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 * 1) [|Internet 4 Classrooms]- GREAT DIRECTORY!!! Grade level specific activities arranged by subject area and aligned to state standards
 * 2) [|Thousands of free powerpoints]
 * 3) [|Free Songs] - ...Classic songs we all grew up with like The Wheels on the Bus and the ABC Song. The songs are listed in alphabetical order, and all pages have downloadable mp3's of the songs, lyrics and the author says there is sheet music coming soon.
 * 4) [|Kids Ed Websites] - The purpose of this website is to present free, high-quality, fun, interactive, educational websites to parents, teachers, and kids. The author, Laurie Batres, selects quality educational website activities that are more meaningful than drill or arcade style games. Most of the activities are appropriate for kids ages 8 to 14, but some of them are fun for kids of all ages.
 * 5) [|Have Fun Teaching -] in development, this site contains places for online educational videos, songs, activities, worksheets, and more.
 * 6) [|K-2 Student interactives]- ABCs, Reading, Listening, Writing, Words, Art/Music, My World, Math, Brain Games, Health, Just for Fun, Tumbletown Tales
 * 7) K lesson ideas
 * 8) [|K tech integration]
 * 9) 1st grade lesson ideas
 * 10) [|Red Fish (Poisson Rouge)] - Check out this imaginative collection of activities for pre-school, kindergarten and 1st Grade. There are no instructions and children learn by exploring. If you're a "by-the-manual" type, then start off with the User Guide for teachers. Otherwise, just start playing around!
 * 11) 2nd grade lesson ideas
 * 12) 3rd grade lesson ideas
 * 13) [|3rd grade - a wealth of websites]
 * 14) [|3-6 Student interactives -] Language Arts, Math, Health, Art/Music, Social Studies, Science, Technology, Brainteasers
 * 15) [|Kids Know It] - this collection of kid-friendly educational resources. "From the human heart, to the moons of Jupiter you will find it all on the KidsKnowIt Network."
 * 16) [|Murrieta Online Games -]Portal for games. Organized by subject.
 * 17) [|Novel Games] - "Good Games for Your Whole Family"
 * 18) [|Gamequarium] All subjects. Tons of fun! Generally organized by K-2 to 3-5 this site will link you to other sites, mostly all good.
 * 19) [|Little Fingers] Fun games for kids on a variety of subjects and skills, but easily navigated by the child.
 * 20) [|Arcytech.org] Requ ires a little more navigation effort on the teacher part, but very friendly, interactive KidPIx esq. base 10 blocks, pattern blocks, fraction bars and clocks. Has lesson ideas for teachers as well.
 * 21) [|Mini-offices] - Mini-offices are tools that contain information for students to use for writing, math or science. Teachers from all over the country are creating these mini-offices to provide their students with information they need when working. The most popular form of the mini-office is the writing mini-office. There are also math, reading, and science versions as well.
 * 22) [|Lost Lunch Box] - The Lost Lunchbox is the one of internet’s first educational role-playing games (RPG) designed specifically for children in grades 3 –8.
 * 23) BBC Sites
 * 24) [|Digger and Gang] - Digger and his friends explore science, math and language arts concepts through animated stories that unfold as students explore concepts and use the information to propel the story forward.
 * 25) [|Starship] Language Arts and Math games. Best interactive and meaningful games out there. Much "real world" purpose.
 * 26) [|Cbeebie stories and games] Random assortment of TV character based games, but with educational twists.
 * 27) Art
 * 28) [|Directory of online art resources, links, lesson plans, powerpoints, and more]
 * 29) Computers
 * 30) [|Carve a Jack-o-lantern] - easy pumpkin carving website
 * 31) [|Sumo Paint] - Online paint program. Nothing to download.
 * 32) [|CyberSmart!] - Free to educators, the CyberSmart! Student Curriculum empowers students to use the Internet safely, responsibly, and effectively. The website has lessons geared toward different grade levels and on a variety of topics related to technology use. There are student worksheets, home discussion pages, activities, and more...all FREE!
 * 33) [|Computer Centers] Organized by grade level, subject and even chapter and theme based on NMUSD's pacing plan. Meant for the child to navigate independently.
 * 34) Typing
 * 35) [|Aunt Lee Easy Typing Games]
 * 36) [|Aunt Lee Hard Typing Games]
 * 37) [|Typing Test]
 * 38) [|Typing Bubbles]
 * 39) [|Typing Goalie (demo)]
 * 40) [|Free typing games]
 * 41) [|Typer Shark]
 * 42) English/Language Arts
 * 43) [|Online Spelling Practice] - Spelling City - Type in your word list and it has teach mode, test mode, and several games (many printable)
 * 44) [|Starfall] Reading Games and Stories galore!!
