Websites+for+Teachers

[|www.starfall.com]
This is a wonderful website for kindergarten and first grade level students.The content of this website largely focuses on letter sounds and beginning reading. Students can click words in the stories to hear them and students turn pages as they are ready. It can be used as a computer center during station time. FREE

[|www.funbrain.com]
This website is very game oriented. It can be a reinforcing activity. It also targets fine motor skills. Students can select there skill level (1st - 8th grade). FREE

[|www.pbskids.com]
This site has recently been revamped. The games and shows many of the games are associated with are for elementary school children. Games are engaging and require students to problem solve, sort, and match. This site can be used as reinforcing activity or a supplemental activity if students have a specific need and the teacher preselects the game to be played. FREE

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This site brings science and social studies to life. Games are tied to content. Students can also watch videos and see real pictures of animals, people, and places throughout the world. This site is applicable to all ages and can be used as a class via a smart board, in the computer lab, or independently. FREE

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This website is a great compliment to science lessons. It offers visuals of vocabulary and allows students to "play" with concepts. Students can replay concept applications and change settings to have different outcomes. It also has a fun and gross science question section. This website is applicable for all ages. FREE

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This website is maintained by the National Council for Teaching Mathematics. It is full of lesson ideas and online math games. Math content is available for all grades. This site is the one that is referenced in the Van DeWall math concepts book. Math games are concept based and students are prompted when they select a wrong answer. FREE

[|www.multiplication.com]
This site is all multiplication games. Some of the games are races which will increase student speed with practice. It also offers self correcting quizzes so students can self assess. A bonus for parents, flashcards are ready to be printed right off of the site and it offers activities that can be done at home to help learn multiplication. This is one of my daughter's favorite websites. FREE

[|www.abcya.com]
This website is designed for language arts, math, and fine motor skills for grades K-5. It also features seasonal/holiday games and activities. If you like using tanograms for math, you will love this site. It features tanogram puzzles as multiple grade levels. This is also a parent friendly site offering free downloads for iPhone, iPod, and iPad. FREE.

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This website is geared for elementary students. It does have a link that switches it to preschool content. The website has lots of big graphics and is very colorful. It would be great for a reinforcing activity. FREE

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This website uses Clifford to teach reading. It offers read aloud books, letter sound correspondence games, word sort games, and letter recognition games. Students can print spelling lists from the games. These games also offer prompting when the student selects the wrong answer. Student are rewarded with an auditory response for correct answers. This site can be used as a learning station for skill review. FREE