Links+I+Love

These are links I've run across in my own research or others have shared with me. I've tried them and don't want to forget them, so I'm saving them here. [|http://www.glogster.com] Very fun site where you can make poster-type pages to promote books or classroom activities. Could be used for scrapbooking

__[|http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com]__ FREE site for making crosswords from your own words for spelling units or seasonal. Also has mazes.

[] Areas for teachers and students. Learn about the Sun, solar system, and planets. Has continuous-update pictures.

__[]__ Many links to various cloud pages. They tell about the different types and how clouds are formed.

__[|http://www.kidsbiology.com]__ From the animal database, select an animal, then see a picutre of it and read a brief description about it.

__[|http://www.spellingcity.com]__ Put in your own spelling words and it will create 8 games with them. Most are good for whole-class work on the Smart board. Some are printable. It also has a "Teach me" area where the word is shown and said and a "Test me" area for test purposes.

[] This has sites for different areas of study. The ones I like are Arithmetic. You can click on the games sites. Appropriate for first grade are Snakes and Ladders (hundred chart) and Dart Board (adding numbers to get a target number).