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Welcome to my page. This page represents 6 years of extensive internet research and the collection of some excellent sites, categorized by subject and topic. All sites have searchable databases unless noted otherwise. Teachers should take note that the student sites provide valuable resources for teachers as well. The page is organized by the following sections:
Kellie's Elementary Teachers Resource Page
Click on a subject below or scroll through the entire page General Lessons Plan SitesComputers and Technology Lesson Plan Sites
Social Studies Lesson Plan Sites
Language Arts Lesson Plan Sites
Math and Science Lesson Plan Sites
Integrated Thematic Unit Lesson Plan Sites
National Educational Standards by Subject
Free Reproducibles for Classroom use
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The Best Sites for StudentsResources for Parents
General Lesson Plan Sites
- The Gateway to Educational Materials Project Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education and ERIC Clearinghouse
- Education World My Favorite
- LessonPlanz Lesson Plans and Resources for Teaching
- A to Z Teachers Stuff
- Smithsonian Institution Lesson Plans Section
- Awesome Library K-12 Education Directory
- Houghton Mifflin Education Place K-8 Site for Teachers
- TeachersFirst for K-12 Educators
- Encarta Learning Zone
- Teachweb K-12 Lesson Plans
- McGraw-Hill Teachers Island
- Core Knowledge Lesson Plans K-8
- McRel Connections Lesson Plans Standards, and Benchmarks
- The Teachers.Net Lesson Bank Offers teachers over 1000 lesson plans plus a comprehensive home page
- Teacher Tested Lesson Plan Collection A variety of links to lesson plan collections
- Homework Central Lesson Plan Archives Extensive collection for all levels
- Quia! Create your own learning activities
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Computers and Technology Lesson Plan Sites
- Apple Computer Learning Exchange
- Ed's Oasis Teacher's Guild Lesson Plan Library
- Internet-Based Lesson Plans for Science and Math
- Challenge 2000 Project-Based Learning and Multimedia Web Site
- IBM's Schools and Higher Education Site
- Math Forum's Arithmetic Internet Projects
- Lightspan's Collaborative Projects Participate in Field Trips from around the country or create your own
- Classroom Connect's Connected Teacher Lesson Plans from K-12 integrating the Internet into your classroom
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Social Studies Lesson Plan Sites
- Montgomery County Social Studies Bookmarks Links to all areas of Social Studies
- CIA World Factbook Maps and information about each country in the world. Great for student use too
- Nystromnet.com Lessons and Teaching Tips for hands-on Geography
- ProTeacher Lesson Plans Elementary School Teachers K-6
- The New York Times Learning Network Offers Lesson Plan of the Day as well as archived lesson plans
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Great Sites to Find and Print Maps
- Library of Congress Map Collections Home Page
- Perry-Castenada Library Map Collection Extensive collection for online printing. Historical, current event, as well as political maps
- Online Map Creation Create your own map
- How Far is It? Calculates distance between longitude and latitude
- The National Atlas of the United States Map Browser This extensive site uses layers from longitude to latitude to regional butterfly populations
- University of Berkeley Map Collections
- Getty's Thesaurus of Geographic Names Find the longitude and latitude of any place on earth
- Atlapedia Online Countries A to Z and World Maps
- Color Landform Atlas of the United States
- Atlas of the World
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Language Arts Lesson Plan Sites
- Authors and Illustrator Pages Hundreds are listed alphabetically
- Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
- The Flat Stanley Internet Site Send Flat Stanley to a school near you
- Scholastic.com Lesson Plans and Reproducibles as well as Professional Resources
- Troll Book Club Classroom Activities and Teacher Resources
- Language Arts Outline Lessons and Units
- S.C.O.R.E. Language Arts Teacher Activity Bank Graphic Organizers, Venn Diagrams, Storyboards and much more
- ERIC/REC Great Web Resources A comprehensive listing for teachers of multiple references
- Jan Brett.com A stupendous site for teachers and students alike
- Shel Silverstein's Poetry
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Mathematics Lesson Plan Sites
- The Math Forum Elementary School Teachers Place Search this extensive site by grade level
- Houghton-Mifflin Math Steps Lessons Levels 1-7
- A to Z Themes Math Lessons and Units
- In School Instructor Pattern Block Activities
- Teacher Written Math Lesson Plans
- Mega Math from Los Alamos National Laboratory Wonderful activities for students of all ages
- McRel Math Lesson Plans Links to fun activities for all levels
- Big Sky Gopher Site Downloadable math lessons
- Columbia Education Center> Downloadable Mathematics Lesson Plans
- Web Sites for Math Teachers Mathematics Activities, Lessons Plans and Classroom Resources for Elementary Teachers
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Science Lesson Plan Sites
- How Stuff Works.com One of my favorites. Want to know how a toilet works? Here's the place
- United States Geological Survey Learning Web Geology, Biology, Water, and Mapping
- NASA Educational Products Free printable lessons, inexpensive curriculum guides, and resources. There is a NASA Educator's site near you!
