September 11 - BrainPop Video
https://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/ushistory/september11th/
http://www.history.com/topics/9-11-attacks/videos/911-timeline
Duolingo
www.duolingo.com
Kahoot! - Make your own game!!
https://getkahoot.com/
Hour of Code
http://code.org
https://bitsbox.com/hoc2015.html_
Classroom Pets
http://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2012/02/29/guinea-pigs-loaded-with-charm-and-personality.aspx
http://pets.petsmart.com/guides/guinea-pigs/about-guinea-pig.shtml
PE QUIZ for 4th GRADE
testmoz.com/550509
testmoz.com/550518 Alternate
http://parcc.pearson.com/tutorial/
Reading, Writing, and English
www.readworks.org
Newsela Link (for ELA)
https://newsela.com/quickjoin/#/XGCR7G
http://www.funenglishgames.com/ This site has lots of games and activities for English and grammar. It also has instructional videos to help you.
https://jeopardylabs.com/done/number-the-stars-by-lois-lowry2
Skeleton Creek Videos: Read the book and watch the accompanying videos!
http://www.sarahfincher.com/
The Enormous Egg Quiz
https://testmoz.com/1120735
Spelling Practice
http://www.spellingcity.com Practice your spelling words on this site.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coward Online Dictionary
Math Sites:
https://www.xtramath.org/home/classroom_sign_in This site works like our MathFacts in a Flash at school.
http://www.multiplication.com A fun way to practice our multiplication facts! We visit this site each Friday.
http://hoodamath.com/ Interactive Math Games of all sorts, along with tutorials, worksheets and videos.
http://www.coolmath4kids.com/ There are games, challenges, and lessons (in case you forgot how to do something).
http://www.mathsisfun.com
http://www.mathplayground.com/
Science
teacher.scholastic.com/activities/wwatch/investigate/weather_maker.htm This is the weather maker that we tried out in class.
www.channelone.com/extreme-weather-simulator/#/map Here's another weather program - a simulator.
www.meteoearth.com/#/,-92.51,36.97,3.06,0,1,1,0,0,0,time=1492032325 Check this out! This is an interactive weather forecast. Choose the place on the globe and pick what you want to see - wind, precipitation, etc. It's cool!
https://jeopardylabs.com/play/ch-12-science-review-heat Jeopardy - Heat!
http://www.htwins.net/scale/ The Scale of the Universe - check out the sequel too (at the bottom of the page).
http://www.edheads.org/activities/knee/swf/index.htm This one is another site for surgeries. Knee surgery is linked, and you can go to the reception desk to find other surgeries. Caution: some pictures are from actual surgeries.
http://www.visiblebody.com/start Computer generated pictures of body systems. It's cool!
http://www.kidskonnect.com/subjectindex/31-educational/health/337-human-body.html Fast facts about the human body. There's information about different systems on this site too.
http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/health-and-human-body/human-body/ This is a National Geographic site about the human body. There are several interactive features.
http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/ Kids site about how the body works. Movies, activities, and information on here.
https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/
http://www.wildmusic.org/ This is an awesome site about sound in nature. You can test your range of sound and see how different animals make sound. Check it out!
Social Studies -
Latitude and Longitude Practice
http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-games/latitude-longitude-map-game.php - This is the game we used to practice.
Civil War Links
http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/manswar/pages/slang.html This one has the Civil War slang.
http://boonebunny.tripod.com/hubbub.html More Civil War slang.
http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/cwp/ This is the Library of Congress site with pictures from the Civil War.
http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/civilwar/cwar.htm _ Civil War for Kids - site with tons of links to relevant information.
http://www.studentguide.org/great-civil-war-resources-for-k-12-students/ Long list of links about the Civil War.
