Richmond Grade School

5815 Broadway Street, Richmond, Illinois 60071 - Phone: 815.678.4717 - Fax: 815.678.2279


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We encourage you visit this page often, we will be adding new and interesting links for students, parents and teachers.

Student Resources (top)

Art
The @rt Room Art project ideas for kids, an online art gallery, and more.
Inside Art It's an art history adventure game. Try it!

English/Grammar
The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation (added 10/04/02)
Guide to Grammar and Writing (added 10/04/02)


Homework and research
Ask Jeeves for Kids Just type in a question and Jeeves will help you find the answer.
BJ's Homework Helper Has tons of links to help you solve homework problems.
Infoplease.com Kids' Almanac Looking for facts, dates, places? Find them here.

Math
Ask Dr. Math Got a math question? Ask the doctor!
Math Problems of the Week There's one for grades 3 & 4, and one for grades 5 & 6. Give it a try.
Flashcards for Kids Great for +, -, ÷, or x practice.

Music
Childrens Music Great site! You can learn all kinds of songs, like campfire songs, so click to try it out. 

Reading & Writing
Challenge Chaser Word games, writing contests and more.
TRY ME!
Little Explorers A picture dictionary for kids. Each picture is linked to a Web site. There are more than 1000 pictures. It's cool!
Yak's Corner A news magazine written just for kids.

Science
Bill Nye, the Science Guy Whoa! Visit Bill's online science lab.
National Zoo Visit the zoo in Washington, DC. Great animal pictures.
Ooey Gooey Recipes Go ahead...make a mess! 
Windows to the Universe Learn all about the solar system and beyond. 
COOL! The Yuckiest Site on the Internet EEWWW! Check out the gross stuff here! 
American Museum of Natural History Treasures, expeditions, activities.

Social Studies & History
FUN!
Kids@NationalGeographic.com Explore the world! Great activities here.
Lewis and Clark@NationalGeographic.com Try this interactive adventure game. 

Sports and Health
Sports Illustrated for Kids Lots of sports news, games, and pictures just for kids.

Just for fun!
Cool Fact of the Day It's just what it says!
Funbrain.com Got a brain? Try these games to test it.
Nickelodeon Lots of info from a favorite cable TV network.
PBS Kids Arthur, Teletubbies, Zoom! and more.
HOT! Puzzlemaker.com Great place to make your own crosswords, mazes, and more.
Star Wars official site Includes preview of upcoming Episode 1.

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Parent Resources (top)

ParentsPlace.com A site by and for parents.
National PTA
Internet Safety Lessons
A Guide to Home and Family
700+ Great Sites! From the American Library Association. A good place to look for appropriate web sites.
FamilyPoint Create a private meeting place for your family on the Web.

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Teacher Resources (top)

General Sites and Lesson Ideas

Busy Teacher's Website Well-organized, annotated links to educational sites. Check out the "Elementary Education" section.
Ed's Oasis The "Treasure Zone" has great links to educational sites.
Education World Huge collection of lesson plans, links, Cool Schools, etc.
Encarta Lesson Collection Microsoft's online contribution to educators.
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE) Your tax dollars at work, bringing you lots of sources of teaching materials and sites.
KidsClick! A web guide and search tool for kids by librarians. New and excellent.
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators Teacher-created Web guide for fellow educators. It's outstanding!
MegaMath A site filled with interesting math problems for kids, and teaching plans for using them.
The Science Spot Lots of lessons, projects, trivia, and science links.
Searching the Web An online tutorial for learning how to do Web searches.
Surfing Safely on the Internet Teacher-created lesson plans for 2nd-3rd graders to teach the basics of safe Internet use
TeacherLINK Contains a large "NASA resources" section.
Teachers.Net Lesson Plan Exchange
TeacherZone.com Try the "Knowledge Base" area first.
Teaching Resources Info on listservs, chat rooms, and keypals, as well as an annotated list of educational sites.
Yahooligans! It's Yahoo! for kids and it makes a great home page, if it's not already.
 

Other Cool Sites
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site Lots of book reviews and teaching ideas.
Children's Literature Web Guide Very comprehensive resource.
Classroom Connect Loads of resources and links for teachers.
Exploratorium's Cool Sites Monthly list of interesting science sites.
Global Schoolhouse Promotes worldwide educational projects and exchanges.
Lycos TOP 5%: Education A summary of top-rated educational sites.
Mapquest Amazing social studies resource! Get instant maps of anyplace in the world!
NEA Online National Education Association's home; try the "Works4me tips" library.
SchoolWorld Aussie site devoted to worldwide Internet-based projects.
Xpeditions National Geographic's impressive site is fun to explore.

 

 

 



Richmond Grade School
5815 Broadway Street, Richmond, Illinois 60071 - Phone: 815.678.4717 - Fax: 815.678.2279