Internet Resources

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Third & Fourth Grades


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AAA Math    http://www.aaamath.com/index.html 

This huge site is divided into Third and Fourth Grade sections.  Learn, practice, play or explore different math concepts.    

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Animals Past and Present     http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/animals/index.html

 Learn about animals of Illinois – past and present.  Divided into four main time periods.

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Apple Faces    http://apple-corps.westnet.com/apple_corps.2.html

Just for fun, students can access this site to create an apple face.

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 Ask Jeeves – Kids    http://www.ajkids.com/

A great filtered search engine.  Students type a question and receive list of possible sites to answer the question or other suggested questions.

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Astronomy for Kids    http://www.frontiernet.net/~kidpower/astronomy.html 

A great site with links for kids to many science topic areas.

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A to Z Teacher Stuff    http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/ 

Created for teachers by a teacher.  Designed to help teachers find online lesson plans and resources more quickly and easily.

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Bamdad’s Math Comics     http://www.csun.edu/~hcmth014/comics.html

Take a break from your lesson plans and see what the newest cartoon is.

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Bats for Kids    http://members.aol.com/bats4kids/

A resource of fact about bats for Kids.  Includes games, quizzes and information about bats.

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Betsy Ross Homepage    http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/index.html 

Find information on Betsy Ross and the American Flag.  

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Bill Nye the Science Guy    http://www.billnye.com/core.html?flashtarget=core.html&noflashtarget=noflash.html 

An Internet resource for the TV series by the same name.  This site provides Internet resources and ideas for the topics presented on the series. 

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Cool Games    http://www.etch-a-sketch.com/html/coolgames.htm

Based on the real Etch-a-Sketch.

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Crayola Crayon Company    http://www.crayola.com/

A resource page for teachers, parents, and kids.  Kids can color, make cards, play games, explore various activities while teachers can access lesson plans and curriculum ideas – just to mention a few.

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Dole 5-A-Day     http://www.dole5aday.com/

Students learn nutrition information by perusing the encyclopedia, playing games or taking a challenge.  These are just a few of the many educational choices.

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Earthquake for Kids    http://earthquake.usgs.gov/4kids/ 

A USGS site for kids to learn about earthquakes.

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Education Place     http://www.eduplace.com/kids/index.html

Houghton Mifflin’s online site for reading, math and English.  Choices are available for each grade level.

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Enchanted Learning    http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html

This site contains a myriad of resources for students and teachers.  Some of the sites are for younger students, but there are fantastic resources for third and fourth grades here also.  Explore the “Theme Units”, Biology and Physical Science resource pages, and the Geography, Explorers and Inventors sections -- just a few..

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Explore DC    http://www.exploredc.org/index.php 

Produced by WETA, the Public Broadcasting station in Washington, this website gathers information about local history, Federal City, the Presidents, and the importance of the African American community in the US Capital. Lesson plans were created to support each section, with many ideas for class activities. A timeline and a list of audio files complete the site.

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EZ School    http://www.ezschool.com/kidspage.html

This site provides free educational materials and resources to students, teachers and parents.

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Field Trips and Exhibits    http://www.middleschool.net/curlink/virtual.htm 

Links to hundred of online field trips and exhibits for middle school students.

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Flashcard for Kids     http://www.edu4kids.com/math/ 

Students can access this site to reinforce their basic math skills.  Choices include addition, subtraction, multiplication and division facts with such options as complexity and number size.

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Harry Potter WebQuest     http://its.guilford.k12.nc.us/webquests/harry/harry.htm 

A WebQuest for primary students.

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How Stuff Works     http://www.howstuffworks.com/ 

A web site that tells you how stuff works, and it contains thousands of topics from engines to sunglasses, nuclear reactors to Christmas -- 

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International Kids’ Space    http://www.kids-space.org/

A user-friendly site for students to explore creative activities.  Read or publish your own stories, pictures or music or match costumes to different countries are just a few of the many options.

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Introduction to Sharks    http://www.oceanofk.org/overview.html 

Learn all about sharks including anatomy, migration, tagging and more.

