Academic Links

Wonderopolis- an awesome website that allows students to explore wonders from around the world. Students are able to answer their questions about the wonder. An added bonus, wonderopolis even has a read to me setting that will read out loud to your child.

Storynory- another awesome website that allows your students to explore myths, legends, and other folktales from around the globe. Storynory also has a feature that will read to your student.

Newsela- essentially a newspaper for your student. Newsela finds current events and other high interest topics for your students to explore. The articles are leveled by lexile score to help readers at any level. You will have to sign up for a free account. I particularly like the filter functions on this site. They allow your student to focus in on what they want to learn more about.

GoodReads- GoodReads is an awesome website that allows your student to track the books they have read and receive book recommendations based on the books they have read. We are creating an account in class to track our books and get book recommendations. Feel free to find me on Goodreads by using my email: obauman@greenvilleschools.us. I try to update my school good reads to show student what books I am reading and interested in.

Storybird.com- Disclaimer, you must create a free account for this site. Storybird allows your students to create awesome stories using professional artwork. Students drag and drop artwork into panels and then add their own words to create a unique story! A cool feature of this site, if you really enjoy your student's story, Storybird will allow you to publish and order a story from them for a nominal fee.

Khan Academy- Is your student struggling with math? Khan Academy has thounds of math lessons online that can teach and assess your student. We have signed up for an account in class so your student should be able to access this from home, provided you have internet access.

Crash Course Kids- Does your student love YouTube? Does your student love Science? If you answered yes to both of these questions direct your students to Crash Course Kids. CCK are concise videos that explore topics from engineering to planetary science. As a bonus, crash course for adults or even your older students are also awesome videos that explore a variety of topics.

Science Podcasts- Does your student crave podcasts?! If so send them here. Podcasts are a great (mostly) free median to access enriching content. There is a ton of free content on Itunes, Stitcher, or other podcasting hosting sites. If you are overwhelmed by the amount of content online have your student start here and find something interesting.

Fraction Help- Need help with fractions? Here are virtual fraction tiles which we use in class to add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators. Here is a to more fraction videos from Khan Academy to help when your child doesn't understand it at home.

More Fraction Help- here is a list of different games that will help your student prepare for all types of operations with fractions!