Useful Links
Math Links
Money/Financial Literacy
Peter Pig's Money Counter- an online game sorting coins by value
Coin Couch Fishing- asks students to identify coins
Counting Money- students will count different amounts of money
Which is More?- students will count collections of money and decide which collection has more
Needs and Wants- students will sort between objects that are needs and those that are wants.
Goods and Services- students will drag and sort pictures according to whether they represent a good or a service.
Adding/Subtracting
Math Connects- students can practice adding combinations of ten.
Bonds of Ten- students practice combining numbers to ten.
Starfall Math- students put numbers together to equal ten.
Bus Counting- students will add students on a bus.
Bowling- students practice subtracting from ten using bowling pins.
Balloon Pop Subtraction- students subtract from ten using balloons
Soccer Subtraction- students will subtract to score goals
Numbers
Place Value Made Easy- this game explains place value and provides students an opportunity to identify the place.
Scooter Quest Junior- this game has kids identify place value to help the character deliver newspapers.
Balloon Pop Order- this game has kids pop balloons in the order given (least to greatest or greatest to least).
Matching Math- students match the underlined digit to its value.
Fairy Fog 2s- students will count by 2s and click on the bug that finishes the number line.
Fairy Fog 5s- students will count by 5s and click on the bug that finishes the number line.
Fairy Fog 10s- students will count by 10s and click on the bug that finishes the number line.
Shark Numbers- students will count base ten blocks and record the number they represent.
Time
Max and Molly- help Max and Molly fix the clock tower by correctly telling the time.
Clock Talk- students have to set the clock to the time they are told.
Time Travelin'-students fly a spaceship through time, stopping to read the time on clocks as they go.
Fractions
Splash Math Fractions- students will choose the fraction model that best answers each question
Khan Academy: Halves and Fourths- this link will take you to a video explaining halves and fourths
Learning Fractions- this site explains parts of a fraction and tests the students-it is a little higher than we go, but still good practice
Shapes
Shape Construction- students will use shapes to build new shapes.
Name that Shape- students will see a shape and have to drag the correct name below it.
Shape Sort- students will have to sort shapes into groups based on their attributes.
Name That Shape- students will be asked to click on a specific shape that they must identify.
Sorting 3D shapes- students will sort 3D shapes by how they move and other attributes.
Measurement
Measurement Tools- Students will look at an object and select the correct measuring tool to use to measure it.
Paper Clip Units- Students will use nonstandard units like paper clips to measure the length of an object.
Guestimating- Students will practice measuring weights of objects and figure out how to even out the scales.
How Big Is A Foot?- Students will read a story that explores the importance of using standard units of measurement.
Reading Links
Online Books
RAZ Kids- great resource that gives kids books online to read at their level.
Starfall- levels activities from letter and sound identification all the way to reading short texts.
Tumblebooks- tons of books that students can read online
Storyline Online- has books read by celebrities
Links to Fables and Fairy Tales- a list I compiled that links to online fairy tales and fables with the themes they represent.
Comprehension Skills
Mrs. Danielle's Class- a video of first graders explaining the three author purposes using hand motions.
Detective's Notebook- an online game for students to practice predicting and inferencing skills.
Main Idea Storm- in this game, students read the cloud and rain on the tree that contains the main idea.
Hamburger Main Idea- in this game, the students will read each sentence and drag the main idea into the burger.
Giving Directions- students will choose a task and then write the directions to accomplish it.
Put it In Order- students will put events in their correct order.
Millionaire Game- students figure out the meanings of underlined words in a game like 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'.
Pick the Caption- students are given a reading passage and have to select the correct caption.
Text Features- this site gives students a description of the different types of text features they might see in a nonfiction book.
ABC order- students will work to place words in alphabetical order.
Sequencing- students will put pictures in the order in which they occur.
Summarizing- students will read passages and practice summarizing their events.
Smart Tutor Sequence-students will read and practice putting story events in order.
Poetry
Space Spins - students can read poems that have alliteration.
Reading Practice: Poetry- students can read poems and answer questions about them.
The Reading Rangers- students can practice identifying rhyming words.
Research
PebbleGo- this is a safe research site where students can go and learn about topics. This site will also read the words to them.
Kiddle- another safe internet research site for kids.
Safe Search Kids- yet another safe place for kids to search online.
Science Links
Earth Science
Soiled Again! -a higher-level mystery that students need to know about soil to solve.
