Learning Beyond the Classroom

http://www.readwritethink.org/beyondtheclassroom/summer/

Lots of ideas for all ages.

Your Summer Learning Ideas

http://content.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3745704

End of the year ideas for teachers.

MapMachine

http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine

Satellite, street maps, and more on this online atlas.

Outdoor Learning Fun

http://homeschooling.about.com/library/blsumout.htm

Scholastic:  Story Starters

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/storystarters/storystarter1.htm

Online Roller Coaster

http://www.funderstanding.com/coaster

Understanding physics through roller coasters.

Enchanted Mind

http://www.enchantedmind.com/html/puzzles/interactive_puzzles/creative_java_puzzles.html

Your Sky

http://www.fourmilab.ch/yoursky/

Interactive planetarium that produces maps for any time and date, viewpoint, and observing location.

Skateboard Science

http://www.exploratorium.edu/skateboarding

eCampusTours

http://www.ecampustours.com

http://www.campustours.com

FamilyFun: Summer Jobs for Kids

http://familyfun.go.com/holidays/summer-jobs-for-kids-701786/

Education World: 25 Summer Activities

http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/profdev073.shtml

KidsSource:  Summertime Funtime Activities  http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content2/summertime.fun.html

25 activities to keep kid's brains active

Summer Kids Calendar

http://www.activitiesforkids.com/summer/calendar.htm

Reading Rockets

http://www.readingrockets.org/articles/391

10 weeks of summer reading adventure.

National Geographic Kids

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/

Stop the Summer Brain Drain

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8146912/

Dr. Ruth Peters tells how to block the seasonal brain-drain.

Summer Reading

http://www.education-world.com/summer_reading/

http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/publishing/booklinks/resources/summer.cfm

http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?section=greatwebsites&template=/cfapps/gws/default.cfm

http://www.cbcbooks.org/readinglists/

http://www.summerreading.org/

Summer Safety

http://life.familyeducation.com/summer/safety/33585.html

http://pediatrics.about.com/od/summersafety/Summer_Safety_and_Health_Tips.htm

http://www.weather.gov/om/heat/index.shtml

http://www.safekids.org/safety-basics/

http://kidshealth.org/teen/safety/safebasics/water_safety.html

• http://www.starfall.com/
• http://www.spellingcity.com/
• http://www.kidsclick.org/
• http://www.thefreedictionary.com/
• http://www.magickeys.com/books/ - Children's books online
• http://my.hrw.com/nsmedia/intgos/html/igo.htm
• http://www.abctooncenter.com/
• http://www.awesomelibrary.org/
• http://www.facthound.com/default.aspx
• http://pbskids.org/curiousgeorge/games/#1

• http://www.decimalsquares.com/dsGames/ 
• http://www.aplusmath.com/
• http://www.multiplication.com/
• http://www.coolmath.com/
  
• http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/Mathmagician/cathymath.html - Math facts
  
• http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vLibrary.html - National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
• http://it.pinellas.k12.fl.us/Teachers7/HillD/multiplicationraps.html - Multiplication rap
  
• https://mathcounts.org/Page.aspx?pid=1537 - Math Counts
  
• http://www.scienceacademy.com/BI/ - Science Academy BasketMath Interactive Learning
• http://math.mohawkcollege.ca/helmer/graphpaper.html - Graph paper printer

Keyboarding practice sites - no need to download:

http://typingclub.com/

http://keybr.com/

http://www.typingweb.com/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/flash/stage1.shtml

http://funschool.kaboose.com/fun-blaster/games/game_super_hyper_spider_typer.html

http://www.freetypinggame.net/

http://freeonlinetypinggames.com/

http://www.typingtest.com/games/

An open source keyboarding programs for younger students (download):

http://files.uberdownloads.com/apps/tuxtyping/index.php

Website for older students:

http://alison.com/courses/Touch-Typing-Training

These games require Shockwave, Flash, Java or Javascript and will need to be downloaded.  Use Internet Explorer to access this website:

www.kidsdomain.com/brain/computer/type.html

The Technology Department will provide links to websites as potential resources for students including open source and web-based resources that can be accessed through an Internet browser for free. In some cases, the software can be downloaded and used at no cost.  The open source software that will be listed is familiar to ZCS students as we have this same software available on their desktop computers in the labs, on laptops and on netbooks across the corporation.  

Please keep in mind that these site links are only suggestions and that ZCS is not in control of the websites or their content.  The content found on these websites cannot be guaranteed by ZCS as appropriate for all children.  Please pre-screen all websites prior to allowing your child to access them. 

Florida Virtual School's Library

Keyboarding Websites

Math Websites

Reading, Spelling & Research Websites