Grade Level Internet Resources

for Kids

General Resources

for Students

1. Stop Bullying Now - Webisodes (mini movies) are presented to deal with bullying

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Reading

1. BBC Little Animals Activity Centre - Digby Mole's Word Games
2. Enchanted Learning - Click on Nursery Rhymes
3. Learning Planet - ABC Order
4. Starfall - Learn to read and write

Writing

1. Enchanted Learning - Click on K-3 Theme, then Alphabet and Letters

Speaking

Listening

1. BBC Little Animals Activity Centre - Storybear's Stories
2. Kinderweb - Animal identification game
   

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Everyday Math Resources for Kindergarten - Links by units are shown in a table format
Rainforest Maths - Interactive math sites by grade level, from Australia

Numeration - Unit 1

1. BBC Little Animals Activity Centre - Count Hoot's Addition and Subtraction Games
2. BBC Number Time - Find the Number
   
3. Fishy Count - Counting
4. Dositey - Subtraction
5. Dositey - Addition

Measurement - Unit 2

1. Dositey - Telling Time
   

Geometry - Unit 3

1. BBC Number Time - Find One More
2. Learning Planet - Mr. Elephant's Matching

Patterns - Unit 5

1. BBC Little Animals Activity Centre - Foxy - Sequences of Sound
2. Primary Games: Pattern Mania - Patterns  
   
3. Kinderweb - Games about shapes and colors
   

Data Analysis & Chance - Unit 7

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History - Day, week, month, year

People in Societies - Family Traditions

Geography - Mapping & Location Terms

Economics - Wants & Needs

1. Wants and Needs - Determine a want or need, click to find answer
   

Economics/ Government - Community Helpers

1. Jobs and Workers - View photos, click to find out the job of each person
   

Government/Social Studies Skills & Methods - Symbols of the United States

Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities - Rules & Cooperation

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1. Stop Bullying Now - Webisodes (mini movies) are presented to deal with bullying

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Reading

1. Biography of Dr. Seuss - Read a short biography to your class
2. Dr. Seuss National Memorial Garden - View sculptures of characters from the books of Dr. Seuss    
3. Learning Planet - ABC Order
4. Starfall - Learn to read and write
5. Welcome to Seussville! - Activities, biography and more

Writing

1. Learning Page - D'Nealian Alphabet work pages
2. Monkey Business - Creating simple sentences
   

Speaking

Listening

1. Multicultural Children's Books - Annotated bibliography for teachers

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Everday Math Resources for First Grade - Links by units are shown in a table format
Rainforest Maths - Interactive math sites by grade level, from Australia

Number Uses - Unit 2

1. BBC Little Animals Activity Centre - Count Hoot's Addition and Subtraction Games
2. BBC Number Time - Mend the number game (100s grid)
   
3. BBC Number Time - Find the Number
4. BBC Number Time - Snakes and Ladders - (100s grid)
   
5. Gamebone - Counting game from 1 - 100
6. Learning Planet - Math Facts
7. Dositey - Subtraction
8. Dositey - Addition
9. Dositey - Number Sense
10. Fun Brain - Number Sense
    

Measurement - Unit 4

1. Dositey - Counting Money
2. Dositey - Telling Time

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Animal Unit, Life Sciences -  Life Science/Scientific Ways of Knowing

1. A to Z Animals - Photos, reports, games about many animals
2. BrainPOP Jr. - movies about hibernation, migration, food chain and camouflage
   
3. Enchanted Learning - Select Animal Printouts on the far right column on the screen    
4. Ranger Rick Field Guides - Mammals, fishes, insects, birds, amphibians, reptiles
5. Ohio Department of Natural Resources - Ohio Animals
6. Ohio's Speciies Guide - Find animals within their class (mammals, birds, etc.)
   

