PARK AVENUE LINKS

 

Grades K-6 Lots of typing and vocabulary games.

http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/control_page/front2.htm

   

Games such as spelling quizzes, space hangman, plurals, contractions, etc.

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/literacy2.htm

  

PRIMARY MATH SITE: Lots of cute, easy games.

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_1st.htm

  

Interactive sites for: Reading, Science, Math, Language Arts, Social Studies

http://www.jc-schools.net/tutorials/interactive.htm

  

Drill and practice, puzzles and quizzes

http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic86.htm#2

 

General Websites

Activity Search from Education Place
http://www.eduplace.com/activity/
Links to lots of activities by topic/theme.

BBC Schools star means quality
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/


Birmingham Grid for Learning
http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/activities/activities.cfm
Explore lots of great interactive activities from many content areas. Many of these activities include audio elements. These are aligned with UK standards.

GridClub
http://www.gridclub.com/
Explore fun, children's educational games from the UK
Check the Design activities: http://www.gridclub.com/grown_ups/cont_tec.shtml

Learner.org
http://www.learner.org/students/
Interactive, online exhibits on topics such as Amusement Park Physics, Ancient Civilizations, and the Middle Ages.

The Learning Box
http://www.learningbox.com/i_index.htm
Interactive activities on many topics.

PBSKids star means quality
http://pbskids.org/games.html
Lots of games learning and fun games based on PBS characters.

PBS star means quality
http://pbs.org
Many activities such as WayBack US History.

Read Write Think: Student Materials star means quality
http://readwritethink.org/student_mat/index.asp
Lots of interactive tools for reading, writing, and thinking.

Scholastic Online Activities star means quality
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/
Contains a mixture of activity types including collaborative, online projects.

Sesame Street
http://www.sesameworkshop.org/sesamestreet/?scrollerId=games
Over 100 games for young children.

ThinkPort from Maryland Public Television
http://www.thinkport.org/
Explore their Online Field Trips of interactive activities.

Interactives from WICKED
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/wick_ed/interactives/index.php
New Zealand-based games

Zoom
http://pbskids.org/zoom/index.shtml
Lots of fun activities for kids

Art & Music Resources

Hands-on Crafts
http://www.handsoncrafts.org/index.htm
Throw a pot and build a jug among other activities.

Museum of Modern Art Online Activities
http://moma.org/momalearning/online_activities.html
Art Safari and others.

Play Music
http://www.playmusic.org/
Play music on the computer.

Communication Arts Resources

BBC
SpellIts,

Between the Lions
http://pbskids.org/lions/games/
Reading games for young children.

Interactives from WICKED
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/wick_ed/literacy/interactives.php
SpellBinder and Navigate the Newspaper activities.

Listen & Write
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/listenandwrite/home.htm
Create rap, write poems, and have a great time writing.

Monster Hotel Interactive Story
http://trace.ntu.ac.uk/kotn/motel/interactive2.htm
Create a monster story.

Math Resources

Figure This
http://www.figurethis.org/index.html
Math activities
for kids.

Illuminations
http://illuminations.nctm.org/tools/index.aspx
Great interactive tools.

 

Interactives from WICKED
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/wick_ed/maths/interactives.php
Blast Off, Code Cracker, Matho, Multiple Matrix, Mathor2, Quizit, Flitting with Fractions.

Math Cats
http://www.mathcats.com/
Fun activities for creative thinking and math.

Math TV
http://www.mathtv.org/TuneIn.html
Math tutorials.

Mathematicians are People Too
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/MathQuiz/
Take a quiz to find out what mathematician you are like.

Visual Fractions
http://www.visualfractions.com/
Tutorials on fractions.

Science Resources

Amazing Space
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/
Online explorations including Planet Impact!, Hubble Mission, Galaxies Galore and more!

Atoms Family
http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln/
Science activities.

BBC Science Clips
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/index_flash.shtml
Lots of great science activities.

Cool Science for Curious Kids
http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/
Interactive learning for science.

Earth Science Games from NASA
http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/games/

Exploratorium Online Activities
http://www.exploratorium.edu/explore/online.html
Try activities in the following areas: observatory, planet earth, machines & tools, living things, seeing, sport science, human body, mind & perception, and food.

