Classroom Support

The following sites are links that I use in my classroom. I find them to be helpful.

1. SD Ed Web
http://www.sdedweb.com/
Primary Use: Teachers, Students and Parents
Purpose: Sites have been approved by SD Teachers, good quality
Sponsor: SD D.O.E.
Update:
Summary of content: Provides listing of sites by topic or theme for use by educators, parents and students.

2. Back 2 School
http://www.state.sd.us/deca/DDN4Learning/ThemeUnits/back2school/
Primary Use: Teachers
Purpose: Listing of ideas to use for teachers preparing for school to start.
Sponsor: DDN4Learning
Update:
Summary of content: Provides a variety of back to school ideas.

3. Poking Around the Pumpkin Patch
http://www.umkc.edu/imc/pumpkin.htm
Primary Use: Teachers and parents
Purpose: An aid for putting together a pumpkin unit.
Sponsor:
Update:
Summary of content: Provides a variety of pumpkin activities for school and home.

4. Pumpkins and More
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/pumpkins/facts.html
Primary Use: Teachers and parents
Purpose: An aid for putting together a pumpkin unit.
Sponsor: Urban Programs Resource Center
Update:
Summary of content: Listing of many pumpkin facts.

5. ABCTeach
http://www.abcteach.com/
Primary Use: Teachers and Parents
Purpose: A rich resource of teaching ideas.
Sponsor: abcteach
Update: 2003
Summary of content: Listing of lesson ideas as well as printables organized by topics or theme.

http://www.aplusmath.com/

http://www.electricteacher.com/

http://www.janbrett.com/

http://www.brainpop.com/science

http://funbrain.com

http://www.education-world.com

http://www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/plants.htm
wonderful plant lesson ideas

http://school.discovery.com/ontv/videoclips.html
video clips

http://www.monroe2boces.org/shared/esp/Unitres.htm
science units

http://scifun.chem.wisc.edu/chemweek/fallcolr/fallcolr.html
changing of leaves

http://www.reachoutmichigan.org/funexperiments/agesubject/lessons/sunlight.html
This has the lesson on why plants need sunlight all written out.

http://www.reachoutmichigan.org/funexperiments/agesubject/lessons/sponge.html
This has the lesson on how seeds germinate all written out.