Elementary Interactive Websites

 

Donna’s Elementary Interactive Curriculum - Browse the Interactive Curriculum by grade level and subject area to find interactive websites to use with your students. Donna’s Elementary Interactive Curriculum

All Subjects and Levels!

Arcademic Skill Builders - Skill Builder Activities including Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction, Capitals, Vowels, Verbs, and Word Games.  They also have some that are multiplayer.

Crickweb - Free interactive resources and activities for Primary grades.

Funschool - Fun and educational games and activities

MrNussbaum - Interactive games parts of it is free!

Quia Shared Activities - Search games already created by other educators in a multitude of subject areas! These games are great for whole class instruction. HINT - the Rags to Riches games are Who Wants to be a Millionaire!

BBC Schools - Great interactive resources for all subjects and levels!

Scholastic Online Interactive Learning Activities - Interactive activities for all subjects and levels!

Language Arts Only

GameGoo - Educational Games mainly language arts

StarFall - Lots of interactive activities to help students learn to read. Excellent for K-2 and 3-5!

Interactive Phonics and Word Study Center - Interactive phonic and word study resources! 

Mathematics Only

Kids Zone - Create a Graph - Create a bar, line, area, pie, or xy graph all online!

Visual Fractions - Allows you to show fractions visually - a great resource for whole class instruction!

Rainforest Math - All kinds of Interactive mathematics activities for K-6! Great Resource!

Analog and Digital Clocks - Interactive digital and analog clocks - great for whole class instruction!

Geometric Solids - Interactive tool for exploring geometric solids. Great for whole class instruction!

Science Only

Edheads - Great science interactive resources. Especially excellent is the Simple Machines activity!

Engineering Interact - Interactive science and engineering activities for ages 9-11.  

Pest World for Kids - Great site - click on the Pest Games for the Interactive area.

Social Studies Only

National Geographic Maps - Interactive map games!

Health/PE

Bam.gov - Body and Mind Site from the CDC.

Nova Interactives Archive Search by science/history topic/interest for interactive activities.

Get Body Smart - An online examination of Human Anatomy and Physiology

Mouse Party - A simple interactive Flash activity that lets users “experiment with drugs” and the effects on their brains. There is a specific focus on neurotransmitters and the brain’s reward pathway.

The Virtual Body - Virtual body.

Pre-K

Rainforest Math - All kinds of Interactive mathematics activities for K-6! Great Resource!

StarFall - Lots of interactive activities to help students learn to read. Excellent for K-2 and 3-5!

Little Fingers - Great interactive activities.

Bembo’s Zoo - Virtual Alphabet

 

Middle School / High School Interactive Sites

 

All Subjects and Levels!

Quia Shared Activities - Search games already created by other educators in a multitude of subject areas! These games are great for whole class instruction. HINT - the Rags to Riches games are Who Wants to be a Millionaire!

BBC - Schools Secondary - Great interactive resources for all subjects and levels!

Interactives from Learner.org - Lots of interactive activities for Secondary.

Science/Math/Health

Get Body Smart - An online examination of Human Anatomy and Physiology

Mouse Party - A simple interactive Flash activity that lets users “experiment with drugs” and the effects on their brains. There is a specific focus on neurotransmitters and the brain’s reward pathway.

ExploreLearning Math and Science Gizmos - Online simulations that power inquiry and understanding. The gizmos are free, however you have to pay for the assessment questions.

Edheads - Great science interactive resources/simulations.

WolframMathWorld - Great mathematical resource - check out The MathWorld Classroom, which provides a set of pop-up “capsule summaries” for more than 300 mathematical terms and the Interactive Entries.\

National Library of Virtual Mathematic Manipulatives - Search by grade level and topic.

AlgebraLAB - Practice activities for Algebra

Periodic Table of Elements - Interactive Periodic Table from the Los Alamos National Labratory.

Nova Interactives Archive Search by science/history topic/interest for interactive activities.

Physics.org A selection of interactive websites and games that show a different side of physics.

Discovery.com Interactives - Nature's Fury interactives include tornado, volcano, tsunami, supervolcano, and an ice map.

Learn.Genetics - Great site from the University of Utah.

Ology - Topics covered are: Archeaology, Astronomy, BioDiversity, Earth, Einstein, Genetics, Marine Biology, Paleontology, and Water.

Language Arts/Social Studies

Road to Grammar - Interactive grammar site.

Interactive Exercises - Interactive vocabulary and grammar site.

FreeRice - Build your vocabulary while you help feed the world.

iCue English Language and Composition - Interactive resources for English Language and Composition. 

British Library Online Gallery - Leaf through their great books and magnify the details.

Media Awareness - Educational games related to media literacy. (Browse lesson plans also for interactive activities.)

Newseum - The interactive museum of news, including the front page of newspapers from all over the world.

Face to Face - Stories from the aftermath of infamy. Compare experiences of Pearl Harbor and 9/11.

EconEd Online - Student Interactives for Economics.

Financial Literacy in Action - Project based learning activities (includes teaching plans).

Flash Quizes for English Study - ESL resource with flash games for grammar and vocabulary.

Renaissance Interactive - Interactive exploration of the Renaissance.

The Virtual Globe Theater - Globe theater simulation.

iCue US History - Interactive resources about topics in US History.

 

Curriculum Starting Points K-12

ReadWriteThink- “Providing educators and student access to the highest quality practices and resources in reading and language arts instruction.”

Illuminations - National Council of Teachers of Mathematics site with great resources, links, and interactive tools for students.

Science NetLinks - The American Association for the Advancement of Science site. Resources include lessons, Interactive Tools, and NetLinks.

XPeditions - National Geographic site for Education. Geography resources include lesson plans, interactive activities, Atlas (with hundreds of printer-friendly maps), and recommended links.

EDSITEment - National Endowment for the Humanities education site. Resources from the world’s museums, libraries, cultural institutions, and universities.

EconEdLink - National Council on Economic Education site. Resources include lessons, Current Events, WebLinks, DataLinks, and CyberTeach.

ArtsEdge- National Arts (Dance, Music, Theater and Visual Arts) and Education Network site. Resources include teaching materials, professional development resources, student materials, and WebLinks.

KidsZone - National Center for Education Statistics site for Kids. Resources include a Graph maker, dice roller, and allows students to compare themselves with other students.