SMART World Wide Web Sites!

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site (P, E, MS)
This is an impressive collection of reviews of great books for kids, and ideas of ways to use them in the classroom. Books and activities are arranged about particular subjects, curriculum areas, themes, and professional topics.
Kiddie Lit on the Net (P, E)
More fabulous literature information on the Internet.
Children's Literature Web Guide (P, E, MS)
A comprehensive web site for parents, teachers, storytellers, librarians as well as for writers and illustrators. Listings of book awards, best book lists, reviews, Reader's Theatre, and numerous other resources. Sponsored by the University of Calgary.
Multicultural Literature Study (P, E)
Add your students comments to these cultural books. How is this book like me?

Writing

Ask an Expert (P, E, MS)
Students can ask experts in specific fields that cover a myriad of subjects their questions.
Kid Pub (P, E)
Site where you can read stories written by kids, as well as submit stories by individual kids and by your entire class. There is alos a handy form in which you can fill in the blanks and submit a story while on-line.
Ask the Author (P, E)
Avi, Natalie Babbitt,Matt Christopher and other favorite authors have agreed to answer a selection of questions.
Biopoems at the Cool Writer's Homepage (P, E)
Submit your own class' biopoems to be viewed on line at this site. There is an outline of how to make the biopoem here as well. A great activity for your class.
Three Wishes (E)
A very simple and direct lesson plan that helps students form interesting paragraphs. The writing exercise can be completed in approximately 30-40 minutes.

Mathematics

Math Forum (E, MS)
Premier site for Ask Dr. Math, teacher lesson plans K-12, Internet links, puzzles, games, projects, math chat lines for students and for teachers alike.


Encmath (MS)
This site has lesson plans for all sorts of math projects. It also lists games that help our students build their thinking skills and problem solving skills - for all grade levels.
Helping Your Child Learn Math: Math Activities for 5-13 Year olds (P, E)
Activites kids can do at home, at the grocery store, or in transit. Everything is designed with kids and parents in mind. Useful for discussion at Open House or parent/teacher meetings. Hosted by the U.S. Department of Education.
Math Web sites by subject (E, MS)
Just what it says - lists math sites by subject with lesson plans and projects to go along with it.
Middle/High School Math Lessons (MS)
Math lessons that use the Internet and are written by teachers for use in their classes.
21st Century Problem Solving (MS)
Site has different problem solving activities for students to sharpen their thinking skills.

Social Studies

MapQuest! (E, MS)
Fun interactive site for students that allows you to find anyplace in the world. It includes "Tripquest" where you can download door-to-door driving directions to anyplace in the USA. This sounds like an excellent pre-vacation activity for students-compare their own plans on a map to the computer's!
National Geographic Online! (P, E, MS)
Great site for students filled with fascinating facts, interesting people, and geographic games.
Social Studies Sites (P, E, MS)
Wow! Some excellent web sites for students to travel to for information.

Science

The Nine Planets Tour (E, MS)
The Nine Planets is an up-to-date overview about our solar system. Each of the planets and major moons is described and illustrated with hundred of NASA photos. There are links to NASA's homepage with connections to other topics in astronomy.
Beakman's World (E)
"A good question is a powerful thing!" This site is full of science questions and educational links that get students thinking about science in their everyday lives. Sometimes gross, but always fun and educational!
Electronic Zoo (P, E, MS)
Students are always doing animal research science projects and this Web site includes wonderful animal resources. It is full of graphics and photos, and links to related topics, such as veterinary medicine and ecology.

Health

Dole Food's 5-A-Day (P, E)
36 fruit and vegetable characters make learning about nutrition fun and educational. This web site includes a Fruit Newsroom, recipes, educational material on the food pyramid, and information on how to obtain a free 5-A-Day CD-ROM.

Art

Magic School Bus Art Gallery (P, E)
Neat web site to send your students' art work after reading any of the Magic School Bus books.
Simple Art Projects (P, E)
Easy art projects to do in the classroom!

General Collections

Berit's Best Sites for Children (P,E)
A wonderful place to find web sites for children. I like the fact that Berit has rated the sites on a scale of 1-5 and the sites are annotated as well.
C/NET (MS)
An all-purpose information site with interesting articles about current happenings in the computer world. Check this one out!
The Global Schoolhouse (P, E, MS)
The Internet projects registry is one of the primary sources for any type of ongoing on-line project you might want to get your class involved in.
i*earn homepage (P, E, MS)
Projects, chatline, and news group for teachers and students to get involved in international projects that encourage world peace and multicultural understanding.
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators (P, E, MS)
This is a classified list of sites on the Internet found to be useful for enhancing curriculum and teacher professional growth. It is updated daily. Kathleen is the library media specialist at Nathaniel H. Wixon Middle School in South Dennis, MS.
KID List (P, E, MS)
This site is great for kids, parents, and teachers - it lists lots and lots of different sites, including Cells Alive!, Dr. Seuss, Alice in Wonderland, VolcanoWorld, Free Stuff for Kids, to name only a few.
Macintosh Educator's Site (MS)
Designed to provide tons of educational links for teachers. Includes a "Teacher's Chat area.
National Eisenhower Clearinghouse (P, E, MS)
The premier site for teachers for lesson plans, articles, and other educational information. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education.
SAMI - Science and Math Initiatives (E, MS)
Comprehensive site for everything concerning math and science on the web. It includes grant information, lesson plans, AUPs, a teacher help service, AIMS puzzle corner, Virtual Frog Dissection, Worm World, Virtual Trip Inside the Human Body, Cornell Theory Center, and The Biology Place, to name a few!