Below is a selection of websites and other online resources organized by subject area.  While our teachers do use these resources to enhance the student learning process in the classroom, we encourage our parents and students to use these online tools outside the classroom to gather information and apply acquired knowledge.

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GENERAL / MULTIPLE SUBJECT AREAS

Miss Conca's Websites & Resources
Educational websites and resources spanning a wide range of subject areas.

LANGUAGE ARTS

Resources for Writing Prompts (from TeachersFirst.com) 
This collection of reviewed resources includes many types of writing prompts,
both visual and verbal, to inspire writing.

Children's Story Books Online
This site has short stories with picture for students to read on their own. 

Fact Monster: All About Books
This site has terrific information on books for your students.   It has best sellers, picture books, storytellers, various genres etc.  Check it out!

CyberKids: Stories
A periodically-updated list of stories for children published on the CyberKids website.

MATHEMATICS

Bedtime Math
This site has many opportunities for various ages to do mental math. It is meant to be enjoyable and develop a love for mathematics. It is a great way for children to practice and keep their math skills sharp during the summer months as well.

Resources for Learning Math Facts
Various for learning and practicing math facts presented by DonnaYoyng.org.

A Mobile Math List: Games for Elementary Students
A selection of math games for students grouped by topic (numbers & counting, decimals, fractions, etc.).

Numbers/Order of Operations/Money/Fractions

CoolMath4Kids.com
Math and games for kids, teachers and parents.

Fact Monster: Math
This site has everything you need to teach your kids in math.   It has subtopics 
on measurement, money, numbers, and tables.

Aplus Math Flash Cards by Varsity Tutors
With this site you can create flashcards with addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, square roots, rounding, or custom flashcards.

Algebra & Geometry

Table for Polygons
An Excel spreadsheet with a blank table for polygon interior angle values that can be used to find patterns from the Office of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education at the University of Illinois. 

The Geometer's Sketchpad
A dynamic geometry program for students in Grade 3 and up, from KeyCurriculum, a McGraw-Hill Education company.

NCTM Illuminations
Lessons, games and interactive resources from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

WebMATH
Web-based interactive mathematics reference (dictionary, formulas, etc...)

SOCIAL STUDIES

National Museum of Natural History
Take a virtual tour of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History.

"America's New Frontier"

Jefferson's West: An Electronic Field Trip from Colonial Williamsburg
An interactive site which will take students on a journey west with either Thomas Jefferson or Lewis and Clark.  It has sound and motion and an interactive map. 

Davey Crockett, Tall Tales, and History
This site has lesson plan ideas on Tall Tales including Davey Crockett and other famous Tall Tales.  This site also provides information on poetry writing, literature and other subject areas.

The Civil War

The History Place: The U.S. Civil War
This site provides a timeline of the civil war but it also has excellent pictures of battlegrounds and important individuals during the civil war time period.  These pictures would be great for a PowerPoint presentation giving an overview of the civil war. 

Geography

Fact Monster: World Atlas & Map Library
This site has a map of the world along with detailed information about each continent and the oceans. 

Fact Monster: United States
This site has maps, timelines, and other information for learning the make up of our country.

Funbrain: Where is That?
A great geography game your kids can play independently or you can demonstrate with the class.  It has various levels for United States or world geography.

Immigration

Interactive Tour of Ellis Island
From Scholastic.com: "Follow in the immigrants' footsteps by taking this tour. You'll hear first-hand stories told by people who came through Ellis Island; see historical photographs and films; read fascinating facts; and discover the central role this station played in the story of American immigration."

The Revolutionary War Period

Revolutionary War Interactive Timeline
Elementary school students created this site.  It contains a map and a picture with each date.  It has some basic information for students to view independently or the teacher can present this timeline of the revolutionary war to the class.

The History Place: American Revolution
This site has actual pictures of battlegrounds and key individuals during this time period. It provides dates and a small paragraph about the event which occurred on the corresponding date.

SCIENCE

National Museum of Natural History
Take a virtual tour of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History.

Biology and Earth Science

"OLogy" at the American Museum of Natural History: Biodiversity
Check out the various things to do within this site.  The Dzanga-Shangha link will put you through activities with various habitats on land and water.

"OLogy" at the American Museum of Natural History: Tree of Life
This easy to use site has a graph called the Tree of Life.   It shows pictures and brief information about green plants and other life forms.

Fact Monster: Photosynthesis
This site has a diagram and an explanation of the process of photosynthesis.

Fact Monster: Plants
This site has excellent information on why plants are so important.

Ecosystems

"OLogy" at the American Museum of Natural History: Life in the City
This site is very interactive and allows you to show your students the various species that live in the city.

"OLogy" at the American Museum of Natural History: Web of Life
This site gives you an activity to do with your students so they can see the relationship of how thingsdepend on each other in the web of life. 

Fact Monster: Earth Timeline
This site is great to add to the pollution part of this science kit.  It has a list of how people have affected the environment throughout the years.

"Making Sense of Science"

PBS Online: Balloon Race
This site is a perfect introduction into the floating and sinking unit.  It asks the kids to imagine they are in a hot air balloon and why the balloon floats.

Molecular Expressions: Exploring the World of Optics and Microscopy
This incredible website allows you to click on various images that you may magnify as if you had a microscope.  It can also be used to enhance science lessons by showing a video or a magnified image of an insect or outer space.

BrainPOP Science
This interactive website provides videos and pictures about any form of science and math. 

Exploratorium Science Activities
This site leads you to several hand-on science activities for kids to explore.

TEACHER RESOURCES

ReadWriteThink.org
The mission of this website is to "provide educators, parents, and afterschool professionals with access to the highest quality practices in reading and language arts instruction by offering the very best in free materials."

National Council of Teachers of English
NCTE supports teachers and their students in improving the teaching and learning of English and the language arts at all levels of education.

RubiStar
This site is perfect for creating a rubric.  It is quick and easy. Most of the work is done for you!

RefDesk.com - "Fact Checker for the Intetnet"
If you want to know anything, come to this site.  It has every type of information you would want to know.

Fact Monster: Educational Games
This has exciting games for every content area.  A great and fun way for your kids to assess themselves and their knowledge.