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Below is a list of some website that I've found very useful. I have subscriptions to some of them, but most have free content.

ARKive   http://www.arkive.org/education/
Bring the wild to your classroom with ARKive Education! Our FREE education resources for 5-18 year olds can be used to teach a range of curriculum subjects including science, geography, English and art. Packed full of links to our amazing wildlife photos, videos and fact files, each education resource includes classroom presentations, activities and teachers’ notes.
Also see:   Animal Activities  http://www.arkive.org/education/activities 
                 Science Games  http://www.arkive.org/education/games 
                 Science and Wildlife Quizzes  http://www.arkive.org/education/quizzes

BBC Earth    http://www.bbcearth.com/
Look under the "Video" tab or go to YouTube

BioInteractive - Free Resources for Science Teachers and Students
http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive

BrainPop & BrainPop Jr.   http://www.brainpop.com   http://www.brainpopjr.com
Has some free, short videos

Brave Writer   http://www.bravewriter.com/ 
Great free daily newsletter "Julie's Daily Writing Tip"

Cosmic Kids Yoga on YouTube

Center for Biological Diversity   http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/
(Look under Programs and Species)
The Center for Biological Diversity works through science, law and creative media to secure a future for all species, great or small, hovering on the brink of extinction.

Discover Life   http://www.discoverlife.org/
Our mission is to assemble and share knowledge in order to improve education, health, agriculture, economic development, and conservation throughout the world. See also "Education" and "Projects" for naturalists, teachers, students, scientists and others

Discovery Education Streaming  (subscription) www.app.discoveryeducation.com
Thousands of full-length videos from scores of producers, segmented into tens of thousands of content-specific clips tied directly to state and national standards.
- Supplemental resources such as Assignment Builder, Quiz Center, Writing Prompt Generator, lesson plans, and more
- Fast and accurate search functionality and dynamic navigation menus
- The ability to customize and personalize lessons to different subjects, grades, and learning styles
- Comprehensive K-12 curriculum coverage in six core subject areas.
- Thousands of images
- Interactive self-paced training
- Exclusive Discovery programming such as Frozen Planet, Human Planet, LIFE, Into the Universe, Mythbusters, and Curiosity
- Video series from trusted content providers such as BBC Worldwide, CBS News, Channel 4, Discovery Studios, Scholastic, TV Ontario, and Westin Woods
- Hundreds of games, skill builders, and body atlas interactives
- Thousands of self-paced math tutorials spanning concepts from basic addition to calculus
- Thousands of audio files including podcasts, classic literature audiobooks, children's literature audiobooks from Scholastic, and numerous supplemental study aids for auditory learners      iPad Users: iPad users can access Discovery Education through the Discovery Education web app. Rather than downloading the app from Apple's App Store, simply go to Mobile.DiscoveryEducation.com using your iPad's Safari browser to view an iPad-compatible version of Discovery Education. Once you have reached Mobile.DiscoveryEducation.com, type in your regular username and password and touch LOGIN.

Education World   http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/

Encyclopedia of Life    http://eol.org
Global access to knowledge about life on Earth

Google Cultural Institute   http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/home 

The Happy Scientist   http://thehappyscientist.com/ 

History Globe   http://www.historyglobe.com

Holidays Round the Year
http://www.theholidayspot.com/holidays_round_the_year.htm

How to Draw Animals (How2DrawAnimals on YouTube)  https://www.youtube.com/user/How2DrawAnimals

Invent to Learn   http://www.inventtolearn.com/resources/ 

It’S OK to Be Smart - Show about science on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/itsokaytobesmart or http://video.pbs.org/program/its-okay-be-smart/episodes/

Khan Academy  http://www.khanacademy.org/

The Kids Should See This   (www.thekidshouldseethis.com)
Not-made-for-kids videos that you can watch with your kids (Science, Technology, Space, Animals, Food, DIY, Music, Art, Animation). Get the top videos of the week delivered via email.

THE MAKESHOP SHOW™ is an online resource hub for young makers between the ages of 6-10 years old. We celebrate the joy of making though originally-produced project videos, links to exciting maker content elsewhere and downloadable resources for kids, parents and teachers.

We want kids to get engaged with maker culture for all the creativity, innovation, fun and learning that naturally grow out of making things by hand. It is inspired and often filmed in the MAKESHOP™ exhibit at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh and is a production of the Museum and The Schmutz Company.http://makeshopshow.com/

Mr. Zoller's Social Studies Podcasts (videos on YouTube) 

NASA Solar System   http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/index.cfm 

National Geographic   www.nationalgeographic.com
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/  Photos, videos, facts

National Wildlife Federation   http://www.nwf.org  
    Wildlife Library   http://www.nwf.org/Wildlife.aspx
    Family Fun (crafts, recipes, outdoor activities, songs)
        http://www.nwf.org/kids/family-fun.aspx
    Wildlife and Nature Lesson Plans and Resources for Educators  
        http://www.nwf.org/What-We-Do/Kids-and-Nature/Educators.aspx 

PBS   http://www.pbs.org/
  PBS Parents    http://www.pbs.org/parents/education/  and on YouTube
  PBS Teachers (can sort by grade level)  http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/

Positive Parenting Solutions   http://www.positiveparentingsolutions.com

Quandry   http://www.quandarygame.org  "Quandary approaches the broad topic of ethics by helping students understand how to take a different perspective and learn how to empathize."

Songs for Teaching   http://www.songsforteaching.com

Science of Everyday Life   http://www.scienceofeverydaylife.com/
Hands-on family activities by grade level under "Families"
Lesson Plans broken down by grade level under "Teachers"
and activities for students under "Students"

Sparkle Stories   http://www.sparklestories.com 

Supercharged Science  http://www.sciencelearningspace.com

TEDEd Lessons Worth Sharing http://ed.ted.com/- can sort by school level of student (Elementary, Middle, etc) build a lesson around any TED-Ed Original, TED Talk or YouTube video

Watch Know Learn - Educational videos for children - can be sorted by age/topic
http://www.watchknowlearn.org  (open in Firefox)