Seventh Grade
MathematicsAlgebra Help - A site which offers students and teachers a collection of tools, lesson plans, and interactive worksheets for learning and teaching algebra. Aplusmath.com Apple connections to Math - site from Apple which has many educational sections, not just for math. Click on the Teaching and Learning link to find several interesting projects using technology, including the National Math Trail and HOTT Math and Science. Blattner Book - A site for piphiles based on a book by Blattner. nough said! Clock Timer - Acts as a stopwatch or count down timer. Create a Graph - Interactive tool that allows you to create graphs online. Ed Helper - A site which reinforces math skills with basic worksheets, puzzles, word problems, and critical thinking problems. EduPlace Math teasers - A site which presents weekly brainteasers in grade 3-4, 5-6, and 7-8 combinations. Figure This! Math Challenges for Families - Middle School General Motor Math and Science Activities - A site which presents 3 groups of math and science activities and games, K-4, 5-8, and 9-12. Lesson plans for teachers are included also. Math Manipulatives - Great site for virtual manipulatives! National Math Trail - A site included under the Apple site, but a project that looked interesting by itself and, therefore, a mention. NCTM - Activities and lesson plans and more for elementary, middle, and high school levels are updated regularly NCTM Illuminations - Site filled with study helpers, practice items and more Project Interactivate- Web based interactive math applications
Real World Math - Find the answers to "Whenever am I going to use this stuff?" Teachers Network - A site which offers Web-based curriculum units for teachers, as well as access to technical specialists and a supportive network to develop teaching skills. USA Today Math and Science - A site from USA TODAY which has some math and science activities and links, as well as some activities which use the USA TODAY directly. Virtual Math Library - A virtual library for students from K - 12! Visual Fractions -A tutorial that models fractions with number lines or circles. Webmath- Solve your math problems. BACK TO TOP
ReadingA.1 & A.2 - COMPREHENSION AND READING SKILLS - FICTION AND NONFICTION
Vocabulary
Word Parts (prefixes, suffixes and roots)
Making inferences, drawing conclusions and making generalizations
Main idea and relevant details
Summarizing text
Poetry
Informational Text
Other types of Text (narrative, persuasive, biographical, instructional, editorial/ essay)
B.1 - INTERPRETATION AND ANALYSIS OF FICTIONAL AND NONFICTIONAL TEXT
Components of fiction and nonfiction (character, setting, plot, theme)
Making connections between text
B.2 - UNDERSTAND LITERARY DEVICES IN FICTIONAL AND NONFICTIONAL TEXT
Figurative language (personification, similes, alliteration, metaphors, hyperbole, imagery)
Point of View
B.3 - UNDERSTAND CONCEPTS AND ORGANIZATION OF NONFICTIONAL TEXT
Fact and opinion
Essential and non-essential information (bias, propaganda)
Text organization, graphics and charts, sequence of steps
VOCABULARY
Analogy of the Day - Provides a different analogy each day
Dictionary.com - A reference source containing Word of the Day activities, various dictionary activities and other reference tools.
A Word A Day - Provides a word a day for vocabulary practice. Listings are by theme or type of word.
Puzzlemaker - A stie that lets you create customized puzzles including word searches, criss-cross, cryptograms, fallen phrases, and more.
RhymeZone - Enter a word and the computer will provide a list of rhyming words, and their definitions.
Dictionary.com ReadWriteThink - Connects to the International Reading Association website. Contains lesson plan ideas, teaching resources, interactive technology resources and more...
NCTE.org - Connects to the National Council of Teachers of English website. Contains lesson plan ideas, resources, and more... LD Online - Provides articles about various learning difficulties students experience. Also includes useful instructional suggestions for those students. Intervention Central - Contains lists ideas for helping students with various learning needs. Many resources are available. Education Oasis Online -
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English/ Writing1.4.8.B - MULTI-PARAGRAPH INFORMATIONAL WRITING (letters, descriptions, reports, instructions, essays, articles, interviews)
1.4.8.C - PERSUASIVE WRITING
1.5.8.A - FOCUS
1.5.8.B - CONTENT
1.5.8.C - ORGANIZATION
1.5.8.D - STYLE
1.5.8.E - REVISION
1.5.8.F - EDITING
Spelling Power- Choose a grade level and practice your spelling skills with a game. Proofreading- Choose a grade level and practice your proofreading skills with a game. NCTE.org - Connects to the National Council of Teachers of English website. Contains lesson plan ideas, resources, and more... Vocabulary University - Contains games for upper elementary and middle school students to practice word etymology and word meaning. Writing Fix - Sponsored in part by the National Writing Project. Contains interactive writing activities, tools, games and lessons on conventions. LD Online - Provides articles about various learning difficulties students experience. Also includes useful instructional suggestions for those students. Fun Brain - Provides online games and quizzes in many curricular areas including grammar and spelling. Intervention Central - Contains lists ideas for helping students with various learning needs. Many resources are available. Words
Analogy of the Day - Provides a different analogy each day.
Dictionary.com - A reference source containing Word of the Day activities, various dictionary
activities and other reference tools. A Word A Day - Provides a word a day for vocabulary practice. Listings are by theme or type of word. Puzzlemaker - A site that lets you create customized puzzles including word searches, criss-cross, cryptograms, fallen phrases, and more.
RhymeZone
- The Rhyming Dictionary and Thesaurus. Enter a word and the computer
will provide a list of rhyming words, and their definitions.
Spelling and Grammar Mnemonics for difficult to spell words Spelling Power- Choose a grade level and practice your spelling skills with a game. Proofreading- Choose a grade level and practice your proofreading skills with a game. NCTE.org
Magazines that Publish Young Writers Creative Kids - (ages 8 - 14) contains fiction, poetry, puzzles, humor, and artwork. Skipping Stones - (ages 7 - 18) contains fiction, poetry, plays, and humor Stone Soup - (ages 8 - 16) contains fiction, poetry, plays, and artwork The Acorn - (ages 6 - 17) contains poetry, fiction, and nonfiction Young Voices - (ages 8 - 16) contains fiction, poetry, plays, and artwork
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ScienceAstronomy For Kids - KidsAstronomy.com Bridge - Ocean Sciences Education Teacher Resource Center by grade level Earth Science - The Exploring Earth Investigations and Visualizations have different ways you can interact with the animations. Earth Science and Oceanography NASA Sites Chemical Science Biological Science and Animals Agricultural Education Resources National Digital Science Library Science Education with Computers - Online science activities and other computer adaptations for the classroom. Space Science and Astronomy Physics and Optics Environmental Science Science Netlinks The Physics Classroom - Learn basic physics concepts and review them in the Physics Tutorial. Check Your Understanding quizzes let you know you got it. BACK TO TOP
Social Studies American History National Park Service - The Great American Landmarks Adventure American FactFinder - Source for population, housing, economic and geographic data from teh US Census Bureau. EconEdLink - a premier source of classroom-tested, Internet-based economic education lesson plans for K-12 teachers and their students EDSITEment - The Best of the Humanities on the Web History Channel - Speeches - Neville Chamberlain, British prime minister, Directory of Famous Speeches some have sound History Channel Exhibits - Ellis Island General History & Social Studies Sites Regions of the World & World Languages Xpeditions @ nationalgeographic.com BACK TO TOP |