Instructional - Students

Reading, Language Arts & Math:

Brainchild - Standard-based Instruction and Assessment - This website is an interactive online assessment that students can work on independently, it covers Math and Reading.. Students login using their name and select their state. The problems and questions are based on standards in your state. Once students have completed and assessment they are given a total score in percentages, a breakdown of  percentage scores in each area ( measurements, number operations, additon), review incorrect answers and they can click and go back to work on problem areas. Different questions are given each time the student logs on. Great assessment tool for teachers too! This site is for primary and early secondary grades. Date visited: September 25, 2004

http://brainchild.com/

Houghton Mifflin- Education Place - This website is great for students, teachers and parents. The subject areas addressed are: Language Arts, Math, Social Studies and Math. There is a special link for students and parents. Under each subject their are links to projects, maps, graphic organizers, activity searches and resources for your state! This site is for primary and intermediate students. Date visited: September 25, 2004 

 http://eduplace.com/ss/index.html

Kidspiration Downloads - This is a great website for teachers and student!. This site is geared toward the primary grades. Teachers can download the templates onto a computer and have students work idendently or collaborately at a center. Caution: you must have Kidspiration software already installed your your computer. The subject areas addressed are: Language Arts, Reading and Math. Date visted: September 25, 2004 

http://www.globalclassroom.org/together/kidspiration.html

FunBrain - This is a website primarily for students but there are links for teachers and parents. The areas of  focus include Math, Language Arts,  Social Studies, Science, Hisotry and Technology. The site strong points is  Math and Languge Arts. The instruction is delivered in a game format that keeps students motivated. This site is for primary, intermediate and secondary grades grades. Date Visited: September 25, 2004

http://www.funbrain.com/

Seasame Street Workshop- The website is fun interactive website for the primary student.  The variety of activities include links to: stories,  games, arts and music. Students get to meet their favorite Sesame Street characters while reinforcing skills. Date visited: September 26, 2004.

http://www.sesameworkshop.org/sesamestreet/?scrollerId=games

Clifford the Big Red Dog  - This website is for the primary student. The website is interactive, students can click on links to have stories read, play a game and phonics. There is also a link for a teachers.  Date visted: September 25, 2005

http://teacher.scholastic.com/clifford1/index.htm

Starfall - is a websie primarily designed for first grade, Starfall.com is also useful for pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and second grade.This site is designed for the beginning reader. There are aslo links for online teacher resources. Date visited; September 25, 2004

http://www.starfall.com/

Math

Aplusmath -   Aplusmath.com! This web site was developed to help students improve their math skills interactively. Students can access links to Flashcards, Gameroom, Homework Helper and Worksheets. This site is for the primary and intermediate student. Students can even create their own word find puzzle then go back and print out the solution, this link is great for teachers! Date visited: September 27, 2004

http://www.aplusmath.com/

Aryctech- Online Fraction Bar- This is great manipulative for teaching fractions at any grade level! Students can be given problems by the teacher and students can actually solve the problem using the online fraction bar. There is a link for sample activities to get you started and works sheets. A+ site! Date visited: September 26, 2004

http://arcytech.org/java/fractions/fractions.html

Science

Exploring Butterflies-   This is a website for the primary student. On this site, students will  learn the life cycle of the butterfly. In addtion to the butterfly life cycle, students can access links to: observations by students,  facts, online assessment to extend their learning. There is also a link for teachers to access the curriculum. Date Visited: September 25, 2004 

http://www.shrewsbury-ma.gov/schools/beal/curriculum/butterfly/butterflies.html

History

Maryland State Electronic Capital -  This is a wonderful site to learn all about the state of Maryland! There is a link titled  "Maryland at a Glance" that gives a wonderful breakdown. Intermediate and secondary students will be able to navigate the site with directions. Primary students will need to have a  link setup for them, for example: "state sysmbols". Date visited: September 26, 2004 

http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/mdmanual/01glance/html/symbols/00list.html

White House for Kids-  Students can log-on an explore the White House,  find information about, pet, tours and e-mail questions. Click on  the "Kids" link to access activites geard towards kids. Date visited September 27, 2004. 

http://www.whitehouse.gov/?WH/kids/html/home.html

Teacher Resources

DLTK Printable Crafts for Kids - DLTK's Crafts for Kids features a variety of fun, printable children's crafts, coloring pages and more including projects for holidays, educational themes and some of our children's favorite cartoon characters. Primary teachers will find this site invaluable.

http://www.dltk-kids.com/

iKeepBoomarks.com - This website is a cite that teachers can use to organize bookmarks for students. Links can be organized by topic, classroom or individual students. Students can access the website from home, school or  anywhere they have internet access. The teacher just needs to setup a login and password. I would recommend this site for grades 3 and up, simply because of  password issues The advantage is that teachers can add links while at home or at their leisure. There are emoticons to let students know what's: hot, new and a must see.  Date visited: September 25, 2004

http://www.ikeepbookmarks.com/

abcteach -  This site has some of everthing for the primary teacher! There are links for: themed units, worksheet, reading comprehension,  portfolios and flashcards.  Teachers can print out activities for students. The $25.00 yearly membership is a small price to pay for all that's offered. Date visited September 25, 2004

http://www.abcteach.com/

Scholastic - Classroom Library Management - This website is a great for teachers to help manage their classroom library. There are links to a 5 step process that explains in detail how to create a classroom library. Date visited September 25, 2004

 http://www.teacher.scholastic.com/reading/bestpractices/classlibraries.htm

The Big Six Homepage -  Big6 is a procedure for teaching information and technology problems solving skills.The Big6 Kids link explains the B6 research model for grades K-12.  Date Visited: September 25, 2004.

http://www.big6.com/index.php

Cyberguides- This website is wonderful website, useful for K-12 teachers.  There are links to web-based literature activites that include a teacher and  student cyberguide.  Students and Teachers can go online to complete an evalution once the lesson is completed. Date visited: September 26, 2004.

http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cyk3.html

Enchanted Learning - This is a wonderful and stimulating site with loads of online, interactive activities involving letters, rhyming and primary skills.  There are also seasonal, geography and science activities. Activities are directed toward the primary and intermediate grades. For a yearly fee of $20.00, teachers have access to  printing out these activies and different formats. A great resource!  Date Visited October 2, 2004

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html

Discovery School - This site offers lesson plans for all subject areas; Math, Science, Social Studies, Language Arts as well as Technology. In addition to the standard lesson plan, there are links for extension activities, suggested reading links and adio links. There are lesson plans for K-12. A very thorough site!

http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/