K I D S Z O N E

Assorted Sites
	ArtsEdge http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/ A collection of lesson plans and activities for teachers of the arts.
	Barahona Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents http://www.csusm.edu/education/outreach/ The Center, located at California State University San Marcos, offers a searchable database of books for children and adolescents published worldwide.
	DiscoveryEducation http://www.discoveryeducation.com/teachers/ Discovery Education transforms classrooms, empowers teachers and captivates students by leading the way in providing high quality, dynamic, digital content to school districts large and small, rural and suburban and everything in between.
	EnchantedLearning.com http://www.enchantedlearning.com This site provides theme related activities, crafts, worksheets an more. There are also Spanish Language themes.
	History Channel Classroom http://www.history.com/shows/classroom Brought to you by the History Channel. Sign up for the teachers newsletter, download study guides, and visit educational exhibits.
	One World Classrooms http://www.oneworldclassrooms.org/ OneWorld Classrooms wants all students to emerge from their K-12 education as confident, engaged, competent and caring members of the global community to which they belong.
	PBS Learning Media http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/ Teacher source offered by PBS. Find out what shows are coming on. There are also 4,000+ free lesson plans and activities.
	ReadWriteThink http://www.readwritethink.org/ This site provides educators and students access to high quality practices and resources in reading and language art instruction.
	Smithsonian Education www.smithsonianeducation.org Smithsonian resources brought to the classroom or home. There is information the 16 Smithsonian museums, The National Zoo and research centers. You can search by grade level and subject.
	Texas Education Agency http://www.tea.state.tx.us/ Provides standards for state tests. Useful site for the home schooled, parents, and teachers.

Craft Recipes
	Craft Recipes http://www.kidsturncentral.com/crafts/craftrecipes.htm Craft Recipes from Kids' Turn Central
	Kids Craft Recipes http://www.theideabox.com/Craft_Recipe_list.html Provides simple recipes and instructions.

Music Resources and Lesson Plans
	Music Lesson Plans http://lessonplanspage.com/music/
	Music Resources for Teachers http://www.artsalive.ca/en/mus/musicresources/teachers.html

Plagiarism
	Plagiarism http://www.web-miner.com/plagiarism Everything you ever wanted to know about plagiarism is here with an annotated list of articles and web sites. There is information for teachers and students. There is also a list of Plagiarism Detection Tools. Prepared by Sharon Stoerger.

Science and Math Lesson Plans
	Lesson Planning Center: Math and Science Math - http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/ archives/math.shtml Science - http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/ archives/science.shtml
	National Science Digital Library http://nsdl.org/ NSDL is a digital library of exemplary resource collections and services, organized in support of science education at all levels. Starting with a partnership of NSDL-funded projects, NSDL is emerging as a center of innovation in digital libraries as applied to education, and a community center for groups focused on digital-library-enabled science education.
	Science and Math Lesson Indexes http://www.iit.edu/~smile/
	Lessons - Science NetLinks http://sciencenetlinks.com/lessons/
	Teacher Exchange: Math Lesson Plans http://mathforum.org/te/

Social Studies Lesson Plans
	Teacher Lesson Plans�Social Sciences www.education-world.com/a_tsl/archives/soc_sci.shtml
	Lesson Plans and Resources for Social Studies Teachers www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/index.html

Storytelling, Songs, Puppets, etc.
	Aesop's Fables http://www.aesopfables.com/ An on-line collection of Aesop's Fables.
	Children's Songs with Free Lyrics http://www.kididdles.com/lyrics/allsongs.html A Collection of songs. Look for the words to a song and even listen to the tune if you don't know the song.
	Pratt's Story and Theme Bag Ideas http://www.fastq.com/~jbpratt/education/theme/ storythemebag.html An assortment of ideas for kits that are put together around a book. See also Pratt's theme list.
	Tim Sheppard's Storytelling - Resources for Storytellers http://www.timsheppard.co.uk/story/ This is a site for anything and everything storytelling. There is information on how to begin and stories you may select.

WebQuests
	WebQuest Page http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquest.html Thousands of WebQuests from educators around the world.

Worksheets
	Ask Asia http://www.askasia.org/ Covers everything about Asia. There are sections for students and teachers. Maps are included.
	Discovery Education Puzzlemaker http://www.discoveryeducation.com/ free-puzzlemaker/?CFID=29606702&CFTOKEN=40200598 Create puzzles for you classes with your own words.
	Free Teacher Worksheets http://worksheets.teach-nology.com/ Work sheets on critical thinking and research skills.
	LearningPage Worksheets http://www.learningpage.com/free_pages/gallery.html Basic worksheets, themes worksheets on creatures.
	Lesson Plans & Activities http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/ Scholastic offers a wealth of lesson plans and activities.
	National Pet Week http://www.petweek.org/in-the-classroom.html An assortment of lesson plans and worksheets to celebrate Nation Pet Week (In May)

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Assorted Sites

El Paso Area School Districts

Homeschool Resources

Stories to Read Online

Assorted Sites

�Color�n colorado!
http://www.colorincolorado.org/?langswitch=es

Informaci�n, actividades y asesor�a para padres de familia que hablan espa�ol.

Information, activities, and advice for Spanish-speaking parents. English version of website.

Net Family News
http://www.netfamilynews.org/

Newsletter and current events regarding families and their use of the internet.

National Parent Teacher Association
http://www.pta.org/

National PTA is the largest volunteer child advocacy organization in the United States. A not-for-profit association of parents, educators, students, and other citizens active in their schools and communities.

Parenting.com
http://www.parenting.com/parenting/

Web Site for the magazine Parenting.

Read to Your Bunny
https://www.tsl.state.tx.us/read-to-your-bunny.html

A packet of information and resources for parents, schools, and libraries to use with the "Read to Your Bunny" program. Made available through the Texas State Library and Rosemary Wells.

Starfall.com
http://www.starfall.com/

This website is for those children that are learning to read. There are tips for both parents and teachers.

Home School Resources
	Home Education Magazine http://www.homeedmag.com/ Home Education Magazine presents free online newsletters, discussion boards, a networking list, and selections from the magazine, including articles, interviews, columnists, resources, reviews and more!
	HomeSchool World http://www.home-school.com/ Official web site of Practical Homeschooling Magazine
	Regional and Worldwide Homeschooling http://a2zhomeschooling.com/regional/ regional_worldwide_homeschooling/ Presents information on such topics as homeschooling associations, events, resources, and support groups.
	Texas Home School Coalition http://www.thsc.org/ Has information for home schoolers in Texas, support groups, and general information.

Stories to Read Select an on-line book to read to your child
	American Literature Classics http://www.americanliterature.com/books Read books like Moby Dick, Little Woman, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, or the Secret Garden.
	Between the Lions http://pbskids.org/lions/ This is the web site for the PBS program "Between the Lion". Select "This Week" to see the story for this week.
	International Children's Digital Library http://en.childrenslibrary.org/ A digital library freely available for children worldwide.
	We Give Books http://www.wegivebooks.org/books We Give Books is a free website that enables anyone with access to the Internet to put books in the hands of children who don't have them, simply by reading online.

El Paso Area School Districts or Organizations

Anthony Independent School District
http://www.anthonyisd.net/

Canutillo Independent School District
http://www.canutillo-isd.org/

Clint Independent School District
http://www.clintweb.net/

El Paso Independent School District
http://www.episd.org

Region 19 - Education Service Center
http://www.esc19.net/

San Elizario Independent School District
http://www.seisd.net/

Socorro Independent School District
http://www.sisd.net

Ysleta Independent School District
http://www.yisd.net/