Math

• Math Problem Solving http://www.nrich.maths.org/public/index.php
• Algebra Readiness http://www.phschool.com/webcodes10/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.gotoWebCode&wcprefix=aak&wcsuffix=9901
• http://www.mathsisfun.com/platonic_solids.html Math Above and Beyond
• http://www.eduplace.com/math/brain/ Problem Solving Data Base (check out the archives)
• http://www.internet4classrooms.com/grade_level_help.htm  (*****) This website allows you to find internet activities by subject. It is broken down by grade level, and then by subject, and then by standard. I also like the link that says “Daily Dose of the Web.” It has links to websites that have questions that change daily or weekly (i.e. “analogy of the day” “problem of the week”)

• http://www.phschool.com/webcodes10/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.gotoWebCode&wcprefix=aak&wcsuffix=9901  (*****) Algebra readiness puzzles.

• http://www.nctm.org/elementary/archive.asp NCTM problem solving archive for mathematics—elementary level.

• http://www.nctm.org/middle/archive.asp NCTM problem solving archive for mathematics—middle school level

• http://www.fi.edu/school/math2/index.html Franklin institute problem solving archive—broken down by standard strand.

• http://www.adifferentplace.org/menu.htm Links to lots of helpful site, broken down by subject and grade level. The math section links you to a site called MathGoodies, which has online lessons. Only certain ones can be accessed for free and A Different Place only has links to the free ones. The best part about the lessons is that there are problems that the students can complete that are self-checking.

• http://www.math.clemson.edu/~rsimms/java/pentominoes/index2.html Pentominoes

Reading

• http://www.harvestbooks.com/ New and used book store in Media, PA
• http://www.mce.k12tn.net/links/literaturewebsites.htm Links to literature websites. I particularly like the first link, which has links to specific internet-based book units.
• http://www.online-literature.com/author_index.php When you select one of the authors, you can read their books/short stories/essays/poetry online…and it’s free!!!
• http://members.aol.com/Eleehart/guesswhat.html Fun poetry website to teach point of view. I’m going to print some out, read them, and have the kids guess what the object is…Then we’ll write our own…
• http://www.online-literature.com/ We offer searchable online literature for the student, educator, or enthusiast. To find the work you're looking for start by looking through the author index. We currently have over 1200 full books and over 2000 short stories and poems by over 250 authors. Our quotations database has over 8500 quotes.
• http://www.kyrene.org/schools/brisas/sunda/litpack/Lit_unit_plan.htm Upper elementary students learn about Bloom's Taxonomy of Higher Order Thinking Skills and apply their new knowledge to creating Literature Study Units.
• http://www.mce.k12tn.net/units/units_with_books.htm more literatuer units

Aquatic Investigations

• Enviromapper http://www.epa.gov/enviro/emef/

Competitions

• Knowledge Master http://www.greatauk.com/KMO.html

Mythology

• Myths of all cultures categorized by type!! Has beginner, intermediate, advanced and Spanish http://www.windows.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/tour.cgi?link=/mythology/mythology.html&sn=0&cd=false&cdp=/windows3.html&art=ok&frp=/windows3.html&fr=f&tour=&sw=false&edu=elem

Others

• http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/ Webquests
• http://www.hardin.k12.ky.us/res_techn/countyjeopardygames.htm Here is a great site to review Jeopardy style
• http://www.askanexpert.com/ This is fantastic….a kid-friendly directly linking to hundreds of experts within their fields. Check out the “linking to us” option on the left menu bar.

Science

• http://iwaswondering.org The Web site iWASwondering.org is a project of the National Academy of Sciences intended to showcase the accomplishments of contemporary women in science and to highlight for young people the varied and intriguing careers of some of today's most prominent scientists.
• http://education.nasa.gov/home/index.html NASA Education
• http://www.time-warp.org/It is an archive of technology through the 20th century. Search by decade, category, manufacturer, or other criteria.
• http://www.fi.edu/learn.html Science/math links from the franklin institute
• http://www.exploratorium.edu/index.html The Exploratorium is an experimental, hands-on museum designed to spark curiosity – regardless of your age or familiarity with science. With hundreds of exhibits to touch, look through, pick up, and tinker with, let curiosity be your compass to endless discoveries! Located in the Palace of Fine Arts, near the Golden Gate Bridge. Only in San Francisco.

Social Studies

• http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/ events in history separated into time periods. For each event, it gives a brief description. Then (and the neat thing is), it tells the story through the words of someone who was there. For example, the one about the Boston Tea Party is from the words of George Hewes (one of the "Indians" who raided the boat).
• http://www.museum.upenn.edu/new/edu/kids/kids_just_for_kids.shtml If you go here, scroll down and click on "online exhibits" there is a lot of info on cultures that might help. With pictures of artifacts!!!

Enrichment

• http://enrichment.woodservices.org/ This site was created by a gifted teacher in Downingtown. Links are set up to be pretty kid friendly.