Student Learning Resources
 Great Sites For Kids !
Note: We make every effort to choose great, cooperative sites; however, if you'd like to let us know of any problems, please contact:
Kami Quintana (click to email)
Kids....Tell us what you think! I'd love to hear about your favorite sites! Please share!
Second Note: Some of these sites require Flash/Java/Shockwave to get the full, fun, experience.
Social Studies | References | Kid's Search Engines (for safer Internet surfing) | Maps and Map Makers
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32 different games for math time fun!
Ghost Blasters, Banana Game, Splat Squares and MORE!
Multiplication.com
Master your times tables with fun games!
Kid's Numbers.com
Games to practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, money, algebra, etc.
Math Flashcards
Flashcards for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division at seven different levels of difficulty
Online Math Worksheets or Flashcards
You can either complete them online, or print out your own...Add, Subtract, Multiply, or Divide
Count Us In
Games for younger children
Basic math skills with loads of fun!
Basic math to advanced math; pre-school to middle school
games
Activities and games, flash cards, concentration games, more.
Games for Kinder-Mid School ages
Practice math skills and have fun!
Pages of basic math skills and interactive practice activities.
Huge resource of answers to math questions
Math, logic, and language puzzles, games, and illusions
Lots of cool games, activities, animated demonstrations, and coloring pages for young kids
Pick a character, pick a job, set up a budget, and then try to reach your savings goal
For Kids who love a challenge
Math games for all ages
Students can find homework help, puzzles, online calculators, and more
Math activities and games for grades K-8. Some of the games require that you have the Shockwave plug-in.
A fun collection of games
Puzzles and math problems
More games!
98 math sites for anything you're looking for....mostly games!
Ignites the higher level thinking skills, but adds an element of fun (try the basketball one!)
Build Your Own Math Worksheets
Grades K-5th; includes a variety of basic math skills from simple addition to converting decimals to fractions
Online Courses at Learning Upgrade.com
This site gives you 4 free math demos on fractions, mean/median/mode, etc.. They begin with an animated movie and song, then test the students' skills with questions related to the content taught.
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Reading Planet Game Station
Reading and writing games
Read Along Stories
Fun, animated stories to read along with
Starfall
A creative website designed to teach children to read
Spelling City
Students can practice their spelling words with a multitude of activities
Tumblebooks for CAE only
Books come to life as the pages of wonderful stories are read to them! Must know our CAE login info!
Learn the Elements of a Story
Teaches about setting, characters, conflict, etc. with the classic Cinderella story......A great, interactive teaching tool!
Here are plenty of sites where kinders can read..a lot have audio so they can hear the words as they read!
Book Adventure
"Book Adventure is a FREE reading motivation program for children in grades K-8. Children create their own book lists from over 7,000 recommended titles, take multiple choice quizzes on the books they've read, and earn points and prizes for their literary successes."
Book Pals
Books read by Screen Actors Guild members
Books for K-5. The Kinder books will read with you and you can click on individual words to hear them pronounced.
Online Stories (K-1)
Includes stories to read along with, fairy tales, Clifford books (read to you, and students can select last word of sentence)
Create a Dr. Seuss Story
Choose your own music, characters, and dialogue. Primary, but fun for all ages (even for me, and I'm old!)
For Kinders: Printable Itsy Bitsy books
provide letter recognition, phonics, reading and printing practice in a tiny book.
A multitude of printable pages
Alphabet Games
Kinders can practice learning their letters
Sesame Street Games
Play over 100 games, hear your favorite theme songs, read interactive stories from Sesame Street. Grades PreK-1
PBSKids
A wealth of reading games, stories, video clips for primary kids
Loads of printable activities for all grades!
K-8 Animated Lessons
Free animated online workbooks for the development of reading. You can also print out free worksheets.
Kids' Space
Students are able to write stories that are displayed on this site (teacher will join, get a password and send the completed stories).
