Teacher Resources
- Almanac, Atlas, Dictionary
- American Sign Language. Learn how to fingerspell with demonstrations.
- Dictionary of Spanish. Translate words from Spanish to English and from English to Spanish.
- Illustrated Scientific Dictionaries. Many different dictionaries including astronomy, botany and landforms.
- Information Please: Kids' Almanac. Lots of facts about people, places, and more.
- Know Play? Reference Lookup. Links to online dictionaries, thesauruses, rhyming dictionary, fact books, and encyclopedias.
- Merriam-Webster Online-Dictionary-Thesaurus. Type in a word to get a definition or synonym. Uses the Franklin Speller.
- National Geographic Maps. Search for places and print customized maps.
- The Old Farmer's Almanac. Tide tables, sunrise tables, a farm, recipes , kitchen, and weather forecasts.
- RhymeZone. Enter a word to get words that rhyme with it.
- Thesaurus. Click on the thesaurus or the dictionary.
- The World Factbook 2002. Find information about the countries of the world.
- Wordsmyth. An educational dictionary-thesaurus.
- Arts
- Kid Info Art Extensive links to museums, artists, clip art, and more.
- Metropolitan Museum of Art. See 5,000 years of art.
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Discover some great works of art through an online museum tour.
- Smithsonian American Art Museum. Visit this museum in Washington, D.C.
- WebMuseum. Exhibitions of famous paintings, medieval art, Paul Cezanne, and much more.
- Ask an Expert
- Ask a Geologist. Ask a question about volcanoes, earthquakes, mountains, rocks, maps, ground water, lakes, or rivers.
- Kids Connect: Ask KC. Are you a Kindergarten-12th grade student looking for information for a report or project to do for school? Let the librarians at KidsConnect, the on-line question answering and referral service, help you out!
- Ask Dr. Math. E-mail a question or search other kids' questions and answers.
- Ask Dr. Universe. Ask a researcher from Washington State University a question about anything.
- Ask a Space Scientist. Ask Dr. Sten Odenwlad your questions about space. Read his answers to other questions.
- Ask a Volcanologist. Three scientists will answer your questions. Read the 101 most frequently asked questions about volcanoes.
- Sea World/Busch Gardens Animal Resources. Get fast facts on sea animals and habitats. Also includes "Ask Shamu," animal rescue and Birds of Prey.
Authors and Illustrators - Authors and Illustrators on the Web
- For elementary students who want information about a particular author or illustrator, visit this helpful page. You'll find hyperlinks to web pages about writers and artists.
- Clarksburg School Library Award Winners List
- Find out about literary award-winning children's books here!
- Coretta Scott King Awards
- This web page lists the winners since the award was established in 1969 to the present. This award is presented annually to an African American author and an African American illustrator for an outstanding inspirational and educational contribution published during the previous year. The award was designed "to commemorate the life and work of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and to honor Mrs. Coretta Scott King for her courage and determination in continuing to work for peace and world brotherhood." The Coretta Scott King Award books are chosen by the Social Responsibilities Round Table of the American Library Association.
- Making Multicultural Connections through Trade Books
- Search by author, title, illustrator, cultural group, grade level, or subject to find a book about your own culture or another. This site also contains sample lesson plans that link to the curriculum, and is a product of the Montgomery County, Maryland, School District.
- Vandergrift's Children's Literature Page
- Provides insightful observations about children's literature as well as book lists by categories; includes a list of multicultural picture books.
- Biographies
- Biographies of African Americans in History. Find out about famous African Americans from Louis Armstrong to Booker T. Washington.
- Biography. Has 20,000 biographies past and present.
- Nellie Bly Circled the Globe. Read about reporter Nellie Bly's trip around the world.
- 4000 Years of Women in Science. Search for information and photos of women scientists.
- The National Women's Hall of Fame. Biographies and pictures of hundreds of famous women from this site in Seneca Falls, NY.
- Notable Women Ancestors. Search for information about women from their descendants and relatives.
- Rosa Parks. Learn about Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
- Wilbur and Orville Wright Story Sketch book about the lives of the first aviators.
- Holidays and Special Months
- Upcoming Events on the Calendar. Look here for information about celebrations, holidays,
- and birthdays. You can create a calendar here too.
