Curriculum Web Links
The web sites noted below
are those that are particularly helpful to teachers and
administrators in our district. The sites provide a wide variety of
educational resources, research tools, lesson plans, teaching
materials, teaching strategies and learning applications and
activities.
The categories include Administration, Art, Bilingual/ESL
Education, Career Education, Communication/Media Arts, Counseling,
Early Childhood Education, Encyclopedias/Research Tools, General
Education, Gifted Education, Health/Safety Education, Language
Arts, Lesson Plans, Literature/Reading, Math, Music, Physical
Education, Science, Search Engines, Social Studies, Special
Education, Standards, Study Skills and Test-Taking Strategies,
Teacher Resources and Technology.
Read the descriptions of the web sites below and select the title
to move directly to the web site.
ADMINISTRATION
Cook County Suburban Regional Office of
Education
This web site provides information on suburban Cook County schools
including a directory, information and forms regarding
certification and information on substitute teaching.
Illinois State Board of
Education
Most information about the schools of Illinois and the Illinois
system of education can be found at this site, including ISAT
information and ISAT preparation materials.
ART
Art Institute of Chicago
Special features of this site include a kid’s section and a family
activities section.
Art Museum Network
Links are provided at this site to over 200 art museums around the
world with access to their collections and resources.
ArtCyclopedia, The
This is an excellent source for all things art related. Search the
extensive collection of 80,000 images from over 7,500 artists by
title or art museum, or browse by artist, movement, medium,
nationality, or name. There are also many links to other art
sites.
ArtsEdNet
This site is an online arts education service for Grades K-12. The
site includes online exhibits, the latest trends in art education,
lesson plans, and other curriculum resources.
Los Angeles County Museum of
Art
Visitors to this site can explore over 44,000 works of art by
department, types of art and subject.
National Gallery of Art
This site is rich and well-developed. It provides a full view of
the collection and a special section for kids in addition to
numerous other features.
National Gallery of Art
This site is rich and well-developed. It provides a full view of
the collection and a special section for kids in addition to
numerous other features.
Web Museum
At WebMuseum one can enjoy 10,000,000 images and documents from
galleries and art museums around the world. Listings by artist are
accompanied by short biographies and a list of available paintings,
while theme listings include a brief introduction the period and a
list of paintings. Unusual or important terms in all entries link
to a glossary.
BILINGUAL/ESL EDUCATION
Babel Fish Translation
This site translates web pages, e-mails and typed or pasted text up
to 150 words from and to many languages including English to
Spanish and Spanish to English.
Dave’s ESL Cafe
This site has many items of interest to ESL students and teachers
including in-depth sections devoted to idioms, phrasal verbs, and
slang.
Enchanted Learning Little
Explorers
This site presents a great picture dictionary in English and
Spanish with web links to more detail on the words presented.
Enlaces bilingües para niños y
maestros
This site for elementary school students is mostly in Spanish. The
site provides links to games, poems and stories. There are also
links to lesson plans for teachers and information for parents.
ESL Lesson Plans
Provided at this site are large collections of lesson plans and
activities as well as links to other ESL sites helpful to ESL and
bilingual teachers..
ESL: English-To-Go
This site is a source for classroom-ready ESL activities that
include topical articles from Reuters as resources. New lessons are
posted weekly and include all student materials and clear teacher
instructions.
everythingESL.Net
This site feature resources for ESL teachers working with K-12
language minority students. The site includes lesson plans,
information, staff inservicing, activities, bulletin boards and
more.
National Clearinghouse for Bilingual
Education
This institution collects, analyzes, and disseminates information
related to the effective education of linguistically and culturally
diverse K-12 learners. The site includes an online library,
language and education links, databases, and links to publishers
and distributors of teaching materials.
CAREER EDUCATION
BLS Career Information
This site presents information on the most popular jobs in relation
to school subjects in which students may be interested.
Career Key, The
This site can help students learn about career decisions and plan
for a job that best suits their personality and abilities.
Family Network Career
Exploration
This site allows students to select a career and review full
information on that particular careeer.
COMMUNICATION/MEDIA ARTS
Educational Theatre Association,
The
The ETA is devoted to promoting and supporting educational theater
programs. The site provides a large number of education links.
