Blogs

The following sites may be used in OPS:
http://www.globalschoolnet.org
http://www.glogster.com
http://www.technospudprojects.com
http://www.monsterexchange.org
http://www.epals.com
http://edutagger.com

See OPS Guidelines click on Interactive, Web-based Publishing

Blogs

The following sites may be used in OPS:
http://www.globalschoolnet.org
http://www.glogster.com
http://www.technospudprojects.com
http://www.monsterexchange.org
http://www.epals.com
http://edutagger.com

See OPS Guidelines click on Interactive, Web-based Publishing

Class Management

Class Management

Comprehension Strategy Instruction

 

Comprehension Strategy Instruction

 

Critical Thinking Game Sites
What’s the Point?  
Challenge your graphing skills by choosing your level of difficulty.
http://www.funbrain.com/co/index.html

Number Cracker
Can you guess what number comes next? Choose your challenge!
http://www.funbrain.com/cracker/index.html

Guess the Number
Can you guess the number? You will have a limited number of choices.
http://www.funbrain.com/guess/index.html

Ready, Set, Match!
Find the matching objects. Choose your level of difficulty!
http://sln.fi.edu/qa98/puzzle6/puzzle6.html

Solving Puzzles
Then check and see if you have the right answer.
http://www.brainbashers.com/showpuzzles.asp?page=1&formpost=Y&d1=Y&d2=Y&d3=Y

More puzzles for you to solve!
http://www.brainbashers.com/showpuzzles.asp?formpost=Y&field=random&page=1&puzzletext=Random+Puzzles

Brain Hieroglyphics
Can you solve the word puzzles?
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/hiro.html

Sliding Door Maze
You are trapped-can you get out?
http://www.logicmazes.com/sliding.html

Word Puzzles
Solve these word puzzles to challenge your vocabulary, spelling, and thinking skills!
http://www.agameaday.com/

Image Puzzles
Move the pieces by switching two parts of the puzzle. If you get frustrated you can choose to see the final picture.
http://imagiware.com/puzzle/

If you are interested in a virtual chess tutorial for your kids, try
http://www.chessdryad.com/education/magictheater/index.htm
The narrative is clear for the students to understand.

Critical Thinking Game Sites
What’s the Point?  
Challenge your graphing skills by choosing your level of difficulty.
http://www.funbrain.com/co/index.html

Number Cracker
Can you guess what number comes next? Choose your challenge!
http://www.funbrain.com/cracker/index.html

Guess the Number
Can you guess the number? You will have a limited number of choices.
http://www.funbrain.com/guess/index.html

Ready, Set, Match!
Find the matching objects. Choose your level of difficulty!
http://sln.fi.edu/qa98/puzzle6/puzzle6.html

Solving Puzzles
Then check and see if you have the right answer.
http://www.brainbashers.com/showpuzzles.asp?page=1&formpost=Y&d1=Y&d2=Y&d3=Y

More puzzles for you to solve!
http://www.brainbashers.com/showpuzzles.asp?formpost=Y&field=random&page=1&puzzletext=Random+Puzzles

Brain Hieroglyphics
Can you solve the word puzzles?
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/hiro.html

Sliding Door Maze
You are trapped-can you get out?
http://www.logicmazes.com/sliding.html

Word Puzzles
Solve these word puzzles to challenge your vocabulary, spelling, and thinking skills!
http://www.agameaday.com/

Image Puzzles
Move the pieces by switching two parts of the puzzle. If you get frustrated you can choose to see the final picture.
http://imagiware.com/puzzle/

If you are interested in a virtual chess tutorial for your kids, try
http://www.chessdryad.com/education/magictheater/index.htm
The narrative is clear for the students to understand.

