Dear Readers,
I found these sites on another blog and decided to steal them. I know some of them may be advanced for Special Education students, but you never know. Don’t underestimate your students. Let them see for themselves if they can do it.
SITES
GLOSSARY– Math terms- http://www.math.com/school/glossary/glossindex.html
GEOMETRY SONGS– http://www.songsforteaching.com/math/geometry/
http://www.homeschoolmath.net/online/geometry.php (Geometry games) EXCELLENT!
MULTIPLICATION
http://www.softschools.com/math/multiplication/2_digit_multiplication/2_digit_by_2_digit_multiplication/ (Learning double digit by double digit multiplication)
FRACTIONS
http://www.visualfractions.com
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/fractions/memory_equivalent1.htm (Equivalent fractions)
ORDERED PAIRS
PLACE VALUE
http://www.free-training-tutorial.com/place-value-games.html
http://www.gamequarium.com/placevalue.html
http://www.funbrain.com/tens/index.html
www.ixl.com (4th grade)
www.ixl.com (5th grade)
GEOMETRY
http://www.songsforteaching.com/math/geometry/perimetercircumferenceareavolume.php
http://www.mathsisfun.com/angles.html (Angles)
http://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/parallel-lines.html (Parallel games)
http://www.absorblearning.com/mathematics/demo/units/KCA004.html#Interioranglesinquadrilaterals (Polygon game)
http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=70 (Geometric solids)
HANDWRITING
ORDERED PAIRS
http://funbasedlearning.com/algebra/graphing/points/default.htm (Graph mole game)
SCIENCE
http://www.quia.com/pages/hostettersciencecs.html#plants (Ultimate Science site)
www.cellsalive.com/cells/cell_model.htm (Animated cell)
http://illuminations.nctm.org/LessonDetail.aspx?id=L174 (How Big is Your Heart activity)
http://www.kidsbiology.com/human_biology/circulatory-system3.php (Heart video)
http://www.medtropolis.com/VBody.asp (The Virtual Body)
http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/htbw_main_page.html (How the Body Works)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8-E6cDCr5U&NR=1&feature=endscreen (Carbon & Nitrogen Cycle)
http://www.5min.com/Video/Learn-about-The-Nitrogen-Cycle-117570701 (Nitrogen Cycle video (1:12)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w03iO_Yu9Xw&feature=related (Nitrogen Cycle video)
http://www.realtrees4kids.org/sixeight/letseat.htm (Photosynthesis)
http://www.neok12.com/php/watch.php?v=zX5f4866425a444c725f6045&t=Photosynthesis (Photosynthesis video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJxZH_Y5D4s&feature=related (Photosynthesis video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGD7S1FUn7w&feature=related (Funny Photosynthesis video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXrnHff2Kjc&feature=related (Parts of a flower)
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/gpe/index.cfm (The Great Plant Escape)
http://library.thinkquest.org/3645/ (Virtual Telescope)
http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/const.html (ALL 88 Constellations)
http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/cm.html (Constellation maps)
http://www.curiosityintheclassroom.com/parents.cfm (Did God Create the Universe?)
