Woonsocket Schools

Resources for Teachers

Resources for Students

-Coleman Media Center: search our library collection (from school only)
-Coleman Library Blog: see what's new at our library! NEW!
-Factmonster: dictionary; encyclopedia, atlas, fun-facts and excellent links. Find your answers here.
-World Book Online: type our login and password to use this site
-World Almanac for Kids: facts, facts, facts AND fun
-Spanish/English Picture Dictionary: Enchanted Learning's picture dictionary-click a letter to begin
-Ask Jeeves for Kids : homework help and safe searches
-Word Central: Mirriam-Webster's online dictionary and thesaurus for kids
-Google K-12: Google's search for kids
-PicSearch: graphics search site
-Room 5's Blog: See what Coleman kids THINK about what they READ! NEW!

Science Links

Health

-Harcourt Health: health info for kids, organized by grade level

-Kids Health: Calling all kids! Recipes, facts, games and more

Sky/Space

-Tonight's Sky: sky maps and information about the stars and planets you can see each night

-StarChild: Learning Center for Young Astronomers

-Kids Astronomy: nicely organized site for learning about planets; sky maps and astronomy news

-The Nine Planets: a great source of info; best for grade 5 and up

-Zoom Astronomy:another great site to learn about space

Weather

-Local Radar: will we be going outside for recess? Check the radar!

-Turn to 10 Weather: NBC weather forecast

-The Weather Channel: the one and only

-The Weather Dude: weather resources for students

-Factmonster's Weather: weather info from Fact Monster

Animals

-Seaworld.org: animal info Sea World/Busch Gardens with tons of resources on animals

-Zoom Dinosaurs: dinosaur facts from Enchanted Learning

-Enchanted Learning Animal Printouts:

-Especies: Animal fact sheet- Excellent site!

Oceans and Earth

-Earthquakes: cool facts for kids from the USGS

-Earth's Oceans: facts and links from Enchanted Learning

-Water Science for Schools: all about water

Math Links

-Math Baseball: Batter up! Try this great math game and test your math skills.
-AAA Math: tons of topics for all grades
-Two Player Math Game: play against a partner
-Multiplication Multiflyer: spaceship game to practice multiplacation facts
-Tunnel Blaster!: test your multiplication skills
-Math Playground: Problem solving, logic games and more.
-Math Arcade: More math games from FunBrain.
-Math Slice: Try these fun math activites.
-ChangeMaker: Test your money skills.
-Math Glossary: Harcourt School Publishers

Social Studies Links

Language Arts

-Power Proofreading: test your grammar skills
-Harcourt Grammar Glossary: When should you use an apostrophe? Find out here.
-Homophones: Which witch is which?? Practice here.
-Author Pages: Learn about your favorite author on Carol Hurst's children's literature site

Play, Practice, Learn!

-Eduplace.com: a fun and educational site that focuses on reading skills

 

-PlayKidsGames.com: math, vocabulary, social studies and more

-Place the State: where is Wyoming? Test your US map skils here

-PSB Online:

-Fun Brain: lots of great games for learning