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Adult supervision is recommended whenever children are on the Internet.

 

General Sites

FunschoolEducational games from Kaboose for grades 3-4. 
Brain Pop Jr.  A fun way to learn!       
Brain Pop  A fun way to learn!       
 
ABCya! 
ABCya! is a leader in free educational kids computer games and activities for elementary students to learn on the web. All children's educational computer games and activities were created or approved by certified teachers. ABCya! educational games are free and provide an interactive way for children to learn. ABCya! games and activities incorporate content areas such as math and reading while introducing basic computer skills. Great kids Holiday games and activities are available in grade level sections!       

Daily SuDoku for Kids
Puzzles are a great activity for kids. They exercise the brain, help develop logical reasoning, and provide a sense of achievement. Complete puzzles online or print.

Math

Math.com- the world of math online

Online Stopwatch
This is an easy to use stopwatch! You can use it to time yourself as you practice the multiplication facts.

Virtual Manipulatives
Manipulatives allow students to visually examine, explore and develop concepts. The National Library of Virtual Manipulatives has transported these powerful teaching tools into the virtual dimension of the computer!

Family Involvement Activities 
The Family Involvement Activities provide instructional materials, vocabulary, activities, practice/homework, and games for family members to do together. 

Math Moves You Making Middle School Math Fun

Links Learning- Illustrated Math Lessons

Math Cats- fun Math for Kids

Multiplication.com- great site for teaching multiplication facts

Fun4theBrain- good games to practice your facts

Cool Math for Kids- Math Games, Math Puzzles, Math Lessons all designed for kids

Aplusmath- more games to reniforce facts

Tangrams- Tangram puzzles

Fraction games- Matching fractions

Visual Fractions - Games to reinforce fractions

Math Fractions - More games fraction games

Multiplication Facts Games- Good site to practice Math Skills

 

 

 
Time For Kids
A Current Events Site for children - Learn about what is going on in the world today!

U.S. Census Bureau Homepage
The homepage U.S. Census Bureau.

National Geographic Kids
Learn about people, animals, and places around the world!

 

Technology

Math SmartBoard Interactive Sites

Literacy SmartBoard Interactive Sites

 

 

 

Word Work

SpellingCity
SpellingCity is a fun online spelling program. You can practice and learn your Word Study list words at this site.You can even take a test on your own list words!

Scrambled Word Maker
Make your own scrambled words puzzle for your Word Study homework.

Word Search Maker
Make your own word search puzzle for your Word Study words.

Puzzle Maker - Word Search
Use this site to make word search puzzles.

Word Shape Maker
Create your own word shape puzzle with your Word Study words.

Literacy Zone
Interactive games and activities to practice ELA skills.

Vocabulary is Fun!
Increase your vocabulary and practice vocabulary concepts while playing fun games!

TumbleBooks
***Click on the TumbleBookLibrary Box on the bottom left of the East Islip Library KidsCorner page to use TumbleBooks!* TumbleBooksLibrary is an online collection of animated, talking picture books. TumbleBooks are created by adding animation, sound, music and narration to existing picture books in order to produce an electronic picture book which you can read, or have read to you.

Book Adventure
Take online quizes on the books you read. Earn points for prizes!

Storyline Online
Watch videos of sctors reading aloud great children's books like Stellaluna, A Bad Case of Stripes, and many more!

Make Beliefs Comix
Create your own comic strip! This is a really fun website. Choose your characters and their emotions. Make speech or thought bubbles. Be creative. Use this site to create the comic strip for your Tic-Tac-Toe assignment during Word Study review weeks.

Starfall - I'm Reading!
Read fiction and nonfiction stories, comics, folk tales, Greek myths, and Chinese fables

Word Family Sort
This online activity offers readers practice in recognizing word patterns.

Dolch Sight Word Flashcards
These printable flashcards contain the words found on the Dolch sight word lists. The Dolch Word Lists were developed by Edward W. Dolch who found that there are 220 most common words that appear over and over again. Over 50 - 75% of the most commonly used words are found in the 'Dolch List' below. When students focus on the Dolch words, confidence and reading ability improve.

Fun With Words- On-line Boggle

 Pathfinders

Pathfinder 1 - Life of an American Pioneer

Pathfinder 2-   New Jersey's Role in the Revolutionary War 

Pathfinder 3- Lenape Indian's Longhouse

Pathfinder 4- Immigration in the Late 19th to Early 20th Century, Ellis Island and The Statue of Liberty

Pathfinder 5- Life in the Garden State: Past, Present, and Future

Pathfinder 6- Vietnam War

Pathfinder 7- The Seven Continents of the World

 

 
 
Scholastic- student activities
 
Magic Keys- Online children's Stories
 
Switcheroo Zoo
Make your own new animal!

Science Kids
Enjoy these fun science games for kids & free interactive activities while learning more about science and technology online. There's something for everyone whether you're interested in animals, plants, chemistry, biology, physics, space, magnets, electricity, forces, light, sounds, gases or anything science related.

NASA - Earth Science
NASA - For Kids Only Earth Scinece

Creature Feature - search for your favorite animals

Weather Channel for Kids- Interactive Weather for Kids

Weather Wiz Kids- Weather information for Kids

Scholastic Weather Maker- Interactive Weather Maker

National Geographic Kids- Great site interactive activities

 

Martin Luther King Jr.- Timeline / interactive site

 

 

 
Write Shop- Great ideas to help writing at home  
 
 

 

Tuesday, May 21, 2013