COUNSELING
American School Counselor
Association
There are lots of good links and information for counselors on this
site. There is also a useful section for parents.
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Early Childhood Educator’s & Family
Web Corner
This site provides information and links on all topics related to
preschool and primary level education. There is a complete section
devoted to parents which provides information on all aspects of
raising young children.
Earlychildhood.com
This site is designed for the teacher who wants to bring more to
her room than a planbook; it is a resource for the instructor who
wants her students to have fun while they learn!
Enchanted Learning Little
Explorers
This site presents a great picture dictionary with web links to
more detail on the words presented.
Idea Box
At this site you will find crafts, games, music and songs. Seasonal
activities that young children love abound. Be sure to visit the
site often to see the great idea of the day, visit the site of the
week and read the message board.
ENCYCLOPEDIAS/RESEARCH TOOLS
Academy of Achievement
This site presents a multimedia experience, designed as a virtual
museum, to bring the inspiring life stories of this century’s
eminent achievers to the fingertips of every student, teacher and
parent. Biographies are supplemented by interviews and quotes and
include audio and video of their subjects.
Awesome Library, The
A research portal with links to every possible type of reference
source is featured on this site.
Biography.com
Detailed biographies with pictures of over 25,000 people are
included in this site.
CIA The World
Factbook
This site presents current facts, flags, maps and essential
information on all countries.
E-Conflict World
Encyclopedia
Billed as the best “country” site on the web, this site provides
full information on countries as well as maps and multimedia. It
even includes a sound file that will play the national anthem of
each country.
Electronic Reference
Desk
This site provides links to scholarly reference sources such as
dictionaries, encyclopedias, map collections and thesauri.
Encarta
This encyclopedia provides exhaustive content with over 47,00
articles, color graphics, multimedia and dynamic maps.
Infoplease Countries
This site presents current facts, flags, maps and essential
information on all countries.
Information Please
This massive site provides reference materials such as almanacs,
encyclopedias and dictionaries but also provides sections for
teachers including lesson plans, activities and printable graphic
organizers. There is also a very useful section for parents with
links to many parent-related sites.
Kids Konnect.com
This site is a major gateway to educational web sites in all
subject areas.
Library Spot
Library Spot makes finding the best information on the Internet
quick, easy and fun. The resources are endless and include lesson
plans for teachers and reading tips for parents. A bookmark at this
site is like having a multitalented and versatile reference
librarian available to answer questions 24 hours a day.
Lives, The Biography
Resource
This is the largest guide to biography sites on the Internet. All
Individual Lives link to biographies of people who are no longer
living.
GENERAL EDUCATION
African American Web
Connection
This site offers a good selection of mostly popular web pages on
topics such as art, authors, history, and other index sites; also
includes annotated listings for online periodicals, and resources
for children.
American Treasures of the Library of
Congress
This site categorizes as “treasures” some of the more than 110
million items in the Library of Congress. These include Thomas
Jefferson’ handwritten draft of the Declaration of Independence,
Jelly Roll Morton’s early compositions, Maya Lin’s original drawing
for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the earliest known baseball
cards, and the first motion picture deposited for copyright.
Big Chalk’s Homework
Central
The staff of academic and education specialists at this site have
carefully reviewed the best Web sites and organized them into
comprehensive collections for hundreds of subject areas. The
academic subject collections are organized for three grade levels:
elementary school, middle school and high school.Students can
easily find the tutorials and research information they need by
searching within this site. There are also robust resource sections
for teachers, librarians/media specialists, school administrators,
students and parents.
BrainPOP
This is a great site for presenting learning concepts in all
subject areas via movies and tutorials.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning produces children's educational web sites and
games which are designed to capture the imagination while
maximizing creativity, learning, and enjoyment. The web site’s
mission is to produce the best educational material, emphasizing
creativity and the pure enjoyment of learning. This is a great,
general education web site for students, parents and teachers.
European Schoolnet
This site is the result of the collaboration of 23 European
Ministries of Education. It provides a great resource for all
educators with a fresh perspective on worldwide education.
Field Trips
This site provides virtual field trips to over 30 locations along
with preteaching materials and further information on topics
related to the field trip site.
Museum Computer
Network
This site provides links to over 1,700 museums around the
world.
