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photos

http://photographicdictionary.com/
Enchanted Learning

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/coloring/
Dictionary

http://www.merriam-webster.com/
Math Dictionary

http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/dictionary.html
Timelines

http://www.softschools.com/timelines/
PebbleG0

http://www.pebblego.com/choose/choose_product.html

Clothespin Dolls

Clothespin Dolls
Help with making a clothespin doll

http://www.instructables.com/id/Clothespin-dolls/
Tour of Ellis Island

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/tour/
Making Clothespin Dolls

http://www.ehow.com/how_5967874_make-clothespin-doll-toys.html
Scholastic Immigration

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/index.htm

Digestion

Animation of Digestion

http://kitses.com/animation/swfs/digestion.swf

Dinosaurs

Dinosaur WebQuest

http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/de/webquests/dino/dinowq.htm
Here Come the Dinosaurs!

http://its.guilford.k12.nc.us/webquests/dino/dinosaurs.html
Dinosaur Fact and Fiction

http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dinosaurs/
Enchanted Learning Dinosaurs

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/
The World of Dinosaurs
A Thinkquest site with information and quizzes about some of the dinosaurs

http://library.thinkquest.org/J001504/
Dino Dictionary
Information about more than 300 known dinosaurs!

http://www.dinodictionary.com/
Meet the Dinosaurs
Information about a few of the dinosaurs: Ankylosaurus, Triceratops, Torosaurus, Spinosaurus, Ceratosaurus, Stegosaurus, Staurik

http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/dinosaurflr/diorama.html
Dinosaurs For Kids
Read about dinosaurs and play dinosaur games

http://www.kidsdinos.com/
Indianapolis museum
build a skeleton

http://www.childrensmuseum.org/themuseum/dinosphere/kids/kids_games_level1.html
usborne quick links

http:///www.usborne-quicklinks.com/usa/usa_homepage.asp
How to Say Dinosaur Names!

http://www.kidsturncentral.com/topics/dinosaurs/dinonames.htm
Dino Database
A fun game for learning dinosaurs

http://www.dinodatabase.com/index.asp
PBS Dinosaurs
games, facts,videos

http://pbskids.org/dinosaurtrain/videos/index.html
Dinosaur Facts

http://www.dinosaurfact.net/
Dinosaur Time Machine

http://www.mantyweb.com/dinosaur/dino_intro.htm
Dino Language Arts

http://www.ictgames.com/dinosaurwordsrepeat.html
Dino games and puzzles

http://www.abc.net.au/dinosaurs/dino_playground/default.htm
Paleontologist Job Description

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRuK62LZgj8
Digging up Dinosaur Graveyard

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzcMnb0yhxA&feature=related
Dinosaur Quiz

http://animal.discovery.com/dinosaurs/dinosaur-quiz.htm
Another Dino Quiz

http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/prehistoric-world/dinosaur-quiz/
Yet another Dino Quiz
Flash required

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/dinosaurs/dinoquiz/

Geography

Geography Games

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm

Habitats

wildlife

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
animal/plant videos

http://urbanext.uiuc.edu/SchoolsOnline/22.html
naturemapping

http://depts.washington.edu/natmap/
animal info

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/
animal facts

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/coloring/c.shtml

Math

Math Quiz

http://www.thatquiz.org/
Everyday Math Links

http://yes.yarmouthschools.org/2ndgrade/2math
AAA Math
Great Second Grade Math Activities

http://www.aaaknow.com/grade2.htm
Math Quiz

http://www.kidzone.ws/math/quiz.html
math grade level and skills

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/math.htm
Time for time
great for telling time

http://www.time-for-time.com/swf/myclox.swf
Math Comes Alive

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html
Everyday Math Grade 2 by Unit

http://www1.center.k12.mo.us/edtech/edm/2.htm
Timeline Maker

http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/materials/timelines/
Another Timeline Maker

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/timeline/
Summer Ideas
NCTM lists and links to math games

http://www.nctm.org/resources/content.aspx?id=23220
Circle 21
Addition Strategy Game

