Here are some of my best picks for students, teachers and parents...
Students
Learning Network (by the New York Times)
Kidspace@ The Internet Public Library
Curriculum Related
19th Century Innovation Timeline
Amercian Museum of Natural History - Kids & Family Section
Language Arts
Grammar Gold (preview)
Grammar Practice Park (3rd grade - 5th)
Proofreading Makes Perfect (3rd) (preview)
Proofreading Makes Perfect (5th)
Scholastic's Beverly Cleary Resource
Math
Math Playground - Make sure you try the Logic Puzzles!
Dynamath - scroll down & look in center for Math on Jobs, Purvis Puzzle Page, and Numbers in the news
Woodlands Maths Zone - great for practice ( a British site - so the money section does not apply)
Second Grade Place Value
Place Value Practice -
Tank Place Value (please try last)
Social Studies (some topics below - keep scrolling)
Life in Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary
National Geographic - Bear Beginnings
Top Ten African Ameriacan Inventors
Renaissance at the Dinner Table
Camelot International - the Middle Ages (and Romans)
The British Museum - Mesopotamia
The British Museum - Ancient Egypt
See your name in Hieroglyphics
Time for Kids - Go Places: GREECE
Immigration
Immigration: Stories of Yesterday and Today
Our Wonderful World Resources
Childrens Atlas - The Continents - click on the map to learn more
Our World - Know more about it - scroll down and click on Learn about the continents
Interactive Continent - by Mr.Nussbaum
Asia
Map of Asia - Infoplease.com - interactive
Ask Asia for students - good resource for E-B form
Ask Asia for Kids - PreK-2
Asia Art - good examples
Geographia Asia - highlights various topics
Asia Trial - National Zoo - great info - check out the pandacam
Asia Info - Enchantedlearning resources
Endangered Animals - Asian Elephants and Bengal Tigers
Australia
CIA Fact Book - Australia
https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/as.html
Australia for Kids - Teacher Created
http://www.pocanticohills.org/australia/australia.htm
National Geographic - Australia - Make sure you scroll down
http://www3.nationalgeographic.com/places/countries/country_australia.html
Zoom School Australia - Enchanted Learning
http://www.zoomschool.com/school/Australia/
National Museum of Australia
http://www.nma.gov.au/index.html
Antarctica
Zoom School Antarctica - lots of info for younger studentsVirtual Tour of South Pole - http://astro.uchicago.edu/cara/vtour/pole/
Web chat info between British Primary school and British Antarctic Survey staff - good ?s by the students
http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/Resources/schoolzone/information/Primary/pschools_questions.html
Antarctic Penguins - http://www.gdargaud.net/Antarctica/Penguins.html
Antarctic Animals - http://www.gdargaud.net/Antarctica/Animals.html
Info about Antarctica - http://www.gdargaud.net/Antarctica/InfoAntarctica.html
Virtual Antarctica -http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~kpt/terraquest/va/
Might be above most students but a different point of view - Australian Government Antarctic Div.
South America
Follow Pablo's Journey across the Andes
http://www.culturesontheedge.com/gallery/exhibits/pablo_corral/index_pop.htmlNational Geographic for Kids: Destination South America
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/0609/soamerica.htmlNational Geographic: National Parks of South America
http://www3.nationalgeographic.com/places/parks/park-south-america.htmlSouth America A-Z (dig the tunes)
http://www.geocities.com/southamericaaz/Enchanted Learning: Explorers of South America
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/samerica.shtmlInteractive Map of South America
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/south_america_map.htmTime for Kids: Go Places (only 5 countries featured but good info)
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/hh/goplacesAfrica
Africa Kids Zone - Animals, Fables, Maps, Country info, games, and Brain teasers
Europe
Jamestown
History Globe - Interactive Game
States Project
America's Story from America Library
The Fifty States from Factmonster.com (ignore Ads)
Facts about the States (by World Almanac for Kids)
Stately Knowledge by the Internet Public Library Kidspace
Use last - NetState.com - click on the name of your state to find more info
National Geographic US map - choose your state
Benjamin Franklin
Ben Franklin Bio
Ben Franklin and the Lightning Rod
A magical touch ... of Harmanoy
PBS Ben Franklin Site - C and B form
Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman And the Underground Railroad
National Geographic - Underground Railroad - teacher directed
Classics for Kids - Underground Railroad
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
Science
Amercian Museum of Natural History - Kids & Family Section
Holiday Sites
How is Christmas celebrated around the world?
Christmas around the world
Celebrating Christmas in MexicoMore Christmas around the World
Christmas around the world brief
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Kid's Place (Games - Power of Proofreading & Brain Power - Brain Teasers)
Teachers
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
Amercian Museum of Natural History - Education
Internet Resources for Grade Level Skills Help
Rubistar (create rubrics)
Smithsonian Education for Teachers
Internet4classrooms - online tutorials
Parents
DiscoverySchool.com for Parents