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Thursday, August 19, 2010

Go on a African Safari!

I love this site!  They have a camera mounted on a jeep in South Africa and you can go for a ride along on a safari.  The only down side is the time difference.  The jeeps usually head out on safari around 8-9pm.  During the nighttime hours the camera is pointed at a watering hole where you can watch the wildlife go by.

http://www.zaplive.tv/web/djuma1?cid=8

Free Online Games

Lemonade Larry

http://prongo.com/lemon

The classic summer kid biz takes a high tech twist at this
site! Your budding entrepreneurs are quizzed on basic
multiplication facts as they determine what to charge their
virtual customers.



Math Baseball

Young stars can go to bat at this simple. Multilevel site
inspired by our national pastime. Children can choose
between addition, subtraction, multiplication and division,
and play ball.



Monster Beach Party

The “monsters” kindergarteners can build out of simple
geometric shapes are ready for summer fun at the beach!
Don’t forget to check out the other learning games on the
Sesame Street Site.



O Canada

Although you might usually associate our neighbor to the
north with winter, this is a great time to learn more about
that country’s heritage. This site gives gumshoes the chance
to solve mysteries while learning about Canada’s railroad system.



Seashell Rounding

Mathematicians can practice rounding and estimating with
this simple seashell themed game from children’s author
Jan Brett.



Spell ‘n’ Surf

Surf’s up at this fun site, whose online game Fearless Frieda:
The Big Kahuna challenges primary kids to spell sight words in
order to catch the next big wave.



Sun Safety Quiz

Kids can get Sun-Certified and printout a colorful diploma after
completing the online quiz at this site. Have students click on
“Kids” to access the quiz, which covers everything from SPF to
cloudy days.



Watermelon Wisdom
http://www.watermelon.org/

Who knew there was so much learning in this red, juicy treat?
Carve into a watermelon science quiz or soak in melon math
facts before tackling the word puzzle and coloring pages.

SOftware & Clipart

Before You Know It

http://www.byki.com/FLSIndPage.pl?Lang=AFF

Free Before You Know It bundle includes a full working
copy of Before You Know It Lite plus a collection of lists
for your chosen language. It's free and you can use it
forever, with no time or session limits.



Homeschool Tracker
http://www.tghomesoft.com/

The Homeschool Tracker is a homeschool planning,
record keeping and reporting software program for your
Microsoft Windows computer. Whether or not your state
or school district has strict reporting requirements, with
Tracker's powerful and easy to use planning and scheduling
features you will want to use the Tracker, not only for your
mandatory recording and reporting tasks, but every day for
planning and recording of assignments, chores, goals,
schedules, events, reading lists, attendance, grades/scores
and more. Read success stories and praise for Tracker written
by some of our users. The Basic Edition is offered for free
download (no strings attached, and no expiration date).



School Clip Art

Free school clip art for teachers and students
Lots of downloadable clip art.




Sheppard Software
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/teachers.htm

Free software for teachers and homeschoolers including
geography, math, states, algebra, presidents and more.




Teachers Pet
http://www.teachers-pet.org/

Free Software For Teachers! With this free teacher software
and Resource Search Tool (right) you can make stimulating
classroom exercises in minutes. Developed by a teacher,
the software requires no installation and can create the
following... Flashcards, Multi-choice exercises, word jumble,
sentence jumble, pronunciation and punctuation exercises,
dictionary and thesaurus search, Gap-Fill exercises and
much more.

Fun Freebies

A to Z Home’s Cool

http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/regional/California.htm

This site has a link for each state as well as other countries.
Each page has legal information, support groups, activities and
resources. This is a very good site with lots of information.



All Experts
http://www.allexperts.com/

Ask experts in a large number of areas any question you may
have. The site is staffed by volunteers willing to share their
expertise for free.



The American Promise
http://www.americanpromise.com/

Since The American Promise debuted several years ago on public
television, the series, along with its accompanying lesson plans,
has helped tens of thousands of dedicated educators like you
open the doors to understanding democracy for millions of students.
The plans are great for teaching students how our country works.
Materials include a video or DVD and lesson plans.



Animal Times
http://www.teachkind.org/at-form.asp

Free subscription to animal times. Other free materials are
also offered on this site.



