Below are a links to web resources relevant to the New Franklin curriculum and useful to parents and teachers. Categories are broken into Kindergarten – Grade 2 focus and Grade 3 – Grade 5 focus, however many of the sites are appropriate for all ages. Please report any broken links to: clister@portsmouth.k12.nh.us.

 

 

K-2 General

EnchantedLearning – outstanding primary reference site

Bembo's Zoo – fun with animals

Interactive Clock Activities

The Little Animals Activity  - guided challenges

FunBrain – educational games and challenges

Gamequarium Jr.

Primary Games

 

K-2 Language

Jan Brett's Home Page

Eric Carle’s Home Page

Starfall – read alouds

Fablevision – read alouds

Seussville

Alphabet Superhighway- Spelling and Decoding

Instant Poetry

 

K-2 Math

100th Day of School

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives – Neater than it sounds

Farm Stand Math

Dositey Math     - Math and Language Activities

Interactive Pegboard

Interactive Balance

Primary Math

Coolmath4kids

 

K-2 Science

Weather Maker

The Butterfly Lab

Bats, Bats, Bats

Foss Levers and Pulleys

Simple Machines

Virtual Tide Pool

Constellations

 

K-2 Social Studies

National Geographic Kids

Virtual Tours

 

3-5 General and Reference

Brainpop – animated mini-documentaries

Fact Monster – Just the facts

Historic Tale Construction Kit

Convert Anything into Anything

Interactive Math Manipulatiives

Wizzkiddz – challenges across the disciplines

TerraFly – aerial maps of your choosing

TopoZone  -searchable topographic maps

Yahooligans – Safe searching

KidsClick! Web Search - Safe searching     

National Geographic Kids Magazine:

 

3-5 Language

Scrambled Poetry

Power Proofreading

 

3-5 Math

Multiflyer – fun multiplication practice

Illuminations – Great activities from the National Council of Teaching Mathematics

Math Baseball

Escape From Knab

Count On – Math mysteries and games

Tessellate! – experiments in tessellations

 

3-5 Science

Virtual Plants

The Great Plant Escape

eNature – excellent for animal research

Geology from Rockhound

NASA Kids

Astronomy For Kids

Inner Body

Body Works

It's Electrifying!

Wicked  Geology

The Exploratorium – interactive Science museum

Wonderville – great science cartoons and activities

The Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve

Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

 

3-5 Social Studies

Portsmouth Harbor Trail

Strawbery Banke Museum

Seacoast New Hampshire Black  History

The New Hampshire Almanac

Mount Washington.com

50states.com  - state profiles

Growth of a Nation

HistoryWired – visual US History from the Smithsonian

Virtual Lewis and Clark Expedition

Lewis and Clark Interactive

If You Were President – fun simulation

Color Landform Atlas of the United States

Landform Visual Dictionary

                                                                    

Fun

Switcherzoo

Invention at Play

Zeeks! - Games

GameGoo - Educational Games

JigZone – Jigsaw puzzles

Mathgorilla

sodaconstructor – physics, engineering and fun

Cyberchase Games Central

 

Parent and Teacher Resources

The Kindergarten Connection

US Geological Service Learning Web

Fossweb – Science modules

The Educator's Reference Desk

Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators – links

Teacher’s Net – Great teacher’s resources

Blue Web’n – links for educators

Scholastic – tons for kids, parents and teachers