The Smithsonian's History Explorer

The Smithsonian's History Explorer
http://historyexplorer.americanhistory.si.edu/

Quote: "Your gateway to innovative, standards-based online resources for teaching and learning American history, designed and developed by the National Museum of American History as part of Verizon's thinkfinity.org consortium. Explore the rich resources of the Museum and bring history to life with artifacts, primary sources, and online tools for the classroom, afterschool programs, and home."

Teaching Spanish

http://www.onlinefreespanish.com/

This is a wonderful Spanish teaching site. It is aimed for kids. There are games, and worksheets that your child can use to learn Spanish. I used this site this year for my kids since we are all new to speaking Spanish.

Freebie of the Day

Freebie of the Day
http://www.homeschoolfreebie.wholesomechildhood.com/

This is a wonderful site that you can download free books, audio stories and much more.Sign up for their newsletter that they send out every week letting you know what the upcoming freebies are.Their site is Christian oriented.

PBS lessons and videos

PBS Resources For the Classroom: http://www.pbs.org/teachers/connect/resources/2565/preview/
You can search for various subjects and it will provide links to shows, lesson plans, videos, and more to help you with your teaching.

American Musuem of Natural History (Science)http://www.pbs.org/teachers/connect/resources/2565/preview/
Contains various Science stories and videos

EekoWorld
http://pbskids.org/eekoworld/index.html?load=eekohouse
Contains lots of Science lesson, games, and videos

Health Subjects

Bike Safety: http://kidshealth.org/kid/watch/out/bike_safety.html

Food Pyramid: http://www.mypyramid.gov/kids/kids_game.html
Why Exercise is Cool: http://kidshealth.org/kid/exercise/fit/work_it_out.html
Healthy Refrigerator Quiz: http://www.healthyfridge.org/kids.html

All about puberty (boys and girls): http://kidshealth.org/kid/grow/body_stuff/puberty.html

Talk about your Feelings: http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/thought/talk_feelings.html
Saying your Sorry: http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/home_family/sorry.html
First Aid: http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/first_aid/index.shtml
Choking: http://kidshealth.org/kid/watch/er/choking.html

Printable USA and State Maps

Click the link below to go to a site where you can print out various USA and state maps.
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/megamaps/print-usa-maps.html

Spark notes for Reading

The Secret Garden: http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/secretgarden/section6.rhtml

Wind in the Willows: http://www.bookrags.com/studyguide-wind-in-the-willows/chapanal001.html

I want to be a Veterinarian...

I want to be a Veterinarian Book (limited view): http://books.google.com/books?id=osyIKo5vbwQC&printsec=frontcover&dq=veterinarian&cd=3#v=onepage&q=&f=false

Help with Animal and Plant Cells

Animals Cells: http://www.eurekascience.com/ICanDoThat/animal_cells.htm

Plant Cells: http://www.eurekascience.com/ICanDoThat/plant_cells.htm

DNA: http://www.eurekascience.com/ICanDoThat/dna.htm

Inside a Cell: http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/begin/cells/insideacell/

Cell Structure: http://www.tvdsb.on.ca/westmin/science/sbi3a1/Cells/cells.htm

Science Lessons / Projects

Primary Science Resources: http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/science/science.htmScience

Lessons and Projects: http://www.topscience.org/

The Human Body

Changes in Hair and Nails: http://healthguide.howstuffworks.com/aging-changes-in-hair-and-nails-dictionary.htm

How Nerves Work: http://health.howstuffworks.com/nerve.htm
How your Brain Works: http://health.howstuffworks.com/brain.htm
Muscles of the Human Body: http://www.kidport.com/Grade5/Science/BodyMuscles.htm
How Muscles Work: http://health.howstuffworks.com/muscle.htm/printable
Muscular System: http://www.innerbody.com/image/musfov.html
Skeletal System: http://webschoolsolutions.com/patts/systems/skeleton.htm#joints
Muscular and Skeletal System: http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookMUSSKEL.html#Joints

Skeleton System: http://www.lessontutor.com/jm_skeleton.html
How Blood Works: http://health.howstuffworks.com/blood.htm
How your Heart Works: http://health.howstuffworks.com/heart.htm
Digestive System: http://www.innerbody.com/image/digeov.html

Science Games

Human Body and Mind Game: http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/factfiles/skeletalsmoothandcardiac/heart_beat.shtml

Dinosaurs Matching Game: http://www.kidsdinos.com/dinosaur-games/dinosaur-match.php

Tour of the Heart Game: http://www.pbs.org/teachers/connect/resources/5616/preview/

Simple Machines - Pulley / Lever: http://www.edheads.org/activities/simple-Machines/

Rainforest Alliance : http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/education/treehouse/

Food Chains: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/living_things/food_chains/play.shtml

Food Webs: http://www.gould.edu.au/foodwebs/africa.htm

Science Videos

Endangered Species: http://www.howstuffworks.com/search.php?terms=endangered+species&media=video

Invertebrates: http://www.howstuffworks.com/search.php?terms=invertebrates&gallery=1&media=video

Invertebrates: http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/27454-animals-without-backbones-quiz-1-video.htm

Human Body Videos

Magic School Bus - Human Body 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJieJ3_R2Do&feature=related
Magic School Bus - Human Body 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_N4GtrurdA

