Online Learning Resources
Kindergarten-1st GRADE
2-4th GRADE
TumbleBooks Online eBooks that students can access at school and home. Over 400+ books with audio and video. Ask your classroom teacher for username and password.
Raz-Kids K-5 students can read anytime, anywhere. Enriched activities for students to work on also. Students will need access from classroom teachers.
GO NOODLES Interactive videos with movements for students. Great break time movements! Teachers will need to sign up.
PEBBLE GO Resources for emergent readers. Topics include animals, earth & space, biographies and social studies. You'll need username/password.
Britannica School Choose content that relates to Elementary, Middle and High School level.
Britannica Learning Zone Students can Explore, Play, Read, or Draw. Great for PreK-2 grade students.
RESEARCH/SEARCH ENGINES
Saint Paul Public Library A reference web site that lists additional research tools.
Kidzsearch Search by keywords.
KidsClick! A friendly search engine designed for kids by librarians.
National Geography for Kids Find information relating to kids.
BIOGRAPHY Search for bios of famous people.
Solar System
•Planets for Kids Great place to find information about a planet.
•Solar System Exploration One of the four science themes for the office of space science at NASA. Come and learn about the planets.
•Explore thePlanets Exploring the planets through NASM (National Air and Space Museum).
•Kids Astronomy Come and explore the solar system.
•Planets Collection of images from NASA's Planetary Exploration Program.
•Kids Konnect Information generated with Internet Safety for Kids in mind. Nice resources on planets.
•Nine Planets Excellent information about the planets and our solar system. Upper grade level information.
4TH GRADE
LANGUAGE-POETRY Used with Ms. Werle's 4th grade class.
NATURE WORKS EVERYWHERE Presented by The Nature Conservancy to help students learn the science behind how nature works for us
WORDLE A tool for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. Create your own with Wordle.
The SHUTTLE Great information about NASA's shuttle program.
Block Buster Room recess activity
Fact Family EZ Schools activity
Visual Fractions Fraction games
Fraction: Recognizing & Comparing Johnnie's Math Page
Fractions: Who Wants Pizza? Cynthia Lanius' Lessons
Fraction Play BBC activity
Math Geometry Shape game by Sheppard software.
Area of Shapes Finding areas of a shape. Produce by softschools.com
Shape Surveyor Geometry Game Funbrain activity. Choose your level of expertise.
AREAS Finding areas activity. Produce by BBC KS3 Bitesize Maths.
Aviators/Pioneers
Minnesota Aviator Hall of Fame
Wright Brothers (Orville and Wilbur)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_brothers
http://www.wright-house.com/wright-brothers/Wrights.html
http://www.nps.gov/wrbr/index.htm
http://www.hfmgv.org/exhibits/wright/
http://gardenofpraise.com/ibdwrigh.htm
http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Wright_Brothers
Jeana Yeager
http://www.nasm.si.edu/research/aero/women_aviators/jenna_yeager.htm
http://www.answers.com/topic/jeana-yeager
http://www.bookrags.com/biography/jeana-yeager/
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Morrow_Lindbergh
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/lindbergh/sfeature/anne.html
http://www.biography.com/people/anne-morrow-lindbergh-9542041