Curricular Resources

Educational Videos, Lessons and Games for K-12 School Kids

http://www.neok12.com/

Create and play your own free educational quiz show templates!

http://equizshow.com/

A tool that enables the ability to adapt and align their material to curriculum requirements in different national and regional jurisdictions.

https://www.studyladder.com/

40 Sites for Educational Games

http://www.techlearning.com/Default.aspx?tabid=67&EntryId=4724

Flashcard Stash is built on top of a dictionary, so you can lookup words above and save them. Click on functions in the top right of each vocabulary flashcard for example sentences, synonyms, and audio. Highlighted words can also be clicked for an immediate definition.

http://flashcardstash.com/

Gooru Collections offers a beautiful, interactive learning experience where students can study any 5th-12th grade math and science topic right on their iPad.

http://www.goorulearning.org/gooru/index.g#!/home

An integrated set of tools for learning: digital textbooks, concept-based learning, SAT prep, and interactive Algebra curriculum (with additional math and science subjects in progress). All products can be customized to match the needs of the student, educator, or school.

http://www.ck12.org

The place on the Web where Ohioans can get live help from a librarian for finding resources for homework or research on any topic, suggestions for good books to read, or answers to satisfy their general curiosity.

http://www.knowitnow.org/

The vision for EdITLib, the Digital Library for Education & Information Technology, is to facilitate learning, discovery and innovation by connecting scholarly research on Educational Technology/E-Learning with learning opportunities.

http://editlib.org/

Teaching Channel is a video showcase -- on the Internet and TV -- of innovative and effective teaching practices in America's schools.

https://www.teachingchannel.org/

This site provides an extensive collection of free resources, math games, and hands-on math activities aligned with the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.

http://www.k-5mathteachingresources.com/index.html

Free Educational Resources of Adrian Bruce - Reading Games-Educational Software,Math Games-Motivational Posters & much, much more

http://www.adrianbruce.com/

Home to thousands of free downloadable Key Stage 1 & Early Years Foundation Stage resources for teachers, parents & Early Years Professionals.

http://www.earlylearninghq.org.uk/

This app helps your child to read words.

This app helps your child to read sentences.

This app helps your child to build sentences.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sentence-reading-magic/id454581599?mt=8

Grammaropolis uses the parts of speech as animated characters whose personalities are based on the roles they play in the sentence.

GrammarBook.com is your site for helpful rules, real-world examples, and FUN quizzes.

http://www.grammarbook.com/

Games for teaching sentence structure in primary school.

http://primarygamesarena.com/Sentence-Magic3514

Grammaropolis provides a fun and innovative learning environment for students of all ages.

http://www.grammaropolis.com/

Free Educational Movies bring your student on a fun and interactive journey through the world around us. Each movie begins by introducing students to the topics that they will be learning about, and ends with an online quiz. In order to successfully complete each online video, your student must watch, and then successfully answer the quiz questions with 80% or higher accuracy.

http://www.kidsknowit.com/interactive-educational-movies/index.php

Road to Grammar, a site for ESL, TESL, EFL, TEFL, TOEFL, grammar and vocabulary practice.

http://www.roadtogrammar.com/

The Grammar App uses a new approach - that of an Interactive Book with an easy to learn format and a simple step by step guide. The app also includes a quick check while taking a tutorial to test your understanding of what you just read.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/grammar-app/id377188655?mt=8

With free version you have study and speed math till 8, which means that minuend or sum are not exceed 8. With full version you have study and speed math till 20, and also can unveil the whole map. You can start with free version and continue study after the upgrade.

https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/id592230931?mt=8

This is a free iPad game that provides a fun environment for students to practice their addition and multiplication skills.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sushi-monster/id512651258?mt=8

This app is a great flash card program for learning and practicing multiplication. It has nice animation and sounds that add to the great interface!

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/awesome-flashcard-multiplication/id326546718?mt=8

Perfect for students new to arithmetic or adults who want to hone up on their mental math, Math QuizUp lets you compete in real time against other players around the world.

https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/math-quizup/id571238901?mt=8

Twenty four exciting levels let you sharpen your addition, subtraction and multiplication skills along with having loads of fun at the same time!

