Links of general educational interest:

Texas educational resources:

Armadillo - K-12 HISD award-winning www server

Constitution of the Republic of Texas 1836

Houston Museum of Natural Science

The Handbook of Texas Online - great historical resource

Lone Star Junction - A Texas and Texas History Resource

Mr. Smarty Pants Texas Facts

NASA Education Homepage

Space Center Houston

Texas Outdoor Kid's Network - Texas Parks and Recreation kid's page

Texian Web -   Texas History on the Internet

The Texas Constitution 

General Links:

50 States Quarters - learn all about the new quarters for each of the 50 states

American Girls - activities for those who love the American Girl Series

Bedtime Stories - Whimsical Bedtime Stories for Children of All Ages, illustrated. Great version of Alice in Wonderland.

Discovery Channel Online -online learing site from the cable tv channel of the same name

Federal Resources for Educational Excellence - extensive educational resources from this US Government site

Hershey's Teachers' Resource Page - includes online version of The Chocolate Dream Machine curriculum

History Channel Classroom Resource Page - study guides and more

Intel - The Journey Inside - program for educators to learn about the inner working of computers

Junior Great Books - great program for discussion groups using children's literature

LEGO Mindstorms - design, create and build your own robots using special Legos and your computer

M&M Candy Network -includes factory tour, recipes, and much more

National Archives -extensive site for Federal Documents, includes digital classroom

An Outline of American History (1990) - online articles related to US History. See chapter 1.9 for roots of public education.
also related: A Hypertext on American History from the colonial period until Modern Times

History of American Education

History of Childhood

PBS TeacherSource - resources for PBS educational programs

Roadside America: The Electric Map - great for geography lessons and finding unusual places to go

Scholastic Teacher's Page - lesson plans, suggested materials.

SuzyBear's Scrapbooking Site - lots of links to scrap book sites

Test your English - great variety of online tests includes Idioms, Boogle and even an Australian Slang Quiz!

ToonTalk - animation program designed to teach kids computer programming in a fun way

Thomas Jefferson Quotations - be sure to read Jefferson's views on education

Typical Course of Study - Scope and Sequence from World Book for grades K-12 * updated*

US History Resources by Chronological Period - online versions of many important documents, timelines and other resources - includes links to Federalist Papers, Declaration of Independence. *updated*

Last updated September 20, 2006 Copyright 2006 Susan Frederick