EXPLORING
THE WWW Jungle Of Websites!
EXPLORING
THE WWW Jungle Of Websites!
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"Database of Teacher Lessons" http://www.suelebeau.com/lessonplans.htm Searchable lesson plan databases. "Discovery School for Middle School" http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/6-8.html Search hundreds of lesson plans by subject "Read * Write* Think" http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/index.asp Lots of lessons with handouts that can be used along with the lesson. "Science Spot" http://www.sciencespot.net/Pages/classroom.html Best site for great science activities and lessons! History Lesson Plans http://www.cloudnet.com/~edrbsass/edhist.htm Tons of world, ancient, and US History sites with lesson plans. Geography Lesson Plans http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/g68.html Math Lesson Plans http://mathforum.org/teachers/middle/lessons-individual.html
SPREADSHEET IDEAS, ACTIVITIES AND FUN "Excel Activities for the Classroom" http://www.northcanton.sparcc.org/~technology/excel/ -This is a collection of Microsoft Excel spreadsheets and corresponding activities that you can use in your classroom. These activities were created by the staff at North Canton City Schools. “LT Technologies” http://lttechno.com/links/spreadsheets.html#Middle%20School –List of spreadsheet resources which are nicely arranged by lessons (general, elementary, middle school, high school) and resources (tutorials, real world data, data sets and projects, print resources) "Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum" http://www.mogadore.net/spreadsheets/ Provides excellent training and practical classroom uses for Excel through printable guides, PowerPoint presentations, sample spreadsheets, and online explanations
"Texas Education Agency" http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/release/ on-line test reviews for lots of grade levels. "Internet4Classrooms Assessment Site" http://www.internet4classrooms.com/assistance.htm Resources to help students practice skills required on various Assessments "Virginia State Standards of Learning Practice Exams" http://education.jlab.org/solquiz/ Science, math and technology practice tests "Idaho Sample Test Questions" http://www.boiseschools.org/schools/north/mrznorth/ISATSampleQuestions.htm Reading, language and math on-line practice tests "My HQ On-line test site" http://www.myhq.com/public/s/o/soltest/index.html Reading, language, spelling, math, technology and science practice tests
"4 Teachers" http://www.4teachers.org/ - (the Old HPRTEC site) – Contains QuizStar, Track Star, RubiStar, Assign-A-Day, CasaNotes, and much more! "Mrs. Canon’s Computer Web Site" - http://www.computerlab.kids.new.net/ "Stuff Ya Gotta Try" http://www.edzone.net/%7Emwestern/stuff.html - Technology Tips for Teachers
A Plus Math - http://www.aplusmath.com/ This site is a great place to brush up on basic math skills; it has math games, flashcards, word finds, worksheets and a homework helper! Multiplication.com - http://www.multiplication.com/interactive_games.htm This site is a great site that has a whole theory on how to teach multiplication facts,,, but it also has great games connected to the site! You can even make your own multiplication worksheets.
Interactive Mathematics - http://matti.usu.edu/nlvm/nav/vlibrary.htmlThis site has great games that review math skills. You can choose the level and concept and then it gives you games to play. Factoring, fractions, probabilities. And MORE!
King’s List - http://www.k111.k12.il.us/king/math.htmThis site is just basically a hot list on math games,,, it will link you to a site that will show you different games in middle school math. Some of the topics are problem solving, money, rounding, mind benders, pre-algebra, order of operations and much more! It also links to ISAT math practice for standardized test.
Mathdrill.com - http://www.mathdrill.com/index.php3 Awesome site for math practice at all grade levels. Will also grade assignments for the teacher.
Visual Fractions: http://www.visualfractions.com/ All aspects of fractions are covered in these instruction-and-quiz format Java lessons.
Fibonacci - http://www.mcs.surrey.ac.uk/Personal/R.Knott/Fibonacci/fib.html Grade Level: 9-11. This is an interesting homepage for Fibonacci numbers, the golden section, and the golden string.