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/math-games-math-vs-zombies/id470896560?mt=8

iPad Math Apps

http://hoodamath.com/ipad/

This fun addition and subtraction game for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch has instant addition: touch two numbers together to instantly add. Most addition games teach in the form 3 + 4 = __; Hungry Fish challenges players to find different ways to make a 7 (1+6, 2+5, 3+2+2, etc.). There are 18 levels of challenge (for 4-year-olds to adults) and bonuses to customize your fish with new colors and fins.

http://motionmathgames.com/motion-math-hungry-fish/

Online Math Game

http://www.tvokids.com/games/tumbletownmathletics

A place for mathematicians to ask and answer questions.

http://mathoverflow.net/

FREE multimedia course materials and lessons

http://www.hippocampus.org/

GoogleTreks™ allows teachers and students to synthesize information in one easy-to-use map that places text, pictures, audio files, video files, and much more in one central location.

PBS LearningMedia™ is the go-to destination for instant access to tens of thousands of classroom-ready, digital resources including videos, games, audio clips, photos, lesson plans, and more! You can search, save, and share with ease. Best of all, PBS LearningMedia is free for educators.

http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/

Free educational kids computer games and activities for elementary students to learn on the web. All children's educational computer activities were created or approved by certified school teachers.

Arcademic Skill Builders are online educational video games that offer a powerful approach to learning basic math, language arts, vocabulary, and thinking skills.

www.arcademicskillbuilders.com

A nice site for educational games in English and Spanish.

http://www.juegosarcoiris.com/home

Create decks of flashcards or use decks already created by our community, and memorize them using our selection of games. It's an excellent way to quickly and effectively learn language vocabulary, remember facts and prepare for exams.

http://www.braineos.com/

BrainNook is the next generation of learning games for schools and homes.

http://www.brainnook.com/

Games for all grade levels and allows teachers to create games.

http://www.bubbabrain.com/

Cackleberries is an online fantasy world where children ages 3-7 are welcome to play, create and learn.

http://cackleberries.com/

Clever Island teaches children the fundamental skills they need to know in order to succeed in school and in life.

http://www.cleverisland.com/

At cookie, child experts and educators design interactive online games for kids.

http://www.cookie.com/

Brain training for creativity.

http://creativitygames.net/

A fun site for learning music through the use of educational games and other online activities.

http://www.creatingmusic.com/

At DimensionU, kids find video games that are fun, educational, and rewarding.

https://www.dimensionu.com

A state-of-the-art educational platform for parents and kids to enjoy, get inspired, and gain knowledge in a safe and ad-free environment.

http://www.fishsmarty.com/

Numerous games, interactives and printables to help enhance and practice elementary skills in Math, Science and Language Arts.

http://www.fuelthebrain.com/

Funbrain, created for kids ages preschool through grade 8, offers more than 100 fun, interactive games that develop skills in math, reading, and literacy. Plus, kids can read a variety of popular books and comics on the site, including Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Amelia Writes Again, and Brewster Rocket.

http://www.funbrain.com/

A wide variety of games, activities, and videos for kids.

http://funschool.kaboose.com/index.html

Game Classroom is the next generation of homework help!

http://www.gameclassroom.com/

Free web-based tools and resources for K-12 teachers.

http://www.gamequarium.com/

BrainPOP^® creates animated, curricular content that engages students, supports educators, and bolsters achievement.

http://www.brainpop.com/

The Kidzpage.com website for kids has a ton of fun learning games in many different fun & interesting subjects.

http://www.thekidzpage.com/

LG2G concentrates on creating essential resources for pre-algebra students and the teachers and families working with them, as well as aggregating other manipulatives, web sites, and teacher tools that can help students think like mathematicians.

http://labyrinth.thinkport.org

A FREE games-based math teaching resource.

http://www.mangahigh.com/en_us/

MinecraftEdu mod was created by teachers, for teachers. It works right on top of the original Minecraft game and is designed for classroom use.

http://minecraftedu.com/

Physics games emphasize puzzle solving, it use realistic physics to make them more challenging.

http://www.phyfun.com/

A collection of educational software for primary learning.

PlayBrighter helps your students to learn, and makes it fun at the same time.

http://playbrighter.com/

A safe place to learn computer skills, math skills, reading skills and problem solving skills in a context that is fun to use.

http://www.playkidsgames.com/

It is an acclaimed free online platform for K-12 students, teachers, and parents, developed by the national nonprofit organization.

http://powermylearning.com/

Hundreds of free, online, educational games for kids. Subjects include geography, math, animals, science, etc. Many levels, games and activities for learners of any age.

