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Curriculum Resources

Page history last edited by Pam 10 years, 5 months ago

 

Arts

AllMusic (artists, genres, biographies, reviews, articles)

ArtBabble (videos about art)

Art.com ArtPad (create, frame and email original art)

ArtisanCam (art and craft activities: artisits, pop art, ceramics, digital photos, jewelry, etc.)

Arts Alive (gr 3-8; performing arts resources)

Bomono Art Creator (abstract art)

Caves of Lascaux (3D tour of the famous site)

Chuck Vandechuck's Something Something Musical Explosion (online game about musical sounds)

Classic Cat (composers, instruments, genres)

Costumes and Clothing (Multnomah County's directory of costume websites)

Creating Music (K-8)

Creative Kids Central (K-6; classical music)

Dreezle (similar to KidPix)

Drumbot (metronome, guitar tuner)

Essential of Music (classical music)

Free Kids' Music

Google Art Project (museums, artwork, closeups - wow!)

Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History (maintained by the Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Incredible Art Department (art lessons and resources)

Incredible Art Education Resources (art lessons and resources)

Incredibox (create music with this interactive website)

Isle of Tune (create a funky little musical village)

Jackson Pollock (create Jackson Pollock-inspired art)

Jazz in America (9-12; resources to teach about the history of jazz in American music culture)

Kerpoof (create and illustrate animated stories)

Labuat (use your mouse to animate the song)

Lyreach (find lyrics to a song)

MLDB (Music Lyrics database)

Make-a-Flake (create a snowflake)

Master of Light (documentary about Vemeer's paintings; highlights his mastery of texture, light, perspective, geometry and detail; narrated by Meryl Streep)

Meet Me At Midnight (gr. 3-5; Smithsonian; interactive adventure to introduce types of art and art concepts; requires Flash)

MetPublications (art history PDFs from the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art)

Metropolitan Museum of Art (educator resources)

Mondrimat (create in the style of Piet Mondrian)

Mr. Picasso Head (explore cubism)

MOOM - Museum of Online Museums

Music Lyrics

Museum of Modern Art (teacher resources)

MusOpen (public domain music, sheet music)

MyDoodleSongs (play the Google Doodle guitar)

National Gallery of Art Kids' Page (interactive activities)

National Museum of African Art

Photos that Changed the World (TED lecture)

Scribbler

Sing-Along Songs (free multimedia art history Media Tools book; search by time, style, artist, or theme. Some links within this site are blocked because they link to websites like Fickr. Please access those at home)

SFS Kids (San Francisco Symphony)

Slimber (draw, replay the process, save; access your drawing through a url)
Smart History (multimedia art & art history; organized by time period, artist, theme)

Songs for Teaching (K-4; use songs to teach concepts)

Songs - Lyrics

Sound Junction (music, composers, instruments)

Vincent van Gough: the Letters (view letters written to and from van Gough)

Language Arts

ABC Fast Phonics

Aesop's Fables (print, audio, lesson plans; also includes some fairy tales)

Between the Lions (K-1; reading)

Clifford Activities (K-1; beginning reading activities)

Encyclopedia Mythica (gr. 9-12; Encyclopedia of Mythology, Folklore and Religion)

Ethics Codes (journalism ethics guidelines from various worldwide news organizations)

Google Lit Trips

Handwriting Worksheet Generator - Printing (K-1; design your own handwriting practice sheets)

Handwriting Worksheet Generator - Cursive

Howjsay (spoken English pronunciation dictionary)

IKnowPoe (Edgar Allan Poe)

Inanimate Alice (online, transmedia novel; Edmodo discussion boardPromethean teaching resources)

International Children's Digital Library (international stories)

Into the Book (K-4; reading comprehension strategies)

Language Is a Virus (Gr. 2-12; writing games, prompts, generators, articles)

Leading to Reading (K; animated stories, activities)

Listen & Read (gr. K-2; nonfiction books to read or read along with the audio track; Scholastic)

Lit2Go (list by author and title of mp3 files of stories and poems available from iTunes U)

LitCharts (summaries of classic literature works)

Literactive (K-1; stories and reading activities)

Literacy Network (resources for literacy instruction)

Literature Learning Ladders (literature webquests)

Literature Web-Quests (San Diego City Schools)

LitLinks (literary criticism)

Little Bird Tales (upload pictures and create an online book; may also add audio track; sample story; embed or access via URL)

Lost Titles, Forgotten Rhymes (search for novels, short stories or poems without knowing the title or author)

MeeGenius (K-1; stories)

Mother Goose Club (gr. pre K - K; nursery rhymes, alphabet activities)