Purple Math - http://www.purplemath.com/stdysrvy.htm-This is a student survey to quiz students on study skills! Check out the rest of the site http://www.purplemath.com
National Library of Virtual Manipulative -http://matti.usu.edu/nlvm/nav/vlibrary.html On-line activities that use manipulative to teach math concepts
The File Cabinet - (Laura Candler) http://home.att.net/~clnetwork/math.htm GREAT resource for math teachers (web resources along with templates to use in your classes)
Language Arts Portal http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek1/larts.htm This site is an awesome resource for grammar, literature, and more! It has links to games, quizzes and resources for
Language Arts WebQuests http://www.middleschool.net/less_tut/webquests/lawq.htm If you have never tried a WebQuest then this is a site you have to go to. A WebQuest is a student led learning experience that motivates students to actively participate in learning.
English Online http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/ This site is great and it is made for middle and high school. Comprehensive grammar site with on-line practice quizzes in all areas of English Good Reads www.goodreads.com A great Web 2.0 social site where people share what they are reading. A great site for student book reviews! Cyber Guides: http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/SCORE/cyberguide.html This is a GREAT site to use with students. Teacher Guides and Student Activities, were created by California teachers as supplementary, standards-based, web-delivered units of instruction centered on core works of literature.
Book Adventure: http://www.bookadventure.org/ This is a really cool site that offers a summer reading program similar to AR. Children create their own book lists from over 6,000 recommended titles, take multiple choice quizzes on the books they've read offline, and earn points and prizes for their literary successes. Book Adventure was created by the Sylvan Learning Foundation and is a non-profit organization. Book Adventure is a FREE reading motivation program for children in grades
Teacher’s Desk for Reading: http://www.teachersdesk.org/reading_plans.html Classroom ideas for reading activities for students. These are great ideas to get students using graphic organizers when they read. Printable copies of these organizers are available. A collection of over 150 lesson ideas for Spelling, Writing, English, Reading, and Vocabulary activities.
The File Cabinet: http://home.att.net/~clnetwork/ar.htm Laura Candler’s approach to using Accelerated Reader in the classroom. She has forms that she has created that can be used in for students and teacher. She also has written tests that go along with other books.
Cloudnet: http://www.cloudnet.com/~edrbsass/edeng.htm (Elementary through High School) Language Arts, spelling, vocabulary, synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, poetry, reading, writing, mythology and more.
Persuasive Writing http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/curriculum/writing/sec_writing/persuasivewritesites.htm This site has a massive list of persuasive writing web site activities! From prompts, and lesson plans to writing samples and rubrics, this site has it all!
Web English Teacher: http://www.webenglishteacher.com/writing.html Great resource for getting students to write all kinds of ways! (persuasive, descriptive, expository, narrative, research and MORE!)
"The Never ending Tale" . http://www.coder.com/creations/tale/ A free choose-your-own-path writing medium that can be used for both creative and expository writing. All you need is an Internet connection and a Web browser to join in.
Easy Biblio http://easybib.com/ A FREE trial of advanced bibliography maker. Biography Maker: http://www.bham.wednet.edu/bio/biomaker.htm These online lessons explain what a biography should be like and it walk writers through questioning, learning, synthesis, and story-telling. The site includes embedded links to relevant Internet resources and tips for effective writing. Internet4classrooms: http://www.internet4classrooms.com/lang.htm Awesome site with tons of resources for reading and writing! Very worthwhile! Rhyme Zone http://www.rhymezone.com/ A great site to use when you are writing poetry.Type in a word to find its rhymes, synonyms, definitions, and more.
Haiku http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/haiku.htm You will find poems, lesson plans and other resources for K-12. You will find related pages at children's poetry and middle & secondary school poetry. Poetry slam http://www.webenglishteacher.com/poetryslam.html if want to have a poetry slam this is your site. |
