| Area of Focus(specific content-cross curricular management etc.) | Website Address | Website Sponsor | Summary of resources available | Special instructions (sign in / establish account etc.) | Grade level / curricular area connections | Comments |
| Reading | http://www.teachersfirst.com/ 100books.htm |
The Educators Network | Books Lists for teachers, parents and students! | None | Reading—helping match texts with student’s reading level and interests! | You can never have enough book lists! |
| Literacy | www.peggysharp.com | Peggy Sharp | Recommended book lists are provided by level and year. Ideas of the month offer activities and book groupings for study. | Literature, vocabulary development, categorizing, comprehension. | Peggy Sharp offers lists of recommended books each year and provides descriptions. She also offers an idea of the month, with an archive of recent years at this site. An example for March is authors, titles and subjects that are green. She writes a quarterly newsletter to which one can subscribe, also. Peggy Sharp also directs workshops in our area yearly, that are always packed with book titles and teaching ideas. | |
| Literacy | www.nwrel.org/assessment | NW Regional Educational Laboratory | In the 6 + 1 Trait Writing section of the site, lesson plans are available for late elementary students for all six traits. There are also prompts for narrative, expository and persuasive pieces and pieces to use for scoring practice. | Traits of good writing, evaluation of writing for voice, organization, ideas, word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions. | 6+1 Trait Writing was developed by the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, so this site is the mother ship for all things 6 trait. Teachers familiar with this writing model can make use of the resources, and teachers can also learn more about 6+1 Trait writing at this site. | |
| Literacy | www.mce.k12tn.net/units/ units_with_books.htm |
Mountain City Elementary School, Mountain City, Tennessee | Reading units have been created for a number of intermediate novels, which are listed in alphabetical order. The activities include online questions, vocabulary work, comprehension questions, writing extensions, additional links and projects. | Literature, response writing, word study, vocabulary study, dictionary work, | This is a great site to use for novel studies. Books are at varied reading level, including some below level, so there is something for everyone. There are numerous exercises for vocabulary and comprehension study. There are opportunities to work online on many activities. An example: The City of Ember link offers online and printable questions for each chapter, suggested activities with further links, and writing lessons such as writing conversation and building a captivating plot. | |
| Social Studies | www.animatedatlas.com | Peter Mays | The growth of the United States from The Revolutionary War to its present size is depicted using a changing map, timeline, and narration. | U.S. history, geographic factors in U.S. expansion, mapping skills. | Think of it as a movie, with the map as the main character. State outlines are shown, territories are highlighted, and the country’s shape keeps changing due to treaties and wars. It is a very visual representation of our geographic history. This and 4 other videos are for sale, but Growth of a Nation can be viewed at this site. It is ten minutes in length, and is so inclusive you will probably want to show it more than once or in segments. | |
| Social Studies | www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0770177.html | Information Please | State regions and information about the 50 states. | Government, state regions, state information, state rankings in various categories. The date could also be used in mathematics. | A plus of this site is its organization of the states in regions. Data-rich text with vocabulary in bold describes each area. Individual state profiles are also provided, as well as political state maps. A government section includes explanations of the branches, as well as the current elected and appointed officials. The texts of a few documents and speeches are included. A negative, the crossword is too hard for students and the quizzes are too brief and trivia driven. | |
| Social Studies | www.theus50.com | The US50 | Each state can be studied in the areas of history, geography, outdoors, tourism, and information. There are also state links and a state quiz. The fast facts section ranks states by area, population and entry as a state. An inclusive listing of state birds, capitals, flowers, nicknames and trees is included. State Tourism Department addresses are provided. | Researching, study of states, mapping, letter writing, biographies | This is a user-friendly site that offers age-appropriate information about each state and compares states in several categories. Good for researching. Includes addresses for tourism departments for requesting information. Short biographies of historic figures are included. Beware of the ads which form the right side of the page. Students should be alerted not to click on any of these. | |
