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Some good websites that have been discovered by the Palmer Elementary School staff
compiled by Diane Pawlowski
October, 2001

A to Z Teacher Stuff
 Themes, lesson plans, printables, articles, chat, tips.  Recommended by Kathy Kolp.
  http://atozteacherstuff.com

ABC Teach
A huge amount of free printables and other resources organized by theme units, research/reports, basics, shape books, etc.  Recommended by Kathy Kolp.
 http://www.abcteach.com

American Library Association – 700 Great Sites for Kids & the Adults Who Care About Them
Divided into sections including arts and entertainment, literature and language, people, planet Earth, and Science and Technology with special sections of links for parents, educators, and librarians.
http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/amazing.html

Ask ERIC
Educational information from the Educational Resources Research Center. A virtual library of resources for teachers.
 http://ericir.syr.edu/

Berit’s Best Sites for Children
 Good because it rates the sites for quality and ranks them according to popularity.
 Recommended by Ali Herb
 http://www.beritsbest.com

Big Chalk
 Links for teachers (lesson plans), librarians, students (can search by elementary level), and parents.
 Recommended by Ali Herb
 http://www.bigchalk.com

Crayola
Links for kids, parents and teachers.  Teachers can get lesson plans, writing ideas, and can post their students’ writing/illustrating.
 http://www.crayola.com

Enchanted Learning
 Lots of educational resources organized into themes like astronomy, dinosaurs, whales, farms, etc.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html

Figure This
 Math word problems with solutions (variety), related problems, index by topic. Good challenges.
 Recommended by Debbie Penna
 http://www.figurethis.org

Funbrain
 Lots of educational games based on a variety of subjects, levels.
 http://www.funbrain.com

Funschool
 Fun and educational games, puzzles, stories.  Grouped by grade levels.
 http://www.funschool.com

Giggle Poetry
Interactive site where students can vote on favorites, learn various poetry forms, complete rhymes started by poets, learn about a poet’s life, read other student’s submissions, and submit their own verse.
http://www.gigglepoetry.com

Global Story Train
Your students can co-author stories with children from around the world.  They can begin one or continue one already started.
 http://storytrain.kids-space.org/

Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators
A categorized list of sites on the Internet useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth.  24 subject areas.
 http://www.discoveryschool.com/schrockguide/index.html

Lesson Plans Page
 Lesson plans in many disciplines, K-12.  Recommended by Donna Hummer
 http://www.lessonplanspage.com

Lesson Planz
 Lesson plans for themes for K-12.  Recommended by Donna Hummer
 http://www.lessonplanz.com

Little Planet Times
Your children can read other students’ work or submit their own.  Stories and activities.  Recommended by Michelle Miller.
 http://littleplanettimes.com/

Mrs. Alphabet
 Good site for primary teachers:  alphabet, math, phonics, reading.
 http://www.mrsalphabet.com

National Geographic
 Amazing facts, articles, contests, games, map creator, online adventures.
 http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/index.html

Pennsylvania Department of Education
Includes PDE newsroom, issues and initiatives, Commonwealth Libraries, and a collection of Kids Stuff Links.
 http://www.pde.psu.edu/

Public Broadcasting System
 If you click on the WriteOn link, you can get read aloud stories.  More for Primary grades.
 http://pbskids.org

Scholastic
 Tons of  links to lesson plans, ideas, materials, and resources.
 http://www.scholastic.com/sitemap.htm

Standard and Poor’s School Evaluation Service ( may not be up yet)
Provides a summary report on each school system so you can learn its relative strengths, challenges, risks, and educational return on resources.
http://www.ses.standardandpoors.com
 

 From our wonderful nurse, Irene Panto:
 http://emskids.ehsf.org - explains an ambulance and emergency help
 http://www.moomilk.com - activities and visit to dairy farm
 http://www.nutritionexplorations.org - loads of fun nutrition activities
 http://www.niehs.nih.gov\kids - health & environmental sciences sites & activities
 http://www.healthfinder.gov - consumer health website of US Dept. of Health & Human Services

Pawlowski's original Teacher Bookmark Web Page:

The Young Writers Club
http://www.cs.bilkent.edu.tr/~david/derya/ywc.html

Reading Rainbow
http://gpn.unl.edu/rainbow

Exploratorium
http://www.exploratorium.edu

A Presidential Exploration
http://library.thinkquest.org/11492/index2.html

Your Gross and Cool Body
http://www.yucky.com/body

Dav's Page O' Fun
http://www.pilkey.com/dpfstart.htm

Sedgwick County Zoo Fun Stuff
http://www.scz.org/fun/right.html

Lycos Cybersurfari 2000
http://www.cybersurfari.org

Links to Third Parties' Sites

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