Sites for Elementary and Middle School Teachers

A+ Math

 

Elementary and middle school math games, worksheet, helpers, etc.

 

ABCs of Reading

This site from Starfall.com gives a video with sound for each letter of the alphabet which shows capital and lowercase, and pronounces the alphabet sound and the phonemic sound of each letter.  Short videos are also available for each vowel and for the ABCs.

 

ABCya! Computer activities which teach technology skills from grades K through 5.

 

Abraham Lincoln

Created by a first grade class, this Web site  includes an on-line quiz, an animation that shows the addition of states to the USA, a picture gallery of President Lincoln, a treasure hunt, suggestions for further classroom activities, and additional links.  A great resource for elementary classes.

 

Begins With

This game from FunSchool requires students to click on pictures of objects that begin with a certain letter.   Great SmartBoard activity.

 

Chateau Meddybemps

 

Educational games and activities for elementary through middle school

 

Children's Museum of Indianapolis

Offers teachers' online resources and activities for students in PreK through 8th grade.  Activities deal mostly with science, but also include art.

 

Count Us In

Great online interactive games to help children understand basic number concepts (Would be a great SmartBoard activity).

 

Discovery Kids

 

Online activities for children - elementary through middle school

 

Dositey.com

Great online interactives, mostly Shockwave, for math and language arts, grades K through 8.

 

Eduplace

 

Online activities and games, mostly elementary

 

eMints National Center

 

WebQuests for elementary and middle school all subjects

 

ePals

 

Internet pen pals with teacher access to all correspondence

 

Focus on Early Childhood Education

This site from the Harvard Education Letter provides links to the latest research and articles on early-childhood education.  This site is geared for teachers of pre-K through grade 3.

 

FunBrain

 

Online educational games for children - elementary through middle school

 

Fun City

For older elementary students, this game from FunSchool requires them to click on misspelled words.

 

FunSchool

 

Online educational games for children - elementary through middle school

 

I Know That

Online games and activities for all subjects, grades preK through 6

 

Internet Children's Digital Library

This site provides full-text online children's books in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Filipino/Tagalog, German, Hebrew, Persian/Farsi, and Spanish.  The works are beautifully illustrated.
 

Just for Kids

 

Online educational games for children - elementary through middle school

 

Kids Domain

 

Online games, activities, and free downloads for K-8 all subjects

 

KidsClick

 

A search engine for elementary through middle grades designed and maintained by librarians.  This site also provides some great lessons on Internet searching

 

KidZone

 

Educational games and activities for elementary through middle school

 

Learning Planet Kids Page

Online educational activities and games for pre-K through grade 6

 

MiniBeasts

This website offers a number of different science interactive activities for early elementary students.

 

Math Advantage

This site from Harcourt School Publishers offers fun online interactive games for grades K through 8.

Neuroscience for Kids

 

Allows younger students to explore the brain

 

Primary Resources

This British site provides numerous online activities for all elementary subject areas.  Check out the interactive myths and legends in the English section!

 

Reading Matrix

This site offers reading comprehension, text analysis, vocabulary, and other reading skill exercises for elementary students.

 

School Express.com

 

Free worksheets, mostly elementary.

 

SesameWorkshop

Great games and activities from Sesame Street, mostly for pre-K and K

 

SmartBoard Ideas

 

SmartBoard templates for elementary

 

Smarter Ways to Use the SmartBoard

 

SmartBoard templates for language arts, mostly elementary

 

Star Child

 

Astronomy for younger students

 

Starfall.com

 

Elementary reading online activities

 

Stories

This site from PBS offers interactive stories with related games for elementary students, grades 1 to 3.

 

Teaching Treasures

This Australian site offers free printable and online interactive worksheets and activities for math, English, art, science, health, and the environment.

 

TekMom

 

Search engines for younger students.

 

Up to Ten

Online games and learning activities for students up to age ten.  Some materials are only available for subscribers, but many are available for free. 

What Time Is It?

Fun interactive game which has students select the correct digital display to match the analog clock.

 

Words and Pictures

This site from the BBC offers fun phonemic activities and games for elementary students.

 

 

Links checked 03/29/06