A Hotlist on Web Helpers

A Hotlist on Web Helpers
An Internet Hotlist on Web Helpers

created by Mrs. Hanaway

Introduction
In addition to using books and magazines to find out about Web Helpers, why not also use the power of the Internet? The links below will get you started.

The Internet Resources

Map Puzzles - State Capital practice

Math and Search Engines + Teacher Resources

A+ Math Games - Good site for practicing math facts
AAA Math -
ABC Teach - Resources for teachers
Ask Dr. Math - Help with Math questions
Ask Jeves -
Ask Jeves Jr. -
Badgerlink - WI Database
Basic Internet - Basics on getting to know and use the Internet
Book Adventure/Book Finder - A Book Finder for students in any grade level or for any interests
Calendar Activity -
Cool Math -
Dogpile -
Education Planet - Resources for Teachers and Parents
Educator's Reference Desk - Resources for Teachers and Parents
Electric Teacher - Searching the Internet. Kids and teacher friendly links organized by subject
Exploratorium - Hands-on Science Museum
Fact Monster -
Find Sounds - Search for numerous web sounds
Google -
Google earth - Locate any place on the planet
Homework Spot -
How everyday things are made - Video details on manufacturing
JC Schools - Telling time activities
K8 Technology - Tech lesson plans
Kathy Schrock's Website - website for teachers
Kid's books and authors -
Lessons Plan Ideas -
Links to authors' and illustrators websites -
Map Quest -
Math is Fun - Multi-age basic math acivities
Milwaukee Archdiocese -
One Stop Teacher Resources -
Online Activites Theme Units - Online Activities
Online Newspapers -
Poetry Teachers - How to teach poetry, activities and poetry theater
ProTeacher - Links to hundreds of teacher friendly sites across all subject areas.
Puzzle Maker -
Read Write Think - Creating better Power Point Presentations
Reference Desk - Research for grades 6 and up
Scholastic Kids Homework Hub -
Scholastic's online Activities -
Search Engines for Kids - Multiple search engines for kids
Steel Dolphine - Site for good color combinations on web pages
Teacher net - Computer lesson ideas
Technology and Learning - Technology Magazines
Technology sites - Resources
Telling Time - Five min quiz
Telling time - Half hour quiz
The Math Forum Student Center - Math activities for kids
The Teachers Guide - Teacher Resource
Time Magazine/Weekly Reader -
United States Copyright Office - Find up to date articles, links and facts related to copyright laws.
Web Sites for Teachers - Teacher Resources
Worksheets -
World Atlas - DIfferent facts and graphics related to the globe
Yahoo -
Yahooligans - Child Search Engine
Your dictionary - 2500 dictionaries and grammars in 300 languages

History

American History -
Historical Photos and Documents -
History -
The History Net -
The History Place -
Welcome to the White House -
grade level Internet links - Grade appropriate internet links from Ben Franklin School

Reference K-4

American Library for kids - Learn about history, meet amazing Americans
Berit's Best Sites for Children - Search Engine for Children
Computer Lab Kids - Computer terms
Create a simple graph -
Discovery Channel -
Enchanted Learning - Encyclopedia and picture dictionary for kids, includes: dinosaurs, activities, geography and states, crafts and activities
FunBrain -
Geographical Provinces of Wisconsin -
Getting First Grade Students Connected - First grade online activities
Getting Kindergarten Students Connected - Kindergarten online Activities
I know that - educational games for K4-6
Kids Castle - Smithsonian Encyclopedia for kids
Kids Domain -
Kids Zone - Activitiy and information site for kids
KidsClick - Web search for kids by librarians
Kinder Site - K-1 games
Learn About Wisconsin -
Math Dictionary for Kids - Math terms for kids Kn-6th, also math games and practice
National Geographic -
National Geographic Animals - Animals from A to Z
National Geographic Kids - Interactive adventures in history and interactive games
National Library of Virtual Manipulative (Math) - Money and Time
PBS Kids -
Portaportal - Games for 1st through 5th Also state games
Presidents - American President Life Portraits
Primary Garmes - Game ie: shapes, typing, time, money
Prongo Education Games -
Saints and Angels - Saints and Angels for saint report
San Diego Zoo -
Scholastic -
Sesame Street Workshop - Games for kindergarten
Space - NASA
Star Fall - Early reader site with phonics
The National Archives and Records - Documents and records from the US Federal Government
Time Games - Games for telling time
US Mint - Money Games
Virtual Library -
Virtual Zoo - Field trip to the zoo
WI Immigration and Settlement -
WI Legislature -
Weather Wiz Kids - Track real time weather and play weather games
Welcome to Wisconsin - Wisconsin Facts and Information
Wisconsin's Home Page -
Zoom Dinosaurs -
Zoom School - Lessons in geography, biology, language arts, and early childhood