Differentiated Instruction

Differentiated Instruction

 "Sight" and High Frequency Words - Gives you the Dolch flashcards
http://www.usu.edu/teachall/text/reading/highfrequency.htm

Sadlier-Oxford Student Activity  -  Practice Using frequency words
http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/grade_k_1/high_fre/hifreq1.htm

Santa Maria-Bonita School District High Frequency Words
Site words for grades K-2/flashcards/worksheets
http://www.smbsd.org/page.cfm?p=906

Links to Dolch words, flashcards and has a link to Jan Brett's Dolch words.
Dolch words/flashcards and so much more.
http://www.expage.com/16thwebsite

Jan Brett's Dolch Words
http://www.janbrett.com/games/jan_brett_dolch_word_list_main.htm

Kindergarten Tips
Kindergarten/First/Second activities for site words
http://www.kindergarten-tips-and-skill-lessons.com/high-frequency-words.html

First School Years
Assessments/hangman games, jumble words and letter games for learning site words.
http://www.firstschoolyears.com/literacy/word/other/hfw/hfw.htm

 Literature

 

 

eBooks from Omaha Public Library for children

 http://www.tumblebooks.com/library/asp/home_tumblebooks.asp

Literature Links	Teaching Books.Net	Free Audio Books from Public Domain	Reading Rainbow books http://pbskids.org/readingrainbow/books/index.html
Great Website for Picture Books - you can read them online-if you have a smartboard or an LCD projector-you can share these with your students or bookmark the site for them to read great picturebooks. Great for read alouds. http://www.biguniverse.com/ At Big Universe you and your students are able to read hundreds of the best childrens picture books online for FREE and if you like, create and publish your very own picture e-book	PicLits http://www.piclits.com/compose_dragdrop.aspx It is FREE and the photos and word banks change daily (except weekends). It is being used for composition as well as grammar, punctuation, and vocabulary. Lots of options and adrenlin for those kids and adults needing some ideas and stimulation.	Literactive Leading provider of reading material for pre-school, kindergarten and grade 1 students available online. The program is comprised of leveled guided readers, comprehensive phonic activities and a wealth of supplemental reading material.  All the material is available for free from this site but you need to register.

 Literature

 

 

eBooks from Omaha Public Library for children

 http://www.tumblebooks.com/library/asp/home_tumblebooks.asp

Literature Links	Teaching Books.Net	Free Audio Books from Public Domain	Reading Rainbow books http://pbskids.org/readingrainbow/books/index.html
Great Website for Picture Books - you can read them online-if you have a smartboard or an LCD projector-you can share these with your students or bookmark the site for them to read great picturebooks. Great for read alouds. http://www.biguniverse.com/ At Big Universe you and your students are able to read hundreds of the best childrens picture books online for FREE and if you like, create and publish your very own picture e-book	PicLits http://www.piclits.com/compose_dragdrop.aspx It is FREE and the photos and word banks change daily (except weekends). It is being used for composition as well as grammar, punctuation, and vocabulary. Lots of options and adrenlin for those kids and adults needing some ideas and stimulation.	Literactive Leading provider of reading material for pre-school, kindergarten and grade 1 students available online. The program is comprised of leveled guided readers, comprehensive phonic activities and a wealth of supplemental reading material.  All the material is available for free from this site but you need to register.

Logic and Reasoning Game Sites

Concentration: This is the classic game with a new math theme.  Try to find matching pairs of math symbols.  Find them all and a picture will appear.
http://www.mathplayground.com/concentration.html

Rubik's Cube
Scramble the cube. Middle segments cannot be moved. Rotate the rows or columns to restore the cube. This is a very challenging puzzle
http://www.mathplayground.com/RubikCube.html


Switch It
The object of the game is to move all the white pegs to the other side in the least number of steps possible. The computer can do it in 49 moves. How many moves will it take you?
http://www.mathplayground.com/switchit.html

Game  IQ
The goal of this game is to leave only one peg in the center of the board. Click on a peg and make it jump over a nearby peg by dragging it to the new location. Only horizontal and vertical jumps are allowed.
http://www.mathplayground.com/IQ.html

Sliders
Scramble the numbers then move the blocks to put the numbers back in counting order. There are several levels to try.
http://www.mathplayground.com/sliders.html

