Student & Parent Resource Links

www.rif.org
Reading Is Fundamental is the oldest and largest children's and family nonprofit literacy organization in the United States. RIF’s highest priority is reaching underserved children from birth to age 8.

www.pbs.org/parents
Follow link to “issues and advice” and “talking and reading together” to hear k – gr. 3 students read a short passage. Explains how each reader typically reads for that grade.

www.readingrockets.org
How children learn to read, why so many struggle and how parents can help young children learn to read. Includes reading activities for children.

www.vocabulary.co.il
Vocabulary Word Games

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Mathematics Links

Kid’s Place Houghton Mifflin Mathematics
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/mhm/index.html?x=111&y=43
A really good site for extended Math Practice by Grade Level...The Test Prep Practice section gives children a chance to answer multiple choice questions online...Tests are broken down by grade level and chapters...The Brain Teasers section offers math word problems that require higher level thinking skills. It also offers “hints” to help jumpstart the thinking process and a “solution” button that shows and, better yet, explains the answer. Teachers in the lower grades would probably want to use the brain teasers with the class or small group. Upper grade students who are able can read the problems on their own. The Test Quest section has mini videos that explain one of four strategies used to help solve word problems. There is a sound button that allows the information to be read aloud. The strategies are demonstrated and explained. At the end of the video students have the opportunity to go and try out practice problems on their own... Definitely put this one in your favorites!

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Science Links

http://www.emfoley.com/ecos - SPS ECOS Program

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/index.cfm - Blue WebN

http://www.riverdeep.net/earthpulse/data - EarthPulse Center

http://www.exploratorium.edu - The Museum of Science, Art, and Human Perception

http://www.exploratorium.edu/IFI - The Exploratorium: Institute for Inquiry

http://www.filamentality.com/wired/fil - Filamentality

http://www.howstuffworks.com/index.htm - How Stuff Works

http://www.inquiryscience.com - Science as Inquiry

http://nwrel.org/sky - Library in the Sky

http://www.tnc.org - The Nature Conservancy

http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/curr/science - Utah Education Network

http://www.ametsoc.org/amsedu/wes/home.html - Water in the Earth System

http://www.learner.org/exhibits/weather - Weather

http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquest.html - WebQuest page by Bernie Dodge

http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/modules.html - Exploring the Environment

http://www.internet4classrooms.com - Internet4Classrooms

http://explorer.hprtec.org - Explorer Educational Resources

http://www.thewildones.org/scientists.html - The Wild Ones Scientist Network

http://dbhs.wvusd.k12.ca.us/ChemTeamIndex.html - The Chem Team

http://www.chemsoc.org - A Visual Interpretation of the Table of Elements

http://teachers.teach-nology.com/index.html - Teachers Teach-nology

http://www.carolina.com

http://enchantedlearning.com

http://www.nasa.gov

http://www.wgby.org/edu/index.html

http://education.ti.com/massachusetts

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Social Studies and History Links

Beyond the Fire: Teen Experiences of War
http://www.itvs.org/beyondthefire/education.html
This interactive site tells the story of teenagers involved in various conflicts around the globe. Upon reaching the site's homepage, visitors will be enticed by the multimedia portraits of such teenagers, including Naima Margan in Somalia and Shaima Abdul in Afghanistan. After listening to their stories, visitors may elect to offer feedback on the program, or read transcripts of the participants' comments. The features that educators will appreciate include an interactive world map, conflict timelines, and facts about each country. The site is also rounded out by a fine selection of links to outside Web-based resources, such as the World Fact Book and the homepage of the Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers

National Geographic Map Machine (Grade Level: 3-12)
http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/index.html
There's no longer any need to hoard all those National Geographic Maps! Rest easy as you bag up your recycling, you can find everything
you need at National Geographic Map Machine. Antique, street, aerial, political, topographical, and trail maps await you. You can find
Mars, Minnesota and Mogadishu! With fascinating Country Profiles posting everything from Capitals to Literacy Rates this site has
something for everyone.

http://memory.loc.gov/learn/community/cc_exploration.php
Discover America alongside history's great adventurers. Set sail with some of Europe's most famous explorers, including Christopher Columbus, and witness how these early pioneers first viewed our fledgling country--long before it became the United States of America.

States of America teaching theme
http://www.teach-nology.com/themes/social/states

States worksheets
http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/soc_studies/states

Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC)
http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc
Established in 1949, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) in Ewa Beach, Hawaii, provides warnings for teletsunamis to most countries in the Pacific Basin as well as to Hawai`i and all other US interests in the Pacific outside of Alaska and the US West Coast.

