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CMT Question of the Day
Use the links below to access a free daily practice question for the Connectict Mastery Test (CMT).  You may check your answer online and get feedback.  Check back daily for a new question as you prepare for the CMT!

 
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Creative Tools and Student Projects

 
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Students from across Connecticut and beyond are working together on this online encyclopedia, or "wiki," for books nominated for the Nutmeg Book Award 2008.  Each book in this online project has its own page where students may add their thoughts on the reading.  Students are encouraged to comment on each other's ideas, have discussions, and work together to help each book page grow.  Want to learn more?  Visit the Nutmeg wiki information page.  Ready to join?  Send an e-mail to sblc@eastconn.org.  Include your name, grade level and school. 
 
Scratch
Explore this online gallery of interactive projects, games, and animations created by students and teachers using a tool called Scratch!  Leave feedback for posted projects or post a project of your own and invite input from other learners and educators around the world. 
> Develop your Scratch skills at LearnScratch.org
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Learning Resources 
 
All Subjects
 
FunBrain will give you mind a workout!  The site offers free games, brain teasers, web books, and movie clips to help learners with math, reading, and more.
 
Here you can find lots of music, games, activities, video clips related to your favorite television shows on PBS.  You'll also find free, easy-to-use tools to help you create your own stories and movies!
 
This free web site is filled with games, animations, puzzles, and other activities that help make learning fun.  You can pick from games about science, geography, history, math, and more!
 
This free site helps you find facts on many subjects, including math, science, sports, reading, geography, and world cultures.
 
 
Geography
 

Participate in The Geography Challenge and put Connecticut (and the U.S.) at the top of the leaderboard!  The Geography Challenge is the world’s largest online geography contest.  The Geography Zone, its host Website, has been created to help spread geographical awareness and an understanding of the places and cultures across our world in an exciting and dynamic atmosphere. In addition to The Geography Challenge, the site includes tons of geography tools and facts to help make you a geography expert.

 

National Geographic Kids

Here you'll find games, videos, photos, stories, and activities that are fun to explore and will help you learn about animals, people, and places all over the world!

 

 

Reading

 

These interactive tools are designed to help students develop literacy skills.  Interactive graphic organizers help with essay planning, letter generators help develop letter-writing skills, and story maps will help with reading comprehension.  These are just a few of the resources available.  Be sure to check out all the interactive tools available in this valuable collection!

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Literacy Center

Here you can find help with learning to read!  You can see and hear uppercase and lettercase letters.  You can also review shapes, numbers, colors, and words.  You can even practice in Spanish, German, and French!

 

 

Math

 
This site has fun games, puzzles, flashcards, and other activities to help you improve your math skills. 
 

Interactive Math Tools

This web site offers tools that help you see math in action!  Colored shapes, charts, and other images help you visualize how numbers change through addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, decimals, percentages, and more.

 

 

Homework Help

 
Info on the State of Connecticut
 
Learn about Connecticut on the state's Website made especially for young people.
 
Find educational activities, games, and information related to Connecticut's courts and judicial branch.
 
 
iCONN Resources
 

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The following resources are available to Connecticut students via iCONN - Connecticut's re-search engine.

 
Articles, maps, almanacs, and more for young researchers
 
Information about people, places and events -- history, literature, biography, science and social studies
 
Blackbirch Kid's Visual Reference of the United States

Graphs, charts, maps, and photos that cover the most important and interesting facts about every state in the country

 

Blackbirch Kid's Visual Reference of the World

Graphs, charts, maps, and photos that cover the most important and interesting facts about every country on the planet

 

reQuest Statewide Library Catalog

Need to borrow something from the library?  Just type in what you're looking for, click Search, and see what's available and where throughout Connecticut!

 

Additional Research Resources for Elementary Students

Here is a great list of web sites designed to help kids in elementary school learn and have fun!

 

Additional Research Resources (all levels and subjects)

More great web sites for learners are listed here.  From Kindergarten to the high school level, you'll find sites to help you explore, discover, imagine, and create.



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