Myths and Legends (Native American, world myths; Larry Ferlazzo's list)

Myths and Legends Story Creator (Teachers Guide)

Pin-a-Tale (crowd-sourced Google map with links to places in Britain that have influenced literature)

Poetry Classroom (gr. 9-12); poetry and poets, emphasizing - but not limited to - contempory American poetry)

Presentation Tips (for Senior Project; Larry Ferlazzo's list of websites about making effective PowerPoint presentations)

Read.gov (reading resources; don't miss The Exquisite Corpse Adventure and the link to Classic Books)

Readers' Theater scripts (from Reading Lady blog)

Readers' Theater scripts (From author, Aaron Shepard)

Reading Logs (classroom tool for keeping track of books read; teachers can also post spelling and vocab lists)

Reading Resource (reading strategies, lessons, resources for teaching reading to those with dyslexia and reading difficulties)

Road Not Taken (Nutshell animated interpretation of the poem)

How to Think Like Shakespeare (including a link to a YouTube video of the Beatles perfoming Shakespeare, and Daniel Honan's Big Think Talk about how the brain processes Shakespeare's language)

Shakespeare for Kids (gr. 6-12; Folger Library)

Shakespeare Uncovered (gr. 8-12; video segments, informational texts, discussion questions, and suggestions for extension activities)

Shmoop (literary criticism, study guides; literature glossary)

Signed Stories (K-5; audio and sign language stories)

Speakaboos (K-2; stories)

SpellingCity (lists of spelling words)

StoryCove (international stories and folk tales; lesson plans)

Starfall (K-2; reading activities)

Story Map (K-12; graphic organizers for prewriting or analyzing a story; focus on character, setting, conflict, and resolution; from ReadWriteThink)

Storyline Online (actors read books aloud)

TED Commandments (the reason TED talks are so well done!)

Toon Books (make your own comics and cartoons, other activities; based on the Toon series)

Woodlands School Interactive Stories (K-1; links to animated stories)
WordAhead (vocabulary videos)

Wordia (vocabulary videos; school accounts; students can submit videos)

Wordnik (vocabulary extenders: definitions, related words, examples, lists)

WordSift (creates tag cloud with links to visual thesaurus and images)

Culinary Arts


Cookstr (international recipes)

FoodPair (search recipes by ingredients)

Plastic Fork Diaries (6-8; foods and nutrition)

Rouxbe Cooking School

Spice Advice

 

Math

Brainormous (math games)

Calculation Nation (gr. 4-9; math games and activities)

Calculus Initiative (U. of MN)

Computing Techology for Math Excellence (math resources)

Cool Math Links

Cool Math Sites

Get the Math - (gr 6-10; video segments and interactive challenges about algebra applications in music, fashion, video games, restaurants, basketball, special effects)

Glencoe Multilingual Math Dictionary

HowtoSmile (gr. K-12) science and math activities from several science museums)

Illustrative Mathematics (standards-aligned math activities)

IXL Math Practice

K-5 Math Teaching Resources

Khan Academy (video tutorials for math and science; TED talk about using Khan Academy)

Math Art Gallery

Math Awareness Activities (gr K-12; Thinkfinity)

MathCasts (tutorial videos, math exploration videos)

Math Cats (gr. 3-7; interactive games and activities that explore math concepts)

Math Forum (Drexel University)

Math Interactives (organized by math topic)

Mathlanding (database of lessons; search by Common Core standard, topic or grade level)

Mathmeticians (University of St. Andrews)

Maths Maps (gr K-5; custom Google Maps to reinforce math concepts)

Mathway (step-by step tutorials on solving math problems)

Mudd Math Fun Facts (gr 9-12; puzzles, problems and concepts) 

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives

National Repository of Online Courses (mathematics instructional content)

RealWorldMath (math lessons using Google Earth)

Set Game

 

Health & PE

 

Anatomy Arcade (gr 8-12; learning games)

Anatomy videos (Medline)

Brain Tour (Alzheimer's Association)

Food Detectives (gr. 3-6; game about washing hands/bacteria)

GetBodySmart (online anatomy & physiology text; interactive animations)

Health Map (global diseases and outbreaks)

Infuenza Information Portal (Ebsco)

Interactive Body (BBC; anatomy)

Learn to be Healthy (different areas for kids, teens and educators)

MedMyst Medical Mysteries (Rice University; interactive games; teacher guide)

Parenting Test (tests a person's readiness for becoming a parent)

PE Links4U (PE standards, lessons, advocacy)

PDRHealth (drug information and health resources)

Scrub Club (games, videos about hand-washing)

Sugar Stacks (visually shows the amount of sugar in common foods)

