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General
Education
Department of Education
Contains information on all the federal school information you may want.
National
Geographic Magazine
Contains places for kids, full-length articles, and pictures.
PuzzleMaker
Contains puzzles and games which can be printed.
Smithsonian Institution
Contains information on a variety of subjects.
Teacher Magazine
Contains full length articles reprinted from the print edition of Education
Week.
Teacher
Talk Forum – Lesson Plans
Contains links to lesson plans in 20 different categories, including
icebreakers, reasoning, and conflict resolution.
Teaching
& Learning on the WWW
Contains a searchable archive of more than 600 examples of how the World
Wide Web is being used as a medium for learning.
Teachnet.com
Contains current news on teaching, lesson plans, and many other articles
about teaching and education.
TIME for
Kids
Contains the popular, weekly news magazine for kids has an online edition.
The site includes a multimedia section that usually focuses on science and
technology.
WebQuest: Matrix of Examples
Contains WebQuests developed by student teachers, experienced teachers,
library/media specialists and others.
General
Teacher Web Sites
ABCTEACH
Contains fun ideas and activities for kids, parents, student teachers, and
teachers.
AskERIC
Lesson Plans
Contains more than 1,000 lesson plans submitted by teachers in many
different categories.
A to Z Teacher
Stuff
Contains resources for the teacher candidate and the practicing teacher
including teacher tips, thematic units and lesson plans, and suggested
activities.
Busy
Teachers K-12 Web Site
Contains links to materials, lesson plans, and classroom activities.
Discovery
Channel School
Contains a database of lesson plans and resources organized by grade level.
Education 4 Kids
Contains flash cards, a math square game, and drills for math tables, time,
and money.
Education
World
Contains educational news stories as well as lessons.
Explorer
Contains lesson plans, student created materials, and more. Search engine.
FunBrain
Contains free learning games for all ages. Curriculum guides for teachers
can be used with the games.
Houghton-Mifflin
Activity Search
Contains Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, Science, and Art lessons which
can be found by grade level, activity, or theme.
How Stuff
Works
Contains articles on how different things work, including such articles as:
engines and motors, electronics, household items, basic technologies, and
computers and the Internet.
Infonation
Contains information from all the countries in the world. User can compare
and contrast demographic information.
K-12
Resources for Music Educators
Contains an extensive list of links in five categories: Band Teachers,
Orchestra Teachers, Vocal/Choral Teachers, Classroom Music Teachers, and All
Music Educators.
Kathy
Schrock's Guide for Educators
Contains a categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and
professional growth.
Kids
World 2000
Contains links to museum, zoos, aquariums, science, and geography sites.
Lesson
Plans by Content Area
Contains a categorized list of lesson plans in many different categories.
Map
Machine (National Geographic)
Contains maps of the world and individual countries. Includes flags, facts,
and profiles of the countries of the world and each state.
Yes, I Teach
Contains teacher tips, articles, lesson plans, etc.
Math
A+ Math
Contains flashcards and puzzles. Loads slowly.
Fun
Mathematics Lessons
Contains lessons from Cynthia Lanius that are designed to make math fun for
students.
Geometry
Center
Contains information on geometry presented with colorful graphics.
Word Problems for Kids
Contains math word problems for students in fifth through twelfth grade.
Other
Brain
Teasers
Contains brain teasers which can be used as lesson openers or to integrate
math into other parts of the curriculum. One teaser is presented each week for
each of the three groups (grades 3-4, 5-6, 7+). Archived brain teasers are
available.
Reading,
Language Arts
Children’s
Literature Web Guide
Contains information on award-winning children’s books. Includes a good
list of categorized links for teachers, parents, storytellers, etc.
Random
House Inc.
Contains Words at Random, Teacher’s Guide, Word Puzzles, Vocabulary Quiz,
and a Dictionary Game.
Vocabulary University
Contains puzzles and other special features for increasing vocabulary. Designed
for students from upper elementary to college.
