Grant's Great Web Sites 

Language Arts 

 

	Reading	Online Children's Stories    A collection of online stories by category Aesop's Fables Online  655 fables by Aesop with morals listed Ongoing Tales from the Past   A wonderful collection of  traditional literature listed by genre  The Reading Corner  A place to find good books to read Cricket Country  An online version of the literary magazine by and for kids Weekly Reader Galaxy  An interactive online version of that old favorite From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler   We will read it this year Berenstain Bear Country  Mr. Grant's aunt and uncle write and illustrate the books! Just For Kids Who Love Books   A site to find out about books and authors Number the Stars   Site for a great book that deals with kids during WWII    b
	Writing	WWWebster Dictionary and Thesaurus   Includes vocabulary builder, new words and games Hypertext Webster Gateway   Another  hypertext dictionary The Neverending Tale  A choose your own adventure story where you add to the story International Kid's Space   Publish your stories or poems The Monster Motel    A chance to practice expressive writing in a collaboration with other schools The Young Writer's Club    Engage in the creative pasttime of writing here and receive feedback b
	Poetry	Online Songs and Poetry for Children   A collections of children's songs and poems by category A Dictionary of Rhyming Words   An online dictionary of rhyming words sorted by rhymes  Poetry for Kids   Homepage of poet, Kenn Nesbitt with instructions for writing poetry Magnetic Poetry   Click and drag to create refrigerator door poetry Favorite Poem Project   Americans recorded reading their favorite poems Falling Up by Shel Silverstein   Text of poems from this book Kidzpage Poetry   Lots of stuff to do with poetry for kids... by the famous and by the not famous b
	Vocabulary	The Vocabulary Cab Company   A shuttle  between lots of words and their Greek and Latin roots Spellaroo  An interactive spelling game from the land down under Spell Check   Another Funbrain spelling game that tests proofreading skills Stay Afloat   A hangman based spelling game from Funbrain bb
	Grammar	Guide to Grammar and Writing    Catergorized information & activities for improving grammar skills The Grammar Lady   A fun  interactive site for correct language use and a homework helper The Grammar Gorillas   A funbrain game which involves identifying parts of speech b
	General	Wacky Web Tales   An online version of MadLibs where you can create your own story Everyday Vocabulary Anagrams  Make new words by scrambling other words Fake Out  Guess the definitions to these wacky words John's Word Search Puzzles   A collection of word searches plus a place to make your own Word Adventure   This is an interactive seek and find word search game

Mathematics 

 

	Place Value	Number Sense  Base ten block activities b
	Tables & Graphs	Statistics, Data Analysis, and Probability   Data set lessons Exploring Data   Data set lessons b
	Operations	Interactive Multiplication Table   For practice Math Baseball   A math game for 1 or 2 players Flashcards for Kids   Practice the operations online Math, Baseball & the San Francisco Giants  A real world math webquest Change Maker   To practice math with money Mb
	Fractions & Decimals	Multiplying Fractions Flashcards  Interactive practice for  multiplication of fractions b
	2D & 3D Geometry	Dr. Super’s Virtual and Concrete Math Manipulatives and Explorations    Tangrams, pentaminoes, etc. Tessellate   An online opportunity to blend geometry and art! World of Escher   Information about this "Mathartist" including some of his works b
	General	Aunty Math Weekly math challenges to solve using various strategies.  Email "Aunty Math" with your solution and method. A+ Math Games and A+ Advanced Problems   A collection of many different math algorithms Automaths   Loads of varied interactive math activities Mathmania  This site is down for repairs right now but is really great! Brainwave  Combines logic and patterns---a real challenge! b

 

Science 
 
 