The Literacy Center
Early literacy learning activities for young children, In order to view the webpages you will need Flash Player. Grades Pre-K-K
Kids think about a question, write about it, and draw. Look for "Draw and Design" Books 1, 2, and 3 on the page.
Click and drag words to make a poem
Grammar Games
Practice nouns, verbs, editing, and more!
Primary Games
Spelling, word searches, books, and more!
Room 108- Kids Activity Center (Primary)
Animated stories, but they also have games, educational activities, music, a pen pal section, and more.
Whacky Web Tales
Add nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc. to build whacky tales
Reading Rainbow
A wealth of fun activities
Stories To Read On Your Own
25 Stories to choose from such as: The Boy Who Cried Wolf, The Emperor's New Clothes, Little Red Hen, Hansel and Gretel,and more!
Kid Pub
A place to publish your writing and read other kids' stories
Meet an Author
Learn more about your favorite author!
Story Starters
Beautiful pictures....choose one to begin a creative story.
BBC Schools
Great online interactive games and activities -High Frequency Words activities - There is also a Gallery section with student submitted writings and suggestions for getting your students' work posted. Grades 1-3
Reading Games for Ages 3-6
Learn letters, colors, spelling, and more!
Story Map
Create an outline of character, setting, plot, etc. and print out to help you write a story!
School Time Games
18 different games for language practice!
Spelling Games
8 different games, and you can select a spelling list or even create your own!
AAASpell.com
This site helps you practice your weekly spelling words with fun activities.
Spelling Bee for all grades
Listen to a story, then try to spell selected words from the story......Check your score!
An extensive reference guide to all the parts of speech (with definitions of nouns, adjectives, etc.), spelling tips, punctuation rules, etc.
Practice Your Spelling Words!
You can type in your weekly words and create 3 activities for practice.
Online Lessons: Learningupgrade.com
Includes free lessons on Author's purpose, context clues, compare and contrast!
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Science
Rocks!
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Reading
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Rules!
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roller
coasters!
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Great for 2nd Grade "Change" science unit.
To support fifth grade Biomes science kit
Simple Machines Resources
Links to alll sorts of simple machines sites!
Simple Machines Game
Hunt for Simple Machines!
Another Simple Machines Game
Be sure to read the instructions so you know how to play!
Stranded: A Web Quest on Simple Machines
Build some simple machines to help you survive on an island!
Design a Rube Goldberg contraption!
Design a machine that serves lunch to kids!
Planet Research Sites
Supports fifth grade Planet Earth/Our Universe science kit
Tour the solar system, visit a sky gallery, learn about black holes and galaxies, and play sky games
Amazing Space
Web-based activities for all to enjoy. Learn about stars, comets, planets, galaxies and other space objects.
8 Periodic Table of Elements Sites
Research an element from the Periodic Table of Elements
Interactives: The Periodic Table
Master the basics of the Periodic Table and Atoms, then play a game to test your knowledge....grade 5
Ages 5-11 Science Games
You'll find a variety of different science topics covered....explore the entire site!
Optical Illusions
10 illusions to view just for fun!
Periodic Table of Elements Game
Test your knowledge of chemistry and the elements!
Dissect a virtual owl pellet!
Try to guess the element before "atom man" decays
Become a Stormchaser
Click on a city, view the incoming storm, then give a weather report. Next, see what the experts say so you can check your report!
Includes magnetism, pendulums, and light
Websites for Structure and Function science unit
Websites for Space, Our Planet science unit
Rocks and Soil WebSite Links
Kid's Know it Network
Animals, astronomy, dinosaurs, and biology sites!
National Geographic Kids
Packed with animals, games, stories, videos, and activities
Geocites.com
Loads of different animals web sites, plus dinosaurs!
Geology for kids K-2
Games, rocks and soil, ecosystems
Rock Cycle
Identify rocks, create a rock collection, and see how rocks change
Offers interesting science news articles
"Fun"derstanding Roller Coasters
A simulator for designing your own coaster....FUN!