US News & World Report/Health

Virtual Body (gr. 9-12)

 

 

Science

Amazing Biology Teacher Resources (lesson ideas, links to digital content, student activities)

Arkive (multimedia resources about endangered animals, plants and fungi)

Bill Nye, the Science Guy (gr. 3-5)

BioEd Online (gr. 9-12; Baylor College; biology podcasts & lessons)

Cells Alive! (gr. 9-12; cell biology: videos, animations, images)

Design Squad (gr. 1-8; PBS; activities and animations about technology, structures, sports, space, sound, simple machines, health, green, energy, and electricity)

Dinosaurs (Scholastic, gr. K-2)

EdHeads (gr. 4-8; science activities: weather, simple and compound machines, health/medical)

Encyclopedia of Life (extensive information and photos of life species)

Everyday Mysteries (answers to science questions from the Library of Congress)

Evolution: All in the Family (resources for teaching evolution)

Exploratorium (Museum of Science, Art and Perception)

Famous Scientists (biographical information about notable scientists, inventors and mathematicians)

Flying Turtle Exploring (6-8; energy)

Franklin Institute (science topics)

Geo.me (weather data, climate mapping - Google Maps mashup)

Harry Potter's World: Renaissance Science, Magic and Medicine (gr. 6-12; history of science; lesson plans, activities)

HowtoSmile (gr. K-12) science and math activities from several science museums)

Inner Body (human anotomy and physiology)

Khan Academy (video tutorials for math and science)

Learn.Genetics (stem cells, DNA, cell size, cloning, gene therapy, virtual labs, teacher resources)

Learning Science (interactive activities and resources)

Mammal Tree (facts and links about mammals)

Museum of Science+Industry (Chicago) (lesson plans: hands-on activities & games, videos, explanations; Simple Machines, an online game)

Nano (National Nanotechnology Initiative; lessons, activities)

NASA (astronomy teaching materials: Mars 3D)

National Geographic Kids

National Science Digital Library (portal for education and research on learning in science, technology,eEngineering, and mathematics)

Nature Milestones (key discoveries that have shaped the development of scientific thought)

Paleontology Portal (K-12; geology and paleontology of North America)

Periodic Table (gr. 3-8)

Periodic Table (gr. 8-12)

PTable (gr 5-12; dynamic periodic table: photos, videos, podcasts

PEW Internet and American Life Project (gr. 9-12; statistics, demographics, data sets)

PhET Interactive Simulations (K-16; U of CO; physics, biology, chemistry and math simulations

Physics Classroom (gr 9-12; animations, lessons, activities)

Physics to Go (gr. 9-12)

Scholarpedia (gr. 9-12; peer-reviewed, open-access encyclopedia, written by invited experts; funded by the NSF)

ScienceBuddies (excellent site dedicated to science literacy)

Science Nation (NSF science magazine; videos and articles about new science and technology developments)

Science NetLinks

SEGway (earth and space science lesson plans)

SpongeLab (create your own lessons, use other teachers' lessons, visuals, lesson plans, interactives)

Tour of the Cell (gr. 8-12; interactive, detailed illustration)

Understanding Science (science news stories & resources for teachers about the principles and methods of science)

Weather - Local Weather Stations

WeatherSpark (map/weather station mashup; displays forecasts, comparisons, historical data)

WhyFiles: The Science Behind the News

Wonderville (science activities and games)

Yellowstone Volcano Observatory (volcano and seismic activity in Yellowstone Park)

BBC Languages (foreign language learning resources) 

Mis Cositas (teaching resources for Spanish, French, Chinese and ESL)

Social Studies

101 Great Sites for Social Studies ( Finding Dulcinea list; organized by topic)

Academy of Achievement (stories of leaders, visionaries, and pioneers)

Admongo (gr. 3-7; educational game about advertising)

AmDocs (gr. 9-12; American History primary source documents

American Presidents: Life Portraits (C-SPAN; biography and key administration events)

Avalon Project (gr. 9-12; Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy. Useful for Senior Project)

Bad Credit Hotel (9-12; US Treasury Dept.; online game about credit & credit scores)

BBC Country Profiles (news, politics, history and media from the BBC archives)

Census of Governments (data from local, state, tribal and federal sources. Useful for Senior Project)

Charters of Freedom (digital versions of US historical documents)

Civil War Resources (multimedia resources, educational games)

Classroom Deliberations (C-SPAN; primary source materials and activities about current issues. Useful for Senior Project)

Conflict History (timeline of war and conflict)

Bridging World History (multimedia materials, readings, activities)

Connect with Haji Kamal (game about cross-cultural communication)