- Weathereye Teacher's Lounge Great lessons for teaching weather geared for all grades
- The Exploratorium Science Explorer Hands-on classroom Activities for all ages
- SeaWorld/Busch Gardens Animal Information Database Includes lessons as well as research for students and teachers alike
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Math and Science Lesson Plan Sites
- GirlTECH Lessons New Ways to Teach Math and Science
- The Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Math and Science Curriculum Resources on the Internet One of my favorites. Extensive collection.
- Department of Education Explorer A collection of downloadable Math and Science lesson plans and thematic units
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Integrated Thematic Unit Lesson Plan Sites
- Gander Academy's Theme Related Resources
- A to Z Teacher Stuff Thematic Units
- The Math Forum's Web Units and Lessons
- Theme Resources Directory From the alphabet to Patricia Polacco to Weather, this site has extensive offerings
- University of South Carolina's Thematic Units for Primary Grades
- Department of Special Education Thematic Planning Units
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National Standards by Subject
- National Science Teachers Association
- National Council for the Social Studies
- National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
- Other Educational Organizations and Associations for Teachers and Administrators
- National Council for Geographic Education
- National Council of Teachers of English
- National and State Standards Comprehensive Listing
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Free Resources for Teachers
- Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
- Free or inexpensive maps and magazines for students
- A to Z Teacher Stuff Freebies for Teachers, Families, and Everyone!
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Free Reproducibles for Classroom Use
- Preschool Coloring Book Pages Print out or color online a wide variety of topics ranging from space to Magic School Bus
- M-tech Worksheet Generator
- The Attic
- Scholastic's Lesson Plans and Reproducibles Index
- Freeworksheets.com Searchable Database of thousands of worksheets
- Games and Activity Zone Wordsearches, Crossword Puzzles, and Coloring Pages
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The Best Sites for Students
Kids General Sites
- Yahooligans Yahoo's search engine especially for kids. Yahooligan's downloader offers great images for reports
- Homework Central.com Extensive offerings for all subjects for homework and research help
- Ask Jeeves for Kids Jeeves is a friendly guy who can answer any question simply and easily
- Thinks.com. Brain Games, Puzzles and Pastimes
- Funbrain.com Play Math Baseball, Grammar Gorillas, or take a Practice Quiz
- FBI's Safety Tips for Kids on the Internet
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Kids Social Studies Sites
- Interactive Mapit and Zapit Game Three levels include continents and countries
- Kids at Nationalgeographic.com The GeoBee Challenge, Fun and Games, and DinoDetectives help kids learn and practice their Geography skills
- World Surfari Award-winning site where students can learn about countries of the world
- The United Nations CyberSchoolBus The Elementary Planet and more
- Virtual World Tours Over 100 Country and City Virtual Tours plus more
- The Microsoft TerraServer Find your own home, as well as famous landmarks, via real-live space satellites
- Fifty States and Capitals site Everything you need to know about States and Capitals with Maps
- Animated maps Formation of the Contiguous United States to Fun With Relativity
- KIDPROJ Multicultural Calendar Search the database to find celebrations throughout the world
- GeoNet Game Become a GeoChampion while learning about the United States
- Let's Go Around the World Meet kids from all over the country with vivid photos
- Send your Teacher a Social Studies Postcard
- Gander Academy's Nations of the World Fact sheets, license plates, and everything you want to know about countries around the world
- Stanford University and ITT's Award Winning Kids Window on the World
- Time for Kids
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Kids Language Arts Sites
- Seussville University Students learn reading, reasoning, science, and math skills
- Candlelight Stories Online animated reading
- Disney Online Storybooks
- Dictionary for Rhyming, Crosswords, Scrabble, Thesaurus, and Quotations An all inclusive site
- Scholastic.com Fun and Games with Harry Potter
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Kids Math Sites
- Mega Math Awesome graphics and great activities make this site exciting
- Interactive Visual FractionsStudents manipulate and compare fractions
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Kids Science Sites
- NASA's Solar System Generator
- Phases of the Moon Calendar
- NASA for kids site NASA's Playground et. al.
- Bill Nye the Science Guy's Nye Labs Online Demo of the Day, U-Nye-Verse, and Home Demo Experiments offered
- Astronomy Picture of the Day This site offers Math and Science links to searchable sites
- Science Guy This other guy answers every question you might have about science and great links too
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Resources for Parents
- Helping your Child Learn Math From the U.S. Department of Education
- A Guide For Helping Your Child Learn Mathematics Grades K-6
- How to Help Children Become Geographically Literate
- Geography World Geography Homework Help and Much, Much, More!
- ERIC/REC Parent Information Center This Family Info Center covers Reading, English, and Communication
- FBI Library A Parent's Guide to Internet Safety
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