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Reading

K-2 Reading

Literacy Center
The Literacy Center aims to provide safe learning activities for parents and teachers to share with young children. It follows a modified Montessori approach to teaching reading. As a pre and early reading curriculum, it assumes that each online lesson will be supported by appropriate offline instruction, either at home or in school.
http://www.literacycenter.net/lessonview_en.htm#

Starfall
The Starfall learn-to-read website is offered free as a public service. We also provide writing journals and books at a very low cost that can be used with the website or separately. Teachers around the country are using Starfall materials as an inexpensive way to make the classroom more fun and to inspire a love of reading and writing.

http://www.starfall.com/

Alphabet Organizer
Students can use the tool to print an alphabet chart or pages for an alphabet book.
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/alphabet/

Picture Match
Picutre Math is designed to give new readers practice with identifying beginning-letter and short- and long-vowels sounds through a simple, fun game.
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/picturematch/

Kindergarten Literacy Websites
Students practice their colors and shapes. This site is completely audio so children can work at their own pace independently.
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/month2month.htm#sept

First Grade Literacy Websites

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_1st.htm#lang

Second Grade Literacy Websites

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_2nd.htm#lang

The Reading Zone
The Reading Zone is a little like the fiction section at a public library. You can find links to on-line stories and also learn more about your favorite books and authors
http://ipl.si.umich.edu/kidspace/browse/rzn0000

PBS Kids Stories
http://pbskids.org/lions/stories.html

Mother Goose Rhymes
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Rhymes.html

Book Pals
The Screen Actors Guild Foundation is proud to bring you Storyline Online, an on-line streaming video program featuring SAG members reading childrens books aloud.
http://www.storylineonline.net/storyline/

Game Goo
http://www.cogcon.com/gamegoo/gooey.html

Classic Fairy Tales
http://www.classicfairytales.com/en/main

Look and Cover
Powerful online spelling tool. Teachers and pupils can create their own lists or adapt and choose from many built in lists. Children at Ambleside can create their own personal lists,
http://www.amblesideprimary.com//ambleweb/lookcover/lookcover.html

Word Maker

Picture spelling game - drag and match letters.

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/wordmaker/

Pictures Spelling Game

http://quizhub.com/quiz/f-spelling.cfm

Online Game for study spelling
Practice Your Spelling & Review Vocabulary While Having Fun.

http://www.manythings.org/cts/

3-5 Reading
Third Grade Literacy Websites
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_3rd_lang.htm

Fourth Grade Literacy Websites
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_4th_lang.htm

Fifth Grade Literacy Websites
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_5th_lang.htm

Create a Diamente Poem
In this online tool, students can learn about and write diamante poems, which are diamond-shaped poems that use nouns, adjectives, and gerunds to describe either one central topic or two opposing topics (for example, night/day or winter/spring).
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/diamante/

Create a Flip Book
The Flip Book is designed to allow users to type and illustrate tabbed flip books up to ten pages long. Students and teachers can use the flip book for taking notes while reading, making picture books, collecting facts, or creating question and answer booklets
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/flipbook/

Letter Generator
Students learn how to write a friendly-style and a business-style letter
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/letter_generator/

Comic Creator
The Comic Creator invites students to compose their own comic strips for a variety of contexts (prewriting, pre- and postreading activities, response to literature, and so on). The organizers focus on the key elements of comic strips by allowing students to choose backgrounds, characters, and props, as well as to compose related dialogue
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/comic/index.html

Acrostic Poems
This online tool enables students to learn about and write acrostic poems. Elements of the writing process are also included.
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/acrostic/

Poetry4Kids
http://www.poetry4kids.com/

Game Goo
http://www.cogcon.com/gamegoo/gooey.html

Time for Kids
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/index.html

Kid's Mysteries
http://kids.mysterynet.com/

Ghost Stories and Folktales
http://www.themoonlitroad.com/index.html

Scholastic News
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/

Look and Cover
Powerful online spelling tool. Teachers and pupils can create their own lists or adapt and choose from many built in lists. Children at Ambleside can create their own personal lists,
http://www.amblesideprimary.com//ambleweb/lookcover/lookcover.html