http://www.historynet.com/civil-war-weapons Weapons of the Civil War
http://www.history.com/news/history-lists/8-unusual-civil-war-weapons Unusual Weapons of the Civil War
http://www.militaryfactory.com/ships/civil-war-navy-ships.asp Battleships of the Civil War
http://www.americancivilwar.com/tcwn/civil_war/Navy_Ships/ Battleships of the North and the South
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/ironclads.htm Battle of the Ironclads - Ships
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/pearidge/pea-ridge-history-articles/W Weather
http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/battle-of-gettysburg-150th-ann/14824506 Weather
http://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Weather_During_the_Civil_War Weather during the Civil War
http://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Weather_During_the_Civil_War Weather
http://www.teachersfirst.com/gettysburg/ Gettysburg by the numbers - ammo info, etc.
www.sowashco.org/ro/pages/studentlinks/themes/5civwar/default.htm Civil War Webquest - Spies
War
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/places/find/
http://www.factmonster.com/countries.html
http://www.infoplease.com/countries.html
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/countries.html
http://geography.about.com/od/countryinformation/ig/Country-Flags.--Az/
http://www.timeforkids.com/around-the-world
http://www.sochi2014.com/en
http://www.olympic.org/sochi-2014-winter-Olympics
http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/olympics/
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/winterolympics/
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/encyclopedia/landform/?ar_a=1 landforms
http://www.platetectonics.com/index.asp
Illinois
http://www.illinois.gov/about/Pages/default.aspx This site has a variety of informative links.
http://www.dnr.illinois.gov/Pages/default.aspx This is the Dept. of Natural Resources site. Information for several different projects can be found here.
http://www.netstate.com/states/intro/il_intro.htm General state information, including nicknames, famous people, and the state quarter.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/illinois/ List of information about the state.
http://www.mapsofworld.com/usa/states/illinois/ Maps of Illinoishttp://awesomeamerica.com/illinois/ Information about the state, its history, and fun facts can be found here.http://www.factmonster.com/us-states/illinois.html Look at this site for all sorts of Illinois information.
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/states/illinois/#illinois-bean.jpg
http://mentalfloss.com/article/59043/15-things-you-might-not-know-about-illinois
mentalfloss.com/article/59043/15-things-you-might-not-know-about-illinois
www.ducksters.com/geography/us_states/illinois_history.php
www.britannica.com/place/Illinois-state This is an Encyclopedia Brittanica article about Illinois
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/madison-bondi/25-fun-facts-about-illino_b_5076872.html 25 fun facts about Illinois
www.enjoyillinois.com/history/ This is a tourism site for Illinois. On this one, you can see where to go and what to do.
www.50states.com/illinois.htm Information about Illinois on the 50 states site
www2.illinois.gov/Pages/About/StateSymbols.aspx Find the state symbols, seal, and song here!
https://www.infoplease.com/us/states/illinois Lots of information about the state on this site.
www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/children/kids/factstable.html Illinois facts and trivia
awesomeamerica.com/illinois/ Awesome America: Illinois
illinoisfacts.facts.co/funillinoisfactsabout/illinoisfacts.php Bunches of fun facts, from the former name of our capital to the world's tallest man
https://bestthingsil.com/fun-facts/ More fun, and somewhat random, facts about the state of Illinois
www.ereferencedesk.com/resources/state-facts/illinois.html Lots and lots of information, from data to symbols to history
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-chicagodays-storygallery-storygallery.html If you're looking for events for a timeline, look here.
States Information
http://www.atozkidsstuff.com/states.html A to Z Kids Stuff site about the United States
http://www.50states.com/ Just click on your state to get facts about it.
http://www.wolframalpha.com/ This is a search engine. Type in your state name for bunches of info.
http://www.infoplease.com/states.html Click on your state to find out more about it.
http://www.libraryspot.com/state/ Another site that you can just click and learn
http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0770175.html Check here for interesting facts about your state.
http://www.netstate.com/ Another state site. Choose yours to find information.
http://www.awesomeamerica.com/ Memphis found this one. It's awesome!
https://wyomingllcattorney.com/Blog/Famous-Landmarks-and-National-Parks-of-Wyoming This site has lots of pictures and information about Wyoming and its natural attractions. Shout out to Stella for her help in finding this one!
