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               Grade Level             Web Address               Description
1. Grade 1-3 (or early readers)  "What's In a Name?" Game Children type their own names into the text block to find an acrostic puzzle using positive adjectives for each initial consonant or vowel in the name. Good for vocabulary building.
2. Grade PreK-3 (no reading) "Hexagon Puzzle" Matching Game Click on any uncolored part of the puzzle to match the colors and patterns in the sample puzzle piece. Visual acuity and matching skills are enhanced. Prdiction and Logic skills.
3. Grade 2-5 (reading, concepts) "Earth's Greatest Features" Map Click on the name of any continent to find its location on the global map, or click on an attribute to find out which continent is best known for that resource. Helps children become familiar with world geography.
4. Grade PreK-3 (early readers, 
                               pictures)		 "Sports Balls Match" Classifying When a sports ball is shown, click on the correct sport to win points. Matching skills and Main Idea/Details identification practice.
5. Grade 2-6+ (pictures, reading) "Bug Bodies" 12 Most Wanted The main idea is "Bugs", and the topics are broken down into pictures of many common insects and spiders. Click on any picture to find out the details. Classification Skills.
6. Grade PreK-1 Match the Letter with Elmo Letters of the Alphabet are shown in the upper left corner for young children to find the correct match within a picture context. Letter recognition and matching skills.
7. Grade 2-6+ (pictures, reading) Build a Prairie from scratch! Find out the characteristics of a major landform, the Prairie. Become familiar with properties of a prairie when choices are offered to click on to create a description and picture of a prairie. Main Idea/Details, classification skills.
8. Grade 1-6+ (simple to advanced
                          reading)		 "Poem Pack" Pick Any Poem to Hear! Rhymes for a variety of vowel blends are easy for children to click on, once the desired vowel sound is chosen. Then poetry can be chosen to hear or read. Phoneme awareness, rhyming skills, reading practice.
9. Grade K-3 "Snap It!" Card Match Game (*) This matching game can be adjusted for speed. Children build recognition of vowel blends in a "Snap"!
10. Grade K-2 "Farm" Phonics Children can learn more about the farm animal of their choice by clicking on the picture and then choosing an activity to do, or simply read for details. Classification, Main Idea/Deatails.
11. Grade 2-4 (reading, pictures) United States  flag game for kids Click on any flag to test your knowledge of flags & states.
12. Grade 2-6+ (reading) "Build a Galaxy" Science (*) Children can discover a way to build their own Galaxy by choosing comets, planets, stars, moons, and other Space items for their personal universe. Vocabulary, Main Idea/Details.
13. Grade 3-6+ (reading, concepts) "Making Waves" Wavelengths Why is the sky blue? This site shows children how colors are broken down into wavelengths. Click on colors for details about their properties. Vocabulary, concept development, critical thinking.
14. Grade 1-6 (concepts) "Camoflage" (sic) click on the Hidden Dog, make it run and stop
to find out where it is!		 The display allows children to manipulate the picture to see where the hidden object is. Vocabulary, concept development.
15. Grade K-6 (visual) "Ambiguous Cube" Find missing corner! This optical illusion helps children to see that things can be looked at different ways. Manipulation, visual interpretation.
16. Grade 2-6+ (eye-hand 
                          coordination)		 "Slider Puzzles" and more games! These puzzles can be chosen to help develop eye-hand coordination and improve eye tracking skills by manipulating the square puzzle pieces to create a whole picture. Logic, prediction skills.
17. PreK-2 "Upper/Lower Cases"Big Comfy Couch (*) This simple game allows children to match lower case letters with upper case letters. Matching, letter recognition.
18. PreK-2 "Loonette Clock" Stretch Game (*) Children can enter a time and see it instantly acted out on the clock rug by Loonette. Telling Time.
19. Grade Upper 1-5 (reading) "Holiday Quizzes" Choose One! These interactive quizzes can be chosen by holiday to test the basic knowledge of many different occasions. Main Idea/Details, classification, cultural awareness.
20. Grade Upper 1-6+ (reading) "Poetry" Pick a Poem to Read! Children can click on any poem for many different occasions. Read and click for more. Classification, concept development, language development.
21. Grade 2-6+ (reading, graphics) "Weather" Anywhere Instantly! Enter any city to find out about the weather and more. Concept development, terminology and vocabulary development, patterns, drawing conclusions.
22. Grade 2-5 Animals -all six groups To learn more about the Six Animal Groups, click on any animal representing that group to play an interactive game.
Classification, Main Idea/Details.
23. Grade Upper 1-5 (reading) Feed an Alien your opinion! Children get to answer questions about their preferences, and the aliens respond by giving information about their choice. First, get through the animated introduction! Main Idea/Details, clarifying meanings, vocabulary.
24. Grade 3-6 (reading) Grammar Quizzes for students Interactive quizzes on any grammar topic can be chosen by students or teachers. Language, communication skills.
25. Grade 3-6+ (reading, maps) Woolly Mammoth Map & Timeline Children can view a timeline of the prehistoric period and apply facts to choose information on an interactive map.
Drawing conclusions, concept development.
   Teachers/Parents-Guardians/
           Families/Students
                Resources		               Web Addresses
  Descriptions
26. Teachers/Parents-Guardians Learning Resources and Games from
Enchanted Learning.		 Many valuable links, games, and search engines for educational purposes. Easy to use.
27. Teachers Early Literacy Advisor Developmentally Appropriate Practice is discussed and assessment strategies are summarized in many resourceful links.
28. Teachers NAEYC Organization National Organization for the Education of Young Children
29. Teachers ASCD Organization Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
30. Teachers Teachers' Tools Online Lesson Plans, Chat Rooms, Resources for Education.
31. Teachers/Parents-Guardians Homework Help for all content areas! This site contains links to other educational sites, as well as lesson plans for teachers, ideas for parents, and help for students in every area of the curriculum.
32. Teachers Education World is a world in itself! Try this Top 10 site for ideas, lesson plans, teachers' resources, materials, FAQ's, and more!
35. Teachers/Parents/Students KidsVista Math Links,.Everyday Mathematics, Popular Math Links, and
Everyday Learning!		 Resources in Math, activities for students, classroom ideas for teachers and parents. Some popular links are Funbrain, MathMagic, and Dr. Math. A quick and easy page to use!
36. Teachers Chicago Public Schools Intranet Rubrics, Lesson Plans, objectives, teaching ideas and more
for CPS teachers and anyone who wants to motivate students. Academic standards, Assessments, and More!
37. Teachers/Parents/Students Study Web for research. Study Web lists research sites for homework and lesson plans alike. Grade levels are listed, and categories are clear.
38. Teachers Environmental Education Network. This site conains teaching ideas to enhance environmental awareness.  Outstanding curriculum materials and lesson plans, as well as student activities.
39. Teachers USA Today Classroom Home Page. This site links students to today's current issues. Teachers can use the newspaper in the classroom, and the site links families by providing a daily activity for students to do with their families. 
40. Teachers Resource Village by McGraw-Hill All curriculum areas are covered here for lesson plans and teacher professional development. Social Studies lessons can be compared state to state as they relate to the curriculum.
41. Families, Teachers, Students American Library Association for all. This one is linked to the "parents" page, but go back to the home page to browse. Families can benefit from this site by finding out all about the latest good books, as well as the tried and true classics for all ages!