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online educational video games that offer a powerful approach to learning basic math, language arts, vocabulary, and thinking sk

http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/
K-5 Educational Courses

http://www.e-learningforkids.org/courses.html#math
Reading K-5
Smarttutor.com’s FREE Reading Activities help children become better readers by teaching the following necessary sub-skills.

http://www.smarttutor.com/home/reading_menu.asp
Interactive Reading Games

http://www.roythezebra.com/reading-games-word-level.html
Stories

http://www.pinkydinkydoo.com/storybox.html
Reading/Spelling

http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/quizes/spell2.htm
Reading and Writing Games

http://www.kenttrustweb.org.uk/kentict/content/games/literacy_menu.html
K-2 Reading Interactive Games

http://www.uen.org/k-2interactives/reading.shtml
K-2 Listening

http://www.uen.org/k-2interactives/listening.shtml

Writing

Use Words Communicate Ideas

http://www.wordle.net/
Guess The Wordle

http://jenuinetech.com/GTW/
Google docs

https://www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLogin?service=writely&passive=1209600&continue=http%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2F&followup=http%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2F&ltmpl=homepage
Get students writing

http://www.readwritethink.org/
Graphic Organizers to enhance instruction

http://classtools.net/
Start Brainstorming

http://bubbl.us/
Great graphic organizers

http://www.exploratree.org.uk/explore/templates.php
Story Starters

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/storystarters/storystarter1.htm
Word Builder

http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/auto/18/51.html
Punctuation Station

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/sentencebasics/whatisasentence/flash7.shtml
I Know That Language Arts

http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L2?GradeLevel=4:4&Subject=Language Arts
Instant Poetry Forms

http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/newpoem.htm
Punctuation Practice

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/punctuation/index_pre.html
Genre Characteristics Chart

http://teacher.scholastic.com/reading/bestpractices/comprehension/genrechart.pdf
Better Answer Game
One of the ways to help kids write well to written tests is to help them understand the question...

http://www.netrover.com/~kingskid/Better_Answer/better_answer.htm
Dolch Word Games
50 to 75 percent of all words in text material are common words which are repeated. These 220 words are called the Dolch Sight W

http://www.netrover.com/~kingskid/sightword/dolchgames.htm
Dolch Word Games

http://www.netrover.com/~crose/dolch/dolch.htm
Abbreviations,Contractions and Editing for the Primary Child

http://www.netrover.com/~jjrose/spell/editindex.htm
Spelling Number Words

http://www.netrover.com/~jjrose/spell/1-10/jigword2.html
Writing and Alphabet Practice

http://www.meddybemps.com/letterary/guide_and_archives.html
Phonemic Processing by Word Building

http://www.netrover.com/~kingskid/phonics/phonics_main.htm
Writing a Letter Game

http://www.netrover.com/~kingskid/letter/lettermain.html
Alphabetical Order

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/flash.php?&file=wordorder1a
Grammar Ninja

http://www.kwarp.com/portfolio/grammarninja.html
Word Family Sort

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/wordfamily/
Word World

http://pbskids.org/wordworld/index_flash.html
Literacy Center

http://www.literacycenter.net/lessonview_en.php#
Look, Cover, Write and Check

http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/lookcover/lookcover.html
Easily Confused Words

http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/quizes/confusewords1.htm
Easily Confused Words II

http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/quizes/confusewords2.htm
Reading/Spelling

http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/quizes/spell2.htm
our/are/hour

http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/year4/ourarequiz.htm
Seussville Story Maker

http://www.seussville.com/games/storymaker/story_maker.html
Storybox

http://www.pinkydinkydoo.com/storybox.html
K-2 ABC Interactive Games

http://www.uen.org/k-2interactives/abc.shtml
K-2 Writing Interactive Games

http://www.uen.org/k-2interactives/writing.shtml
K-2 Words Interactive Games

http://www.uen.org/k-2interactives/words.shtml

Figurative Language

Figurative Languages
Definitions of different types of figurative language

http://www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/yorba/figurative_language.htm
Literature Terms
Lesson, exercises and quizzes

http://www.dowlingcentral.com/MrsD/area/literature/LitTerms.html
Figurative Languages Defined
Kids Connect- Definitions, examples, and interactive sites

http://www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/20-language-arts/343-figurative-language.html
Links for figurative language

http://www.sturgeon.k12.mo.us/elementary/numphrey/subjectpages/languagearts/figuresofspeech.html

Technology

Create Your Own...
Create free educational games, activities and diagrams

http://classtools.net/
Photo Sharing Site

http://www.flickr.com/
Voice Thread
Great way to get students communicating

http://voicethread.com/#home
Online Tools for Teachers and Students

http://kathyschrock.net/cooking/
Typing

http://www.lakemunmorah.ps.education.nsw.gov.au/kla/typing.htm
Computer Skills Course

http://www.e-learningforkids.org/courses.html#math
keyboarding Skills

http://www.literacycenter.net/letters_en/typing_en_uc.php

Presentation Tools

Google docs

https://www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLogin?service=writely&passive=1209600&continue=http%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2F&followup=http%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2F&ltmpl=homepage
Create news letters or presentations

http://letterpop.com/
Create newsletters and presentations

http://letterpop.com/
Presentation Tool

http://prezi.com/
Make Your Own Slide Show

http://www.slide.com/
Upload your Power Point
Upload your Power Point with an embed code

http://www.slideshare.net/

iPod Lessons

iPod Lessons
using music, video, and podcasts to inspire writing in all content areas

http://writingfix.com/ipod_prompts.htm

Podcasts

Math

Educational Games
Add and Subtract, Multiply and Divide, Integers, and Fractions and Ratios.

