WEB LINKS



WEB LINKS

Section 5: Creative Activities in Other Curricular Areas

Dramatic Play and Puppetry

Puppets from Everyday Materials



This Web site presents puppet projects for preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school children. The puppets are made from everyday materials, like egg cartons, cardboard, paper, boxes, string, crayons, paint, glue, etc.

Legends & —It’s All about Puppets



This Web site has lots of information on puppets: Teacher Resource Pages, Puppet Hints, Puppet Scripts, instructions on making sock and sack puppets, as well as craft recipes for paint, clay, bubbles, chalk, and papier mâché. Legends & Lore is dedicated to sharing puppet tips, tricks, and stories.

Movement

KidsKorner



Movement activities are provided for preschool through elementary levels.

Perpetual Preschool—Music and Movement Area



This Web site contains songs, finger plays, movement activities, and music for preschool children.

Teaching



An early childhood site for teachers and parents of children from birth through grade 3. Movement activities are found in Educator’s and Parent’s Web pages.

Music

Children’s Music Web



Children’s Music Web is a non-profit organization dedicated to music for kids. It has Web pages for kids, parents, educators, and musicians. Also included are radio lists, links, discussion groups, and a message board.

Kiddidles



This is not your average kids’ site. Here you will find a Musical Museum, loaded to the brim with almost 2,000 kids’ song lyrics, organized alphabetically, and by category with a search engine. Visit Loopity Lee’s fun and games, send a Kiddidles Kard, share your songs, stories, jokes, and pictures with other teachers (and students).





This site includes resources for parents, educators, and children. Musical activities designed for newborns through age 7 are presented here.

Music for Young Children (MYC)



MYC was established in 1980, created by a music teacher who is also an early childhood and remedial specialist.

MuSICA, the Music & Science Information Computer Archive



This Web site presents research on music as related to behavior, the brain, and allied fields.

Why Is the Mona Lisa Smiling?



This Internet site was created by high school students on a Think Quest team. It is filled with interactive learning opportunities for kids to discover DaVinci and listen to his music, create multilingual musical postcards in one of 16 languages, take an online quiz, or create one.

Creating Music



In this creative online environment, children of all ages can play with virtual musical instruments as well as enjoy games and puzzles. This site strives to help children compose music with the same joy and ease they experience while they’re engaged in other creative activities, such as drawing or playing with blocks.

The National Association for Music Education



This national site for music educators offers standards for music education as well as links to music education resources. Advocates for the importance of the arts in education will find help here. The site also includes sections on Early Childhood and Teacher Education (under the “Channels” heading).

The Classical Archives



With tens of thousands of full-length recordings, the Classical Archives is an important stop for students or teachers who are interested in classical music. The Features section contains a collection of MP3s by well-known orchestras and instrumental soloists. Visit the Archives to find biographies of thousands of composers, along with examples of their music. You may find the Learning section useful as it is filled with tips on how to have more fun with music.

Science

Insectlore



This creative site includes science units for K–3 teachers. You can order live butterfly, ladybug, worm and silkworm, and other insect kits for education and home use.

National Science Education Standards



Sponsored by the National Academies Press, this site gives you access to all of the National Science Standards.

Science Kids



This Web site provides information on books that present the complete content of the National Science Standards. It also has activities for children on the site.

—Activities Relating to National Standards



is a Web site that features Math, English, Science, Social Studies, Health, and Technology topics for grades K–8. Developed according to national standards (NCTM, NSES & NCTE), BrainPOP’s hundreds of topics present students with an engaging, enlightening, and entertaining view of a given subject.

Teacher-Created Stuff



Teacher-Created Materials, an educational publishing company founded by teachers, publishes supplementary resource materials with an emphasis on technology. The company’s Web site features free lesson plans and activities for primary, intermediate, and upper elementary students that include worksheets and Internet links. Also available are seasonal art and activities, “brain teasers,” and a teaching tip of the month.

TeAchnology



This site offers teachers free access to 19,000 lesson plans, 5,600 printable worksheets, and over 200,000 reviewed Web sites, 50+ teaching articles, 60 teaching themes, educational games, teaching tips, advice from experts, current educational news, teacher downloads, Web quests, and teacher tools for creating exciting classroom instruction.

Clean Sweep U.S.A.



Enter the world of waste management at Clean Sweep U.S.A. There are six solid-waste topics for students to explore. Garbage Pizza looks at what makes up our garbage and lets students create their own “pizza graph” of everyday trash and then print the masterpiece. The detailed lesson plans focus on web-based research and classroom activities for the “Keep America Beautiful” campaign. Click on the “educators” icon in the upper-right corner and go to “teacher background information” for teaching tools, resources and ideas related to garbage, source reduction, composting, recycling, waste-to-energy, and landfills.