Funbrain Reading -Mad Libs
http://www.funbrain.com/brain/ReadingBrain/ReadingBrain.html

Spell Check
http://www.funbrain.com/spell/

Online Game for study spelling
http://www.manythings.org/cts/

Storyline Online

http://storylineonline.net

6-8 Reading
Sixth Grade Literacy Websites
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_6th_lang.htm

Seventh Grade Literacy Websites
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_7th_lang.htm

Eighth Grade Literacy Websites
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_8th_lang.htm

Online Newspapers
http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/

Today's Frontpages
http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/

Middle School Literature and Reading Connections
http://mswww.grand-blanc.k12.mi.us/library/litpg2.htm

9-12 Reading

AOL School
http://www.aolatschool.com/highschool/subjects/language_arts/index.adp

CNN Student News
http://cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/fyi/

USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/

Literary Graffiti
The Literary Graffiti interactive combines the process of drawing with analytical thinking about a text by pairing an online drawing space with writing prompts (shown at left) that encourage students to make connections between their visual designs and the text.
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/graffiti/index.html

Plot Diagram
The Plot Diagram is an organizational tool focusing on a pyramid or triangular shape, which is used to map the events in a story. This mapping of plot structure allows readers and writers to visualize the key features of stories.
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/plot-diagram/

Math

K-2 Math

Kindergarten Math Websites
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/month2month.htm

First Grade Math Websites
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_1st.htm

Second Grade Math Websites
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_2nd.htm

KinderWeb Math Websites
Interactive educational games geared for the beginning of the school year or preschoolers. Students practice their colors and shapes. This site is completely audio so children can work at their own pace independently.
http://bright-productions.com/kinderweb/index.html

AAA Math
Hundreds of pages of Basic Math Skills.
Interactive Practice on every page.
An Explanation of the math topic on each page.
Several Challenge Games on every page.
Math Problems are randomly created.
http://www.aaamath.com/index.html

Math Assessments

http://mathassessments.mscenters.org/

Aplus Math
This web site was developed to help students improve their math skills interactively.
http://www.aplusmath.com/

Addition Fact Challenge
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/Mathmagician/mathsadd.html

Subtration Fact Challenge
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/Mathmagician/mathssub.html

Division Fact Challenge
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/Mathmagician/mathsdiv.html

Flashcard Clock
http://www.teachingtreasures.com.au/maths/FlashcardClock/flashcard_clock.htm

Patterns
http://www.arcytech.org/java/patterns/patterns_j.shtml

Flash Cards
http://www.mathfactcafe.com/view/?t=F

Number & Operations - Interactive Math
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/category_g_1_t_1.html

Algebra - Interactive Math
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/category_g_1_t_2.html

Geometry - Interactive Math
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/category_g_1_t_3.html

Measurement - Interactive Math
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/category_g_1_t_4.html

Data Analysis & Probability - Interactive Math
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/category_g_1_t_5.html

Funbrain Math
http://www.funbrain.com/brain/MathBrain/MathBrain.html

Math Glossary
http://www.hbschool.com/glossary/math2/index.html

A Math Dictionary for Kids

http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jeather/maths/dictionary.html

Manga High Math

http://www.mangahigh.com

3-5 Math

Third Grade Math Websites
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_3rd_math.htm

4th Grade Math Websites
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_4th_math.htm

5th Grade Math Websites
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_5th_math.htm

How many cents?
http://www.little-g.com/shockwave/cents.html

Change Maker
http://www.funbrain.com/cashreg/index.html

Multiplication Fact Challenge
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/Mathmagician/mathsmulti.html

Multiplication Games
http://multiplication.com/interactive_games.htm

Baseball Math
http://www.funbrain.com/math/index.html

Counting Change
http://www.quia.com/mc/65704.html

Kids Bank
http://www.kidsbank.com/
KidsBank.com™ is a tutorial website brought to you by Sovereign Bank that explains the fundamentals of money and banking to children

Brain Teasers
http://www.eduplace.com/math/brain/index.html

Number & Operations- Interactive Math
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/category_g_2_t_1.html

