Virtual labs are relatively efficient, contained environmen

Sound- Sound Waves - Musical Instruments

The Nature of a Sound Wave
Demonstrations of Sound Waves in Air
Longitudinal Wave
Phil Tulga Music Through the Curriculum - Hearing Fractions
The Mudcat Cafe - Make Your Own Instruments
Directions on how to make several musical intstruments
A to Z Home's Cool Homeschooling
Ideas on instruments you can make
Homemade Musical Instruments

Planets

Spiders

Spider Facts
Fun Spider Facts for Kids
Easy Science for Kids - Fun Spider Facts
DK Find Out - Spiders
6 Kinds of Spiders
Facts and More Facts About Types of Spiders
Spiders of North America
List of spiders with pictures
Insect Identification - North American Spiders

Social Studies

Nebraska State Symbols Games
Remembering your state flower, your state bird, your state tree, your state motto and even nickname can be difficult, but learni
The Oregon Trail
Info about the trail, historic sites, facts, trail archives
The Underground Railroad
Great website with tons of information about a slave journey from life on the plantation to finally reaching safety in the north
Virtual Capital Tour

NE Native Americans

Famous Nebraskans

50 States.com
list of famous Nebraskans, their job, and where in NE they lived
Nebraska on Film
This list and our pages about each Nebraskan in film, TV, broadcasting, theater and music are constantly being updated
NebraskaAccess- Famous People
State Historical Society - Coloring Pages
coloring pages on many NE topics including "Nebraska's Hall of Fame"
Famous Nebraskans Web Search
You are an aide to the governor of Nebraska. You have been given the task to find information about three famous Nebraskans for
Famous Nebraskans
A virtual cemetery
Nebraska Trailblazer No. 17
Nebraska Trailblazer Featuring Notable Nebraskans
NSEA-Profiles of Nationally Distinguished Nebraskans
Biographical information
Notable Nebraskan Information
Biographical information in a pdf
nebraskastudies.org-Nebraska Hall of Fame
Encyclopedia Britannica
Kids Google Search Engine
Biography Section of factmonster
Lincoln Journal Star - 150 Notable Nebraskans
StuffAboutStates.co ~ Notable Nebraskans

Explorers

Explorers
Lists Spanish, English, and french Explorers, nationality, and achievement
Famous Explorers
Interesting Facts and information about Famous Explorers
Wikipedia
Although Wikis are frowned upon, this gives a good list to find a name from, good place to start
Enchanted Learning: Explorers
Explorers listed A-Z, quick information, some with pictures and maps

Geobee Practice sites

Maps

Latitude and Longitude Game by KidsGeo.com
Hannah is lost somewhere on the map, find her by using the latitude/longitude clues she gives
ABCya! Latitude and Longitude Game
Children are asked to find gold on the map by using latitude and longitude coordinates. A great activity to practice map skills.
Longitude and Latitude
Find the appropriate dot on the map given the longitude and Latitude clues
Quia - Maps and More Maps!!
Test your maps skills with a Quia quiz
Geography
practice identifying regions, states, capitals, rivers, oceans, etc.
Geography Practice
Practice geography of the United States by regions.

Region Study

Regions of the United States
Find information about your region here!
Presidents of the United States
Find information about each of the presidents of the United States.
Landmarks in the United States
Use this site to find landmarks in your region.
Landforms in the United States
Use this site to find landforms in your region.
Kids google search engine
Use this site to look for tourist attractions in your region.
U.S. State Capitals
Matching or Concentration game
Hartcourt Social Studies - States and Regions
Takes you on an adventure in the different regions

Government - Elections...

Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
Your Neighborhood and Beyond | Our Nation | Historical Documents | Branches of Government How Laws Are Made | National versus St

NE history - the beginning of our state

Other

SmartBoard lessons
SlimeKids
Packed with book trailers and educational games, School library media Kids is designed to provide an interactive online experien
4th Grade Internet Based Activities
Online games for many subject areas: Reading, Math, Writing, Math Two, Social Studies, Science
K-5 Computer Lab Activities
Suffolk Teaching Activities & Resources
provides multi level, multi subject resources and activities
list of colleges and universities
Word Hippo
Great Reference Source: Dictionary/Thesaurus/Rhyming Words/Translation/Hear it...
ReadWriteThink Poetry
EnchantedLearning
research site
A visual dictionary
TruFlix
People, Places, History, Science and Nature
Turtlediary.com - Kids Games
Covers many content areas
Scholastic lab games
PBSkids Lab
Room Recess
PhotosforClass
Properly attributed, Creative Commons photos for school
Kahoot
Buncee
ABC Lou notes
Prezi on how to take notes
MAPs Growth Practice
NSCAS Tutorial

Olympics - Winter 2018

Holidays

Nebraska's Birthday
quiz
Presidents' Day
Scholastic The First Thanksgiving
Christmas Fun and Games
Christmas quiz, riddles, games, printables, and crafts.

Veterans Day

VA Kids, K-5th
Info., Games and Activities
Veterans Day Quiz
Short Quiz - When you answer, if you get an advertisement, go to the top right corner and click, "Go directly to link."
Veterans Day - History.com
Articles, Video, Pictures and Facts
Veterans Day
History, Information, Poetry and Activitities
Let's Say Thanks
In support of our trrops

Christmas

Christmas Games

Dr. Seuss - Read Across America Day

Art

Getty Games
Getty Art Museum

Language Arts

Type The Contraction
Type in the contraction-25 questions.
Poetry Machine
Supplies poetry forms for students to fill in.

Poetry

What is a Diamante?
Learn about diamantes and make your own!

Sentences- Unit 1

Quia Sentence Type Quiz
Identify is sentences are declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory in this 20 question quiz.
Practice Identifying Subject and Predicate
10 question practice on identifying subject/predicate
Quia Simple Subject and Predicate Quiz
Play rags to riches and practice identifying the simple subject and predicate.
Quia Context Clues Practice
Practice using context clues to identify words in this 10 question practice.

Internet Safety

NetsmartzKids
Internet Safety videos and activities
BrainPopJr - Internet Safety
Annie and Mobi share basic ideas on how to be safe on the Internet
AT&T Safety Land
Internet Safety game
BrainPopJr. Digital Etiquette
17 Cartoon Videos Explaining the Internet and Internet safety
Digital Citizenship
Technology for Grades 3-6
Online Safety quiz
Visit Hector's World
Internet Safety Videos
Videos NetSafe Utah
YouTube - Popups
Don't Buy It Get Media Smart
Search Shark - video
How to search on Google for kids
Internet Safety: Elementary Schools
Links to different Internet Safety sites
Your Digital Footprint
5 Ways to Make a Positive Digital Footprint
Do You Have a Private Life Online?
Eva's Story
Nothing is private on the Internet - digital footprint
YouTube Video - with teacher guidance - Bullying
Why keyboards are set up in QWERTY style
Cyber Safety
Unit Assessments - Common Sense Education
Safe Online Surfing
Digital Passport
Youtube: How to be an Upstander to Cyberbullying
short - do class discussion and group notes
Internet Safety Guide
write on document
Copyright videos
Copyright videos

GeoBee

National Geographic GeoBee Challenge Game
Game, Practice, Geography Trivia
Geography Bee Practice
National Geographic Sample Questions
Geography Bee - Prepare for the Geography Bee
Nine Tips and Techniques to Help Win the Geo Bee
Fact Monster Geography Bee Quiz 1
Geography Bee Practice

Typing

Typing Factory - Games
Typing Lessons
Typing Test
Fire Typer
Popcorn Typer game
Launch Key Game
Christmas Typing Games
Symbaloo of keyboarding
Typing Tutorial
Keyboard Warrior Christmas Puzzle
TypingClub
6 Secret Keyboard Techniques
The QWERTY Keyboard
Gives the reason why the keyboard is laid out the way it is.

Homerow games