| Social Studies | www.americaslibrary.gov/ cgi-bin/page.cgi |
Library of Congress | Stories of America’s past are told in the categories of Meet Amazing Americans, Jump Back in Time, Explore the States, Join America at Play, and See, Hear and Sing. | nonfiction reading, history, timelines, biographies, | An excellent site that is well researched, user friendly, and interesting. The topics are wide ranging, including inventions, developments and discoveries. You can learn the history of the bathing suit, the role of baseball, or about the birth of the ice cream cone. People you may not have heard of but who made some important contribution are included. Each state is a separate entry, and offers short stories about items unique to that state. For example, included with Illinois is the Glen Ellyn children’s Chorus, Chicago Botanic Garden, and Sears Catalog Homes. Information is of a good length for intermediate students. The entries include excellent historic photographs and movies in some cases. There is an index for finding a specific topic.The focus here is on stories, making it an excellent site to use for nonfiction reading as well. | |
| Social Studies | www.sheppardsoftware.com/ web_games.htm#Capitals |
Sheppard Software | Exercises at this site practice state location, identification of state capitals, and state identification. | Twenty games in three categories, including USA Geography and USA Capitals, offer students practice at various levels of difficulty. The correct answer is shown if the student misses it, and a fraction right score is kept. Great for heterogeneous groups of varying knowledge level. All students will be able to find a level to challenge them. Will work for enrichment or reinforcement by individuals or pairs. | ||
| Social Studies | www.postcardsfrom.com | Ken and Priscilla Rhodes | Digital pictures of United States locations are turned into postcards, including fun facts, related stamps, and a map. You can sign up for 2 free post cards a week when the couple is traveling. One postcard’s picture is scenic, while the other features native wildlife of that state. | State information, mapping, communication by postcard, photography, diary writing. | This site has a Just for Teachers section that offers classroom activity suggestions. There is also a postcard gallery, so students studying any state can find information and pictures. There is also a diary entry for each week spent in a particular state. | |
| Social Studies | www.EnchantedLearning.com/usa/states | Facts, map and state symbols for the 50 states, with links to related quizzes and printouts | Access is free, but more of the site is available if school purchases a site license for 12 months for $50. Information for joining is at the site. | State studies, regional studies, state capitals, longitude and latitude, mapping, geography. | This is a large site with lots of information, not just about social studies. This site has a page of data on each state, including state symbols and emblems, area, population, geographical features. There are numerous mapping options. Outline maps for each of the fifty states are included, as well as various forms of US maps, with and without state borders and major rivers. There are quizzes about individual states, based on included maps. There are also latitude and longitude exercises.A great site that is user friendly and very inclusive. | |
| Math-geometry | http://www.coolmath4kids.com/ | Cool Math | There is a section called “Math Reference” which explains math terms in an easy way to understand. This could be used as a reference for parents, students and teachers.In addition, I found the geometry site to be helpful with ideas for tessellations and seeing 3-D shapes on a screen. All the polyhedra are on a link showing a picture and how many sides are in each. I did not find the games to be very higher level, they seemed more fun than learning and fun.The calculator section was interesting. I could see using this section to stretch thinking. The site has a few number machines that do not show what operation is being used. Students could try different numbers and decipher what operation is being used. | None, but there are many other distractions on the page, so make sure that you give good directions to students so they know where they should be navigating. | Students will be able to explain the attributes of polygons and polyhedra to construct 2D & 3D figures | |
| Math, number sense and computation | http://www.aplusmath.com/ | Flashcards. Students can practice multiplication, division, addition, subtraction and money. | No special instructions | State Goal 6: Demonstrate and apply a knowledge and sense of numbers. Learning Standard C: compute and estimate using mental mathematics, paper-pencil methods, calculators and computers | This is a great site for a center in your classroom (that focuses on fact practice) or a website to send home to have children use at home. However, with rote practice, the concept must be fully developed before practicing. | |
| Math, computation and geometry | http://www.aplusmath.com/ games/index.html |