Schoolhouse Rock
Included on this web site are all of the lyrics to the Schoolhouse
rock songs about math, history, grammar and science. In addition to
the lyrics, students can actually listen to every song ever played
on the Schoolhouse Rock television program. This is a fun and
effective way for young students to learn basic concepts.
Smithsonian Institution
As massive and magnificent as the 16 museums and numerous libraries
of the Smithsonian Institution, this web site provides links to the
Institution’s resources as well as an education section with lesson
plans, teacher tools and professional development
opportunities.
Virtual Field Trips
Site
At this site, you and your class can voyage to pre-selected
locations on the Net for fun and adventure. The trips are organized
to share information about various themes such as deserts,
hurricanes, oceans and volcanoes.
Xcursion Central: The Internet Field
Trip
This site hosts a variety of curriculum-rich Internet field trips
comprised of structured activities and visits of web sites that
provide information, pictures and video on the topics.
GIFTED EDUCATION
ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and
Gifted Education
This extensive site offers answers to questions about gifted
students and students with disabilities. Fact sheets point to state
resources, organizations and publishers of gifted curricula. One
can also visit one of the many links to additional educational
sites.
Gifted Education
This site offers the best resources on gifted education the Web has
to offer. This site lists the characteristics of gifted learners,
instructions for joining gifted listservs and a useful list of
other resources.
Gifted Resources Home Page
This site contains links to all known online gifted resources,
enrichment programs, talent searches, summer programs, mailing
lists, and early acceptance programs.
HEALTH/SAFETY EDUCATION
KidsHealth
This site provides accurate, doctor-approved, jargon-free health
information about children from birth through adolescence. The site
offers separate areas for kids, teens and parents. Each section has
its own design, age-appropriate content and instructional tone and
offers thousands of original articles, animations, interactive
activities, games and resources developed by health experts.
Resources for School Health
Educators
This site provides teachers and students with a wide variety of
relevant resources. Among its many links are those to information
on school health education; national health organizations; alcohol,
tobacco, and other drug education; violence prevention; first aid;
sex education; and health education centers and museums.
Virtual Body, The
The Virtual Body contains a collection of interactive presentations
on the functions of the brain, the digestive system, the heart, and
the skeleton of the human body. The site presents information in
either English or Spanish.
LANGUAGE ARTS
6 + 1 Trait Writing
The 6+1 TraitTM Writing framework is a powerful way to learn and
use a common language to refer to characteristics of writing as
well as create a common vision of what 'good' writing looks like.
Teachers and students can use the 6+1 Trait model to pinpoint areas
of strength and weakness as they continue to focus on continued
writing improvement. This Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory
site is the official 6 + 1 Trait Writing site.
Ace Writing
This writing web site is full of writing activities and advice for
young authors. There are also great links to many writing
resources.
Garbl’s Writing Resources
Online
This annotated directory features Web sites focusing on creativity,
the writing process, English grammar, style and usage, plain
language, action writing, reference sources, words, word play,
online writing experts, books on writing and favorite fiction
writers. You'll also find lists of Web sites on punctuation,
concise writing, avoiding bias, spelling, vocabulary, writing for
the Web and overcoming writer's block.
Gloria’s Web Site
Everything is included here to help teachers effectively teach
process writing. There are also many tremendous links to other
writing sites.
InterActive Six-Trait Writing
Process
This web site provides a review of each trait and the scoring
system involved. Exercises provided here will give students and
teachers a chance to read sample writings, rate them, and compare
their ratings with those of others. This will give a valuable
opportunity for both students and teachers to improve their
understanding of the Six Traits and, in the end, improve their own
writing. Valuable links to other sites are also
provided.
Virtual Thesaurus
Unlike a standard thesaurus that simply provides a list of
synonyms, this site uses advanced graphics technology to create
either a 2D or 3D word web of synonyms and word phrases.
Definitions, derivatives, antonyms, parts of speech and other
information is also provided for each word.
Web English Teacher
This site is organized into 25 categories with links to lesson
plans, activities and resources.
Young Author’s
Workshop
This site provides students with all the information they need to
write successfully: ideas, writing, revising, editing and
publishing. There are also numerous links to resources for helping
teachers teach writing successfully.
LESSON PLANS
AskERIC
This collection contains more than 2000 unique lesson plans which
have been written and submitted to AskERIC by teachers from all
over the United States and the world.