- JANUARY
- Martin Luther King Jr. Information, quiz and activity.
- Martin Luther King Jr. Find the text of the famous speech and a biography.
- Martin Luther King Jr. Find out about the holiday and the life of Martin Luther King. Includes speeches and timeline.
- FEBRUARY
- Biographies of African Americans in History. Find out about famous African Americans from Louis Armstrong to Booker T. Washington.
-
Chinese Calendar.
Find out about Chinese New
Year, the Chinese Zodiac and the animals.
Chinese New Year Learn about celebrating the 15 days of Chinese New Year. - Groundhog Day. Everything you ever wanted to know about Punxsutawney Phil.
Groundhog Day History Do
you know that Punxsutawney is an Indian word?
- Stamp on Black History Click on the links to find out about famous Black Americans. Be sure to take the Black History Tour.
- MARCH
- Distinguished Women of Past and Present. Find information about women of the past. Celebrate Women's History Month.
- National Women's History Project Find out about famous women who have been honored for their contribution to America.
- The National Women's Hall of Fame. Biographies and pictures of hundreds of famous women from this site in Seneca Falls, NY.
- Notable Women of Early America. Find out about some notable early American women.
- Women of the Century. Brief biographies of women and a time line through the decades.
- APRIL
- April Fool's Day Learn about celebrating this day in other countries.
- MAY
- Memorial Day. Find out about how the holiday began and why it's been called Poppy Day.
- JUNE
- Flag Day. Read a short history of Flag Day.
- JULY
- AUGUST
- SEPTEMBER
- OCTOBER
Hispanic Heritage Month
Celebrate Hispanic history and learn about famous
Latinos.
NOVEMBER
- History Channel Thanksgiving Find out about the first Thanksgiving and Mayflower Myths. Listen to Pilgrim interviews and watch a video about the history of Thanksgiving.
- The First Thanksgiving. See the timeline, relive the voyage and experience life in Plymouth in 1621.
- DECEMBER
- Everything About Kwanzaa Learn about this African-American holiday.
- Holidays from around the World Find out about celebrations from Australia to Scotland. Choose a country to view holidays and festivals.
- SITES FOR ALL HOLIDAYS
- Countries of the World. Click on a country to see the flag and read facts about the geography and government.
- Diversity Calendar. Click to find information about national, religious, ethnic, and other holidays.
- Holidays on the Net. Information about the various holidays.
See and hear picture books being read aloud by famous actors.
- Language Arts
- Between the Lions. Visit this PBS site from the popular show to read a new story each week, followed by games that focus on reading, writing, listening and speaking. Many lists of recommended books and literacy tips are included.
- Five Finger Test. Try this easy way to find out if a book is too hard for you.
- The Bookhive. Find a great story to read, create your own booklist, take a Harry Potter quiz, or listen to a story at this award-winning site.
- How to Write a Story. Learn about the parts of a good story: story structure, main character, setting, the problem, and resolution.
- Kids' Mysteries Mysteries to solve, scary stories, and magic tricks.
- Kidsread.com. Check out favorite books, series and authors. Find reviews of new titles, interviews with authors and special features on great books to read.
- Kristine O'Connell George's Tips for Young Poets. Explore a few tips on writing poems, stories and reports!
- Merriam-Webster Online-Dictionary-Thesaurus. Type in a word to get a definition or synonym. Uses the Franklin Speller.
- Poetry Writing. Participate in writing workshops with famous poets such as Jack Prelutsky, Karla Kuskin and Jean Marzollo.
- Poetry Writing with Karla Kuskin. Brainstorm and write a poem following Karla Kuskin's advice.
- Reading Rainbow. Enjoy books, games and activities from this award-winning show.
- Write me a story Write a story using a different character, prop and place each week.
Play a game to practice making change. Choose different levels and currencies.
Library Catalogs Library of Congress- Magazines, Newspapers & Current Events
- ABC News. Up-to-the minute news, weather, sports, and more.
- The Boston Globe.
- The Kansas City Star
- The St. Louis Post Dispatch
- CNN Online. The Cable News Network news site.
California Democrat. Our community's weekly newspaper.
- Kids Infobits Find magazine, newspaper and reference information on current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history and sports.