Logic and Reasoning Game Sites

Concentration: This is the classic game with a new math theme.  Try to find matching pairs of math symbols.  Find them all and a picture will appear.
http://www.mathplayground.com/concentration.html

Rubik's Cube
Scramble the cube. Middle segments cannot be moved. Rotate the rows or columns to restore the cube. This is a very challenging puzzle
http://www.mathplayground.com/RubikCube.html


Switch It
The object of the game is to move all the white pegs to the other side in the least number of steps possible. The computer can do it in 49 moves. How many moves will it take you?
http://www.mathplayground.com/switchit.html

Game  IQ
The goal of this game is to leave only one peg in the center of the board. Click on a peg and make it jump over a nearby peg by dragging it to the new location. Only horizontal and vertical jumps are allowed.
http://www.mathplayground.com/IQ.html

Sliders
Scramble the numbers then move the blocks to put the numbers back in counting order. There are several levels to try.
http://www.mathplayground.com/sliders.html

Music

Music

Organizers

Organizers

Poetry

Poetry

Posters, Name Tags, Etc. FREE!: http://bighugelabs.com

Online Printable Labels, Cards, etc.: Quick and easy! http://www.senteacher.org/Print/

EdHelper http://www.edhelper.com/puzzles.htm- Create printable puzzles to use for vocabulary

PuzzleMaker: http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/ - Create free printable puzzles or have your students create their own.

Posters, Name Tags, Etc. FREE!: http://bighugelabs.com

Online Printable Labels, Cards, etc.: Quick and easy! http://www.senteacher.org/Print/

EdHelper http://www.edhelper.com/puzzles.htm- Create printable puzzles to use for vocabulary

PuzzleMaker: http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/ - Create free printable puzzles or have your students create their own.

Professional Development

Professional Development

Splat Square 100

http://www.primarygames.co.uk/pg2/splat/splatre100.html

Splat Square is a 100 grid that starts out blank.  There are different ’splat’ colors on the right side of the screen.  Choose a color and then click on the square, ’splat’, the number is revealed with a splatter of colored paint.

Teach students to count by 2, 5, 10, etc. by ’splatting’ those spaces as you count aloud as a class.  Teach students the difference between odd and even numbers by color coding the 100 grid, prime numbers, skip counting, and ordinal counting can also be practiced with Splat Square.

 
PBS - Games  to play on an ActivBoard
http://pbskids.org/smartboard/

Tammy Worcester's Interactive Whiteboard Resources

 

1.  Animation Websites (Drop in an animations)

http://www.artie.com/newgifs.htm
 
http://www.heathersanimations.com/beatles1.html
 
2.  Music Websites (Play a song!)

http://www.science-groove.org/MASSIVE/searchbrowse.html
 
3.  Interactive Websites (videos, games, webcams)

http://espn.go.com/?lpos=globalnav&lid=gn_espn_ESPN
 
http://incolor.inebraska.com/mjboesen/Huskers/Huskers.html
 
http://www.quia.com/cb/149966.html
 
http://www.rhapsody.com/-search?query=math&searchtype=RhapKeyword
 
http://www.history.com/home.do
 
http://www.earthcam.com/search/ft_search.php?s1=1&term=omaha%2C+nebraska
 
http://www.teachertube.com/my_favour.php
 
http://www.hardin.k12.ky.us/res_techn/sbjarea/math/MATHJeopardy.htm

http://illuminations.nctm.org/Activities.aspx?grade=1&grade=2&grade=3&grade=4



Jodie DeSordi Presentation

Splat Square 100

http://www.primarygames.co.uk/pg2/splat/splatre100.html

Splat Square is a 100 grid that starts out blank.  There are different ’splat’ colors on the right side of the screen.  Choose a color and then click on the square, ’splat’, the number is revealed with a splatter of colored paint.