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/

Skoolbo is a literacy and numeracy program with more than 50,000 questions designed to assist 4 to 10 year olds in their journey to mastery of essential reading and mathematics skills. Children enjoy fantastic 3D worlds, amazing fun, multiplayer races and best of all – it’s FREE!

http://skoolbo.com/

The games and activities featured on this site relate to the grade-level, unit, and word lists used within the instructional plan offered by Spelling Connections © 2007, available for grades K-8.

www.spellingconnectionsonline.com

The Teach with Portals program offers free content, information and tools to help educators build innovative curricula. Games and tools are delivered through STEAM for SCHOOLS, the school-friendly version of our game distribution service.

http://www.teachwithportals.com/

Compete in fun, educational games against other kids from all over the World.

http://www.tutpup.com/

The fun and effective way to learn. Play some of our thousands of revision games and quizzes or make your own. Whether you are revising for examinations and tests such as GCSE and SATs.

http://www.what2learn.com/

Educational games for iPads and browsers, so kids can be learning and discovering the world they live in instead of just killing zombies and blowing things up.

http://yogome.co/

Games to support learning.

https://www.zondle.com

The bank of educational content in ZooWhiz contains over 17,000 carefully-crafted, finely-incremented learning activities, giving comprehensive coverage of maths, punctuation, spelling, grammar, vocabulary, word skills, phonics, phonemics and reading.

http://www.zoowhiz.com/

The next generation of the graphing calculator—beautiful, powerful, and free. No installation, no downloads, just math.

https://www.desmos.com/

A free web program for students, teachers and parents used to help kids master basic math facts.

The Center for Game Science focuses on solving hard problems facing humanity today in a game based environment. Most of these problems are thus far unsolvable by either people alone or by computer-only approaches.

http://centerforgamescience.com/site/

The site offers a wealth of problems and puzzles; online mentoring; research; team problem solving; collaborations; and professional development.

http://mathforum.org/

Illuminations is designed to: Provide Standards-based resources that improve the teaching and learning of mathematics for all students. Provide materials that illuminate the vision for school mathematics set forth in Principles and Standards for School Mathematics, Curriculum Focal Points for Prekindergarten through Grade 8 Mathematics, and Focus in High School Mathematics: Reasoning and Sense Making.

http://illuminations.nctm.org/

Illustrative Mathematics provides guidance to states, assessment consortia, testing companies, and curriculum developers by illustrating the range and types of mathematical work that students experience in a faithful implementation of the Common Core State Standards, and by publishing other tools that support implementation of the standards.

http://www.illustrativemathematics.org/

MATHCOUNTS provides fun and challenging math programs for US middle school students to increase their academic and professional opportunities.

http://mathcounts.org/

WolframAlpha introduces a fundamentally new way to get knowledge and answers - not by searching the web, but by doing dynamic computations based on a vast collection of built-in data, algorithms, and methods.

http://www.wolframalpha.com/

Free online education tools such as Interactivate are popular with students and educators alike.

http://www.shodor.org/

Teaching Channel is a video showcase -- on the Internet and TV -- of innovative and effective teaching practices in America's schools.

https://www.teachingchannel.org/

Browse handpicked collections, download any of the 23,469 classic books, and read with fully featured ereader. Notes, highlights, bookmarks, dictionary support -- it’s all here.

https://itunes.apple.com/app/free-books-23-469-classics/id364612911?mt=8

The International Children's Digital Library (ICDL) brings a worldwide collection of free children's books to the iPad. The largest collection of its kind, the ICDL spans the globe with thousands of children's books from over 60 countries, in a wide assortment of beautiful languages with captivating illustrations.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/icdl-for-ipad-free-books-for/id363731638?mt=8

Free Children's eBooks, and the ability to write, edit and publish a book online.

http://www.epubbud.com/

Enter a book you like and the site will analyze our huge database of real readers' favorite books to provide book recommendations and suggestions for what to read next.

http://www.whatshouldireadnext.com/

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/emd-pte/id377393859?mt=8

This is a standard periodic table of the elements - a necessity for anyone interested in or even exposed chemistry.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/periodic-table-elements/id364894399?mt=8

Freshwater Aquarium is a cute app that replicates an aquarium with fish on your iPhone. 

https://itunes.apple.com/app/freshwater-aquarium/id293997850?mt=8

Units can convert hundreds of units from 43 different categories including Speed, Time, Length, Volume, Area, Power, Temperature, Fuel Consumption, Clothing & Shoe Sizes and loads more!

https://itunes.apple.com/app/units/id284574017?mt=8

The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Science360 for iPad provides easy access to engaging science and engineering images and video from around the globe and a news feed featuring breaking news from NSF-funded institutions. Content is either produced by NSF or gathered from scientists, colleges and universities, and NSF science and engineering centers.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/science360-for-ipad/id439928181?mt=8

Planetarium for iPad - the astronomy star guide

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/goskywatch-planetarium-for/id364209241?mt=8

Where will the Sun rise and set today? Is there a Full Moon tonight? Where is the Big Dipper? What is the name of that bright star? What are some fun facts about these objects?

