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Research Sites
Big Six Research
Citation Maker
Ask Jeeves for Kids
Encyclopedia.Com "Because knowledge is cool!"
Google
KidsClick! Web Search For kids by librarians
Yahooligans
Greece Webquest
Rome Webquest Documentary

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K-5 Sites
Aunty Math Math Challenges for K-5
BBC Little Animals
Discovery School's Brain Boosters Brain games with answers. Challenge your friends and family!
Delta- Inquiry based hands on activities for science
EM GAMES -Everyday Mathematics Games for every grade! Students need to get code from their teachers.
Everyday Mathematics Lesson Links Online activities correlated to Everyday Math Units/Lessons. Just click on Lesson Links on the left.
Fossweb - Interactive fun with science
Gamegoo-Great language arts games. From letters, to sounds, to grammar. Kids love this site!! Educational and fun.
Grammar Blast For Grades 2-5, choose individual topics such as capitalization and punctuation or try the Super Challenge Quiz.
NASA's Kids Science News Network Introduce science, technology, engineering, math, and NASA concepts using the World Wide Web, animation and video
Power Proofreading Proofreading activities for grades 2 and up
Scholastic Kids- Fun Online Info and activities based on many popular books
Science Clips Online science activities for ages 5-11
The US Mint's Games for Kids Games to help you learn more about money or show what you already know!

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Kindergarten Sites
ALFY- Brain Train Fun learning games (Warning: This site does contain banner advertisements and pop up adverstisements.)
Buy It With The Little Farmer A money counting game
Count Your Chickens Simple counting game (Warning: This site does contain banner advertisements.)
Leo the Letter Loving Lobster Simple letter matching game with upper and lower case letters
Nina's the Naming Newt Vocabulary building, categorizing game
Number Time Number games, stories, and songs
Reggie the Rhyming Rhino Match rhyming words using pictures/words
Starfall "Where children have fun learning to read"
Word Play Learn the meanings of words as words are shown, read, and then animated to reveal the meaning.

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First Grade Sites
Buy It With The Little Farmer Practice counting money by buying goods from the little farmer
Chicken Stacker- Practice identifying short vowel sounds with this game. Short A, Short E, Short I, Short O, and Short U
GameGoo "Learning that sticks" Games for many language arts skills from letter recognition to letter-sound correspondence to synonyms to sentence word order.
Growing Plants Learn what plants need to grow by doing this fun online experiment.
A video from NASA's Kids Science News Network
Life Cycle of a Tree Learn about the life cycle of a tree and then see if you can put the stages in order!
Monster Bugs! Build your own crazy insect and learn more about real insects at this Magic School bus site!
Pushes and Pulls Experiment with pushing and pulling objects
Seussville Fun games and learning activities
Sound and Hearing Experiment with different musical instruments to learn how they make different sounds

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Second Grade Sites
Ancient Egypt from the British Museum Numerous topics, stories and fun challenges
Animals
Arthur: the World's Most Famous Aardvark Stories, games, and more!
Buy It With The Little Farmer Practice counting money by buying goods from the little farmer
Continents Page
The Cartoon Factory Add your own dialogue to cartoon scenes!
Cartouche Create your name in hieroglyphics and print your own cartouche. (Warning: This site does contain banner advertisements.)
Discovering Egypt
Exploring the Secret Lives of Trees Read along with Pierre to learn all about trees.
First Americans Discover information on 5 featured tribes of Native Americans.
Fish 'Em Up Practice adding -ing and -ed to words with this fun grammar game.
Grammar Games
The Great Wall Tour the Great Wall of China.
Letter Generator Learn the parts of a letter and write your own letter.
Lemonade Stand Learn economic principles while you run your own lemonade stand
Math Brain
NOVA Online Adventure: Pyramids Take a virtual tour of a real pyramid. (Requires QuickTime plugin)
The Poetry Zone
Super Match Game Test your memory and your knowledge of homophones with this concentration game
Timeline of the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Created by students
Walk the Great Wall of China An interactive tour of the Great Wall
Where Do Butterflies Come From? Learn about the life cycle of a butterfly
Word Play Learn the meanings of words as words are shown, read, and then animated to reveal the meaning.
Words and Pictures

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Third Grade Sites
Ancient Mali Resources Includes a scavenger hunt
The Cartoon Factory Add your own dialogue to cartoon scenes!
Edheads: Simple Machines
Fish 'Em Up A grammar game to practice adding -ing and -ed to words
Giggle Poetry Funny poems for kids
The Great Plant Escape
Inventors' Toolbox Learn about simple machines
Jefferson Lab: Online SOL Practice Tests for Math and Science
Language Arts SOL Review
Lemonade Stand Learn economic principles while you run your own lemonade stand
Letter Generator Learn the parts of a letter and write your own letter.
The Life Cycle of a Plant Click on "View Flash Movie" to start.
Lunar Cycle Challenge How well do you know the phases of the moon? Try this interactive challenge!
Playworks -Fun and educational site from Mrs. Carden
Poetry4Kids
Reading Book -Locate cover of your reading book and click away
Science Book
SOLPass An SOL review web site with fun games for science and social studies (Ask your teacher or Mrs. Carroll for the password)
Super Match Game Test your memory and your knowledge of homophones with this concentration game
Voyage Back in Time: Ancient Greece and Rome

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Fourth Grade Sites
Animal Research A collection of resources to assist with internet research for animal reports
The Cartoon Factory Add your own dialogue to cartoon scenes!
Cheseapeake Bay Photos, Facts and Fun Games, photos, e-cards, and more!
Circuits and Conductors Experiment with electrical circuits and conductors on this interactive site!
Decimal website
Geonet Game Test your knowledge of US geography!
Giggle Poetry Funny poems for kids
Earth, Sun, and Moon See how the earth and moon rotate and orbit on this interactive site! Check your understanding with the quiz.
Letter Generator Learn the parts of a letter and write your own letter.
Mystery Sites Learn about, read, and solve Mysteries.
NASA: Solar System Simulator
Our Solar System: Planets and Their Motion
Rainforests: A Virtual Tour An introduction to tropical rain forests, including people, plants and wild animals
River Bookmarked Sites
Science Book
SOLPass An SOL review web site with fun games for science and social studies (Ask your teacher or Mrs. Carroll for the password)
States Research Many, many resources to help you with your state report.
US Capitals Quiz
US States Quiz
Verse Generator Practice parts of speech and write funny poems!
Virginia Animals A collection of resources to assist with internet research for animals found in Virginia
Wacky Web Tales Practice parts of speech with these funny stories!
What On Earth On this Magic School Bus tour, you can play a game, take a quiz, and watch short video clips to help you learn about volcanoes, ecology, and weather.
Zoom Rainforests

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Fifth Grade Sites
America's Story From the Library of Congress- meet famous Americans, jump back in time, explore the states, join Americans at play, and see, hear, and sing!
Attack of the 50 Foot Chicken Learn how movie makers use camera tricks and optical illusions to make special effects.
The Cartoon Factory Add your own dialogue to cartoon scenes!
Changing Sounds Experiment with sounds from several types of instruments. Check your understanding with the quiz!
Congress for Kids Learn about the United States federal government.
Faster than Sound Learn about the first men who traveled faster than sound, speed machines, what causes a sonic boom, and current efforts to break speed records.
Fifth Grade Science Book
Jamestown Online Adventure Try this simulation and make decisions just like the Jamestown settlers did.
Jefferson Lab: Online SOL Practice Tests for Math and Science
Language Arts SOL Review
Liberty- The Road to Revolution A game about the American Revolution
Light Resources A collection of research sites as well as sites about light and related topics
PBS Kids Democracy Project Learn how our government affects your life, see what it is like to be President for a day, and find out more about voting.
Social Studies for Kids Articles on many history topics
SOLPass An SOL review web site with fun games for science and social studies (Ask your teacher or Mrs. Carroll for the password)
Timeline of the Civil War
The Underground Railroad Presented by the National Geographic
Verse Generator Practice parts of speech and write funny poems!
Wacky Web Tales Practice parts of speech with these funny stories!

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Parent Web Sites
CDC Health Topics: Infants and Children
Family Network Created by parents for parents
National Association for Gifted Children
National PTA
Parent Soup Tips and advice for toddlers to teens
Pilot Online The Virginian-Pilot's Online News
SafeKids.com "A guide to making the Internet and Technology fun, safe and productive"
Virginia Beach Public Library Home Page
VBgov.com The official Virginia Beach municipal web site
Virginia Department of Education Standards of Learning Download grade level and subject specific curriculum standards
Yahooligans Parents Guide Safe Internet Surfing Guidelines

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Teacher Web Sites
Teacher Web Links (February Inservice)
Chesapeake Bay Program For Teachers
CoolText Free online graphics generator to create logos
Exploratorium Science Snacks Hands on science activities for many subjects
FindSounds Search the web for sounds effects and musical instrument samples
Graphic Organizers Provided by Education Place
Graphic Organizer Makers Many of these you can do easily with Inspiration but if you are in a hurry, these might help!
Our First Grade Back Pack A HUGE collection of sites for primary students
Ozline.com: Webquests and More Using webquests as a strategy for integrating the web into classroom instruction
SS Web Resources for VB Teachers A compilation of online resources
Teachers First Content Matrix This site will help you find resources for virtually any topic.
Teaching and Learning Virginia K-3 History and Social Studies Standards of Learning
Virginia Studies: Ready Resources for the Classroom
WebQuest Portal News and views about webquests, a constructivist lesson format which integrates technology with curriculum content

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