Flashcards for multiplication, division and geometric shapes (including lines, rays, and shapes) | None | State Goal 6: Demonstrate and apply a knowledge and sense of numbers. Learning Standard C: compute and estimate using mental mathematics, paper-pencil methods, calculators and computers. | Make sure that the students are familiar with all geometric terms before using the games for geometry. (Ray, Chord, intersecting lines, parallel lines, right angle, obtuse angle, isosoles triangle, right triangle…) | |
| Math | http://www.nctm.org/ elementary/index.asp |
National Council for Teachers of Mathematics | There are weekly problems on the home page for NCTM. The example this week was looking at data and thinking about the census. The problem had a link to another website as a small webquest. Teaching Children Mathematics Journal—a great magazine to purchase to continue to think about current issues in mathematics. | There is a fee to be a member of NCTM, however, the weekly problems are open to any one who visits the site. | Learning Standard D: Solve problems using comparison of quantities, ratios, proportions and percents. (this could change based on the weekly problem.) | NCTM is a great organization to join to further your development as a math teacher! |
| Math—all strands of math content | http://mathforum.org/library/ drmath/drmath.elem.html |
Drexel University, Math Forum | None | This would be a great resource for students, parents and teachers! | ||
| Math, money and economics | http://www.geocities.com/ lmautz3417/ money_economics_quest.html |
Create by a teacher Lisa Mautz in Ohio | A Webquest is ready for students to learn about money and economics. | Learing Standard D: Solve problems using comparison or quantities, ratios, proportions and percents. | This webquest allows students to look into money and economics in many different ways. One of the tasks is a foreign currency exchange. It seems really fun and with a little time taken to complete the webquest first, it would be very useful and meaningful for the students. | |
| Math, stock market webquest | http://www.esc2.net/TIELevel2/ projects/stocks/ |
A webquest is ready for students grades 4-6 to learn more about the stock market. | Some of the links on the webquest did not work, so to use this webquest, we would have to search for links to help students gather background knowledge. | This site would enrich our study of economics and money by giving a real world example of how to save and invest money. | I know that the 4 th grade students at Oak completed a Stock Market game in 2004-2005, I think this site could support student learning. | |
| Math –websquests | http://sesd.sk.ca/teacherresource/webquest/math.htm | Website Sponsor: Saskatoon Teacher Resources | I have not been able to go through all of the webquests, however, there are webquests for many math concepts. Let's Have a Field Day! Who Needs a Fairy Godmother Anyway? Art for Sale Take Me Out To The Ball Game Coaster Madness Play My Way (gr. 3-5) Young Entrepreneurs (gr. 3-5) Travel Quest (gr. 3-5) Math and Stocks In the Time of the Old Ones Club House Taking a Test A WebQuest for 3rd-5th Grade (Math and Economics) Let's Have a Field Day! Art for Sale Take Me Out To The Ball Game Coaster Madness Math and Stocks Taking a Test | Connects to all learning standards | Webquests can be a great way to enrich students who are ready for the next challenge. | |
| Math—All areas (database) | http://leader.education.louisville.edu/ edtl/thompson/edem629/sum02/ Websites.htm |
University of Louisville Math Department | A list of resources for teachers and students | None | ALL | This site has a huge database of math websites with a small explanation of what it can be used for in the classroom. It is a site that was compiled by a group of teachers during a class focused on Math and Technology. |
| Math | http://mathforum.org/funpow/ | Drexel Math Forum | This is a site that hosts a problem of the week, I see this as an enrichment homework/extra credit site for students who are looking for a challenge! | none | It will vary throughout the year. | |
| Math | www.edhelper.com/math.htm | Printable homework sheets, practice tests, review sheets. | Need to join, costs $19.99 per year. | 4 th grade math, it has a great way to personalize a review sheet for a student. You go through and check off the concepts you would like a student to have more practice on and the site will create a sheet for you! | ||
| math | http://www.learningplanet.com/ articles/mathmachine/index.asp |
The Interactive Math Machine—good practice sheets for students. | None | Computation | ||
| Math | www.everydaymath.org/ | Matt McManus (not affiliated with Everyday Math, but has a site to support the lessons) | Click on “Lesson Links” to choose your grade level. Then the web support is categorized by Units. Each Unit has links, not all the links are active, but the ones that are, can be very helpful. | None | All Units of Everyday Math | This website was recommended by a 4 th grade teacher who uses Everyday Math in the classroom. He said that it offers support for families as well as teachers. |
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