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Curriculum Resources
on the Web
There are so many great resources for students online, that a list would be almost endless. We've compiled some of our favorites below. First, we've included some great general sites for teachers where you can get all kinds of help and resources, including curriculum. Then, we've broken the list down to include some great subject-area resources as well! If you know of a great site that isn't listed here, tell us about it: feedback@teachersnetwork.org.
GENERAL TEACHER SITES:
Teachers Network: http://www.teachersnetwork.org
4teachers: http://www.4teachers.org
NYLearns: http://nylearns.org
Eduscapes: http://eduscapes.com
PBS Teacher Source: http://www.pbs.org/teachersource
New York Times Learning Network: http://nytimes.com/learning/index.html
Kathy Schrock’s guide: http://discoveryschool.com/schrockguide
Educational Cyberplayground: http://www.edu-cyberpg.com
Busy Teacher's Website: http://www.ceismc.gatech.edu/busyt/homepg.html
Multicultural Paths—links to multicultural
resources: http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/sites1.html
Sheila Gersh's resources for teachers: http://www.schoollink.org/twin
Brain Pop http://www.brainpop.com
Enchanted Learning http://www.enchantedlearning.com
Discovery School: http://school.discovery.com
Cyber Guides: links to lesson plans with student
activities http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cyberguide.html
Filamentality: create free web-based activities
for classroom use http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/index.html
Multicultural Education Resource Center—multicultural
lesson plans: http://nameorg.org/resources/plans.html
Internet Projects Registry—a clearinghouse
of online projects in all subject/grade levels http://gsh.lightspan.com/GSH/pr
Examples and hotlists of ways to integrate
the Internet into the classroom http://cln.org/integrating.html
Apple Learning Exchange: http://ali.apple.com/ali
Teacher-submitted lesson plans: http://www.educationworld.com/a_tsl
Blue Web N: http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn
Microsoft in Education Resources: http://www.microsoft.com/education/default.aspx
SEIR*TEC (SouthEast Initiatives Regional Technology
in Education Consortium) Lesson Plans http://www.seirtec.org/k12/lessons.html
SUBJECT-AREA RESOURCES:
Literature/Language Arts
Reading Group Guides http://www.readinggroupguides.com
Short Stories Online http://www.short-stories.co.uk
Purdue University’s Online Writing Lab
http://owl.english.purdue.edu
Shakespeare Online http://www.shakespeare-online.com
Computer-enhanced English http://www.teachnet-lab.org/fklane/maslow
National Council of Teachers of English http://www.ncte.org
Cyber English http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng
Database of Award-Winning Children's Literature
http://www.dawcl.com
Big Dog’s Grammar: http://aliscot.com/bigdog
Aesop's Fables Online Collection http://www.pacificnet.net/~johnr/aesop
Wacky Web Tales http://www.eduplace.com/tales
The Children's Literature Web Guide http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown
Word Central http://www.wordcentral.com
New York City Writing Project http://www.nycwp.org
LSU Libraries Author Guides http://www.lib.lsu.edu/hum/lit/authors.html
Book Talks - Quick and Simple http://nancykeane.com/booktalks
Online Poetry Database http://eir.library.utoronto.ca/rpo/display/index.cfm
National Park Service’s Edgar Allen
Poe site http://nps.gov/edal
Goosebumps’ Companion Web Site http://place.scholastic.com/goosebumps/index.htm
Masterpiece Theatre’s American Literature Collection:
http://www.ncteamericancollection.org
Scribbling Women—teaching women’s
literature: http://scribblingwomen.org
A&E Biography Search: http://www.biography.com
Mathematics
Math Forum http://mathforum.org
Cool Math http://www.coolmath.com
Mathematics Lessons that are Fun http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Lessons
Math in Daily Life http://www.learner.org/exhibits/dailymath
AAA Math http://www.aaamath.com
Manipulating Math with Java—examples
of Math concepts http://www.ies.co.jp/math/java
SOS Math—free high school math review
resource http://www.sosmath.com
Performing Arts and Music