The Constitution for Kids

Culture Crossing (cross-cultural information)

DemocracyKids (gr. 3-6; game about democratic process)

Digital History (gr. 3-12; US history text, primary sources, timelines, multimedia resources)

Economist (international news, business and opinion. Useful for Senior Project)

Eternal Egypt (history, artifacts, culture)

FactCheck (nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that checks factual accuracy of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases)

FedStats (statistics from federal agencies. Useful for Senior Project)

FFFBI (gr. 3-8; game that teaches global literacy; project information)

Financial Education for Teachers (economic literacy, federal reserve, personal finance)

Financial Literacy Resources (K-12; Thinkfinity)

Find the Data (data comparisons; --Useful for Senior Project)

FlackCheck (Annenberg Public Policy Center; accuracy check for political video ads; Patterns of Deception analyzes the strategies used in video ads)

Global Closet Calculator (gr. 4-7; Nat Geographic; interactive about global manufacturing issues)

Global Economies (articles, economic indicators and graphs about individual countries; comparison tool)

Google News Timeline (drill down feature)

Google Sightseeing ("street views" organized by country)

GovEngine (federal, state and local government search engine)

GPO (government documents; Useful for Senior Project)

Harry Lamin's blog (transcripts of letters from a WWI soldier)

Historical Scene Investigation (Use various primary and secondary sources to examine historical events)

HistoryWorld (easy to navigate; overviews and inter-related narratives)

Idaho Human Rights Education Center

Idaho License Plate generator

Idaho State Historical Digital Collections (documents and media about ID history)

If It Were My Home (Compare statistical data about countries)

iWitness (video stories of Holocaust survivors)

Keith Hughes YouTube Channel (videos about US History & US Government)

Kids Count Data Center (statistics about the well-being of children; Useful for Senior Project)

Know the News (create news videos, learn about media bias; note Learning Resources and Remixer)

Lands and People (Grolier)

Library of Congress (historical resources; Browse by TopicU.S. Constitution)

Miniature Earth (a statistical look at the earth's population)

National Archives (UK govt.; "Learn To Think Like an Historian" resource sets)

National Archives (US govt.; documents & lesson plans on using primary sources; Teaching about the ConstitutionDocs Teach)

National History Education Clearinghouse (resources for US history)

A New Way to Teach Students About the World

Newspaper Map (Google Maps mashup with links to world newspapers and their translations)

Numbeo (international cost of living database)

Old Maps Online (search for historical maps by location)

Open Secrets (tracks money in US politics, and its effects on politics and public policy. Useful for Senior Project)

Open University (60 Second Adventures in Economics;

Policy Agendas (collects & organizes data from various archived sources to trace changes in the national and public policy outcomes since the Second World War. Useful for Senior Project)

Political Cartoons (searchable by keyword)

Presentation Tips (useful for Senior Project; Larry Ferlazzo's list of websites about making effective PowerPoint presentations)

The Price of Freedom (gr. 6-12; Smithsonian; examines the impact of wars on US history and society)

ProCon.org (pros and cons of controversial issues; Teacher's guidesUseful for Senior Project)

QuizGeo (create a geography quiz based on a Google map)

ScribbleMaps (start with a Google map; write on it, add pictures, text, markers; save as jpg, save to Google Earth or embed on a web page)

Senior Project Resources (gr. 12; websites useful for our district's Senior Project)

Serious Games (Mike Farley's post about games and simulations for Social Studies teachers)

State and Local Government on the Net (directory of state, city and county agency websites, organized by state)

State School Healthy Policy Database (gr 9-12; NASBE's database of each state's policies on school-related health and wellness issues: school lunch, vending machines, sports, bullying, drug use, playgrounds, etc. Additional databases about the same topics. Useful for Senior Project)

Supreme Court Database (information about cases tried in the US Supreme Court)

THOMAS (gr. 9-12; Library of Congress federal legislative information:

US Census Bureau American FactFinder (gr. 9-12; population, housing, economic and geographical data. Useful for Senior Project)

ViewChange (inspiring videos about world topics)

Vintage Ad Browser (organized by subject, then time period)

Visible Proofs (gr. 6-12; history and activities about forensics)

Visualizing Cultures (MIT website: social and cultural history through images, essays and video)

Walled City of Carcasonne (gr. 7-12; virtual tour, information about the Middle Ages)

WeSeed (gr. 9-12; stock market game)
WikiTravel

Who Invented the... Inventors and Inventions

Wonders of the World (collaborative database linking notable international sites to photos, Wikipedia, Google Earth, Google Maps and YouTube)

World Wonders Project (World Heritage sites - multimededia)

World Atlas of Panoramic Images

 

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