Art:
http://www.artsonia.com/
http://www.picassohead.com/create.html
http://www.wordle.net/create Create your own wordle!
Fun Websites for Kids
http://www.kidsites.com/sites-edu/science.htm This site has an entire list of fascinating and fun links that you might be interested in - anything from amusement park physics to the inner body to science monster.
http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/Comix/ Make your own comic strip here!
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/comic/index.html Here's another comic creation site.
http://www.drawastickman.com/ This is fun! You draw a stickman and it gets animated. Try it!
ECO TEAM
http://www.scholastic.com/kids/homework/flashcards.htmFlash card maker for vocabulary
words
jeopardylabs.com/play/wild-canines 2018 Eco - Canines
jeopardylabs.com/play/solar-system-1615 2018 Eco - Solar System
jeopardylabs.com/play/animal-migration4
jeopardylabs.com/play/prairies4
jeopardylabs.com/play/coral-reefs38
https://jeopardylabs.com/play/owls30
jeopardylabs.com/play/endangered-species-of-illinois
https://jeopardylabs.com/done/natur_al-disasters-eco-2015
https://jeopardylabs.com/play/life-in-a-pond
https://jeopardylabs.com/play/wildflowers
jeopardylabs.com/edit/natural-disasters-eco-2015
Other Great Sites to Visit:
http://www.gamequarium.com/ This is a great learning resource. It has videos, games, activities, and printables on all sorts of topics. Activities on this site could complement all curricular areas.
http://www.worldometers.info/
http://www.abcya.com/fourth_grade_computers.htm Games of all kinds to brush up on skills! Check it out.
http://www.htwins.net/scale2/ This is the site that we compared the sizes of different things in the universe. Mind Blowing!!
https://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/ushistory/september11th/
http://www.history.com/topics/9-11-attacks/videos/911-timeline
Duolingo
www.duolingo.com
Kahoot! - Make your own game!!
https://getkahoot.com/
Hour of Code
http://code.org
https://bitsbox.com/hoc2015.html_
Classroom Pets
http://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2012/02/29/guinea-pigs-loaded-with-charm-and-personality.aspx
http://pets.petsmart.com/guides/guinea-pigs/about-guinea-pig.shtml
PE QUIZ for 4th GRADE
testmoz.com/550509
testmoz.com/550518 Alternate
http://parcc.pearson.com/tutorial/
Reading, Writing, and English
www.readworks.org
Newsela Link (for ELA)
https://newsela.com/quickjoin/#/XGCR7G
http://www.funenglishgames.com/ This site has lots of games and activities for English and grammar. It also has instructional videos to help you.
https://jeopardylabs.com/done/number-the-stars-by-lois-lowry2
Skeleton Creek Videos: Read the book and watch the accompanying videos!
http://www.sarahfincher.com/
The Enormous Egg Quiz
https://testmoz.com/1120735
Spelling Practice
http://www.spellingcity.com Practice your spelling words on this site.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coward Online Dictionary
Math Sites:
https://www.xtramath.org/home/classroom_sign_in This site works like our MathFacts in a Flash at school.
http://www.multiplication.com A fun way to practice our multiplication facts! We visit this site each Friday.
http://hoodamath.com/ Interactive Math Games of all sorts, along with tutorials, worksheets and videos.
http://www.coolmath4kids.com/ There are games, challenges, and lessons (in case you forgot how to do something).
http://www.mathsisfun.com
http://www.mathplayground.com/
Science
teacher.scholastic.com/activities/wwatch/investigate/weather_maker.htm This is the weather maker that we tried out in class.
www.channelone.com/extreme-weather-simulator/#/map Here's another weather program - a simulator.
