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!