Author's Sites:
Jan Brett - Activity page for this site...Interactive Activities!
Contemporary Authors to find biographical information, lists of writing, plus much more about current authors from a database of over 120,000 entries. (PASSWORD: hast_log)
Keyboarding:
Kindersite Project- Kindersite Project for ALL preschool and Kindergarten age children and English learners.
Typing Invaders - Type the words or group of letters under the creatures before they reach the bottom of the game.
Power Typing - Learn typing with free online typing lessons. Online typing games are great for kids and up. Take a timed test to find your typing speed.
Dance Mat Typing from BBC - great for young beginners:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/levels/level1.shtml
Peter's Online Typing Course:
http://www.typing-lessons.org/
Typing Practice:
http://www.mrkent.com/kb/typing.asp
http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/typing/index.htm
Typing Test of Speed and Accuracy:
http://www.mrkent.com/kb/kbtest.asp
http://www.mrkent.com/typingtest/index.htm
Learn 2 Type - Typing Test:
http://learn2type.com/index.cfm?action=TypingTest&;;reset=0122029
Typing Speed Test:
http://library.thinkquest.org/18709/data/practice.html
Practice Your Typing Online:
http://www.columbiacounty.net/online~typing~test.html
Typing Lessons and Review for QWERTY:
http://www.powertyping.com/qwerty/lessonsq.html
Bubbles Typing Game:
http://www.typingmaster.com/individuals/bubbles.asp
Keyboard Matching:
http://www.quia.com/mc/379559.html
Keyboard Concentration:
http://www.quia.com/cc/379558.html
Rags to Riches (like Millionaire) You must "number" your fingers to answer these - Pointer=1, Middle=2, Ring=3, and Pinkie=4:
http://www.quia.com/rr/85095.html
Keyboard Phrases:
http://www.quia.com/servlets/quia.activities.common.ActivityPlayer?AP_rand=1889927875&;;APactivityType=7&APurlId=95821&AP_continuePlay=true&id=95821
Keyboard Jeopardy:
http://www.quia.com/cb/84277.html
Keyboard Multiple Choice:
http://www.quia.com/servlets/quia.activities.common.ActivityPlayer?AP_rand=405684129&;;APactivityType=3&APurlId=398919&AP_continuePlay=true398919
Matching Terms:
http://www.quia.com/servlets/quia.activities.common.ActivityPlayer?AP_rand=192947364&;;APactivityType=14&APurlId=65104&AP_continuePlay=true&id=65104
Thinking of Food:
http://www.powertyping.com/typing_games/typing_game_5/typing_game_5.html
Trees-Animals-Words-Numbers:
http://www.powertyping.com/trees.shtml
Typing Games with Music:
Barracuda:
http://www.powertyping.com/baracuda/baracuda.htm
Foggies:
http://www.powertyping.com/fog/foggies.html
Language Arts:
PBS Kids - Poetry lessons and examples
Primary Games - Language Arts games and challenges
StarFall - Learn to read at Starfall
Stone Fox WebQuest - A multitude of activities centering on the story.
Website Sleuth - 2C's Detective Web Quest
AR QUIZ CHECK- Check your books for AR quiz availability and level.
Education Place - Free games, activities, and resources for students studying math, reading, social studies and science.
Kindersite Project- Kindersite Project for ALL preschool and Kindergarten age children and English learners.
Math:
AAA Math - Flashcards, Games, etc.
A+ Math - Flashcards, Games, etc.
Arithmattack - Drill work with top factor control.
Coolmath4kids - An amusement park of math and more.
Education Place -Free games, activities, and resources for students studying math, reading, social studies and science.
Daily Sudoku - The latest in logic enhancement! Get a new printable puzzle daily & choose your level of difficulty.
Ghost Blasters (Odd) - Practice recognizing odd numbers.
Ghost Blasters (Even) - Practice recognizing even numbers.
Interactive Mathematics - Manipulatives for all grade levels.
Kid's Place Houghton Mifflin Brain Teasers K-6
Kid's Place Houghton Mifflin Mathematics K-6
Kindersite Project- Kindersite Project for ALL preschool and Kindergarten age children and English learners.
Math Goodies-math help featuring interactive lessons, worksheets, and homework help.
MathsIsFun - The main content of the site is aimed at basic math skills.
Math Mayhem - Math facts...compete against others online!
The Ruler Game - Use this game to improve how you read a ruler.
Sudoku - Fact Monsters' interactive Sudoku game.
Sudoku for Kids - Printables for multiple ages & how to tips!
Fraction Help - Real Help With Fractions
Mathematician Websites:
http://math.about.com/od/mathematicians/Mathematicians.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mathematicians
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_female_mathematicians
http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/BiogIndex.html
http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/mathhist/chronology.html
Miscellaneous:
A Bear Named Boy - A beary nice website!
Diamond Ranch Website - National Cowboy Museum
Excel,PowerPoint,Word - Free downloads of Microsoft products for viewing purposes only.
Fact Monster - Great resource of information all topics!
Fun Brain - Another great source of fun & learning.
Kindersite Project- Kindersite Project for ALL preschool and Kindergarten age children and English learners.
Olympic Website for Kids - Check out the Winter Base Camp!
Olympic Website for USA - There is a Nebraskan Bobsledder!
PBS Kids - Arthur's Games - Variety of activities
Primary Games - The fun place to learn!
Scholastic - A great source to help children learn!
Scholastic Kids - For the younger readers.
USFA Kids - Fire Administration for Kids
Music:
SFS Kids - Symphony Kids' Website
Kindersite Project- Kindersite Project for ALL preschool and Kindergarten age children and English learners.
