Podcasts

iTunes Store offers free podcasts for a variety of topics. iTunes can be downloaded onto any home computer for free from the Apple website ( Browse the education podcasts for radio-style lessons or search for the ones below. Always preview a podcast. Apple marks questionable podcasts with the label ”Explicit“ so they can be avoided by parents and children. Still, use discretion. The following are just a few of many podcasts available.

  • Learn Italian Pod – 15 minute Italian lessons.
  • French for Beginners – Short lessons include printable vocabulary sheets and has been labeled Clean” for content, etc.
  • LearnChinesePod.com – The few existing lessons are about 10 to 25 minutes in length.
  • Mandarin Chinese with Serge Melnyk – Basic conversational Chinese lessons ranging from 10 to 30 minutes in length.
  • My German Class – There are 20 video lessons in conversational German.
  • Japanese Pod 101 – There are nearly 100 beginner and intermediate lessons in the cast. In addition to language and culture, it talks about current events and may be better suited to high school students.
  • Big Story Time – About 50 short bedtime stories for kids read by kids.
Math Websites
  • Fun Brain – Math games, arcade, playground, also Reading
  • Super Kids – Great for creating practice sheets
  • Eduplace.com – Variety of math activities and test prep
  • Ask Dr. Math – Links to many math activities and other math websites
  • Ohio Resource Center – A resource center for educators
  • Cool Math – Math lessons, games, practice problems, dictionary
  • Free Math Help – Worksheet generator, lessons, games
  • Texas Instruments Education Portal – “Student Zone” with Goodies Machine, Bulletin Board and Color Changer
  • Multiplication.com – Student section for help with memorizing times tables
  • Math Playground – Interactive word problems, logic and math games
  • AAA Math – Interactive math lessons for grades K-8, including basic math skills, interactive practice, explanations, examples and challenge games
  • Math Goodies – Interactive lessons, worksheets and homework help
  • Aplus Math – Helps students improve math skills interactively
  • edHelper.com – Elementary through middle school themes and subjects
  • Dositey.com – Fun games, exercises, interactive lessons
  • Internet4Classrooms – Helps teachers use the internet effectively
  • Homeschool Math – Website links for all grade levels
  • Math Cats – Magic Math Chalkboard!
  • Math-Drills.com – Links to math websites for all grades

Online Activities

  • Set Game – Play the Set game online and learn variations for playing the card game at home. You can also play more.
  • 24 Game – Play the 24 Game online. Select level of difficulty based on age and experience.
  • Brain Boosters – Discovery School’s website has lots of logical and lateral thinking activities for kids.
  • Ole Miss Brain Teasers – This site from Ole Miss lists tons of brainteasers for elementary students. Typically they are math related, but some also focus on logical reasoning.
  • Aunty Math – This site offers a daily math challenge. Kids can send in their answers and check their work online.
  • NCTM Illuminations – Activities are available for many grade levels for a range of math concepts.
  • How Stuff Works –It is a group of pages that explain how EVERYTHING works. It is organized and easy to navigate.
  • Fun Brain – Fun Brain has links to lots of games for all interests and ages. There are arcade-style games, web books, and other interactive activities.
  • Quiz Hub – online interactive quizzes, subscription necessary for some quizzes, online activities cover all subject areas include games, test prep, and other interactive activities.
  • Superbrainer – Superbrainer is a webquest-style activity. Students solve a mystery that requires work in geography, science, and literature. There are four levels with choices and twists and turns to make the game different each time.
  • Open Courseware Consortium – a free and open digital publication organized as courses. This is a collaboration of more than 100 higher educational institutions and associated organizations from around the world, including such institutions as MIT and Johns Hopkins.
  • Web Sudoku Puzzles –Play the Sudoku game online. Players can choose their level of difficulty.