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_188_g_2_t_1.html?open=instructions&from=category_g_2_t_1.html
Circle 0
Adding positive and negative numbers to = 0

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_122_g_2_t_1.html?open=instructions&from=category_g_2_t_1.html
Circle 99
Adding 2 digit numbers to = 99

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_269_g_2_t_1.html?open=instructions&from=category_g_2_t_1.html
Coin Weighing

http://www.primarygames.com/math/coinweighing/start.htm
Create a Graph!
great program to make graphs

http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createAgraph/
Magic Squares

http://www.allmath.com/magicsquare.php
Everyday Math Algorithms
Great for Parents!!!

https://www.everydaymathonline.com/free_resources_main.html?frnologin=1&PHPSESSID=6132a56f2cd60a7c40e0da9bb1dc3bae
academic skills games

http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/
temp quiz

http://www.softschools.com/measurement/temperature/games/thermometer/
Everyday Math Online
login for student access

http://em-ccss.everydaymathonline.com/g_login.html
IXL math

http://www.ixl.com/math/standards/maine
Kahn Academy Arithmetic

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic
Telling Time

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/math.htm#time
Perimeter Shoot

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/geometry/shapeshoot/PerimeterShapesShoot.htm
Dog Bone Game

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/DogBone/gamebone.html
Ten Marks
login for Ten Marks Math

https://www.tenmarks.com/login

Illuminations

Coin Box
great for naming coins and making change

http://illuminations.nctm.org/coinbox/
Grouping And Grazing
Adding, Subtracting, Regrouping

http://illuminations.nctm.org/Activity.aspx?id=3526
How Many Under the Shell?
adding and subtraction practice

http://illuminations.nctm.org/Activity.aspx?id=3566
Concentration
Number and Value Matching

http://illuminations.nctm.org/Activity.aspx?id=3563

Moon, Sun, and Earth

Moon Phases

http://www.paulcarlisle.net/mooncalendar/

Other

Wordle
Create your own word cloud

http://www.wordle.net/create
Computer Mouse Skills
Choose games to practice your mouse skills!

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/early_childhood/mouse_skills_pre-k.htm
ABCya
Grade level lessons incorporate areas such as math and language arts while introducing basic computer skills.

http://www.abcya.com/
Free Pictures
Safe, Free, Image Library

http://pics.tech4learning.com/

Owls

Owl Calls and Sounds

http://www.owlpages.com/sounds.php
Owl Information

http://owling.com/
More owl information

http://www.owlpages.com/
Virtual Owl Pellets

http://www.kidwings.com/owlpellets/#
owl species

http://aviary.owls.com/owls.html
barn owl hatching

http://www.adoptabird.org/babybarn.html
All About Owls

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/birds/info/Owl.shtml
Eyes On Owls
Marcia and Mark's Website!

http://eyesonowls.com/
All About Birds

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/Page.aspx?pid=1189
Exploring Nature

http://www.exploringnature.org/db/main_index.php
Burrowing Owls

http://burrowingowlconservation.org/
The Peregrine Fund

http://www.peregrinefund.org/
virtual owl pellets

http://kidwings.com/nests-of-knowledge/virtual-pellet/
owlinstitute.org

http://owlinstitute.org/

Phonics/Spelling

Phonics Songs

http://pbskids.org/lions/
Spelling
spelling games with your words

http://www.spellingcity.com/
Sitton Spelling Games

http://school.elps.k12.mi.us/donley/classrooms/berry/sitton_spelling_activities/2ndgrade_spelling/core_word_units.htm

Reading

tumblebooks
select a book to read-online audiobooks-k-12 levels

http://www.portlandlibrary.com/kidsplace/tumblebooks.htm
poetry

http://www.gigglepoetry.com/index.aspx
picture books

http://www.lookybook.com/
Starfall
Reading and Phonics Games

http://www.starfall.com/
Dr. Seuss Webquest

http://literacy.calumet.purdue.edu/STUDENT/motzp1/seussindex.htm
interactive c.

