Resource Links by Type

Visit our Media Center Tab (above) for more resources including links to assist student research and to find available school resources through our "Destiny" data base.

Sight  Word Lists

1. Sight Word Game
   (Hear and Say the Words)
2. Fry Instant Word List
3. The School Bell (Dolch sight word booklets and other resources)

Resources for Teachers

1. INOW - Link for Teachers
2. SCBOE Logins - Link for Teachers
3. Think Central: Teacher Resources from Harcourt - User name and password required per school
4. Reading Matters: Supplemental materials for Harcourt Reading and other resources.
5. Pearson Success: Link for TERC Investigations resources - User name and password required.
6. FOSS Resources / Alabama Power
7. All Kids
8. Bibliography of Literature for teaching math concepts
9. Birmingham Museum of Fine Art
10. Carl's Corner - LOTS of FREE Activity sheets, books, etc.
11. Children's Books (Bibliography on many subject areas)
12. Colorin Colorado - (This link is for Sp.-speaking parents and  for Educators)
13. Earobics (Click on Game Goo)
14. Eduplace.com (Excellent source for multiple subject areas and sources)
15. Enchanted Learning (This web site is for teachers. It has many different activities and crafts for the holidaysand other topics as well.)
16. Fluency in Beginning Reading
17. Genre Posters
18. Geography Standards - National Geographic (Many lessons on various topics.)
19. Hubbard's Cupboard (Teacher Resources)
20. Hubbard's Cupboard (Environmental Print)
21. Other Links for Environmental Print
22. Jan Brett Help-alongs (Math, Alphabet etc.)
23. Jan Brett's Sight Words
24. Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators (All Subjects)
25. Kinderart
26. Leveled Books Database (To determine the GRL of books)
27. Leveled Book Database: Click on Resources; then database - teachers only)
28. Leveled Book List and other Information
29. Literacy Games : Includes Sebran Game Download - from Heather Phillips
30. Math Cafe: Flashcards for multiple math concepts & grade levels - link to interactive games.
31. Montgomery Museum of Fine Art
32. Oral Reading Fluency: Auburn University
33. Popcorn Popping Month
34. PUMAS (Practical Uses of Math and Science)
35. Puzzlemaker (This site can be used for both teachers and older students.)
36. Reader's Theater and Other Resources (Aaron Shepard's Website)
37. The Reading Lady.com (Readers' theater, poetry, comprehension etc. - See side menu for free resources.)
38. Reading, Fluency, Literacy: Reader's Theater, Making Words, Poems
39. RubistarRubrics for Teachers
40. TeachNet.com (Lesson Plans: All Subjects and Seasonal Lessons)
41. Teacher Vision (Seasonal Lesson Plans etc.)
42. Tumblebooks: Login and Password Needed for MVES students- Contact Media Specialist
43. The Virtual Vine (Free Teacher Resources

Interactive Reading Resources

1. ABC Mommy and Me @ Lil' Fingers: Interactive alphabet story
2. Bab Books
3. Children's Books Online
4. byGosh: Classic Children's Stories
5. Learn to Read Books
   Starfall Books: Easy and Emergent, Interactive Readers and Teacher Information) 
6. Lil' Fingers Story Directory: Interactive Stories
7. Gisele's Big Backyard: word games (Alphabet Goop, Leterella, Loosey Goosey Rhymes and more)
8. Kid do net.com (phonemic awareness games)
9. Light Up Your Brain: Audio Stories
10. Magic Key Books (Interactive online books)
11. Mighty Books (interactive online books)
12. Mouse Cookie Books.com (Learning activities that go with Laura Numeroff's books)
13. PBS Kids: Between the Lions
14. Read Write Think: Interactive Word Family Sort
15. Read - Write - Think (Interactive Games)
16. Speakaboos
17. RIF Reading Planet
18. Storynory
19. Storyline Online
20. Story Place: English and Spanish Digital Library
21. Vocabulary Can be Fun (great website)
22. Wired for Books : Beatrix Potter Books
23. Woodlands Interactive Online Stories
24. Online Children's Stories: Links

