Europe Schools Curriculum & Programs

Europe Schools
Education

Deputy Area Superintendent of Instruction:
DSN: (314) 338-7206

Admin. Support Assistant:
DSN: (314) 338-7824

APO Mailing Address:
Office of the Director, DoDDS-Europe
ATTN: Education Division
Unit 29649, Box 7000
APO AE 09002

Phone:
DSN: (314) 338-7824
Local: 0611-380-7824
From US: (+49)-611-380-7824

FAX:
DSN: (314) 338-7565
Local: 0611-380-7565
From US: (+49)-611-380-7565

These resources encourage educational development by augmenting the education students receive both inside and outside the classroom.

Links to Homework Resources

Links to non-DoDEA Web sites do not constitute an endorsement by DoDEA, the Department of Defense, or the U.S. Government.

General Homework Sites

Army OneSource
Attention Army Kids Get Real-time help with free online tutoring for grades k-12.
 
Homework Spot
Elementary, Middle and High School resources in various subjects as well as activities, tips and articles.
 
Note Taking Help
The articles on this website are designed to teach you note taking strategies and to help you determine if a particular note taking strategy makes sense in a particular situation, to help you choose the note taking strategy that works best for you, and to help you determine whether a particular piece of information is important to note.
 
Smithsonian
Explore the exhibitions, take part in activities and more!
 
Smithsonian Education
Smithsonian Museum for Students: Arts; Science and Nature; History and Culture; People and Places

Language Arts (Reading & Writing)

Clifford the Big Red Dog
PreK-Grade 2 reading and writing resources from Scholastic
 
INFOTRAC -- Student Resource Center
The Thomason Gale collection consists of full-text articles from over 750 magazines and newspapers, hours of audio and video clips, 7,400 photos, and at least 2800 maps and charts, and hundreds of poems and plays. See your teacher for a username and password.
 
PBS Kids Stop & Go
Create a story featuring characters from PBS series while you explore the steps in the writing process. Develop characters and setting, and select actions that move the plot to an exciting or funny ending.
 
Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Writing resources and instructional material.
 
Starfall
Additional reading resources for beginning readers

English & Literature

Classic Short Stories
A collection of and links to short stories.
 
Literary Criticism
Critical and biographical websites about authors and their works that can be browsed by author, by title, or by nationality and literary period.
 
Wired for Books
Collection of poems, stories, plays, essays, lectures and interviews for children to adults.

Science

Brainy Kids
Games and activities, virtual lab and lesson plans from the Dana Foundation.
 
Edheads Simple Machines Activity
Learn about simple and compound machines while you explore the House and Tool Shed!
 
NASA
NASA is taking bold steps at the K-12 grade levels to prepare the next generation of explorers. Building on previous accomplishments, NASA has established a series of innovative programs designed to stimulate student interest in order to motivate higher levels of study in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, subjects. These activities provide unique learning experiences for students, teachers, administrators and families.
 
National Geographic Kids
Games, videos, photos and more fun stuff from National Geographic!
 
NOAA Education Resources
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) website designed to help students, teachers, librarians and the general public access the many educational activities, publications, and booklets that have been produced.
 
Peep and the Big Wide World
The site contains interactive games, anywhere science activities, music & video, printables, and science resources.
 
Smithsonian National Zoological Park
Online habitat education, fact sheets, web cams, homework helper and more.
 
The Magic School Bus
Cross curricular games and activities that are based on the book and TV series, The Magic School Bus.
 
USGS Kids
Coloring pages, connect-the-dots, stories, games, puzzlers, and fun projects from the U.S. Geological Survey
 
WISE
WISE is a simple yet powerful learning environment where students examine real world evidence and analyze current scientific controversies. Curriculum projects are designed to meet standards and complement your current science curriculum, and your grade 5-12 students will find them exciting and engaging.

Math

A Math Dictionary for Kids
A Maths Dictionary for Kids is an animated, interactive online math dictionary for students which explains over 600 common mathematical terms and math words in simple language.
 
Batter's Up Baseball (Math Game)
Can you get a Homerun? How about a base hit? This is a fun and challenging way to learn math. (uses Macromedia Flash 4.0)
 
Chartle.net
Create images and charts online.  (Faith MS Laptop Web 2.0 Tool)
 
Cool Math
Math lessons, practice, games and reference.
 
Fact Monster Math
Math, Money, Measurement, Formulas, and More. (Published by Pearson Education)
 
HomeworkSpot: Trigonometry
Trigonometry resources.
 
WebMATH
Webmath is a math-help web site that generates answers to specific math questions and problems, as entered by a user, at any particular moment. The math answers are generated and displayed real-time, at the moment a web user types in their math problem and clicks "solve." In addition to the answers, Webmath also shows the student how to arrive at the answer.

Social Studies

50states.com
Links to state home pages and information.
 
National Archives
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has billions of pieces of paper and millions of photographs that document the working of the Federal Government and U.S. history.
 
National Geographic Kids
Games, videos, photos and more fun stuff from National Geographic!
 
National History Day
National History Day makes history come alive for America's youth by engaging them in the discovery of the historic, cultural and social experiences of the past.
 
The British Museum
Learning activities from the British Museum.
 
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
A nonprofit organization supporting the study and love of American history through a wide range of programs and resources for students, teachers, scholars, and history enthusiasts throughout the nation.
 
U.S. House of Representatives
Official United States House of Representatives website.
 
U.S. Senate
Official site of the U.S. Senate
 
U.S. State Department for Youth
Play some games to learn about the U.S. Department of State.

Health and P.E.

American Cancer Society
Provides guidelines for diet and activity and find tips for a healthy lifestyle and community.
 
Powerful Girls Have Powerful Bones
Find out about fun weight bearing activities and cool calcium rich foods that help you to stay strong and keep bones healthy.

Keyboarding

Typing Lessons
Typing Lessons with reviews for each lesson, words per minute and grading.
 
Typing Practice and Lessons
A variety of preliminary information, typing lessons and exercises to improve your skill in keyboarding.

Research Links

Dictionary.com
Reliable, free online access to millions of English definitions, synonyms, spelling, audio pronunciations, example sentences, and translations
 
National Archives
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has billions of pieces of paper and millions of photographs that document the working of the Federal Government and U.S. history.
 
ProQuest Professional Education
ProQuest Professional Education is a comprehensive reference collection for K-12 professional development and continuing education. See your school Information Specialist for passwords.
 
RefDesk.com
Indexes and reviews of quality, credible, and timely reference resources that are free and family-friendly.
 
SIRS Discoverer
SIRS Discoverer is a general reference resource for young researchers that makes learning fun and intuitive. Helps students in grades 1-9 develop their research, writing, language and computer skills.
 
Thesaurus.com
Sister site of Dictionary.com - a free reliable synonym search tool.
 
U.S. Copyright Office
Information about online copyright registration; key publications including informational circulars, application forms for copyright registration, links to the copyright law and to the homepages of other copyright-related organizations; and more.