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Kaboose Network    http://www2.kaboose.com/cgi-bin/cobrand/cobrand.cgi

Funschool, Zeeks and Kids Domain – three great sites for young learners and teachers.  Access scavenger hunts, games, activities, stories, crafts and more.  Categories by grade level.

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Kids Com    http://www.kidscom.com/home_flash.html

KidsCom has plenty of games, message boards, kids chat, video game cheats, contests and prizes.  KidsCom is a safe kid site, focusing on fun and Internet safety.

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Kids Konnect     http://kidskonnect.com/

A safe Internet gateway for kids, created and maintained by educators.  A huge database in alphabetical of subject order.  

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Kids Planet     http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/map.html 

Electronic facts sheet of over 50 species around the world.

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Kratt’s Creatures    http://www.pbs.org/kratts/index.shtml

This site correlates with the TV series by the same name.   Explore creatures throughout our world, take a quiz, or extend the content of the television series.

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Laura Ingals Wilder:  Frontier Girl    http://webpages.marshall.edu/~irby1/laura/frames.html 

This page was created for Laura's readers who wish to learn more about Laura and her books. Site includes links to trivia, puzzles, help with school reports and more.

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Living Things    http://www.fi.edu/tfi/units/life/ 

The "Living Things" unit offers resources and classroom activities related to a wide spectrum of topics in life science. You'll also find tools for communicating and collaborating with other educators around the world.

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On the Trail Again    http://www.webinstruct.net/webquest/trail2/index.html 

A WebQuest for fourth graders.  Students decide whether a re-enactment of the Oregon Trail is feasible by researching the route, schedule, difficulties and transportation to identify obstacles the pioneers faced.

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Paul Bunyon Trail Tall Tale     http://www.paulbunyantrail.com/talltale.html 

PBS    http://www.pbs.org 

A content-rich site for teachers to utilize for curriculum integration.  Access over 3000 lesson plans and activities in several different content areas.

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Quiz Star     http://quiz.4teachers.org/index.php3

A web-based utility for creating custom quizzes that others can take online.  Options Include multiple choice, true/false, and short answer questions.

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RubiStar    http://rubistar.4teachers.org/ 

A tool to help the teacher who wants to use rubrics but does not have the time to develop them from scratch.

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Sea World/Busch Gardens Animal Resources     http://www.seaworld.org/infobook.html 

Resources that are part of the SeaWorld/Busch Gardens Education Series.

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SpaceyMath    http://www.learningplanet.com/sam/sm/index.asp?contentid=177 

Practice addition, subtraction, multiplication and division facts.

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Sports Illustrated for Kids    http://www.sikids.com/index.html 

An online magazine for kids based on the magazine by the same name.  Updated daily.

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Story Place – The Children’s Digital Library    http://www.storyplace.org/ 

A great site for online stories and activities.

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The Big Wide World WebQuest     http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bww/index.html 

This WebQuest encourages groups to see how things work, impact each other, and interrelate to build a network of understanding that memorization of simple facts can't.

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Use to enhance your Social Studies and Science units.

The Magic School Bus at the Waterworks    http://www.manteno.k12.il.us/dtaylor/webquests/waterworks.htm 

A WebQuest for third grades.  Based on the popular Magic School Bus Series.

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The Owl Pages    http://www.owlpages.com/ 

A resource and link page to information about owls.  Facts, photos, calls, books, art, mythology and more.

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The World of Beverly Cleary     http://www.beverlycleary.com/ 

Creative ideas from the author, Beverly Cleary.  Information about characters in her books with games and more.

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Theodore Tugboat    http://www.theodoretugboat.com/start/ 

Many online interactive activities for kids.  Participate in suck activities as reading or listening to stories, coloring, or playing games.

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This Day in History    http://www.historychannel.com/historychannel/thisday/ 

Sponsored by The History Channel, find data of events in history on any day.  

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Time Magazine for Kids     http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/ 

Updated daily, this online magazine is based on the paper magazine by the same name.  

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Trees Are Terrific    http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/trees1/index.html 

An interactive site for students to learn about trees.

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Volcano World    http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/ 

The web's premier source of volcano information.  Find current eruptions, view movie clips, take a virtual field trip etc.

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Web Cams    http://www.middleschool.net/curlink/webcams.htm 

Access to hundreds of Web Cams that are online.