Solid, Liquids, Gases - Physical Science

1. BrainPOP Jr. - Movies about solids, liquids & gases, as well as changing states of matter
   
2. Fossweb - Solids and Liquids
3. Wilson Snowflake Bentley - Photographer of snowflakes
4. Snow Crystals - Photo gallery of snowcrystals
5. Snow Thematic Unit - Many plans and ideas for Teachers
   

Forces of Motion Unit: Magnets - Physical Science

Sources of Energy - Sun Power Unit - Physical Science

Building Materials Unit - Physical Science/Science & Technology

1. Enchanted Learning - Many Dwellings - Print outs to make crafts: houses and other dwellings
2. Enchanted Learning - Rhebus - House: Rebus Rhymes for Kids

History - Past & Present

History - Holidays

1. Apples 4 the Teacher - Educational games and activities
   
2. Betsy Ross Homepage - Links to info about Betsy Ross, the flag, picture gallery, and timelines
   
3. Kid's Domain - Holiday Fun
4. Martin Luther King Primary Timeline - First graders prepared a timeline of Dr. King's life
5. Name That President Game - Play a 10 question game about familiar presidents
   
6. VA Kids, K-5 - View facts about the American flag, Games and Veterans 
   

People in Societies - Cultures Around the World

1. Homes Around the World - View pictures of homes around the world, simple text accompanies photos
2. Wonderful Houses Around the World - Click to read the book with your class.
3. Homes Around the World - View students drawings and text about homes around the world
   
4. Houses - Scroll down and click on the houses or read the questions and find the answers
5. Neighborhoods and Communities - Wants & Needs, Celebrations, Resources, Clothing, Goods & Services, etc.
   

Geography - Map & Globes - Landforms

1. Mr. Donn's Seven Contintents - Lesson Plans, Interactive Games, Presentations for Kids and Teachers
   
2. Seven Continents: Early Read Book - Pages that show each continent

Geography - Humans & Their Environment

Economics - Goods & Services

Government/Social Studies Skills & Methods - Symbols & Landmarks of the United States

1. Enchanted Learning - Biography Printable Books of the Presidents
2. Ben's Guide to U.S. Government - Ben Franklin explains all about government
   

Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities - Rules

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Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs

Human Growth and Development

1. BrainPop Skeleton Movie - Skeletal System
2. Fossweb - Human Body, skeleton
3. Kids Health - Click on "My Body" for various systems and organs
4. MEDtropolis/Virtual Body - Build a Skeleton, Bones narrated, Zoom in on the bones 
   

Muscular System

Digestive System

Injury and Disease Prevention and Control

1. BrainPop Teeth Movie - Dental Health Unit
2. Scrub Club - Webisodes about personal cleanliness, meet the scrub club kids
   
3. Healthy Teeth - Dental Health Unit

Nutrition

1. Advertising Tricks - From "Don't Buy It: Get Media Smart"  at PBS Kids
2. Co-Co's Adversmarts - From Media Awareness Network

Stress and Conflict Management

1. Stop Bullying Now - Webisodes (mini movies) are presented to deal with bullying

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Reading

1. American Folklore - explore folklore (legends, myths, tall tales, folklore) from each state
2. Annie Oakley - Tall Tale Unit
3. Biography of Dr. Seuss - Read a short biography to your class
4. Curious George - Books, Games and activities
   
5. Dr. Seuss National Memorial Garden - View sculptures of characters from the books of Dr. Seuss
6. Minnesota Mysteries - Model for writing class mystery pages
7. Mystery Net's Kids Mysteries - Mysteries to solve and mystery book titles
8. Nate the Great - View book titles, author page, activities, and Nate's cousin
9. PBS Kids: Arthur: Fern's Poetry Club - Types of poetry, write poetry
10. Starfall - Learn to read and write
11. Tall Tales - What are tall tales?   Enter Tall Tales in the search box and click search
    
12. Welcome to Seussville! - Activities, biography and more 
    

Writing

1. Grammar Gorillas - Learn the parts of speech
2. KidzPage! - Poetry and verse for children of all ages    
3. PBS Kids - Fern's Poetry Club
4. Poetry for Kids - Variety of types of poetry
5. Power Proofreading - Students proofread verbs, questions, possessives, commands, singular and plurals, etc.
   

