Elementary Web Resources:

You can find fun and interesting things to do by exploring these Math, Language Arts/Reading, Science and Social Studies links.*

Mathematics

• A+ Math (on-line games, flashcards, worksheets and other resources for different math functions) - http://www.aplusmath.com/games/index.html
• Ask Dr. Math – Elementary School Math (from Drexel University) - http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/drmath.elem.html
• Baseball Addition and Multiplication Games on-line (Games according to math function and age range. From the Prongo.com web site) - http://www.prongo.com/math/
• Fast Food Combinations: How many possible combinations can be made from a special menu of eight items? - http://mathforum.org/dr.math/faq/faq.mcdonalds.html
• Flash Cards for Kids (Computerized flash cards where the function, level of difficulty and number size can be specified. From the CANITeach web site.) - http://www.edu4kids.com/math/
• Funbrain Games for Kids (from the Funbrain.com web site) http://www.funbrain.com/kidscenter.html
• Math and Science Gateway (Internet resources for math and science teachers and students in grades 9 – 12, compiled by Cornell University) http://www.tc.cornell.edu/Edu/MathSciGateway/
• Math Games for Kids by Age (from the Funbrain.com web site) - http://www5.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/getskill.cgi?A1=selects&A2=math&A4=3&A7=3
• Math games, practice, etc. on a variety of math skills (from AAA Math) http://www.aaamath.com/
• Pre-Kindergarten Math Resources (from Drexel University) - http://mathforum.org/teachers/pre-k/
• Primary Math Games (Web site created by a teacher. Includes on-line games for counting, addition, subtraction, and money.) http://www.primarygames.com/math.htm

Language Arts/Reading

• Definition of Basic Sentence Parts (From the Capital Community College, Hartford, CT) - http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/definitions.htm
• Kindergarten - Patrick's Kindergarten Class (Helps Pre-K and Kindergarten students learn counting, letters, shapes, colors, from a teacher in Alaska) - http://www.alaskasmallbusiness.com/kindergarten/
• Language Arts Games by grade from the Funbrain web site - http://www5.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/getskill_s.cgi?A1=selects&A2=la&A4=3&A7=3
• Shapes and Colors (This web site helps pre-school, kindergarten and early elementary school students learn shapes and colors, from the Heartland Plains web site) - http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/7316/learning3.htm#game

Science

• Chesapeake Bay Foundation (Educational resources for teachers, students and parents related to the Chesapeake Bay, including field trips, teacher training, educational programs, lesson plans and activities) - http://education.cbf.org/
• Lesson Plan links for Marine Science (Various lesson plans and activities related to marine science, by level – K-12, Elementary, Middle or High School. From the Bridge web page, sponsored by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [NOAA] and the National Marine Educators’ Association) - http://www.vims.edu/bridge/lesson.html
• NOAA Weather Photo Gallery (Images of cloud formations, hurricanes, rainbows, and other weather-related images from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Weather Service web site) - http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/historic/nws/index.html
• Science-related sites for teachers and students from the U.S. Geological Survey - http://www.usgs.gov/tracks/teachers.html
• Solar System Resources (From the Zoom School; many resources and activities about astronomy, the moon, earth and solar system) - http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/
• U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Learning Web - Resources for Teachers and Students - http://www.usgs.gov/education/index.html
• Web Weather for Kids (From the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. Includes activities about hurricanes, clouds, blizzards, tornadoes) - http://www.ucar.edu/educ_outreach/webweather/
• Zoom School Elementary School Science by subject-area and grade (From the Enchanted Learning web site. This site contains a great variety of activities and resources in many subject areas within science.) - http://www.enchantedlearning.com/categories/science/

Social Studies

• American Memory Document Collection (Huge collection of historical photographs, documents and other materials on a variety of periods in history, compiled by the Library of Congress. This is an excellent source of information for teachers and students) - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/doc.html
• American Revolution. There are also on-line games, word finds, and other activities for students, and a teachers’ forum, and on-line lesson plans) - http://library.thinkquest.org/10966/index.html
• American Revolution - Sites for Kids - http://tlc.ousd.k12.ca.us/library/us_revolution/revolution_kids.html
• Virtual Marching Tour of the American Revolution: An Internet Exploration of the American Revolutionary War (Excellent, extensive resources about the events leading up to and including the American Revolution, with many resources geared towards students. Web site created by the Independence Hall Association) - http://www.ushistory.org/march/index.html
• Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention 1774-1789 (Library of Congress, Special Collections and Rare Books web site) - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/bdsds/bdsdhome.html
• Founding Fathers (Biographical information about the Founding Fathers and the writing of the U.S. Constitution) - http://www.nara.gov/exhall/charters/constitution/confath.html
• Historical Documents from the Library of Congress (searchable database from the Library of Congress web site) - http://lcweb2.loc.gov/const/mdbquery.html
• Civics On-line (Civics-related resources for parents, teachers and students) - http://civics-online.org/teachers/teacherresources.cfm
• The Constitution: An Enduring Document (from the U.S. Information Agency of the U.S. Department of State. The U.S. Constitution information is Chapter 1 in the overall document, Outline of U.S. Government) - http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/outusgov/ch1.htm
• American Indians (web site with a variety of information about different Native American tribes, including customs, biographies, etc.) - http://www.thewildwest.org/native_american/index.html
• A Critical Bibliography on North American Indians for K-12 (compiled by the Smithsonian Institution's Anthropology Outreach Office) - http://nmnhwww.si.edu/anthro/outreach/Indbibl/bibliogr.html
• Native American History and Culture (from the Encyclopedia Smithsonian) - http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/nmai/start.htm
• Extensive list of history links by category, beginning with Ancient Civilizations, from the "History Online" web site - http://www.jacksonesd.k12.or.us/k12projects/jimperry/AncientCiv.html
• Facts About the States (information about each of the 50 states, plus Washington, DC and Puerto Rico, from World Almanac for Kids Online) - http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/explore/states.html
• History Games for kids by grade (4th grade and up) from the Funbrain web site - http://www5.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/getskill_s.cgi?A1=selects&A2=hist&A4=3&A7=3
• Medieval and Renaissance Europe – list of web sites for kids - http://tlc.ousd.k12.ca.us/library/medieval/kids.html
• National Council for History Education (national organization web page with many good history links) - http://www.history.org/nche/
• Social Studies/Geography links - http://7-12educators.about.com/msub62historygeo.htm