School Essentials for Elementary Students

Language Arts

Math

Science

Social Studies

Health

Art

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Welcome Second Graders!

Language Arts

I Know That!- For ages 2-12, this site has lots of language arts games!

Between the Lions: Get Wild about Reading!- Online stories, games, things to print and songs.... run by PBS.

Letter Writing- Arthur helps you write a letter and gives you cool e-mail and snail mail facts!

WordCentral- a dictionary for kids.

Kids Domain- Links to puzzles, coloring pages, and online stories and games.

Vocabulary game- A game on Eduplace's website that uses your vocabulary skills.

Especially for SBG across Grade Levels! Web sites for each language arts theme! Check them out!
Pet Show Today:
Net Pets-5 cool pets in this site…find things that animals do that you wouldn’t believe and a list of what pets need from you.
American Veterinary Association’s Kids page- just for kids
Kidscom Pet Arena: where kids share what’s so greart about their pets
Dogs and Kids-  Dog Safety

Nature Detective:
Guide to seashells- cleaning, preserving, etc.
COA’s shell page:shells facts, poems, activities for kids
Lobsterman’s page-  everything from how to catch them to a day in the life of a lobsterman…may need an adult because text is hard, but interesting!!!
Animals in our backyard-site created by 2nd graders

Good Friends:
All About China- Very kid friendly..from the zodiac to food to counting to the Great Wall.  This site goes with the story"My First American Friend."
Friendship tales- Find out what an elementary school says about friendship!
Friendship bracelets- how to make friendship bracelets

Family Photos:
Authentic Mexican Kitchen- Find out about Mexican cooking.  This site goes with the story "Too Many Tamales."
Cartoon world! -All about different cartoons plus fun and games. Goes with "Clean Your Room, Harvey Moon."
Genealogy for kids: trace your family tree
First Families at Home-learn about families in the White House

That’s Incredible!:
Aquafacts:facts about Octopuses and Squid
ZoomDinosaurs- wonderful kid-friendly site on dinos
Dinorama-National Geographic's site
Discovery.com’s dino page-  All about fossils and dinos!

Tell Me a Tale:
African Animals-  goes with the story "Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain."
Virtual Safari to Africa- also goes with the story "Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain."
Little Sioux Homepage- beautifully done web site...goes with the story "The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush."
Lenni Lenape website- also goes with "The Legend of Indian Paintbrush."  This is a local Native American tribe.

Math

Funschool- Great for math games...also features language arts and science games.

I Know That!- For ages 2-12, this site has lots of math games!

Funbrain- more math games than you can even imagine!

Ask Dr. Math- Search the archives for answers to math questions or ask Dr. MAth your own question!

Story Problems- practice solving word problems: from addition to division at all levels!

A+ Math- Lots of games and activities to choose from.

Fleet Kids- A neat site about money with lots of games at your level!

Science

Zoom Butterflies- everything about butterflies you ever wanted to know!

The Evergreen Project- Interactive story on the rainforest, bee information, gardening, and other activities.

Yucky.com - learn all about worms, from anatomy to composting.

Ask the Worm!- S.K. Worm answers all of your questions on soil!

Science movies- Brainpop's site lets you choose from lots of science clips, complete with sound!

National Geographic for Kids- A good earth science sites with special monthly features.

Science Fair Sites

Science Fair Central (Dicsovery Channel) Ultimate Science Fair Resource The Kid's Guide to Science Projects
Scienz Fair Project Ideas Math Projects for Science Fairs Painless Science Fair Projects

Social Studies

Ben's Guide to Government- Ben Franklin leads you on a tour about government, from A to Z.

US Treasury- A "Just for Kids" Site all about money.

CuriousKids.com- Follow 5 kids ages 7 to 17 in their travels around the world.

Whitehouse for Kids- Learn about the history of the White House, plus information on the president, vice president or take a tour of the White House!

Official Pennsylvania Web site- Find out all about your state here!
 

Health

Kids Health - This site has everything, from recipes to games, information on feelings and your body and special monthly features too. You can also search their site.

Nutrition Explorations- Choose from grade level activities and learn about building a healthy body. Try out Chef Combo's yummy snack recipes. Have fun with stories, contests and games.

Yucky.com- really YUCKY site on your body!

Inside your body- virtual tour of the body

Kids Domain- Downloads for PCs and Mac, games, worksheets and links to other science sites.

Art

Crayola- What kid wouldn't like this site?

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