Just for fun check out the Cool Word of the Day and Learning Laffs, a comics page for teachers.
I like games and puzzles--believe they can stimulate thinking and imagination--so I have collected a variety of sites with games, riddles, puzzles. Classic Games has a wide variety of familiar games for all ages. Kid Info has a long list of links to games and puzzles. Durand Elementary School's site boasts word and logic games. Go to this site for Mind Games. The Sphinx has a plethora of games for all skill levels. Strawberry Macaw's Puzzle Page" contains logic puzzles, Peach's Puzzle Page has various mental teasers, most of which are very good and very original, Java and Puzzle presents mostly math and spacial problems, and Neon Games offers shareware programs full of puzzles, riddles, and logic games. Most of these sites are members of The Puzzle Ring. You will be able to find many more pages at their site.
Our Communications class has learned some basic HTML commands and have created their own web sites based on their interests. Click above and check them out.
Two former students--Ryan Pulliam and Peter Craig--have created their own web page concerning the movies they have made together. You can also find the "Wild and Crazy Sentence Championship of the World" at .
Song Lyrics
Last, I have an affinity for song lyrics. They often coincide with poems or stories or novels, so I use them often in my teaching. This gopher has one of the most comprehensive lists I have found.
Click here for lyrics to 80's Songs.
The International Lyrics Server contains lyrics to over 100,000 songs, many of which are by current top stars.
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