Links for Parents
Websites for Parents of Elementary Students
Below are sites which were googled:
SCHOLASTIC FLASHLIGHT READERS
Flashlight Readers http://www.scholastic.com/flashlight
Scholastic Home Page http://www.scholastic.com/
Clifford's Interactive Storybooks -- from Scholastic, simple stories and games to teach reading skills. http://teacher.scholastic.com/clifford1/
Starfall Education has created an engaging group of games and activities that range from the ABCs to fables. The stories and poems can be read by the narrator, the child, or by your child with assistance. Your child can read it and click on a word they need help with.
Math Cats -- Math games. http://www.mathcats.com/explore/mathcatsgames.html
Math websites: www.primarygames.com
Addition - http://www.edbydesign.com/maths/number_cruncher_add.html
Subtraction - http://www.edbydesign.com/maths/number_cruncher_subtract.html
Multiplication - http://www.edbydesign.com/maths/number_cruncher_multiply.html
Division - http://www.edbydesign.com/maths/number_cruncher_divide.html
Seussville University -- A Random House Dr. Seuss site that focuses on early math skills (K-2). http://www.seussville.com/university/math/
AplusMath -- This web site was developed to help students improve their math skills interactively. There are games, flashcards and a homework helper. http://www.aplusmath.com/
Internet4Classrooms - A large collection of math sites for all grade levels. http://www.internet4classrooms.com/math_gen.htm
BookAdventure Free reading motivation program for children in grades K-8. Children create their own book lists, take quizzes and earn points. http://bookadventure.org
K-8 Online Animated Interactive Lessons http://www.dositey.com Free animated online workbooks for development of reading and math skills, Grades K-8. Free printout worksheets
Berenstain Bears http://www.berenstainbears.com
Arthur http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/arthur
Jan Brett www.janbrett.com
PBS Kids hosts some terrific educational material for children and their Between the Lions reading games and interactives are among the best. There are read-along folktales and fables with a twist, clever song videos of letter sounds, and amusing games.
Strivney Teach Your Child to Read for K-1st grade and ELL/ESL students
"Strivney Teach Your Child to Read is a series of phonics lessons that begin with letter sounds and combinations and include essential English vocabulary words. Basic grammar lessons accompany them.
An excellent feature allows you to monitor your child's progress and performance as she continues through each lesson. As of this writing, Strivney has more than 1000 activities, interactives and animated learning games for beginning readers."
