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Teacher Recommended Educational Websites
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Parent Reference & General Enrichment Websites
- Iowa Testing Programs
- Lippman chooses not to overemphasize standardized testing so that we do not fall into
the trap of "teaching to a test." At the same time, we choose to utilize the
Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS) to: a) enhance educators' ability to
estimate and affirm the students' areas of greatest and least development
in order to adapt materials and instructional procedures to meet individual needs;
b) monitor year-to-year developmental changes and progress of Lippman as a whole; and c)
provide a basis for reports to parents enhancing our ability to work together in the
students' best interest.
Visit the ITBS website to gain a further understanding of the standardized test, usage and
score interpretations.
- Lippman Parent & Alumni Forum
- We've opened up a new forum for Lippman parent, alumni and community discussions.
- PBS Online
- Offers links to topics of interest including current events issues as well as in-depth information on subjects which are complimentary to public broadcasting programs.
Be sure to explore the PBSParents and PBSKidsGo! areas for child development information and fun activities for kids.
- Scholastic Network
- A great site for students, teachers and parents alike. It contains wonderful resource links, educational activities and homework hub.
- Zoom School
- An online elementary school classroom with lessons in geography, biology, language arts, and early childhood activities.
- School House Rock
- A site that combines pop music with information kids need to learn.
Kids sing along to favorites like "Conjunction Junction, What's Your Function?" and "Interplanet Janet" -- and in the process learn
about everything from how a bill becomes a law to how the body's circulatory system works.
Categories include: America Rock, Grammar Rock, Multiplication Rock, and Science Rock.
- Time for Kids
- Follow the latest kid-appropriate current events with your children. Site also includes virtual voyage around the world,
brain games and kids poll. Site developed by Time Inc.
- Bookhive
- A website designed for children ages birth through twelve, their parents and teachers.
Providing reader's advisory service, this site contains hundreds of recommended book reviews in a variety of reading levels and interest areas.
Parents may find special "parental notes" attached to some reviews that provide additional information about the book.
Users can search for books by author, title, reading level, interest area, number of pages, and even favorite illustrator.
- Family Fun Magazine
- The Family Fun Magazine website, is about all the great things families can do together.
They provide family experts on travel, food, crafts, parties, holidays, games,
activities, and products -- all the essentials that enrich the important time parents
and children share.
- Surfing the Net with Kids
- Website offers parents educational family activities to help children ages five to
twelve become strong readers, good students, and responsible citizens.
Includes materials adapted just for parents from publicatons created by the
US Department of Education.
- Scholastic I Spy Games
- I SPY, created by Jean Marzollo and Walter Wick, is an award-winning series of books,
software, jigsaw puzzles, and games for elementary age children. I SPY combines
intriguing photographs of familiar object collections with rich rhyming riddles
to create visual brain-teasing puzzles that kids can't resist.
Each time kids play I SPY, they discover clever object associations, word play,
and themes which help them build important learning skills including
reading, problem solving, and creativity.
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Guidance Articles & Websites
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Homework Helper Websites
- PJ Pinchbeck's Homework Help
- A homework helper site from DiscoverySchool.com for elementary through high school. Site includes over
700 links for homework help in all subjects.
- Homework Spot
- A complete reference desk for K-12. Site includes online encyclopedia,
dictionary, almanac, current events spotlights and homework help in all subjects.
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Hebrew & Judaics Websites
- Torah Tots
- A great educational site with great color and graphics for kids. Click a photo on fun cards, Rabbanim, synagogue or site in the Tanach, and text for kids comes up. Also, short divrai Torah for children on parsha.
- Virtual Purim
- How to celebrate, give, say, pray, listen, learn and eat on Purim; plus full megillah text, multi-level study, games, audio songs, costume contest, did-you-know?, stories, recipes and loads of fun for kids.
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Language Arts: General Reading & Writing Websites
- D'Nealian Handwriting
- Enjoy these free D'Nealian alphabet worksheets to learn and practice manuscript handwriting
featuring fun coloring page images. These are suitable for preschool, kindergarten and
early elementary. D'Nealian style is practiced in the Lippman early elementary classrooms.
- PBSParents
- Learn how children become readers and writers and how YOU can help them develop by
talking, reading, and writing together every day. Site includes parent tips for
children pre-school through third grade.
- Grammar Help
- A simple and fun site that provides definitions of common grammar terms, handouts,
interactive exercises and a concise list of grammar rules.
