Websites
I Want to Visit…
Net-Happenings
Elective by Erica R. Plappert – SLM 521
LESSONS
AND PLANNING:
Awesome Library - http://www.awesomelibrary.org/ - offers lesson plans, links to research topics,
suggestions to pique students’ interest and more!
Bernie Pool’s EdIndex - http://www.pitt.edu/~edindex/ - lists Web resources for teachers and students
bigchalk Education Network - http://www.bigchalk.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/WOPortal.woa/db/Home.html - huge resource offering lesson plans, printables, library tips, and much more!
Easy
Four
Gadzillion Things to Think About - http://www.gadzillionthings.net/ - though the layout is not visually appealing, the site
has some great questions to prompt students’ to think; could be used to find
writing or journal prompts
The Gateway to
Educational Materials - http://www.thegateway.org/ - I hit the jackpot with this site! It provides
thousands of resources for lesson plans and units and it easily searchable by
subject, topic, and grade level
Haring Kids – http://www.haringkids.com – Official Keith Haring website with lesson plans
focusing on learning and art
Mike’s Math Club - http://www.mff.org/mmc/mmc.taf?page=activities – has some neat math activities to print for students
MIKIDS – http://www.mikids.com/911.htm - a collection of 9/11 crafts and activities
National Geographic
Education Guide - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/education/ - a collection of teaching materials, lessons, activities,
and information
National Library of
Virtual Manipulatives - http://matti.usu.edu/nlvm2/nav/vlibrary.html - contains information on mathematics manipulatives for PreK to grade
12
PBS’s Rediscovering
George Washington - http://www.pbs.org/georgewashington/ - a neat website about our first president geared
towards grades 9-12, but parts could still be used for younger children
TASK - http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/task/ - called the best in-house teacher
resource by “Education World" online magazine
TeacherVision.com - http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-15349.html?wtlAC=gs080202,ema – information on salaries
by state and for beginning teachers and interesting education statistics
Vocabulary.com - http://www.vocabulary.com/ - contains lots of
free word searches and puzzles which could be great for students’ free time
FOR KIDS:
ArchKIDecture - http://www.archkidecture.org/ - Architecture fun
for kids including vocabulary, stories, and activities
BBC The Little Animals Activity Centre
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/laac/menu.shtml - fun activities for
young children
Congress for Kids – http://www.congressforkids.net/ - cartoon tour of
congress and government for intermediate grade levels
Extreme Kids – http://www.extremekids.com – Offers educational
games, resources like dictionaries and encyclopedias, and homework helpers
Insecta-Inspecta World - http://www.insecta-inspecta.com/ - a neat site to
learn about bugs
Math Cats – http://wwwmathcats.com – fun math website
for kids
Meet
NASA Astro-Venture – http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/projects/astrobiology/astroventure/avhome.html - super galactic
learning adventure in which fifth through eighth graders learn about what makes
the Earth habitable for humans and explore careers of NASA scientists as they
create their own life-supporting planets
Primary Games – http://www.primarygames.com – fun games for
elementary students across various subjects
The Turtle Puddle - http://www.turtlepuddle.org/ - a fun site that
tells you all you could ever want to know about turtles