Algebra - Interactive Math
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/category_g_2_t_2.html

Geometry - Interactive Math
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/category_g_2_t_3.html

Measurement - Interactive Math
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/category_g_2_t_4.html

Data Analysis & Probability - Interactive Math
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/category_g_2_t_5.html

Funbrain Math
http://www.funbrain.com/brain/MathBrain/MathBrain.html

Multiplication Game
http://quizhub.com/quiz/f-multiplication.cfm

Math Glossary
http://www.hbschool.com/glossary/math2/index.html

A Math Dictionary for Kids

http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jeather/maths/dictionary.html

http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/maths/sa/saindex.html

www.suelebeau.com/problemsolving.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/4471

Manga High Math

http://www.mangahigh.com

6-8 Math

6th Grade Math Websites
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_6th_math.htm

7th Grade Math Websites
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_7th_math.htm

8th Grade Math Websites
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_8th_math.htm

Pre-Algebra
http://www.learner.org/teacherslab/math/patterns/mystery/

Create a graph
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/graphing/

Brain Teasers
http://www.eduplace.com/math/brain/index.html

Number Operations-Interactive Math
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/category_g_3_t_1.html

Algebra -Interactive Math
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/category_g_3_t_2.html

Geometry - Interactive Math
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/category_g_3_t_3.html

Measurement - Interactive Math
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/category_g_3_t_4.html

Data Analysis & Probability - Interactive Math
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/category_g_3_t_5.html

Funbrain Math
http://www.funbrain.com/brain/MathBrain/MathBrain.html

9-12 Math

Greater Flint Education Consortium -College Placement Practice Math Exams

http://www.orbromart.com/gfec/

Number & Operations -Interactive Mathematics
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/category_g_4_t_1.html

Algebra -Interactive Mathematics
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/category_g_4_t_2.html

Geometry -Interactive Mathematics
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/category_g_4_t_3.html

Measurement -Interactive Mathematics
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/category_g_4_t_4.html

Data Analysis & Probability -Interactive Mathematics
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/category_g_4_t_5.html

Algebra Lessons
http://www.purplemath.com/modules/index.htm

Algebra 1 Help
http://hswww.grand-blanc.k12.mi.us/dshaver/myweb/index_algebra.htm

Science

K-2 Science

http://Billnye.com

http://Sciencebuddies.org

http://Kids.usa.gov/science/index.shtml

http://Kids.mtpe.hq.nasa.gov

http://Nationalgeographic.com/kids/

http://Sciencekids.co.nz

http://Pbskids.org

First Grade Student Sites
http://teacher.grand-blanc.k12.mi.us/sciweb/First%20Grade/first.htm

Second Grade Student Sites
http://teacher.grand-blanc.k12.mi.us/sciweb/Second%20Grade/second.htm

Trees
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/trees2/index2.html

A walk in the woods
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/woods/index.html

Scholastic News
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/

Accidental Scientist
http://www.exploratorium.edu/cooking/index.html

Monster Bugs
Students will have fun making their own virtual bug at the Monster Bugs section of The Magic Schoolbus website. Students select from various wings, legs, and heads to create a virtual bug.
http://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/games/bugs/index.htm

3-5 Science

Third Grade Student Sites
http://teacher.grand-blanc.k12.mi.us/sciweb/Third%20Grade/third.htm

Fourth Grade Student Sites
http://teacher.grand-blanc.k12.mi.us/sciweb/Fourth%20Grade/fourth.htm

Fifth Grade Student Sites
http://teacher.grand-blanc.k12.mi.us/sciweb/Fifth%20Grade/fifth.htm

Accidental Scientist
http://www.exploratorium.edu/cooking/index.html

Virtual Fish Tank
This is a simulated fish tank that requires Shockwave. You need to register to log in. Once you log in, you can create up to four unique fish. Then you can launch your fish into a Personal Tank on your own computer and see how they behave.
http://www.virtualfishtank.com/

Virtual Worm
http://www.naturewatch.ca/english/wormwatch/virtual_worm/index.html

Third Grade Science Websites
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_3rd_science.htm

Fouth Grade Science Websites
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_4th_science.htm

