Online Resources
by
Janellda Cain, Susan Chase,
Norma Francisquini, Barbra Galdo and Terry Menard
CIT 609 – GP1 (52369)
Special Topics in Curriculum Design
May 19, 2006
Math Sites
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http://edweb.tusd.k12.az.us/ekowalcz/math/
This site is useful to teachers to use to build interaction into the
math instruction. The site lists links for interactive math lessons
from grades Pre-K – 12. Teachers are able to use this site to have
students to practice a variety of mathematics skills.
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http://edweb.tusd.k12.az.us/ekowalcz/math/elementary_web_site
s.htm
This site is very beneficial to elementary teachers and students.
The site supplies many interactive links to a variety of
mathematics skills for students to practice. The site is organized
by mathematical domains. The grade level is listed behind each
link.
• http://matti.usu.edu/nlvm/nav/vlibrary.html
• This Pre-K – 12 site has a variety of virtual mathematics
manipulatives that help teachers to be able to model and
demonstrate mathematical principles.
• The site is also arranged by domain headings to make
searching for interactive manipulatives easier for the
teacher and the student.
• Students learn mathematics more easily when they are
actively involved through the use of manipulatives.
• http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/math/
• This is another teacher resource that allows
teachers to create worksheets on various
mathematics skills.
• This site could be used to help plan
differentiated instruction for students.
• Teachers could also use this site to give to
parents when they ask for ways to help their child
at home with certain mathematical skills.
300 Celebration Ideas
• http://users.aol.com/a100thday/ideas.html
• This site is for mathematics teachers that teach the
younger students. The site offers 300 ideas for
celebrations of the 100th day of school.
• The teacher could do some of these activities. Parents
could choose a couple to do at home with their children to
reinforce concepts learned at school.
• A school could have each classroom to choose an idea or a
classroom could do a variety of these activities with groups
of students and have them present their projects.
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http://illuminations.nctm.org/
This site is a site that concentrates on mathematics for preK-12
students. The site posts the National Council of Teachers of
Mathematics (NCTM) standards for teachers and administrators to
view. This helps teachers and administrators to see if their local or
state standards match closely to the national standards.
The site has a library that contains activities that actively engage
the students. The site has web links that are reviewed by an
editorial panel. The home page always has a highlighted activity and a
lesson that changes from time to time. The site also has lesson plans
that are practical to use in the classroom.
The lesson plan site has a unit overview along with an overview of all
of the lessons that go along with the unit. The lessons address
mathematics in an authentic way. All of the supportive material
connected to the lesson is posted with the lesson so that it can be
used just as it is presented.
More Math Resources!
• http://www.nova.edu/~janellda/problemsolving.htm
This site is one that concentrates on problem solving in
mathematics. The site provides many examples of word
problems and gives tips on how to solve the problems and it
provides many links for students to practice their problem
solving skills.
• http://www.k111.k12.il.us/king/math.htm#Math
This site is for all levels. The site is organized by domain
headings. There are many links under each heading. The
links are interactive and engaging. Teachers could assign
students to certain areas within the site based on their
areas of weakness in math. The site can also be used at
home for additional practice.
Language Arts
• http://wiredforbooks.org/kids.htm
This site offers stories of Beatrix Potter in text,
RealAudio, streaming media, and multimedia
slideshows.
• Wonderful for students with difficulties seeing
and are audio learners. Visual and kinesthetic
learners will enjoy this as well because they are
able to view pictures and move around in the Site.
• Primary grade level (k-3rd)
Reading Sources
• http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/index.html
This site contains a multitude of graphic organizers to be
used in the reading language arts class. They are organized
in alphabetical order and can be used at any grade level.
• http://edtech.suhsd.k12.ca.us/PD/Docs/ActPriKno.doc
This site contains a great graphic organizer for the teacher
to offer suggestions and ideas for what needs to be
happening before, during, and after a reading selection.
This is appropriate for any age group.
• http://www.readwritethink.org/
• This site is a great one for teachers that
teach reading, writing, and thinking.
• The site contains lessons, links, standards,
and student materials for all grade levels.