- MSNBC.
National Geographic Explorer Read articles, play games and enter contests.
National Geographic Kids Read stories and play games.
- The New York Times.
Scholastic News for Kids News, sports, games and movies
- Time For Kids. Time Magazine for kids.
- The Washington Post.
Weekly Reader News for kids plus games, puzzles and quizzes.
- Math
- A+ Math Play exciting games like "Hidden Picture" and "Matho". Test your math skills with flashcards or try the math word find puzzle. You can also create and print your own set of flashcards online.
- Ask Dr. Math. Find out about word problems, square roots, place value and much more at this wonderful math site.
- Brain Teasers. Try to solve a new question every week. Focuses on problem-solving skills for grades 3 and up.
back to the prairies . Can you do it?
Quia.
computation and estimation, to make change, to review place value and
number patterns.
- Anti-Racist Education
and multicultural links.
- Research
- Big 6.
- Do We Really Know Dewey?
- Science
- Air Travelers. Introduces basic principles of buoyancy, properties of gases, temperature, and the technology involved in hot air ballooning. This resource is primarily for teachers in the upper elementary grades.
- Astronomy for Kids. Facts about the solar system, sun, meteorites, stars, galaxies, planets, moon, comets, asteroids, and astronauts.
- Astronomy for Kids: Thinkquest. Click on links to phases of the moon, eclipses, constellations and lots more.
- Matter Easy to understand explanation of the states of matter.
- Earth Mysteries: Archaeoastronomy at Stonehenge. See photographs and diagrams to learn how Stonehenge was used as an astronomical calculator.
- eNature. Search field guides for information on plants and animals.
- Exploratorium. Visit the famous San Francisco science museum. Many interactive exhibits.
- Fish FAQ. Many questions and answers from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute in Falmouth, Massachusetts.
- 4000 Years of Women in Science. Search for information and photos of women scientists.
- The Franklin Institute of Science. An excellent site for a broad range of scientific topics; keyword searches are available in the "Units of Study" section.
- The Field Museum. Visit Chicago's science museum and see the collection of art, archaeology, science and history.
- Journey North. Participate in a global study of wildlife migration and seasonal change. Click on Spring's Journey North to find information about animal and bird migrations as well as other signs of spring.
- Katerpillars (and Mystery Bugs). Information and activities about bugs. Be sure to check out Bug Food!
- Life in a Massachusetts Tide Pool.
- Organism Menu Photos and information for many local plants and animals.
- Our Place in Space. Want to go one-on-one with the sun? Lots of great info on this site from the American Museum of Natural History.
- Machines. See and learn about simple machines.
Make a Flake Cut a snowflake with the scissors and see what it would look like.
NASA Spacelink An Aeronautics & Space Resource for Teachers.
How fast can you place the 50 states on the map?
- Search Tools
- Puzzled about which search engine to choose? Link to Choose the Best Engine for Your Purpose, a very useful guide written by Librarian Debbie Abilock of Nueva School, in Hillsborough, California.
- AltaVista
- All the Web, All the Time This site is blocked by our school's content filter, however you may use
- this from any computer outside of school.
- Social Studies
- The American Experience. Follow the Technology Timeline: 1752-1990.
- Celebrate Hispanic Heritage. Click links to history, interviews, and heritage.
- Compass Rose. Print out a compass rose.
- Flags of the World Find flags from every country.
Geography Enchanted Learning site for outline maps, crafts and flags.
History for Kids. Historical information about Ancient Egypt, West Asia, Germany, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Islam and the Middle Ages.- History of Eating Utensils. Photographs and information on eating utensils. Check here for information about the middle ages and Roman times.
- Millenium: A Perspective Series. Click on a century to find out about events and people. Have dinner with a famous person from that century!
- Museum of Our National Heritage. Learn about the exhibitions at this museum of American history and culture in Lexington, Massachusetts.
Ron Wise's World Paper Money Homepage. See actual pictures of currency from around the world.
Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Check out "Not just for kids."- U.S. States. Facts, maps and state symbols.
- The Wright Brothers. Visit this Smithsonian site to find out all about the Wright Brothers and to see photos and artifacts.
- General
- The American Heritage Book of English Usage Check here for English grammar usage.