Amusement Park Physics
Build your own roller coaster
ZoomSci
A hefty collection of science experiments kids can do
ExtremeScience.net
Information on topics such as astronomy, weather, oceans, and animals
Ftexploring.com
Pages of information written for kids about energy
Funology.com
Loads of activities to do at home (or at school, if the teachers will let you)
Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century
Learn how engineering has improved our lives
Construct a Robot
Build your robot, then test its strength in the test zone as it collects golden cubes in hostile fields
Science Explorer
A whole bunch of at-home science activities
Science Games
Animal games, space games, dinosaurs, and more!
Cells Alive
A great gallery of pictures for all sorts of cells.
Learn all about energy basics...includes some games
Great Internet Scavenger Hunt Research Questions
What's the largest frog in the world? Which bird lays the largest egg? Find many more interesting questions at this site!
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3rd Grade Social Studies Skills
Includes: Regions, Map skills, Timelines, People, Places, events and more!
4th Grade Social Studies Skills
Includes: Regions of the U.S., Map skills, Historical events, and much more!
Create Your State Report
Click on a state and find plenty of information you need for a report
Fast Facts about each state
Be sure to scroll to the bottom of the page to find the list of states
5th Grade Social Studies Skills
Includes: Regions, Map Skills, Civil War, Rev. War, Westward Expansion, and more!
16 games to enhance Social Studies Skills!
City Creator
Build an entire city!
Build a Community
Great game for younger kids. Drag and drop buildings.
Become a Town Planner
Another "drag and drop" game to build a town. Great animation and the instructions are read to the children K-2
Community Club
Click on the workers to learn about their jobs
People and Places
Topics include: Neighborhoods, Cultures, Explorers, Maps and Flags and much more!
Place the State!
A drag and drop game to piece together the 50 states
The 50 States
Click on a map to learn about each state
Time For Kids
Students can read interesting articles and current events
Timeline maker
Be sure to scroll down to the bottom of this page...Great for your research posters and projects!
Timeline Generator
Another site to build simple timelines for your reports!
Animated Atlas
Illustrates the growth of the U.S. from the original 13 colonies
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government grades 3-5
Includes "Branches of Government", "How Laws Are Made" and games and activities
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government grades K-2
The Thirteen American Colonies
Written appropriately for grade 5; Be sure to check out all 3 pages!
Investigating the First Thanksgiving
Put on your headphones to journey through this historical event
Revolutionary War for Kids
Timelines, Battles, Leaders, Facts and more!
The Road to Revolution Game
5th Graders: Test your knowledge about the American Revolution, and see if you can navigate your way to independence. Every correct answer gets you closer to liberty!
Learn how the U.S. was settled, then test your knowledge with quick games and quizzes
In general, a fun place for kids, but has a neat "Tour the Planet" feature that teaches interesting facts about places in the world
"Where is That?" game
You must identify the correct country or state on a map
Social Studies Worksheets....or Use as Great Internet Scavenger Hunt Questions
Includes questions like "Name that President", "Name the 3 ships that sailed with Columbus to America in 1492"
History Research Questions (or Internet Scavenger Hunt Questions)
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Word Central.com
Includes a dictionary, thesaurus, rhyming dictionary, plus lets you build your own dictionary!
Fact Monster
Includes a dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia, atlas, almanac, and timelines!
Encyclopedia ~ MSN Encarta
Dictionary ~ MSN Encarta
Thesaurus ~ MSN Encarta
Atlas ~ MSN Encarta
Infoplease.com Atlas
Great resource for 4th grade state reports!
Infoplease.com Dictionary
Infoplease.com Thesaurus
Maps and Map Makers:
Blank Outline Maps of Each State
Printable! Perfect for projects!
Outline Maps of Every Country in the World
Blank Outline Maps of the U.S. and each Country
National Geographic Map Machine
Provides sattelite views, street maps, physical maps, average temperatures, natural resources and more!
National Atlas Map Maker
You decide what to show on your map....Cities? Roads? Capitals?
Accelerated Reader
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Did
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computers!
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