Educational Resources

Here are some websites to develop, consolidate and extend classroom learning. If you have any suggestions, please pass them along.

Language Arts
Kids Reads - Information on books and authors
Woodland - Lots of resources on spelling, grammar, punctuation, and writing
Book Trailers - made by kids
Poetry for Kids  - All things poetry, lots of resources
Favorite Poem - People reciting their favorite poems
Poetry Foundation - Poetry information and resources
Poem Hunter - Poems and resources
Poetry eServer - Lists of poems from reknown poets
Famous Poets and Poems
Poetry Outloud - Poems read out loud

Word Study



Interactive Suffix CheckerRobertson's Words for a Modern Age


Mathematics
Study Ladder - Great Math practice (and other areas)
IXL - Able to do some activities without subscription
Nrich Maths - Extension problem solving
AAA Maths - Focus on arthimetic
Math Playground  - Interactive games
Woodland  - Interactive games
Johnnie's Math Page - Put together by a Math teacher, content for all grade levels. CAUTION: some links from the page no longer work
Khan Academy - Tutorials for all levels
Visual Math Dictionary - Defines and gives pictures of math terms
Number Pieces - modeling numbers with place value blocks
-   NCTM’s Figure This http://figurethis.nctm.org
-   NCTM’s Illuminations http://illuminations.nctm.org
-   Family Math Night http://familymathnight.com
-   Ken-Ken http://kenkenpuzzle.com
-   YouCubed https://www.youcubed.org

Inquiry 
Design Squad - resources for engineering challenges
Multiple Intelligences quiz
PowerKnowledge Science - Great information on Life, Earth and Physical Science. Get ready to read, look at pictures, and play games to learn more about science!
Username: libiskl
Password: libiskl
BrainPop - Tim and Moby teach about all subjects! Quizzes to help you review.
Username: iskl
Password: iskl
ISKL Library resources - Lists of resources recommended to Melawati students
BBC Bitesize - Lots of Language and Math practice, but with Science content too
CBBC News - News for kids
Time for Kids - News for kids
Sheppard Software - Games for all ages and subject areas
US Geological Survey - Info on plate tectonics
Google Art Project  - An amazing way to access art from hundreds of museums worldwide
National Geographic for Kids - Information and games about the natural world
Newsela - Current and historical news for a variety of categories

Forces videos
Skydiving
Swingset
Car crash
Tennis volleys
Bowling ball pendulums

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