Mostly Math
Literally Language Arts
Socially Studying
Right On Religion
Science Sites
Marvelous Music
Primarily Primary (for our younger "techies")
Search Engines and
Directories for Kids
Computer Lab Resources
Indianapolis
Marion County Public Library
Mostly
Math
AAA
Math
- Need practice with math facts? Want to
pass your times tests the first time? Spend some time on this
site!
A
Math's Dictionary for Kids - This is a WAYYYYY cool website. It's
interactive also.
Utah
State Math Manipulatives
- WOW! Want to be challenged? Check out
the Virtual Library and then start at the kindergarten level.
Cool site!
Math
Forum
- Have an unsolvable math problem? Ask
Dr. Math at the Math Forum
A
Plus Math
- Have fun reviewing your
math facts with on-line flash cards, bingo and more.
Rain
Forest Math - Interactive math activities for students in grades K-6.
Lizards, frogs and macaws can be "counted on" to make math fun.
Flashcards
for Kids - Money
Math, Time Math
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Literally
Language Arts
Word
Central
-See how much fun words can be!
Includes a super-fast dictionary for kids.
Grammar,
Punctuation, and Spelling
- OWL (On-line Writing Lab) . . . from
our own Purdue University. (Go Boilers!) A terrific site to
review and test your grammar, punctuation and spelling.
Big
Dog Grammar
- Explanations and grammar exercises for
students. Fragments, prepositions and more. Gives you
the answers, too!
Common
Proofreading Symbols
- What are those weird
markings on your paper? Check out this website to see
what corrections should be made to your paper.
Book
Adventures - Book
Adventure is a FREE reading motivation program for children in
grades K-8. Children create their own book lists from over
6,000 recommended titles, take multiple choice quizzes on the
books they've read offline, and earn points and prizes for
their literary successes. Book Adventure was created by the
Sylvan Learning Foundation and is a non-profit organization.
Project
Gutenberg - This is simply an incredible website. Do you have an iPod
or another mp3 player? Check this site out for more than 19,000 free e-books
to download to your mp3 player. If you're not sure where to begin, check out
the top 100 downloaded books for the day. Many classics are included!
Grammar
Girl Podcast and Website - Rated one of the top five in podcats
dowloads, Grammar Girl provides quick and dirty tips for better writing. This
is a "must see" AND "must hear" for any student or adult
who would like to improve their writing.
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Socially
Studying
Ben's
Guide to Government - Visit Ben's website to find out more
about the United States. Resources and activities are
divided by grade level. Excellent social studies page for
students!
50
States
- WOW. Learn more about our
"nifty-fifty." Famous people, newspapers, state
flowers, etc. See it to believe it!
Geography
World
- A "teacher site" that has
won many awards. Explore the world through this site.
The
White House
- Visit the home of our president.
Flag
Detective - Find
out more than you ever thought you could know about flags of the world.
The
20th Century - Information about art, books, fashion,
historical events, music, theater of the 20th century in an entertaining
format.
American
Memories from the Library of Congress - An amazing collection of
American memories experienced through sound recordings, still and moving
images, prints, maps, etc. that document the history of our United
States. This is a digital collection of of our American History and provided
free by the Library of Congress!
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Right
On Religion
Patron
Saint Index
- That's right an index of patron
saints, all 5,043 of them! And check back often, there are
indeed saints among us.
Saints
and Angels
- More about our beloved saints. Find out more about
them.
Catholic
Prayers
- Forget the Memorare? Can't quite get
the words down for the Apostle's Creed? This site's got them
all.
Sacraments
- The beautiful gifts of Church and
Christ. Find out more about the sacred seven.
The
Holy Bible
- Search the Bible using a keyword or
passage. Find your favorite scripture. Mine is John
10:10!
The
Vatican
- Visit the Vatican without
ever leaving Indianapolis!
Old
Testament Books of the Bible Game - Right click on the link, Save
Target As to your computer to the Desktop. To play the game, click on the link
on the Desktop.