Association for Library Service to Children Awards and Notable Books Look here for the latest award-winning books and notable booklists.- Astronomy/Earth Sciences Label Me! Click on for elementary-level printouts of the solar system, moon phases, earth and volcano. Print-outs include definitions and the diagrams to label.
- Bartleby Search major reference books for quotations, verse, fiction and non-fiction.
- Everyday Math Resources This is a wonderful math curriculum. This site has activities and games correlated with Everyday Math. Be sure to choose grade level.
Biology Label Me!
Click on for
elementary-level printouts of the caterpillars and butterflies, flowers, and
skeleton.
Print-outs include definitions and the diagrams to label.
Black History Calendar Print out monthly
calendars.
Blue Web'n Learning Sites Library A searchable
database of about 1000 outstanding Internet learning sites.
Created by
Pacific Bell.
Calendar Printouts Print out monthly calendars
about butterflies, weather, farm, solar system and more.
Children's Literature Web Guide
Internet
resources related to books for children and young adults.
China
Teacher lesson plans for Ancient China
and links to other sites.
Copyright and Fair
Use in the Classroom, on the Internet and the World Wide We
All the rules you'll ever
need to know!
CyberGuides Make literature come alive with
CyberGuides.
Earth and Moon Viewer View either a map of the
Earth showing the day and night regions at this moment, or
view the Earth from the Sun, the Moon, the night side of the Earth, above any location on the planet specified by
latitude, longitude and altitude.
Educator’s Reference Desk
Search the ERIC Database, with over one million bibliographic records on
educational
research, theory, and practice.
- The Gateway to Educational Materials Search for lesson plans, curriculum units and other education resources
- on the U.S. Department of Education site.
- Geography Label Me! Click on for elementary-level printouts of the continents, states and compass rose. Print- outs include maps to label.
- Historical Treasure Chests: A Social Studies and Language Arts Activity Provides a model for students to use primary sources such as letters, diaries, photographs, maps and artifacts.
- The Icing on the Cake Look inside Kathy Schrock's toolbox for teachers for rubric builders, blank maps, certificate templates, worksheet generators and lots more!
- Internet Safet A Parents' Guide to Internet Safety, from the U.S. Department of Justice.
- Kids Domain Holidays Lots of links to holiday sites.
- Kristine
O'Connell George's Poetry Corner
Many great
ideas for teaching poetry, from a poet.
- Missouri Department of Education Searchable site with links to professional information, technology and
- resources.
- Math Flashcards Create electronic flashcards for kids.
- Math Manipulatives: National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
-
Puzzlemaker Create word searches, crosswords,
mazes and math puzzles.
-
Read Write Think Hundreds of lessons and resources in reading and
language arts. Sponsored by the International Reading Association (IRA), the
National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), and the MarcoPolo Education
Foundation. Don't miss this incredible site!
- SCORE Schools of California On-line Resources for Education site with links to math, science, social studies and language arts lesson plans and resources.
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators A categorized list of sites on the Internet useful for enhancing curriculum
and teacher professional growth. It is updated daily.
- Smithsonian Learning and Resources Page Search for science, social studies and language arts lesson plans and resources.
- Teaching with Historic Places Lessons Ready lesson plans from the National Park Service.
- TEAMS Distance Learning Search this site from Los Angeles County for curriculum links and electronic classroom ideas and activities.
Space Science News Up-to-the-minute news and research from NASA. Click Thursday's Classroom for lesson
plans and activities.
SuccessLink The SuccessLink web site has a database filled with lessons written by Missouri teachers. Lessons
are searchable by subject/grade, Show Me Standards, Grade Level Expectations and keywords. Lessons are
performance-based, aligned to state standards and most have an assessment component. Many other valuable
programs are offered through SuccessLink. These include Technology Leadership Academy, Proven Practices for
Student Success, the SuccessLink Cooperative Learning Initiative, The SuccessLink Handheld Computing
Initiative, Science Success Institute and www.moteachingjobs.com
Summer Reading Book-tivities - Summer BOOK-TIVITIES. Education World shares with you fun activities for kids and families -- activities connected to some of the best recent children's books around. Check out Summer BOOK-TIVITIES! for summer projects that will entertain and educate.