• The lessons are organized by grade level
and have a short summary of each lesson
posted.
• http://www.readinga-z.com/
• Thousands of printable teacher materials are
available to teach guided reading, phonemic
awareness, reading comprehension, reading
fluency, alphabet, and vocabulary.
• Resources include professionally developed
downloadable leveled books, standards based
lesson plans, worksheets, and reading
assessments. Appropriate K-6, ESL/ELL, special
education, and remedial reading programs.
• http://www.vocabularya-z.com/
• Teachers have the ability to create a
year’s worth of customized vocabulary
lessons and activities to match any
subjects.
• Resources include graphic organizers,
vocabulary lesson plans, vocabulary
worksheets, activities and games, and a
week's worth of vocabulary instruction for
each lesson.
• http://www.reading-tutors.com/
• Contains easy-to-use collection of
research-based resource packets
targeting specific reading skills.
• Resources include 400 tutor/mentor
packets, books, lesson plans, worksheets,
games, teaching tips, and assessments.
RAZ-Kids
• http://www.raz-kids.com/
• Students read/listen to interactive books
then test their reading skills with the
interactive reading quizzes. Teachers track
student reading progress with the online
reading management system. Great for
English as a second language students, English
language learners, reluctant readers, special
education students, and all emerging readers.
• Resources include leveled readers and reading
exercises.
Science
• http://www.southerncompany.com/learningpower/h204
kids.asp?mnuOpco=soco&mnuType=lp&mnuItem=oc
This site brings an entertaining of understanding
electricity and power utilities better. It's for
children, teachers, parents – and anyone who ever
wondered how the juice gets to the plug . It's also
for individuals who want to learn more about
current issues.
Social Studies
• http://www.socialstudies.org/
Founded in 1921, National Council for the Social
Studies has grown to be one of the largest
associations in the country devoted to social
studies education. Teachers from elementary
through universities use the NCSS because it
offers great resources of history, geography,
geography, economics, political science, sociology,
psychology, anthropology, and law-related
education. The prices of membership are from
thirty-three to seventy dollars.
Mr. Kash's History Page
• http://home.earthlink.net/~jkash/
A history teacher at Madison Middle School in
North Hollywood, California has designed this
page to be used by students and teachers
interested in exploring the Internet as part of
their studies. Student projects, Internet
assignments, and links for teachers of all subjects
have also been included.
• Information is updated frequently to emphasize
the celebrations and events of the month.
• Appropriate for middle and high school students.
Interdisciplinary
• http://news.bbc.co.uk/
Provides teachers and students with up-to-date
information from around the world.
• Contains entertainment, opinion, business, and
politic sections.
• Can be used for reading, language arts, science,
and social studies.
• http://www.learningpage.com
• Learning page provides a huge collection
of professionally produced instructional
materials teachers can download and print.
• Resources include lesson plans, books,
worksheets, and clipart.
• http://www.kidspiration.com
• For grades K-5.
• The visual way to think, write and comprehend.
Kidspiration is a software that provides an easy
way for primary students to build visual diagrams
to represent thoughts and organize information.
• With Kidspiration, students learn to express their
thoughts, organize their ideas for writing and
improve comprehension.
• http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/
• Puzzlemaker is a puzzle generation tool for
teachers, students and parents.
• Teachers are able to create and print customized
word search, crossword and math puzzles using
their own word lists.
• Resources include vocabulary lists, clip art, and
user guide.
• http://www.abcteach.com
• This is the place for kids, parents, student
teachers, and teachers. Activities,
worksheets, flashcards, awards,
certificates, and much more can be
accessed or created.
• Resources include over 5000 free
printable pages and worksheets, clip art,
puzzles, sudoku, and kiddie art.
• http://www.instructorweb.com/
• This site offers teaching resources and
tools including worksheets, lessons, and
lesson plans.
• Teachers can becomes members without
paying a fee!
• It covers all of the disciplies: Language
Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, Math
and Health.