Speaking

Listening

1. Multicultural Children's Books - Annotated bibliography for teachers

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Everyday Math Resources for Second Grade - Links by units are shown in a table format
Rainforest Maths - Interactive math sites by grade level, from Australia

Numbers & Routines - Unit 1

1. BBC Number Time - Test the Toad Game and plus & minus songs   
2. Da'Numba - Addition game
3. Learning Planet - Math facts
4. Math Brain - Many math games are available
5. Dositey - Subtraction
6. Dositey - Addition
7. Dositey - Number Sense
8. Fun Brain - Number Sense
   

Measurement - Unit 9

1. Dositey - Counting Money
2. Dositey - Telling Time

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History - Time Lines

History - Heritage - Biographies of Famous Americans

1. Fact Monster/People - Biographies or U. S. Presidents
2. Kulture Kidz - George Washington Carver
3. Kulture Kidz - Martin Luther King, Jr
4. White House Kids - Learn about U.S. Presidents and their pets

History - Past & Present

1. Homes of the Past - View a longhouse, explore an Iroquios village

People in Societies - Cultures

    China

1. ABC's of China - Created by a third grade computer club
2. Apples 4 the Teacher - Educational games and activities
   
3. Chinese Name - Find out your own Chinese name   
4. Chinese Zodiac - View a paragraph about the 12 animal signs   
5. Discovering China - Facts about China, created by eighth grade students   
6. Enchanted Learning - Great Wall of China, other web links are found at the bottom
7. Loogootee Studies China - Chinese Slide show, quiz, paper and calendar
8. Yahooligans! Around the World - China

    Mexico

1. Apples 4 the Teacher - Cinco de Mayo Activities, word searches, etc.
   
2. Ask Jeeves for Kids - Good for Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, Mariachis band, Bullfighting
   
3. Enchanted Learning - Mexico Map and facts  
4. Mexico for Kids - Use this resource to find lots of interesting facts, from the Republic of Mexico
   
5. Mexico for Kids - This site is a second grade classroom study of Mexico and Spanish
   
6. Talking About Mexico - Mexico for Kids   
7. World Book Kid - Type your topic into the "Search it" box and press return
   

    Native Americans

1. Learn About Native Americans - click different areas of this United States map to see where various Native American tribes are located
   
2. Native Americans - Chart, map, famous Native Americans, created by fifth graders
3. Southern Pow Wows - View pictures of dances, terminology, drum and songs, etc.
4. Think Quest: Native Americans - learn about Native American tribes, traditional crafts and more
   

   
Geography - Map & Globes - Landforms

1. Enchanted Learning - Label Landforms page
2. Enchanted Learning - Label Landforms answers
3. Enchanted Learning - Landforms
   
4. Google Maps - View a specific location via satellite or make a map version.
5. World Book Kids - Type name of landform into "Search it" box and click return.
   

Geography - Humans & Their Environment

Economics

Government/Social Studies Skills & Methods - Landmarks

1. Yahooligans - President's Day

Government - Community Leaders & Voting
    1. Ben's Guide to U.S. Government - Ben Franklin explains all about government

Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities - Pillars of Ethics

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Reading

1. American Folklore - explore folklore (legends, myths, tall tales, folklore) from each state
   
2. Braille bug - Braille activities
   
3. Giggle Poetry - School poems, poetry contest, poetry class, poetry fun
4. Helen Keller Kid's Museum
   
5. Laura Ingalls Wilder, Frontier Girl - Learn about Laura and her books
6. Little House Books - Timeline, Family tree, etc.
7. Magic Tree House - View titles, activities, new and author information and a teacher's tree house link
8. Mystery Net's Kids Mysteries - Mysteries to solve and mystery book titles
9. Ohio Authors and Illustrators for Young Children - Created by the Librarians in the Upper Arlington City Schools
10. PBS Kids: Arthur: Fern's Poetry Club - Types of poetry, write poetry
11. Scholastic - Poetry writing with Jack Prelutsky
12. Paul Bunyan Train - Read about Paul and play tic-tac-toe
    
13. White House Kids - View simple biographies of the U. S. Presidents
14. Ohio Achievement Tests - Ohio Department of Education Reading Test
15. Grimm's Fairy Tales - National Geographic site, reads selected stories
16. Folk Tales - beginning reading level for ESL students
17. Greek Myths - beginning reading level for ESL students
18. Aesop's Fables - 86 fables and their morals, will be read to you
    

Writing

1. Enchanted Learning - Graphic organizers for biographies
2. Enchanted Learning - Writing a Report on a U.S. President - plus a rubric
3. Grammar Gorillas - Learn the parts of speech
4. Power Proofreading - Students proofread verbs, questions, possessives, commands, singular and plurals, etc.
5. Dositey - Spelling, Vocabulary, Book Review, Writing
   