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/index.html (NASA 4 Kids)
http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_kids/AskKids/index.shtml (Ask an astronomer for Kids)
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/dictionary.htm (Astronomy dictionary)
http://www.frontiernet.net/~kidpower/astronomy.html (Astronomy site)
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/earth.htm (Astronomy videos)
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html (Astronomy resources with easy quiz)
http://www.kidsknowit.com/interactive-educational-movies/index.php?educational-movies-type=Astronomy (Astronomy videos)
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/animaldiet/omnivore.htm (Herbivores, carnivores, omnivores)
http://www.planetpals.com/foodchain.html#chart (Food chain)
http://www.quia.com/cz/247223.html?AP_rand=1817687495 (Food chain game)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/science/organisms_behaviour_health/food_chains/activity.shtml (Food chain)
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/games/foodchaingame.htm (Make a food chain game)
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/foodchain/decomposers.htm (Food chain games)
http://library.thinkquest.org/26159/ (Carnivorous plants)
http://www.sarracenia.com/faq.html (Carnivorous Plants 101- FAQ about carnivorous plants)
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/gpe/case1/index.html (Plants)
http://www.schooltube.com/video/7ef63fe536015231930c/Needs%20of%20a%20Plant%20%28song%20for%20kids%29 (Photosynthesis)
http://www.realtrees4kids.org/threefive/conifers.htm (Trees)
http://www.epa.gov/gmpo/edresources/soil.html (What on Earth is Soil)
SPELLING
www.spellingcity.com (Interactive spelling games)
http://www.kidsspell.com/ (Interactive spelling games)
http://www.kidsspell.com/custom_spelling_lists.php (Custom spelling list)
ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS
http://www.dailyteachingtools.com/journal-writing-prompts.html#1 (Writing prompts)
Fry’s Word List (1,000 High Frequency words)
Dolch Word List (http://www.kidzone.ws/dolch/kindergarten.htm (Kindergarten sight words list)
http://www.kidzone.ws/dolch/grade1.htm (1st grade sight words list)
http://www.kidzone.ws/dolch/grade2.htm (2nd grade sight words list)
http://www.kidzone.ws/dolch/grade3.htm (3rd grade words list)
http://www.learningbooks.net/xDolchSpanish.html (words in Spanish & English)
Dolch Word List https://sightwords.com/sight-words/dolch/#lists
http://www.theschoolbell.com/Links/Dolch/Contents.html. (This site contains a wealth of information. It has a complete lesson plan that can be used, along with all the materials necessary. I highly recommend this.)
Catch the Spelling (High frequency/site words)
www.wackytales.com (Make a silly tale)
http://www.idiomsite.com/ (Idioms)
http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/lang/lscr/lscrindex.html (Interactive English Activities)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/english/games (Interactive English Activities)
http://www.manythings.org/cts/ (Interactive English games) NOTE: There are only a few that 4th/5th graders would understand, but it’s still worth a look.
http://www.quia.com/pages/havefun.html (Jeopardy-like English games)
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games_vocab.htm
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/lang_elem.htm (Cut & paste. I’ve disabled the link because, for some reason, it will not work from this page.)
http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/parts-of-speech/adjectives/what-is-an-adjective.html
http://www.english-zone.com/spelling/sup1.htm (Superlative Adjective quiz)
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/compcontrast/map.html (Compare & Contrast Map)
ELKONIN BOXES
classplayground.com/elkonin-boxes
GEOGRAPHY
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/states_experiment_background_noClip10s.html
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/USA_Geography/USA_G0_click_1024.html
http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-games/latitude-longitude-map-game.php
SOCIAL STUDIES
(Gold Rush)
http://museumca.org/goldrush/fever01.html
http://comspark.com/goldminer-mall/chronicles/gold.htm
http://ceres.ca.gov/ceres/calweb/geology/goldrush.html
http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist2/gold.html (Long read, but very informative)
http://www.teachersfirst.com/lessons/nativecrafts/cornhusk.cfm (How to make a corn husk doll)
ONLINE BOOKS
http://www.techsupportalert.com/free-books-children (Students can use these links to read books online)
http://www.storylineonline.net/ (Online books read by famous actors)
http://www.magickeys.com/books/ (Short stories online)
http://www.readtomelv.com/ (Online books)
http://kids.nypl.org/reading/index.cfm (e-books)
http://kids.nypl.org/reading/Childrensebooks.cfm (e-books)
http://www.mightybook.com/story_books.html (Online animated books)
http://storynory.com/ (Online audio books)
http://www.bookshare.org (Online audio books- very useful for Special Education students [free])
Please add to your Online Books category:
Bookshare, http://www.bookshare.org. This digital library online is free for U.S. students who qualify with print disabilities. A quality educational resource that includes two free reading technologies funded by federal awards from U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of Special Education Programs.
Ok, it’s added. Also, if I’m not mistaken, I owe a write up for one of your client’s book. It’s mostly written. I’ll post it soon.
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