Wacky Web Tales
Contains a Madlibs-type of "game." The user is asked to supply words
(singular noun, adjective, past tense verb) which will complete a story.
Reference
American
Fact Finder
Contains statistical information on population and housing, social
characteristics, labor force and employment, and income and poverty status.
Provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Atlapedia Online
Contains information about every country of the world such as geography,
climate, people, religion, language, history, and economy. Contains full color
physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of
the world.
Country
Studies: Area Handbook Series
Contains on-line versions of books previously published in hard copy on over
100 countries including history, geography, and images.
Dictionaries,
A Web of On-line Dictionaries
Contains more than 800 dictionaries in 150 different languages. Also
includes thesauri, online grammars, etymological dictionaries, etc.
Dictionary.com
Contains an online dictionary. Also offers a dictionary of English jargon
and writing resources (grammar, usage, style, etc.).
Encyclopedia
Britanica
Contains complete access to all of the information.
Thesaurus
Contains an online searchable Roget’s Thesaurus.
World Factbook 2000
Contains many resources for teachers and students.
Yahooligans!
A "child-friendly" way to search the Internet!
Science
Nine
Planets
Contains a tour of the solar system that includes information on more than
just the nine planets with images.
Solar System
Simulator
Contains the ability to look at many of the planetary bodies of the
universe, as seen from many other bodies of the universe at any given day or
time. May load slowly.
Sounds
of the World’s Animals
Contains information on how people describe the sounds animals make – in
20 different languages.
Space.com
Contains science news, focusing on the earth, space, and weather sciences.
Virtual Field Trips
Contains trips to different parts of the world and the opportunity to experience
different natural phenomena. Includes deserts, hurricanes, natural wonders,
sharks, tornadoes, and more.
Welcome to the Virtual Zoo
Contains a journey to the Virtual Zoo where the user can visit many animals via
pictures and sound clips.
Weather Unit
Contains "weather across the curriculum."
Social
Studies
1492:
An Ongoing Voyage
Contains a feature-packed enriching lesson on the voyage of Columbus and the
impacts of the discovery of the New World. Includes maps and other historical
documents.
50 States and
Capitals
Contains interesting information about the fifty states.
Anne Frank Online
Contains a glimpse into Anne’s story of living in hiding during the
Holocaust.
Core
Documents of U.S. Democracy
Contains many including the Bill of Rights and the Declaration of
Independence. Explanations of their importance also included.
Geography
Education from National Geographic
Contains new expeditions every other week to various parts of the world.
Includes many lesson plans and classroom ideas.
History
Channel
Contains special history events, historical sound clips and speeches, and
This Day in History.
House of
Representatives
Contains happenings in the House, committee schedules, and links to all of
the representatives. Includes educational section.
Martin
Luther King, Jr.
Contains information about the life and impact of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Includes sound clips.
POTUS (Presidents
of the United States)
Contains information such as background, election results, cabinet members,
notable events, and points of interest about every President sponsored by the
Internet Public Library.
Senate
Contains a virtual tour of the Senate, its history, and recent legislation
under consideration.
Slave
Voices
Contains information from the Special Collections Library of Duke
University. Included are bills of sale, newspaper advertisements, diaries, etc.
Social
Studies Projects
Contains many online social studies projects. Includes lesson plans and
ideas on weather, geography, etc.
Teacher’s
Guide to the Holocaust
Contains the history of the Holocaust, its immediate and long-term effects,
and much more. Includes a useful teacher resources section.
This
Day in History
Contains historical facts about what happened on that particular day. Also
listed are This Day in Wall Street, This Day in Automotive History, This Day in
Civil War History.
U.S. Historical Documents
Contains documents from the Magna Carta to President Bush’s
inaugural address.
White House
Contains information on past and present presidents, news releases, and a
virtual library.
Technology
tech.Learning
Contains the online version of the magazine. Includes articles on how to
integrate technology into the curriculum.
Technological
Horizons in Education
Contains news on the world of computers and related technologies, focusing
on applications that improve teaching and learning for all.
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