Welcome to my class website for parents and students at Central School in Brecksville, Ohio

web links

language arts

Harcourt: Trophies

(Summary> Harcourt&rslquo;s learning website for the current language arts series.)

100 Best Books for Children

(Summary> A list of good books for children to read selected by the National Education Association.)

Newberry Award & Honor Books

(Summary> Lists all Newberry and other honorary books from 1922 to present day.)

Scott Foresman Spelling

(Summary> Spelling practice - Choose grade 4.)

Glencoe Literature-Parent Site

(Summary> Site for parents with recommended reading lists & other links.)

Glencoe Grammar & Composition
Gencoe Student Literature Resources

(Summary> Literature resources for students from Glencoe.)

Reading is Fundamental > Students

(Summary> Interactive reading website for students.)

Reading is Fundamental > Parents

(Summary> Reading resources for parents.)

Gamequarium

(Summary> A myriad of online language arts games.)

science

The Great Plant Escape

(Summary> A good interactive tutorial about plants.)

"Trees are Terrific"

(Summary> A good interactive tutorial using Flash.)

BrainPOP®

(Summary> A website dedicated to interactive web education. A few are free, but in order to get the others you will need to become a member.)

Droplet and the Water Cycle

(Summary> It is fun game about the water cycle.)

Famous meterologists

(Summary> Read about famous meteorologists.)

Cloud Formation

(Summary> A a web page the explains how clouds form.)

social Studies

Ellis Island

(Summary> Excellent resource to learn more about US immigration.)

Geography World

(Summary> Excellent resource to learn more geography. <Best viewed in IE>)

National Geographic for Kids

(Summary> Another resource for geography with games, stories, and news.)

National Geographic Xpeditions

(Summary> Excellent resource to learn interesting topics in geography.)

TFK-Time for Kids

(Summary> Supplemental website for our inclass TFK weekly reading.)

Scholastic News

(Summary> Tons of information for kids along with resources materials for parents and students.)

Ben’s Guide to Government-Grades 3-5

(Summary> Excellent resource to learn more about government written at an appropriate reading level.)

FirstGov for Kids

(Summary> A resource with many different links for government, science....)

Ohio’s State Website

(Summary> Useful state information.)

school related

INFOhio-Student/Parents

(Summary> Visit this frequently for student and parent resource material.)

OPLIN: OH! Teach-Parent & Family Resource

(Summary> A resource with links for child safety, education, parenting, and recreation.)

Blue Web ’N

(Summary> An excellent resource for categorized learning sites on the web.)

HomeworkNow

(Summary> Ohio’s online live homework help center sponsored by the State Library of Ohio.