School Essentials for Elementary Students

Language Arts

Math

Science

Social Studies

Health

Art

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Language Arts

Webster's Dictionary- Not only has a dictionay and thesaurus, but will also tell you how words get into the dictionary and the lastest words to be put in!

Britannica- online encyclopedia

The Concise Columbia Encyclopedia- online encyclopedia

Puzzlemaker- Use vocabulary from any subject to make a puzzle on this site!

Roget's Thesaurus- The best known of all English language thesaurusses is now available online.

Bartlett's Quotations- The best source of quotations around.

ResearchPaper.com- Divided into categories such as history, science, and business. Also has a writing center which includes a full course on writing skills.

The Grammar Lady- Mary Newton Bruder has a doctorate in linguisitcs and is ready to help you!

MLA Citation Guide- Will tell you how to cite any book, periodical, etc. in your research paper.

The Copyright Website- Not sure if you're allowed to use that picture or what consitutes copyright infringement? Check this site out!

Poet's Corner- As stated by the site, it's one of the largest, most diverse and most user-friendly site of poetic works.

ABC's of the Writing Process- This site goes through all of the steps of writing and has valuable links.

Math

Fact Monster- Really cool site that gives you facts about anything and everything in math!

Puzzles!- Puzzles of the month for math.

All Math- Interactive games

A Plus Math- Great interactive website with games

The Math Forum- The biggest and best math resource on the web, from Swarthmore College

Ask Dr. Math- E-mail any math question you have, plus browse through questions already asked.

Quia- Has a list of the top 20 math games and activities...you can practice everything from addition to money to geometry!

Basket Math- Easy to follow site that has math practic for all subjects.

Visual Fractions- Gives instruction and then practice in all areas of fractions. Uses lines and circles to illustrate.

Cool Math- For teachers, kids, and parents- this site has games, links, an on-line forum, and resources.

Money Matters for Kids- Has everything from money terms, and budgeting to information about banks and money articles.

Million Dollar Project- See other students' projects to get an idea for your own!

Science

Fact Monster- Really cool site that gives you facts about anything and everything in science!

Brainpop- watch movies on every science topic imaginable!

The Evergreen Project- Tells about biomes and freshwater and marine ecosystems.

More Ecosystems...- Another great site about ecosystems, biomes, cycles, and more.

Biomes- This site has a map of the world and shows different biomes.

Food Chemistry- Bread chemistry from PBS.

NASA's Origins Program- Read all about galaxies, starts, planets and life in the universe.

Virtual Field Trips- Journey to places you never get a chance to visit in the classroom!

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

Fact Monster- Really cool site that gives you facts about anything and everything in social studies!

Native American Pottery- Excellent examples of Native American Pottery, especially the Hopi Indians.

Map Machine at National Geographic- Everything you ever needed on the subject of maps...trail maps, atlas, geography.

United Nations Cyber School Bus- A wonderful site for children that has quizzes and games, plus valuable information about the UN, member states, and model UN.

Historic Documents- Full text of important documents in U.S. history.

National Museum of the American Indian- The best on-line field trip around!

Political Dictionary- Everything from "abdication" to "zionism" is defined here!

US Senate Home Page- Learn about the Senate, visit your senator's web site, look up specific bills.

US House of Representatives Home Page- Learn about the House, visit your representative's web site, look up specific bills.

American Experience: the Presidents- Great website where you can look up a president's record or see an in-depth biography about a specific president.

National Women's History Project- Great information about women for women's history month and beyond!

Health

Yucky Body- Find out everything you ever wanted to know about your body!

KidsHealth- Excellent site for kids dealing with all health topics, from feelings to illnesses to safety.

Brainpop- watch movies on every health topic imaginable!

Nutrition Explorations- Provides games, links, activities and more about nutrition.

Art

Asian Art- Online journal for the study and exhibition of the arts of Asia.

Burke Museum of Art- Information about exhibits, programs and museum history.

Smithsonian Institution- Gateway to the treasure houses for learning.

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