Family Internet Safety
http://www.netsmartzkids.orgMath Websites
http://www.vmathlive.com A website that allows students to practice math skills. Ask your teacher for your user name and password.
http://aaamath.com/ AAA Math features a comprehensive set of interactive arithmetic lessons for all grade levels. Unlimited practice is available on each topic which allows thorough mastery of the concepts. A Spanish version is also available at http://www.aaamatematicas.com/
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html Helps students understand mathematics using “manipulatives”….visual objects that help illustrate mathematical relationships and applications. Manipulatives allow students to visually examine, explore and develop concepts.
http://www.kidsnumbers.com/ A math skills development program that uses games and activities to help your child learn basic math facts.
http://www.mathcats.com/ Created for children to promote open-ended and playful explorations of important math concepts.
http://www.visualfractions.com/index.htm A tutorial that models fractions with number lines or circles.
http://www.learningplanet.com/ Click on “123’s” for younger children, or “Math” for older children to see a list of math activities. The ones in blue are for free.
Language Arts Websites
Acrostic Poems: http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/acrostic/ This site walks you through writing an acrostic poem.
Spelling: http://kidsspell.com/ A fun way to improve a student’s spelling. This website helps to dramatically improve a student’s ability to learn and retain spelling words.
Science Websites
Virtual Experiments: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/5_6/science_5_6.shtml
Perform virtual science experiments on this website. There are a variety of topics for students aged 5 – 11.
Astronomy: http://www.kidsastronomy.com/ KidsAstronomy.com, is part of the KidsKnowIt Network. It is an astronomy resource designed to teach children about the exciting world of outer space.
Light: http://www.cape.k12.mo.us/jefferson/grammer/Light.html A scavenger hunt to find and report on facts about Light.
Oceanography: http://www.gamequarium.com/ocean.html A variety of games and exercises related to Oceanography topics.
Living Things: http://www.kidsbiology.com/biology_basics/index.php Learn about living things, classification, about cells, about the kingdoms of living things, and about biomes.
Dinosaurs: http://www.kidsdinos.com/ Learn about dinosaurs with KidsDinos.com. Find out which dinosaur was the largest, which was the smallest, which had the most horns, the longest neck, or which ate the most food.
Geology: http://kidsgeo.com/ Geology is the study of our Earth, the processes that formed it, and how it will continue to change in the future. Learn information and play games.
Social Studies Websites
Explorers: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/indexa.shtml An alphabetical listing of explorers with kids friendly information about each one.
Oregon Trail: http://www.beavton.k12.or.us/greenway/leahy/ot/guidebook.htm A resource put together by an elementary school class in Oregon that teaches you all about the pioneers in the1800’s traveling to Oregon.
Oregon Trail: http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/Oregontrail.html This web site is brought to you by teachers Mike Trinklein and Steve Boettcher, creators of The Oregon Trail, the award-winning documentary film which aired nationally on PBS.
Civil War: http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/index.html Follow a time line of people, places, and events to learn about the civil war. This website is filled with actual photographs and a fact-based, common sense approach in the presentation of history.
SOL Review Websites
Jefferson Lab: http://education.jlab.org/solquiz/index.html Science, Math, and Technology practice SOL tests for grades 2 – 5.
Texas Writing Test: http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/online/2003/grade4/writing.htm A 4th grade practice writing test from Texas. Texas has state standards very similar to Virginia’s SOL’s.
SOL Pass: http://solpass.org/ Test Practice and Review for the Virginia Science and Social Studies SOL Tests.
Virginia SOL: http://virginiasol.com/ Test practice and review for Virginia SOL’s in all subjects.
Miscellaneous Sites
Discovery Education: http://www.discoveryeducation.com This is a great resource for getting information about any subject. There is a large inventory of images that can be used in reports and projects, as well as short videos. Ask your teacher for your user name and password.
Study Island: http://www.studyisland.com For 3 - 5 students, use this to brush up on a topic or to practice for the SOL's. Ask your teacher for your username and password.
Study Island: http://www.studyisland.com For 3 - 5 students, use this to brush up on a topic or to practice for the SOL's. Ask your teacher for your username and password.
Internet Safety: http://pbskids.org/license/ This site quizzes kids on appropriate internet behavior and gives them a “Web License” when they finish the board correctly.
Careers: http://vaview.org/ What would you like to be when you grow up? This website helps you to explore various career paths to send you in the right direction.
World Book Encyclopedia: http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Home An excellent resource for information on any topic. Scroll to the bottom of the page to change to the Kid’s Version, the Spanish Version, or an Advanced Encyclopedia.
