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Reading:

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This is the address for the Access Center, which offers Professional Development in several areas, including reading.  Access Center » Reading

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This game is fun for students learning phonics. Between the Lions . Chicken Stacker PBS Kids

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This website, created by a teacher, has downloads to TONS of reading activities, games, etc. It has great resources for programs like Reading First, or Literacy First. Cheryl Sigmon's Website

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This website has several online books that are great for beginning or struggling readers, because they can click to have the passages read to them. Readquarium- Books

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This website, created by a literacy coach in Louisville, KY, has several activities that go along with Scott Foresman's "Reading Street" Series.  This is an EXCELLENT web resource for those of you with this reading series!!! Scott Foresman Reading Activities

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This is an online free download of the Writing program that goes with Scott Foresman's "Reading Street" Series Scott Foresman Reading Teacher Resources

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This link goes to a Teaching Vision page all about reading/writing workshop TEACHINGVISION.org

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Starfall is a great website for any student that is working on reading, phonics, comprehension, and even letter names and sounds. Learn to Read at Starfall - teaching comprehension and phonics 

 

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This Jefferson County, TN website has links for several ready made games and game boards.           Word Game Boards

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This website, created by Tami Maloney, has links to several Interactive Quizzes in several subject areas and grade levels. I.Q. - Interactive Quizzes by Tami Maloney

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This website has been made for studying for the FCAT test in Florida. However, I have found many of the strategies and games especially helpful for my students as well! FCAT Reading Grade 4 Teaching Strategies

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This website, created by N.C. State University, has great leveled passages for fourth grade students, complete with multiple choice questions. IRCMS - Fourth Grade Reading Passages

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This link to Quia, a website for quizzes, is a great activity that includes matching words to the analogy that they match. Quia - Vocab-Word Knowledge AWESOME ANALOGIES!

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Math:

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This is the online link for teachers that use the Harcourt Math program.  Once you choose your grade level, you will have access to several great math activities, that match perfectly to your lesson for the day. Harcourt Math Grade Menu

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This link is for interactive geometry flash cards, a great review tool. http--www.aplusmath.com-cgi-bin-flashcards-geoflash

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This is a link to an Acrobat reader file from the state of Illinois. It has been created for 4th grade, and has some really good practice multiple choice questions. http--www.isbe.state.il.us-assessment-pdfs-Grade_4_ISAT_2006_Samples_math.pdf

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This is an interactive clock, for use with a projector. http://www.time-for-time.com/swf/myclox.swf

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This link is to a collection of websites, specifically to practice elapsed time. Math Elapsed Time eThemes eMINTS

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This website, created by a teacher, has some really great graphic organizers posted for download.   Math Graphic Organizers

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Math Maven's Mysteries is a math problem solving program created by Scholastic. It is available for free and would make great math enrichment activities!Math Maven's Mysteries Home

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This website has been created by the Wright Group, creators of Everyday Math. It has a download for the morning math messages that go along with the Everyday Math program. Math Messages

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Mathwire is an awesome website that has fun and interesting math ideas for students. Some of them are seasonal in nature, and many are available for download! Mathwire.com Resources for Math Teachers

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This link is for the Utah State University Library of Virtual Manipulatives. I highly recommend it for SmartBoard users! National Library of Virtual Manipulatives

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This website has an interactive activity about place values that is good for class review. Place Values

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One of the BEST math websites I have found recently! This website has it all, reviews of concepts, with games to practice skills!!! Rader's NUMBERNUT.COM

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SchoolExpress.com - free lesson plans, free worksheets, free software, online math, educational store, homeschool

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This website is just what it says! Free downloads of customized math worksheets for practice!            The Math Worksheet Site.com

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This website has several math worksheets, and games available for free use! Excellent for skill practice!!!3rd grade Math, and 4th grade Math worksheets, math games

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Another good math website find! This website has links to several math-related video games. Very good for use in the computer lab, classroom, or at home. The games are very engaging! Arcademic Skill Builders Online Educational Video Games

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This website, created by the North Carolina Public Schools, has lots of free downloads of math materials for teachers.  They are very good, definitely worth a look!!! Grade 3-5 Math Stuff (Awesome!!!)

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One of my students' favorite games, this is Multiplication Baseball. This is very cute, and gives students the option to work at their level, or try for a challenge! Batter's Up Baseball Math Game (Multiplication)

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This website has a game for comparing decimals, from Harcourt. Decimal Rainstorm

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This website has test prep activities for elapsed time. Elementary Test Prep Math 4 Test (Grades 4) Elapsed Time

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This website has test prep activities for telling time. Elementary Test Prep Math 4 Test (Grades 4) Time

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This game has a great activity for practicing place value. FunBrain - Place Value Puzzler

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This is a link to Gamequarium, with a list of decimal games. Gamequarium Math Games- Decimal Games

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This is a link to Gamequarium, a list of fraction games.Gamequarium Math Games- Fraction Games

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This is a link to Gamequarium, a list of multiplication games.Gamequarium Multiplication Games

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Science:

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This is a link to an interactive activity about the Rock Cycle by Harcourt Publishing. This activity would be great for use with a SmartBoard or in a computer lab setting! Science - Rock Cycle

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This website is part of the Woodlands Junior School Science Zone. It has links to several topics and interactive games and activities for each theme. Science Revision - Games and Activities

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Teachnology's list of Science Sites for use with students. Science Sites To Use With Students

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Harcourt Publishers Science Book Webpage, Science Up Close Grade 4

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This website is from National Geographic and is a great resource for use with fossils and rocks and mineral themes. Sea Monsters A Prehistoric Adventure Movie - Virtual Dig - National Geographic

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This website is one of my student's favorites for demonstrating seed dispersal (Especially the bird...kids are gross that way!). If you click "Main Menu" it will give you other options regarding the Life Cycle of Plants. Seed Dispersal

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This is one of my absolute favorite webquests! The students can type their answers rather than write them, and then print them out.  A great activity for the computer lab!!! Soil Webquest

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This website has a unit for reducing, reusing, and recycling. Waste Not, Want Not

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This link is from the Flashcard Exchange and contains 4th grade vocabulary from the Harcourt Series lesson about Ecosystems. 4th Grade Ecosystem Vocabulary

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Information about volcanoes, eruptions, etc. can be found by clicking this link. Annenberg Media Exhibits -- Volcanoes - Judging Hazards

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This link has lots of information about moon phases. ASP The Moon It's Just a Phase It's Going Through...

