Student Stuff!

Student Handbook  (updated for 07-08 school year; 56-page .pdf file)

AR List  (This is a list of Accelerated Reader books at Keystone Elementary for which we have tests.) Updated 12-7-07.

6th Grade Guidance Survey

Fun and Games

Find It
http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/java/findit/FindIt.html
This is similar to "Where's Waldo."

Games Central from PBS
http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/games.html

Kindersite
http://www.kindersite.org/index.html
Songs, games, and stories for ages 3-7. Free registration required.

Kidnetic.com
http://www.Kidnetic.com

Funology--The Science of Having Fun!
http://www.funology.com/

Kids Domain
http://www.kidsdomain.com/

Homework Help

FactMonster Homework Center
http://www.factmonster.com/homework/index.html?link=fmhpn

Kid Info
http://www.kidinfo.com/

Internet Safety

CyberNetiquette Comix
http://disney.go.com/cybersafety/

Math

Timez Attack
http://www.multiplication.com/interactive_games.htm
Have fun with this multiplication game!

Middle School Math 
http://chesterfield.k12.va.us/htm/parents_pages/resources/math/msm1_web/index.html
Check here for interactive math games.

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/grade_g_2.html

A Maths Dictionary for Kids
http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/
The Maths Dictionary is animated, interactive, and allows you to practice your math skills. Over 500 terms are explained in simple language.

Rainforest Math
http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jeather/rainforestmaths/RFMG/RFMG.html
An excellent index of interactive practice games for sixth grade mathematics. Game topics covered are: number sense/operations, algebra/patterns, measurement, geometry/space, chance, data, and money.

AAA Math--Decimals
http://www.aaaknow.com/dec.htm

"Telling Time" Activities

King's List of Online Math Activities
http://www.k111.k12.il.us/king/math.htm#facts

Subtraction Bowling
http://www.abc.net.au/countusin/games/game8.htm
Can you bowl a strike? In this game, it all depends on
how well you subtract. Try out your basic subtraction
facts with this online game, where you will hit a pin
each time you answer the equation correctly.

Count On.org
http://www.mathsyear2000.org
This site is packed with useful math games, puzzles, and information. Numberland provides poems and facts about numbers and has special appeal for young learners. Older students will enjoy the site's games and activities.

A+ Math
http://www.aplusmath.com/
Try the math games at this site to improve math skills. Students can use the Homework Helper to check their work.

FunBrain Math Games
http://www.funbrain.com/numbers.html
Pick a game and test your skills. Try Soccer Shootout and Fresh Baked Fractions. Operation Order uses algebra to build a pyramid, and a correct answer in Change Maker adds money to your piggy bank.

More Cool Stuff!

AOL @ School 
http://www.aolatschool.com/students
Find homework help, learning games, facts, tutorials and so much more.

AOL @ School Junior (K-2)
http://www.aolatschool.com/junior

ALA's Great Web Sites for Kids
http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?section=greatwebsites&template=/cfapps/gws/default.cfm

State Assessment Practice Resources
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/assistance.htm
Activities to help you practice your skills!

Comics Creator
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/comic/index.html
Use this tool to create your own comics!

How Stuff Works Express
http://www.howstuffworks.com/express-description.htm
This free online magazine is for grades 4 through 8. "The idea behind How Stuff Works Express is to bring the interesting, fun, educational articles and ideas of the How Stuff Works Web site right onto each student's desk. The magazine is full color and 24 pages long, and it has a companion Web site that lets students dig even deeper."

National Geographic for Kids
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/
Features on this online magazine include Amazing Animals, Wild and Wacky, What in the World?, World News, and a daily Fun Fact.

Weekly Reader
http://www.weeklyreader.com/homepage.asp
Express your views, share poems, and check out the articles.

American Girl
http://www.americangirl.com/agmg/index.html <http://www.americangirl.com/agmg/school_smarts/index.html>
This online magazine for girls has puzzles, games, and quizzes. Visit School Smarts to read a tip or send a tip.

How Everyday Things are Made
http://manufacturing.stanford.edu/
...a site with descriptions and videos of over 40 manufacturing processes, from jelly beans and chocolate, to motorcycle engines and airplanes, to welding and die processes.