This is Mega Mathematics Knot tying, games on graphs, coloring, and algorithms.
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WebQuest Home Page
The home page site for
WebQuests, inquiry-oriented activities in which some or all of the
information that learners interact with comes from resources on the
Internet.
Words Their Way Use the pull-down menu to find activities organized by developmental spelling stage. Also includes resources to supplement teaching with each stage.
- Worksheet Goodies Create your own worksheets and flashcards.
To Copy or Not to Copy: That is the Question Overview and explanation of copyright and fair use in the K-12
environment.
TechMom All kinds of useful links, especially Tutorials for Mac applications.
A & E Classroom Can find programming schedules and teaching guides.
Classroom Connect Links to resources and projects.
CyberBee An online magazine to help teachers with Internet issues and in finding quality sites. Can search
past archives.
Discovery Channel School information on how to best use resources on Discovery Channel with links to
scheduling and more.
Education Week newspaper The full text of Education Week as well as Teacher magazine. For a limited
time you can search the archives for 15 years of stories.
Education World Searchable education site and directory of education topics.
Educators Reference Desk: Resource Guide Includes ERIC database and many other resources.
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse Much science and math material and highlights outstanding math and
science sites.
Global SchoolNet Foundation Can find classroom projects and can register projects.
Houghton Mifflin Education Place curriculum centers with links, authors spotlight, option to participate in
online projects, and other resources and activities.
Keypals Club connect classroom to classroom or student to student. Must register to participate, but it is
free.
Mapping Information USGS site has many K-12 lesson plans including learning about maps.
MSTA information on current legislation affecting Missouri teachers.
MU Information Course schedules and other academic information.
Music K-8 Plank Road Publishing gives useful information for music teachers.
PBS Information relating to PBS educational programming.
- Teacher Resources: Kindergarten - Grade 1
- Apples and More Facts and activities on apples.
- Fascinating Egg Facts Egg trivia.
- The 100th Day Celebration Celebrate with books, songs, snacks and lots more.
- Joan Holub's 100th Day of School Website Find 300 ideas for celebrating the 100th Day!
- Teacher Resources: Grade 2 - 3
- Drinking
Water for Kids
Find classroom
activities and experiments at this EPA site.
Mayflower History Information about the ship, passengers and journey. - Snowflake Bentley A collection of twelve of Wilson A. Bentley's snow crystal photographs.
- Water Science for Schools Answer challenge questions, give opinions, and participate in questionnaires
- concerning water issues.
- Teacher Resources: Grade 4 -8
- America Will Be Browse through resources that support and extend Houghton Mifflin Social Studies.
- Ancient Egypt Study pyramids and mummies with across-the-curriculum mini-lessons.
- Grade 5 Colonial Webquests:
- Children in Colonial America Compare life in colonial times.
- Life on Plymouth Plantation Assume character of child who traveled on the Mayflower.
- The Pilgrim Life Adventure Learn about Pilgrims and why they traveled to America.
- Your Place in The Thirteen Colonies Create Hyperstudio project about journey to east coast of North America
- in 1700s.
- Grade 5 Social Studies Resources
- How Big Is The Solar System? Try this outdoor activity to visualize the scale of our Solar System using a
- peppercorn to represent the Earth.
- Life Has a History An introduction to the history of life and today's biodiversity. See the Teacher's guide
- for a lesson plan and use level 1 for a full classroom presentation for science units in "Animal Behavior"
- and "Rocks and Minerals."
- Mr. Donn's Pages Huge site with many links and classroom lesson and activities. Has won numerous awards.
- A must-see site for social studies!
- Mr. Pitonyak's Pyramid Puzzle Have your students figure out what would an Egyptian pyramid cost to build
- today?
- Understanding Congruence, Similarity, and Symmetry Activities to help students to deepen their understanding of congruence, similarity, and reflection.
History of Jim
Crow
Find out how the term “Jim Crow” originated.
Patterns in Mathematics Explore logic, number and word patterns.
Understanding Primary Sources: Hammurabi's Code of Laws This lesson has students compare
Hammurabi's Code with present day laws.
Video on Demand
National Geographic Videos - These are from the National Geographic Channel.
There are various subjects and topics to choose from. Again, if you need help with this, let me
know.