Introduction

The Internet Resources

• Marilee's Kid Pix and Kid Works Page - Many ideas for using Kid Pix and Kid Works with your students.

   

• Nursery Rhyme Calendar

   

• Bastrop Kindergarten Links - Links for Kindergarten teachers.

   

• Alphie's ESOL for Kids - A Kid's Page and cool links for ESL students.

   

• BUILD YOUR OWN SNOWMAN - Younger children will have fun with all the access-ories available to dress their snowman online.

   

• Wonderful Web Sites for Kids - Kindergarten teacher approved sites for pre-schoolers through second graders. Kids can play games, draw, and interact with favorite characters and authors in these fun filled web sites.

   

• A Hotlist on the Farm - Here are some fun places to go to learn about the farm!

   

• EnchantedLearning.com - K-2 Math and Number Activities

   

• The Edupuppy - Everything for Early Childhood Education Preschool-Grade 2

   

• The EFL Playhouse - A resource for teachers of young learners.

   

• Kid Pix Studio Deluxe Activities - Activites and strategies for use of the program.

   

• Celebrating the 100th Day - As part of their hundredth day of school celebration, Kindergartners used Kid Pix to make 10 rows of 10 stamps.

   

• Kid Pix Templates/Daily Report - Weather templates to download.

   

• ;Marcia's Kid Pix Page - This page was created as a reference for all who are using or considering using Kid Pix. There is a lot to choose from and Marcia has gathered what she has found to share with you. Here are some great web sites full of Kid Pix ideas. You will discover these sites are where she found many of the templates.

   

• JIGZONE - Interactive Puzzles online.

   

• Sesame Street - Fun learning activities.

   

• Groundhog Coloring Page - Print and color this page for Groundhog day--have the students add a shadow if they choose.

   

• Kids Psych - An Interactive Web Adventure for children. Games for children 1-5 and 6-9.

   

• Teachers.net - Great site for teacher organization.

   

• Kid Pix Templates/Nutrition - Nutrition templates to download.

   

• Kid Pix Templates/Classifying Rocks - Classifying rocks templates to download.

   

• Kid Pix Templates/Then and Now - Thanksgiving comparison templates to download.

   

• Activity Village - Find loads of fun, as always, at Activity Village, crafts, games, puzzles, and printables.

   

• Groundhog Day - A Groundhog Day list of links.

   

• GroundHog Day Coloring Pages

   

• Valentines - Valentine pictures and cards to color.

   

Language Arts

• Folk and Fairy Tales

   

• Hiyah.com - Books to read along. Games and activities,too!

   

• Children's Storybooks Online - There are original stories with color illustrations for young children as well as older children and young adults. Children's Storybooks Online seeks to combine education and entertainment to amuse and engage children's imaginations. There are riddles, mazes,coloring book pages and a page with children's links that have won Children's Storybooks Online Award for excellence.

   

• KidzSing Garden of Songs - Nursery rhymes and songs to which you can listen and sing.

   

• Kid's Corner - Featuring Beatrix Potter. Stories,rhymes,and an audio slide show.

   

• THESE ARE THE LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET - Animated Storybooks Online

   

• Interactive Sentences - Beginning writers and ESL students create basic sentences from on-screen words. Then they can press 'run' and watch as the sentences are animated! http://www.zeeks.com

   

• Alphabet - An animated story of the alphabet.

   

Math

• Mathstories - This site has over 2,000 math problems. These problems range in grade levels 1-8th grade. The site is updated on a monthly basis.

   

• The Counting Story - An online picture book with moving bunnies to teach counting.

   

Science

• Bronx Zoo - Information and interactive games.

   

• Rainforest Coloring Book - Animals from the rainforest in ABC order, created by kids.

   

• The Buzz About Bees~Tales>From the Hive

   

• Star Child - Specifically designed for the younger set, many resources are offered here to teach your students about astronomy. A NASA project.

   

• The Animal Alphabet - Interactive animal alphabet. When you click on a picture you will learn more about the animal. In the text you will find links to other World Wide Web Sites that feature animals.

   

• Dinosaurs - Information on dinosaurs.

   

• The Children's Butterfly Site - A wonderful resource for information and activities on Butterflies.

   

• One Giant Leap for Early Childhood - An Internet WebQuest on a Space Unit for Early Childhood Grades.

   

• Apples and More - Everything you wanted to know about apples, including lessons and games.

   

• 3D Insects - If you like real insects, you would love virtual insects because you can see them big without a microscope. Virtual insects are clean and have no smell, they will not bite or sting you. And some times they look even better than real insects.

   

• Rainforest info for K-2 - Filamentality hotlist for sites on the rainforest.

   

• FROM SEED TO PLANT: - A primary unit emphasizing hands-on exploration to learn about seeds, plant requirements, and plant parts. The entire lessons will cover a good two weeks of science classes.

   

• Fly, Fly, Colorful Butterflies Hotlist - The children will be able to create and color their favorite butterflies and put in their butterfly book using these links.

   

• COLORS, SHAPES, RAINBOWS, AND ROBINS - For each month of the year, find science and nature activities and projects for preschoolers and kinder-garten classes.

   

• Whales - Several different types of resources are suggested to com- plement this unit on the characteristics and behaviors of whales. Scroll down for classroom activities, including comparison charts, drawings, using given internet resources for research and compiling questions, whale stories, whale math activities, and more. For grades K-3.

