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Rocks & Soil

 

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Classroom Magazines

National Geographic Explorer

Time for Kids

 

Online Resources

Online Dictionaries

Your Dictionary

Merriam Webster - Word Central

All Words

Online Photographic Dictionary - Looking for a word that begins with a certain letter?  This is the site for you.


General Resources

World Book Encyclopedia Online

Thinkfinity - free educational resources for everyone - student page

AOL at School, Jr. - search for kid-friendly information and sites

Ask for Kids - search for kid-friendly answers to questions

Kids Konnect - a safe Internet gateway for kids, maintained by educators

KidSpace @ The Internet Public Library

Fact Monster - Online Almanac, Dictionary, Encyclopedia, and Homework Help

KidsClick - a site designed for kids by librarians

Surfing the Net with Kids -  by Barbara J. Feldman

FOSS 2nd Grade Science Units

 

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Math Links

Math Trainer - Addition - Math is Fun (Goal:  practice 5 minutes more than once per day)

Addition Mystery Picture - A Plus Math games

Subtraction Mystery Picture - A Plus Math games

Multiplication Mystery Picture - A Plus Math games

Addition Flashcards

Flashcards - Choose what kind - A Plus Math games

Speed Grid - addition challenge

Multiplication Concentration - A Plus Math games

Base Ten - learningbox.com

Place Value Game for 4-digit numbers - toonuniversity.com

Place Value Game for 5 or more digit numbers - Jefferson Lab (education.jlab.org)

Pattern Block Creations - create shapes with pattern blocks

Pattern Block Creations using a grid - exploring fractions with shapes - arcytech.org

Attribute Blocks Game - Everyday Math

Exploring Tangrams - ABC ya! (abcya.com)

Stop the Clock

Dynamo Clockwise

Math Is Fun - Measurement Index - learn about standard and metric measurements

Counting Money 1

Counting Money 2

Fractions

Matching Fractions

What's The Rule? - Cyber Chase Stop That Creature game, PBS Kids

Math Skills Practice - dositey.com

Math Is Fun - games

FunBrain - Math Baseball

Math Facts
 - Cyber Challenge Math Mystery

Give the Dog a Bone - number grid practice

Graphing and More - National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Kids' Zone

Everyday Math - games that support the Everyday Math curriculum, organized by unit

 

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Reading, Writing, & Spelling Links

Spelling Links

Spelling City - Log on with the information from your teacher.  You should know your Word Sort # and if it is in the Black, Red, Yellow, or Green book.  (Most are from the Black book.)

Puzzle Maker - Click here to make puzzles with your Word Sort words.  Try the Word Search or Criss Cross (crossword).

Word Clouds - wordle.net

Reading Links

Construct A Word - game on ReadWriteThink

Into the Book - a multimedia teaching resource designed to enhance reading
comprehension for K-3 students

Kids at Random - a site with some of our favorite Random House books and
characters, like Junie B. Jones, Magic Tree House, and Dr. Seuss

Scholastic Books - Scholastic's website for kids and families

Storyline Online - listen to and watch books being read by members of the
Screen Actors Guild

Sarah Weeks - visit the website for the author of Oggie Cooder

Gooney Bird Greene
- visit Lois Lowry's website about one of our favorite characters


Writing Links

Story Starters - Scholastic.com

Magnetic Poetry - Kids' Poetry Page

Acrostic Poems

Instant Poetry Forms


Forms to use before, during, and after reading:

Story Map

Connections

Book Choice

Book Recommendation

 

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Science Links - Animals & Biomes (Ecosystems)

Animal Groups - Fact Monster

Biomes - Enchanted Learning


National Geographic for Kids - Animals

Ranger Rick - National Wildlife Federation

ZooBooks - Animal Directory

All About Mammals - Enchanted Learning

Mammals - Kidzone

Kids Konnect - Animals

Animal Inquiry Graphic Organizer - will help you document and organize your research

Habitats Game

What's it like where you live? - Click on a biome and then find a list of animals that live there.

Earth - Biomes - Click on a biome on the right and then find a description of animals that live there AND their ADAPTATIONS!

Geography for Kids - KidsGeo.com

Desert Animals & Wildlife
- Desert U.S.A.

Animals & Birds of the Arctic & Antarctic - University of Cambridge, Scott Polar Research Institute

 

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Science Links - Health & Digestion
 

Blast Off game - USDA My Plate for kids

USDA Team Nutrition home page

Digestive System - Surfing the Net with Kids by Barbara J. Feldman

Digestive System - My Schoolhouse

Human Digestive System - Enchanted Learning

Healthier Kids - official website, American Heart Association, includes information for parents & games for kids

Children's Health Education Center - resource for parents and kids

Blast Off game - nutrition game with USDA "My Pyramid", used prior to 2011


 

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Science Links - Rocks

Rocks - FOSSweb's "Find Earth Materials" & Ask a Scientist

Rocks for Kids 

How are Rocks formed? 

Power Kids Links for Rocks & Rock Cycle

 

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Science Links - Pollution & Recycling

Recycle Now Schools

Recycle Zone

Recycling Puzzle

Talking Trash - The Why Files

Recycle City - games, actvities, facts, and graphics (Environmental Protection Agency)

Global Footprints - ideas about sustainability

 

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Social Studies Links

Where do you live? - Type your address, city, state, region, country, and continent on this form.  Save the page or print it for your teacher.

Coast to Coast -Test geography knowledge by answering questions in this online interactive activity.

Go George Go!- George has a summer job delivering ice cream cones. To prevent the ice cream from melting on the way, players must use landmarks to help George find short routes to various delivery destinations.

Map Games

Cultural Quest World Tour - KidSpace @ The Internet Public Library

Holidays Around the World - a list of religious, ethnic, and cultural holidays (Kansas University)

Postcards from Buster - learn about cities of the United States and cultures of North America with Arthur's friend (PBS Kids)

 

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Just for Fun! and For Your Information

Skill Builders - "Arcademic" (Arcade + Academics) Skill Builders

abcya for 2nd Grade - Educational Games for Kids (abcya.com)


Second Grade Skills - Internet 4 Classrooms

Ask for Kids - search the web for kid-friendly sites

Enchanted Learning - children's educational activities

Fact Monster - Online Almanac, Dictionary, Encyclopedia, and Homework Help

Puzzle Maker - allows you to create puzzles online - Word Searches,
Cryptograms, Hidden Messages, Math Squares - to print and play at home

FunBrain

Sudoku for Kids - Junior Sudoku

Web Sudoku

Figure This! - Math Challenges for Families

Interactive Weather Maker - scholastic.com

Make-a-Flake - create a snowflake

Music Games - DSO Kids

More Music Games - New York Philharmonic



 

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The New Berlin School District does not take responsibility for the contents of external sites listed here and does not by their listing endorse the points of view represented at any particular site.

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