For Students: Useful Academic Links
Most Frequently Accessed Websites by Students
Envision (Math)
Accelerated Reader
Renzulli (see teacher for login info)
Oswego
Brain Pop (see teacher for login info)
Math Stories (see teacher for login info)
Mr. Greer’s Yellow Game
Easy Tech
Starfall
Language Arts and Reading
Accelerated Reader
Acrostic Poem Creator
Animated Tall Tales
Brain Pop (see teacher for login info)
Comic Creator Tool
Garfield Comic Creator
Grammar and Vocabulary Reinforcement
Instant Poetry Fomrs
Language, Math, and Creative Writing Opportunities
Learning Vocabulary Can Be Fun
Punctuation Campground
Reading, Writing, and Thinking
Rhyme Tool for Poetry
Scrap Blog for Creative Storytelling
Shape Poems
Site Words
SkillsWise
Spelling Wizard
TAKS Released Tests for Practice
Wacky Web Tales
Word Girl
Math
Big Money Adventure
Brain Pop (see teacher for login info)
Comprehensive Arithmetic Lessons (All Grades)
Cool Math
Create a Graph
Envision
Financial Smarts For Kids
Flashcards For Kids
FunBrain
GirlsGoTech site to make your own Mandala
Integer Arithmatic
Interactive Math-based Baseball Game
International Math Site (2-D Shapes)
Kids Bank
Math Activity Center Grades 1-3
Math Cats
Math Cats Polygon Playground
Math Dictionary for Kids
Math Memory Concentration Game
Moneyopolis
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
Oswego Interactive Math Games
Oswego Math Magician
Polygons
Prongo
Shape Tic-Tac-Toe game
Math Stories (contact your teacher for login information)
Thinking and Problem Solving
SCIENCE
Astronomy (All Ages)
Bill Nye the Science Guy
Brain Pop
Chemistry for Kids
Getty Museum’s “Devices of Wonder”
Howard Hughes “Cool Science for Curious Kids” Interactive Site
Inquiry-based Science Curriculum
Invention at Play
Library of Congress Fun Science Mysteries
NASA Kids Home Page
Primary Games for Science
Satellite Images
Science Entertainment
Texas Parks and Wildlife
The Official Ground Hog Site
U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Pyramid
Animal Science
Animal Discovery
ExZOOberance
PBS Nature Critter Guide
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
The Houston Zoo
The Oakland Zoo
Marine and Marine Wildlife Resources
Beach Exploration Activities
Brain Pop Ocean
Brain Pop Underwater World
Laurence Hall of Science Marine Activities
Monterray Bay Aquarium Sea Shore Site
MOTE Marine Laboratory Aquarium
Musical Sand
Shoreline Topics
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services Endangered Sea Turtles Web site
Environmental Awareness (Go Green!)
Endangered Earth
Energy and the Environment
Energy Consumption
Environmental Impact at Home and School
Environmental Literacy
Environmental Protection Agency (For Students)
PBS for Kids - An ecological world Web site (login needed)
Rainforest
Rainforest
Rainforest
Rainforest
The National Park Service Junior Ranger Program
Toxic Mystery (Ages 7-11)
Your Carbon Footprint
Social Studies
America’s Story
American History Interactive Site
Everyday Pioneer Life
Portals to the World
Primary games for Social Studies
Smithsonian’s Mr. President
Texas History
Texas Legislature
The United States Mint (Coins!)
United States Presidents
White House Presidents
Multicultural Learning and Awareness
China Consulate (Houston)
China News
Chinese Embassy
Discover France
French Consulate (Houston)
French Embassy Washington DC
French-BBC Primary French – basic French vocabulary:
French-BBC Ma France – learning with videos:
French Tutorial:
French Picture dictionary:
French La Tour Eiffel:
French News for kids:
Japanese Consulate – 16 in USA
Japanese Embassy in New York
Japanese Government
Japanese Kids Web
Japan-National Geographic
Language Translator Site
Language Translator Site
Mexican Consulate
Mexican Embassy in Washington DC
Mexican Government
Portals to the World
Spanish Games K to 2
Spanish Games K to 2
Spanish Games 3 to 5
Spanish Pronunciation
Spanish Vocabulary
Spanish E-books
Mexican Consulate (Houston)
La Casa de España (Houston)
Other Academic Links for Students
Academic Enrichment (language, science, social studies, math)
Academic Games for All Grade Levels
Building Language for Literacy
Calendar and Holiday Resource
Fact Monster Research Tool
Grade Level Specific Academic Curriculum
Interactive English, Math, and Science
K-8 Tool for Students to Excel
Keyboarding Websites
National Geographic For Kids
Reading
Sports Illustrated For Kids
Search Engines
Art Institute of Chicago
Ask Jeeves For Kids
Biography Database Search
Cool Composers
Cyber Sleuth Kids
DibDabDo
Excite Map Search
Fact Monster
Family Friendly Search
Getty Art Education Web site
Google Earth
Google For Kids
HISD Online Resources
Houston Public Library
Internet Public Library
Kids Click Library Search
Kids Konnect
Map Quest
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Museum of Fine Arts Houston
Music Notes
Smithsonian Portrait Gallery
The Library Spot
The World of Music
Virtual Library Museum
Yahoo Kids
Yahooligans
Encyclopedias
Wikipedia
Encyclopedia.com
Funk & Wagnalls.com
Encarta
Dictionaries
Merriam Webster
Word Central
Dictionary.com
The Semantic Rhyming Dictionary
Local and National Media Outlets
AM 740 KTRH
Bellaire Examiner News
CNN
Houston Chronicle
KHOU Channel 11 (CBS)
KPRC Channel 2 (NBC)
KTRK Channel 13 (ABC)
KUHT Channel 8 (PBS)
National Public Radio
Newspaper Association of America
Sports Illustrated For Kids
The Austin American Statesmen
The Dallas Morning News
The New York Times
The San Antonio Express News
The Wall Street Journal
Time For Kids
USA Today
Local Interest
City of Houston
Houston Police Department
Houston Fire Department
Houston Public Library
Houston Traffic
Houston Weather
The University of Houston
Rice University
Houston Community College
Houston Astros
Houston Aeros
Houston Rockets
Houston Comets
Houston Texans
Houston Dynamos |