www.meteoearth.com/#/,-92.51,36.97,3.06,0,1,1,0,0,0,time=1492032325 Check this out! This is an interactive weather forecast. Choose the place on the globe and pick what you want to see - wind, precipitation, etc. It's cool!
https://jeopardylabs.com/play/ch-12-science-review-heat Jeopardy - Heat!
http://www.htwins.net/scale/ The Scale of the Universe - check out the sequel too (at the bottom of the page).
http://www.edheads.org/activities/knee/swf/index.htm This one is another site for surgeries. Knee surgery is linked, and you can go to the reception desk to find other surgeries. Caution: some pictures are from actual surgeries.
http://www.visiblebody.com/start Computer generated pictures of body systems. It's cool!
http://www.kidskonnect.com/subjectindex/31-educational/health/337-human-body.html Fast facts about the human body. There's information about different systems on this site too.
http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/health-and-human-body/human-body/ This is a National Geographic site about the human body. There are several interactive features.
http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/ Kids site about how the body works. Movies, activities, and information on here.
https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/
http://www.wildmusic.org/ This is an awesome site about sound in nature. You can test your range of sound and see how different animals make sound. Check it out!
Social Studies -
Latitude and Longitude Practice
http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-games/latitude-longitude-map-game.php - This is the game we used to practice.
Civil War Links
http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/manswar/pages/slang.html This one has the Civil War slang.
http://boonebunny.tripod.com/hubbub.html More Civil War slang.
http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/cwp/ This is the Library of Congress site with pictures from the Civil War.
http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/civilwar/cwar.htm _ Civil War for Kids - site with tons of links to relevant information.
http://www.studentguide.org/great-civil-war-resources-for-k-12-students/ Long list of links about the Civil War.
http://www.historynet.com/civil-war-weapons Weapons of the Civil War
http://www.history.com/news/history-lists/8-unusual-civil-war-weapons Unusual Weapons of the Civil War
http://www.militaryfactory.com/ships/civil-war-navy-ships.asp Battleships of the Civil War
http://www.americancivilwar.com/tcwn/civil_war/Navy_Ships/ Battleships of the North and the South
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/ironclads.htm Battle of the Ironclads - Ships
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/pearidge/pea-ridge-history-articles/W Weather
http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/battle-of-gettysburg-150th-ann/14824506 Weather
http://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Weather_During_the_Civil_War Weather during the Civil War
http://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Weather_During_the_Civil_War Weather
http://www.teachersfirst.com/gettysburg/ Gettysburg by the numbers - ammo info, etc.
www.sowashco.org/ro/pages/studentlinks/themes/5civwar/default.htm Civil War Webquest - Spies
War
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/places/find/
http://www.factmonster.com/countries.html
http://www.infoplease.com/countries.html
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/countries.html
http://geography.about.com/od/countryinformation/ig/Country-Flags.--Az/
http://www.timeforkids.com/around-the-world
http://www.sochi2014.com/en
http://www.olympic.org/sochi-2014-winter-Olympics
http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/olympics/
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/winterolympics/
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/encyclopedia/landform/?ar_a=1 landforms
http://www.platetectonics.com/index.asp
Illinois
http://www.illinois.gov/about/Pages/default.aspx This site has a variety of informative links.
http://www.dnr.illinois.gov/Pages/default.aspx This is the Dept. of Natural Resources site. Information for several different projects can be found here.
http://www.netstate.com/states/intro/il_intro.htm General state information, including nicknames, famous people, and the state quarter.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/illinois/ List of information about the state.
http://www.mapsofworld.com/usa/states/illinois/ Maps of Illinoishttp://awesomeamerica.com/illinois/ Information about the state, its history, and fun facts can be found here.http://www.factmonster.com/us-states/illinois.html Look at this site for all sorts of Illinois information.