General / Multiple Subject Games

1. Dositey.com  (Click on Free) Math and Language Arts
2. Dositey.com: Free activities in multiple subjects but has games for phonics, contractions, antonyms, and more.
3. QuizHub: Interactive Games: May be best opened on Internet Explorer
4. Primary Games  All Subjects/ Grades: Fun interactive games to play in almost all subject areas.
5. KidPort: Multi-subject interactive games.
6. Kid's College
7. Little Fingers Games
8. Sebran - free Games to Download
9. Sail On: Interactive math games.
10. Sheppard Software: Interactive Activities for multiple subject areas..
11. SuperKids Games & Tools: Math and Vocabulary

Science Investigation Resources for Teachers

1. A to Z - Explorations 4 Kids
2. Chemistry for Kids
3. Do It Yourself Science
4. Easy Science Experiments
5. Edible-Inedible Experiments
6. Exploratorium Snacks
7. Hundreds of Science Fair Projects
8. Kids' Science Experiments
9. Science Experiments - by Branches of Science
10. Science is Fun - Home Experiments
11. The Science Explorer
12. Science Online
13. States of Matter
14. Gail Gibbons: Free Resources

General Games and Math

1. Mathstories.com - MVES has a free login for teachers and parents
2. AAA Math (All)
3. Cool Math for Kids
4. Teach R Kids (Basic Online Math Practice Skills)
5. FunSchool.com
6. National Library of Virtual Manipulatives (you'll love this NCTM approved)
7. Math Forum (Resources such as problem of the week etc.)
8. Mathhelp.com
9. Math Puzzles
10. Multiplication
11. Edhelper.com - Math and other subjects
12. Games and Activities for Math (Upper grades)
13. Rainforest Math (games)
14. ARMT Math Content Standards: Powerpoint Presentations
15. Math Trails (Integrating math, writing, and technology)
16. Measurement Man: Simple
17. Measurement Man: Advanced
18. ABC Ya!

Other

1. Magic School Bus
2. Inventions (Smithsonian's national Museum of American History)
3. About: Inventors
4. Quotations (Get quotations from famous people.)

Site Menu:

Topics of Study (ABC Order)

Alabama

1. Alabama Department of Archives and History (Find state symbols and other interesting facts about Alabama)
2. Alabama (Lots of links for information about our state.)
3. Native Americans of Alabama
4. Prehistoric - Mound Indians
5. Moundville Archaeological Park - Tuscaloosa
6. George Washington Carver (From Inventors.com)
7. George Washington Carver (For Young Readers)
8. Helen Keller Kids Museum
9. National Peanut Festival
10. National Shrimp Festival
11. Mardi Gras

Animals

1. Arctic Animals
2. Arctic Region /Animals (some projects appropriate for 3rd grade)
3. North American Bear Center (pictures and slide shows)
4. Bears.org
5. Sea World - Fun Lab - Arctic Animals
6. Farm Animals
7. North Prairie Wildlife Resource Center: Information and photographs about many different animals. Just follow the links to the Site Map.
8. Penguins:  New Zealand Penguins
9. Story: Farm Fresh Stanley
10. San Diego Zoo
11. Poems about bats (Other links for poems about bats and multiple subject areas)
12. Wildlife Trust - The Wild Ones
13. KidWings: Virtual Owl Pellet Dissection Link
14. Animal Habitats

Art

1. Crayola (Also includes lesson plans)

Black History Month

1. Encyclopedia Britannica's Guide to Black History
2. Dr. Martin Luther King (Elementary)
3. Activities and Games - Thinkquest

Holiday Seasonal Files

1. Holidays (Resource for different holidays)
2. Holidays:  Easter  (Go to homepage for other holidays)
3. Holidays: Games, mazes, riddles and more for many holidays
4. Pumpkin Patch
5. Christopher Columbus Lesson 1
6. Christopher Columbus Lesson 2
7. Christopher Columbus from Teachnet.com
8. Christopher Columbus from Crayola.com
9. see also enchanted learning.com link below
10. Johnny Appleseed, Christopher Columbus, and others from Pampetty.com
11. Christopher Columbus - Explorers from Eduplace.com
12. See Eduplace.com for multiple subjects and source links
13. Halloween Safety (Older Students)
14. Enchanted Learning (This web site is for teachers. It has many different activities and crafts for the holidays and other topics as well.)
15. Thanksgiving: The Mayflower History
16. Thanksgiving: BillyBear Activities
17. Merry Christmas in Many Languages
18. Christmas stories, history, recipes and more
19. Christmas Around the World
20. Christmas in Mexico (Spanish and English)
21. Kwanzaa
22. New Year's Celebrations Around The World (Includes Chinese New Year)