Physical Education:
Gmaps Pedometer - Google's superb mapping application to help record distances traveled during a running or walking workout.
Quiz Bowl Sites:
I Know That - Curriculum based activities.
Internet 4 Classrooms - More curriculum based activities.
Knowledge Master Questions - Multitude of practice questions.
Quiz Bowl - More practice for academic competition.
Quiz Hub - Challenge yourself in a variety of ways!
World Almanac for Kids - Reference for many facts.
Research/Reference:
EBSCOhost/NoveList - EBSCOhost offers full-text magazine articlesfor over 400 general interest magazines, including Consumer Reports. NoveList is a guide to fiction- find new authors and titles. (ID: S4633474 PASSWORD: P0002807)
Nebraska Access- NebraskAccess offers free online access to current magazines, journals, newspapers, genealogy and business information to all Nebraska residents. The Nebraska Library Commission provides these resources with funding from the State of Nebraska. (Nebraska Driver's License Required)
SIRS - Provides comprehensive full-text articles provide access to a wide variety of sources. Topics range from family, health and business to economics, world affairs, science and government. (ID: ne0057h PASSWORD: 68901)
Acronym Search Over 40,000 acronyms and abbreviations in many categories, including chat, computer, military, finance, accounting, airports, sports, and classified.
Bare Bones 101 A quick and easy online Internet tutorial.
Bartleby.com Search for a quotation, a word in the dictionary, even play an audio pronunciation.
Common Errors in English Find correct word and grammar usage.
Ditto.com Search for images on the Web or browse images by category. 500 million new pictures are available.
FreePatentsOnline Provides fast, free access to all U.S. patents and patent applications, partial European data, free PDF downloading, free account features, more.
Historic American Sheet Music by Duke University Library Comprehensive collection of 19th and early 20th century American sheet music in digital reproduction.
HowStuffWorks Explains everything from autos to home appliances to the human body to the Internet, and much, much more.
LibrarySpot Covers acronyms, how-to sites, literary criticism, ZIP codes and more. Great for students of all ages.
OneLook Dictionary Search Search engine that locates terms in online dictionaries, offers a wide variety of sources.
OnlineConversion.com Convert over 5,000 kinds of measurements.
Polley Music Library Find the music of old Nebraska via a sheet music digitization project from Lincoln City Libraries' Polley Music Library.
Quoteland Quotes by topic or author, sports quotes, and quotes for special occasions.
refdesk.com "The single best source for facts." Thesauri, almanacs, currency converters, site of the day.
RhymeZone Rhyming dictionary, Shakespeare concordance, and quotation finder.
WhatIs.com An encyclopedia of technology terms only. Search by keyword or browse the index.
WordReference.com Free online translation dictionaries in Spanish, French, and Italian.
YourDictionaryMore than 1800 dictionaries and more than 250 languages, grammar guides and more.
Science:
Chem4Kids - Matter, atoms, elements, reactions, & much more.
Chickscope - Embryology: The 21-day chick lifecycle.
Kids' Planet - Interesting facts, games, & quizzes about animals.
KinderKorner - Ocean life activities.
Magic School Bus - Various themes for young scientists.
Primary Games - Ocean Activities
Dinosaur Websites:
Billy Bear's Land O' Dinosaurs
Dinosaur Playground &Dino Fun - Interactive dinosaur games.
Dinosaur WebQuest - A WebQuest for Grade Two.
Space Websites:
BNSC - Learning Zone - The Learning Zone for Space!
Space - Virtual tours of outer space.
Space Place - Fun facts about Earth, space, & technology!
Star Child - A learning center for young astronomers!
Education Place - Free games, activities, and resources for students studying math, reading, social studies and science.
Seasonal Games:
Animated Halloween &Thanksgiving &Christmas
Primary Games - Holiday Fun - Activities & games all seasons
What's Hatching? - Easter Activities orHoliday Graphics
North Pole - Christmas and Holiday Activities
Social Studies:
50 States - A multitude of facts about each state
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government - Select age & topic
Flag Database - Flags of the World can be found here!
Geobee - National Geographic Bee
Japan - Joseph Wu's Origami Page
Japan - Kids Web Japan
Kids Online - Our World Neighbors
Immigration - Scholastic's look at "Immigration: Stories of Yesterday & Today"
Nebraska History - Nebraska State Historical Society
Nebraska Studies - Access photos, documents, videos & more!
Sheppard Games - Learn states, capitals, & much more!
Sheppard Games - Learning World Continents & Oceans.
VA Kids, K-5th - Appreciate our Veterans, learn about Veterans' Day & other interesting facts.
Vietnam - A Children's Guide
Where I Came From - A place where students can research their heritage.
The American Presidency - Great site for information about the American Presidency.
World Atlas - Great source for information!!
Enchanted Learning - Explorers
Education Place - Free games, activities, and resources for students studying math, reading, social studies and science.
Teacher Resources:
AOL @ School - K-12 Classroom Resources
BNSC - British National Space Centre
Education Oasis - Provides ideas, information, and inspiration!
Internet 4 Classrooms - Standards based activities & more!
Kid Sites - Guide to the best kids websites by topics.
Mouse TV -
Nebraska Career Connections - Get students thinking about their future.
PowerMedia Plus - Digital media at your fingertips!
Ron Clark Academy - Great teacher resource section!
Scholastic Computer Lab Favorites - Here are all the quick, compelling one-session activities you need to incorporate interactive learning and technology into your curriculum.
Nebraska Access- Free online access to current magazines, journals, newspapers, genealogy and business information to all Nebraska residents.