Reading and Language Arts

AR Test List
This is a list of the Accelerated Reader books at Keystone Elementary for which we have tests. (updated 12/17/07)

Spelling Time
http://www.spellingtime.com/
Type in your own spelling list on Monday and practice your words all week with different activities. This site requires a high-speed Internet connection.

Summer Reading List for Students (K-12)  
http://surfaquarium.com/NEWSLETTER/student_reading_2006.htm
From the "Innovative Teaching Newsletter." See link at bottom of list for printable version.

Scholastic's "Flashlight Readers" Club
http://www.scholastic.com/flashlight
An online reading club for kids who love to read!
You must register for a code to use some features.
Check with Mom or Dad first.

BOOKS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL READERS:
http://www.flamingnet.com/
Find a reviewed book of the day, archived recommendations,
Newbery Award winners, resources for reading, and more on
this high-interest site to inspire middle school readers.

Book Finder
http://bookadventure.org/ki/bs/ki_bs_helpfind.asp
Use this online tool to help you select a
book that will align with your own interests. Sel-
ect your grade level, reading level, and five types of
books, then submit them for a list to check out at the
library.

Young Bookworm University
http://coe.west.asu.edu/students/dcorley/index.htm 
Read information on about 32 children's authors. For each author, there is a short biography, list of books, online activities, and additional links. Visit the Writing Workshop for ideas on publishing your own books!

One Hundred Favorite Children's Books
http://kids.nypl.org/reading/recommended2.cfm?ListID=60
Check out the New York Public Library's list of children's 100 favorite books.

Reading A to Z
http://www.readinga-z.com/newfiles/preview.html
You can actually download thirty books here for various
reading levels.

Children's Books Online
http://pbskids.org/lions/stories.html
http://www.incwell.com/ERW/index.html
http://www.magickeys.com/books/
http://www.storyplace.org/eel/eel.asp?themeID=18
Use any of the above URLs to access online stories writ-
ten for primary-aged children, for reading practice.

MightyBook.com
http://www.mightybook.com/home.htm

Starfall--Learn to Read
http://www.starfall.com/

Between the Lions: Games
http://pbskids.org/lions/games/index.html
Can you scoop letters from your soup to make a word? There are lots of phonics games to play using Shockwave. (primary)

Reference Tools

Research Tools

Nettrekker
http://school.nettrekker.com/frontdoor/
Username:  key_kes
Password:  keystone

Quintura for Kids
http://kids.quintura.com/
Use this search engine for kid-friendly research!

Web Site Evaluation
http://www.keyknox.com/businessdept/webeval.htm
How do you know if the web site you are reading has reliable information? Is the author an expert in his/her field or a 2nd grader who did a report for school? Use this link to learn about evaluating web sites for quality.

How to Cite Sources (for elementary students)
http://oslis.k12.or.us/elementary/howto/cited/
This cite includes a worksheet for recording citation information as well as examples of correct citations in MLA style.

Big 6 Assignment Organizer (Grades 3-6)
Big 6 Assignment Organizer for Grades 3-6.dot

Yahooligans (search engine for elementary students)
http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/

KidsClick (search engine for elementary students)
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/

Kidspace @ The Internet Public Library
Another excellent site for researching!
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/

Citation Machine
This web site creates citations for your Works Cited page!
http://citationmachine.net/

Critical Evaluation of Web Sites (elementary)
Print this form and use it to decide if a web site is a good source of information.
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/pdf/evalelem.pdf

4th and 5th Grade Research Resources
http://www.learning.caliberinc.com/index.html

AOL@School Research a Topic
http://www.aolatschool.com/research/index.adp
This site helps even kindergarten students find information!

Internet Picture Dictionary
http://www.pdictionary.com/
This dictionary is for beginning readers. You may also like to use this dictionary to see Spanish, French, German, or Italian words!

Fact Monster Online Almanac
http://www.factmonster.com/index.html

Kids' Search Tools
http://www.rcls.org/ksearch.htm

Power Library (Knox Public Library--to use at home)
http://www.knoxpubliclibrary.org/
If you have a public library card, you can use Power Library from home! Go to the Knox Public Library web site, click on the Access Power Library icon, and type in the bar code numbers from your library card.