Awesome Library, The
The Teacher Door on this site provides a gateway to a wealth of
lesson plans and teacher resources.
Core Knowledge National Conferences
Lesson Plans
Hundreds of substantive lesson plans created by teachers and sorted
by grade level (Prek-8) are featured at this web site.
Finding Lesson Plans on the
Net
This site offers links to the major sites on the web that post
lesson plans.
Houghton Mifflin K-8
Activities
This site has hundreds of super activities for students al all
ages. The search function is extremely user-friendly. One can
search by subject or by grade level. Many of the materials are
interdisciplinary, and many materials are also available in
Spanish.
Lesson Plan Place
Lesson Plan Place contains hundreds of links and access to
thousands of lesson plans. The links are categorized by subject
area and grade level.
Lesson Planner
This Web site is intended to help teachers write focused lesson
plans. The Planner addresses essential questions that are often
overlooked when planning curriculum units. Teachers bring their own
content and are guided through each section by answering specific
questions. The result is a comprehensive lesson plan aligned with
standards that addresses assessment, content, teaching strategies
and use of technology.
Lesson Plans Across the
Curriculum
A massive source of lesson plans for all subject areas and all
grade levels is what this site provides. Teacher tools and
resources are also provided.
Lesson Plans Page
Lesson Plans Page now has over 2,000 free lessons that can be
located by searching for specific topics. At this site there are
also additional tools and features for teachers such as
opportunities for discussions with other educators on a variety of
topics. There is also a Weekly Science Experiments section and a
Math Worksheets section.
LessonPlanz.com
LessonPlanz.com is searchable directory of free online lesson plans
and lesson plan resources for all grades and subjects. Launched on
May 1, 1999, LessonPlanz.com was designed to provide an easier way
for teachers to find online lessons and teaching resources!
Teachers will find direct links to lesson plans and resources in
your search results. There are nearly 4,000 hand-selected and
reviewed lesson plans and resources in the index!
Teacher’s Corner, The
This web site has lessons in all subjects, holiday and seasonal
suggestions, and thematic units.
Yahoo! Lesson Plans
One can search for lesson plans on this site by topic or browse
through the featured lesson plan links.
LITERATURE/READING
Booktalks—Quick and Simple
This site is a database of short booktalks for introducing books to
students. Booktalks can be reviewed by author or title.
Carol Hurst’s Children’s Literature
Site
This is a collection of reviews of great books for kids, ideas of
ways to use them in the classroom and collections of books and
activities about particular subjects, curriculum areas, themes and
professional topics.
Children’ Authors and Illustrators
on the Web
The websites linked here include authors' personal websites and
websites maintained by fans, scholars, and readers.
Exemplary Language Arts Lesson
Plans
This site presents a collection of language arts lesson plans on
taken from ERIC publications.
Novel Study Resources on the
Web
This site contains a list of links on novel study resources stored
on the Web.
Reading Village, The
This site is a great source of information for language arts
educators! In addition to a wealth of lesson plans, there are
discussion groups, recommendations for language arts software,
standards and assessment information, numerous preservice
resources, lists of the latest research articles and journals, plus
great book lists for your students. There are resources for special
needs teachers and their students.
Scholastic.com
This site offers interactive book-related activities with news,
online discussions, author profiles, research tools and
professional resources. There are sections for parents, kids and
teachers.
SCORE CyberGuides
This site provides the reading teacher with rubrics, graphic
organizers, and many activity ideas for teaching literature. It
also has a great collection of novel study guides called
“Cyberguides” with links to web sites on specific novel titles.
CyberGuides are supplementary, standards-based, web-delivered units
of instruction centered on core works of literature. Each
CyberGuide contains a student and teacher edition, standards, a
task and a process by which it may be completed, teacher-selected
web sites and a rubric.
Starfall
Starfall is a creative website designed to teach children to read.
The free website is intended to help to inspire a lifelong love of
reading and learning. The interactive books available here have
sound. Teachers may request free writing journals for classroom use
that reinforce the sequential phonics lessons of each interactive
book. The Starfall learn-to-read program was created to meet the
needs of the emergent reader by incorporating rhyming games and
high-interest books that teach phonemic awareness (sounds in
words), phonics, decoding skills, and comprehension. The program is
designed to instill confidence and enable the child to proceed as
quickly as possible to a balanced reading program.