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/states/illinois/#illinois-bean.jpg
http://mentalfloss.com/article/59043/15-things-you-might-not-know-about-illinois
mentalfloss.com/article/59043/15-things-you-might-not-know-about-illinois
www.ducksters.com/geography/us_states/illinois_history.php
www.britannica.com/place/Illinois-state This is an Encyclopedia Brittanica article about Illinois
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/madison-bondi/25-fun-facts-about-illino_b_5076872.html 25 fun facts about Illinois
www.enjoyillinois.com/history/ This is a tourism site for Illinois. On this one, you can see where to go and what to do.
www.50states.com/illinois.htm Information about Illinois on the 50 states site
www2.illinois.gov/Pages/About/StateSymbols.aspx Find the state symbols, seal, and song here!
https://www.infoplease.com/us/states/illinois Lots of information about the state on this site.
www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/children/kids/factstable.html Illinois facts and trivia
awesomeamerica.com/illinois/ Awesome America: Illinois
illinoisfacts.facts.co/funillinoisfactsabout/illinoisfacts.php Bunches of fun facts, from the former name of our capital to the world's tallest man
https://bestthingsil.com/fun-facts/ More fun, and somewhat random, facts about the state of Illinois
www.ereferencedesk.com/resources/state-facts/illinois.html Lots and lots of information, from data to symbols to history
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-chicagodays-storygallery-storygallery.html If you're looking for events for a timeline, look here.
States Information
http://www.atozkidsstuff.com/states.html A to Z Kids Stuff site about the United States
http://www.50states.com/ Just click on your state to get facts about it.
http://www.wolframalpha.com/ This is a search engine. Type in your state name for bunches of info.
http://www.infoplease.com/states.html Click on your state to find out more about it.
http://www.libraryspot.com/state/ Another site that you can just click and learn
http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0770175.html Check here for interesting facts about your state.
http://www.netstate.com/ Another state site. Choose yours to find information.
http://www.awesomeamerica.com/ Memphis found this one. It's awesome!
https://wyomingllcattorney.com/Blog/Famous-Landmarks-and-National-Parks-of-Wyoming This site has lots of pictures and information about Wyoming and its natural attractions. Shout out to Stella for her help in finding this one!
Art:
http://www.artsonia.com/
http://www.picassohead.com/create.html
http://www.wordle.net/create Create your own wordle!
Fun Websites for Kids
http://www.kidsites.com/sites-edu/science.htm This site has an entire list of fascinating and fun links that you might be interested in - anything from amusement park physics to the inner body to science monster.
http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/Comix/ Make your own comic strip here!
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/comic/index.html Here's another comic creation site.
http://www.drawastickman.com/ This is fun! You draw a stickman and it gets animated. Try it!
ECO TEAM
http://www.scholastic.com/kids/homework/flashcards.htmFlash card maker for vocabulary
words
jeopardylabs.com/play/wild-canines 2018 Eco - Canines
jeopardylabs.com/play/solar-system-1615 2018 Eco - Solar System
jeopardylabs.com/play/animal-migration4
jeopardylabs.com/play/prairies4
jeopardylabs.com/play/coral-reefs38
https://jeopardylabs.com/play/owls30
jeopardylabs.com/play/endangered-species-of-illinois
https://jeopardylabs.com/done/natur_al-disasters-eco-2015
https://jeopardylabs.com/play/life-in-a-pond
https://jeopardylabs.com/play/wildflowers
jeopardylabs.com/edit/natural-disasters-eco-2015
Other Great Sites to Visit:
http://www.gamequarium.com/ This is a great learning resource. It has videos, games, activities, and printables on all sorts of topics. Activities on this site could complement all curricular areas.
http://www.worldometers.info/
http://www.abcya.com/fourth_grade_computers.htm Games of all kinds to brush up on skills! Check it out.
http://www.htwins.net/scale2/ This is the site that we compared the sizes of different things in the universe. Mind Blowing!!