Insects

1. Enchanted Learning/Insects
2. North Prairie Wildlife Resource Center: Butterflies (Information and Photographs of Butterflies by state)
3. Insecta-Inspecta.com
4. Insect Lore (teachers only)

Nutrition

1. My Pyramid (Information about new food pyramid - order free teacher materials; Click on Classroom Materials and Available to... to order)
2. Mr. Slim Goodbody (About the body etc.; Interactive Games)

Oceans

1. PBS: Secrets of the Ocean Realm
   (Older students/ Teachers)

Plants

1. Plants: Plant Anatomy (2-3)
2. Flower Anatomy  (2-3)

Poetry

1. 30 Poets in 30 Days: Find links in an alphabetical listing for participating poets.
2. Poetry Teacher.com

Rainforests and  the Environment

1. All About Rainforests (2-3)
2. The Green Belt Adventure: Video etc.

Safety and Health

1. Fire Prevention Week (Sparky)
2. Sparky the Fire Dog  (Interactive)
3. Crawford the Cat: Health related information , interactive books, games, and videos.

Simple Machines

1. EdHeads: Interactive website for learning about simple and complex machines as well as other science activities.

Solar System

1. Fourmilab - View the Earth from the Sun, the moon etc.
2. The Moon: solar views of the moon.
3. Solar System Exploration: NASA link.
4. Multimedia Tour of the Planets
5. The 10 Best of the Nine Planets
6. Kids Astronomy: Space, Planets, Songs, and more.

Weather

1. Weather Games
2. Fema for Kids (Natural Disasters)
3. Weather Wiz Kids (web site for children)
4. Weather Lessons from National Geographic: Use the drop-down menu etc.

Winter

1. Snowflake Bentley  (Literature activities - more for teachers; about snow, snowflakes etc.)
2. Wilson A. Bentley= Snowflake Bentley: Biographical information and photographs
3. Grow Your Own Snowflake: Science activity / recipe for growing crystals in the classroom.
4. Winter Lesson Plans (for teachers and parents)

United States Symbols, Government and People

1. Kids in the House (Interactive website about the House of Representatives)
2. The White House for Kids ("Virtual Tours" and other information.)
3. The Liberty Bell
4. The Statue of Liberty for Kids
5. The National Museum of American History (Great website; interactive)
6. The Library of Congress for Kids and family
7. Smithsonian Education: Abraham Lincoln

Author Websites and Literature Links

Jan Brett (This website has all of Jan Brett's color sheets and other resources.) Marc Brown: Arthur Eric Carle Charles Ghigna Gail Gibbons: Nonfiction (Free Resources & More) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl Online and Printable Questions Charlotte's Web  Charlotte's Web  (Two separate links concerning this book by E. B. White.) Seussville.com (Fun and games with Dr. Seuss Books) Snowflake Bentley  (Literature activities - more for teachers; about snow, snowflakes etc.) Rosemary Wells

ESL Connections and Interactive Sites

1. Literacy Center : Click on the English Selection to find activities for ESL students to work on basic English Language skills.
2. Internet4Classrooms :Better for older students. 
3. More Internet4Classrooms: Links for additional resources. You can also go to the Internet4Classrooms Homepage for more choices and access K12 Links.
4. ESL Kidstuff
5. Teaching First (Many links and resources)
6. Celebrating Hispanic Culture
7. Other Resources and Links

Technology Resources / Lesson Plans etc. (For Teachers)

1. State and Shelby County Resources and Courses of Study for Technology
2. Internet4Classrooms
3. Tech Learning.com
4. K9 Internet Filter (free download to block inappropriate web content)
5. Online Practice Modules for Teachers and Students (Learn more about Power Point, Excel etc.)
6. Tech Teach: Using technology for reading fluency etc.
7. Netsmartz.org : Internet Safety Site - Interactive games and videos for children.

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