- Houghton Mifflin Reading
- Houghton Mifflin reading books for grades K - 6. Site includes interactive reading
exercises, weekly reader articles, profiles of authors and illustrators, word games and
web field trips.
- Holt Handbook
- The Lippman 6th and 7th Grades use the Holt Handbook curricular materials. Visit
the website to walk through the online chapters, chapter web links, homework practice, reference materials
and fast facts.
Language Arts: Young Adult Literature Websites
- Reading Rants!
- Out of the Ordinary Teen Booklists! Booklists include Graphic Fantastic, Slacker Fiction,
Coolest Classics, Hip History, Inquiring Minds, and Nail Biters.
- TeenReads
- Book reviews, author profiles and interviews, excerpts from new books, literary games
and contests.
- ALA: The Newbery Medal Home Page
- The Newbery Medal is awarded annually to the author of the most distinguished book
for children. The award is named for 18th century British bookseller John Newbery.
- Teen Ink
- Site includes reviews written by teens.
- TeensPoint
- Site dedicated to writing and reading reviews.
- WordSmiths
- An anthology of writing by teens on the web.
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Library Research: General Websites
- Association of Jewish Libraries List
- Visit this website for a guide to values in Jewish children's books.
- Horn Book List
- Horn provides a fully annotated reading lists for children and young adults online.
- American Library Association List
- The ALA publishes an annual list of notable children's books online.
- Reading is Fundamental Program List
- The ALA compiles and publishes the top 100 book recommendations for the Reading is Fundamental
(RIF) program online.
- International Reading Association List
- The IRA list of 103 top titles from 2004 recommended by over 10,000 school children
from different regions across the country.
- Oplin
- OPLIN provides the residents of the State of Ohio the use of high-quality research databases not freely available on the public web,
through their local public libraries. Have your local library card ready in order to
access these resources.
- Maps101
- Online mapping resources for teachers, students, and parents.
Here you'll find earth science, city, history, satellite and reference maps to name a few.
- Noodle Tools
- NoodleTools is a suite of interactive tools designed to aid students and professionals
with their online research. From selecting a search engine and finding some
relevant sources, to citing those sources in MLA or APA style, NoodleTools makes
online research easier!
Library Research: Search Engine Websites
- KidsClick - is a web search site for kids produced by librarians. It features an index of web sites as well as a keyword search of appropriate web sites for kids.
- Google - This metasearch engine is for the advanced researcher on the web. It can accommodate natural language searches (i.e. like Ask Jeeves) or advanced keyword searches with boolean operators. This is your one- stop advanced search site.
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Mathematics: Elementary School Websites
- Everyday Mathematics
- The Lippman Elementary School incorporates the Everyday Mathematics curriculum into their classrooms.
Visit the Parent's Homeroom to learn about the Everyday Mathematics curriculum,
and get tips for helping your child with homework plus ideas for additional at-home
math activities.
- Aunty Math
- Fun Math Challenges for K-5 from DuPage Children's Museum.
- Math Goodies
- Site features interactive lessons, puzzles and worksheets and free homework help.
There are more than 400 pages of activities for elementary age students, educators and parents.
- Fun Brain
- A terrific site for fun learning games including 25 arcade-style math games.
- Cool Math for Kids
- Site for ages 3 and up includes math games, references, lessons,
puzzles, coloring books, brain benders, geometry, fractions, study guides.
Mathematics: Middle School Websites
- Ask a Math Expert
- A list of websites that specialize in Math from flashcards to algebra & calculus. Also includes
listing of Math homework help & tutor sites.
- Cool Math
- Site for ages 13 and up includes math games, references, calculators, lessons,
brain benders, geometry, algebra, study guides.
- Figure This
- A site for families that providing interesting math challenges that
middle-school students can do at home with their families.
- Math.com
- Site covering all areas of math and including features such as homework help,
practice lessons, calculators, tools, and games.
- Math Counts
- MathCounts is a national math enrichment, coaching and competition program that
promotes middle school mathematics achievement through grassroots involvement in
every U.S. state and territory.
- Math Power
- This site provides links for students, parents and teachers to information about learning styles,
study skills tips, and ways to reduce math anxiety and gives the students access to tutorials, algebra
assignments, math videos, and a forum for discussing with the professor a variety of math topics.
- Holt Middle School Math Textbook
- The Lippman 7th Grade uses the Holt Middle School Math Course 2 curricular materials. Visit
the website to walk through the online chapters, chapter web links, homework practice, reference materials
and fast facts.
