March 2009
Have Fun with Living History - Free streaming history videos & activities
by knannAmerican history is best served hot and there are lots of ways to warm up to it. At HFwH, we bring free streaming video, interactive presentations, and links to many other resources to bring history alive.
Go a step beyond the social studies or history classroom and use all your senses to connect with American History through audio, video, and living history.
January 2009
June 2008
Human Body Systems
by knannMacMillan/McGraw-Hill resource for gr 5 unit on Human Body Systems. Animations and audio. Great for DI
May 2008
Welcome to The Monticello Classroom!
by knannResources and activities for unit on Colonial America.
April 2008
Listen and Spell Dolch Words
by knannEleven Dolch word lists with audio prompt for given spelling word.
Spin and Spell
by knann (via)Learn to spell common words. Click a category, then click a picture. Spell the word by clicking the spinner. Click submit to check your answer.
March 2008
BAM! Body and Mind |
by knann, 1 comment (via)From the CDC, a great interactive site for health topics: diseases, food and nutrition, physical activity, your safety, your life, your body. Resources for teachers here as well.
November 2007
On the Trail of John Smith
by knannFollow John Smith as he helps establish the Jamestown colony, explores the Chesapeake Bay, and meets local Native Americans in this new interactive adventure. Great for differentiation: audio narration with animated story and embedded learning games occur withing within the story.
World Atlas
by knann & 1 other (via)Highest lowest biggest smallest tallest deepest oldest youngest Continents Countries Cities Dependencies Deserts Islands Lakes Mountains Oceans Provinces Rivers Seas and more list by World Atlas
The Seven World Wonders
by knann (via)A complete listing of all the World Wonders in a variety of categories
Geospy -- National Geographic Kids
by knann (via)Can you identify all the continents, states, and provinces? Try GeoSpy and find out!
October 2007
BodyWorks Games
by knann (via)Hi! We're Art and Spleen from PROBE, PROfessional Body Explorers. Do you know how your body works? Let’s find out!
Life Science Connections - Human Body Adventure
by knann (via)Engaging site designed by a middle school teacher for grade 7 life science, but content can be used for 5th grade unit because of the way the information is presented in bulleted format with graphics. If students have trouble using the naviagation menu, use the site map:http://vilenski.org/science/humanbody/hb_html/map.html
The Watershed Game
by knann (via)This is an interactive computer game which illustrates how human actions affect water quality within a community. Players take on the role of a city planner, and must make choices about recreational, agricultural, industrial, and residential development projects. The choices made by players will determine how much of a negative impact the project will have on the water and habitat within the community
Interactive Body
by knann & 1 otherTry some of these interactive games to learn about the human body.
Yucky Gross and Cool Body
by knann (via)Learn about the human body and body systems on the Yuckiest Site on the internet.