MEA Testing
- MEA Sample Items
- MEA Practice Tests
- Math Practice Test
- User Name = MaineMath
- Password = practice
- Reading & Writing/Language Practice Tests
- User Name = MaineELA
- Password = practice
- Math Practice Test
Writing
- Creative Commons–Find copyright-approved images & videos.
- KidBib Toolkit–a basic & free bibliography maker
- Citation Maker
- EasyBib–free bibliography maker
- Creative Writing Links–Kids on the Net
- Fun Writing Games for Kids
- Digital Storymaking Sites and Tools
- Digital Storytelling Resources
- Make Beliefs Comix–Create a digital comic strip story!
Reading & Speaking
- Seussville
- Free Audio Books for Children–So many great stories to read and listen to!
- Unite for Literacy–A wonderful and FREE site with digital picture books!
- Reader’s Theater–Fun and free scripts!
Science & Math
Keyboarding
- Keyboarding without Tears–for K-2 classes!
- DanceMat Typing from the BBC–a fun tutorial for all! (USE SAFARI!)
- Typing Club Login
- Typing Club–Try it out without logging in.
- Sense-lang.org–another excellent tutorial
- FreeTypingGame.net
- Keyboard Revolution–follow up practice!
- Keyboarding Practice
- Fun Keyboarding Games
- Keyboarding Game
- Supersites–lots of great keyboarding games!
Internet & Technology
- Code.org–Learn the basics of coding with Javascript!
- Scratch–Create stories, games, and animation
- More Coding Resources (from commonsensemedia.org)
- C.A.R.S. Method for Evaluating Websites
- Evaluating Websites with Students
- Privacy Pirates–an interactive unit on online privacy (ages 7-9)
- Privacy Playground–the first adventure of the three Cyberpigs (ages 8-10)
- Cybersense and Nonsense–the second adventure of the three Cyberpigs
- MediaSmarts–excellent site with a variety of links that address digital literacy
- Online Safety Quiz
- Six Internet Safety Games
- NetSmartzKids Videos on Online Safety
- BrainPOP Jr. Internet Safety Video
- AT&T Safety Land
- Eno Board Resources:
Author Links
- Author & Illustrator Biographies from Scholastic
- Children’s Authors & Illustrators–A very comprehensive list!
- HarperCollins Children’s Authors–Hundreds of authors listed.
- Authors! Authors! Children’s Book Authors on the Web
- Author Biographies from DMOZ
- Author Biographies and Bibliographies from Biblio.com
- Author Lynn Plourde’s Home Page
- Tomie dePaola’s Home Page
- Mo Willem’s Home Page
- Ryan T. Higgins’ Home Page
Maine Sites
- Famous People from Maine (Maine.gov)
- Famous People Born in Maine (Biography.com)
- Notable and Famous Maine People (Stuffaboutstates.com)
- Famous Celebrities from Maine (Hubpages.com)
- Search for Current Famous Maine Olympians
- Joan Benoit Samuelson-A Born Athlete
- Joan Benoit Samuelson Biography
- Samantha Smith History
U.S. History Sites
- Kids.gov U.S. History Links
- The Pilgrims and Thanksgiving
- PBS: U.S. History Videos
- Ben’s Guide to U.S. History for Kids–a fun site!
- Liberty! The American Revolution from PBS
- Colonial Williamsburg
- The American Revolution–interactive site
Just for Fun!
- ABCya–elementary games and activities
- ABCya Paint–a fun, basic painting program
- ABCya Animate–Animate your own cartoon!
- Flipbook!–Make your own animated characters!
- More Animation Links
- Make-a-Flake–Design your own snowflakes!
- Snow Days–another fun snow flake site!