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The student portal is the place to go for links to many useful resources, some of which are specific to grade level and subject matter. Check it out!

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Choose the handwriting style you want and print your own practice pages.

Free online typing practice and typing games. Be sure to use proper finger placement! If you aren't sure, see the introduction to the QWERTY keyboard on this site. By using the proper keystrokes, your fingers "remember" the location of letters and you will be able to type without looking at the keyboard. This will improve your typing speed. The site lets you type to music at different tempos to set a rhythm for typing speed.

What we do now, before the earthquake, will determine what our lives will be like after. Seven Steps to Earthquake Safety are key actions we can do to prepare for the next big earthquake.

Tips for preparing for a test, managing your time during the test, and strategies for answering different types of test questions.

Suggestions for preparing and delivering a speech or presentation.

Short Videos for help with math. Videos on other topics, including some on writing grammar and mechanics, are at this same site.

Short YouTube video talks on a number of interesting topics.

News, games, articles, and homework help from the publishers of TIME Magazine. Model papers for various types of writing.

Activities, games, videos, stories

Take a virtual tour on the Nile River Boat. Note: the site takes a long time to load, but it is worth it!

Lots of interest on this site! Articles, games, activities on art, science, nature, history, culture, people and places!

Photos, videos, and information about some of the artifacts on display in the museum. Check out the virtual galleries on Egyptian burial practices, gods, pharaohs, and daily life in ancient Egypt. Click on the EXPLORE page for to discover more and to see an interactive timeline.

Lots of information, games, and activities all about water.

See adult and young barn owls at Audubon Starr Ranch. This website also has other interesting wildlife videos.

Live video of a pair of falcons nesting on the PG&E building in San Francisco.

Learn about owl pellets and do a virtual dissection online!

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Take online quizzes on books read to earn points and prizes. Site is free, but you must register to use it.

Find books appropriate for your age and reading level. Search for a book by entering your grade level to browse titles, authors and short summaries of all materials. You can refine your search by filling in a keyword, such as "animals" or "mystery."

Short passages at different levels of reading difficulty and critical thinking questions for students to answer.

Scholastic.com STAX for kids offers a summer reading challenge as well as information about books and authors, games, blogs, and videos.

Custom word lists, games, spelling and vocabulary practice tests, and more.

Free online spelling games. Choose a word list or create your own. Scroll down the page past the advertisements.

Choose the handwriting style you want and print your own practice pages.

Free online typing practice and typing games. Be sure to use proper finger placement! If you aren't sure, see the introduction to the QWERTY keyboard on this site. By using the proper keystrokes, your fingers "remember" the location of letters and you will be able to type without looking at the keyboard. This will improve your typing speed.The site lets you type to music at different tempos to set a rhythm for typing speed.

Practice math skills with uniquely interactive, online activities and tutorials from the National Library of Virtual Manipulatives.

Free math games!

Free online math practice

Take the time to learn how to navigate this very comprehensive website for math lessons and practice. Watch video lessons - all Arithmetic and Pre-Algebra lessons are appropriate. Some Geometry, Probability, and Statistics lessons are appropriate, but many are beyond elementary and middle school. Use the Knowledge Map or search for a topic for online practice.

Animated math lessons and practice.

Online math lessons, practice, and games as well as printable worksheets.

Custom 6th and 7th grade math games and worksheets

Many resources, including games, timed facts tests, and printable worksheets.

Timed facts practice for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division and other math games. The home page has other types of games besides math.