Web Resources

LITERACY
	Scholastic Reading Counts - http://www.readingcounts.com
		This web site is full of meaningful info, which correlates with our literacy plan.
	Starfall - http://www.starfall.com
		Primary interactive literacy site
	SCORE Cyberguides - http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/SCORE/cyberguide.html
		Website for literature-based units and ideas separated into k-3 and 4-5 and includes lessons for Spanish literature.
	Zoom Dinosaurs - http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/printouts/a.shtml
		Dinosaur coloring / information printouts.
	MysteryNet's Kids Mysteries - http://www.thecase.com/kids/aol
		Intermediate reading site
	Storyplace: The Children's Digital Library - http://www.storyplace.org
		Primary level, Spanish and English stories
	Dr. Seuss for March- Read Across America Month- Dr Seuss Birthday http://www.afn.org/~afn15301/seussfiles/seusspics.html http://www.seussville.com/seussentennial/index.html

MATH and SCIENCE
	A+ Math - http://www.aplusmath.com/
		Math games and flashcards
	Coolmath.com: An amusement park of math designed for fun! - http://www.coolmath.com
		Math games and activities
	Weather Wiz Kids - http://www.weatherwizkids.com
		This science site is written by a meteorologist. There are math activities here as well as photos of weather and quizzes about weather.
	Amby's Education Site: Math Resources - http://amby.com/educate/math.html
		A great collection of teacher resources for math
	National Center for Education Statistics: Create a Graph - http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/graphing/
		Students enter data, titles, axis names to create bar, pie, line and area graphs online - printouts look great.
	King's List of Online Math Activities - http://www.k111.k12.il.us/king/math.htm
		Another great list w/ links to math activities by subject
	Math Freeware Downloads - http://www.polymathlove.com/samples.html
		A page with downloadable math programs
	Elementary School Student Center - http://mathforum.org/students/elem/
		Another clearinghouse for math and other curricular areas
	Elementary Math Word Problems - http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/math_problems.htm
		A great collection of word problems available in PDF format
	Aunty Math - Math Challenges for K-5 Learners - http://www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org/aunty/
		More math "challenges" that you can change the difficulty - really focuses on strategies and thought process
	Pedagoguery Software - http://www.peda.com/
		Download source for great program (Poly 1.09) for geometric solids/nets
	Jeff Weeks' Topology and Geometry Software - http://geometrygames.org/
		Download source for "Kali 4.1" - great for symmetry, design, geometry

SCIENCE and SOCIAL STUDIES
	Missouri Botanical Garden - http://mbgnet.mobot.org/
		Great site for BIOMES research
	Arty the Part-time Astronaut - http://www.artyastro.com/artyastro.htm
		Interactive site for solar system/space "fun"
	US Presidents: United In Service - http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/presidentsday/
		Social studies site for researching presidents
	Doing History, Keeping the Past - http://hewit.unco.edu/dohist/
		Use for 4th Grade Colorado History all year
	Education First: Black History Activities - http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/BHM/AfroAm.html
		Black History Month
	Colorado Viltual Library For Kids- http://kids.aclin.org/
		Colorado History site

CURRICULUM COLLECTIONS
	TEAMS Distance Learning - Technology and Learning - http://teams.lacoe.edu/documentation/places/technology.html
		Another great launch site for an abundance of great tech/educ sites
	Thirteen Ed Online - Lesson Plan archive - http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/lessons/
		Interesting collection of lessons sorted by grade and content area - with online resources and some tied to PBS programming

TEACHER RESOURCES
	RiverDeep Classroom Flyer Subscription - http://pages.info.riverdeep.net/riverdeep/ed/ClassroomFlyerSignup.atl
		This is a teacher site with lesson plans, discussions and the best thing of all, the quote of the day. I use this site constantly.
	Kathy Schrock’s Page - http://discoveryschool.com/schrockguide/
		Guide for Educators on Discovery Channel School
	Enchanted Learning Software - http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html

	Trackstar - http://trackstar.4teachers.org/trackstar/index.jsp
		Teacher use this website to create unit plans.

MISCELLANOUS
	Internet4Classrooms - Helping Teachers use the Internet Effectively - http://www.internet4classrooms.com/index.htm
		Interesting resource on internet use
	Search Engine Watch - http://searchenginewatch.com/links/article.php/2156191
		Article at this site that reviews and describes many "kid" search engines based on content/filtering/effectiveness
	Lion Cub- DPS - http://lion.dpsk12.org/