http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/
K-5 Math Courses for Kids

http://www.e-learningforkids.org/courses.html#math
Work your brain with numbers...

http://www.mathplayground.com/games.html
Fun Brain's Math Arcade
Cool, interactive games to practice your math skills!

http://www.funbrain.com/brain/MathBrain/MathBrain.html
Cool Math 4 Kids

http://www.coolmath4kids.com/
Games, Applications, and Study Sheets

http://www.mrnussbaum.com/mathcode.htm
Multiplication.com

http://memorizeinminutes.com/interactive_games.htm
Interactive Math Games

http://www.gamequarium.com/math.htm

Science

K-5 Educational Courses
Courses that relate to science, environmental, health, and life skills.

http://www.e-learningforkids.org/courses.html#math
BayQuest
The site offers seven interactives that will help students, teachers and families learn more about the Chesapeake Bay, the large

http://bayville.thinkport.org/default_flash.aspx?load=bayquest

Science Links

Bite Size Science

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/materials/
Foss Magnetism and Electricity

http://www.fossweb.com/modules3-6/MagnetismandElectricity/index.html
FOSS Landforms

http://www.fossweb.com/modules3-6/Landforms/index.html
FOSS Environments

http://www.fossweb.com/modules3-6/Environments/index.html
Build a Circuit

http://www.playkidsgames.com/games/circuitGame/circuitGame.htm
Electricity Zone--lots of links

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/revision/Science/electricity.htm
Science games from the UK

http://www.engineeringinteract.org/interact.htm
Insect Interactive Powerpoint

http://urbanext.illinois.edu/kids/

Social Studies

Museum Box
Great presentation tool for Social Studies or Science that allows one to build up an argument or description of an event, person

http://museumbox.e2bn.org/
Transportation

http://port.thinkport.org/

Native Americans found In South Carolina

History on All

http://www.sciway.net/hist/indians/
Cherokee and Catawba Tribe

http://www.native-languages.org/scarolina.htm
South Carolina Tribes

http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/southcarolina/index.htm

American Revolutionary War

War

http://www.sciway.net/hist/periods/revolwar.html
Struggle for the South

http://americanrevwar.homestead.com/files/south.htm
Thirteen Colonies Research Liks

http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/forestknollses/projects/ColonyLinks.htm
American Heritage Library- Sons of the Revolution

http://www.srcalifornia.com/
Loyalty or Liberty

http://www.history.org/history/teaching/revolution/loyalty.html
UNIFORMS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

http://www.srcalifornia.com/uniforms/uindex.htm
Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/government/branches.html
The American Revolution

http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/
Liberty PBS Kids

http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/
A list of sites about the American Revolution

http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/amrevol.html

Civil Rights

Road Trip!

http://www.knowitall.org/roadtrip/
Explore the American Civil Rights Movement
Civil Rights Struggle: African American GIs & Germany

http://www.aacvr-germany.org/AACVR.ORG/

Just For Parents

Fun Stuff Resource

http://www.ipl.org/IPLBrowse/GetSubject?vid=12&cid=3&tid=4528&parent=4252

Internet Safety

Incredible Internet

http://www.incredibleinternet.com/online-safety/dr-linda-young
Net Smartz

http://www.netsmartz.org/index.aspx
Get Net Wise

http://kids.getnetwise.org/tools/
Brain Pop-Online Safety

http://www.brainpop.com/technology/computersandinternet/onlinesafety/
Tips for Tweens and Teens

http://www.onguardonline.gov/topics/safety-tips-tweens-teens.aspx
Wired Safety

http://www.wiredsafety.org/
Web Wise Kids

http://www.webwisekids.org/
e-Safety Education

http://www.isafe.org/

Teacher's Workroom

Create news letters or presentations

http://letterpop.com/
Videos
Find videos to support your curriculum or upload your own.

http://www.teachertube.com/
Anderson5 Educational Video Library

http://lightspeed.anderson5.net/safevideos/Default.aspx
Online Tools for Teachers and Students

http://kathyschrock.net/cooking/
Teacher Blog

http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/
Fun Stuff Resource

http://www.ipl.org/IPLBrowse/GetSubject?vid=12&cid=3&tid=4528&parent=4252
Genre Characteristics Chart

http://teacher.scholastic.com/reading/bestpractices/comprehension/genrechart.pdf

Presentation Tools

Google docs

https://www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLogin?service=writely&passive=1209600&continue=http%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2F&followup=http%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2F&ltmpl=homepage
Presentation Tool

http://prezi.com/
Make Your Own Slide Show

http://www.slide.com/

Interactive Games

All Grades and Subjects
Free Eduucation for children globally

http://www.e-learningforkids.org/
Primary Game Arena

http://primarygamesarena.com/
Top Marks UK Games
Games for ages 3-14

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/EducationalGames.aspx?cat=32
Kindersite
Games, Songs, and Stories for ages 2-8

http://www.kindersite.org/Directory/DirectoryFrame.htm
Learning Planet
Learning games for grades K-5

http://www.learningplanet.com/stu/index.asp?tab=0

Technology Intergration