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This website has lots of information about astronomy for both kids and teachers. Astronomy For Kids - KidsAstronomy.com

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I love, love, love this website from the BBC, it has "Science Clips" for tons of subjects. The clips have an interactive demonstration, and a quiz that follows each lesson.  BBC - Schools Science Clips - Ages 8-9

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This website has lots of information about plants, including growth, plant parts, photosynthesis, seed dispersal and more!!! Biology of Plants Introduction

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This website would be a cool reference to give students for a science fair project. It helps students see how to build their solar system to scale. It would also be a good activity for students to complete as a group for a measurement connection. Build a Solar System

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This website has a game all about the food chain where students have to put the steps of the food chain in order. Chain Reaction - Build a Food Chain

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This is another web activity that I really love! It is an interactive game, great for the smartboard that covers all sorts of weather skills from temperature to fronts. Edheads - Weather Activities

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This web link has lots of cool life science websites that students may like to explore. Exploratorium Ten Cool Sites Life Sciences

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This website links to the South Salem 4th grade webpage, and has several pre-made powerpoints for science topics available for download. Fourth Grade PowerPoints

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This website, sponsored by the National Science Foundation is a great resource for learning about fossils and sedimentary rock. Getting Into the Fossil Record

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This link is for a forces and motion powerpoint review from the staff of the Salem schools in Virginia. http--www.salem.k12.va.us-staff-jcox-powerpoints-ForceMotionReview.ppt

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This link takes you to the Rocks for Kids website and provides tons of information about the proper identification of minerals. Identification of Minerals

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This website has links to several word documents and powerpoints life cycles and food webs

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This website has lots of information about different ecosystems. MBGnet

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This website from National Geographic has "Quick Flicks" over certain topics from Brainpop, for free! National Geographic Explorer (Student Magazine) - Quick Flicks

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This website from Proteacher.net has several different lessons all about rocks and minerals. ProTeacher Rock Hounds Lessons

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Ranger Rick's website (linked here) has several science related games for students to play! Ranger Rick - National Wildlife Federation

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This website has lots of information about Recycling, very interactive!!! Recycle City

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This Webquest was created for 3rd grade students and is all about rocks and fossils. Rock and Fossils

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Rockman discusses the uses of different rocks and minerals on this webpage! Rock and Mineral Uses from Rockman

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Social Studies & Practical Living:

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Learn to Be Healthy is a website that targets kids and teens and discusses ways to stay healthy. Topics include tobacco, exercise, nutrition, and many others. Learn To Be Healthy - For Educators

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The Junior Diabetes Research Foundation has lots of information about Diabetes. This website can be a good resource for students with diabetes, or students that are doing research about the disease. More Ways to Help - JDRF Kids Online

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The Plimoth Plantation website features information about the Plimoth Colony and the first Thanksgiving celebration. Plimoth Plantation, Plymouth MA

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The Harlan County School System created multiple choice questions for Practical Living and Vocational Studies. You can find them here. Practical Living-Vocational Studies

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This website contains lots of graphic organizers for social studies content reading. ReadingQuest Reading Strategies for Social Studies

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The Body & Mind section of the CDC website has lots of health resources including information about getting along and being good citizens. BAM! Guide to Getting Along

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This website contains lots of information about the premier event in the Bluegrass State, The Kentucky Derby! Kentucky Derby

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Writing:

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This links to the Clark County Schools Literacy website, which has lots of great information, organizers, and samples for writing. CCPS Literacy Site

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The Crazy Libs website is great fun for students and a great way to review and reinforce students learning of the parts of speech. Crazy Libs

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This website has links to poetry forms for students to use. Many of these turn out really great and are a great starting point to get students into writing their own poetry! ETTC's new and improved Poetry Forms

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This website has lots of poems written by and for kids! Fizzy Funny Fuzzy Poetry For Kids Welcome!

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The grammar games on this website are a great review of skills. Grammar Games

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This activity from Houghton Mifflin English is a fun game to review proofreading skills with your students. Power Proofreading

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Get your students published! The Student Treasures company will take your students artwork and writings, bind them in a book and give you one for your classroom. It also gives students' parents an opportunity to purchase the books for a reasonable price. Student Treasures

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This website is also along the lines of a "Mad Lib". Students can practice using parts of speech to tell a wacky story using this website. Wacky Web Tales

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This website is AWESOME for writing! It has several posters and lessons for writing that are very well done! Welcome to Teaching That Makes Sense!

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Spelling:

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This is the greatest spelling website I have personally ever found! It will test your students, let them practice their words with games, and even teach them how to spell words. Go to Spelling City!

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Other Teacher Websites:

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Mr. Coley - Murrieta, California

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Mrs. Grover - Independence, Iowa

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Ms. Gregory - Mandy's Tips for Teachers

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Ms. Hillman - Oelwein, Iowa

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Ms. Newingham - Troy School District, Michigan

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Mrs. Van Dyke - Gages Lake, Illinois

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