Speaking

Listening

1. Multicultural Children's Books - Annotated bibliography for teachers

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Everday Math Resources for Third Grade - Links by units are shown in a table format
Rainforest Maths - Interactive math sites by grade level, from Australia

Routines (Number Sense) - Unit 1

1. BBC Number Time - Dartboard Game
   
2. Interactive Whiteboard Resources - Math Facts
3. Learning Planet - Math Facts
4. Dositey - Addition and Subtraction
5. Dositey - Multiplication
6. Dositey - Division
7. Fun Brain - Number Sense
   

Measurement & Area - Unit 3

1. Dositey - Measurement

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History/Social Studies Skills & Methods - Upper Arlington Community Unit

1. Pioneers - Pioneer life
2. Upper Arlington, Ohio - Learn about geography, history, demographics, community events, etc.
3. Upper Arlington, Ohio - Graphs, detailed city data about Upper Arlington
   

   
People in Societies - Columbus Unit

1. Columbus, Ohio - Find out all about Columbus, Ohio
2. Ellis Island - Immigration
3. Scholastic - Immigration
4. Scholastic - Cyberhunt: The Statue of Liberty
   

Geography - Map & Globes

1. Ask Earl - Who created the globe?  Brief answer
2. Enchanted Learning - Where I Live  - Solar System, Contintent, State, Home
3. Google Maps - View a specific location via satellite or make a map version.
   
4. Map.com - Games - Play games and takes quizzes about maps.  May be good for Geo Bee.
5. Mapquest.com - Enter a location to have a map created. Maps and driving directions.
6. Map Reading Activities - Map activities from Enchanted Learning includes the continents, oceans, map reading and lots more.
7. Maps Globes Home - Shows different types of maps, brief description of the continents and oceans.  Has a quiz with each topic.
8. Origin of the Compass Rose - Brief history of the Compass Rose
9. Yahoo! Maps - Enter an address and get back a map

Economics

1. Social Studies for Kids - Wants and Needs
2. Econopolis - Economics Unit
3. Cool Math Game - Set up and a lemonade stand and see how much money you can make.
   

Government - Upper Arlington Community Unit

1. City of Upper Arlington
2. Ben's Guide to U.S. Government - Ben Franklin explains about government
   

Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities - Upper Arlington Community Unit

1. Upper Arlington Community Directory - U. A. Supersite

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Reading

1. American Folklore - explore folklore (legends, myths, tall tales, folklore) from each state
2. Giggle Poetry - School poems, poetry contest, poetry class, poetry fun
3. Iditarod Sled Dog Race - Official Site of the Last Great Race
4. Mystery Net's Kids Mysteries - Mysteries to solve and mystery book titles
5. Ohio Authors and Illustrators for Young Children - Created by the Librarians in the Upper Arlington City Schools.
6. Planet Oz Kids - Animals, Myths & Legends (pourquoi tales)
   

Writing

1. Bibliographic Citation Format for Elementary Students from Kathy Schrock - Suggests an appropriate bibliographic format for each grade level between first and sixth.
2. Big 6 Assignment Organizer - Click on this website and complete the form to help you organize your thoughts for a report
3. Biography, Writer's Workshop - Learn how to write a biographical sketch
4. Easy Bib - This free online source will automatically create a bibliography - just fill in the blanks! The free portion begins with the pull-down menu that reads "Select your first bibliography source". If you use the portion called "MyBib Pro" you will have to pay money.
5. Elditarod - Electronic Iditarod Project
6. Kids Spell - Spelling Resource for Kids
   
7. Noodle Tools - Use NoodleBib Express
8. Power Proofreading - Students proofread verbs, questions, possessives, commands, singular and plurals, etc.
   
