Resources - Rosemont Forest Elementary School

Resources for grades K-2

Resources for grades 3-5

Specialty Sites ~
Presidents' Day - Washington and Lincoln
Safe Kids - Internet safety
Answers.com - child-friendly research site
Bees & Honey - mouse skills and counting to 10
Fact Monster - dictionary, encyclopedia, almanac and homework help
Peep and the Big Wide World - various basic skills
Encyclopedia.com - child-friendly research site
Little Explorers - child-friendly dictionary
Musical Mysteries - learn about sound and rhythm with Robbie and his dog, Curly

Language Arts Sites ~
Starfall
Rhyming with Reggie
Spelling Match
Build a Sandcastle
Write a Postcard
Barnaby Bear: Information Finder - identifying the correct resource

Math Sites ~
Math Playground
Patterns:Dots
Math Virtual Manipulatives
Rainforest Math
Pizza Party - fraction practice
Math Dictionary for Kids - interactive demos of math concepts

Science Sites ~
Sticks and the Seasons
FOSSweb
Baby Animals
On the Resource Trail - classifying resources
A Touch of Class - classifying animals
Ology - American Museum of Natural History
Science Fair Central - science project ideas

Social Studies Sites ~
Mrs. P
Education Place
Oceans and Continents - geography quiz
SOL Biographies - information, songs, and lyrics about famous people

Cross-Curricular Sites ~
Kid Port
Internet 4 Classrooms
The Learning Site
VDOE - SOL objectives, sample test items, and support activities from the Virginia Dept. of Education
BrainPOPjr
ABCya

Specialty Sites ~
SOLpass - SOL reviews; students know the password
Safe Kids - Internet safety
Be President - make your mark as President
How to Become President - electoral process and election 2004 facts
Be President for a Day - the Democracy Project by PBS for Kids
Blast Off - new food pyramid and healthy living game
New York Philharmonic - learn about instruments & famous composers, make your own instrument, etc.
Music Theory - learn about notes; practice and compose music
Encyclopedia.com - child-friendly research site
Word Central - online dictionary
Answers.com - research site with bibliography tool
Fact Monster - dictionary, encyclopedia, almanac and homework help
Creating Music - compose your own music

Language Arts Sites ~
5th Gr Interactive English SOL
Spelling Match - spelling and vocabulary

Math Sites ~
Math Virtual Manipulatives
Visual Fractions
Rainforest Math
Math Playground
5th Gr Interactive Math SOL
Patterns:Shapes - adjustable difficulty
Brain Teasers - word problems
MathSplat - fractions
Beacon Learning Center - interactive math lessons
Math Dictionary for Kids - interactive demos of math concepts

Science Sites ~
FOSSweb
Weather Wiz Kids - weather instruments, games, experiments, quizzes, and more
Science News for Kids - experiments, science fiction writing, science fair projects, and a puzzle-of-the-day
Ology - American Museum of Natural History
Interactive Science - light, sound, forces & motion, electricity and the solar system
Science Fair Central - science project ideas
IPL Kidspace - science project ideas

Social Studies Sites ~
Mrs. P
Education Place
GeoNet
Our Documents - 100 Milestone Documents from American History
Jamestown Colony Timeline - student-created site
Jamestown Fort - interactive
The Fifty States - map with links to state capitals, symbols, flags, and in-depth profiles
LIBERTY:The Road to Revolution - interactive
SOL Biographies - information, songs, and lyrics about famous people (3rd grade only)

Cross-Curricular Sites ~
Kid Port
The Learning Site
Internet 4 Classrooms
IQ - Interactive Quizzes - includes items from 2007 released SOL tests
VDOE - SOL objectives, sample test items, and support activities from the Virginia Dept. of Education
Mr. Nussbaum - requested by 4th grade teachers; scroll to bottom of page for grade level color-coding information
BrainPOP
ABCya