http://www.tea.state.tx.us/
Texas Education Agency
http://www.tenet.edu/
Texas Education Network
http://www.ala.org/aasl/
American Association of School Librarians
http://www.atpe.org/
Association of Texas Professional Educators
http://www.naeyc.org/default.htm
National Association for the Education of Young Children
http://www.tasanet.org/
Texas Association of School Administrators
http://www.tasb.org/
Texas Association of School Boards
http://www.tcea.org/
Texas Computer Education Association
http://www.ed.gov/
U.S. Department of Education
LESSON PLANS/TEACHING RESOURCES
http://www.learningnetwork.com/
The Learning Network. Packed with valuable interactive multimedia curriculum content for teachers, students and parents, as well as online reference materials including an atlas, encyclopedia, dictionary and almanacs.
http://fyi.cnn.com/fyi/
CNN. Developed by CNN and Turner Learning to help students and educators keep pace with the daily world events that affect our lives.
http://www.bigchalk.com
Homework assistant for students.
http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/PAI/TTB/pai_ttb_home/0,2454,,00.html?nav_selected=TeachersToolBag
Teacher's Tool Bag. Texas Education Agency's site created by teachers for teachers.
http://atozteacherstuff.com/
A to Z Teacher Stuff. Lesson plans, articles, activities, tips, themes, printables, and much more.
http://expage.com/just4teachers
Just 4 Teachers. Features thousands of links to great teaching resources. Topics include lesson plans, teacher tips, ESL, holidays, worksheets, theme units, back-to-school, learning games, technology, language arts, kids pages, and more.
http://www.ceismc.gatech.edu/busyt/
Busy Teacher's website K-12. Provides source materials, lesson plans, and classroom activities.
http://www.col-ed.org/cur/
Columbia Education Center. Lesson plans for all subject areas including internet-based lesson plans and resources.
http://encarta.msn.com/schoolhouse/
Encarta Lesson Plan Collection along with other internet sites.
http://scholastic.com/
Lesson plans, resources, and on-line activities.
http://www.educationindex.com/
Your guide to useful education-related sites on web.
http://www.teachnet.com/index.html
Teach Net. Lesson plans, worksheets, activities, e-books, and lots of tools for teachers.
http://askeric.org/Virtual/Lessons/
Ask Eric Lesson plans. You can browse by subject.
http://www.pacificnet.net/~mandel/
Teachers Helping Teachers. Lesson plans and education links.
http://www.education-world.com/
Education World. The educator's best friend.
http://cyberbee.com/
Cyberbee. Curriculum ideas, research tools, how to's, treasure hunts, web links, and more for teachers interested in integrating technology into their curriculum.
http://www.awesomelibrary.org/
Awesome Library. An incredible database of 14,000 carefully reviewed teaching resources.
http://www.certificatecreator.com/
Certificate Creator. Productivity site which creates certificates online.
http://www.creativeclassroom.org/
Creative Classroom Online. Packed with ready to use ideas, timesaving tips, and practical advice from experts and fellow teachers.
http://www.edgate.com/
The Copernicus Education Gateway. Megasite with links for educators, parents, students, and a learning network filled with lesson plans, curriculum materials, games, and resources.
http://school.discovery.com/teachers/
Discovery School. Lesson plans, tools, puzzlemakers, clipart gallery, dictionaries, and lots, lots more for teachers.
http://disney.go.com/educational/cyberlesson.html
Cyber Lesson Plans. Collection of lesson plans ranging from African American literature to coin collecting and whales.
http://www.proteacher.com/
Pro Teacher. Lesson plans, new teacher tips, and subject categories. Designed more for elementary teachers.
http://www.quia.com/
Quia. Make custom games, flashcards, and quizzes at this interactive site.
http://www.yahooligans.com/tg/
Yahooligans Teachers Guide. Tutorial and advice for using the Internet in the classroom. Also available - 3 ready-to-use lesson plans on bats, literature and U.S. history.
http://www.teachernet.com/
TeacherNet. A great resource for educational products and teacher tools for teachers of K-8th.
http://www.kidcrosswords.com/
Crossword puzles to use with your students.
ELEMENTARY TEACHERS
http://www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/unitlink.htm
Thematic Units for Primary Grades. Browse topics such as weather, dinosaurs, insects, transportation and more for lessons developed for primary grade students.
http://www.alphabet-soup.net/alphabet.html
Alphabet Soup. Resources, activities, arts & crafts, holidays, and more.
http://www.hpedsb.on.ca/ec/est/kprog/
Welcome to Kindergarten. Lesson plans, resources, report card guides.
http://www.edenpr.k12.mn.us/CKC/themes.html
Central Kindergarten Center. Links to web sites appropriate for kindergarten lessons which are used to teach thematic units.
http://www.kinderkorner.com/
Kinder Korner. Great resources for K-2nd teachers.
http://library.thinkquest.org/50027/?tqskip=1
123 Reading Road. Provides a multimedia experience to assist children in practicing the basic skills necessary for reading success. Teaching methods, games, activities, and readiness theories are shared.
http://www.beritsbest.com/
Berit's Best Sites for Children. A collection of sites recommended for use for children to age 12.
http://www.magickeys.com/books/
Children's Storybooks Online. Stories, riddles, a maze, and a coloring book designed for your children.
http://www.cogcon.com/gamegoo/gooey.html
Game Goo. Interactive early literacy games for students in Grades K-2.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/dictionary.html
Little Explorers Picture Dictionary. Over 1,100 illustrated dictionary entries.
