Herrera Academy of Technology

General Resource Portals

Sites with lots of interactive content, multiple subject and grade levels. These sites are both sorted or searchable by grade level and content area.

All grades/all subjects

Scholastic
Groups of interactive sites for PK-K, 1-2, 3-5.
Lots of Spanish language interactivities!

Marco Polo
Searchable interactivities for all subjects/grade levels. Most interactivities are associated with high-quality lesson plans.

BBC
A wide variety of very creative activities for all grade levels and age ranges.

Science

Ology (3-5)
Many areas of Science from the American Museum of Natural History. Students collect Ology cards.

Math

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
Many interactive supports for Math concepts. Divided by Age Range.

Social Studies

Library of Congress Learning Page
Games to help older students understand America history through primary resources.

National Geographic Kids
A variety of games designed to help kids with historical and geographical concepts.

Description		Age Range	URL
Languages
	Pinata Game Students play a fun matching game with Spanish vocabulary. (a Scholastic site)	PK-5	http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/ hispanic/pinata/game.htm
	Primary Spanish Audio games that introduce young children to basic vocabulary. Includes teachers’ and parents’ guides. (a BBC site)	PK-3	http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools /primaryspanish/
	Primary French Audio games that introduce young children to basic vocabulary. Includes teachers’ and parents’ guides. (a BBC site)	3-5	http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools /primaryfrench
Social Studies
	Community Club Early readers learn about neighborhood workers. Students collect community club cards. (a Scholastic site)	K-1	http://teacher.scholastic.com/ commclub/index.htm
	What in the World is That? Ingenious Inventions Throughout History Throughout history, creative men and women have developed ingenious inventions that have solved problems and changed people's lives. Use your observation skills in this matching activity to learn more about some of these wonderful innovations. (a Library of Congress Learning Page site)	4-5	http://lcweb2.loc.gov/learn/ features/science/flash.html
Science
	Biodiversity: The Mangrove Swamp Use the magic magnifier to explore the biodiversity of a mangrove swamp. Identify the many different life forms that coexist there. Learn about sampling. (an Ology site)	3-5	http://ology.amnh.org/marinebiology/ workthesystem/mangrove.html
	Habitat Adventure: Panda Challenge Travel to China and make decisions to help preserve the temperate rain forest. Follow the 4 Cs of conservation: core areas, community, carnivores, and corridors. Lots of supporting materials and lesson plans.	3-5	http://nationalzoo.si.edu/education/ conservationcentral/challenge/default.cfm
	Simple Machines Review the actions of familiar, household simple machines. Includes a Teacher's Guide and extension activities.	4-5	http://www.edheads.org/ activities/simple-machines
	Weather report the weather with the Weather-tron 3030 and use the Predict-o-matic to learn how forecasters work their magic. Includes a Teacher's Guide.	4-5	http://www.edheads.org/ activities/weather
	It's a Green Life Players visit different rooms in a virtual home and answer questions about environmentally sound practices. (a BBC Wild site)	4-5	http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/wild/ games/flash_env/game32.shtml
Math
	Let's Count Young learners click and drag objects in to match spoken instructions. (a Scholastic Parent & Child activity)	K-3	http://www.scholastic.com/earlylearner/ parentandchild/math/count.htm
	Bobbie Bear - Counting Strategies Bobbie Bear is planning a vacation and wants to know how many outfits can be made using different colored shirts and pants. (an Illuminations interactive from Marco Polo)	K-3	http://illuminations.nctm.org/ tools/tool_detail.aspx?id=3
	Mend the Number Square - Counting to 100 Replace the missing numbers in the Number Square. (a BBC interactive site)	1-3	http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ numbertime/games/mend.shtml
	SkillsWise Interactive games to practice multiple math skills: whole numbers, measurement, fractions, and data handling. Each practice includes companion worksheets and quiz. (a BBC interactive site)	1-5	http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise /numbers/wholenumbers/
