Interested in Japanese culture and food?  Visit Not Just Sushi.  It is geared for 6^th grade students.  You can browse the site as a guest or teachers can sign up their classes.  There is a webcast (as well as resources) to help your students explore the food and culture of Japan. (From TeachersFirst)

Here is a brief animated video on the history of flight- from Leonardo to the space program.  While I knew some of the inventors, there were many names that were new to me. This YouTube video was created by the Utah Valley University (From Educational Technology Guy)

I came across Language Guide on Larry Ferlazzo’s blog.  He mentioned it for the ELL classroom and especially the interactive quizzes.  Presented in a dictionary form, you can see the object, see the word, and hear the pronunciation.  To get the interactive quiz, click on the options at the top of the page.  Aside from ELL students, this might also be useful for any beginning foreign language student.

Unlike books (that often come with a suggested grade level for reading skills), websites don’t always these features.  The Readability Test Tool is a quick way to gauge the reading level of the site.  Simply paste in the URL (or supply some text from the web page), and you can get an appropriate grade level.  This is calculated using several reading standards. (From TeachersFirst)

Here is a site from ABCya where you students can create with 100 snowballs.  Explore their creativity-or practice their counting / grouping skills. This would be fun on a SMART Board or perhaps as a station. (From TeachersFirst)

Tim Tebow does. And you and your class can join Tim on February 15. Check this site for all the details.  It will start at 9 ET (and according to the site, continue all day- based on this, I’m guessing it is not a live feed but rather a recording). This Book It site also has a variety of pintables for your class. Click here to register. (from iLearntechnology)

Groundhog! Click here for this charming tale of Groundhog Day and Possum Night.  The book includes sound and music (who knew groundhogs loved Elvis and could sing!). (From TeachersFirst)

Use your counting skills to find the hidden animals. This Count to 100 activity came from a SMARTBoard Goodies post on the 100^th day of school.  This would work well as a whole group or center.

Watch Circus Physics: Conservation of Angular Momentum on PBS. See more from Circus.

Once you watch these circus videos, you will never look at physics (or circus acts) the same way. From the classroom portion of the Big Apple Circus, there are numerous videos (complete with student prompts) as well as teacher guides for each lesson.