Find Your Strengths!
This
survey can help you determine which intelligences are strongest for you. All
fifth through eighth graders will take this survey. Click
here to take the survey. Follow the
directions and share the results with your teachers.
iSAFE
Click here for the iSAFE survey. You
teacher will give you the school ID.
Veterans and Patriotism
Library of
Congress: Veterans History Project
VFW Patriot’s Pen Essay Contest
For more information clicking
here or by sending me a note at Email me!¯
Internet Safety
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Internet safety for parents, kids and teens. |
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Internet safety information for parents,
educators, kids and teens. |
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Internet safety from the Walt Disney Internet
Group. |
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FBI’s guide for parents. PDF download available. |
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Another FBI site, but this one is targeted
toward kids. Good site to start a conversation
with your child. |
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Seguridad en la Internet |
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Directrices
para el uso de Internet de los nińos segĆŗn su edad |
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Free Internet Web Protection (good reviews) |
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Free Internet Web Protection |
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Bullying
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Preventing bullying in through
education and awareness. |
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U.S Department of Health and
Human Services, Health Resources and
Services Administration (Government website) |
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Online bullying |
Search Engines
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There’s more than just
Google. |
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Fun and Educational Games for Kids
(PreK-3nd)
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Various phonics, reading and memory games from Sadlier-Oxford Publishers |
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Reading and
writing activities based the PBS series, Between the Lions.¯ |
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Presents universal social, emotional, and moral
messages based the PBS series, Clifford.¯ For 3-7
year-old. |
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Games and activities for younger kids. |
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Activities and games based on Dr. Seuss. |
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Various games and art related activities. |
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From the Family Education Network. Includes a variety of activities. |
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Non-profit, donation supported site. middle school
science. |
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CIA website with
current information on just about every nation on the planet. |
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Powered by Information Please. A vary diversion collection of information
sources. |
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From the National Geographic Society. |
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Info on technology arranged on age-appropriate
groups. |
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Learn about energy conservation. Links for
parents and kids. |
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Reading and phonics site.
Great for PreK to Second Grade. |
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Instant Online Crossword Puzzle
Maker. Crossword puzzles are great for
reinforcing key terms and spelling words. |
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Primary Kids Education Site
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Math
activities for K to 8th grade.
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Various activities
(math, language arts, etc.) for PreK to 8th
grade.
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ABCya.com provides free educational kids online games
and activities for elementary students to learn. Very popular. |
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Help George count the chickens.
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Count the shapes
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Select and count thingies¯ on a cloud.
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Helpful Websites
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English |
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Access to the poetry
from the Library of Congress |
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Google Earth and
literary travel |
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Great source for MLA
and APA formats |
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Java-based on-line
thesaurus |
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A good starting point
for finding author websites |
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Searchable site with
the complete works of Shakespeare |
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Great set of links to
any number of fairy tales, folklore, and mythology works |
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Information on over
200 poets |
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Hints on grammar |
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International
Children’s Digital Library |
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Publishing,
educational activities for children |
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Scholastic Poetry
Idea Engine |
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Writing Tools
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Five Paragraph Essay
Outline Worksheet |
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Mind Web that goes
along with the 5 PEO Worksheet |
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Cambridge Rindge and Latin School Cambridge Research
paper guide. Very good! |
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Math |
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Real life math uses |
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Highly interactive
set of activities |
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Collection of links
to lesson plans, virtual math fairs, and teaching ideas |
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Explanations,
tutorials, and interactive worksheets |
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Improve math skills |
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Math lessons sorted
by grade and topic. |
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Links to various math
sites. |
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Fun math site with techniques, tips, and secrets. Very popular and fun. |
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Math games and worksheets for Pre-K through
Middle School. |
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Action-packed math
site for elementary and middle school students. |
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Math Fact
online. Nice for K to 2. |
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Math fact for Pre-K
through 8th grade. |
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Science |
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Online exhibits,
Podcasts, and vids |
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All things NASA |
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Almost a thousand
pictures |
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Science activities
developed by various museums |
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Vids on viruses, bacterium, parasites, and blood
cells |
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Basic Concepts of DC
Electricity |
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Volume 1, DC
Circuits. Include Series, Parallel and
Series-Parallel Circuits |
Technology Rubrics
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Use this rubric as a
coversheet for your MS Publisher project. |
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Essays |
Use this rubric as a
coversheet for your MS Word project. |
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Slide Shows |
Use this rubric as a
coversheet for your MS PowerPoint project. |
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Spreadsheets and
Charts |
Use this rubric as a
coversheet for your MS Excel project. |
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Movies |
Use this rubric as a
coversheet for your MS
project. |
Civil War
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Civil War |
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Civil War |
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University of
Tennessee |
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Library of Congress |
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First Dragoon’s Website |
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Dakota State
University |
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State University of
New York at Albany |
WWI
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A Multimedia History
of World War I |
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Trenches on the
Web. Some excellent links about 2/3 of
the way down. |
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A companion site for
the PBS series ¯The Great War¯ |
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BBC History “ World War One |
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WWI Documents
including Treaties, Conventions, Personal Papers, Diaries, etc. For the serious scholar. Hosted by BYU. |
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First Hand Accounts of
WWI Events and Battles. |
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Letters from soldiers
on the front. Site also contains
letters and documents from other conflicts. |
Spanish
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Spanish English Dictionary |
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English to
Spanish Dictionary |
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Yahoo’s
online translator |
6th Grade Language Arts
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Generate
word clouds.¯ Pretty
cool! |
Nutrition and Nutrition Games
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U.S. Department of
Agriculture site |
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National Dairy
Council |
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Site hosted by North
Dakota State University with links to other kid-nutrition related site. |
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Nemours Center for Children's Health
Media. Some pretty good links. |
3B
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Kids Games Rules |
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More Kids Games |
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Investigating
the first Thanksgiving.
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Various links to good
sites. |
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Excel spreadsheet for
Plymouth-Waukegan weather. |
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Website from National
Geographic for kids. |
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Animals from around the
world. Fun site. |
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Biology targeted to
kids. Limited. |
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Science
Kids is the home of science & technology on the Internet for children
around the world. This site is from
New Zealand. |
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From
the same people that bring you Animal Planet TV. |
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Good General Sites and Upcoming Field
Trips
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Interactive Online
Textbooks |
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Chicago’s John G. Shedd Aquarium |
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Chicago’s Adler Planetarium |
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Established in 1868,
Lincoln Park Zoo is one of the few remaining free public zoos in the country. |
Other Links
Calendar
of events.
Note:
Not all local high schools are listed.
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here to email me.