Mojo's Musical Mouseum http://www.kididdles.com/mouseum/index.html
The Classical Music Navigator http://www.wku.edu/~smithch/music/index2.htm
History of Ballet http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/yiannis/dance/history.html
New York City Ballet http://www.nycballet.com/programs/whatisballet.html
New York Philharmonic Kid Zone http://www.nyphilkids.org/main.phtml
Instrument Encyclopedia http://www.si.umich.edu/chico/instrument
Science
National Geographic http://www.nationalgeographic.com
CDC's Body & Mind site http://www.bam.gov
E Nature (National Wildlife Federation) http://www.enature.com
Yuckiest Site on the Internet http://yucky.kids.discovery.com
Frogland http://allaboutfrogs.org/froglnd.shtml
Franklin Institute Online http://sln.fi.edu
Neuroscience for Kids http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html
Insects on the Web http://www.insects.org
Kids Gardening http://www.kidsgardening.org
Mineral and Gemstone Kingdom http://www.minerals.net
How Stuff Works http://www.howstuffworks.com
Chemistry Resources Online:
http://www.teachersnetwork.org/book/chemresources.htm
Multidisciplinary class activities for students
on deserts http://horizon.nmsu.edu/ddl/ddllessongrid.html
Exploratorium Hands-On Activities: http://www.exploratorium.edu/explore/handson.html
Solar System Simulator: http://space.jpl.nasa.gov
Earthwatch—satellite weather views:
http://www.earthwatch.com/SKYWATCH/RDUS2D.html
Health, PE, and Fitness
PE Central http://www.pecentral.org
BBC Health http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/kids
Sports Illustrated for Kids http://www.sikids.com
Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/kids
National Institute of Environmental Health
Sciences http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/home.htm
Tips for Youth http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/tips4youth.htm
Kids Health http://kidshealth.org
History and Social Studies
American Memory Collection http://memory.loc.gov
National Council for Social Studies http://www.socialstudies.org/resources
Castles on the Web http://www.castlesontheweb.com
Lower East Side Tenement Museum http://www.tenement.org
The Immigrant Experience in NY http://www.tenement.org/immigrantexperience/lalutta.htm
White House http://www.whitehouse.gov
Eyewitness http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com
Black History http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/BHM/AfroAm.html
Ben's Guide to US Government for Kids http://bensguide.gpo.gov
I*EARN http://www.iearn.org
4Directions—Native American Lesson Plans
& Resources http://4directions.org
African-American Web Connection http://www.aawc.com/aaa.html
EDSITEment—Humanities Content online
http://www.edsitement.neh.gov
American History & Culture links http://www.education-world.com/a_sites/sites028.shtml
Map Collection via the University of Texas:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/map_sites/states_sites.html
Country Reports: http://www.emulateme.com
America’s Freedom Documents:
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson190.shtml
BBC Online History: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history
History Channel’s “This Day in
History” http://www.historychannel.com/thisday
Oasis Interactive NYC maps: http://oasisnyc.org/mapsearch.asp
Art and Architecture
Smithsonian American Art Museum http://www.si.edu
Architecture for Kids http://www.loggia.com/designarts/architecture/kids.html
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco http://www.thinker.org
The Official Site of the Eiffel Tower http://www.tour-eiffel.fr/teiffel/uk
Art Institute of Chicago http://www.artic.edu
ArcKIDecture http://www.archkidecture.org
The British Museum http://www.british-museum.ac.uk
The Metropolitan Museum of Art http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/index.asp
Business
Consumer Search http://www.consumersearch.com/www
All Business http://allbusiness.com
The Washington Post Business Glossary
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/business/specials/glossary/index.html
Young Biz.com http://www.kidsway.com
JobStar Central Career Guides http://jobstar.org/tools/career/index.cfm
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