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/comic/index.html
biographies
people past & present

http://www.factmonster.com/people.html?link=fmhpn
Stories

http://www.storylineonline.net/
http://www.turtlediary.com/

http://www.turtlediary.com/
Spaghetti Book Club
Book reviews by and for kids

http://www.spaghettibookclub.org/
Movie Reviews

http://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews
More Book Reviews

http://www.slimekids.com/book-reviews/
Reggie the Rhyming Rino

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bll/reggie/index.htm

Fairy Tales

Story Nory
listen to fairy tales!

http://www.storynory.com/category/fairy-tales/
Fairy Tale Videos

http://video.nhptv.org/program/folk-tales-fairy-tales-fables/
Fairy Tales
Fairy Tales to read online

http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/Collections/ClasFair.shtml

Tall Tales

Paul Bunyan

http://www.paulbunyantrail.com/talltale.html

Research Tools

Marvel! Maine's Virtual Library
Once you're in Marvel!, click on Britannica Online School Edition K-12

http://libraries.maine.edu/mainedatabases/
Kids Click
Kids Click! Web search for kids by librarians. Reference, arts, entertainment, sports, health, and the list goes on and on...

http://www.kidsclick.org/
Google Safe Search For Kids
Google Directory for Kids and Teens. Web material readable and appropriate for students. Resources, graphics, homework help, iss

http://www.squirrelnet.com/search/Google_SafeSearch.asp
Kidspace
The Kids' section of the Internet public Library (IPL)

http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/
Yahooligans!
Designed for Web surfers ages 7 to 12. Sites selected by the YAHOO! Inc. staff.

http://kids.yahoo.com/

Rocks & Minerals

Rocks for Kids
Go to the Table of Contents on this site for lots of great info about rocks & minerals

http://www.rocksforkids.com/
Geo- Mysteries from the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis
geo-mysteries to solve with some great information, geologic timeline, filed tips for rockhounds, and Fequently Asked Questions

http://www.childrensmuseum.org/geomysteries/index3.html
The Mineral and Gemstone Kingdom
Higher level website of Minerals A-Z, Gemstones, with lots of pictures

http://www.minerals.net/
Minerology 4 Kids
Mineral group[s, mineral properties, minerals in your house, all about crystals,mineral games from the Mineralogical Society of

http://www.minsocam.org/MSA/K12/K_12.html
Rocks & Minerals from KidsKonnect.com, a safe internet gateway for kids
A comprehensive listing of web links about rocks & minerals

http://www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/15-science/97-rocks-a-minerals.html
Rocks & Minerals - inQuiry Almanack
Rocks & Minerals with a link to Minerals by name and lots more

http://www.fi.edu/qa97/spotlight1/spotlight1.html
SDNHM: Mineral Matters
Identify minerals, create a collection, and grow your own crystals. Click on Mine Games for puzzles, games, and a mystery for yo

http://www.sdnhm.org/kids/minerals/

Science

eggs
quest (to do in school)

http://www.arthur.k12.il.us/arthurgs/eggtrht.htm
From Egg to Chick

http://www.teachersfirst.com/getsource.cfm?id=6836
enchanted learning
all subject areas

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.shtml
http://www.coolkidsforacoolclimate.com/
earth day

http://www.coolkidsforacoolclimate.com/
http://tiki.oneworld.net/global_warming/climate_home.html?gclid=CKzKsN6z_JICFQlTHgodaDiJxQ
earth day

http://tiki.oneworld.net/global_warming/climate_home.html?gclid=CKzKsN6z_JICFQlTHgodaDiJxQ
Moon Phases Calendar

http://www.paulcarlisle.net/mooncalendar/
Lesson plan ideas for teaching the moon

http://www.proteacher.org/c/489_Moon_Phases.html
moon web quest

http://its.guilford.k12.nc.us/webquests/Moon/moon.htm
Moon's 29 Faces

http://www.tau.ac.il/institutes/advanced/cosmic/education/BS_TAU/IAS/unit1_10/emoonp1.htm
moon phases w/ quiz

