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Math

Reading

Science

Social Studies

Art

Music

Cross Curricula

Reading

ReadWriteThink.org

(K-12)

Lessons, Standards, Web resources (most free!). This site includes student activities for paper and PC. "A great place to start!"

Circle of Stories

(K-12)

Circle of Stories uses documentary film, photography, artwork and music to honor and explore Native American storytelling. Multimedia experience complete with lesson plans.

 

AmericanFolklore.net

(K-12)

This folklore site contains retellings of American folk tales, Native American myths and legends, tall tales, weather folklore and ghost stories from each and every one of the 50 United States . You can read about all sorts of famous characters like Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, Daniel Boone, and many more. Extensive list of Cherokee Myths.

Web English Teacher

(K-12)

Web English Teacher presents the best of K-12 English/Language Arts teaching resources: lesson plans, web quests, videos, biography, e-texts, criticism, jokes, puzzles and classroom activities.

Math

All math

(K-12)

Math tools and games.

AplusMath

Submitted by Robert Barrett Horizons Math Teacher

(K-12)

This web site was designed to help students improve their math skills interactively.

Science

Phases of the Moon

(K-12)

This site is also archived by date so you can plot moon phases over a period of time.

NOAA

(K-12)

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Global Earth observations, Storm watches and warnings, graphical weather maps...

NASA

(K-12)

NASA is committed to inspiring the next generation, offering educators essential NASA-related educational resources and information.

Secludes

(K-12)

Targeted Web resources to help teachers teach key science concepts and save internet searching time. Lesson Plans, student work samples and vignettes using the targeted web resources aligned to the National Science Education Standards. (nominal fee)

NOS

(9-12)

National Ocean Service: Online tutorials for High School students and teachers.

NOVA's ScienceNow

(K-12)

The online companion to NOVA. A great science resource!

Exploratorium

(K-12)

The museum of Science, Art and human perception.

Jason

(K-12)

Real Science. Real Time. Real Learning. Since 1989

Music

Classics For Kids

(K-12)

Submitted by Maura Colvin Music Teacher.

Interactive musical education for kids of all ages.

Dallas Symphony Orchestra

(K-12)

Submitted by Maura Colvin Music Teacher.

Fun interactive musical web site.

San Francisco Symphony

(K-12)

Submitted by Maura Colvin Music Teacher.

Online Com poser...

Social Studies

CnnStudentNews.com

(K-12)

Daily streaming news reports covering current events and topics important to students, correlating lesson plans for teachers. (requires registration: Free)

Distinguishedwomen.com

(K-12)

This site has biographies of women who contributed to our culture in many different ways. There are writers, educators, scientists, heads of state, politicians, civil rights crusaders, artists, entertainers, and others. Some were alive hundreds of years ago and some are living today.

Cherokee Kids

Submitted by: Arlene Huskey 2nd grade teacher

(K-12)

This is a very good source of information on the Cherokee Indians.

AmearicasLibrary.gov

(K-12)

America 's Story from America 's Library is created by the Library of Congress. Games, activities, and a reading list are added to historical collections featured in the Library of Congress.

 

 

 

Cross Curricula

 

 

LearnNc.org

(K-12)

What can you do with LEARN NC? Improve your teaching with articles on curriculum and professional topics and a professional library of Web resources for research. Get your CEUs on your own schedule with our instructor-led online courses on topics from classroom management to reading in the content areas. Find lesson plans to reach your students in our collection of reviewed instructional plans linked to the North Carolina Standard Course of Study. Understand the curriculum with our complete guide to the North Carolina Standard Course of Study. Get your students working independently in our media center of educational web sites. Succeed from day one with our resources for new teacher support.

Room 108

(K-8)

Room 108 is owned and operated by grade one teacher John Rickey. It has over 400 pages of educational activities for primary children. There are no passwords or entry fees but the site is free to access and use over the Internet. All activities have an educational focus for the primary student and try to make learning both engaging and fun on the computer over the Internet.

NiceNet.org

(6-12)

This is a blog (blog- online journal or log) site designed for teachers. As a teacher you can setup a blog site for each class in just a few moments. You set the password so only your students can access the site. This is a great way enhance writing for students and teach internet etiquette and safety.

EdCompass.com

(K-12)

This is a web resource no educator should be without! This site includes Lesson Activities, Software Resources (many free!), Research Reports, Professional Development and How To's covering multiple topics. Lessons geared for use on the Smart Board.

TeachersFirst.com

(K-12)

Teachers First is a rich collection of lessons and web resources for K-12 classroom teachers, students and their families. This site is really well organized making it easy to find what you need quickly.

4teachers.org

(K-12)

Free online tools and resources for teachers. Quizzes, web lessons, rubrics, classroom calendars, tools for students and professional development resources.

EduPuppy.com

(Pre-K-2)

Everything for early education. Really, I'm not kidding.

FunBrain.com

(K-12)

This is a cross curricula, multimedia, nobody sleeping in your class, teacher of the year web site. With great tools for teachers and parents too!

NyTimes.com/learning

(K-12)

Current events, Test prep, Lesson Plans. Connections for Students, Teachers, Parents. Daily news quizzes with corresponding lessons for teachers.

 

Cherokee Heritage Trails

Submitted by: Arlene Huskey 2nd grade teacher

(K-12)

This site is great for planning field trips for students.

Wyndcroft

Submitted by:Rick Lackey 1st grade teacher

(1st)

A great place for a teacher to have parents view what a typical first graders year might be like.

Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader

Alphabet Soup

Submitted by: Arlene Huskey 2nd grade teacher

(K-3)

This web site has monthly thematic ideas for stories, songs, poems and activities that is great for early childhood teachers.

Primary Games

Submitted by: Arlene Huskey 2nd grade teacher

(Pre-k-4)

Learning to the power of FUN!

Technology Integration

(K-12)

This site helps teachers effectively integrate technology into the curriculum using a wide range of hardware, software and web resources.

Web Wise Kids

(6-12)

Non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring child internet safety by giving tips and advice to parents and children on how to protect themselves from online predators.

ACT Test Web site

(9-12)

ACT provides educational and career planning for students and teachers at every level.

College Board

(9-12)

Through this site students can connect to college success.

College Power Prep

(9-12)

Students can use this site to work toward college success.

Test Prep from Number2.com

(9-12)

Free preparation courses

Princeton Review

(9-12)

Students and parents can explore schools and careers. You can also use this site to improve scores and find financial aid.

California Virtual High School

(9-12)

This site has tutorials, practice sessions and a vocabulary builder.

Huntington Learning

(9-12)

Flash card style SAT prep game.

Free Vocabulary

(9-12)

5000 collegiate words with brief definitions.

Study Hall

(9-12)

Free Interactive Test Prep

Girls get IT

(K-12)

Cisco Systems and NCWIT launched this site in an effort to address the gender gap in Information Technology. This site is a tremendous resource for students. parents and educators.

Digital Learning Commons

(PreK-12)

Digital Resources aligned with educational initiatives for students, educators and parents. :An excellent resource..."

Teacher's Domain

(K-12)

Free multimedia resource including:

Research Channel

(K-12)

More that 2,700 video clips .

I Know That

(PreK-6)

Submitted by Robert Barrett Horizons Math Teacher

Learning Skills for Life. An excellent site!

Gamequarium

(PreK-8)

Submitted by Robert Barrett Horizons Math Teacher

The site that swims with learning fun! This web site has a ton of stuff to do.

Learning Planet

(PreK-7)

Free, fun, interactive games...