Fifth Grade Science Websites
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_5th_science.htm

National Geographic Kids
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/

Simple machines Sites
http://sunshine.chpc.utah.edu/javalabs/java12/machine/index.htm

http://www.edheads.org/activities/simple-machines/

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/machines/simple_machines.htm

Animal Cam
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/WebCams/

6-8 Science

6th Grade Student Sites
http://teacher.grand-blanc.k12.mi.us/sciweb/Sixth%20Grade/student_sites.htm

7th Grade Student Sites
http://teacher.grand-blanc.k12.mi.us/sciweb/Seventh%20Grade/seventh.htm

8th Grade Student Sites
http://teacher.grand-blanc.k12.mi.us/sciweb/Eighth%20Grade/eighth.htm

Virtual Worm
http://www.naturewatch.ca/english/wormwatch/virtual_worm/index.html

Sixth Grade Science Websites
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_6th_science.htm

Seventh Grade Science Websites
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_7th_science.htm

Eighth Grade Science Websites
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_8th_science.htm

Earth from Space
http://earth.jsc.nasa.gov/sseop/efs/

Roller Coasters
Using principals of physics, students will create a roller coaster by making choices form a menu of options. Their rollercoaster is then rated for fun and safety. Good site for middle school, but a nice extension for upper elementary.
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics/coaster/

Simple Machines
http://www.cosi.org/onlineExhibits/simpMach/sm1.html

Animal Cam
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/WebCams/

9-12 Science

Please send link suggestions for 9-12 Science to kconover@lake-fenton.k12.mi.us

Social Studies

K-2 Social Studies

Social Studies Websites

1. http://www.primarygames.com/social_studies.php

2. http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/social_studies_games.html

3. www.googleearth.com

4. http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com

5. http://www1.center.k12.mo.us/edtech/resources/kidfriendly.html

6. www.starfall.com

U. S. Constitution Day- Sept. 17th (Center for Civic Education)

http://www.civiced.org/byrd/?page=General_Information

President for a Day
http://pbskids.org/democracy/presforaday/index.html

Ben's Guide to US Government
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/index.html

3-5 Social Studies

U. S. Constitution Day- Sept. 17th (Center for Civic Education)

http://www.civiced.org/byrd/?page=General_Information

Outdoor Exploresr Club
http://www.midnr.com/edu/flash/DNRKids/KidsMain.html

Michigan Kids
http://www.michigan.gov/mikids

American History
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi

Create your own Notebook on Core Democratic Values
http://www.michiganepic.org/coredemocratic/indexb.html

CNN Student News
http://cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/fyi/

Scholastic News
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/

Time for Kids
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/index.html

Ben's Guide to US Government
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/index.html

U.S. Mint invites you to join the H.I.P. Pocket Change (HPC)
http://www.usmint.gov/kids
The History In Your Pocket (H.I.P.) Pocket Change site showcases the connection between this country's coins and its people.

White House Kids
http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/

6-8 Social Studies

U. S. Constitution Day- Sept. 17th (Center for Civic Education)

http://www.civiced.org/byrd/?page=General_Information

Test your Geography
http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/index.html

Ben's Guide to US Government
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/index.html

9-12 Social Studies

U. S. Constitution Day- Sept. 17th (Center for Civic Education)

http://www.civiced.org/byrd/?page=General_Information

History and Politics Outloud
This site helps make that difference concrete by providing audio recordings of hundreds of important political speeches in a searchable archive.

http://www.hpol.org/

Clip Art

Microsoft Clipart

The clipart in this gallery will automatically be stored to your local computer's clipart gallery (MS Office applications)
http://office.microsoft.com/clipart/default.aspx?lc=en-us

All Subject Area Websites

Music That Teaches
Here you will find original music for all ages with lyrics written about the core values of the United States of America. These Core Democratic Values (CDVs) are the fundamental beliefs and constitutional principles of American society which unite all citizens, and originate from the Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution and other significant documents, speeches, and writings of the nation. Whether you are a citizen, teacher, politician, civic leader, or someone who loves music, you will find this original music inspiring and thought provoking.
http://www.musicthatteaches.com