Teach students to count by 2, 5, 10, etc. by ’splatting’ those spaces as you count aloud as a class.  Teach students the difference between odd and even numbers by color coding the 100 grid, prime numbers, skip counting, and ordinal counting can also be practiced with Splat Square.

 
PBS - Games  to play on an ActivBoard
http://pbskids.org/smartboard/

Tammy Worcester's Interactive Whiteboard Resources

 

1.  Animation Websites (Drop in an animations)

http://www.artie.com/newgifs.htm
 
http://www.heathersanimations.com/beatles1.html
 
2.  Music Websites (Play a song!)

http://www.science-groove.org/MASSIVE/searchbrowse.html
 
3.  Interactive Websites (videos, games, webcams)

http://espn.go.com/?lpos=globalnav&lid=gn_espn_ESPN
 
http://incolor.inebraska.com/mjboesen/Huskers/Huskers.html
 
http://www.quia.com/cb/149966.html
 
http://www.rhapsody.com/-search?query=math&searchtype=RhapKeyword
 
http://www.history.com/home.do
 
http://www.earthcam.com/search/ft_search.php?s1=1&term=omaha%2C+nebraska
 
http://www.teachertube.com/my_favour.php
 
http://www.hardin.k12.ky.us/res_techn/sbjarea/math/MATHJeopardy.htm

http://illuminations.nctm.org/Activities.aspx?grade=1&grade=2&grade=3&grade=4



Jodie DeSordi Presentation

Reading Strategies

Into the Book http://reading.ecb.org/teacher/strategies.html Into the Book is a reading comprehension resource for K-4 students and teachers. We focus on eight research-based strategies: Using Prior Knowledge, Making Connections, Questioning, Visualizing, Inferring, Summarizing, Evaluating and Synthesizing. Your class can watch our engaging 15-minute videos, and try the online interactive activities.	This site covers our reading strategies and a whole lot more!!!  There is a teacher site and a student site and all you have to do is enter your first name in both areas to get a password. This site gives you some great short videos for you and your kids. http://reading.ecb.org/teacher/strategies.html	ABC Teach - Reading Comprehension
Reading A to Z	Santa-Maria Bonita Schools- Comprehension Strategies
Guided Reading website: http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/teacher_resources/literacy_pages/guided_reading.htm	Teaching Tools

Reading Strategies

Into the Book http://reading.ecb.org/teacher/strategies.html Into the Book is a reading comprehension resource for K-4 students and teachers. We focus on eight research-based strategies: Using Prior Knowledge, Making Connections, Questioning, Visualizing, Inferring, Summarizing, Evaluating and Synthesizing. Your class can watch our engaging 15-minute videos, and try the online interactive activities.	This site covers our reading strategies and a whole lot more!!!  There is a teacher site and a student site and all you have to do is enter your first name in both areas to get a password. This site gives you some great short videos for you and your kids. http://reading.ecb.org/teacher/strategies.html	ABC Teach - Reading Comprehension
Reading A to Z	Santa-Maria Bonita Schools- Comprehension Strategies
Guided Reading website: http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/teacher_resources/literacy_pages/guided_reading.htm	Teaching Tools

Sitton Spelling  -  http://school.elps.k12.mi.us/donley/classrooms/berry/sitton_spelling_activities/main_page.htm

Sitton Spelling  -  http://school.elps.k12.mi.us/donley/classrooms/berry/sitton_spelling_activities/main_page.htm

Teacher Resource Sites

Internet 4 Classrooms

http://www.big6.com/
Big 6--Information, Problem-solving Process--GREAT lesson plans!:  After clicking on Big6 For Kids link.  Great real-life problems to teach the problem solving strategies

Here is a site with ready-to-use Power Points for teaching:
http://www.esu5.org/techteacher/sampleactivities/multiq/blankgame.ppt (downloadable blank template)

Educators' Resources on the WWW from Jim Moulton
http://www.JimMoulton.org/1.html

Great Power Point templates
http://ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk/ict/powerpoint/lessonideas.htm

