ZION LUTHERAN WEATHER

Sites for School and Learning

The Bible - Bible Gateway has many different versions available (including EHV: Evangelical Heritage Version)

Luther's Catechism - Martin Luther's Small Catechism online

Memory Work Quiz Maker - Automatic memory work Quiz generator

Memory Work Test Maker - Automatic memory work test generator

The WELS: Synod Administration - for Church History class

The WELS: Areas of Ministry - for Church History class

God's Hand: CLC Bible Materials - Sunday School lessons from the Church of the Lutheran Confession

Free Bible Images - Free sets of Bible story images for teaching

ReadnQuiz - book quizzes

ReadWorks Student Login - free content, curriculum, and tools to power teaching and learning from K to 12th grade

ReadTheory Student Login - personalized reading comprehension exercises for K-12 and ESL students

CommonLit - another reading program for all levels

Duolingo: learn a foreign language for free

Scholastic Spelling Wizard - two fun ways to help memorize spelling words

HEV Spelling: 240 of the Most Common English Words - Download the Worksheets | Watch the Free Videos

Creative Writing Resource Guide - tools, resources, and opportunities to bring out your creative side as a writer

Daily Writing Prompts - prompts to help start creative writing for different grade levels

Random House Educator Guides

My Vocabulary - allows students in upper-grades to acquire and retain vocabulary

Starfall - reading, math, and song activities for preK through grade 3

Free Online Textbooks - US History, American Government, and Ancient Civilizations

History and Geography Activities for Middle School - from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Geography Activities - Sheppard Software provides geography games of the world's continents, countries, capitals, and landscapes

Zoom Earth

Google Earth

Where on Google Earth is Carmen Sandiego?

Ben's Guide - all About the US Government

Geoguesser - Figure Out Where You're Dropped

National Geographic for Kids

World Heritage Sites

Social Studies for Kids

HEV Basic Intro to Geography and Countries

Download the Worksheets | Watch the Free Videos: Germany | Venezuela | China | Norway | New Zealand | Egypt | Mexico | Tahiti | Hungary | Antarctica | Cambodia | Canada | Guatemala | Finland | Brazil

Mystery Science - K-5 science curriculum

Science for Kids - science and technology for kids

Steve Spangler: Science Projects

Engineer Guy: Videos About How Things Work

SciShow Kids - explore science in these videos

Popular Science Activities - are these groceries or scientific supplies? Both!

OK Go Sandbox: learn through the joy, wonder, and fun of OK Go's music videos

Professor Egghead Science Academy - science videos

Track the International Space Station: map shows where it is so you can watch for it flying overhead at night

25 Makerspace Projects for Kids

HEV Science Concepts and Projects

Download the Worksheets | Watch the Free Videos

Art Galleries:

Louvre Museum, Paris

National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam

Zoos/Animals/Aquariums:

WildEarth Kids: parents, book a free African safari session for your kids

Tour a Farm: 11 different tours

Milwaukee ZooView

San Diego Zoo

Smithsonian's National Zoo

Reid Park Zoo: Lion Cam

Ouwehand Park: Polar Bear Cub Cam

PenguinCam: from 9:00 AM-7:00 PM

Sea Otter Cam: from 9:00 AM-9:00 PM

Open Sea Cam: from 9:00 AM-9:00 PM

Giraffe Cam: from 7:00 AM-7:00 PM

Gorilla Cam: from 7:00 AM-7:00 PM

Elephant Cam: from 7:00 AM-7:00 PM

Leaf-Cutter Ant Cam: from 7:00 AM-7:00 PM

Rhino Cam: from 7:00 AM-7:00 PM

Chimp Cam: from 7:00 AM-7:00 PM

Zoo Cam: from 7:00 AM-7:00 PM

Bald Eagle Cam: from Decorah, Iowa

Explore Livecams

Monterey Bay Aquarium

Georgia Aquarium

National Aquarium

Parks, Lakes, Etc.:

Great Lakes Now

Yellowstone National Park

Yosemite National Park

Smithsonian Museum

World Tour:

Virtual Field Trips: explore the world

Ruins of Pompeii

The Great Wall of China

Ancient Egypt

360 Cities

Ellis Island

Visit Orlando, Florida: Virtual Tours

Space and Planets:

Zoom Earth

Google Earth

Mars

International Space Station: from NASA

International Space Station: if you have red/blue 3D glasses, use them on this tour

More Tours at:

Wide Open School

CountyCat Digital Resources - if you have a Milwaukee County library card, access these for free

PBS Kids

DK Find Out! - explore all kinds of topics

Wonderopolis

Toy Theater - educational games for low to middle grade kids - math, reading, art, music

BrainPOP Jr. - for K-3

Smithsonian Learning Lab

Be Internet Awesome - parents, good tools for teaching digital safety online

Kodable - programming for kids

Code Monster - learn simple programming

Coding - for K5 - 5th Grade

Coding - 6th-12th Grade

Typing.com

Typing Web

ABCya - free educational games for K-5

ABCmouse.com

Graphic Organizers - all kinds of printable charts

Chrome Music Lab - experiment with music

Fun With Music - learn about music and instruments

Classics for Kids - music info

Tessellator - a pattern designer

Floor Plan Maker: free designer program

Make Beliefs Comix: create your own comic strip

Magic Tricks for Kids 

Pics4Learning - copyright-friendly free images

Beginning Chess - video course

ChromeGuard - safe browsing for Chrome users (can use in Google Admin for school)

Zion Calendar