Internet 4 Classrooms
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/assistance.htm

Marco Polo
http://www.marcopolo-education.org/

Maser
http://www.svsu.edu/mathsci-center/maser.htm

K-2 Literacy Websites
http://teacher.grand-blanc.k12.mi.us/websites/

Quia
Primary and secondary schools are increasingly recognizing the value that educational technology can bring to teaching and learning. Quia's assessment, tracking, and reporting tools provide efficiency, and free up educators' time, allowing for more creativity and one-on-one interaction with students. Quia's Web-based exercises, activities, and learning games generate student enthusiasm and allow them to learn at their own pace, in school or at home. Completely customizable to an individual teacher's curriculum, Quia activities captivate students, allow for rapid learning, and improve academic performance.
http://www.quia.com

Michigan Teacher Network
This site is absolutely WONDERFUL for finding websites that directly relate to Michigan standards and benchmarks.  It also lists the standards and benchmarks.  There are over 850 sites featured and broken down by standard/benchmark.
http://mtn.merit.edu/

Study Island

Study Island

We have a license to this site through Sept. of 2006.  Use this site regularly for MEAP prep.

http://www.studyisland.com

Search Engines

Google
www.google.com

Ask Jeeves
www.askjeeves.com

TwinGine
Searches two search engines at one time.
www.twingine.com

Yahoo
www.yahoo.com

SearchEdu.com
A library of online dictionaries, calculators, currency converters, measurement converters, library of Congress
www.searchedu.com

KidsClick!
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/
Excellent site created by librarians with a search engine of appropriate educational sites for students.

Education Planet - The Education Web Guide
http://www.educationplanet.com/
This is a searchable collection of educational web sites.  Uncheck the boxes except for web sites and maybe maps.

Education World
http://db.education-world.com/
Large web site of educational links and a search engine feature to search these links.

SuperKids SuperSearch
http://www.super-kids.com/
This is a collection of educational web sites with a search feature as well as categories.

Schoolwork.org
http://www.schoolwork.org/
This is a searchable site of educational web sites.

Awesome Library - Education Search Engine
http://www.awesomelibrary.org/searche.html
Database of 110,000+ sites related to educational topics.

Awesome Library - K-12 Education Directory for Kids
http://www.awesomelibrary.org/student.html
Search engine with a kids category.  (limited results)

Blue Web'n Refined Search
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/search.cfm
Search engine of good educational sites, with ratings and grade levels.  However, this is a fairly small database, so use one or two keywords only. 

LookSmart: Exploring World - Reference & Education k-12 - For Teachers - curriculum content

http://www.looksmart.com/r?lm,p&e76280

This is a search engine that searches educational curriculum content information gathered by educational sites.

LookSmart: Exploring World - Reference & Education k-12 - For Teachers - Lesson Plans
http://www.looksmart.com/r?lm,p&e62602
This is a search engine that searches lesson plans gathered by a number of educational sites.

The WWW Virtual Library
http://www.vlib.org/
searchable collection - Agriculture, Arts, Business, Economics, Communications and Media, Information and Libraries, International Affairs, Law, Natural Science, Recreation

Websites for Teachers

Prentice Hall Online Books

http://www.phsuccessnet.com

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators -Discovery

http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/

Math Dictionary for Students

http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/

MACUL

Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning

www.macul.org

United Streaming- Videos on Demand

http://www.unitedstreaming.com

Teacher Web

http://teacherweb.com/

The Elliott Library- "so no teacher is left behind"

http://www.glenbard.net/Glenbard_West/pages/library/pages/Internet%20Resources/Educators.html

Current Events for Kids

Time for Kids

http://www.timeforkids.com

DoGo News

http://www.dogonews.com

National Geographic for Kids

http://www.nationalgeographicforkids.com

Science News for Kids

http://sciencenewsforkids.org

TweenTribune

http://tweentribune.com

A special thanks to Lori Banaszak for providing so many of these useful links!

Do you have a website URL that you'd like to share?  Please email kconover@lake-fenton.k12.mi.us with your suggestions.  Please include the complete web address in your message.