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Elementary Curriculum Links: Kindergarten-Fifth

Kindergarten Links

Mother Goose Rebus Rhymes “Rebus Rhymes is designed for children who are learning how to read. Preschoolers and Kindergartners enjoy picking out the words they can read in their favorite nursery rhymes.”
Game Goo - Educational games that help students develop early reading and language skills from Cognitive Concepts
Recommended Reading for Kindergarten Students
Kindergarten Math “These pages illustrate and provide interactive arithmetic exercises and problems.”
Kindergarten Reinforcement Skills Practice from Internet4Classrooms - Interactive Math and Language Arts activities.
Kindergarten Science Skills from Internet4Classrooms - Links to interactive science activities
Tumblebook Library    - an online collection of animated, talking picture books
 

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First Grade Links

Animal Links
Build a Bear Math Facts and Games Addition and subtraction Flash cards
Brain POP Jr. - Science, health, math, and social studies activities from BrainPOP Jr.
Chick Embryology - Photos, movie clips and more about Embryology from the University of Nebraska, Lancaster.
Chick Hatching - 4H Virtual Farm; watch a chick hatch
Count Us In - Games designed to help children understand basic number concepts
First Grade Math Skills- Interactive arithmetic exercises and problems.”
First Grade Reinforcement Skills Practice from Internet4Classrooms - Interactive Math and Language Arts activities
First Grade Science Skills from Internet4Classrooms - Links to interactive science activities
I Spy Games from Scholastic - Interactive I Spy puzzles
Knowledge Box - Interactive games for Math, Science, Social Studies and Language Arts
Little Animals - Visit The Little Animals Activity Centre from the BBC
National Geographic-Dinosaurs “Join us now for an online egg hunt and catch the excitement of fossil researchers as they “hatch” fossilized dinosaur eggs to reveal the embryos inside. Tour our museum of dinosaur hatchlings and meet the modelers.”
PBS Kids - Games and activities from PBS
Reading Games - a variety of literacy lessons from the Mansfield/Richland County Public Library
Recommended Reading for First Graders (Birchwood)
Seussville - Lots of fun activities with Dr. Seuss from Random House
Sheppard Software - hundreds of fun, educational games and activities
Spelling City - Practice spelling words at SpellingCity.com
Starfall Reading Site -  A "Learn-to-Read" website
Take It To The Net - On-line math tools from Pearson SuccessNet
Thanksgiving History (Scholastic)
Tumblebook Library    - an online collection of animated, talking picture books
Zoom Dinosaurs “Zoom Dinosaurs is a comprehensive on-line hypertext book about dinosaurs.”

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Second Grade Links

Astronomy - lots of information about space from KidsKnowIt.com
Bears (Links)
Build a Bear Math Facts and Games - Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division flash cards
Food Detective - learn to help fight foodborne illness.
Frogs and Toads (Links)
Math - Geometry Skills from Homeschool
Math Skills for Second Graders
Mealworms
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
Animal Websites
Recommended Reading for Second Graders
Second Grade Reinforcement Skills Practice from Internet4Classrooms - Interactive Math and Language Arts activities
Second Grade Science Skills from Internet4Classrooms - Links to interactive science activities
Social Studies Curriculum- Niskayuna Resources
Spin and Spell - Spelling spinning wheel game from shawguides.com
Tangrams - Solve fun tangrams from PBS kids
Thanksgiving History (Scholastic)
Tumblebook Library    - an online collection of animated, talking picture books
 

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Third Grade Links

Animal Research (Craig)
Bats
The Butterfly Website
Chocolate
Dewey Decimal System
Economics - Learn about economics at the Jelly Bean factory
EIA Energy Kids - information on energy from the US Energy Information Administration.
Energy Saving - learn about kids saving energy from the US Department of Energy.
Government Websites - Information about the US Government and the branches of government
The Great Plant Escape - Help Detective Leplant and his partners, Bud and Sprout, unlock the amazing mysteries of plant life.
Mexico - interesting information about Mexico from FactsAboutMexico.com.
Penguin Links
Plant Life Cycles - Information about plants and plant life cycles from the BBC.
Rainforest Animals - Information on rainforest animals from The Animal Spot
Rainforest Animals from EL - Information on rainforest animals from Enchanted Learning
Recommended Reading for Third Graders

Safety Scavenger Hunt  Students research safety sites. Designed to be used with THE GREAT BODY SHOP curriculum.

Sea
Social Studies Links

        Country Studies and PEGS Strands - Literature, Internet, and AV Resources    for third grade country studies and political, economic, geographic, and social strand.

        India Webquest

        Landforms and Water Bodies

        Landforms Glossary - Interactive maps identifying characteristics of various landforms and water bodies

         Many Places, Friendly Faces

Solar System
Thanksgiving History (Scholastic)
Third Grade Math Skills  - Interactive arithmetic exercises and problems.
Third Grade Reinforcement Skills Practice from Internet4Classrooms - Interactive Math and Language Arts activities
Third Grade Science Skills from Internet4Classrooms - Links to interactive science activities
Tumblebook Library    - an online collection of animated, talking picture books
 
Web Weather for Kids - weather information and activities from UCAR

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Fourth Grade Links

Animals of NY State Research Project (Craig)

Black History Resources

Black History - Research
Colonial America - Activity Ideas for the Classroom
Colonial Kids
Crayfish
Electricity - Learn about electricity as you solve a puzzle from Engineering Interact
The Erie Canal
Explorers
Fourth Grade Math Skills - Interactive arithmetic exercises and problems.”
Fourth Grade Reinforcement Skills Practice from Internet4Classrooms - Interactive Math and Language Arts activities
Fourth Grade Science Skills from Internet4Classrooms - Links to interactive science activities
Holidays
Immigration - Explore the timeline of early settlers in New York State
Inventions
Iroquois Nation Webquest (Craig)
Native Americans (Glencliff)
Native Americans/Iroquois Nation (Birchwood)
New York Sites (Glencliff)
New York State (Birchwood)
Recommended Reading for Fourth Graders
The Revolutionary War
Revolutionary War Road Maps Web Quest
Thanksgiving Scavenger Hunt (4th Grade)

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Fifth Grade Links

American Westward Movement
American West Book Review by Birchwood 5th graders
American West Book Review Template
Black History Resources
Black History - Research
Book Cover Pictures for Book Project
Canada
Character Education Podcast - Link to hear Birchwood students and staff define various character traits
Fifth Grade Reinforcement Skills Practice from Internet4Classrooms - Interactive Math and Language Arts activities
Fifth Grade Science Skills from Internet4Classrooms - Links to interactive science activities
Health - First Aid Treatments
Holidays
Latin America
Math Playground - word problems and more from Math Playground
Math Skills for Fifth Graders from AAA Math
Medieval Times Scavenger Hunt
Poetry WebQuest
Pond Life Information - water conservation and education curriculum from Yarra Valley Water
Pond Life Links

Pond Life Scavenger Hunt

Ponds and Lakes - information on ponds and lakes from the Missouri Botanical Garden
Reading Comprehension - Reading Comprehension passages from Mr. Nussbaum
Recommended Reading for Fifth Graders (Birchwood)
Scholastic News
Soil Facts - information about soil from the Natural Resources Conservation Service of USDA
Soil Scavenger Hunt
Soil Science
Thanksgiving Scavenger Hunt
United States Government Links
United States Government WebQuest
The United States - State Fair Links  (Birchwood)

The United States of America  (Glencliff)

Web Games by Sheppard Software - Test your knowledge of the states, countries of the world, continents, vocabulary and trivia. Works best with Internet Explorer.
Women's History Scavenger Hunt

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