Tsunami!--Earth Science lesson plan (grades 6-8)
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/tidalwave
Ocean tsunamis are caused by undersea earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or landslides; or by the impact of a large meteorite falling into the ocean. Fjord tsunamis are caused by broken portions of icebergs plummeting into the waters...

The PMEL Tsunami Research Program
http://pmel.noaa.gov/tsunami/index.html
The PMEL Tsunami Research Program seeks to mitigate tsunami hazards to Hawaii, California, Oregon, Washington and Alaska. Research and development activities focus on an integrated approach to improving tsunami warning and mitigation.

Tsunami: The Big Wave
http://observe.arc.nasa.gov/nasa/exhibits/tsunami/tsun_bay.html
NASA's Observatorium offers informational resources for students to explain what a tsunami is, the physics behind the wave, warning systems, what to do when they hit, and casualties data. A quiz and word search activity are also provided.

Greco-Roman Origin Myths
http://www.nga.gov/education/classroom/origin_myths
It includes lessons, printable worksheets, an “Ancient Arcade”, and more. It will be especially useful for grades 7 and 9.

The following site gives many links to lessons, activities, and worksheets for Women’s History.
http://www.teacherplanet.com/resource/womenshistory.php

Women and 19th Amendment lesson:
http://www.archives.gov/digital_classroom/lessons/woman_suffrage
It uses primary sources as well as provides a script for a play.

This link has activities for grades 2-8:
http://www.eduplace.com/monthlytheme/march/women_activities.html

This one has 13 activities for world history classes
http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/lesson.html

About.com has an entire section on Women’s History
http://k-6educators.about.com/library/blwmhistmon.htm

This site has a printable calendar with a different woman and question for each day
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson102.shtml

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Art Links

www.scribbleskidsart.com/
Learn about famous artists and do your own art.

http://www.100.com/Top/Art
Top 100 Art sites.

http://www.kidsart.com/
A site where children can take part in art activities, and view children’s art.

http://www.skewlsites.com/visart.htm
Another site full of Art links for Parents, Children, and Teachers.

http://mgfx.com/kidlit/
This site combines children’s art and good children’s literature.

http://www.ivyjoy.com/coloring/artlinks.html
This is a site full of art galleries for children’s art, links to art museums, and art lessons.

http://jeffcoweb.jeffco.k12.co.us/isu/art/artkidlinks.html
More links to Art websites for kids, parents, and teachers.

http://fiat.gslis.utexas.edu/~vlibrary/edres/pathfinders/wood/path.html
A site for children, parents, and teachers.

http://www.Vh1.com
Something for everyone: music advocacy, public awareness, funding, research.

http://www.sesamestreet.org
A kid oriented website with Art and Music information and activities.

http://www.rwandr.org
A non-profit foundation that raises public awareness about arts in education.

http://www.artsedge.kennedy-center.org
The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. offers many arts resources.

http://www.aep-arts.org
The Arts Education Partnership is a non-profit organization that advocates for the arts, both in schools and in the community. The site offers valuable links.

http://www.americansforthearts.org
Americans for the Arts is a public awareness organization.

http://www.menc.org
Resources on the power of music in the lives of kids.

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Websites for Health, Physical Education, and Family & Consumer Science

National Institute on Drug Abuse - National Institutes of Health Series designed to encourage young people in grades five through nine to learn about the effects of drug abuse on the body and the brain.

Governor's Highway Safety Bureau - Free videos and resources on alcohol/drunk driving. Mailling Address: 10 Park Plaza - Suite 5220 Boston, MA 02116, PHONE: 617/973-8900, FAX: 617/7973-8917

Right Decisions, Right Now Program - Developed for students in grades 6-9 is designed to help students deal more effectively with negative peer pressure and influence.
The online program is funded by R.J. Reynolds, Tobacco Company.

Dole Company Nutrition Education

Teachfree.com - Developed with the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Dietetic Association Grades 3-5 Nutrition Education

New England Dairy Council - Nutrition Education

Start Something is a hands on program for kids ages 8 to 17 that focuses on goal setting, role modeling, and character development. Collaboration between the Tiger Woods Foundation and Target stores.

Presidents Challenge on Physical Fitness

Planned Parenthood Abstinence and Contraception

Circulatory system

PECentral.org - Web site for health and physical education teachers, parents, and students that provides the latest information about developmentally appropriate physical education programs/lesson plans for children and youth.

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Vocational

National Tooling and Machining Association - Western Massachusetts Chapter http://www.wmntma.org
Information on Careers in Precision Manufacturing. Learn about Career Opportunities in the precision machining industry, and preview the excellent Educational Programs that will prepare you for a career in precision machining.

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