Looking for Educational Websites??

The links below are possible resources for extra practice or research at home.  We will rotate through multiple sites as the year goes on. 

English/Language Arts

Grammar Gorillas


http://www.funbrain.com/grammar/index.html
Our friends, the Grammar Gorillas, need help identifying parts of speech. If you click on the right word in the sentence, our friends get a banana. And you know, a gorilla with a banana is a gorilla with appeal.

Wacky Web Tales


http://www.eduplace.com/tales/
Wacky Web Tales is an online version of MadLibs that allows students to have fun with the parts of speech.

Mathematics

i-Math Investigations
 

http://illuminations.nctm.org/imath/index.html
i-Math Investigations are online, interactive, multimedia math
investigations. All i-Maths are built around interactive math Java applets, and some also include video clips. There are two lengths of i-Maths: single-day and multi-day, as identified below.

Interactive Math Tools


http://illuminations.nctm.org/mathlets/index.html
Interactive Math Tools are Java applets students can use to explore math.  Find a wide variety of tools such as Bobbie Bear (counting strategies), Cubes, and Fraction Pie.

Science

The Yuckiest Site on the Internet
 

http://yucky.kids.discovery.com
This site lets children explore Worm World, Gross & Cool Body, Roach World, as well as games and mad science.

Social Studies

Expedition Hall


http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/hall/
Welcome to the interactive "museum" that takes you on geography
journeys. Here students climb a mountain, hover over the Earth, speed
across Europe, visit an archeological dig, and even order sushi—plus,
games, animations, and more.