Mrs. Berkshire

Kid Safe Sites

Reading

http://ar.husd.org/RenaissanceServer/  When you read AR books, you get to take an AR test!  Make sure you have read your book to someone who asks you questions about the story!

http://www.storylineonline.net/  Members of the SAG, actors, read great current children's literature aloud to you!

www.starfall.com Emergent readers will like the phonics sections.  Beginning readers have a sections to practice your new skills.  If you know how to read, you will find cool games and activities!

http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/junieb/  Junie B. Jones webite has all sorts of awesome stuff to explore.  She is always a favorite in our classroom!

http://www.schoolnotes.com/cgi-bin/flashcards-new.pl#4 Sight Word flashcards on the computer!

http://www.bookadventure.org Need to find the right book for you and take quizzes on them afterwards?  This is the site for you!  The site takes information about you to find the right age and interest books.  Take the list to a library or used book store to find your books.  They also have fun contests for which you can sign up.

http://pbskids.org/lions/games/stacker.html Chicken Stacker is a fun game that focuses on short vowels in the middle of CVC words.

Math

www.auntymath.com Get your family involved in Aunty Math's latest challenge.

http://www.funbrain.com/brain/MathBrain/MathBrain.html Fun Brain makes math fun in this game adventure!

http://www.funbrain.com/cashreg/index.html Figure out how much change you should get back in this cool money game.

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/SumSense/sumadd.html Using fact families you need to figure out what would make sense in the addition problem.  This is a good game to help you practice math facts once you have them mastered.  You set the time and how many questions. 

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/SumSense/sumsub.html Using fact families you need to figure out what order the numbers go in to make the subtraction sentence.  This is a good game to help you practice math facts once you have them mastered. You set the time and how many questions.

http://www.aaaknow.com/grade1.htm#topic54 AAAMath turns memorizing math facts into a competition.  Click on the addition facts that you want to practice and then click "practice".  What is your best time?

http://www.factmonster.com/math/flashcards.html Another site that will help you with math facts. Find out how many stars you get for correct answers!


More Math Facts Websites:

http://home.indy.rr.com/lrobinson/mathfacts/mathfacts.html

www.haelmedia.com/basic_fact_sheets/index.html

www.aaamath.com

www.aplusmath.com



Writing:

http://coe.west.asu.edu/students/dcorley/writing/WW.htm  A website to help you remember the writing process.

http://www.edina.k12.mn.us/concord/teacherlinks/sixtraits/sixtraits.html A website to help you with each of the 6 traits.

http://pbskids.org/storyfactory/index.html  This is a terrific site to type and design your story on three pages: 1-beginning, 2-middle, and 3-end.  It could also be used as a brainstorming tool.  Check out the showroom to see other kids' stories.

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/bookcover/ Make a cover for a book you have written or as part of a book report on a book you have read.

http://www.eduplace.com/tales/index.html Ever play "MadLibs"?  This is the same idea!

http://www.kidpub.com
The free aspect of it is to read other writers' work. The perfect place for writers who want to publish online.  WARNING: to publish on this site, a payment of $12.95 must be paid for a year's subscription. 

Spelling

http://www.funbrain.com/spell/index.html A spelling game with sight words.

http://rbeaudoin333.homestead.com/files/short_vowels/phonics_cvc_pattern_practice_1.html Create CVC words and decide if they are real or nonsense.

Science

http://www.fossweb.com/modulesK-2/index.html  Play along and learn fun facts.

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/quizzes/kidscorner/animal_games_forest_large.html
An online game to sort animals into the correct category.

Social Studies

http://www.factmonster.com/homework/hwsocstudies.html Interesting subjects to click and learn!

Penmanship

http://www.meddybemps.com/letterary/guide_and_archives.html Shows you how to write letters well.

Fun and Games
http://www.meddybemps.com/funandgames.html 
Fun games to play!

http://pbskids.org/  Cool games with your favorite characters from PBS!