Vocabulary University
Teachers have endorsed this site which enriches classroom
curriculum. These exercises help students prepare for standardized
tests. They also supplement personal vocabulary acquisition and are
being used in home-schooling and ESL programs.
MATH
A + Math
This interactive math site helps students improve their math skills
with flash cards, drills, worksheets and games.
AAA Math
This site is a treasure trove of math materials with explanatory
lessons, interactive practice, and challenging games. There is also
a glossary and homework help.
Algebra.help
This website features lessons to help students learn or refresh old
skills, a large collection of calculators, including graphing
calculators, that show students how to solve problems step-by-step,
and interactive worksheets to test students’ skills.
Ask Dr. Math
This site contains an extensive archive of tutorials on all math
topics. The Teacher2Teacher section is a valuable resource for
teachers and parents who have questions about teaching
mathematics.
Coolmath4kids
Math is truly fun at this site packed with exciting games,
interactive games, challenging word problems, coloring pages and
online calculators. There are also tutorials on all aspects of
math.
Frank Potter’s Science
Gems—Mathematics
This site provides an exhaustive collection of K-12 lesson plans
and activities sorted into 23 math categories.
Harcourt Math
Glossary
This multmedia glossary shows how math works. This is a great
resource for reinforcing the meaning of basic math concepts.
Interactive Calculators, Converters and
Math Tools
This section of the Math.com site features a large collection on
interactive calculators, converters, math tools, equation solvers,
formulas and tables.
Introduction to the World of Virtual
Manipulatives
This web site offers links to web sites featuring many virtual
manipulatives and interactive manipulative activities. Virtually
any manipulatives activities the teacher can conduct in the
classroom can be carried out through these web sites by the teacher
for demonstration purposes or by students for practice.
Math Fact Cafe
This site for grades 1-4 provides premade worksheets, interactive
flash cards and math games.
Math Forum
Math Forum provides teachers with lesson plans and activities,
discussion groups, interaction with other math teachers, and
considerable, additional information useful to math teachers.
Math Lab, The
This site is full of interactive lessons, math magic, games, a math
dictionary, graphing calculators, humor, a math "gym", and lots
more. Many of the lessons include practice problems which generate
passwords when solved correctly. These passwords will take the user
to "treasure rooms". The user can use any password by enterring it
into the TreasureFinder on the navigation bar at the bottom of
every page.
Math.com
This great site provides a wealth of math-related materials and
resources. Students can access a range of converters, calculators,
graphs, and equation solvers or they can take advantage of the
excellent test preparation, study tip, or homework help sections.
The can hone their skills with challenging puzzles, games and
drills. For teachers, there are lesson plans, information on
standards, career information and many additional resources.
Mathematics Lessons That are
Fun
This site offers a set of tutotials and lessons on interesting
topics ranging from algebra, cartography, geometry to problem
solving. This high-quality site makes an excellent resource for any
unit with a problem-solving emphasis, or as enrichment for
interested students.
MathFlash! Flash Cards for
Kids
Straightforward computation flash cards are generated by this site.
The site works well both for basic skills remediation and, using
the optional time, as an enrichment activity for students
interested in testing their mental math speed.
McGraw-Hill Math in My
World
This site offers web-based lessons with links to web sites,
worksheets and answer keys. There are also bulletin board
decorations and suggestions, a chat room and a CyberScout who
accepts requests to search for specific math-related web sites.
There arer also links to other McGraw-Hill online resources in
other subject areas.
NCTM Illuminations
This site provides multimedia mathematics investigations, classroom
video vignettes, Standards-based lesson plans, links to reviewed
Web sites, and full access to the online version of Principles and
Standards.
Rick’s Math Web
Rick's Math Web has three primary purposes. First, it's here to
help you find K-12 math curriculum for your children quickly,
easily and inexpensively. Second, this site will help you
effectively learn the basics needed to teach important math skills
to your children so they become math champions. And third, if you
don't know how to solve the problems, Rick's Math Web will help you
understand what you're teaching so you can help your kids!
Webmath
This math site provides computerized step-by-step tutorials on
individual problems in almost any math topic. There is also a
teacher resource section as a part of this site.