SkyView Free is powerful, easy-to-use, and answers these questions and more. Simply point the camera to the sky, tap on what you see and discover neat things about these sky objects. SkyView Free is unique as it blends the camera view with incredible 3D graphics of the sky objects to provide an Augmented Reality (AR) view of your sky.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/skyview-free-explore-universe/id413936865?mt=8

3D guide to the solar system for aspiring astronomers.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/planets/id305793334?mt=8

The Weather Channel for iPad combines interactive and beautiful imagery with our weather expertise. With over 200 meteorologists and our ultra-local TruPoint(sm) forecasting technology, The Weather Channel helps you plan the best day possible.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-weather-channel-max-for/id364252504?mt=8

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/aba-flash-cards-earth-science/id351055704?mt=8

The aim of this eBook is to help facilitate revision and synthesis of the Extreme Environments optional theme of the IB Diploma Programme Geography course.

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/book/extreme-environments/id552753230?mt=11

Learn about the solar system in a hands-on way! This interactive science book features a selection of pages from the full version of the app.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/interactive-minds-solar-system/id593614944?mt=8

Experience the world’s most amazing animals in one app — together. This interactive experience brings you closer to the stories of elephants, whales, rhinos and other fascinating species. Discover their lives and the work of WWF in a way you’ve never seen before. Try out “tiger vision,” stay as still as the polar bear during a hunt, and chop the panda’s bamboo. New species stories — which you can fold and share with the world — are added regularly.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wwf-together/id581920331?mt=8

The Virtual Cell Animations app includes an animation, still images, narrative, and content quiz. Version 1.0 contains the Photosynthesis and Electron Transport modules.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/virtual-cell-animations/id427893931?mt=8

An online domain on which educators can store, categorize, and rate the best, K – 12 educational videos on the Internet today

http://www.watchknowlearn.org/default.aspx

They broadcast wildlife LIVE.

http://lite.wildearth.tv/

Explore 15,000 of the world's endangered species. With over 100,000 photos and videos, discover what these animals, plants and fungi look like, what makes them special and why we should protect them.

http://www.arkive.org/

Explore is a multimedia organization that documents leaders around the world who have devoted their lives to extraordinary causes. Both educational and inspirational, explore creates a portal into the soul of humanity by championing the selfless acts of others.

Interact with exclusive online content.

http://www.msichicago.org/online-science/

iCell gives students, teachers, and anyone interested in biology a 3D view inside a cell. Included are examples of three types of cells: animal, plant, and bacteria. Learn about the various parts of the cell, which biologists, biochemists, and DNA researchers at the HudsonAlpha Institute study and use to advance the limits of biotechnology.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hudsonalpha-icell/id364882015?mt=8

Projeqt is a great way for teachers or students to tell stories. It can be used for student projects, or even for multimedia lessons. This would be really good for current events, as the content would change with time.

http://www.projeqt.com/education

Wonderville is a fun, interactive destination for kids to discover the exciting world of science. This award-winning site encourages exploration and curiosity, while helping kids discover how much fun science can be.

http://www.wonderville.ca/

Science NetLinks is a premier K-12 science education resource produced by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. At Science NetLinks, you'll find teaching tools, interactives, podcasts, and hands-on activities, and all of it is free!

http://sciencenetlinks.com/lessons/

80+ Free STEM Curated Collections You Can Use Today

http://currikiblog.wordpress.com/2012/09/25/new-80-free-stem-curated-collections-you-can-use-today/

Help Tiny in this epic adventure to save the world using his awesome skills in geography!

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tiny-countries/id570163207?mt=8

Stack the Countries™ Lite makes learning about the world fun! Watch the countries actually come to life in this colorful and dynamic game!