	MathsFile - GridGame Use logic to discover the answers to these math riddles. (a BBC interactive site)	4-5	http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsfile/ shockwave/games/gridgame.html numbertime/games/mend.shtml
	Chip Abacus Represent place value and exchanges. (a National Library of Virtual Manipulatives site)	2-5	http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/ frames_asid_209_g_1_t_1.html?open=activities
	Math Hunt Internet scavenger hunts that encourage reading comprehension, higher-order thinking, and content knowledge as well as math skills. (a Scholastic site)	4-5	http://teacher.scholastic.com/mathhunt/index.asp
Language Arts
	Clifford's Confusable Letters Students sort words by beginning letter sounds. (a Scholastic site) see all Clifford Interactive Storybooks & Games	PK-1	http://teacher.scholastic.com/clifford1/ flash/confusable/index.htm
	Building Language for Literacy Helps students practice essential literacy skills. (a Scholastic site)	1-2	http://teacher.scholastic.com/ activities/bll/index.htm
	Alphabet Organizer Helps students create a personalized list of words for each letter of the alphabet. Three levels – easy, medium, hard; printable word charts. (a Read ▪ Write ▪ Think interactive from Marco Polo)	1-5	http://www.readwritethink.org/ materials/alphabet/
	FlashLight Readers Full-featured site where students can interact with content from popular young adult literature: Holes, Esperanza Rising, and Because of Winn-Dixie. Students can get memberships or enter as guests. (a Scholastic site)	4-5	http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/ flashlightreaders/flashK_landingPage.asp
	Mythology: Winged Sandals Full-featured site includes character studies and animated myths from Greek and Roman mythology.	4-5	http://wingedsandals.com
Writing
	SkillsWise - Grammar Reviews basics of Grammar. (a BBC interactive)	3-5	http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise /words/grammar/
	Letter Generator Walks students through the process of writing a friendly letter or a business letter. The letter can be printed. (a Read ▪ Write ▪ Think interactive from Marco Polo)	3-5	http://readwritethink.org/materials/ letter_generator/
	Diamante Poems Students can use this interactive to create a variety of diamante poems. (a Read ▪ Write ▪ Think interactive from Marco Polo)	3-5	http://www.readwritethink.org/ materials/diamante/
Art
	Collage Maker Make an amazing, animated, noisy collage! Just drag objects from the palette onto the canvas, add a noise or an action and watch what happens! (a BBC interactive)	K-5	http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/art/activities/ games/collage/collage.html
	Colour Factory Students can play with mixing colors – includes primary, secondary, and tertiary color blends. Experiment in the mixing room, the sorting sector, or just make a mess! (a BBC interactive)	2-5	http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/art/ activities/games/factory.html
	Sketch Master Students can create original art using fun shapes, colors, and styles. (a BBC interactive)	4-5	http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/art/activities /games/sketchMaster/index.htm
Music
	Sound Pattern Match Click on the speaker to hear the sound. Click on the picture of the instrument or animal that makes that sound. (a Scholastic site)	PK-1	http://www.scholastic.com/earlylearner/ parentandchild/music/musicmatch.htm Products/sdml/sdml.asp
	Clifford's Xylobone Play some childhood favorites like Mary had a little Lamb and London Bridge is Falling Down with the help of Clifford, the big red dog. (a Scholastic site)	PK-5	http://www.scholastic.com/ clifford/see/xylobone.htm
	Super Duper Music Looper Use the easy paintbrush tool to create original music with a variety of instruments (this is the Flash demo version of the software - music cannot be saved.)	PK-5	http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/ Products/sdml/sdml.asp
	New York Philharmonic Kidzone: Composition Workshop Select different orchestral instruments to see how they change the sound of a piece. Compose your own minuet.	3-5	http://www.nyphilkids.org/ composition/main.phtml?
	Musical Mysteries A complete site that reviews the musical elements sound, rhythm, and mood within a fun story. Includes teacher’s guide (a BBC interactive)	3-5	http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/ schools/4_11/music/mm/index.shtml