A+ Websites

 

Listed below are a number of sites in various categories for you to explore and have a good time with.  Please monitor your childs use of these sites.  Let me know of any good sites that you would like to have added to this list.

 

Reading

 

Rats!

Great way to practice your vowels & consonants, lower case and upper case letters, and verb and nouns.

Reading Between the Lions

Many different literacy resources—activities, quick tips, recommended books and curriculum materials—for you to share with your emerging reader.

Kidsreads

Great site for book talks and reflections on stories you might be reading.

Children's Storybooks

Enjoy listening to different stories online.

Starfalls

Great site! Practice all your reading skills right here.

Mrs. Perkins' Dolch Resources

Pounce on Words

In this game, students need to help the lion pounce on the correct word from three choices.

Book Adventure

Here's the site to go to find "Just Right" books.

Clifford's Big Day

An interactive storybook students can read online.

Emily Goes to School

An interactive storybook students can read online.

Dolch Word Search Puzzles

Create word search puzzles with your Dolch Words.

Dolch Word Cards

Online Literacy Activities

Dolch Word Practice

Help Mole Rhyme

In this game, students help the mole find rhyming words. There are three levels of play.

Middle Sounds Game

Students play a Clifford game of concentration to match pictures that have the same beginning sounds.

Contraction Keys

For this game, students must figure out the contraction that will open the treasure chest.

 

Help Mole Find Beginning Sounds

In this game, students help the mole find words with the same beginning sound. There are three levels of play.

Sound Match

This site is an online game where students help Clifford to match pictures with the same beginning sounds.

 

 

Writing & Grammar

Grammar Blast

Have a blast with Grammar Blast! Practice your grammar skills here.

 

News Proof Reading

On this site, students must edit newspaper articles ad find the proofreading mistakes. This site is for the more advanced reader.

Wacky Web Tales

 This is an online version of MadLibs. Students (or their parents) type in various words for nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc. The website then shows your wacky tale inserting the words you used to make a silly story!

Word Scrabble

This is site is for the more advanced reader. Students fill in the missing letters on a scrabble board based on the clue and part of speech given.

Noun Dunk

In this game students must decide if a word is a common noun (person, place, animal or thing), a proper noun (name of a person or place), or not a noun. Students shoot a basketball and score points for correct answers.

Write Your Own Play

On this site, students can create their own mini play complete with character dialogues. Parents may need to assist students with the typing.

Story Starters

Great website to help you generate fun adn interesting stories.

 

Young Writers Workshop

Great place to find story starters.

Mixed Up Sentences

This site has mixed up sentences on a first grade reading level. Students must click on words to put them in the correct order to form a sentence.

Kids' Place - English K-5

Journal Topics

Need help thinking of writing topics.  This is the place to go!

Bright Ideas for Writing

This is the perfect place to find writing ideas.

 

 

Spelling Practice

Spelling City.com

SpellingCity is an online spelling program that makes practicing for spelling tests fun.

Technology in Spelling

Great games and resources to help with spelling practice.

A to Z - Spelling

Many activities to practice your words.

Spark Interest in Spelling!

Many resources to help students spell up a

s-t-o-r-m!

Merriam Webster Dictionary

Online dictionary to check your words.

Creative Ways to Practice Spelling

Looking for ways to help you practice your spelling words.  This website has over 40 creative ways to practice your words.

 

Spelling Games

Spell Check - Funbrain.com

Identify the word that is spelled incorrectly. Choose between two levels of difficulty.

Spellbee.org

Free multi-player video game. Requires registration.

See 'N Spell - PrimaryGames.com

A series of interactive games test knowledge of short vowels, long vowels, blends, diagraphs, other vowels, and plurals.

Spin and Spell

Spin a wheel to spell different words.

Spelling Games - Gamequarium

Many fun spelling games.

Word Find

Enjoy different levels of word searches.

Spellaroo

Spellaroo can hop better than he can spell. Click on the word that is spelled wrong.