- Holt Algebra Textbook
- The Lippman 8th Grade uses the Holt Algebra Course 1 curricular materials. Visit
the website to walk through the online chapters, chapter web links, homework practice, reference materials
and fast facts.
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Music Websites
- American Orff-Schulwerk Association
- Orff Schulwerk is a way to teach and learn music. It is based on things children like
to do: sing, chant rhymes, clap, dance, and keep a beat on anything near at hand. Visit the official Orff
website to learn more about the methodology.
- Kodaly Music Education Institute
- The Kodaly approach is child-developmental and based on teaching, learning and
understanding music through the experience of singing. The tools used to implement
the approach are the movable-do system of solfa, rhythm syllables and hand signs.
Visit the official Kodaly website to learn more about the methodology and take advantage of
some of the resources such as flashcards, charts and worksheets.
- New York Philharmonic KidZone
- Visit the game room, musician's lounge, instrument lab and composition workshop.
- San Francisco Symphony Kid's Site
- A fun website to interactively explore tempo, pitch, harmony and various instruments.
- Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids
- The Dallas Symphony Orchestra website offers a world of musical fun and learning for students, parents and teachers!
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Physical Education & Health Websites
- Children's Fitness Videos
- Site for kids fitness videos including aerobic exercises, dance routines, as well as
children’s yoga and martial arts videos.
- Get Fit
- Residents of Greater Akron can log into this website to access reliable health-related
information, track their progress toward specific goals, and learn to adopt new
health behaviors that will reverse unhealthy lifestyle trends.
- Always Play Fair
- The Always Play Fair online board game for elementary age children is an
innovative tool for teaching and reinforcing character education and fair play.
Games can be adapted for individual or group play.
Discussion are generated by each game card, encouraging students to talk about
the situations presented, what they would do and what makes it sometimes difficult to do
the right thing.
Students, parents and teachers can make up their own cards based on actual events that occur in their daily lives.
- U.S. Department of Agriculture's New Food Pyramid
- MyPyramid Plan can help you choose the foods and amounts that are right for you.
For a quick estimate of what and how much you need to eat, enter your age, sex,
and activity level in the online MyPyramid Plan box.
- Staying Healthy for Kids
- The KidsHealth website has separate areas for kids, teens, and parents -
each with its own design, age-appropriate content, and tone.
There are literally thousands of in-depth features, articles, animations, games,
and resources - all original and all developed by health experts.
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Science Websites
- Discovery Channel
- A great resource site, especially for science. Here you can explore subjects in several areas of nterest from animals to outer space.
- Discovery's Earth Alert
- Lets you see what is going on across the globe at a glance. Here you can find out where extreme weather conditions prevail as well as where ecological disasters are brewing.
- Science Bob
- A fun site with loads of experiements, a body lab and links to other science-specific websites.
- National Geographic for Kids
- The online National Geographic Kids website includes games, activities, experiments,
homework help, news and an online exploration classroom.
- Scott Foresman Science
- The Lippman Elementary School uses the Scott Foresman Series curricular materials. Visit
the website to walk through the online units, visit the national lab and more.
- SciTT Hands-on Science Kits
- The Lippman Elementary School uses the SciTT Hands-on Science Kits for self-contained experiments.
The website provides unit outlines for each grade, but does not include interactive content.
- Holt Science & Technology Textbook
- The Lippman Middle School uses the Holt Science & Technology curricular materials. Visit
the website to walk through the online chapters, chapter web links, homework practice, reference materials
and fast facts.
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Social Studies & News Websites
- Ohio Facts
- Site includes state maps, stats, flag quizzes, and other fun facts from EnchantedLearning.com.
- Central Intelligence Agency
- CIA World Factbook and other CIA information resources.
- History Channel
- The History Channel website offers a classroom section with a wide variety of unit
lessons including study guides and discussion groups.
- United Nations
- U.N. official web site.
- NATO
- NATO official web site.
- Holt Textbook Site
- Online version of Holt, Rinehart and Winston Social Studies textbooks. Includes chapters,
chapter web links, homework practice, maps and fast facts.
- Current Events & News Websites
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Technology Websites
- TuxPaint Application
- TuxPaint is a freeware program for K-2 students. It has more features than the standard
Paint program and is used as a creativity tool for children.
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Tutoring Help & Special Learning Difficulties Websites
- Schwab Learning
- Parent's guide to help children with learning difficulties.
- LD Online
- A leading website on learning disabilities.
- Spark Top
- Children's activities for the child that learns differently.
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