Resources for Home

This page is full of great websites that are beneficial for both students and parents.

For Parents

• http://www.rif.org/ This is the website for "Reading is Fundamental". There are great articles, book lists and activities for readers of all ages!
• http://www.readingrockets.org/ - This website has tons of information about the foundations of reading and what to do if your student is struggling with reading.
• http://www.scholastic.com/parents/ - On Scholastic's for Parents website you will find articles and information about fun ways to engage with your student while practicing important skills
• http://www.readwritethink.org/parent-afterschool-resources/ - This online site is dedicated to helping parents find materials for their students with regards to reading and writing
• http://www.pbs.org/parents/ - This website offers a wide variety of tips and resources for many educational as well as family related topics
• http://familieslearning.org/- This site is the National Center for Families Learning. They offer many great links- feel free to look around and find some great information!

For Students

• http://illuminations.nctm.org- This website aligns with the Common Core State Standards and has an online gaming center (Calculation Nation) and Brain Teasers!
• http://www.tumblebooklibrary.com - This website has dozens of books that kids can read online. They can read it by themselves or with the help of a narrated voice. Our district username is: portagedl and the password is: pps.
• http://www.math-aids.com/ - This website is full of great printable resources for practicing various math skills
• http://www.mathfactspro.com/mathfactfluencygame.html#/home- This website is a fantastic place for students to practice math fact fluency of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
• http://commoncoresheets.com/ - This website features many worksheets for math practice that are linked right to the common core curriculum which our students are working with
• http://pbskids.org/games/math.html- This site is designed for students to play different games to practice various math skills
• http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/math.htm - This is another wonderful site with a wide variety of math games for students of all grade levels to play
• http://www.ixl.com/ - The students at Woodland use this website at school and will need to use their login information to access this site outside of school. Most teachers encourage their students to visit IXL regularly outside of the school day!
• http://school.discoveryeducation.com/homeworkhelp/math/math_homework_help.html - This site has many great instructional videos where students can watch as math concepts and practices are explained step by step.
• http://storybird.com/ - This is a website where creativity rules! Students can make their own story using templates!
• http://wonderopolis.org/- This is an amazing site that has answers to all of you and your child's wonderings! This site is a piece of the National Center for Families Learning website. The initial layout of the site is so kid friendly!
• http://www.visuwords.com/ - This is a wonderful vocabulary helper! It provides visually interesting graphics for words to help students understand their meanings
• http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nook-blog/category/online-storytime/ - This is a free website where authors have read aloud their stories and children can listen as the story comes to life!
• http://pbskids.org/games/reading.html- This link will take you to wide variety of kid-friendly reading games!
• http://www.starfall.com/ - This website is designed for younger students who are learning to read
• http://www.mrcpl.org/literacy/lessons/sight/index.html - This site has a variety of literacy building activities created by a librarian
• http://www.scholastic.com/kids/stacks/games/ - On this website, there are a variety of games, including writing games!