 * 45) [|Storyline Online]- The Screen Actors Guild Foundation created this website of a lot of stories read aloud by famous actors/actresses. It incorporates on-line streaming video, accompanying activities and lesson ideas.
 * 46) [|Letter P.A.L.S.]- interactive reading event created to engage and encourage daily reading, prevent summer reading loss/setback, and provide first-rate entertainment
 * 47) [|StoryPlace] Games and read alouds organized by theme.
 * 48) [|Lit to Go] - Lit2Go is a free online collection of stories and poems in Mp3 (audiobook) format. You can download the files to your Mp3 player and listen on the go, listen to the Mp3 files on your computer, view the text on a webpage and read along as you listen, and even print out the stories and poems to make your own book.
 * 49) [|LIttle Animals Activity Center] Fun Language Arts based activities.
 * 50) [|Game Goo] - Learning that Sticks - A variety of games related to Language Arts, geared toward elementary school students.
 * 51) Handwriting - These animations will show methods for creating both manuscript and cursive writing.
 * 52) [|Lowercase Manuscript Letters]
 * 53) [|Uppercase Manuscript Letters]
 * 54) [|Lowercase Cursive Letters]
 * 55) [|Uppercase Cursive Letters]
 * 56) Foreign Language -
 * 57) [|A directory of hundreds of links, some specific to Spanish, but others that are flexible]
 * 58) [|Rich Internet Applications for Language Learning]- from Michigan State. Lots of cool tools to make use of the internet.
 * 59) [|SMILE]- One of the many free applications from #2, this allows you to create any of the following activities without much of a learning curve: Multiple-choice, True/False, Drag/Drop, Sentence Mix, Paragraph Mix, Cloze, Multiple-Select . NOTE* - you have to create a free account to use this tool.
 * 60) History/Social Studies
 * 61) [|A directory of online social studies sites (Geography, History, Economics, US History)]
 * 62) [|Time for Kids] - Hosted by Time magazine, this page has a list of activities that are very relevant to current events, arranged by grade level, printable worksheets, etc.
 * 63) [|CNN Student News] - a 10-minute daily news video targeted for grades K-12, complete with questions, lesson plans and quizzes that correspond with today's news
 * 64) [|Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection] - From the University of Texas
 * 65) [|Kids in the House] - The Kids in the House Web site is a public service provided by the Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Our mission is to provide educational and entertaining information about the legislative branch of the United States government to students of all age levels. Topics covered include the role of the U.S. House of Representatives, the legislative process, and House history.
 * 66) [|Tutorial for creating a timeline in Excel] - Do you or your students find yourself spending hours making timelines to help you study a subject, review for tests, or present student projects? Using a Microsoft Office Excel spreadsheet to create a timeline can save hours on student and teacher projects and also lets you easily and clearly organize a lot of information.
 * 67) Library Skills
 * 68) [|Online games that review library skills]
 * 69) Music
 * 70) [|Blank Music Sheets] - customizable time signature, key signature, tablatures, and more.
 * 71) [|Good Ear]- Online ear training, including perfect pitch, intervals, chords, and more!
 * 72) <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">[|Online Directory of various music websites]
 * 73) <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Math
 * 74) [|Virtual Manipulatives and projector backgrounds] - graph "paper" to project, game backgrounds, virtual manipulatives - all organized by grade level or object type
 * 75) <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">[|Video Tutorials]- on YouTube but categorized by subject within math
 * 76) [|TeacherZone] where teachers can access thousands of 3-5 minute instructional math videos mapped to state standards for grades 3 – 10 (Algebra 1 & Geometry). It's a free resource, and teachers can use the video lessons in their classes, embed as homework help, and share with other teachers, parents, and students.
 * 77) [|Resources for Teaching and Learning Elementary Math] - This page provides a variety of links for exploring and enhancing mastery of concepts and skills in the teaching of mathematics in grades prek-6.
 * 78) <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">[|AAA Math] - AAA Math features a comprehensive set of interactive arithmetic lessons. Unlimited practice is available on each topic which allows thorough mastery of the concepts. A wide range of lessons (Kindergarten through Eighth grade level) enables learning or review to occur at each individual's current level.
 * 79) <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">[|Math Worksheets] - Premade for Grades 1-4, or you can create your own for any grade. You can choose from some premade sheets and flash cards or make your own. There are also some time and money concepts here too.