Urinary System: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7m5IyzQzAM&feature=fvw
Skeletal System: http://health.howstuffworks.com/adam-200029.htm
Nervous System: http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/25468-systems-of-the-human-body-nervous-system-video.htm

How the Heart Works: http://videos.howstuffworks.com/discovery-health/14549-human-atlas-how-the-heart-works-video.htm

Ears: http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/6056-exploring-sound-parts-of-the-ear-video.htm

Vision: http://health.howstuffworks.com/eye.htm
Smelling: http://www.howstuffworks.com/smell.htm
Hearing: http://health.howstuffworks.com/hearing.htm
Eyes: http://www.howstuffworks.com/search.php?terms=our+eyes+work&media=video

Ecosystems / Biome Videos

Taiga Biome: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wma8Fu_C9k&feature=related
Taiga Biome: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3-sbN8z82k&feature=related
Grasslands Biome: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFIMWyo8P_4&feature=PlayList&p=C48F615E0E81F49B&index=2

Rainforest Biome: http://www.pbs.org/teachers/connect/resources/5703/preview/
Desert Biome: http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/tdc02.sci.life.eco.desert/
EkoWorld Desert Biome: http://pbskids.org/eekoworld/index.html?load=environment
Tundra Biome: http://www.howstuffworks.com/search.php?terms=tundra&media=video
Arctic Biome: http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/tdc02.sci.life.eco.arctic/
EkoWorld: Tundra Biome: http://pbskids.org/eekoworld/index.html?load=env_tundra

Science Videos

Violent Hawaii (Volcano): http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/lessons/feeling-hot-hot-hot/video-segments/1533/

A Visit to Yellowstone: http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/ess05.sci.ess.earthsys.yellowstone/

Meteor Showers: http://www.teachersdomain.org/ext/ess05_int_meteorshower/index.html
Hunting Meteorites: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/3313/nn-mete-video-q-300.html
Astroids: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/3313/01.html

Characteristics of the Sun: http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/ess05.sci.ess.eiu.sunbasics/

Science Videos

Erosion: http://www.teachersdomain.org/search/?mode=refined&results_to_show=10&query=erosion&lower_grade=K&upper_grade=12&media_types=video&media_types=audio&media_types=interactive&media_types=image&media_types=document&media_types=lesson_plan&media_types=student_activity&oer_level=0

Food Chain: http://msnucleus.org/membership/storybooks/foodchain.html
Energy and Food Chain: http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/science_up_close/314/deploy/interface.html

Garden Spiders: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymTMrg7G4Ac&feature=related

Magic School Bus- Gets Lost in Space: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcHN8i5Mz54&feature=PlayList&p=521FD610C3769FB2&index=0&playnext=1

Dirt: http://www.youtube.com/user/PetStoreLady#p/u/5/EEUSireK0QI
Dirt Detective (Sid the Science Kid): http://pbskids.org/sid/videoplayer.html?dirtdetectives

On line frog dissection

Net Frog 2002 On line dissection: http://frog.edschool.virginia.edu/Frog2/

Sharks

Ultimate Guide to Sharks in the Deep: http://videos.howstuffworks.com/discovery/36698-ultimate-guide-to-sharks-deep-water-sharks-video.htm

Ultimate Guide to Sharks in the Shallow:

http://videos.howstuffworks.com/discovery/36708-ultimate-guide-to-sharks-sharks-in-the-shallows-video.htm

Ultimate Guide to the Whale Shark: http://videos.howstuffworks.com/discovery/36711-ultimate-guide-to-sharks-whale-shark-video.htm

Island of athe Sharks (Diagram): http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sharks/world/diagram.html

Hammerhead Sharks: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ekvr_mUxVzw

Access, Analyze, Act is available for free...

April Is National Financial Literacy Month! Explore PBS Teachers Access, Analyze, Act: From Economic Theory to Financial Reality

Based on the recent global financial crisis, to help students understand complex economic concepts, PBS Teachers has developed Access, Analyze, Act: From Economic Theory to Financial Reality, a special collection of educational digital media resources about the economy for use in school and home learning environments. Access, Analyze, Act is available for free at http://www.pbs.org/teachers/access-analyze-act-economy/.

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PBS Free April Webinars: Earth Day & Diary of Anne Frank

Free April Webinars: "Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day" and "A Fresh Look at Teaching The Diary of Anne Frank"

*On Monday, April 5 at 8 p.m. EDT, PBS Teachers will host "Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day." During this event, participants will learn about two new PBS projects: "Earth Days: American Experience," a new film by Robert Stone chronicling the history of the modern environmental movement, and Growing Greener Schools, a film and educational resources aimed at empowering students, teachers, and parents to incorporate green ideas into both school buildings and classroom curriculums. Presenters include the filmmakers and educational experts who will provide resources and strategies to help teachers celebrate this important anniversary in innovative and meaningful ways.

*On Wednesday, April 7 at 8 p.m. EDT, we will host a webinar entitled, "A Fresh Look at Teaching The Diary of Anne Frank." Webinar participants will get a sneak peek at the all-new adaptation airing on Masterpiece and review educator materials created for middle school and high school. These materials include a teacher's guide created in collaboration with the Holocaust education organization Facing History & Ourselves as well as an omnibus Resources Listing, which collects the best existing resources on Anne Frank and her historical context and offers resources for teens interested in journaling with digital media. Speakers include the author of the teacher's guide and an educator from Facing History and Ourselves.

For details, visit: http://www.pbs.org/teachers/webinar/