Website Suggestions

** These are the same suggestions that were on the list sent home with your report card.**

Writing Websites

• Harcourt ‐ http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/trophies/menu.html ‐ This website has writing (and reading) activities for students in grades K‐6. Students have access to a lot of writing help from writing ideas to proofreading activities.

• Thinkature ‐ http://thinkature.com ‐ This website is for adults and kids of all ages alike. Though this software has greater capabilities, students can collaboratively create graphic organizers over the Internet.

• Learning Vocabulary Fun ‐ http://www.vocabulary.co.il/index_main.php ‐ This site is best for upper elementary school students and older. It includes many games to help boost students' vocabularies, including crossword puzzles and HangMouse (like Hangman).

•Writing Fix ‐ http://writingfix.com ‐ One of the best features of this site is an interactive writing game for kids, in which students can interactively create writing prompts to use.

• Vocabulary - http://wordlywise3000.com/ Students from the second through the eighth grades might find the Wordly Wise 3000 site beneficial. It provides 20 word lists for each grade level, and each list contains 15 words. In addition to providing the pronounciation, definition, and example sentences for each word (that can be burned to CD by ambitious students), it also features a variety of "Quia" games (Java and non‐Java).

• Read Write Think - http://readwritethink.org/ ‐ K-12 Ideas for reading and writing practice.

• CanTeach - http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/prompts.html ‐ comprehensive listing of writing topics students can use in daily journals perfect for elementary‐aged kids.

• Poetry Writing- http://www.gigglepoetry.com/ ‐ This is a great site to help kids learn how to write poetry. Good for Elementary students and Middle School Students. Also teaches important poetry vocabulary.

• Kids Publishing- http://www.tikatok.com/ ‐ This site is a lot of fun. You have to register. Then they can create an entire book online. Parents can pay to have the books printed and bound. Joining the site, however, is free.

• Fun Brain- http://www.funbrain.com/funbrain/grammar ‐ This website allows elementary students to practice grammar skills through interactive games. It is a fun way for students to practice the tedious tasks of writing correctly.

• Scholastic – http://www.scholastic.com – This website is great for both reading and language and provides activities for students, teachers and parents.

• Thesaurus - www.thesaurus.com ‐ A great alternative for students who are discouraged by looking up words in a book thesaurus.

• Poetry - http://www.poetry4kids.com/index.php ‐ This is an all inclusive site for poetry. It provides resources for teachers and elementary aged students.

Reading Websites

• Recordings for the Blind & Dyslexic - http://www.rfbd.org/ - Site provides audio books and textbooks for students who have difficulty reading.

• FreeRice - http://www.freerice.com/index.php - Vocabulary quiz. Site donates rice to needy countries for every question answered correctly.

• Wordcentral - http://www.wordcentral.com - For vocabulary pronunciation and meaning.

• Reading Rainbow - http://pbskids.org/readingrainbow/ - The classic reading show for kids, Reading Rainbow, has a site that allows kids to watch book reviews and hear additional information about books they have seen on the show. There are also interactive, educational games for kids to play.

• Kid Pub - http://www.kidpub.com/ - Kid Pub requires a $12.95 per year subscription fee but it allows kids to post their own stories, read and comment on the stories of others and add to the “Never ending story”.

• Literactive - http://www.literactive.com/Home/index.asp This site is for emergent readers. It provides leveled guided readers and phonics activities to assist students in learning to read.

• Poetry4Kids - http://www.poetry4kids.com/index.php - This site is for primary and intermediate readers. It has funny poetry, books, etc for children. It also offers podcasts available to be downloaded in which a narrator reads aloud poetry

• United Streaming - http://www.unitedstreaming.com United Streaming is a website that is run through the Discovery channel. It is a website that has video clips for a variety of subject areas. This website also has many popular fiction and non‐fiction stories that have been turned into videos. It can be used for all grade levels.

