Great Websites to Support Early Literacy Skills

Star fall
http://www.starfall.com/

Star fall is a great website that supports early reading skills.
Children can play games or read stories. This website is fun,
easy, and educational                                                                        !

Literactive http://www.literactive.com/Home/index.asp Literactive provides online reading material for pre-school, kindergarten and grade 1 students. The program is comprised of leveled guided readers, phonic activities and supplemental reading material which work to develop and support a child's reading skills. All the material is available for free from this site but you need to register.

Between the Lions
http://pbskids.org/lions/

This website is an excellent resource for children and parents.
 It provides a variety of literacy related activities, and is very
interesting and motivating even if you don't watch the accompanying
TV show.

Online Stories
http://pbskids.org/lions/stories.html

This link has variety of stories that can be read online by your child.
Most stories have sound, text, and illustrations!

Seasame Street: Game Room
http://www.sesameworkshop.org/sesamestreet/?scrollerId=games

This site provides a variety of letter recognition and sound games that support
the development of early reading skills.

Great Websites to Support Math Skills

US Mint Games for Kids
http://www.usmint.gov/kids/index.cfm?Filecontents=/kids/games/index.cfm

Have fun and learn about coins at the same time!

Seasame Street: Game Room
http://www.sesameworkshop.org/sesamestreet/?scrollerId=games

This site provides a variety of math games that support
the development of numeration skills.

Number Match
http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/toftwood/partition.html

This is a math game that requires the children to match numbers
to their quantity.

The Story of Shapes http://www.storyplace.org/preschool/activities/shapesonstory.asp This sight supports the identification and recognition of 2D shapes.

Kidport
http://www.kidport.com/GradeK/Math/NumberSense/MathKNumbers.htm

This sight supports numeration skills and quantities up to 10.

Hidden Shapes Game
http://www.etch-a-sketch.com/html/shb.htm

This sight supports the identification and recognition of 2D shapes.

I Spy Online
http://scholastic.com/ispy/index.asp

This site supports visual discrimination and is based on the popular book series.

Online Pattern Blocks
http://www.arcytech.org/java/patterns/patterns_j.shtml

This sight allows students to explore with manipulatives
that are essential to our math program.

Other Great Websites that Support our Learning

Magic School Bus
http://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/home.htm

Take a tour of the Magic School Bus and explore a variety of
science concepts.

The White House for Kids http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/ Whitehousekids.gov is an educational opportunity for young Americans  to learn about the White House and the President through fun and exciting features.

PBS The Democracy Project
http://pbskids.org/democracy/vote/

This website allows children to visit a virtual voting booth.
This really supports our Kid's Choice thematic unit.

The Great Corn Adventure
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/corn/index.html

This site compliments our Harvest Unit and provides a wealth of information on corn.

Trees Are Terrific with Pierre
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/trees1/flash/index.html

This site is an informational, interactive powerpoint for children about trees.

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