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/stack-the-countries-lite/id407838751?mt=8

They offer access to the highest quality practices in reading and language arts instruction by offering the very best in free materials.

http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/mobile-apps/trading-cards-30922.html

This site provides the tools for you to build up an argument or description of an event, person or historical period by placing items in a virtual box.

http://museumbox.e2bn.org/

Mission US is a multimedia project that immerses players in U.S. history content through free interactive games.

http://www.mission-us.org/

Video Lectures from Mr. Hughes, a YouTube EDU Next Guru & resident professor of cool at PoliPop.

http://www.youtube.com/user/hughesDV

Today in history facts.

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/today.html

The purpose of this website is to provide you with lesson plans, tools, tips, and strategies for teaching the American Civil War.

http://www.teachthecivilwar.com/

Digital History:  Using new technologies to enhance teaching and research. 

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/

IWitness is an online application that gives educators and students access to search, watch, and learn from more than 1,000 video testimonies of Holocaust survivors and other witnesses.

http://iwitness.usc.edu/SFI/

Activities and resources about the Underground Railroad with curriculum connections to American History, Language Arts and Geography. 

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/

Reading Like a Historian Curriculum

The Reading Like a Historian curriculum engages students in historical inquiry. Each lesson revolves around a central historical question and features sets of primary documents designed for groups of students with diverse reading skills and abilities.

http://sheg.stanford.edu/rlh

A new generation of history assessments.  Assessing 21st century skills with Library of Congress Documents. 

http://beyondthebubble.stanford.edu/

iSign Lite

iSign Lite is the small and free version of iSign. The full version adds;800 signs, volume control, the ability to add / remove favorites from the sign play screen, category quiz mode.

https://itunes.apple.com/app/isign-lite/id292486900?mt=8

Explore the history of how Detroit grew from frontier to factory town.

http://detroithistorical.org/buildingdetroit/

Fort McHenry and the Star-Spangled Banner.  A game of survival, strategy and nerve in the War of 1812.

http://www.nps.gov/fomc/holdthefort/

History - Lincoln Learning Hub

http://dep.disney.go.com/lincoln/#what-would-lincoln-do

The Revolution: Interactive Guide

The American Revolution comes to life with a fully interactive textbook and study guide designed exclusively for the iPad by a high school senior with a passion for U.S. History. Journey through the formation of our country with interactive flashcards, explorable war maps, audio narrations, review quizzes, interactive biographies, and explorable images.

https://itunes.apple.com/tr/app/the-revolution-interactive/id471681913?mt=8

Presentation of the use of Google Maps in the classroom.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1EdGCzBtUZZVO5syDQBMsFWF5parBiP5pcN6c_Puxsg0/present#slide=id.i33

History - Books, lessons, media and resources for your classroom tied to The First Thanksgiving.

http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/

History and Technology Tips and Tricks

http://notanotherhistoryteacher.edublogs.org/

Historypin is a way for millions of people to come together, from across different generations, cultures and places, to share small glimpses of the past and to build up the huge story of human history.

http://www.historypin.com/

Create timelines and share them on the web.  TImetoast is a great way to share the past, or even the future.

http://www.timetoast.com/

A resource created to help K-12 history and social studies teachers incorporate technology effectively into their courses. Find resources for history and social studies lesson plans, activities, projects, games, and quizzes that use technology.

http://thwt.org/

This blog is a collaborative exploration of materials and resources for teaching history. Posts focus on a wide range of topcis, from online games for social chage, to using film in the social studies, to project for digitizing historical materials.

http://blog.dhpp.org/

A website focused on key topics in U.S. history, that is designed to teach students how to critically read primary sources and how to critique and construct historical narratives.

http://historicalthinkingmatters.org/

Spell It 6-7-8-9 Lite is the same exact program as the full version except this free version has 55 words in its vocabulary instead of the 1200+ words in the full version.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/spell-it-6-7-8-9-lite/id307057771?mt=8

This is the *FREE* version of My Spelling Test. Most of the functionality from the full version has been included so you can evaluate this educational app.  This app is like creating your own spelling bee and is a great way to save time on homework.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/my-spelling-test-free/id426041393?mt=8

Miss Spell’s Class is an original word game that lets players test their spelling skills against the most commonly misspelled words on Dictionary.com. Players must quickly decide whether each of 20 words is spelled correctly or incorrectly, as speed and accuracy count to get to the top of the class!

https://itunes.apple.com/app/miss-spells-class/id308754739?mt=8

Library of Congress- Classroom Materials

Created by teachers for teachers, these ready-to-use materials provide easy ways to incorporate the Library’s unparalleled primary sources into instruction.

http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/