• Reading is Fundamental - http://www.rif.org - This is a great site for literacy activities, parent suggestions, and books. This site benefits the students, parents, and children. This website would be best for elementary students.

• Enchanted Learning - http://www.enchantedlearning.com/themes/abc.shtml ‐ This website is great for teachers of kindergarten students. It provides activities for teachers to print out that will help students learn the alphabet ‐ which is one of the first steps in helping students learn to read.

• Dolch Game - http://www.mrcpl.org/literacy/lessons/sight/index.html - This site has games to help students learn Dolch site words.

• Starfall - www.starfall.com - Provides practice with phonics and reading. Useful for students who are reading at lower levels. The "I’m reading" section is really great for reading practice of several genres. You can run your mouse over each word and hear how the word sounds.

• ThinkFinity - http://www.thinkfinity.org/StudentHome.aspx - This site is wonderful for 3‐6 grade students. They are able to conduct research in a safe site and the information will be on their approximate reading and developmental level.

• Quizville - http://www.quizville.com/wordGames/index.html ‐ Contains cloze activities for elementary‐aged students using Nursery Rhymes, Aesop’s fables, and famous sayings.

• BookAdventure - http://www.bookadventure.org/ ‐ This is a great site for students in K‐8th grade. Students get to create their own book lists from 7,000 choices on the site. They take multiple choice quizzes on the books that they have read and earn points towards rewards for "Literary Success." Similar to SRC and AR.

• Candlelight Stories - http://www.candlelightstories.com/ ‐ There are a good number of audio stories and literary activities that go along with them. This really helps with listening skills. It is geared for students between the ages of 9 and 12.

• Phonics - http://www.dositey.com/language/phonics/ls10demo/demos1a.htm - This site is for early elementary level students (probably best geared toward 1st – 2nd). This has virtual sentence scramblers as described in our lesson, using words that don’t have more than 2 syllables. It also has printable worksheets.

• Teaching Books - http://www.teachingbooks.net/booklists.cgi. This site offers information about the authors, author read alouds, searchable book lists (by author, theme, genre, etc). It offers additional links as well as webinars and info about additional trainings. This site is appropriate for all grade levels P‐12.

• Magnetic Poetry - http://www.magneticpoetry.com/kidspoetry/ is a site for students to build/develop their writing skills. Specifically focused on poetry, students can write and publish their own poetry, view other students’ work. Primary grades, K‐2.

• BookShare - www.bookshare.org Translates books to Braille, large print or digital media and offers read alouds (text to speech). There is a fee for this service but qualifying students can get it for free through a grant.

• Tumblebooks - www.tumblebooks.com is an animated read aloud and a great resource for learning to read or learning reading comprehension. It is complete with games, quizzes and trackable data reports. It offers a large library of books in English and Spanish for K‐5 readers. There is a 30 day free membership. Annual memberships are available at a reasonable cost.
Math Websites (and a few extras)

• A Plus Math- www.aplusmath.com Site offers flash cards, games and worksheets for student practice.

• National Library of Virtual Manipulatives- http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html - This website offers a library of web-based virtual manipulatives and concept tutorials for K-12 math instruction.

• Sadlier Oxford- http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/math - This website supports our math textbook. You can do extra practice, prepare for upcoming tests and review previously learned material.

• PlayMusic- www.playmusic.org – This site gives kids a chance to explore the instruments found in an orchestra and learn facts about the instruments, listen to music and even write their own music.

• San Diego Zoo- www.sandiegozoo.com – This site is a great place for kids to learn more about animals and conservation.

• NASA- www.nasa.gov – Keep up with the latest in space exploration.

• Time For Kids- www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids - Stay up to date with current events over the summer with kid friendly news articles and activities.

• National Geographic – http://kids.nationalgeographic.com – Students can play games, watch videos, read stories and try out other kid friendly activities.

• National Hurricane Center – http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/index.shtml -- Prepare for, check history of, and track tropical storms.