FossWeb
http://www.fossweb.com/
Interactive resources for grades K-2, 3-6, and middle school on many science topics.

The Great Plant Escape
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/
Learn about plants (English and Spanish) for grades 3-5.

Human Anatomy Online from Inner Learning
http://www.innerbody.com/
Learn about the human body.

Nobel Prize Simulations and Games
http://nobelprize.org/search/games-simulations.html
Play games based on award winning work.

This Old Habitat
http://www.fieldmuseum.org/thisoldhabitat/
Visit habitats and learn about ecology.

OMSI Science Activities
http://www.omsi.edu/explore/online.cfm
A dozen science topics and activties.

PBS Kids

Physics Classroom
http://www.physicsclassroom.com/
Tutorials related to physics.

Science Monster
http://www.sciencemonster.com/
Explore information and activities related to science.

Science Stuff from Wicked
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/wick_ed/science/interactives.php
Great interactive games including crusty stuff, plate action, rock cycle, the lab, three in a row, and face your spheres.

Secret at Sea
http://www.secretsatsea.org/
Sea science adventure

Wonderville
http://www.wonderville.ca/
Science adventures for kids

Social Studies Resources

Animated Atlas star means quality
http://www.animatedatlas.com/movie.html
Traces the growth of the United States through animation and sound.

Bens' Guide to US Government
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/
Explore government games for K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12. Includes a "Locate the States" game.

Chinese Language Puzzle star means quality
http://www.askasia.org/VISIBLE_TRACES/games/languagegame.html
Drag the pictographsinto the slots. Includes hittite, Egyptian, and Sumerian visuals.

Congress for Kids
http://www.congressforkids.net/
Activities on government.

If You Were President
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/games_quizzes/electiongame/game.asp
This simulation asks students questions and then creates a newspaper about becoming president.

Journal from Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
http://www.mhschool.com/student/ss2003/ejournal.php?language=0&state=0
Lots of activities for grades 3-6. Student take notes on topics.

MacMillan/McGraw-Hill Social Studies
http://www.mhschool.com/student/ss2003/index.php
Resources and links.

Map of China
http://www.askasia.org/VISIBLE_TRACES/games/mapgame.html
Identify the regions of China in the map puzzle.

National Geographic's Expeditions
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/hall/index.html
Explore the interactive museum.

Our Story in History star means quality
http://americanhistory2.si.edu/ourstoryinhistory/tryonline/index.cfm
Interactive activities including building a sod house, "you be the historian", and buffalo hide painting

Out on a Limb
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/conflict/index.html
An interactive guide for getting along.

Links to Resources

Interactive Web Activities from Pioneer Elementary
http://www.asd.wednet.edu/pioneer/barnard/sites/education/interactive.htm

Brain Games from Pioneer Elementary
http://www.asd.wednet.edu/pioneer/barnard/braingames/index.htm

Teacher Resource Center
http://www.glc.k12.ga.us/trc/cluster.asp?mode=browse&intPathID=5339

USDA for Kids
http://www.usda.gov/news/usdakids/index.html
Lots of games, activities, and fun interactive things to do.

 

Drill and Practice, Puzzles, and Quizzes

Many websites contain learning quizzes, games, and activities. As you explore the websites, determine whether they're just for fun or really something that will help students learning a skill or address a standard.

FunBrain star means quality
http://www.funbrain.com/
Lots of great learning quizzes across the curriculum.

Get Smarter
http://www.getsmarter.org/
Fun interactive quizzes on many topics.

Kids Reads
http://www.kidsreads.com/
Lots of activities based on books including Games and Trivia.

Silly Sentences
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/gallery/sentence.shtml
Write and submit silly sentences.

SpellBee.org
http://www.spellbee.org/
Spelling activity online.

A Plus Math
http://www.aplusmath.com/Games/index.html
Math games and practice.

KidWizard
http://www.kidwizard.com/
Interactive games, stories, and other fun related to science.

PreK-3 Websites

All Grades

 

Simple Machines

 
on-line quiz (link at bottom of this site)
 
simple machines activity + matching quiz
 
more machines, more complex, on-line quiz