Artsonia
http://www.artsonia.com/teachers/

Display your students' artwork online.
Scan or take digital photos of artwork and upload it to the
Artsonia website for display. We'll help you create online art
project galleries for your entire school!
Family & friends visit the artwork online.
Parents, relatives and friends can view the artwork online,
send positive comments to the artist, join the artist's "Fan Club",
even order gifts with the artwork imprinted on them (coffee
mugs, mousepads, t-shirts, and more!)
Receive $$$ for your Arts Program. Artsonia will donate 15% of
the revenue from the sale of art keepsakes back to your school.
(U.S. schools only)



Awesome Library
http://www.awesomelibrary.org/Library/Materials_Search/

Lesson_Plans/Across_Subjects.html
Lesson plans by grade or subject. There is a lot of information
and links on this site. There is a lot of good lesson ideas.



Book Markers
http://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/kidsteachers/bookmarkorders/form_feedback.asp

Happy to send you a bookmark for each student in your class.


Book-It Program - Pizza Hut
http://www.bookitprogram.com/enrollment/enroll.asp

It’s that time of year again! Time for schools to sign up to
receive the FREE teacher materials for the 2005-06 BOOK IT!
Program. Enroll now and Build Reading Mania at your school!
FREE Pizza When a child meets a monthly reading goal, the
teacher gives him or her a Pizza Award Certificate. The child
brings the certificate to a Pizza Hut restaurant where he or
she is given a free one-topping Personal Pan Pizza.



Britannica
http://www.britannica.com/

This website contains the entire contents of the Encyclopedia
Britannica.



Bulletin Board Ideas
http://home.bellsouth.net/p/s/community.dll?ep=87&subpageid=11350&ck=

This site has lots of good idea’s for creating interesting and fun bulletin boards.



Common Sense Media Reviews
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/index.php

Gives detail reviews of movies at theaters and on rentals,
TV, games, books, music.



Display Idea’s
http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/more/displays/contents.htm

Really fun idea’s for display area’s.



DLTK’s Custom Printing
http://www.dltk-cards.com/coupon/

Create your own coupons, doorknob hangers, gift tags,
bookmarks, calendars, chore charts, awards, treat bags,
writing paper and more.



Energy / Safety
http://www.nef1.org/order_new.html

Choose one of the following:
* Fun & Safety Pack: Grades K-3
* Energy Awareness K-3 Pack: Grades K-3
* Energy Awareness 4-6 Pack: Grades 4-6
* Fundamentals & Safety Pack: Grades 4-6
* Fueling the Future Pack: Grades 6-12
* Gilmore's Gas Pack: Grades 4-9
* Technology & Science Pack: Grades 8-1



Family Education
www.familyeducation.com/home

This is a very nice site that offers expert advise, a question
and answer section as well as age specific information. It is
not specifically for homeschoolers but still has very useful
information.



Flip Books

This site takes your step by step through making a flip book.
Fun site.



Free Idea Book
http://www.aetv.com/class/theideabook/

Free Idea Book for Educators is the biannual teacher's magazine
created by the Education Department at A&E Television Networks.



Freecycle
http://www.freecycle.org/

On this website you list items you are looking for as well as
items you are offering all for free. If you have something
sitting around you don't want anymore but its too good to
just throw away you can offer it for free to people in your
area and look at what people in your neighborhood are looking
to give away. Everything on this site is free. There is no mailing
everything must be picked up.



Federal Reserve Bank
http://app.ny.frb.org/publications/result.cfm?comics=1

They have 12 different comics about money listed. You can
order a maximum of 35 of each.



Geology
http://geology.er.usgs.gov/eastern/fossils.html

2 Free Books For Teachers:
"Fossils, Rocks And Time" and "Dinosaurs: Facts and Fiction"
Just write to them & make your request.



Homes of Our Own
http://www.homesofourown.org/default.asp

Thank you for ordering your FREE copy of Building Homes
of Our Own, the interactive education simulation that
helps introduce technology into the classroom and provides
educators with a new way to teach core subjects! Delivery
usually takes about two weeks.



Homeschool E-store
https://www.homeschoolestore.com/catalog/index.php

The is a online store but offer a free ebook every week.
You just have to register with them which is free.



Homeschool Forms
http://www.geocities.com/homeschoolforms/page2.html

Great site for home schooling forms including planners, charts, logs, Bible, language arts, science, math, social studies, music, games, coloring, games.



