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Alfred Nobel Elementary School

4127 W. Hirsch St., Chicago, IL 60651       Office: 773.534.4365 / Fax: 773.534.4369

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Keyboarding

Dance Mat Typing

An introduction to typing.

Keyboarding Chart

Chart for finger placement on keyboard.

Typing Lesson

Typing lessons, tests and games.

Typing Games

Games to practice typing skills.

PowerPoint Tutorial

Instructions on how to use PowerPoint.

Build a Computer

Information on how to build a computer.

Learn to Build

More information on how to build a computer.

Language Arts

Education City

Learning games.

Prep Dog

Test preparation.

Prep Dog Test

Prep Dog - 4th grade - Reading - Proficient - Test 10.

Skill Builder 1

Language Arts skill builders - main idea, story elements, vocabulary, and more.

Skill Builder 2

Language Arts skill builders - main idea, story elements, vocabulary, and more.

Skill Builder 3

Language Arts skill builders - main idea, story elements, vocabulary, and more.

Skill Builder 4

Language Arts skill builders - main idea, story elements, vocabulary, and more.

Skill Builder 5

Language Arts skill builders - main idea, story elements, vocabulary, and more.

Skill Builder 6

Language Arts skill builders - main idea, story elements, vocabulary, and more.

Skill Builder 7

Language Arts skill builders - main idea, story elements, vocabulary, and more.

Skill Builder 8

Language Arts skill builders - main idea, story elements, vocabulary, and more.

Star Fall

Have fun learning to read.

Game Goo

Language arts games - lots of fun on Earobics site.

PBS Kids

Many fun activities around PBS shows.

Literacy Center

Shows how letters are written with interactive lessons. In English and Spanish.

Story Place

Stories in English and in Spanish.

Click and Learn

Fun word games in English and Spanish.

Back-to-school Match

Back to school matching game on Primary Games.

Butterfly Match

Butterfly matching game on Primary Games.

Memory Games

Memory games on Primary Games.

Synonyms Game

Fun game to learn about synonyms, words that have similar meanings.

Word Games

More great games on earobics.com.

My Skills Tutor

Have fun improving your reading and language arts skills.

Giggle Poetry

Great poetry!

Poetry 4 Kids

Find all sorts of poems....you can even submit your own to a contest!

Poetry Game

Fun poetry game on earobics.com.

Root Words

Make new words from a root word by adding a suffix or prefix.

Root Match

Match root words to their meanings.

dictionary.com

Online dictionary

Merriam-Webster

Merriam-Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus

Word Central

Words, words, words

Word of the Day

Word of the day, word puzzles and more.

Spanish Origin Words

English words created by Spanish culture.

Spanish and ESL

Many Things - ESL

Interesting things for ESL students - vocabulary, speaking, grammer, listening, and more!

Centro de Alfabetización

Actividades para compenzar a leer.

Click and Learn

Juegos para aprender palabras en inglés.

Piñata Juego

Piñata juego de palabras.

Cuentos

Cuentos en español y inglés.

Enchanted Learning

Dictionario con dibujos y más.

Google Translator

Traducir en varias idiomas.

Enciclopedia Universal en Español

The popular encyclopedia's Spanish language version.

Enciclopedia Universal para Niños

The popular encyclopedia's Spanish language for children.

Math

Math is Fun

Learn and practice addition, multiplication, decimals, percentages, fractions, and more!

Addition Machine

Fun way to practice addition.

Addition Puzzle

Numbers puzzle of addition facts.

Subtraction Machine

Fun way to practice subtraction.

Multiplication Machine

Fun way to practice multiplication.

Times Table

Table of multiplation facts.

Division Machine

Fun way to practice division.

Skill Builder 1

Math skill builders - games and activities.

Skill Builder 2

Math skill builders - games and activities.

Skill Builder 3

Math skill builders - games and activities.

Skill Builder 4

Math skill builders - games and activities.

Skill Builder 5

Math skill builders - games and activities.

Skill Builder 6

Math skill builders - games and activities.

Skill Builder 7

Math skill builders - games and activities.

Skill Builder 8

Math skill builders - games and activities.

Test the Toad

Addition and subtraction practice

Snakes and Ladders

Counting game, like "Chutes and Ladders".

Pattern Blocks

Make cool patterns and designs with geometric shapes.

Math Games

Fun math games including Action Fraction

Cool Math 4 Kids

Puzzles and games including Lemonade Stand and Coloring Books.

Cool Math Practice

Practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and fractions on Cool Math 4 Kids.

Algebra vs.

Algebra vs. The Cockroaches - a slope/intercept game.

Everyday Math

Site for kids that has Math Museum, games and brain teasers.

Math Brain

Fun games with math.

Create A Graphs

Make pie, line and circle graphs.

Math Problems

Allows user to easily create a sheet of math problems.

Math Flashcards

From simple addition to algebra and geometry.

Science

Education City

Learning games.

Build a Prairie

Create a tallgrass or shortgrass prairie.

About Grasslands

Great info and pictures of grasslands.

More About Prairies

Learn about prairie plants, animals, scientists and more.

Rocks for Kids

Info and pictures about rocks and minerals.

Rock Hounds

More great info and pictures on rocks and minerals.

Animal Facts

Fact sheets of over 50 species.

Chicago Wildlife

Information on wildlife in our backyards.

Dinosaur Facts

Information on prehistoric life.

Bill Nye

Info on Bill Nye the Science Guy.

Chaos Science Roadshow

Info on Chaos Science Roadshow.

InfoBits Science

Lots of science information on Kids InfoBits.

Facts on File News Services

World News Digest, Issues & Controversies, Today's Science, World Almanac, World Almanac Encyclopedia.
user name 2110, password 2110

Robotics

Design a robot using the Boston Museum of Science web site.