9. Read Write Think - Interactive tools to use technology while learning literacy skills    
10. Reference Desk - Search resource, current events, thought for the day, weather resources, people search, etc
11.  Six Traits Writing Assessment - Web site for teachers
12. Vocabulary University - Vocabulary lessons
    

Speaking

Listening

1. Multicultural Children's Books - Annotated bibliography for teachers

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Everday Math Resources for Fifth Grade - Links by units are shown in a table format
Rainforest Maths - Interactive math sites by grade level, from Australia

Number and Number Sense

1. Learning Planet - Fractions, Addition, Subtraction, Multiplcation, Division 
   
2. Dositey - Addition and Subtraction
   
3. Dositey - Multiplication
4. Dositey - Division
5. Dositey - Fractions, Decimals, Postive and Negative Numbers
   

Measurement Unit

1. Dositey - Measurement

Geometry & Spatial Sense

Patterns, Functions & Algebra Unit

Data Analysis & Probability

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History - Colonization & Exploration Unit

1. All About Explorers - Please read "For Teachers" carefully
2. American Memory Project - Primary resources from our nation's past, created by Library of Congress.
   
3. America's Story - Famous Americans, State Information, History of Play, Songs from History
4. Clara Barton, Civil War Nurse - Biography
5. Civil War For Kids - Many topics covered by children at Poncantico Hills School
6. Civil War for Kids - Resources, battles, people, states, maps, etc.
7. Enchanted Learning - Explorers
8. First Thanksgiving - Mayflower Voyage, daily life, feast (slideshow)
9. Home of the American Civil War - Battles, Biographies, Medicines, Weapons. etc.
   
10. Legends of America - Westward Movement websites
11. South Washington County Schools Civil War Sites - Scroll down to Civil War links<>
12. Tracks: Impressions of America - A site about many different time periods in U.S. history.
13. U. S. Civil War Generals - Listing of Union and Confederate Generals
14. Wild West, Cowboys & Legends - Information about legendary men and women from the Westward Movement
    
15. 4th and 5th Grade Student Research Resources - Many topics of interest

People in Societies - Cultures of the United States and Their History

1. American Indians and the Natural World - discusses Tlingit, Hopi, Iroquois, and Lakota tribes
2. Edward S. Curtis's The North American Indians - Photos from 80 tribes
3. EyeWitness - History Through the Eyes of Those Who Lived It - Click on "index" to see the list of eyewitness accounts from many different time periods.
   
4. Fact Monster - U.S. History   
   
5. First Americans for Grade Schoolers - Tribes, Activities, History and Stereotypes
   
6. First American West - Ohio River Valley, American Revolution
7. Native Americans - Photos of many tribes. Discusses assimilation of Native Americans into European Culture
8. Women in History - Biographies of individual women
   

Geography - Map & Globes/Latitude and Longitude

1. Ask Earl - Who created the globe?  Brief answer.   
2. BrainPOP - Movie on GPS.  
   
3. Google Maps - View a specific location via satellite or make a map version.
   
4. Maps and Driving Directions - Enter a location to have a map created.
5. Maps - Introduction to maps with lessons and quizzes.
6. Map.com - Games - Play games and takes quizzes about maps.  Maybe good for Geo Bee.
7. Maps Globes Home - Shows different types of maps, brief description of the continents and oceans.  Has a quiz with each topic.
8. States & Capitals Game - Various leveled games for capitals, states and landscapes
   

Geography - Thematic Map Unit
    1. Atlas Map Maker - View latitude, longitude, states, history, geology, environment, geology change maps and redraw by category.

Geography - Humans & Their Environment

1. EPA Student Center - A to Z Index of Environmental Topics

Economics

Government/Social Studies Skills & Methods - Branches of Government

1. First Gov for Kids - Choose from many sites about our government 
   
2. Ben's Guide to U.S. Government - Ben Franklin explains all about government
   

Government - Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution

1. Top Treasures Gallery: American Treasures of the Library of Congress - Declaration of Independence
2. White House Kids - Take a quiz about the Constitution, Declaration of Independence, etc.

Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities - U. S. Citizenship & the First Amendment

1. Fact Monster - U.S. History - Laws & Rights

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Search Engines for Kids

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1. Atomic Learning -  Stop by the library for a bookmark with the password
2. BrainPop Jr. - (Works best on Safari) Stop by the library for a bookmark with the password
   
3. BrainPop - (Works best on Safari) Stop by the library for a bookmark with the password
4. Britannica Online School Edition - Stop by the library for a bookmark with the password
   
5. Classroom Resources, Center School District - Plethora of resources, check it out
   
6. Culture Grams - Stop by the library for a bookmark with the password
7. Cyber Smart Curriculum - Lessons about internet safety
   
8. Enchanted Learning - Stop by the library for a bookmark with the password
9. Everyday Math Online - Reference book online
   
10. Gamequarium - Many games, related to all subjects
    
11. Harcourt School Publishers - Science (Ohio)
12. INFOhio - Stop by the library for a bookmark with the password
13. International Children's Digital Library - Click on a book, choose a language in which to read it.
    
14. Knowledge Bears - A to Z Animals, Geo-World, Dino Island, K-Sub, Science World, KB-Fun Zone
15. Maps 101 - Stop by the library for a bookmark with the password
16. Math is Fun - Numbers, Algebra, Geometry, Data, Measurement, Puzzles, Dictionary, Subject Index by grade level
    
17. Mr.Donn.org - Many topics for grade K-12
    
18. Mr.Nussbaum.com - Thousands site in one - many topics, activities, etc.
    
19. National Library of Virtual Manipulatives - Number & Operation, Algebra, Geometry, Measurement, Date Analysis & Probability
20. NCTM Illuminations - 68 online math activities for grades K-12
21. New York Philharmonic Kidzone - Music, games, puzzles, quizzes
22. Noodle Tools - Stop by the library for a bookmark with the password
23. Ohio Career Information System - See Ms. Schwenk for the login and password
    
24. Study Buddy - Homework help for every topic, K-12
25. Weather Bug - View many maps and learn facts about weather
    
26. World Book Online -This is now found under INFOhio
    
27. WOW Experiments - Wonders of Our World, Ohio State University

1. Kids Voting - ballot for election day
   
2. C-Span Classroom - Staff register for free and use the searchable, saveable video clip database from C-Span. Once you’re registered, you can find clips to show, comment on clips, and share lesson ideas.
3. Constitutional Rights Foundation: Election Central - List of links to news and election resources. Staff clearinghouse for research.
4. Democracy Project - Be Presidents for a Day, How does government affect me, Step inside the voting booth. (Grades K-5)
5. e-Lections - Virtual, on-line game that allows you to run a presidential campaign and make the necessary decisions.  *Note* This game won’t run on school computers right now (there are some things to download). But it’s fun & educational. Try it at home & maybe we can get access to it here if enough people ask! 
   
6. Election Vocabulary - Comic strips & crossword puzzles that use & introduce students to important election vocabulary.
7. FactMonster - Up-to-date information about the candidates and elections, candidates’ stands on the issues, facts about jobs of past presidents, families of past presidents, information about the two parties, interactive games and quizzes, inaugural speeches. Grades 3-5
8. History and Politics Out Loud - Searchable database of historical and political speeches. (Works of Safari) 
9. Living Room Candidate - Searchable, cross-referenced list of presidential campaign commercials from 1952-the present. Good for Visual Literacy.
10. News Flash Five -  News stories written and produced by kids. Kids learn how to become correspondents and send in their own news stories.  “Parents and Teachers” tab leads to handy lessons on things like watching the news with a critical eye. Grades 2-5.
11. Scholastic - A great site with news stories-some by kid reporters, links, information resources, blogs, online voting about different issues, games. Grades K-5
12. Scholastic Game - Check out this fun link on which kids can pretend to be president, pick advisors, choose budget priorities, balance the budget, and explain why they made the choices they did. The kids then end up with a newspaper article about their presidency. Grades 2-5
13. Scholastic Lesson Plans - Election Lesson plans from Scholastic
14. Wayback Presidents - History, secrets, kids answer questions about being the president  
15. Weekly Reader - Excellent site with up-to-date candidate profiles, former candidate profiles, primary/caucus results, explanations of the process, an interactive glossary, a letter-writing question forum, and a variety of online interactive quizzes and games. Grades 2-5
16. You Decide: Challenge Your Assumptions - Asks students their opinions on policy matters and issues, then plays devil’s advocate and puts forth the most convincing argument for the other perspective. It’s challenging content, but a great introduction to reasoning and debate, as well as to the complexity of the problems faced at the national level. Grades 4-12
17. Zoom Activities - Elections 101 (learn about electoral votes) Grade 5