Reading
Ms. Maffei gives this site two thumbs up!!! This wonderful link
offers online stories read aloud by authors and celebrities.
Children will enjoy hearing and viewing favorite books while they
develop a deeper understanding of texts as they listen to stories
read by the author that will help inspire children to read and
imagine!
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/online-storytime-books-toys/379002381/
Science:
This website is all about bats, designed for children. Check out
all the games on the menu on the left as well as the topics menu
on the right.
http://members.aol.com/bats4kids
Science:
This site has wonderful information about spiders!
http://www.tooter4kids.com/Spiders/Spiders.htm
Fun activities - by girls....for girls.
http://www.missoandfriends.com/
READING:
http://www.starfall.com
Reading:
http://vocabulary.co.il/
Reading:
http://home.comcast.net/~ngiansante/
Math: Virtual Manipulatives
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html
Fun Brain
Lots of games including language arts, math and science. Fun for
parents, too!
http://www.funbrain.com/
Starfall
Interactive stories for primary grade students.
http://www.edgate.com/d.pl?url=http://www.starfall.com
Spelling Board
Word play using letters, blends and digraphs to make words with
the same endings.
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Games/mag/spelling.html
Lost Treasure
Match words to the objects they describe to locate the lost
treasure.
http://games.funschool.com/game.php?g=1110&category0&level=4
Dungeon Escape
Help Evan the Warrior by spelling the answers to a series of
rhyming riddles.
http://games.funschool.com/game.php?g=1053&category0&level=4
Type Me
Rescue falling letters and words by typing the words correctly.
http://games.funschool.com/game.php?g=1175&category0&level=4
Fun City
Click on the misspelled words in a busy city.
http://games.funschool.com/game.php?g=1075&category0&level=4
Reef of Lost Words
Find a list of words in a word grid underwater!
http://games.funschool.com/game.php?g=1139&category0&level=4
Hangeroo
If you enjoy hangman, try this game with a kangeroo! Can you
guess the words and phrases before it's too late?
http://www.primarygames.com/langarts/hangaroo/start.htm
Number Cracker
Find the number that fits into these patterns. Easy, medium and
hard levels available.
http://www.funbrain.com/cracker/index.html
Shape Patterns
Can you figure out what shape comes next in these patterns?
http://www.primarygames.com/patterns/question1.htm
Math Games!!!
If you want to practice your math skills and try different
challenges, there are many games on this site. You will have
lots of fun playing the games you will find here!
http://www.usmint.gov/kids/games/gamesSkills.cfm?grade=2
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
This site if OUT OF THIS WORLD! You will find a variety of
interactive games. This site also provides five links to other
wonderful learning sites provided by NASA.
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/home/index.html
Women's History Month
Check out this site to learn more about important women in
history. You can click on Women's History and view movies or
play games. Happy Learning!!!
http://www.brainpop.com
The Gorilla Foundation
Visit the world of Koko, see Koko use American Sign Language.
Also, inlcudes lots of wonderful pictures and video clips of this
delightful gorilla.
http://www.koko.org
Have a "DINO"mite time visiting this site with lots of wonderful
activities and things to learn about our prehistoric friends!
http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/DE/webquests/dino/dinowq.htm
Math
I love this site!!! Challenge yourself while practicing addition
and subtraction. If you are up for a brain buster, you can flex
your brain and try multiplication and division facts! This site
is posted as a gift to the children and math students of the
world from the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National
Laboratory. Excellent practice site!
http://www.dep.anl.gov/aattack.htm
Art/Reading
The children LOVE this site--meet Jan Brett as she demonstrates
how to draw animals featured in her beautifully illustrated
books. You can watch a video, and follow directions step by
step. Great fun, amazing results...
http://www.janbrett.com/video/video_main_page.htm