Students and parents, you can test your geography skills by placing each of the 50 states onto a map of the USA. Beware, you need to get the state VERY close to its correct location on the map or you will get it wrong. See how many you can get correct! Good Luck!
All about ants and insects. What they eat, where they live and their different body parts.
Welcome to Aplusmath.com! This web site was developed to help students improve their math skills interactively. Visit our game room and play exciting games like Matho and Hidden Picture...Test your math skills with our Flashcards! Try out the Math Word Find puzzle. Create and print your own set of flashcards online! Try out the Flashcard Creator. See the Worksheets section, where you can print worksheets to practice offline. Try the Homework Helper to check your homework solutions.
Try this online encyclopedia from MSN!
Enchanted Learning produces children's educational web sites and games that are designed to capture the imagination while maximizing creativity, learning, and enjoyment.
iAh-HA! Herein lie a series of experiments demonstrating concepts in different branches of science. Some may be eaten before, during or after the experiment, and some definitely should not be eaten at all. Each file lists an expected age-level to carry out the experiment, as well as all safety measures that should be undertaken. Many of the experiments will require nothing more than a quick rummaging through the kitchen cabinets. Have fun, and remember, safety first.
This site provides facts and information about the nations of the world. Flags, population charts, economic profiles and much more. Perfect for Geography or Social Studies reports.
This site provides hundreds of informational maps, both current and historical. The site also provides map outlines that can be printed out.
This site has lots of online activities for kids including coloring pages, crossword puzzles, word searches, connect the dots and origami. There are also lots of online games to play.
Funology.com is where you can allow your kids to SAFELY use the Internet. We offer online activities and offline activities. You can find instructions for kids' games, recipes, craft projects, We offer fun, creative projects and activities to stop the "Mom, I'm bored" syndrome! Let your kids have fun on the Web!
This website has some great online games to help kids learn how to tell time. It is really easy to use and very helpful. You can use digital clocks or analog clocks to help your child learn to tell time. You can also print out telling-time worksheets. Make sure you scroll down the page in order to find the games.
Play Connect Four online! The game is lots of fun and it is easy to use.
Play Battleship, Hangman and Tic-tac-toe online.
Play Tangram! Tangram is an ancient game that originated in China. You have to use all 7 pieces of the puzzle to make the different shapes. The site will help you if you get stuck. This is a great site for helping kids to strengthen their abstract thinking skills.
Good for helping children learn to read.
On-Line, readable books for all ages.
Excellent resources to help students become aware of the Middle East especially with the current focus on that region of the world.
An Internet treasure hunt.
Awesome Library Organizes the Web for Children, Teens, and Parents.
This site provides information on various aspects of the history and culture of Illinois.
This website provides children with facts and information about the state of Illinois. Learn about the state symbols of Illinois or learn about the geography of our state.
Outstanding interactive games that fit many science, social studies, and language arts areas.
Great motivational academic games for kids.
Great for conveying current events to kids in 'kid language'. Exceptional educational games.
Interactive multiplication games and flash cards.
Virtual math manipulatives.
Site of the International Space Station. Discover facts about space food, clothing and outer space fun.
Discover the history of space travel as designed with kids in mind. An excellent learning center for young astronomers.
Explore the site of the vast majority of immigrants who came to our country via New York Harbor.
An unbelieveable site with lessons geared to students in grades 5 - 8.
| Illinois State Board of Education | MARCOGRAM From Marco Polo --- September 2003 |
| ROE 13 Workshops/Sign-Up | _MARCOGRAM From Marco Polo --- April 2004 |
| TEACHER NET --- Teacher Information Network | MARCOGRAM From Marco Polo --- May 2004 |
| TEACHING TOLERANCE --- Fighting Hate and Promoting Tolerance | MARCOGRAM From Marco Polo --- June 2004 |
| EDUCATION WORLD--- Education World, The Educator's Best | MARCOGRAM From Marco Polo --- October 2004 |
| AWESOME LIBRARY --- Awesome Library Helps Organize the Web for Teachers | MARCOGRAM From Marco Polo --- November 2004 |
| BRAINCHILD.COM --- An on-line ISAT assessment tool for educators. Choose "On-line Assessment", then Illinois, then grade level and subject area. | _MARCOGRAM From Marco Polo --- December 2004 |
| FUNBRAIN QUIZ LAB --- Teachers can create quizzes and games for their students to take online. After an initial (and free) sign up, you also have access to other teacher and libarain quizzes. | _ |
| PERSONAL EDUCATIONAL PRESS --- Eight different subjects addressed and a large variety of educational printables. | _ |
| AWARDS AND CERTIFICATES --- "Kid Friendly" and easy-to-print certificates to make and use for your students. | _ |
| PUZZLEMAKER --- Has the ability for you to create more than 10 kinds of puzzles. User's Guide is under "Puzzlemaker Extras". | _ |
| RUBRICS --- Samples covering homework, teamwork. presentation, handwriting, and many others. | _ |