Word Problems for Kids
This site is designed for grades 5-12 to help students improve
their problem-solving skills. The problems are classified by grade
levels, and each problem includes a hint and a solution.
MUSIC
K-12 Resources for Music
Educators
This site provides links to every music site imaginable that would
be useful to music and band teachers.
Music Education Online
This site is one of the most comprehensive collections of
music-related resources on the Web, organized by topics that
include brass, string, percussion and woodwind instruments;
orchestras, band and classical music; and vocal music.
Symphony: An Interactive Guide,
The
This online guide to the symphony offers biographies of classical
composers, audio clips of their work, and a timeline putting the
events of musical history into perspective. There is no better way
for students to meet the masters of music.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
PE Central
In addition to several hundred PE lesson plans organized by age
group and activity, there are lessons on this site for classroom
teachers including suggestions for forming teams, strategies for
lining up, and lot of fun warm-up and get-acquainted activities,
many classroom management suggestions and links to other web
sites.
SCIENCE
How Stuff Works
The author of this site provides diagrams and pictures and simply
explains how hundreds of inventions and other complex organic and
inorganic mechanisms work.
NASA for Kids
This site has enough content to keep kids engaged for a year. It
includes activities, lesson plans, webcasts, newsletters, and
plenty of fun stuff.
ScienceMaster
ScienceMaster is chock full of information, news, links, pictures,
products and services, with the best content from NASA, the USGS,
the EPA, NOAA & leading colleges & universities.
ScienceMaster is the place to learn about the universe, or space,
find information on volcanos, and global warming, explore plants,
animals or DNA, and study physics or chemistry.
Why Files, The
This site is an accurate, attractive science current events
resource. Archives are conveniently sorted by science
field.
Windows to the Universe
This site provides a rich array of documents, images, movies,
animations, and data sets to help students explore the solar system
and the historical and cultural ties between science, exploration,
and the human experience. All pages are beautifully illustrated and
include many links to other planetary resources.
Zoom Astronomy: Our Solar
System
This site is simply written, well-illustrated and includes
hypertext links embedded in the text to enable students to explore
their interest in the solar system in a nonlinear
fashion.
SEARCH ENGINES
Ask Jeeves Kids
This site is a full-service reference site that searches for
information in response to questions. It also provides reference
works, links to news sites and educational games.
Google
Google is a very popular and effective search engine, but it is not
screened for offensive content. It is possible for student’s
outside the school district’s filter to be lead to objectionable
content.
Ivy's Search Engine Resources for
Kids
Here you will find search forms for the major Internet search
engines for kids. There are also Internet search engine links,
links to web guides for kids, some specialized search engine forms
and specialized search engine links of interest to kids. In
addition, there are links to family friendly or general WWW
filtered search engines and links to more pages like this. This
site offers kid and family-friendly, filtered searches for
information on the Web.
Kids Web
This site prescreens and provides links to web sites for students.
The site is easy to navigate, safe, educational and
age-appropriate.
Yahooligans
The Web Guide for Kids: This site is a full-featured reference site
and search engine designed for kids and safe for kids.
SOCIAL STUDIES
About Geography.com
This major site provides extensive resources and information on
geography.
Ben’s Guide to U.S Government for
Kids
This site is organized into four levels for grades K-12 and
provides significant information on all aspects of government.
Printable activity pages are available and a list of government web
sites for kids is also provided.
Blank Outline Maps
This site provides a comprehensive collection of printable
black-line maps.
CNN Student News
This information-rich multimedia site relates daily news stories to
curriculum content to help learners keep pace with world events. It
offers a variety of teaching and learning resources, including
background articles, online forums, films, sound clips and
animations, and a powerful search engine for finding specific
topics.
Country Watch.com @ school
This site is a school research portal with resources on world
regions including Russia and the newly independent states, the
Middle East and North Africa. The site is designed for interactive
learning about individual countries and their social, political and
economic structures with curriculum activities and related
resources.
FirstGov for Kids
All government web sites for kids can be accessed through this
portal. The best kid’s links to nongovernment sites are also
provided. This is a very safe site for kids of all ages to
surf.