Windows to the Universe



The Windows to the Universe Web site includes images, movies, animations, and data sets that explore Earth and space sciences and the historical and cultural ties among science, exploration, and the human experience. Teachers can register as Windows to the Universe Educators to receive a monthly newsletter highlighting aspects of the Web site, new resources, upcoming professional development opportunities, and curriculum activities.

Geography Zone



Geography Zone is a Web site designed to enhance the geography learning experience. This Web site hosts The Geography Challenge, the world’s largest online geography contest, as well as several other geography tools and facts to help make students enjoy geography. The latest addition to Geography Zone’s series of educational tools is a new online tool—an interactive global Internet classroom for all educators to use free of charge. Teachers can apply this tool to their classroom with friendly student competitions or geographic lesson plans.

Why Earth Science?



The Why Earth Science? American Geological Institute publication, now available in Spanish, promotes the importance of Earth science in K–12 education. The free publication is designed to help teachers, parents, industry leaders, and geoscience advocates explain the importance of Earth sciences in today’s educational environment. Both the English and Spanish versions are available online.

SCIENCE WEB SITES FOR BUSY TEACHERS

Environmental Protection Agency Kid’s Site



Is it garbage or recycling? This site offers activities and lesson plans on a variety of environmental issues.

Great Science Sites for Children



This site offers windows to science experiences compiled by the Children and Technology Committee of the association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association.

National Wildlife Federation Kidzone



This site provides a nice collection of activities that can help you bring the outdoors inside your classroom.

Online Metamorphosis



Watch an online metamorphosis and learn about the life-cycle of the Painted Lady Butterfly as it transforms from larva to caterpillar to adult butterfly.

Language Arts

Between the Lions: Get Wild about Reading



Produced by WGBH and Sirius Thinking for PBD Kids, Between the Lions is funded in part by a Ready to Learn grant from the U.S. Department of Education through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Lesson



This Web site offers over 3,500 free lesson plans in language arts.





has a multitude of user-created interactive stories. Read and add to any number of the stories. You can even create your own story.

The Lion and the Unicorn



This site presents a theme and genre-centered journal of international scope that offers a serious discussion of literature for children. It has become noted for its informative interviews with authors, editors, and other prominent figures in the field of children’s literature.

Author & Title Resources for Teachers



TeachersFirst site offers great reading suggestions for students from preschool through high school. The site also includes title and author resources for many of the most popular children’s books. You can find lesson plans, author information, and title resources for many of the books on your syllabus.

Setting up a Language Arts Program for Special Ed Students (Grades 1–8)



Practical ideas to keep in mind when working with special ed students in the language arts area.

Current Research on Language Development



Click on Development, then on “Language Research.” This page lists short summaries and Web links for many current research articles on language development.

Reading Aloud



An excellent site for suggestions on read-aloud techniques provided by the Screen Actors Guild. Included are tips such as “Preview the book by reading it to yourself first…. Such advance reading allows you to spot material you may wish to shorten, elaborate on, or eliminate.”

Creative Language Arts Resources



Literature-based theme unit ideas for preschool to 1st grade. Includes multi-sensory, hands-on learning activities that use active involvement to meet individual learning styles.

Scholastic Teacher Web Site



This site contains online activities, lesson plans, and teaching strategies for Pre–K to Grade 2, Grades 3–5 by subject area.

Learning Braille for teachers and parents

Braille Through Remote Learning:

Hadley School for the Blind:

American Foundation for the Blind:

American Printing House for the Blind:

Mathematics

Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM)



This Web site is sponsored by the AWM, a non-profit organization dedicated to encouraging women in mathematical sciences.

Figure This! Math Challenges for Families



This Web site is funded by the National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Education, and National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Activities and information are related to the national standards. The site is suitable for grades K–12.

Math-Kitecture



Activities using architecture to do math. Apply scale to a class floor plan, analyze the geometry of famous buildings, complete ratio and proportion activities with lesson plans.

Online Math Applications



Investigate real-world situations with a stock market simulation, musical math, the contributions of famous mathematicians, and the cost of planning a trip.

Math in Daily Life



Everyday math activities with teacher’s guide from Annenberg/CPB. Explore probability, population growth, savings, and more. The Related Resources are a must-visit.