   

Social Studies

• CINCO DE MAYO ACTIVITIES - Early elementary--songs, games, centers, cooking, art--all based on a Cinco de Mayo theme.

   

• Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids - A specific area for K-2 activites involving the following topics: Our Nation, Your Neighborhood,Ben's ABCs,Symbols of U.S.Governement,Games and Activities,and U.S. Government web sites for kids.

   

• Abraham Lincoln Treasure Hunt Questions - A set of questions is provided to be used in concert with Abraham Lincoln Online. This is a simple webhunt, and could easily be completed by grades 1 through 3.

   

More Resources

• Mr. Flacks Resourceful Website - Educator Jim Flack of North School in Lancaster, Ohio offers his extensive website for reader use...

   

• Lightspan - Find many educational resource materials here.

   

• Build a bear - Go to fun and games. An interactive early elementary site.

   

• Arts and Crafts - Primary grade activities.

   

• MAKE A PAPER-BAG PONCHO - Kindergarten/early elementary level--this age will enjoy not only making their own costumes, but parading around the classroom with them as well!

   

• Lightspans Learning Activities - Think! Play! Win! Games to Learn By.

   

• Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus - Go to fun and games for interactive games. Students can create a clownface or play basketball.

   

• TEACHERS' WORKSHEET PAGES: - Visit this site for printable worksheets in just about every subject. As well as the usual core material, you can also find worksheets for scavenger hunts, calendar activities, state worksheets, citizenship awards, and more. Worth bookmarking.

   

• Internet Educational Workshop - This is a handy-dandy workbook that you can use every day--either in your classroom, or to create homework assignments for students to work on at home. It's available in either hardcopy (printable) or interactive format. Graded from K through 6, it provides a math database: drills of skills by grade and level, of 5 - 10 minute exercises,with several exercises available for each topic.

   

• Learningplanet.com - Fun,interactive activites.

   

• Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators is a categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. It is updated daily to include the best sites for teaching and learning.

   

• Houghton Mifflin Education Place - Education Place: Elementary resources for teachers, students, and parents. Includes Reading, Math, Science, and Social Studies Centers, activity database, educational games, and textbook support.

   

• Holidays - Information and links about holidays throught the world and throughout the year.

   

• KINDER KLICKS: - Kinder Klicks is written by Spike-the-Wonder-Dog's (author of Kid Klicks)vivacious younger cousin from Charleston. Miss Rosalind paws a daily newsletter for the younger set. She is witty, charming, and bright, and looks forward to sharing many fun activities with her favorite playmates -kids! Every day she'll send games, jokes, craft projects, songs, rhymes, pre-school readiness activities and more! (Ages 3-7) You can sign up for the daily newsletter at this URL. Written from the viewpoint of an affable poodle, Miss Rosalind, Kinder Klicks shares jokes and games, crafts, songs, and activities especially selected for the younger crowd. You are welcome to subscribe and unsubscribe at any time.

   

• Connect-the-Dots! - It's easy to play Swing Machine Connect-the-Dots: Just start clicking the dots when the image is loaded! When you have connected all the dots,click the 'Solution' button to see if you got it right!

   

• ZOOM SCHOOL - EnchantedLearning.com - ZOOM SCHOOL is an on-line elementary school classroom with lessons in geography,biology,language arts, and early childhood activities.

   

• Training Wheels - Training Wheels for Early Childhood Education works to increase the knowledge base and practical skills of parents,educators, and other concerned adults as a way of improving the lives of all young children.

   

• Early Childhhood Thematic Units - These units are designed and published through a Technology Grant Project supported by the San Bernardino County Schools, Special Services, Special Education Division. The intent of this Grant is to design Early Childhood Thematic Units that incorporate technology throughout the curriculum.

   

• The Idea Box - Early Childhood Education and Activites resource.

   

• The Fun School - Here at funschool.com, you will find engaging educational content for your students. All content is original and created for your student's learning experience. These pages are updated regularly with new activities and curriculum.

   

• The Hall of Early Childhood - Early Childhood and special population resources for teachers and parents.

   

• An Internet Hotlist on Kindergarten Sites - You COULD look for years to find great games for Kindergarten students, but why not use these links instead! Each game was carefully chosen because it can be used independently by Kindergarten students. Where applicable, the ASD Standard is listed.

   

• Peanuts - Color online! Practice your art with our online coloring book. Make sure you have Shockwave installed. Then click the start button to begin. Check out fun and games,also.

   

• Fun with Spot - Spot can be a wonderful ally in a playgroup or classroom because he is already a familiar figure to any young child. The bold outlines and colorful, simple pictures in the Spot books are easily recognizable and of course, Spot is an early learner himself whether off on a trip to the outside world, going on vacation or coping with a new sibling. Spot's friendly face and jolly personality will reassure children that acquiring new skills isn't just hard work - it can be fun too!

   

• Childfun.com - Who says parenting can't be fun? Activities and coloring pages.

   

• Safe-T Frog - Do you know safety rules for around the street? How smart are you? Safe-T Frogg wants to know. He is going to ask you a few questions.

   

• Homepage for Parents to Visit - This is for Safe-T Frog certificates. If you don't sign up on the home page, the certificates will not print with your name on it.

   

• Teaching with the Web - Many activities for many topics.