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/prek2.htm
PBS Teacher Source. Teacher resource with more than 1,400 lessons and activities organized by grade level (preK-2).
http://www.eduplace.com/tales/
Wacky Web Tales. Read tales published by children or create your own. Geared for grades 3 and up.
HISTORY
http://www.nationalgeographic.com
National Geographic. Online version of the magazine features special sections for kids, interactive Explorer's Hall Museum, Map Machine, and Info. Central.
http://www.ilt.columbia.edu/k12/naha/nanav.html
Native American Navigator. Resource information on American Indians.
http://www.ellisisland.com/
Ellis Island Immigration Museum.
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
The World Fact Book, 1999. Alphabetical country listings, maps and information relating to every country in the world.
http://50states.com/
A look into the fifty states of America.
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/soc_stud.htm
PBS Teacher Source. Teacher resource with more than 1,400 lessons and activities organized by grade level (K-12).
http://www.askasia.org/
Ask Asia. An award winning source for Asian and Asian-American studies.
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/BHM/AfroAm.html
Black History. Hot lists, web quests, and a treasure hunt are just a few of the activities found at this site.
http://www.win.tue.nl/cs/fm/engels/discovery/
Discoverer's Web. A comprehensive listing of sites that feature explorers and their discoveries.
http://www.execpc.com/~dboals/boals.html
History/Social Studies Website for K-12 Teachers. Collection of extensive, annotated links arranged by topic.
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/
The American Revolution. Lots of links to tell the story of the American Revolution.
http://www.worldskip.com/
World Skip. Provides news, information, and services for over 220 countries around the world. Link for the Seven Wonders of the World. Provides world news headlines.
http://www.historychannel.com/
The History Channel. The best search in history.
http://www.house.gov/
U.S. House of Representatives.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/
The White House.
http://education.indiana.edu/~socialst/
Social Studies Sources. Designed for K-12 students and teachers. Content areas include general history, geography, global studies, government, U.S. history, world history, and more.
http://rulers.org/
This site contains lists of "heads of state" and "heads of government" for all countries and territories going back to 1700 in most cases.
http://www.royal.gov.uk/
The British Monarchy. The official web site.
http://www.thehistorynet.com/today/today.htm
Today in History. Contains historical information of what occurred today.
http://www.vote-smart.org/index.phtml
Project Vote Smart. Learn who represents you on the state and federal levels. Also has state facts, statistics, and symbols.
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids. Learn about citizenship, laws, our nation, branches of government, symbols of government, elections and much more.
SCIENCE
http://www.fi.edu/learning.html
Franklin Institute Online. Learning resources for science.
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/sci_tech.htm
PBS Teacher Source. Teacher resource with more than 1,400 lessons and activities organized by grade level (K-12).
http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/default.asp?go=0
NASA Kids Space. Activities, animated stories, quizzes, color pages, word search puzzles, and picture gallery about space.
http://njnie.dl.stevens-tech.edu/curriculum/aska/science.html
Listing of science mentors to which teachers and students can pose questions pertaining to science topics.
http://www.brainpop.com/
Brain Pop. Interactive site with movies, facts, quizzes, and links to information pertaining to science, health, and technology
http://www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/
Exploratorium Learning Studio. Hands-on science lessons, NASA activities, and an archive of the past top sites.
http://www.globe.gov/fsl/welcome.html
The Globe Program. GLOBE is an interactive project involving students, teachers, and researchers from around the world.
http://www.nsf.gov/
National Science Foundation. Valuable reports on current scientific topics.
http://www.owu.edu/~mggrote/pp/
Project Primary. Hands-on science activities designed for primary students.
http://www.seaworld.org/
Sea World Information Database. Information and pictures about a variety of animals.
http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/index.html
Kids Health. Ever wonder how the human body works? What makes you sick? How to keep safe? Get all the answers to kids health questions. Elementary students will like the games.
http://www.discovery.com/
Discovery Channel.
http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/
Earthquake information from the USGS in Northern California.
http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/volcanowatch/
Volcano watch from the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/index.html
National Hurricane Center. Storm watch, historical information, and hurricane awareness.
http://www.sciam.com/explorations/052096explorations.html
Scientific American. Explore tornadoes.
http://www.intellicast.com/
USA Weather Watch.
http://www.nps.gov/
National Parks Service.
http://www.usgs.gov/
U.S. Geological Survey.