Reference 5-8

50 States and Capitals -
Answers.com - A search engine that gives you answers instead of links.
Awesome Library - Organizes web searching for kids
Basketball math -
Ben Franklin Elementary School - School Site of the Month 11/03
Biographies -
Britannica Online -
Chicago Museum of Science and Industry -
Children Search Engines - Additional search engines just for kids
Computer Lab Kids - Keyboarding Games
Copyright Kids - Review copyright basics.
Creating a Bibliography - Intro to a step by step bibliography composer
Education Science - Science games and puzzles (good review for atom)
Educational Web Adventure - Interactive Theater
Games Hosted Stuff - Minesweeper and other games for kids
How Stuff Works -
Internet Public Library -
Kids Info - Search Engine, Directories and Reference sites
Kids Konnect - web searching for kids
Library of Congress - Government Library
Milwaukee Public Library -
Monocots and Dicots - Plants and their structure
Net State - Facts on each state
Niffty Fifty States - Interactive Sites about the U.S. (State Capitol Quizes and games)
Nifty Fifty States - State Facts for designing a brochure
Noodle Quest - Interactive tools designed to aid students and professionals with their online research. Includes citing sources in MLA or APA
Occupational Outlook handbook - reference tool for 100's if different jobs
Portaportal.com - Teacher resources, internet hx. technology
School Discovery - For teachers and students to enhance learning
Science News for Kids - Science news, games and resources. Ideas for Science Fair
Sheppard Software - Game for states and capitals
Smithsonian Institute - Museum
Statistical Abstracts of the US - collection of stats on social and econ conditions
Things to Do in the U.S. - Things to do in the US for the state brochure
Touring the US - Good site for state brochure info
Try Science - Introduces science through on-line and off-line activities.
Try Science Interactive - Virtual field trip and experiments
Typing Games - Timed typing practice and typing games
Typing Games Computer lab kids - Typing games
Typing Tests - One, two and three min timed tests
Typing Web - Practice typing/typing tests
Typing practice 2 -
Typing practice 3 -
Understanding Computers - Understanding computer technology
United States Map Puzzles - Practice quiz for states and capitals
World Fact Book - world facts

Clip Art

Barry's clipart - Free clip art includes other clip art sites
Brainy Betty - Freebackgrounds, templates and graphics
Clip Art - Animated clip art
Color schemes - choosing color schemes for web pages
Gif Animations - Gif Animations/Animated Clip Art/ Buttons/lines/bullets
Go Graph - Graphics
GrSites - Backgrounds
Icon Archive - Icons for designs
Icon Bazaar - Various Clipart
Microsoft Clipart - Free clip art from Microsoft
RGB color codes - Choosing color codes for web page
Snapfiles - free color editor for web pages
Soo-Hyoung's Library Clip art - Free clipart
The Amazoning Picture Machine - Graphics
Web Shots -
Well Styled - Color schemes for web page
World Images - Free Images for research assignments
aaa-buttons - button icons

Content by Mrs. Hanaway, ahanaway@netscape.net
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Last revised Wed Dec 1 7:51:25 US/Pacific 2010