Using Kidspiration to connect with various literature titles
http://www.northcanton.sparcc.org/%7Eptk1nc/kidspired2002/

Personal Education Press bingo, flash cards, etc. can select categories and change and print various forms
http://www.educationalpress.org/index.asp

Find a book by level or genre, sponsored by Sylvan Learning Centers, students take a quiz and can register for a prize.
http://bookadventure.org/

Calendars That Work.com - Select from a large selection of free printable calendars.
http://www.calendarsthatwork.com/category.php?categoryId=free&sid=7sKyRzCy

School House Rock Lyrics & Video http://www.sqooltools.com/edvideos/shr/master.html

Visual Thesaurus - http://www.visualthesaurus.com/educators

Wordle http://www.wordle.net/create- Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. 

nuideas.pbworks.com

Technology Intergration

 

nuideas.pbworks.com

Technology Intergration

 

Looking for Videos to enhance a lesson?  Try one of these.

PowerMedia Plus - OPS has a subscription.  Find Beals password in FC for initial registration.
Also has audio, images, podcasts, as well as print resources.
http://www.powermediaplus.com

 

School Tube - Welcome to Schoolstube.com Schools Tube is a safe school social networking, video hosting, audio hosting website where you can view, upload and share videos and ...

http://www.schooltube.com/

 

Teacher Tube - Our goal at TeacherTube.com is to provide an online community for sharing instructional teacher videos. Upload your lesson plan videos or watch student video lessons ...

http://www.teachertube.com/

Looking for Videos to enhance a lesson?  Try one of these.

PowerMedia Plus - OPS has a subscription.  Find Beals password in FC for initial registration.
Also has audio, images, podcasts, as well as print resources.
http://www.powermediaplus.com

 

School Tube - Welcome to Schoolstube.com Schools Tube is a safe school social networking, video hosting, audio hosting website where you can view, upload and share videos and ...

http://www.schooltube.com/

 

Teacher Tube - Our goal at TeacherTube.com is to provide an online community for sharing instructional teacher videos. Upload your lesson plan videos or watch student video lessons ...

http://www.teachertube.com/

Virtual Math

 

 

 

monthly dice or other math activities
http://boxcarsandoneeyedjacks.com/
click on game and activity of the month.

http://www.kenton.k12.ky.us/SmartBoard/smartmath.htm
Math manipulatives by grade level and topic

http://www.nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html
virtual Math manipulatives, differentiated, separated by grade level and Mathematical concepts, very interactive, teacher/parent guide included also

http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/
Many on-line activities to include graphing, grids, and tessellations

looking for interactive.  This has some fun activities and practice tests.  
http://www.mathslice.com/

a lot of different and challenging math activities
http://www.dr-mikes-math-games-for-kids.com/printable-math-games.html

Absurd Math – Absurd Math is an interactive mathematical problem solving game series.
http://www.learningwave.com/abmath/

Eduplace.com – weekly story problems
http://www.eduplace.com/math/brain/

Aunty Math – Daily problems for kids that can be tiered, can submit class answer, has teacher/parent tips
http://www.auntymath.com/

Great for 2nd, 3rd, 4th time and money lessons
http://www.homeschoolmath.net/math_elementary_online.php

for time, money, and measurement
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/java/counting/money.html

Great for 2nd, 3rd, 4th time and money lessons
http://www.homeschoolmath.net/math_elementary_online.php


http://arcytech.org/java/
virtual math manipulatives for money, time, pattern blocks, base ten blocks, Cuisenaire rods, fraction bars, etc.
You will find 31 quick and easy math activities. They can be used to supplement daily calendar/opening activities or they would be ideal math center jobs.
http://www.teachingk8.com/archives/teaching_daybyday/teaching_daybyday_math_measuring_money.html

for time, money, and measurement
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/java/counting/money.html

http://www.aplusmath.com/
Math site with Java games, worksheets, flashcards, homework help, etc.

