Useful Websites for Teachers of

Useful Websites for Teachers of All Grades/Subject Areas

Math

http://smartmeasurement.wikispaces.com/

· links to various websites with Smartboard/interactive activities K-5 for length, time, money, perimeter/area, temperature, weight, volume, area, angles

http://smartgeometry.wikispaces.com/

· links to various websites with Smartboard/interactive activities K-5 for 2-D and 3-D shapes, patterns, symmetry, coordinate systems, lines circles, triangles

http://hzsd.ca/learningcenter/math%20resources/Grade%201%20Math%20Websites#SHAPE AND SPACE STRAND

· Grade 1: This website was created by someone at Horizon School Division. The websites are organized according to the outcomes for the Math curriculum. This is site for Grade one, but a lot of the activities would be suitable for K-3.

http://www.aplusmath.com/

· Click on game room for different interactive games to practice addition, subtraction, multiplication and division operations.

http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/

· Animated, interactive online math dictionary

http://illuminations.nctm.org/

· Click on activities for 104 online activities. (*Gr. 1 ten frame activity:

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/thats_a_fact/english_K_3.html

· Timed drill for adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing number facts.

http://illuminations.nctm.org/activitydetail.aspx?id=75)

http://www.mathplayground.com/

http://www.coolmath.com/

http://www.ixl.com/

· K-8 math practice – click on the grade level and you’ll see a detailed list of skills organized into categories/strands. Move your mouse over the skill and it will show you a sample questions.

http://resources.oswego.org/games/mathmagician/cathymath.html

· timed drill practice for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division – students can set the level of difficulty

http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/default.aspx

· creates charts and graphs

Combined ELA and Math:

http://www.abcya.com/

· K-5 activities for math, ELA, keyboarding (for gr. 4/5) – organized by grade.

http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/

http://pbskids.org/whiteboard/

· Lots of interactive math, ELA and social science activities for mostly K-2, but a few for older grades too. Games feature various characters from PBS shows like Clifford and Curious George.

http://mrssmithgrade1.weebly.com/links-for-students.html

· Lots and lots of links here for ELA and Math (Science and social too) – organized very well with specific descriptions for most of the sites

http://www.teacherslovesmartboards.com/ -

scroll down on the left side for grade level/subject area or look in the archives.

http://www.portaportal.com/guest/elemitrt

list of tons of websites – a lot relate to american themes (social studies, holidays, etc.) but still quite a few good things here: keyboarding websites, safe web searching sites, math and ela – be sure to scroll down all the way so you see everything!

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/http://www.funbrain.com/

http://ictgames.com/

http://www.schooltimegames.com/

http://www.tes.iboard.co.uk/player/index.htm

ELA

http://www.starfall.com/

· This is the best website for K-1 students learning to read. For K, click on #1 (ABC’s). #2 Learn to Read has word building activities, little stories to read that reinforce different phonics sounds and word families. This site has audio: students can click on words if they can’t read them and the computer will say the word!

http://www.spellingcity.com/

· Students (or you) can enter their weekly spelling words and then they can practice them in various ways.

http://www.netrover.com/~kingskid/phonics/phonics_main.htm

· Learn to sound out and spell words as you move letters around and build small words into big words by replacing letters and reshuffling letters. You will need to drag the correct letter into a green box and then press the check button.

http://www.rhymezone.com/?loc=top

· Students can type in a word below to find its rhymes, synonyms, definitions, and more – useful for writing poetry, stories, etc.

https://ep-storytown.wikispaces.com/

· K-5 wikispace with links to tons of websites for alphabet practice, phonics, sight words, punctuation, writing skills, grammar, reading strategy activities for older students.

http://toptentools.wikispaces.com/

· This wiki is created by Kathy Cassidy – a wonderful Gr. 1 teacher in Moose Jaw. Some of the sites here that are really good for writing are My Storymaker, Kerpoof and Storybird.

http://loginforliteracy.wikispaces.com/

· Another wikispace from Kathy Cassidy – links for each of the 6 ELA strands – suitable for K-5.

http://staff.prairiesouth.ca/sites/kcassidy/

· Kathy Cassidy’s class webpage – has lots of links for reading/writing , Science and math for Gr. 1-2. (My kids really liked PinkyDinkyDoo for writing stories.)

http://www.kerpoof.com/

· Fun activities for writing, spelling, making movies, cards, pictures.

http://reading.ecb.org/

· Reading comprehension website for K-4 with activities that teach and reinforce 8 reading comprehension strategies: using prior knowledge, making connections, questioning, visualizing, inferring, summarizing, evaluating and synthesizing.

http://staff.prairiesouth.ca/~cassidy.kathy/s_words_index.htm

· sight word practice for K/Gr. 1

http://www.wheatland.sk.ca/elibrary_kids.html

· students can listen to stories online – click on blue box: “e-books for kids/Tumble Books”, then storybooks – hundreds of books to choose from!

http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/onlineresources.html

· Lots of links to various curriculum related websites - including web quests from Saskatoon Public. Links for students and teachers.

http://livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit/19138

· K-5 poetry links

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/09/tech-tips-for-teachers-free-easy-and-useful-creation-tools/

· Look at #4 – Design Interactive Presentations – Museum Box – for older students’ projects. Also #2 – comics.

http://gallery.mailchimp.com/bc38979010f0bac904113dba7/files/Primary_Web_Sites.pdf

· Lots of links here! A lot of them are for teachers (ideas, lesson and unit plans, etc.) but there are a few with student activities too.

http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/Collaborative+Tools

· Tools for presenting, organizing, writing, mapping, researching, collaborating, graphing, add music, storing files, and so much more. Geared to teachers! This site was nominated for best educational wiki in 2009!

http://supportingtechnology.wikispaces.com/

· Sun West School Division’s technology wiki –If you click on “Smartboard for classroom” on the left side, there are lots of links to interactive sites for students. No password required.

· http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/search.html (Read Online books)

· http://www.magickeys.com/books/ (free online story books)

Art

· http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/collections/collection-online

(Guggenheim museum online)

· http://www.nga.gov/collection/index.shtm (National Gallery of Art)

· http://www.exploratorium.edu/explore/ (online museum-tons of online activities!)

Social Studies

· http://climate-zone.com/ (teach your class about climates around the world)

· http://www.visibleearth.nasa.gov/ (satellite images of the earth)

· http://www.akhet.co.uk/clikmumm.htm (learn about the mummification process)

· http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/ (look through history through photographs, videos, other media—especially good if studying wars)