Accessing Information

Teacher Resource Sites

Research Tools

Writing Resources

Reading

Publishing Your Student's Work

Ebooks

Online Language Arts Tools

Interactive Sites

Poetry

Higher Order Thinking

Number and Number Relations

Surfing Side by Side
http://www.deerford.com/surfside/index.html

Kidfriendly Search Engines
http://www.media-awareness.ca/eng/webaware/tipsheets/searchtools.htm

A Helpful Guide to Search Engines
http://www.monash.com/spidap.htm

KidSpace - The Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/

Refdesk.com
http://www.refdesk.com

Research It!
http://www.itools.com/research-it/

Noodle Tools
http://www.noodletools.com

Ask an Expert
http://www.askanexpert.com/

KidsClick.com
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/

Kid's Search Tools
http://www.rcls.org/ksearch.htm

FactMonster.com
http://www.factmonster.com

Online Publications
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/

Time Magazine for Kids
http://www.pathfinder.com/TFK/news/now/

Weekly Reader
http://www.weeklyreader.com/

Citation Machine
http://citationmachine.net/

Discovery Channel School Literature Lesson Plans
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/lit.html

Children's Literature Web Guide
http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html

Absolutely Whootie Stories to Grow By
http://hazel.forest.net/whootie/default.html

Book Adventure
http://www.bookadventure.org/

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Bedtime Stories for Children
http://www.2020site.org/child_calendar/

Kid's Corner
http://wiredforbooks.org/kids.htm

Storybook Online Network
http://www.storybookonline.net/

Children's Storybooks Online
http://www.magickeys.com/books/

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Surfing the Net with Kids
http://www.surfnetkids.com/publish.htm

Young Writer's Club
http://www.cs.bilkent.edu.tr/~david/derya/ywc.html

KidLit Children's Literature Home Page
http://mgfx.com/kidlit/

Listen and Write
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/listenandwrite/home.htm

Kids Pub
http://kidpub.com/kidpub/

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Online English Grammar
http://www.edufind.com/english/grammar/

Dictionary.com
http://www.dictionary.com/

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Poetry for Upper Elementary Students
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/poemiddle.htm

Poetry Teachers
http://www.poetryteachers.com/

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For Parents: These sites give good information to help explain what higher order thinking in reading involves including key definitions and examples. Some sites offer practice and sample questions to help guide you in makingup questions to help your child.

http://www.rhlschool.com/reading.html

http://www.sites4teachers.com/links/redirect.php?url=http://nces.ed.gov/
nceskids/graphing/

http://www.sites4teachers.com/links/redirect.php?url=http://www.
canteach.ca/elementary/prompts.html

http://www.hishelpinschool.com/reading/ways.html#exs

http://abcteach.com/directory/reading_comprehension/middlehigh_school/
informational/

http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/rcdownc.htm
(Sample text and comprehension practice)

For Teachers: These sites give good background information on higher
order thinking and critical thinking in the area of reading. Strategies
and practice items are also addressed. Just Read Now is a Florida
Program. Their site gives some great information concerning
reading comprehension.

http://www.justreadnow.com/strategies/index.htm

http://www.justreadnow.com/strategies/discussion.htm

http://www.justreadnow.com/strategies/qar.htm

http://emints.org

http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/readquest/strat/

http://home.t-online.de/home/kfmaas/read_step.html

http://home.t-online.de/home/kfmaas/readstr.html

http://www.rhlschool.com/reading.html

http://abcteach.com/directory/reading_comprehension/middlehigh_
school/informational/

http://www.rubrics4teachers.com/ (Rubric maker – very cool!)

http://mathforum.org

http://mathforum.org/library/problems/mathfundamentals.html
For parents, students, and teachers:
Problem of the weeks, math forums, lesson plans, activities, tools, math
explanations, etc.

http://www.coe.louisiana.edu/pds/resources/lesson/elementary.htm
Lesson plans for teachers

http://kapalama.ksbe.edu/elementary/resource/math.html
For Suzanne to model our web page from

http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dgwhite/mathandtech.html
Technology ideas for teacher with math

http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/mathline/concepts/moremathconcepts
subjects.shtm#2
Site for teachers with lesson plans and activities; also has technology
lessons with math

http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/games.html
Great site for students – fun math games – good for computer lab also

http://illuminations.nctm.org/reflections/prek2/E_NumberSense/
Explanation of how students develop number sense

http://score.kings.k12.ca.us/number.sense.html
Great source of lessons for teachers – even has technology links

http://matti.usu.edu/nlvm/nav/topic_t_1.html
Great Games for kids to play online!!!!