Mega Robotics

Robotics lab with lot of information about Robotics.

NASA 3D J-Track

Show interactive, three dimensional real time view of satellites, space station and shuttle (if in orbit).

NASA

Other resources for educators.

Weather

Get your local weather.

NOAA

NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NOAA Activities

Weather activities for students.

Simple Machines

Inventor's toolbox - info on simple machines from the Boston Museum of Science.

Machines Fun

Activities about simple achines.

Create a Graph

Make pie, line and circle graphs.

Science Fair

Science Buddies

Project guide, topic selection wizard, and scientist help

Chicago Public Library

Science fair info from Chicago Public Library.

Science Fair Info

The ultimate science fair resource.

Internet Public Library

Links to sites for help on every step of a science prject.

Elmer's Discovery

Elmer's Discovery Education science fair Website.

Science Blog

Current scientific news for science project ideas

PBS Dragonfly

PBS Kids science project guide and ideas.

CPS

Chicago Public Schools student science fair website.

Info Please

How not to plagerize.

Citation Machine

Cite your reference sources using the APA format.

APA Wizard

Another web site to cite your reference sources using the APA format.

APA Citation Style

More info on using the APA format for listing sources.

Gym and Health

Dole 5 a Day

Have fun and get information about nutrition.

Social Studies

American History Reference Library

Middle-School reference for social studies, history, government, current events, with teacher resources and textbook links. Great for biographies!    Click link to CPS Department of Libraries

American Government Reference Library

Middle-School reference for social studies, history, government, current events, with teacher resources and textbook links. Great for biographies!   Click link to CPS Department of Libraries

50 States Puzzle

Identify the 50 states and their nicknames in this puzzle.

Chicago Historical Society

Information and games about the city we live in!

MLK Scholastic

Martin Luther King activities on the Scholastic web site.

MLK Puzzles

Word searches and crossword puzzles about Martin Luther King.

Poems for MLK

Selected poems in honor of Martin Luther King Day.

MLK Jigsaw

Martin Luther King jigsaw puzzle.

Hispanic Heritage - Scholastic

Hispanic Heritage Month activities on the Scholastic web site.

Hispanic Heritage - Fact Monster

Hispanic Heritage Month activities on the Fact Monster web site.

Eid Al-Fitr

Information and puzzle about the holdiay of Eid (Sal) by children in England.

CBS Channel 2 TV

Find local news and video clips.

Chicago Tribune

Once you register, you can read the newspaper online, for free!

CNN

News site

Proquest

Up-to-date reports on more than 182 cultures of the world through insiders' perspectives on daily life and culture.

Facts on File News Services

World News Digest, Issues & Controversies, Today's Science, World Almanac, World Almanac Encyclopedia. user name 2110, password 2110

Google Maps

Google maps will give you street maps or great satellite images.

Microsoft Maps

Microsoft Virtual Earth Maps will give even more detail than Google maps.

Maps 101

4,000+ maps, current events materials, handouts, quizzes, games, lesson plans.   username cps2110, password maps101

Google Street View

See the city in 3-D!

Proquest

Newspaper, magazine, journal, transcript, map, books and other reference resources with full text articles available. Access to 365 education-related professional magazines and journals for K-12 educators.

The History Makers

Online source for African American biographies, history, timelines, events.

Time for Kids

Info on Time for Kids.

White House

Visit the President's home in Washington D.C.!

WGN Radio

More news and information.

Research

Citation Machine

Cite your reference sources using the APA format.

APA Wizard

Another web site to cite your reference sources using the APA format.

APA Citation Style

More info on using the APA format for listing sources.

Kids Info Bits

Look up lots of things here! The password is 5110

Discovering Search

Search for information with the Discovering Collection. The password is 5110

Lit Finder

Find literature (books and more) by type, author and more. The password is 5110

Ask Jeeves for Kids

Search engine for kids

Search Engine Tips

Learn how to search the Internet!

Google

Search engine

Ask Jeeves

Search engine

All The Web

Search engine

Alta Vista

Search engine

Dog Pile

Search engine

Teoma

Search Engine

Ditto

Find images on the Internet

Wikipedia

Online encyclopedia.

Encyclopedia Britannica Online

In addition to millions of articles on as many topics, this online encyclopedia includes Internet links, journal and magazine articles, teacher resources, timelines, dictionary and atlas resources. user name 2110, password 2110

Facts for Learning

Targeted for grades 2-5; provides educational and reference materials from Weekly Reader, World Almanac, atlases, dictionaries, and teacher-created resources. user name 2110, password 2110

FirstSearch

Professional and educational magazine and journal articles.  Includes ERIC, WorldCat, ArticleFirst, WilsonSelect. Username: 100-111-270  Password: Bxxd.puxx

Gale Junior Reference Collection

Aimed at middle school grade levels.  Features biographies, science, geography, authors, timelines, audio and video clips from the U*X*L product line.

Proquest

Newspaper, magazine, journal, transcript, map, books and other reference resources with full text articles available. Access to 365 education-related professional magazines and journals for K-12 educators.

Homework Help

ProQuest Homework Help

Links to great links for homework help.

Info Please

Homework help and more.

Berits Best

List of websites that will aid in homework, learning and entertainment.

Citation Machine

Cite your reference sources using the APA format.

APA Wizard

Another web site to cite your reference sources using the APA format.

APA Citation Style

More info on using the APA format for listing sources.

Test Prep

ISAT

ISAT practice questions.

Puzzles and Games

Jigzone

Jigsaw puzzles.

My Puzzle

3D logic puzzles, sudoku, word searches, jigsaw puzzles, and more.

Mastermind

Mastermind is a logic game to figure out a code.

Teacher Links

Language Arts Tools

Reading, writing, and thinking activities from a school district in New York state.