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LITERACY
WEBSITES |
| READ.WRITE.THINK |
www.readwritethink.org
This site provides
educators and students access to the highest quality
resources in reading and language arts. |
| Art Detective |
http://eduweb.com/pintura
A. PINTURA - ART DETECTIVE
This clever site uses a Dashiell Hammett detective
style to help children explore the world of art.
Adults will enjoy it too. |
| Amazon
Interactive |
http://eduweb.com/amazon.html
Amazon Interactive.
Explore the geography of the Ecuadorian Amazon
through online games and activities. Learn
about the rainforest, the people who call it home
and much more. |
| American Memory
from the Library of Congress |
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ammemhome.html
Documents
and historical materials that portray the people and events that have made our
nation what it is today. From the Library of Congress collection. |
| EDsiteMENT |
www.edsitement.neh.gov |
| The Children's
Literature Web Guide |
http://people.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/
Internet resources
related to Books for Children and Young Adults |
| Literature
Learning Ladders |
http://www.eduscapes.com/ladders/
Literature Learning
Ladders will help you make the connection between
theory and practice by exploring some online
resource related to literacy, themes, literature
circles, technology and learning. |
| American Library
Association |
www.ala.org |
| Children’s Book
Council |
www.cbcbooks.org
The Children’s Book
Council is the national nonprofit trade association
for children’s trade book publishers. |
| Carol Hurst's
Children's Literature Site |
http://www.carolhurst.com/
This is a collection of reviews of great books for kids, ideas of
ways to use them in the classroom and collections of books and activities about particular subjects, curriculum areas, themes and professional topics. |
| Author Jan Brett |
www.janbrett.com
A website with coloring
pages, books, activities and much more... |
| Just Riddles and
More |
www.justriddlesandmore.com
"Entertainment for your
brain!"- A FREE, fun collection of riddles,
puzzles, games, illusions, quizzes, downloads and
other activities to stimulate your brain! Over 900
pages of fun for everyone! |
| Paint By Idioms |
http://www.funbrain.com/funbrain/idioms/
Idioms add color to language. Help FunBrain.com's grand master, Salvabear Dali, finish his paintings by identifying the correct expression.
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| Bookends |
www.bookends.org
BookEnds, a nonprofit organization based in Southern California, is about Kids Helping Kids. BookEnds' recycles children's books through student-run book drives and places them in schools and youth organizations in need of books. |
| The Wonder of
Reading |
http://www.wonderofreading.org/
The Wonder of Reading is a not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to inspire in children the love of reading.
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| Reading is
Fundamental |
www.rif.org
The nation's
largest children's literacy organization
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MATH/LOGIC
WEBSITES |
| AIMS Education
Foundation |
www.aimsedu.org/puzzle/index.html
The AIMS Puzzle
Corner provides over 100 interesting math
puzzles that can help students learn to enjoy
puzzles and the mathematics behind them |
| Aplus Math |
http://www.aplusmath.com/
This web site was
developed to help students improve their math skills
interactively. |
| Change Maker |
www.funbrain.com/cashreg
Figure out how many of
each bill or coin that you expect to get back when
you pay for something |
| Enchanted Mind |
www.enchantedmind.com
The purpose of this site is
to create a daily experience of humor, inspiration and creative problem solving.
The combination of these three elements, if practiced daily, will open the mind,
allowing creative genius to blossom. With this method you can stimulate creative
thinking habits and add a little delight to your day. |
| Naace |
www.mape.org.uk/activities
Activities galore |
| National Library
of Virtual Manipulatives |
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html
Math manipulatives. |
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MORE GREAT
WEBSITES FOR STUDENTS |
| Funschool |
http://www.funschool.com/
Join the Adventure -
Explore games, crafts and activities |
| Kid Info |
http://www.kidinfo.com/
KID INFO saves
valuable time by providing - in ONE website
directory - the BEST Pre K-12 curriculum links to
quality websites, educational videos, and
educational powerpoints.t |
| Fact Monster |
http://www.factmonster.com/
A website of facts
which covers several curriculum areas. |
| Arthur |
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/arthur
This site from PBS offers games, stories and
children's art featuring the popular character
created by Marc Brown. |
| The Boomerwolf
Website |
http://www.boomerwolf.com/
Join the Boomerwolf Dectective Agency and help solve a case.
Designed for children, this site offers both amusing characters and sound
science.
Children's Television Workshop. Sesame
Street in cyberspace, home of the Cookie Monster and the other characters of the
popular CTW program. |
| Crayola |
http://www.crayola.com/gamesfun/index.cfm
Includes a "coloring book," craft activities, games, a tour of
a crayon factory, resources for parents, teachers
and more.
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| Dav Pilkey's
Extra-Crunchy Website O'Fun |
http://www.pilkey.com
Dav Pilkey's Web Site O' Fun. The award-winning author and
illustrator gets silly (and serious) in a site designed to encourage creativity
and fun.
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| FEMA for Kids |
http://www.fema.gov/kids/
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) helps
people who have been in a disaster. They also
teach people what to do during a disaster and what
to do BEFORE a disaster happens. |
| Mother Goose
Nursery Rhymes |
http://mothergoose.com/
Mother Goose Nursery
Rhymes, free Games, Crafts, Stories & Videos |
| READING rockets |
http://readingrockets.org/
Teaching kids to read
and helping those who struggle |