National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics



This Web site, hosted by the Math Forum at Swarthmore College, is designed for those interested in leadership in mathematics. It provides a listserv for exchanging ideas with other teachers, a section on “What’s new in math education,” and links to other related mathematics sites.

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)



This is the Web site of the NCTM, the largest non-profit professional association of mathematics educators in the world. The Web site offers information on NCTM, as well as complete documentation of the national standards and related activities for each.

Show-me Center



This Web site is designed to support the national standards in mathematics. It has lesson plans and activities for grades K–12.

The Math Forum



Presented by , the e-learning Hub, a provider of e-learning systems, this Web site contains a Student Center, Teacher’s Place, Research Division, and Parents and Citizens section. Other sections include Math Resources by subject, Innovations in Math Education, and Key Issues in Math.

What Good is Math?



Here’s a great resource from Math Alive for helping students understand “real-world” math. Follow the strategies to calculate your grades (and predict grades, too), calculate the sales on a shopping spree, plan a trip (maybe figure costs for that end-of-the-year trip!), practice your fractions with recipes for a school party, and build your economics IQ with checking and savings account activities.

Cool Math 4 Kids



Cool really is the word for this Web site! “The Amusement Park of Math and More” section includes “Lemonade Stand,” which is a challenging simulation where students have full control of decision-making, and dozens of Brain Benders to exercise math skills with topics ranging from alphabet soup to geometry and math games to challenge students preschool to adult. Every teacher will want to explore the Calculators activities in the Amusement Park. There’s even a CoolMath Algebra area.

U.S. Treasury—Kids



Here’s a true treasure of math resources for the classroom, and all of them are free links to government Web sites designed especially for kids. The links of interest to the math curriculum are the U.S. Mint, FirstGov, and Savings Bonds.

U.S. Mint—Hip Pocket Change will have your students investigating facts as they study the Fifty States Quarters from the U.S. Mint. Lesson plans, interactive games, and a Time machine of U.S. history make this a must-visit for K–12 classrooms.

FirstGov—This extensive Web resource links to specially designed kids’ sites for dozens of government agencies and other organizations. Use the WebQuest to guide student exploration of these informational Web sites.

Savings Bonds—Money Math: Lessons for Life is an interesting curriculum unit on savings and bonds that is sure to inspire your students to explore the U.S. economy.

Math and Reading



Great books that can help reinforce math concepts for elementary students. Check out the links at the end of each article for even more math stories.

Math and Children’s Literature



Articles, lessons, and book lists to link math and reading.

Ask Dr. Math



Ask Dr. Math is a question and answer service for math students and their teachers. A searchable archive is available by level and topic, as well as summaries of frequently asked questions. This site is designed for K–12 students.

All



Have some fun with math on this site. Here you will find fun and games, kid references, kid resources, math articles, math help, math humor, teacher references, and resources.

K–5 Math Challenges—National Math Principles & Standards



This kid-friendly site from the DuPage Children’s Museum consists of math problems, written as stories about Aunt Mathilda. Students can post solutions and receive a reply from Aunty Math about their solution strategy. Based on the NCTM Principles and Standards for School Mathematics, the site has modifications and information about the math involved in each problem for parents and teachers.

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives for Interactive Mathematics



Sponsored by Utah State University, this site offers virtual manipulative activities related to the NCTM Standards for grades PreK–2, Grades 3–5, Grades 6–8 and 9–12. Activities are related to the following standard areas: number and operations, algebra, geometry, measurement, and data analysis and probability. It is supported by a three-year National Science Foundation grant to develop a library of uniquely interactive, Web-based virtual manipulatives or concept-tutorials for mathematics instruction with a K–8 emphasis.

Social Studies

KidInfo



This Web site has a student index, a section for young children, and a teacher index—all good sources of social studies activities.

National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)



This Web site contains the complete manuscript of the National Social Studies Standards.

SocioSite



Sociological information system based at the University of Amsterdam. This is the Web’s reference for researching any subject in society.

U.S. Census Bureau Home Page



A wealth of information on the U.S. can be found here. A great place for both teachers and students to visit.

Education World—Activities for Social Studies Standards



Scroll down to “Reference Center” and click on “Education Standards.” Then, click on “Social Studies Standards.” Under this section you will find activities for the following social studies subjects: civics, economics, geography, U.S. history, or World history. Topics are arranged by grade level under each subject.

Social Studies Lesson Plans and Teaching Strategies



This site contains 50 lesson plans for primary grade students (K–5). Click on “Lesson Plans to Teachers” for teacher-written and classroom-tested lesson plans.

