Elementary School Websites

Quicklinks

Articles of Interest
Teacher Support Networks
General Lesson Plans
Arts and Crafts
Geography
Math
Reading/Language Arts
Science
Song and Games
Technology for Beginners

Articles of Interest

Elementary Standardized Test Preparation
http://intranet.cps.k12.il.us/Assessments/Preparation/Elementary_Test_Preparation
/elementary_test_preparation.html
Information on how to help elementary students prepare

Law Related Education in Elementary and Secondary Schools. ERIC Digest
http://www.ericdigests.org/pre-929/law.htm
An article discussing law-related education, what it is, and its affects on school.

Supporting Initiatives
http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/elemath/suppin.html
An article on Resource-Based learning for elementary students.

“You Tattletale!”
http://www.teachnet.com/how-to/manage/tattling100600.html
An article on the effects of tattling, and how to manage tattling.

Teacher Support Networks

General Lesson Plans

Kindergarten Activities
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/CompactforReading/tablek.html

Teachers.Net: Lesson Bank
http://www.teachers.net/cgi-bin/lessons/sort.cgi?searchterm=Elementary
A list of links to elementary lesson plans.

Theme Pages
http://www.cdli.ca/CITE/themes.html
A list of links to themed activities and lesson plans for elementary school levels.

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Arts and Crafts

Art North Carolina
http://www.ncartmuseum.org/artnc/
This educational resource is designed for educators and students interested in learning form works of art. Special section called “Themes and Lessons” provides lesson plans and examples of how to integrate art into general class instruction.

Kids Domain
http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/
A site full of crafts and games for young students.

Kinder Art
http://www.kinderart.com/
A site dedicated to art education, lists activities, lesson plans, and additional resources.

Geography

Country links
http://www.websterschools.org/classrooms/state_library/hirschler.html

The Geography Store
http://www.geographystore.com
This site has a comprehensive selection of classroom maps, globes, and geo-games.

My Wonderful World for Educators
http://www.mywonderfulworld.org/index.html
A comprehensive action kit for educators to get started including a Global IQ test.

National Geographic: Lesson Plans
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/education/lesson_plans/index.html
Lesson plans sorted by grade and most popular.

Western Hemisphere links, a little bit of everything
http://geographyworldonline.com/

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Math

AAA Math
http://www.aaamath.com
Feature a comprehensive set of interactive arithmetic lessons.

ReviseWise: Math
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/maths/
Activities, worksheets, and tests on math for ages 4-11

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Reading/Language Arts

Book Adventures
http://www.bookadventure.com
A reading motivation program for grades K-8

Bookhive
http://www.bookhive.org/activities/top20booklists/
A book list of top 20 rated books for levels PreK-6 along with book reviews

Book It!
http://k-6educators.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.bookitprogram.com/
A reading incentive program sponsored by Pizza Hut

Booklists of Children’s Literature
http://www.monroe.lib.in.us/childrens/children_booklists.html
Booklist covering multiple topics including Parent/Teacher resources

Carol Hurst’ Children’s Literature Site
http://www.carolhurst.com
A collection of reviews of great books for kids as well as ways to incorporate them in the classroom.

Classic Stories Online
http://lightupyourbrain.com/stories.html
MP3 audio books that you read while listening to

Clifford's Interactive Storybook
http://teacher.scholastic.com/clifford1/flash/phonics/index.htm
A phonics game for young readers

CyberGuide: K-3
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cyk3.html
Supplemental reading activities for books in the K-3 levels

CyberGuide: 4-5
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cy45.html
Supplemental reading activities for books in the 4-5 levels

Early Literacy Advisor
http://www.mcrel.org/programs/literacy/ela/index.asp
Articles on development, practices, and assessments

I’m Reading!
http://www.starfall.com/n/level-c/index/load.htm?f
Short stories and plays for young readers

Kid’s Corner
http://wiredforbooks.org/kids.htm
Beatrix Potter stories and pictures

Meet Einstein
http://www.readaloudva.org/einstein.htm
Resources on reading aloud and why it works

Questions on Books
http://www.theliterarylink.com/questions_otherbooks.html
Review questions for books commonly taught all grades K-12

Reading Recovery
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/OR/ConsumerGuides/readrec.html
Literacy program improvement plan for low-achieving first graders

Reading Sites for Elementary Teachers
http://www.uen.org/utahlink/activities/view_activity.cgi?activity_id=6757

Research Based Practices in Early Reading Series
http://www.prel.org/products/re_/fluency-1.pdf
Research on the importance of measuring reading fluency

ReviseWise: Reading
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/english/reading.shtml
Reading activities, worksheets, and tests for young readers ages 4-11

ReviseWise: Writing
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/english/writing.shtml
Writing activities, factsheets, tests, and worksheets for young writers ages 4-11

Study Questions
http://www.theliterarylink.com/questions_otherbooks.html
Links to study questions on young adult literature as well as young children’s literature

“What Elementary Teachers Need to Know About Language”
http://www.cal.org/resources/digest/0006fillmore.html
An article on the importance of teaching language

Word Central
http://www.wordcentral.com/
Look up words in the student dictionary, create your own dictionary, “word of the day”, and word games

Working with Words
http://www.wfu.edu/academics/fourblocks/block4.html
Lesson plan idea on using word blocks and a word wall

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Science

ReviseWise: Science
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/
Activities, worksheets, and tests for ages 4-11

Exploratorium
www.exploratorium.edu/educate/index.html

Songs & Games

StoryArts.Org
http://www.storyarts.org
A site dedicated to the art of story telling, includes stories, activities, and lesson plans

Choral Reading for Children
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/choralpage.htm
Simple choral speaking activities, songs, and poems

Fingerplays
http://falcon.jmu.edu/%7Eramseyil/fingerplayindex.htm
A list of fingerplay ideas, songs, or skits

Mojo's Musical Museum
http://www.kididdles.com/mouseum/index.html
A database of kid's song lyrics

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Technology for Beginners

Internet Safety
http://www.fbi.gov/kids/k5th/safety2.htm
An article for young students on the dangers of the internet and how to stay safe

Mouserobics
http://www.ckls.org/%7Ecrippel/computerlab/tutorials/mouse/page1.html
Teach students how to properly use a computer mouse.

Practice Your Mouse Skills
http://www.mouseprogram.com/

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