Learning Commons Student Resources

• Statistics Canada - Government of Canada statistics
• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation - up-to-date information about Canada
• Learn Alberta - access to Online Reference centre and Ebsco
• Merriam-Webster Online - online dictionary and thesaurus

Biographies

• A & E Television Network BIOSearch - searchable database of 25,000

• History Channel - encyclopedia information as well as video and audio
• Biography - find over 20,000 biographies online at Biography.com

Language Arts & Literature

• Scholastic for Kids - activities based on Scholastic books
• Aesop's Fables - 100+ fables in full text
• American Folklore - access to American, Latin American and Canadian folklore, tall tales, and myths and legends

Library Literary Links

• The Children's Literature Web Guide - internet resources related to books for children and young adults
• Young Alberta Book Society - a society committed to creating arts opportunities for all young Albertans

• http://www.raz-kids.com/

Math

• Cool Math 4 Kids - math site designed for kids
• Math is Fun - learn about money and data; play puzzles and games
• IXL Math Practice - math skills practice for Kindergarten - Grade 3
• Interactive Resources http://www.globalclassroom.org/ecell00/javamath.html This portal to interactive mathematics sites designed for grades one through six.  It includes algebra patterns and function, place value, money, arithmetic operations, time graphing, measurement, fractions, decimals, and geometry.
• Math Cats http://www.mathcats.com/ This is a site for primary elementary grade students that uses attractive animation to teach arithmetic operations, conversions, measurement, estimation, geometry, and other related topics.
• The Math Playground http://www.mathplayground.com This graphically appealing site offers elementary and middle school students an entertaining way to learn word problems, logic games, and mathematics games.  This site also contains printable worksheets, interactive quizzes, and practice facts.
• Mathematical Interactivities – Puzzles, Games, and Other Online Educational Resources http://mathematics.hellam.net/ Students here can play unique mathematical games, and find out how to do number tricks and more on this interesting site.  Teachers should preview the games before assigning them because some of the sites are not self-explanatory and do not provide adequate feedback.
• Number Worlds Elementary Mathematics Program http://clarku.edu/numberworlds/ The Number Worlds program is a research

General Science

• Bill Nye the Science Guy's Online Labs - Bill Nye's fun science lessons
• National Geographic Kids - features different people, animals, and places each month with facts, games, activities, and related links
• Girl Start - math, science, games and more for girls
• How Stuff Works - learn how everything you've ever had questions about works
• KidZone's Science - kidzone's super simple science section
• Wonderville - science games, videos and activities

Science-Animals

• Animal Discovery -research and video from Animal Planet and Discovery Channel
• Age of the Dinosaurs - British Broadcasting Corporation's dinosaur facts
• Rainforest Animals and Plants - source for pictures and facts about a ra

Health and Safety

• Amazing Human Body - activities and information about how different parts of the body work
• Kids Health - guide to the body, feelings, fitness, health, and recipes for kids and parents
• Caring for Kids - child and youth health information from the Canadian Paediatric Society

Social Studies

• CIA World Fact Book - flags, maps, population, and facts on all the countries of the world
• Countries of the World - information about flags, government, geography, people, and economies from around the world
• World Press - current events from the world's newspapers and magazines