National Geographic
This site provides all the resources of National Geographic plus a
searchable data base, current events and information on TV
programs. It also provides a great variety of geographic resources,
including learning adventures, a 3D virtual trip through the solar
system, and online tools including “Map Machine.” This site also
provides special sections for kids, students and
parents.
Teaching Current Events Via
Newspapers, Magazines and TV
This site offers teacherrs lesson plans, activities, and resources
for making current events more productive and interesting in the
K-12 classroom.
Time for Kids
This site features information on people and events in the news,
historic profiles, a cartoon of the week, interactive talk, and
online quizzes.
Weekly Reader
This online version of the popular newspaper for kids is highly
interactive with lots of games, quizzes, contests, trivia, current
events and coloring activities for students in grades Prek-10.
There are also excellent articles for teachers and parents as well
as links to other student news sources.
World Atlas.com
This site’s map resources include stylized clip art, color
reference maps and blackline masters of the world, continents and
many sovereign nations. Also included is a wealth of information on
the nations.
SPECIAL EDUCATION
Collaboration Resource
List
On this site there are many links to excellent articles on working
with special education children.
LD Online
Rich in content, attractively packaged, and highly interactive, LD
Online is undoubtedly the most concise and informative source for
the latest and the best information on learning disabilities. LD
Online is designed to appeal to parents, educators and students.
The highly engaging KidZone features an art gallery, student
newspaper, interactive activities and audio clips on IEPs
specifically designed for children.
LD Online Bulletin Boards
This site offers bulletin board and live chat discussions among
teachers and parents regarding learning disabilities. Teachers can
garner specific teaching and learning strategies from this
site.
SERI: Special Education Resources on the
Internet
This site lists hundreds of links to information on specific
disabilities, on materials for working with special education
students and on techniques and strategies for working with special
education students.
Special Educator’s Web
Pages
This site contains information useful to teachers, including lesson
planning; grants; behavior management; research; statutes,
regulations, and case law; and free materials.
Teaching Ideas for Early Childhood Special
Educators
This site groups ideas according to themes. Also provided are a
database of teaching ideas and links to other resources.
STANDARDS, ILLINOIS STATE LEARNING
Illinois State Learning
Standards
This site is a part of the Illinois State Board of Education web
site and details specifically the skills and concepts students are
to master in each subject area at various stages of their school
experience.
Illinois State Learning Standards
Performance Descriptors and Classroom Assessments
Performance descriptors are statements of how students can
demonstrate the knowledge and skills they acquired. Classroom
assessments are statements of what students can do to demonstrate
that they have met the standards and a means for evaluating the
levels of their performance.
STUDY SKILLS AND TEST-TAKING STRATEGIES
Beat the Clock
Lessons in time management are presented at this web site. A
teacher’s guide is included, and the web site is also helpful for
parents working with their children on time management
skills.
Factmonster.com Study
Skills
This site offers common sense tips for studying and taking tests. A
large number of other study resources are also
available.
Study Guides and
Strategies
This very helpful and informative site provides students with
specific strategies for studying, learning and taking tests. The
categories the site covers in depth include Preparing to Learn,
Studying, Classroom Participation, Learning with Others, Project
Skills, Reading Skills, Preparing for Tests, Taking Tests, Writing
Basics, and Math & Science.
Test Strategies for Students,
Parents and Teachers
This no-frills web site provides concrete tips for students,
parents and teachers on improving students’ test-taking
skills.
TEACHER RESOURCES
A to Z Teacher Stuff
Created for teachers by a teacher--This site was designed to help
teachers find online lesson plans and resources more quickly and
easily. Online since 1997, the site has grown to more than 1000
pages!
AOL@School
This portal for K-12 schools has a easy-to-use interface that
delivers age-appropriate curriculum content selected by
experts.
Apple Learning Interchange
This site offers top quality educational materials and multimedia
presentations. The units of practice highlight particular
approaches for integrating technology into teaching. In addition to
lesson plans there are also featured sites, a collection of
educational links, a daily changing almanac of historical events,
discussion forum, professional development opportunities and news
about educational offerings and products from Apple.
AT & T Learning
Network
This site contains tutorials, lesson plans, reference materials,
classroom management tips, contests, diversity resources, online
projects, safety tips and much more. Links to online training and
for-credit courses are provided as well as many cable-in-the
classroom resources.