	Human Body	The Atlas of the Human Body   Great visuals of parts of the body with information links Doin' the Body Good   Facts and a trivia game about body systems The Body Quest   A Thinkquest about the human body b
	Chemistry	Household Chemistry    Part of the Newton's Apple series Web Elements   Interactive Periodic Table b
	Force	Slinky Physics   Part of the Newton's Apple series g
	Ecosystems	Acid Rain   Also from Newton's Apple EPA Explorers' Club   A really cool way to look at conservation! EPA Surf Your Watershed    A telecollaborative project  to study our watershed b
	Weather	Weather Underground   The University of Michigan interactive weather site Weather.com   Lots of information from The Weather Channel  Weather Watchers    A webquest comparing weather phenomena all over the world b
	General	Earth Day Online Games   A series of activities to promote Earth Day awareness Yuckiest Site on the Internet  Great fun exploring the yuckier aspects of science How Stuff Works  A site created by Marshall Brain about the hows and whys of our physical world

 

Social Studies 
 
 

	Geography	The Virtual Tourist   Explore the world and the people living there Tiger Mapping Service  Detailed maps of anywhere in the U.S. created by the U.S. Census Bureau Map Maker   View a contour line map of the world in various zoom levels Finding Your Way with Map and Compass   U.S. Geological Service explains topography How Far Is It?   The U.S. Census Bureau calculates distance between cities all over the world b
	Economics	The Stock Market Game   The online version of the game about finance and the American economic system  Welcome to Econopolis   A webquest to teach basic economic concepts The Federal Reserve System    A link to all the Federal Reserve Banks Lemonade Stand   An interactive marketing game b
	Civil War & Reconstruction	The American Civil War Homepage   A great list of resources! The Valley of the Shadow   A hypermedia archive of primary sources b
	Westward Expansion	b
	Immigration	The American Immigration Homepage   Information as to why immigrants came to America b
	Age of Industrialization	IRWeb: The Industrial Revolution   A Thinkquest about the subject The Industrial Revolution A Trip to the Past      This site shows how modern life was affected by machinery The Lowell Project    A source for understanding women and children in the workforce in Lowell, MA during this time b
	World War I	Trenches on the Web    Information on the people, places, and events that comprised one of the worst calamities of  modern history The Great War   The PBS site about WWI, including how it affected our society The World Wars   A middle school teacher's complete electronic unit about the two world wars b
	World War II	The World Wars    A middle school teacher's complete electronic unit about the two world wars WWII An American Scrapbook   A Thinkquest project containing personal stories collected about World War II b
	Modern Times	b
	American History	WayBack U.S. History For Kids    A PBS site  for kids about U.S. History in a magazine format American Memory   Historical collections on the National Digital Library created by the Library of Congress History Buff   Press coverage of events in history The Constitution of the United States   A hypertext version of the complete document b
	General	The Geonet Game  An interactive geography game with links to other Social Studies sites Welcome to the Whitehouse   A guide to information about the White House, the presidency and our government with a kids' page, too! U.S.A. Government   A site which contains links and projects about how our government works 50 States.com   A hyperlinked page of fast facts about the fifty states Biographies   A collection of links to information about famous people created by the Multnomah County, Oregon  Library's Homework Center The History Place   A large database of historical information including photos, speeches and timelines HyperHistory Online    3000 years of world history with a combination of colorful graphics, lifelines, timelines, and maps  The American Presidency   Grolier's site with everything you need to know about the U.S. presidency b

Homework Helpers 
 
 

Electric Library's Homework Helper	Ask Dr. Math	Homework Help
Alphabet Superhighway	Kids' Almanac	4th & 5th Grade Research Resources
The Internet Public Library	Ask an Expert	Multnomah County Library

Search Sites 
 

Ask Jeeves	Infoseek	AltaVista	Google
Metacrawler	Dogpile	Yahooligans	KidsClick!

 

Fun for Kids
 
 

Disney.com	Tiger Beat Magazine	Kids' Castle
Exploratorium	Time Magazine for Kids	Lorin's Lefthandedness Site
Sports Illustrated for Kids	Discovery Channel Online	Warner Brothers Online

 

Fun for Parents 
 
 

Airlines on the Web	All Media  Guide to movies, music, books and video games	Autobytel.com  cars on the net
Roger Ebert on Movies	Yahoo Movies  Search for times and dates of screenings near you	Sports Illustrated
StockFirst	Cgreetings electronic greeting cards	Blue Mtn. Electronic Greeting Cards
The Weather Underground	USA Today	Intelihealth  An online family health guide

 

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