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/
Texas Parks and Wildlife.
http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~stephan/phases.html
Phases of the Moon from the United States Naval Observatory
http://www.scienceclass.com/
The Science Teaching and Learning Network.
http://solar-center.stanford.edu/index.html
Stanford Solar Center. This site presents a collection of fun educational activities based on Solar Oscillations Investigation (SOI) and Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) data.
http://www.nasa.gov/
NASA.
MATH
http://www.math.com/
The World of Math online.
http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/domath/index.html
Online math lessons.
http://www.mathgoodies.com/lessons/
Math Goodies. Online math lessons for integers, percent, pre-algebra, probability, perimeter, and area.
http://mathforum.org/dr.math/
Ask Dr. Math. Students can submit math questions (elem-college) online.
http://mathforum.org/library/
Internet Mathematics Library. Math topics, materials, resources, teaching tools, lesson plans, internet-based projects, and more.
http://www.sisweb.com/math/general/multiplytable.htm
Online multiplication table.
http://multiplication.com/
Multiplication site. Worksheets, flash cards, quizzes, activities, and more.
http://www.ricksmath.com/
Rick's Math Web. Lots of online lessons and activities for all areas of math.
http://www.hbschool.com/elab/
Harcourt School Publishers website which offers math activities for grades 3-8.
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/math.htm
PBS Teacher Source. Teacher resource with more than 1,400 lessons and activities organized by grade level (K-12).
http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/math/index.shtml
Math Worksheet Creator. Use this interactive site to create your own math worksheets.
http://enc.org/
Eisenhower National Clearing House. Wealth of information for math and science teachers.
http://www.nctm.org/
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
http://www.c3.lanl.gov/mega-math/
Mega Math. Math glossary, online lessons, and activities.
LANGUAGE ARTS
http://www.bookadventure.com/
Book adventure. Free web-based reading program for children in grades K-8.
http://www.carolhurst.com/
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site. Online collections of reviews, ideas for use, and activities about particular subjects, curriculum areas, themes and professional topics.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/literacyplace/index.htm
Literacy Place. Scholastic's web site which provides information, curriculum support, professional development, and literacy standards.
http://www.geocities.com/cponykid/pages/lessonplans.html
Poetry Pals. Resources, activities and lessons for teachers.
http://www.storyarts.org/
Story Arts. Lesson plans, stories, and activities to promote story telling in the classroom.
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/webtime/
Webtime Stories. Links to the web's "best sites" for children's literature.
http://www.wordcentral.com/
Merriam-Webster's site features a daily "buzz" word, spelling bee quizzes, student dictionaries, and more.
http://www.bartleby.com/
Bartleby Online. Great quotes and unlimited access to books and information on the web.
http://classics.mit.edu/
The Internet Classics Archive.
http://poetscorner.com/
Poet's Corner. Archive of famous poems, and more.
ART
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/
Explore the teaching materials and professional resources designed to help educators teach. Sponsored by the Kennedy Center.
http://www.getty.edu/artsednet/
The Getty's Art Education Website. Online services supporting art education for grades K-12.
http://members.tripod.com/~artworkinparis/index-5.html
Art History for Kids. Interactive site which puts students in the role of an art detective who must use clues to locate famous works of art located in the world's major art museums.
http://www.metmuseum.org/
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Resources. Variety of educational activities using art images from the Metropolitan Museum.
MUSIC
http://www.childrensmusic.org/
Children's Music Web. Resources for educators, parents, and kids which includes a comprehensive listing of web sites related to children's music.
http://members.tripod.com/~Trip/newsletter.html
Fun Music Ideas. A free monthly email newsletter which compiles enjoyable music activities.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
http://pe.central.vt.edu/index.html
P.E. Central. the ultimate web site for physical education teachers which contains lesson plans, teaching resources, current research, and professional information.
http://www.sports-media.org/
Sportapolis. Physical Education lesson plans, surveys, and topics for all sports.
SPECIAL EDUCATION
http://www.pacificnet.net/~mandel/SpecialEducation.html
Special Education Lessons. Sample lessons successfully used with special ed. students.
http://seriweb.com/
Special Education Resources on the Internet. Comprehensive list of links related to topics like ADD, inclusion, behavior disorders, speech impairment, learning disabilities and other issues of interest to those involved in the Spec. Ed. field.
LIBRARIES
http://lcweb.loc.gov/
Library of Congress.
http://www.sil.si.edu/
Smithsonian Institution Libraries.
http://www.ipl.org/
Internet Public Library.
http://www.itcompany.com/inforetriever/#LIBRARIANSHIP
Internet Library for Librarians. A comprehensive database full of Internet resources for librarians.
CLIPART
http://www.barrysclipart.com/
Barry's Clip Art Server.
http://school.discovery.com/clipart/index.html
Discovery School Clip Art Gallery.
http://www.hoxie.org/clipart/clip00.htm
Hoxie High School Image Gallery
http://www.ClipsAhoy.com/index.html
Clips Ahoy Clip Art Gallery.