Lesson Planet



On this site you can search from over 130,000 lesson plans by keyword and grade level. From the home page in the Lesson Plans Directory, click on Social Studies. You can choose from many lesson plan subcategories including Pre-K Resources, Lesson plans for K–2 and 3–5, as well as specific lesson topics.

Lesson Bank



This site, offered by the University of Phoenix Online contains teacher-submitted ideas and lesson plans. The lesson plans are by grade levels as well as by subject area.

National Geographic Education



The National Geographic Education site has hundreds of lessons, activities, and resources to support your study of world cultures and a class study of the diverse cultures in your students’ community.

Health, Safety, and Nutrition

Children’s Defense Fund



The mission of the Children’s Defense Fund is to Leave No Child Behind® and to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start, and a Moral Start in life, and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities.

Healthy People 2010



The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office of Public Health and Science, Office of the Secretary, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services work to strengthen the disease prevention and health promotion priorities of the department within the collaborative framework of the HHS agencies.

National Center for Health Statistics



NCHS is the federal government’s principal vital and health statistics agency. Since 1960, when the National Office of Vital Statistics and the National Health Survey merged to form NCHS, the agency has provided a wide variety of data to monitor the nation’s health.

National Network for Child Care—Good Times with Snacks



Click on Early Childhood, then on Food, Nutrition and Health. Presented by Human Development and Family Studies of Colorado State University Cooperative Extension, this site is full of information on nutrition and food activities for teachers.

National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education



National Health and Safety Performance Standards: Guidelines for out-of-home care providers can be accessed at this site.

American Academy of Pediatrics



This site of the American Academy of Pediatrics includes sections on Parenting, Health Topics, and Professional Education Resources as well as many other topics.

Head Start Information and Publication Center



Click on Information Center, then on Health Services, then on Health and Safety. On this site you will find a list of over thirty sites which present health guidelines, information on safety in child care, medical, healthcare and pharmaceutical information, parenting, disease prevention, nutrition, and safety.

Clean Hands. Good Health.





To learn more about hand hygiene and improving the health of students in your school visit these two sites. Important facts about clean hands and good health, and ideas to implement healthy practices can be found on these sites.

Bilingual Health Information



The information on this site was originally developed for limited literacy Spanish- and English-speaking patients. It offers basic health, nutrition, and lifestyles information in a context which may be suitable for either students or parents in certain specific settings. Lots of illustrations and minimal use of text help make these resources easy to use.

National Network for Child Care



Childcare information is provided on this site by a host of government and education agencies. It includes dozens of links, a specialist forum, and an event list.

Environmental Health Center—National Safety Council



This page presents Web links to many sites providing health and safety information, activities, and research on health and safety.

Consumer Product Safety Commission



Child Care Safety Checklist for Child Care Providers.

SafeUSA



Resources for reducing injury and deaths from accidents for youth in various settings.

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development



Health and human development information and latest clinical studies sponsored by the NICHD.

Puppets



This site has a great variety of ideas that any teacher, whether a beginner or experienced, could find very useful.



A wonderful guide to making puppets and using them in your work, including ideas for use in the curriculum, special education, and special projects.



The Puppeteers of America Web site



UNIMA-USA—The American chapter of Union Internationale de la Marionette, which promotes international friendship through puppetry.

Healthful Web Sites

USDA National Nutrient Database



This site is designed for people who want to track the calories, fat, cholesterol, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, and about a dozen other nutrition variables in their diets. The search function is organized by key word ingredients and food groups. Be prepared to be specific in your search requests. For example, searching for apples in all food groups yields 41 different products.

Diabetic Lifestyle



Health updates, recipes, menus, and practical information on living with diabetes are provided on this site. Visitors also can find informative articles in the “What’s Hot” section on topics such as how to control diabetes while in the hospital, tips for people who are newly diagnosed, diabetic meal plans, and how to handle stressful holiday seasons.

Change One



This interactive site supports the Reader’s Digest ChangeOne Diet and Fitness Plan and includes a wealth of tools, inspirational stories, and suggestions to help visitors attain and maintain a healthy weight. Unregistered visitors can calculate their BMI’s and daily calorie burns and read articles on health, fitness and motivation. Registered members receive weekly meal plans, healthful recipes, and physical activity guides.

American Academy of Dermatology



The Public Resource Center section of this site provides information on skin, hair, and nail care and conditions. Visitors can learn about acne treatments, tanning dangers, cosmetic surgery, skin cancer, rashes, psoriasis, warts, and anti-aging procedures. They also can locate a dermatologist in their area.

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