Word Confusion

Choose the correct word to complete each sentence.

Famous Author Websites

Marc Brown

Arthur

Jan Brett

Kevin Henkes

Norman Bridwell

Clifford

 

Barbara Park

Junie B. Jones

Berenstain Bears

Mary Pope Osborne

Magic Tree House

H.A. Rey

Curious George

 

Dr. Seuss

Robert Munsch

The Magic School Bus

Mercer Mayer

Eric Carle

Lisa McCourt

Arnold Lobel

Audrey and Don Wood

Tomie DePaola

Laura Numeroff

Tedd Arnold

 

Math

Addition and Subtraction

Mathflash

Test your skills with addition and subtraction flashcards. Good luck!

Bumble Numbers

Bumble Numbers is a game of arcade skill and math know-how.

Addition Hidden Pictures 

Find the hidden picture by solving addition problems.

Tic-Tac-Toe Math

Solve addition problems to win!

Snakes and Ladders

See if you can make it to the top. This a great site to practice addition.

Let's Play Ball!

Test your addition and subtraction skills. Score a homerun!

Money

 

Money Flashcards 

Guess how much money there is.

Practical Money Skills

See if you can make good decisions about money.

Coin Drop

Drop the coins to see if you right!

Coins

Can you solve the combinations? Good luck!

Time and Measurement

Kid Klok

What time is it?

Measure It!

FunBrain will show you a ruler with a red bar above it. Click on the length of the red bar. You can play with centimeters or inches.

Just in Time

Ever resource you need to practice telling time.

What Time Is It?

Look at the analog clock and tell the time. Then pick the digital clock that shows the same time. This game has 10 questions.

Time Clock

Drag the hands of the clock to show the correct time.

 

Geometry & Number Practice

 Hoot for Math

Students can solve addition and subtraction problem on three levels.

Counting Fish

Get ready to count those fish! Count the fish shown, then on the shell with the correct number. This game has 10 questions.

Even & Odd Storytelling

Enjoy this story as you learn about even and odd numbers.

Number Words

Read the number word and pick the number that matches. This game has 10 questions.

Pattern Blocks

What kind of pictures can you make? Have fun!

Space Math

Travel into space to solve addition and subtraction problems. There is also an option for multiplication and division as an added challenge. Enjoy space!

Splat Square

Practice counting to 100 or make number patterns.

Count Us In

Games designed to help children understand basic number concepts.

Test Practice & 1st Grade Skill Review
Envisions

Access our Math Program.

 

Houghton Mifflin Mathematics

Test Prep Practice

This a great website for practicing skills before a test.

Kidport 1st Grade Math

Choose an activity! This site has everything; number recognition, number sentences, addition & subtraction and much much more!!

Max's Math Adventure

See what activities you can do to help Max complete his adventures.

Webmath

Are you stuck on a math problem?

Math Playground

An action-packed site for elementary adn middle school students. Practice your math skills, play some logic games and have fun!

Cool Math

Cool math 4 kids is an amusement park of math and more - especially designed for fun, fun, FUN!

A+Math

This web site was developed to help students improve their math skills interactively.

 

Science

SpaceKids eNature
Science Games Treasures@Sea
Zoobooks  
Windows to the Universe Science Games

Social Studies
 
U.S. Mint U.S. Symbols
U.S. Government Kids National Geographic
Grid Map Practice  
White House Kids Kids.gov

Kid Zone
Making Friends.com Make a Snowflake
Yahoo! Kids Cooking with Kids Idea Box
Crayola Official Site Wild Games
 Puzzle Blocks Crafts for Kids
Find It -  I Spy! Primary Games
PBS Kids Learning Planet
NickJr AskKids
Online Coloring Fun Things
MaMaMedia  
Fun School Fun Brain

Parent Zone

 
Discipline Help Avoiding Homework Wars
Family Education Amazing Moms

 

 

  

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