 * 80) <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">[|The Mega Penny Project] - Visualizing huge numbers can be very difficult. People regularly talk about millions of miles, billions of bytes, or trillions of dollars, yet it's still hard to grasp just how much a "billion" really is. The MegaPenny Project aims to help by taking one small everyday item, the U.S. penny, and building on that to answer the question: "What would a billion (or a trillion) pennies look like?"
 * 81) <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">[|Cool Math] - Here you will find all kinds of games for all levels, elementary to secondary. The games are interactive and just plain fun. Be prepared to lose a few hours while exploring this site.
 * 82) <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">[|CTK Math Games for Kids] - This is a collection of games and puzzles with mathematical content and a few practice exercises disguised as games
 * 83) <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">[|Resource Room at Math Central]- <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Math Central is an Internet service for mathematics students and teachers. The site is maintained by faculty and students in Mathematics and Statistics and Mathematics Education at the University of Regina in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. It became an internet site in September, 1995 and has since earned several awards.
 * 84) [|Free Math Videos Online] Features a large collection of free animated math videos and other great resources for students and teachers.
 * 85) [|Math Blackline Masters] -Check out this large collection of Mathematics Blackline Masters. They're all available in pdf or MS Word format. Just download and print what you need.
 * 86) [|Count us in] 15 Math games for little ones covering counting to measuring and everything in between.
 * 87) [|National Library of Virtual Manipulatives] Everything math! Including pattern blocks, geoboards, tangrams, graphs, and clocks.
 * 88) [|Thinking Blocks at Math Playground] - <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Thinking Blocks is an engaging, interactive math tool developed by classroom teachers to help students learn how to solve multistep word problems. Thinking Blocks encourages students to look beyond the surface to discover the concepts and relationships that are at the core of every math problem
 * 89) <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"> Math Mayhem: [] play separate games for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
 * 90) <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"> Multiflyer: [] a space video game using math. Probably a little complex for lower elementary.
 * 91) <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"> Multiplication.com: [] - includes lesson plans/ideas, printables, and interactive games – all dealing with math (not all multiplication, but mostly)
 * 92) Math Worksheets: [] - Grades 1-5
 * 93) <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"> Mathflash!: [] - choose addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, choose the level and the time and play a quick game of online math flashcards
 * 94) [|Kapili math and science sites] - <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">this site has several free educational sites, such as Chem4Kids, Biology4Kids, Geography4Kids, Cosmos4Kids, Physics4Kids, and NumberNut. It is also divided into topics on this page: []
 * 95) <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">PE/Health
 * 96) [|Lots of sites, sorted by PE, Health and Nutrition]
 * 97) [|Food Safety Music Videos] -
 * 98) [|Interactive food games] - for younger kids
 * 99) [|Make your calories count] - <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">a good tutorial from the Food and Drug Administration. It demonstrates how to read nutrition labels on food products.
 * 100) [|The Lunch-o-Matic Game] - <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">from PBS has players pick foods that help provide a healthy lunch. It uses both text and audio.
 * 101) [|Right Track to Healthy Eating]- <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">is a simple e-book with audio support.
 * 102) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">[|The Incredible Adventures Of The Amazing Food Detective] comes from Kaiser Permanente Health
 * 103) <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Science
 * 104) [|Science Clips] AMAZING online experiments!
 * 105) [|ReviseWise Science]Activities (like interactive slideshows), factsheets, tests and worksheets to explore science topics.
 * 106) [|The League of Scientists] - Educational game developer Tabula Digita, maker of the immersive 3D math game DimensionM, has introduced its first educational science game, and it's being offered free for use by students in grades 3 through 5. The game, The League of Scientists, is an immersive 2D game developed in conjunction with the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) the Monsanto Fund. It's designed to "stem the tide of apathy toward science and make it exciting, memorable and most importantly, relevant," according to Tabula. To these ends, The League of Scientists comprises four single- and multi-player interactive games in which students create avatars to answer questions to solve puzzles and defeat opponents. The four games include Lab Rat Race, Beaker Blast, Butterfly Boss, and Circuit Center. Science content, provided by ISTE, ranges from biology to geology to astronomy, selectable by the user for each one of the games. Avatars can also collect points through game play that can be redeemed for science laboratory gear in their online labs.
 * 107) [|The JASON project] - this website is free and is for 5th-8th grade science classrooms. It has free teachers' editions, standards alignments (for curricular maps), free lesson plans and student assessments. There are included games and videos as well. It was created by National Geographic and contains the following units: Weather, Ecology, Energy and Geology.
 * 108) [|Kapili math and science sites] - <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">this site has several free educational sites, such as Chem4Kids, Biology4Kids, Geography4Kids, Cosmos4Kids, Physics4Kids, and NumberNut. It is also divided into topics on this page: []