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What Do I Want to Be When I Grow Up?    http://www.manning.k12.ia.us/Elementary/teachers/Kester/career.htm 

A career education WebQuest for elementary students.

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ABC Toon Center    http://www.abctooncenter.com/ 

Cartoons, stories, music and games for students to access

Alfy - The Web Protal for Kids    http://www.alfy.com/index1.asp?FlashDetect=True 

A site which includes Java-based games and resources for early elementary students.

Arithmetic Lesson Plan Site    http://mathforum.org/arithmetic/arith.sites.html 

A huge resource of already-made lesson plans to supplement your math activites and units created by other teachers.

Ask Dr. Math    http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/drmath.elem.html 

A database of resources for students and teachers.  Click on “Elementary”. 

Ask ERIC – Lesson Plans      http://ericir.syr.edu/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/

A Clearinghouse on Information & Technology.  K-12 lesson plans are categorized by subject.

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Berits Best Site for Children    http://www.beritsbest.com/ 

An extensive resource for Kids to use for accessing the Internet.

Big Chalk - The Education Network     http://www.bigchalk.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/WOPortal.woa/db/Home.html 

A huge resource for teachers, librarians and students.

Blue Web’n    http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/

Access lesson plans, projects, web activities and more from this huge database.  Do a search of your grade level and content area to find your specific needs.

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Chicago Public Schools - Student Zone    http://zone.cps.k12.il.us/ 

Access to resources, online projects to complete, and tutorials make this site worthwhile for students of all ages.

Cyber Guides    http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cyberguide.html 

Listing by K-3 or 4-5 grade level, these CyberGuides are supplementary, standards-based, web-delivered units of instruction centered on core works of literature. Each CyberGuide contains a student and teacher edition, standards, a task and a process by which it may be completed, teacher-selected web sites and a rubric

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Discovery School Online     http://school.discovery.com/ 

Provides lots of interesting information on many topics in science, history and geography, math, and English.  A site for Teachers and Students.

Dodoland On Line     http://www.dodoland.com/ 

A fun place to create, be happy, and learn about the arts and the environment.

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Encarta    http://encarta.msn.com/schoolhouse/default.asp 

Home of the Encarta Lesson Collection and other educational resources.  Find lessons by subject, grade level, or keyword.

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Fourth and Fifth Grade Student Research Sources    http://www.learning.caliberinc.com/ 

A nicely chosen list of links to help kids with homework.

Fourth Grade Language Arts Lesson Plan Sequence    http://www.glc.k12.ga.us/scopeseq/4laop.htm 

180 Days of Teaching with the Quality Core Curriculum!

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Global SchoolNet     http://www.globalschoolnet.org/GSH/index.html 

Have your class/students participate in projects with other classes/students around the world.  A wealth of resources to enhance your curriculum.

Great Sites for Great Kids    http://www.learning.caliberinc.com/third_index.html 

Cybespace guide for middle elementary students.

Guide to Grammar and Writing     http://ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/ 

Suggestions, examples, quizzes, and links to help the writing process.

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Homework Spot    http://www.homeworkspot.com/ 

A well-done online homework resource center developed by educators, students, parents and journalists.

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Inquiry Oriented Internet Projects      http://lth3.k12.il.us/rhampton/database.html 

A database of Inquiry Oriented Internet Projects (WebQuests) for teachers and students to access.  Access by subject or grade level groupings.

Internet Public Library    http://ipl.sils.umich.edu/ 

Reference center, reading room, subject collections, youth resource are a few of the topic areas.

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Kathy Miller's Third Grade    http://archive.ncsa.uiuc.edu/edu/nie/summer/kmiller/kathymiller.html 

A listing of Internet resources that she utilizes with her students.

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators    http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/ 

A huge database for educators - A must.

King’s List of On-line Math Activities     http://www.k111.k12.il.us/king/math.htm 

A database of on-line math resources used by this educator.

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Learning Planet    http://www.learningplanet.com/index.asp 

Although some features are for paid membership only, there are numerous resources for teachers and students to access from this site.  Search by grade level, subject or category.

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

A database or over 1532 interesting and useful educational Web sites for teachers, students, librarians and parents.