New
Testament Books of the Bible Game - Right click on the link, Save
Target As to your computer to the Desktop. To play the game, click on the link
on the Desktop.
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Science
Sites
Science
News for Kids - Give me the science scoop! What's the
science snapshot? Read up on all the Science News for Kids.
Neuroscience
for Kids
- The smell of a flower -
The memory of a walk in the park - The pain of stepping on a
nail. These experiences are made possible by the 3 pounds of
tissue in our heads...the BRAIN!! Learn more about the nervous
system here!
The
Space Place
- Just what the name implies. Find out
more about Dr. Marc's amazing space facts.
Brain
Pop
- Engaging short mini movies on the computer. Featured topics
are science, health and technology.
NASA
- for kids!
NASA
- for older kids (adults!)
Inner
Body - Hundreds of graphics and animations provide viewers with
information about human anatomy and how the systems of the human body work
with each other.
Measurement
Conversions - Use this simple on-line conversion tool to convert
metric to US measurement units and then back again. This resource include
conversions for area, speed, currency, distance, temperature, time, volume,
weight and more!
E-Nature
- Find out what that odd looking caterpillar is. And what's the bird you saw
at your neighbor's feeder this morning on your way to school? At the break of
dawn, you heard an owl singing. What kind was it? Fascinated with spiders?
Find out more about them!
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Marvelous
Music
K-12
Music - Resources for students and teachers including band, choral,
and orchestra interests. Also included is a large collection of websites on
composers and on-line music libraries.
Music
Files for Kids - Posted by the National Institute of Environmental
Health Sciences. Here you'll find musical favorites of both the young and old.
Many of the song lyrics are also included.
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Primarily
Primary
Enchanted
Learning
- Explore more about our world through this enchanting site!
Little
Explorers Picture Dictionary
- A dictionary of pictures to help you learn more about our
world.
Stay
Afloat
- One of the most popular games! Don't
sink the boat!
Fun
Match Memory Game
- Can you remember where you saw it
last? Try it?
Word
Turtle
- A word search from the list you
select.
Tic
Tac Toe Math
- Try your luck at Tic Tac
Toe.
Math
Cats - Click here for math fun.
Star Fall Uptoten
Kids
Black
Dogs for Kids
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Search
Engines and Directories for Kids
Yahooligans
- A
great search engine for K-6th grade students.
Discovery
for Students - Over a dozen learning adventures, clip art and plenty
of puzzles to keep you learning AND entertained.
Kids Info
- Another excellent search engine for
children.
Kids Connect
- An alphabetized listing of common
topics students frequently research.
42Explore
- Annette Lambs Directory of Topics for Students
Indiana
Inspire
Multimedia - File
Formats and Extensions
Sounds:
Find Sounds
Midi Song Library
Classical
Midi
Patriotic Midi
Graphics (copyright free):
Pics for Learning
Open
Photo
YotoPhoto
Images
of American Political History
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Computer
Lab Resources
United
Streaming Student Center
NetSmartz!
- from our presentation on Internet Safety by Detective Sergeant
Hornbrook
Meet
the WizzyWigs
WizzyWig
Guessing Game I
Who's
Your Friend On The Internet?
WizzyWig
Guessing Game II
Which
WizzyWig is Which?
Citing
Sources -
Words, pictures, music - if you take these from the Internet, they should be
correctly cited.
Current
Events Websites
- Excellent
resources from which students can find on-line current events articles. Computer
Lab Objectives and Procedures Troubleshooting
Problems in the Computer Lab PowerPoint
Design Guidelines - Guidelines Basic
"Googleizing" and Getting Images from the Internet
Keyboarding
Goals
Keyboarding
Practice - A Free On-Line Practice Site
Keyboarding
Practice - Sailboat Game Keyboarding
Practice - Space Invaders Keyboarding
Practice - Letter Eating Frogs!
Kilo/Mega/Giga
BYTE Converter
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