Elementary Interactive Websites  

 

Donna’s Elementary Interactive Curriculum - Browse the Interactive Curriculum by grade level and subject area to find interactive websites to use with your students.

Donna's Delicious links - (tagged with "interactive" and "elementary")

Donna's Delicious links - (tagged with "interactive" and "elementary" and "textbooks")

 

All Subjects and Levels!

Computer Lab Favorites by Scholastic- 50 one-stop learning activities- 15-30 minutes each

Crickweb - Free interactive resources and activities for Primary grades.

Funschool - Fun and educational games and activities

MrNussbaum - Interactive games - parts of it is free! (includes ads)

Quia Shared Activities - Search games already created by other educators in a multitude of subject areas! These games are great for whole class instruction. HINT - the Rags to Riches games are Who Wants to be a Millionaire!

BBC Schools - Great interactive resources for all subjects and levels!

Scholastic Online Interactive Learning Activities - Interactive activities for all subjects and levels!

Nova Interactives Archive Search by science/history topic/interest for interactive activities.

Interactives - strategies, content and activities that can enhance skills in a variety of areas

Internet 4 Classrooms - find interactive links by grade level

Panwapa - Where kids shape the world

Arcademic Skill Builders - Math and languagearts skills

 

Language Arts Only

GameGoo - Educational Games mainly language arts

Big Universe - Read hundreds of published books or create your own

Lookybook - Pictures books to read online

StarFall - Lots of interactive activities to help students learn to read. Excellent for K-2 and 3-5!

Interactive Phonics and Word Study Center - Interactive phonic and word study resources!

ReadWriteThink - “Providing educators and student access to the highest quality practices and resources in reading and language arts instruction.”  

Word Magnets - interactive word "magnets"

ict games - literacy games

Maggie Tales - Instant storytime for kids

 

Mathematics Only

Rainforest Math - All kinds of Interactive mathematics activities for K-6! Great Resource!

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives

ict games - math games

Math Playground - practice math skills, model your math problems, use manipulatives, etc.

 

Science Only

Engineering Interact - Interactive science and engineering activities for ages 9-11. 

Houghton Mifflin Science: Discover! Simulations

 

Social Studies Only

National Geographic Maps - Interactive map games!

Newseum - displays daily newspaper front pages in their original, unedited form (*warning- some material may not be appropriate for students*)

Out on a Limb - a guide to getting along - character ed scenarios

Community Helpers - Scholastic

 

Health/PE

Bam.gov - Body and Mind Site from the CDC.

Nova Interactive Archive (health section) - interactive activities related to health topics

Get Body Smart - An online examination of Human Anatomy and Physiology

The Virtual Body - Virtual body.

 

Pre-K

Rainforest Math - All kinds of Interactive mathematics activities for K-6! Great Resource!

StarFall - Lots of interactive activities to help students learn to read. Excellent for K-2 and 3-5!

Little Fingers - Great interactive activities.

Bembo’s Zoo - Virtual Alphabet

Reading Is Fundamental - leading to reading (ages 0-5)

 

 

Middle School / High School Interactive Sites

 

All Subjects and Levels!

Quia Shared Activities - Search games already created by other educators in a multitude of subject areas! These games are great for whole class instruction. HINT - the Rags to Riches games are Who Wants to be a Millionaire!

BBC - Schools Secondary - Great interactive resources for all subjects and levels!

 

Science/Math/Health

Get Body Smart - An online examination of Human Anatomy and Physiology

ExploreLearning Math and Science Gizmos - Online simulations that power inquiry and understanding. The gizmos are free, however you have to pay for the assessment questions.

WolframMathWorld - Great mathematical resource - check out The MathWorld Classroom, which provides a set of pop-up “capsule summaries” for more than 300 mathematical terms and the Interactive Entries.

Periodic Table of Elements - Interactive Periodic Table from the Los Alamos National Labratory.

National Library of Virtual Mathematic Manipulatives - Search by grade level and topic.

Nova Interactives Archive Search by science/history topic/interest for interactive activities.

Physics.org A selection of interactive websites and games that show a different side of physics.

PhEt Interactive Physics Simulations

 

Language Arts/Social Studies

MyRocketBook.com - Rocketbooks are video study guides that provide summaries and detailed analyses of literary works.

British Library Online Gallery - Leaf through their great books and magnify the details.

Media Awareness - Educational games related to media literacy. (Browse lesson plans also for interactive activities.)

Newseum - The interactive museum of news, including the front page of newspapers from all over the world.

EconEd Online - Student Interactives for Economics.

Financial Literacy in Action - Project based learning activities (includes teaching plans).

 

Curriculum Starting Points K-12

ReadWriteThink- “Providing educators and student access to the highest quality practices and resources in reading and language arts instruction.”

Illuminations - National Council of Teachers of Mathematics site with great resources, links, and interactive tools for students.

Science NetLinks - The American Association for the Advancement of Science site. Resources include lessons, Interactive Tools, and NetLinks.

XPeditions - National Geographic site for Education. Geography resources include lesson plans, interactive activities, Atlas (with hundreds of printer-friendly maps), and recommended links.

EDSITEment - National Endowment for the Humanities education site. Resources from the world’s museums, libraries, cultural institutions, and universities.

EconEdLink - National Council on Economic Education site. Resources include lessons, Current Events, WebLinks, DataLinks, and CyberTeach.

ArtsEdge- National Arts (Dance, Music, Theater and Visual Arts) and Education Network site. Resources include teaching materials, professional development resources, student materials, and WebLinks.

KidsZone - National Center for Education Statistics site for Kids. Resources include a Graph maker, dice roller, and allows students to compare themselves with other students.