• http://www.ed.gov/free/index.html
Teachers will feel very comfortable using this
free Web site to gather great ideas for teaching
various subject areas. This site offers lesson
plans, virtual tours, and resources for the arts,
languages, mathematics, physical education,
science, social studies, reading, and language arts.
• http://www1.eere.energy.gov/kids/
Students will learn about renewable energy,
alternative fuels, and energy efficiency tips.
• Teachers can print out activities for their students
to do either in class or for homework.
• Resources are linked to other helpful sites dealing
with the topic.
• Grade levels are from K through 12th.
Virtual Field Trips
Virtual Field Trip Tips
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Spend time at the site or exhibit yourself and get to know it
thoroughly. If there are external links (links that go to other
sites), follow them to make sure they are appropriate for your
students.
Build excitement around the virtual field trip. Like a regular
field trip, students should look forward to visiting the
exhibition. Prepare students with background information about
the subject area, including key vocabulary and concepts.
Provide goals for students to reach while on the field trip. If
computers are limited, divide students into groups and have
them complete a treasure hunt.
Provide activities that engage students and extend learning.
Create follow-up activities that students must complete after
they have left the exhibit.
Here is a web site where you can create your own virtual field
trip http://www.uen.org/utahlink/tours/
Virtual Field Trips
Pre-K and K
• http://nationalzoo.si.edu/default.cfm
There are many different kinds of animals on this
trip, the students do not have to be readers and
yet can explore the site.
• http://www.nova.edu/~tmenard/ApplesVFT.htm
Kindergarten students take a virtual field trip
about apples. They learn the history of apples,
the hundreds of different kinds of apples, and
about Johnny Appleseed.
Virtual Field Trips
Grades 1-2
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http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/dinos/dinos.1.html
Dinosaurs with pictures and talking animals with full descriptions.
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http://www.ext.vt.edu/resources/4h/virtualfarm/dairy/dairy.html
Come visit dairy cows on a farm and the process of making milk. It
provides very informative facts, especially for city slickers.
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http://www.uen.org/utahlink/tours/tourFames.cgi?tour_id=14887
This site contains Language Arts, Reading and Writing involving
Fairy Tales and other stories. Students can even change the story!
Virtual Field Trips: Grades 3-5
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http://www.nationalgeographic.com/yellowstone/catch/index.html
A Trip to Yellowstone National Park to visit Old Faithful the Geyser.
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http://www.virtual-field-trips.com/tripframe.asp?l=11
Includes activities and lessons to correspond with Treasure Island.
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http://www.fi.edu/franklin/index.html
Filled with interesting facts about Ben Franklin many lesson plans ideas.
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http://volcano.und.edu/vwdocs/msh/mshvr/html/mt.html
A close up look at Mt. St. Helen’s volcano!
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http://www.tramline.com/tours/sci/hurricane/_tourlaunch1.htm
This is a nice site especially for teachers in Florida it contains information about a
Hurricane.
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http://www.tramline.com/tours/sci/natwon/_tourlaunch1.htm
This field trip visits some of the fascinating natural wonders of this world.
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http://www.nova.edu/~francisq/virtualtour.htm
Experiencing changes is difficult, but it doesn’t have to be. Read the changes that
females and males go through.
Fun and Games
• http://www.pawisland.com/
• Paw Island is a magical island world settled by cats
and dogs that have sailed away from the Land of
People. Children will find fun activities to do online
as well as printable activities for offline
entertainment. Activities include online coloring
books, juke box radio, connect the dots, and much
more. Children will also enjoy more than twenty-five
interactive games such as jigsaw counting,
Jebadiah's Sound Guess Game, Whisker Winds
Memory Game, and word search games.
• Grade levels are from K through 5th.
Internet Safety
• http://disney.go.com/surfswell/index.html
• Surf Swell Island Internet Safety Adventures
• This is a Disney site that allows students to play
interactive games that teach them about Internet
safety.
• It includes a parent, teacher and student guide.
• http://www.kidscom.com/games/isg/isg.html
• The site includes the top ten tips for Internet
safety in kid language.
• Students can play interactive games with the
“Idea Seekers” to learn how to play smart on the
Internet.