This has some pretty difficult interactive problem solving/critical thinking games.
http://www.nzmaths.co.nz/BrightSparks/

Figure this – Math Challenges
http://www.figurethis.org/challenges/toc.htm
mystery pictures, gives immediate feedback about the picture and details/facts of the picture

 

 

 

 

http://www.offwell.free-online.co.uk/mystery/mystery_index.htm

 

these sites from Joann Thurlow

Virtual Math

 

 

 

monthly dice or other math activities
http://boxcarsandoneeyedjacks.com/
click on game and activity of the month.

http://www.kenton.k12.ky.us/SmartBoard/smartmath.htm
Math manipulatives by grade level and topic

http://www.nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html
virtual Math manipulatives, differentiated, separated by grade level and Mathematical concepts, very interactive, teacher/parent guide included also

http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/
Many on-line activities to include graphing, grids, and tessellations

looking for interactive.  This has some fun activities and practice tests.  
http://www.mathslice.com/

a lot of different and challenging math activities
http://www.dr-mikes-math-games-for-kids.com/printable-math-games.html

Absurd Math – Absurd Math is an interactive mathematical problem solving game series.
http://www.learningwave.com/abmath/

Eduplace.com – weekly story problems
http://www.eduplace.com/math/brain/

Aunty Math – Daily problems for kids that can be tiered, can submit class answer, has teacher/parent tips
http://www.auntymath.com/

Great for 2nd, 3rd, 4th time and money lessons
http://www.homeschoolmath.net/math_elementary_online.php

for time, money, and measurement
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/java/counting/money.html

Great for 2nd, 3rd, 4th time and money lessons
http://www.homeschoolmath.net/math_elementary_online.php


http://arcytech.org/java/
virtual math manipulatives for money, time, pattern blocks, base ten blocks, Cuisenaire rods, fraction bars, etc.
You will find 31 quick and easy math activities. They can be used to supplement daily calendar/opening activities or they would be ideal math center jobs.
http://www.teachingk8.com/archives/teaching_daybyday/teaching_daybyday_math_measuring_money.html

for time, money, and measurement
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/java/counting/money.html

http://www.aplusmath.com/
Math site with Java games, worksheets, flashcards, homework help, etc.

This has some pretty difficult interactive problem solving/critical thinking games.
http://www.nzmaths.co.nz/BrightSparks/

Figure this – Math Challenges
http://www.figurethis.org/challenges/toc.htm
mystery pictures, gives immediate feedback about the picture and details/facts of the picture

 

 

 

 

http://www.offwell.free-online.co.uk/mystery/mystery_index.htm

 

these sites from Joann Thurlow

Writing

Reading, Writing & Literature Sites
here's a link for D.O.L.
http://mrsritzo.tripod.com/

There are lots of fun ways to put words on the word wall.  It includes some cute chants!
http://www.k111.k12.il.us/lafayette/fourblocks/word_wall_chants.htm#In%20The%20Seat%20or%20Standing%20Up

Very unique alphabet activities to include songs for each letter
http://www.lettertv.net/pages/songs.htm

Great writing prompts....esp. narrative & other writing ideas:  http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/writingindex.htm

Scholastic Story Starter http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/storystarters/storystarter1.htm
K-6

Animated Idioms -  http://www.englishonline.org.cn/en/vocabulary-grammar/animated-idioms

 

 

Writing

Reading, Writing & Literature Sites
here's a link for D.O.L.
http://mrsritzo.tripod.com/

There are lots of fun ways to put words on the word wall.  It includes some cute chants!
http://www.k111.k12.il.us/lafayette/fourblocks/word_wall_chants.htm#In%20The%20Seat%20or%20Standing%20Up

Very unique alphabet activities to include songs for each letter
http://www.lettertv.net/pages/songs.htm

Great writing prompts....esp. narrative & other writing ideas:  http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/writingindex.htm

Scholastic Story Starter http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/storystarters/storystarter1.htm
K-6

Animated Idioms -  http://www.englishonline.org.cn/en/vocabulary-grammar/animated-idioms