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Math Central     http://mathcentral.uregina.ca/ 

A K-12 math education Web site.  A Resource Room, Teacher Talk, and Bulletin Board make this an interactive site.

Math Forum – Arithmetic/Early    http://mathforum.org/library/topics/arithmetic/ 

A huge resource of already-made lesson plans to supplement your math activities and units created by other teachers.

Mathletics     http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/as/education/projects/webunits/math/sport.html

Make math come alive for your students with Mathletics!  Math provides a fun and exciting way to illustrate the uses of math in everyday life – though sports!

Mountain Brook City Schools Technology Integration – Fourth Grade   http://www.mtnbrook.k12.al.us/tech/k6/4.htm 

A list of sites used in Fourth Grade by this district.  Links to Science, Social Studies, Language Arts, Mathematics and Miscellaneous sites.

Mountain Brook City Schools Technology Integration – Third Grade    http://www.mtnbrook.k12.al.us/tech/k6/3.htm 

A list of sites used in Third Grade by this district.  Links to Science, Social Studies, Language Arts, Mathematics and Miscellaneous sites.

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National Geographic – Kids    http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/index.html

A supplement to the magazine and TV channel.  A great resource for teachers and students. 

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Peace Corps Kids                   http://www.peacecorps.gov/kids/index.html

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Resources, Lesson Plan and Activities for Kindergarten  http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listkindersu.html 

A resource list of sites for kindergarten teachers to access.

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Scholastic Kids    http://www.scholastic.com/kids/home_flash.asp  

Online resources for kids from Scholastic Magazine.

Schools Online    http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/SchoolsOnline/index.html 

Units target different grades and disciplines.  Incubation and Embryology, The Adventures of Herman (the worm), and Apples and More are such units.

Smile Program Mathematics Index     http://www.iit.edu/~smile/mathinde.html 

These activities will have your students smiling for math.  Written by teachers at all grade levels.

SuperKids Math Worksheet Generator    http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/math/index.shtml

A resource for teacher to utilize for creating math worksheets.

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The Amazing Picture Machine    http://www.ncrtec.org/picture.htm 

An NCRTEC Index to Graphical Resources on the Internet

The Children’s Literature Web Guide     http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html

An attempt to gather together and categorize the growing number of Internet resources related to books for children and young adults.

The Fourth Grade Page    http://www.minot.k12.nd.us/fourth_grade/index.html

A listing of fourth grade favorite teacher links.

The Lesson Plans Page    http://www.lessonplanspage.com/

Access lesson plans categorized by subjects and grade level.

The Reading Corner     http://www.carr.org/read/index.htm 

Easy access to author pages, award-winners lists, and book reviews for students in grades 2-10

The Third Grade Page     http://www.minot.k12.nd.us/third_grade/ 

A listing of third grade favorite teacher links.

Third Grade Language Arts Lesson Plan Sequence     http://www.glc.k12.ga.us/scopeseq/3laop.htm 

180 Days of Teaching with the Quality Core Curriculum!

Thursday's Classroom    http://www.thursdaysclassroom.com/ 

The aim of Thursday's Classroom is to provide a connection between NASA research and the classroom.  Weekly lessons are based on breaking Science@NASA news reports. 

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USGS Learning Web    http://interactive2.usgs.gov/learningweb/teachers/index.htm 

As the Nation's largest water, earth, biological science, and civilian mapping agency, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) provides some of this science information as educational material.  Units for Maps, Volcanoes and Earthquakes are just some of the resources for teachers.

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Warner Brother Online - Kids    http://www.warnerbros.com/pages/kids/index.jsp 

Sponsored by Warner Brothers Corporation, this site has fun activities for kids.

Web for Teachers     http://www.4teachers.org/

The online space for teachers integrating technology with curriculum.

What Good Is Math    http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/as/education/projects/webunits/math/home.htm

We all use math every day, most of the time without even realizing it! This site give some situations that you may find yourself in on any given day. Each one involves the use of math skills.

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Yahooligans    http://www.yahooligans.com/

A filtered search engine and directory for students and teachers.  Use this as a great source to compliment your Internet activities.

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 Searching for other Internet Sites

Search Engine:  Google    http://www.google.com

Examples: