Educational Websites for our Learners

http://www.starfall.com This is a great website for beginning readers in K-2 classes. Each vowel sound has animated stories and activities to go with it.

http://pbskids.org/everything.html  Many of the TV show websites have games and stories appropriate for the beginning reader.

http://pbskids.org/superwhy Super Why was designed for children ages 3-6 who are just beginning to read. Super Why is completely interactive, because students are the ones that solve the problems that are presented in the stories.

http://reading.ecb.org  This is a reading comprehension site for students in K-4. It is called Into the Book and focuses on the eight strategies: Using Prior Knowledge, Making Connections, Questioning, Visualizing, Inferring, Summarizing, Evaluating and Synthesizing.

http://www.spellingcity.com There are lists for every grade and teachers can enter their own lists.

http://www.learner.org/interactives/spelling/about.html Students will listen to three stories, one at a time and then spell words from each story.

MATH:

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/mhm/ Houghton Mifflin’s website has interactive math activities for Grades 1-5. It will help enhance math skills in preparation for the State exams, Grades 3-5.

http://www.aplusmath.com/cgi-bin/Flashcards/money Students can practice counting money and assess their progress.

http://www.rainforestmaths.com/ A comprehensive site that has everything. You have to sign up but the usage is FREE.

http://www.multiplication.com/interactive_games.htm Multiplication practice that has many games.

http://www.aaamath.com/ This site has all the math skills and activities to practice and enhance student’s skills.

http://www.thatquiz.org/ Great web site requires a teacher sign up to assign student’s work.

SCIENCE & SOCIAL STUDIES:

http://www.kidskonnect.com/ Click here and learn all about American History starting with  George Washington and the American Revolution through Abraham Lincoln and other great Americans up to President Barack Obama.

http://www.kids.gov/k_5/k_5_social.shtml This site has a plethora of social studies information and activities to keep students interested.

http://www.loc.gov/families/ Created by The Library of Congress where kids can enhance reading skills while learning about people and places in U.S. history.

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/ An online history book with games, activities and printables.

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/ushistory.htm A complete catalog of information on US history from the American Revolution up until today. This site has many age appropriate stories, activities and games to pique student’s interests.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learning/kids/ All about earthquakes and their causes, effects complete with interactive learning, puzzles and activities.

http://www.naturegrid.org.uk/children.html Students can choose to become: pond explorers, ecology explorers, woodland explorers, plant explorers and investigators of rivers.