Websites+for+Teachers+and+Students

[|Math Live]This site provides educational videos on their "Mathnavox" television screen. Simple to use!

[|Sign Language Stories] This site contains a variety of stories for children of all ages. The stories are displayed with audio. There is also a person signing the story for the hearing impaired.

[|Story Jumper] Featured on the site is a free set of writing tools. Here, children can write, illustrate and publish their own stories. They can practice the art of storytelling that is so common in their everyday life. After the book is created, it can be purchased as a hardback book. It looks like fun and is easy to use.

[|Fun for the Brain] Students can practice math, science, and language arts skills with some of the entertaining games that can be used independently or at the SmartBoard.

[|Math Dictionary] Looking for a definition or explanation of some math concept or term?

[|Read Write Think] This site offers so many online resources for teachers and students. They are simple to use and many are printable. All grade levels are addressed.

[|Jan Brett Videos] Jan Brett gives tips on how to draw many of the characters in her books.

[|Single Digit Addition] This would be great review on your SmartBoard.

[|The Math Teacher's Tool Kit] Place Value and Telling Time are the best parts of this site. It is a toolbox for math teachers.

[|Free Reading] This site is for teachers of reading in grades K - 3. Picture cards and a word list generator are featured. Click on the AUDIO button and listen to some of the songs ~ especially by Flocabulary!

[|Counting from 1 - 100] This gameboard is called Splat Screen. It could be used in a variety of ways!

[|SOS Classroom] This site offers classroom resources for students in grades K - 8. The ideas are submitted by parents and teachers. It covers Language Arts and Math.

[|PBS Kids] Featured on this site are games that reinforce Language Arts, the Arts, Math, and Social Science. Many (but not all) of the games are geared toward PreK- 2. There are some opportunites for older students.

[|Pre-K and Kindergarten Games and Activities] Check out the links to Ziggity Zoom and Sesame Street ~ games and videos.

[|The Learning Pad Web Links] This site is a phenomenal resource for all grade levels and subjects. It has everything listed by subject area.

[|National Geographic Videos] This is a great site for science teachers. The videos are easy to locate and display on your SmartBoard.

[|Science Online] This site features materials from several textbook companies to cover many topics in the science classroom.

[|All My Faves] This site is described as being an "amusement park". When you look at it, you will be overwhelmed with choices!

[|ABCya!] This site has so many great activities arranaged by grade levels (K - 5).

[|Teacher Tube] This is a teacher version of YouTube. It is not blocked at Laurel.

[|Watch Know] This a site of educational videos for kids.

[|Lastfm] This site plays free music. Select Sesame Street, Raffi, the Muppets. Videos accompany each song that can be displayed on your SmartBoard.

[|Starfall] This is a wonderful site for reading teachers of grades K - 4. The graphics are wonderful. The games and acitivities would work independently or on your SmartBoard. Some of the stories have audio.

[|Wolfram Alpha] This is a great reference site for math or social studies teachers. Simply type in a date, town, or calculation and let wolfram do the rest. Simple to use!

[|Build Your Wild Self] This site lets you create a human being. Next, you add animal parts to create your own animal. The final product can be printed. Your new animal is given a name of your choosing and a "scientific" name based on your animal parts! The animals are identified when the project is printed.

[|Federal Resources for Educational Excellence] This site offers free animations, primary documents, photos, and video to educators K-12. All subject areas are addressed. The site offers many links to other sites that offer professional development or reference to assist with planning.

[|Scholastic] This site has always offered great resources for reading teachers. Check out the videos and mini-books. Also, below is The Book Wizard. Type in a title, and it will be located immediately on Scholastic's site for you.

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[|Vocabulary Grabber] This site utilizes the Visual Thesaurus. If you've never seen it, try it. You can try it for free. It is simple to use...just copy and paste in some text. Vocabulary Grabber will analyze it for you and provide a "visual" look at how your words connect!

[|Party Printer] This is one of a few interesting tools on the site. Party Printer allows you to type in text, make a few selections, and print the text in a different format (shapes, waves, etc.) Really neat!

[|A to Z Teacher Stuff] This has so much to offer. I especially like two of their TOOLS: Word Shape Generator and Word Search.

[|SqoolTube Videos] These are simply awesome and free. There are videos for every subject area. They include videos from SchoolHouseRock, Magic School Bus, Dr. Seuss, and so much more!

__[|Storyline Online​]__ This site is free and sponsored by the Screen Actors Guild. It features many children's books read by actors. As the story is read, the illustrations are shown. This would be great on the SmartBoard. Students could simply watch or follow along in the actual book. Some of the books read are: __The Polar Express__, __Thank You, Mr. Falker__, and many more!

[|Free Audio Book Downloads] This site offers free downloads of many classic stories to your ipod or MP3 player. A variety of genre are listed. You will find everything from Gulliver's Travels to Anne of Green Gables. There are many titles for children and adults.

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