hhttp://www.k111.k12.il.us/king/phases_of_the_moon.htm
http://www.k111.k12.il.us/king/phases_of_the_moon.htm

http://www.k111.k12.il.us/king/phases_of_the_moon.htm
landforms

http://www.edu.pe.ca/southernkings/face.htm
egg activities and web quests

http://42explore.com/eggs.htm
Moon Phases

http://www.moonconnection.com/moon_phases_calendar.phtml

Sharks

Sharks Enchanted Learning
basic shark information

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/sharks/allabout/

Skeleton

skeletal info

http://42explore.com/skeleton.htm
research skeleton

http://library.thinkquest.org/5777/ske1.htm
info for kids on bones

http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/body/bones_SW.html
ABCya skeletal

http://www.abcya.com/skeletal_system.htm
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/skel/skel.html
put the skeleton back together

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/skel/skel.html
Label the Skeleton

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/gamesactivities/movinggrowing.html
Skeleton Games

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/health/anatomy/skeleton/Skeleton_tutorial.htm
Mrs. Braxton's Skeleton
Puzzels, photos, scavenger hunt

https://mrsbraxton.pbworks.com/w/page/21739340/3rd%20Grade%20Skeletal%20Lesson

Social Studies

Colonial America

http://library.thinkquest.org/J002611F/introduction.htm
Wampanoag People
general information on the tribe

http://www.geocities.com/bigorrin/wampanoag_kids.htm
Colonial Williamsburg

file:///Users/teacher/Desktop/Colonial%20Williamsburg%20Trades.webarchive
Colonial Kids

file:///Users/teacher/Desktop/Colonial%20Kids.webarchive
13 Colonies

file:///Users/teacher/Desktop/The%2013%20Colonies%20of%20America-%20Clickable%20Map.webarchive
Hop Scotch 101
Rules for hopscotch

http://www.ntu.edu.sg/home2004/HEND0004/cs227/project_1/rules.html
Google Earth

http://earth.google.com/
Martin Luther King Jr. web quest

http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/taverna/98/king.htm
Government for Kids site

http://www.usafreedomcorpskids.gov/kids/kids_stories.htm
http://www.castles.org/Kids_Section/Castle_Story/index.htm
castles

http://www.castles.org/Kids_Section/Castle_Story/index.htm
castles

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/castles/websites.htm
http://kids.clerk.house.gov/high-school/lesson.html?intID=16

http://kids.clerk.house.gov/high-school/lesson.html?intID=16
http://www.congressforkids.net

http://www.congressforkids.net
http://www.madison.k12.ky.us/ms/webquest/Govern/branches.htm

http://www.madison.k12.ky.us/ms/webquest/Govern/branches.htm
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/
The First Thanksgiving

http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/
Mayflower
Description of the Pilgrim's voyage

http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/voyage/
History of Christmas
Great site for Christmas in different countries

http://thehistoryofchristmas.com/

Sound

Sound Information

http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow2/apr99/soundindex.html
The NASA Sci Files

http://scifiles.larc.nasa.gov/text/kids/D_Lab/acts_sound.html
Sound Wacona Elementary School
Play a piano

http://www.wacona.com/sound/sound.html
Brass Family
Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWxUqwWPQzY&feature=PlayList&p=DE2074B99AD45FCC&index=0
Woodwinds
Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BD1BNBdpqg&feature=PlayList&p=DE2074B99AD45FCC&index=2
String Family
Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeekSpkB2KQ&feature=PlayList&p=DE2074B99AD45FCC&index=3
Percussion
Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSEjNLubGvc&feature=related
do a deer sound!

http://dingo.care2.com/cards/new/0422/Do-a-rain-deer.swf
Online Sound Activities

http://www.exploratorium.edu/listen/online_activities.php

video games

Good Literacy Site

http://www.islandtrees.org/stokes/st_compfavgr2.htm
magic pickle

http://www.scholastic.com/magicpickle/