Science and Health

MyPyramid Blast-off Game 
http://www.mypyramid.gov/kids/kids_game.html

The experiMENTALS 
http://www.abc.net.au/science/experimentals/
This is a great science site that makes science fun and interesting! (To watch the videos, choose to "change player settings" to choose Windows media player and an appropriate Internet speed.)

Kids Club (from NASA)
http://www.nasa.gov/kidsclub
Grades K-4
This new site from NASA offers games about exploring space, launching rockets, how a comet travels through the Solar System, and more!

Smithsonian National Zoological Park (The National Zoo)
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/default.cfm
You will find many things to explore at the National Zoo's site. By choosing a habitat under "Animals, etc." you can learn about the major animals found there. Maybe you'll even catch your favorite animal on a webcam.

All Science Fair Projects
http://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/

Super Science Fair Projects
http://www.super-science-fair-projects.com/index.html

Ultimate Science Fair Resource 
http://www.scifair.org/
Doing A Science Fair Project, Project Hints, Writing a Report,
Display Hints, Project Categories, "How To" Links, Project Ideas and
an Idea Board all in one location.

Science Fair Project Resource Guide
http://ipl.si.umich.edu/div/kidspace/projectguide/
It's around the corner, coming up sooner than you think...
And to help you get off to a great start this year, here is the wonder-board of all science fair resources, with tips, projects, processes, methods--all collected in one spot.

Adventures of Echo the Bat
http://imagers.gsfc.nasa.gov/echohome.html

Amusement Park Physics
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics/coaster.html
Design your own roller coaster!  For older students.

Cool Science for Curious Kids
http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/index.html

Edheads--Simple Machines Activities
http://www.edheads.org/activities/simple-machines/

Funderstanding Roller Coaster
http://www.funderstanding.com/k12/coaster/
Another cool site for designing roller coasters!

K-8 Aeronautics Internet Textbook
http://wings.avkids.com/index.html
Learn all about flight--even read some myths!  For beginning, intermediate, and advanced readers.

Kitchen Chemistry
http://pbskids.org/zoom/kitchenchemistry/
Learn about acids and bases. Younger kids will have fun exploring the kitchen!

Science 4 Kids
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/kids/
This site has stories for kids ages 8-13. Find out how food might be grown in space, learn about lichens, find out how satellites determine where cows roam and why that is important, and much more!

Science Glop Gloop
http://www.teachnet.com/lesson/science/glopgloop.html
Recipes for goop, flubber, glarch, slime, and more!

Science Vocabulary Hangman
http://education.jlab.org/vocabhangman/index.html

Web Weather for Kids
http://www.ucar.edu/educ_outreach/webweather/index.html

Search Engines for Kids

Kids Click
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/

Yahooligans
www.yahooligans.com

Kidspace @ The Internet Public Library
Another excellent site for researching!
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/

Social Studies

The Constitution for Kids
http://www.usconstitution.net/constkids4.html

U.S. Map Test
http://www.pibmug.com/files/map_test.swf
Can you match the states on a blank map with their names? 

My Wonderful World
http://www.mywonderfulworld.org/kidsteens_welcome.html
This new site from National Geographic will help you learn more about 
the world in which you live. Check out the action kit and games!

America's Story (Library of Congress)
http://www.americasstory.com/cgi-bin/page.cgi
America's Story from "America's Library" wants you to have fun with
history while learning. Using a story-like format, you will be taken
back in time and shown things you never heard or saw before. Consisting
mostly of primary source materials, there are letters, diaries, records,
tapes, films, sheet music, maps, prints, photographs and digital
materials. Many of these materials are found only in the collections of
the Library of Congress. Examples of content include: what Abraham
Lincoln had in his pockets on the night he was assassinated; stories
about Buffalo Bill Cody and his "Wild West" show; the heroism of Harriet
Tubman; the music of jazz great Duke Ellington; inventions of Thomas
Edison; film of an early break-dancer from 1898; and more. This Web site
is brought to you from the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.

Explore the Pyramids
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/pyramids/pyramids.html
What can be more fascinating than exploring the mystery
and ruins of Ancient Egypt? National Geographic offers
this online activity to learn about the pyramids--who
built them and how? Who were these kings? Step inside
the Pyramid of Djoser, the Maidum Pyramid, the Bent and
Red Pyramids of Snefru, or the Great Pyramid for an in-
teractive reconstruction, map, and timeline in this won-
derful online journey.