Internet FAQ Archives
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/

This site has an extensive collection of frequently asked
questions on every imaginable topic.



Just Choices
http://www.justchoices.org/

The goal of the Just Choices program is to encourage students
to explore new ideas and reevaluate old ones while developing
a strong understanding and appreciation of historical and
contemporary social justice movements. Through this program,
students will learn how their everyday choices affect others in
society and will be inspired to take on issues with passionate
civic engagement.

The free program consists of the following:
* Four-page teachers' guide
* Four reproducible student-activity masters
* One Just Choices video
* One Just Choices wall poster
* One teacher-response card



Keyboard Cover
http://www.protectcovers.com/free_sample_form.htm

Free Protective Keyboard Cover for teachers.



Kim’s Korners
http://www.kimskorner4teachertalk.com/classmanagement/bulletinboards.html

Idea’s for fun bulletin boards.



Lakeshore Learning Materials Awards Maker
http://www.lakeshorelearning.com/awarddisplay.process

They offer a only few certificate choices but very easy to use.
Prints with your information on it.



Learning Laffs
http://www.learninglaffs.com/

In addition to providing daily cartoons for teachers, Learning
Laffs offers many classroom setting cartoons with blank speech
bubbles. Your students can try their hand at writing punch lines.



Live Eagle Cam
http://www.infotecbsi.com/wildlife/

This live web cam lets you watch baby eagles being born and
cared for by their mother. This is a live cam over a bald eagles
nest. Very interesting.



National Postal Museum
http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/educators/4b_curriculum.html

Free downloads, four packets to choose from.
* Letters From Home: An Exhibit-Building Project for the Advanced ESL Classroom
Grades 8 - Adult
* Postal Pack for Elementary School Students
Grades K - 6
* Pen Friends Across the Nation: An Intergenerational
Letter Writing Project
Grades 6 - 9
* We Were There: Letters From the Battle Front
Grades 7 - 12



National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association
http://www.nssga.org/

Free educational materials. Now every classroom in America
can understand how our home in the universe is built on stone.
Free video and fact sheet, help your students learn how stone,
sand & gravel are a part of our everyday lives in more ways
than you would ever imagine. For free kit email your name,
school name, address and number of students.



National Arbor Day Foundation
http://www.arborday.org/Shopping/Merchandise/MerchList.cfm?Categories=8

Free educational brochures.




Northern Illinois University
http://www.math.niu.edu/placement/

This site offers free online math placement tests.



Saxon Math
www.saxonmath.com/placement_tests.htm

This site offers placement tests online as well as a number
valuable resources.



School Supplies
http://www.schoolsupplies2005.com/sanford/consumer/schoolsupplies/jhtml/index.jhtml?urlcode=245

Free Classroom Supplies for Teachers.



Scholastic Pop-Up Books
http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/lessonplans/abcpopup.htm

Directions for making a pop-up book.



SOS Math: Tables and Formulas
http://www.sosmath.com/tables/tables.html

This site has all the information you ever wanted to know
about prime numbers, fractions, conversions, derivatives
and logarithms. As well as some really advance stuff that
is way beyond my understanding.



Student Online Publishing
http://www.emtech.net/student_publishing.htm

Works created by kids and some places to publish your stories,
poems, music, photos, and art work.



Text Book Covers
http://www.ptquigley.com/products.html

This is an email request or 1-800# request.
"Our text book covers and folders are personalized for each
individual school. We print them in the school colors along
with the school's logo or school's picture on the front of the
text book cover and folder. These text book covers and folders
promote school spirit and pride in the community."



Time For Kids Magazine
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/class/about/article/0,17401,477432,00.html

Request Free Sample Issue. BONUS! Get 2 free gifts.



Triaminic
http://www.triaminic.com/

Information and tips about children’s cold and allergy needs.
Free Triaminic House Call Kit, filled with useful coupons, a
home health guide CD-ROM and a limited-edition storybook
featuring the supper health hero, the Cold Catcher.



Writing Research Papers

Step by step instructions to writing a research paper.



Your Congress

These do come and aren’t only for teachers.
* Free map of your state
* Free Pocket Constitution
* Autographed picture
* List of what you've done in Congress this year
* A copy of "How Our Laws Are Made"