Canada’s SchoolNet
SchoolNet has collected a huge number of teaching resources,
materials, products and information.
Classroom Today
This site is a great location for finding Internet content for your
classroom on a daily basis. With the topics changing weekly and
student activities changing daily, your class will be engaged in
meaningful Internet activities that relate to your existing
curriculum.
Copernicus Education Gateway,
The
This site is a super source for all things educational on the Web.
There is a major link to lesson plans and other teacher resources,
a section specifi cally for students and a section for
parents.
edHelper.com
edHelper.com boast a collection of over 12,000 lesson plans, 1,300
Web Quests, 5,000 worksheet generators, and 1,600 critical thinking
problems. There is also a wealth of test preparation materials at
this site.
Education Index
The site contains over 3,000 web site links in 66 topics searchable
by subject or age group. This is a great site to search for quality
content.
Education World
This resource guide makes it easy for teachers to integrate the
Internet into the classroom. This site is one of the most
comprehensive sources of curriculum materials on the Web offering
more than 500,000 resources with original content not available
elsewhere. This material includes lesson plans, teaching units,
curriculum guides, special features tied to the calendar, school
reports, site reviews professional development information, and
numerous articles.
Eisenhower National
Clearinghouse
This site provides teachers with a central source of information on
mathematics and science curriculum materials. The site offers
online publications; recommended mathematics and science lessons,
activities, and Internet sites; ideas for edcuationl reform
concerning equity; and standards and frameworks.
Gateway to Educational
Materials
This site, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, provides
access to hundreds of lesson plans, curriculum units and other
education resources on the Internet.
Graphic Organizer, The
This useful site provides information on and samples of graphic
organizers.
Kathy Schrock’s Guide for
Educators
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators is a categorized list of sites
useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. It is
updated often to include the best sites for teaching and
learning.
Learning Network
Information on this site is organized into the categories K-12,
Professional Development, Lifeloong Learning, Reference, and the
Learning Network. The K-12 section is further divided into eight
sections: Lesson Plans, Communities of Interest, Classroom
Management, School to Home Communication, Professional Development,
Newsletters, Teacher Spotlight and Teacher Store.
Learning Page
There is a large collection of teaching tools available at this
site including printable, leveled books, lesson plans, worksheets
and clip art. There is also a large section for parents and links
to parenting sites.
MarcoPolo
MarcoPolo provides the highest quality educational resources to
teachers and students. Developed by world-renowned organizations
who are experts in their fields, these standards-based resources
include lessons plans, student materials, reviewed Web resources
and interactives.
Mr. K’s Links 2 Learning 4
Educators
This site provides an incredible collection of links to education
sites arranged by subject area.
Online Educator
Online Educator helps make the Internet an accessible, useful
classroom tool. It includes super sites for teachers, search and
browse features for lesson ideas in specific subjects, and a
discussion forum.
Sites for Teachers
Every link imaginable to teachers’ resource and lesson plan web
sites is located here.
Teacher/Pathfinder
At this site one will find an exceptional collection of links and
materials. The parent section contains a top quality selection of
sites that address family concerns.
Teachers Helping
Teachers
The goal of this web site is:
- To provide basic teaching tips to inexperienced teachers; ideas that can be immediately implemented into the classroom.
- To provide new ideas in teaching methodologies for all teachers.
- To provide a forum for experienced teachers to share their expertise and tips with colleagues around the world.
TeachersFirst
TeachersFirst is a rich collection of lessons and web resources for
K-12 classroom teachers, their students, and even students'
families. Materials are arranged by subject area and grade level,
making it easy to locate lesson plans and associated web resources
quickly.
TECHNOLOGY
Everything E-Mail
As the name suggests, this site provides all the information one
needs to effectively communicate with e-mail. At the site there are
links, tips, glossaries, discussion groups, newsletters, fun stuff
and school-related links and information.
Finding Information on the
Internet: A TUTORIAL
This site offers excellent information from the Teaching Library at
the University of California at Berkeley. It walks the reader
through information on Internet jargon, search engines and
directories, evaluating web pages and much more.
HelpWeb, The
This guide is intended to help people who are just getting started
on the Internet learn their way around. The site is simple and
informative and provides many valuable links.
HTML Tag Structure
This site provides information on adding html tags to your web page
to provide formatting and special features.
