Helpful Websites

Helpful Links to Know:

Translate from various languages to English at Free Translation

Learn about countries around the world at Time for Kids

Look up the meaning of words at Word Central

Activities for ESL students at a4esl

Resources for Teachers:

Creative art projects at Crayola

Curriculum support at abcteach and Enchanted Learning (passwords needed)

Reading Resources:

Tumblebooks (password needed)

Raz Kids (password needed)

Starfall

Little Explorers Picture Dictionary

Picture Dictionary

Pre-Reading and Writing

Fact Monster

Read Aloud Stories:

Storyline Online

Bookflix (password needed)

Videos and Animated Curriculum Across all Subject Areas:

Discovery Education (password needed)

Brainpop Jr (Grades K-2)

Brainpop (Grades 3-5)

Fun Websites:

Comic Strip Maker

More Starfall

We love Starfall! And now we have accounts!  Make sure to log in when you use it!  Your teachers get reports to see how often you go on and how you are doing.

Visit:
http://more.starfall.com/m/welcome/log-in/load.htm?f

Check Out Some Great Websites

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Reading:

www.starfall.com

http://www.abcya.com/

Literacy Studies:

http://www.spellingcity.com/

http://www.kidport.com/Grade1/LanguageArts/LanguageArts.htm

Fun Interactive Websites:

http://pbskids.org/

http://www.storyplace.org/preschool/activities/shapesonact.asp

http://disney.go.com/disneyjunior/games

http://www.seussville.com/

Social Studies:

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/k-2/neighborhood/index.html

http://www.americangirl.com/play/historical-character/

Mathematics:

http://www.primarygames.com/add_up/start.htm

http://www.primarygames.com/takeaway/start.htm

http://www.abc.net.au/countusin/games/game8.htm

http://www.primarygames.com/time/start.htm

http://www.aaamath.com/B/grade1.htm

http://www.abcya.com/addition.htm

Fun Find

Check out this website for a wonderful list of resources and explanations as to how it can be beneficial.  What can you benefit from to be a better learner?

Learning to Learn

Check out: cognitive games, writing and language games, social studies and science games, spelling and reading games, digital storytelling, math games, grammar games, typing games, and social skills games!


Enjoy!

Literactive

Check out this website to read stories (for early readers and to better develop fluency for advanced readers)

Literactive

Username: ps89reader
Password: hokessuf

Have fun!

Math Games Galore!

I love learning and reviewing math skills and concepts by playing games.  What better way to learn then by having fun!

Early Math Skills

Basic Operations

Mixed Operations

Telling Time

Place Value

Money

Measuring

Fractions

Decimals

Algebra

Geometry

More Math!

Place Value

Let's Practice Adding and Subtracting!

Ms. Rappaport's favorite math games:

Jet Ski Addition

Island Chase Subtraction

Tug Team Addition

Minus Mission

Kitten Match

Alien Addition

Math Lines 10 to 20 

Ducky Race Subtraction

Sailboat Subtraction

Let's have fun adding and subtracting numbers!

Let's Practice Counting Money!

Check out the websites below to practice counting money:

Making Change

Piggy bank

Discovering coin values

Counting money

Which coin?

Not ready to count coins just yet?  Practice counting by 5s at the LearningPlanet.com

Reminders

Check out Bookflix: username = ps89, password = bookflix. A series of websites are posted on the right hand side of this website if you scroll down.

Please bring in notebook this week!

Science Websites

Visit The Magic School Bus to play eight interactive science-based games including Monster Bugs, The Great Habitat Match, Space Chase, and more! There are also quizzes and printable coloring pages, as well as science experiments students can do in the classroom or at home.


Check out Dino Directory to view 3D models of five well-known dinosaurs, and learni about the origins of their names, how large they were, what they ate and when and where they lived.


Help make a difference at ESPECIES.  Electronic fact sheets, including photos, protection status, and info on how students can help, for over 50 endangered species.

Fun Websites

Check out some fun websites:

FunBrain has over 100 fun, interactive games that develop skills in math, reading and literacy. Plus, kids can read a variety of popular books and comics on the site, including Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Amelia Writes Again, and Brewster Rocket.

Free Rice reviews English vocabulary and grammar at varying levels of difficulty. For each correct answer, the website will donate one grain of rice. Have your students play Free Rice when they finish early and keep track of how much rice your students have contributed to combat hunger.