Conserve Water- students will learn ways they can conserve water at home
The Water Bodies- a Youtube video about natural sources of water
What is Soil?- an interactive site that explores what soil is.
Rock Collection- has students sort rocks by their characteristics.
Different Textures- explores different textures of rocks.
Rocks and Soils- a BBC game that explores characteristics of rocks and soil.
Seasons- an interactive video that explains to students what seasons are and their characteristics.
Energy in Motion- a game that teaches students how wind can be transformed into electricity.
Power Up- the students will use wind and solar energy to power homes in this game.
Tornado Maker - students will type words to generate tornadoes.
The Weather Game- students answer questions having to do with weather.
Day/Night Pixar Video- a video by Pixar about day and night and its characteristics.
Night and Day- students watch an interactive video that explains day and night.
Moon Phases- students will explore about the phases of the moon.
Forces, Motion, and Energy
Energy and Motion- students will explore energy and how it is used to create force, which leads to motion.
Amusement Park Physics- students can explore how forces and motion affect amusement park rides.
What is Energy?- a YouTube video that explains energy, what it is, and how it is used.
Stuck on Junk- students will get to play a game to see what kinds of materials will stick to magnets.
Magnazone- students will help Magnus the Robot sort and classify types of materials.
Magnetic Sort- students will place objects in the basket that they believe are magnetic.
Find out about Magnets- students will explore what types of things are attracted to magnets.
Max the Caveman- students will help Max move objects using force.
Amusement Park Physics- students will explore forces and motions using amusement park rides.
Things that Move- students will explore how objects move on a playground.
BBC Ramp Test- students will test different variables to see how far and how fast a truck can travel.
Life Science
Living Things- students will click on objects in the image that are considered living.
What Makes it Living?- students will learn about the characteristics of living organisms.
BBC: Living and Nonliving- students have to decide which object is living and which is nonliving.
Plant Animation- the students will learn about the different parts of plants and the jobs they do.
Life Cycle of Plants- the students will be taken through each stage of a plant's life cycle, from seed to adult.
Tons of Plant Games- this site links to a lot of games about plants.
Adaptations- students will learn about different animal adaptations.
Spin the Wheel!- students will spin a wheel and learn about different adaptations.
Find the Features- students will select the correct features of given animals.
Animal Diet- students will see an animal and decide if it is a herbivore (plant eater), carnivore (meat eater), or omnivore (both).
The Food Chain Game- students will drag images of animals to the correct locations on a food web.
Food Chains- students will build food chains in this activity.
Animal Diet- students will see an animal and decide if it is a herbivore (plant eater), carnivore (meat eater), or omnivore (both).
The Food Chain Game- students will drag images of animals to the correct locations on a food web.
Food Chains- students will build food chains in this activity.
Frog Life Cycle- students will learn about the parts of a frog's life cycle as it grows.
Frogs!- students will have to put the frog life cycle into its correct order.
Butterfly Life Cycle Game- students will play a game as they learn about the parts of a butterfly life cycle.
Scientists
George Washington Carver- discovered over 300 uses for the peanut.
Isaac Newton- discovered gravity.
Ada Lovelace- created the first computer program.
Larry Page and Sergey Brin- co-created Google.
Nancy Johnson- created an ice cream crank that allowed everyone to enjoy ice cream.
Social Studies Links
Citizenship
The Election Problem-a story that is read aloud about a young girl, Peg, who is hoping to be elected to look after the chickens while the farmer is away.
History
People Long Ago- students sort objects by past and present
History- another link to sort objects into past and present
People
Concentration- students match the famous person to the symbol they are famous for.
Help Lincoln Get to the White House- an interactive game where students answer questions about Lincoln.
Alexander Graham Bell Jigsaw- students can put together a puzzle picture of the inventor of the telephone.
Thomas Edison Jigsaw- students can put together a puzzle picture of the inventor of the light bulb.
Holidays
Fall Holidays- This website explains the origins and significance of fall holidays, Veteran's Day included.
America's White Table- this is a YouTube video of the book America's White Table, discussing the symbols behind setting the table.
Hero Dad- a YouTube video of someone reading the book Hero Dad about a deployed father.
Hero Mom- a YouTube video of someone reading the book Hero Mom about a deployed mother.
Geography
Landscapes- students will learn cardinal directions and then use those directions to locate objects.
Cardinal Directions Song- a Youtube video that sings about the four cardinal directions.
World Landforms- students can click on real world landforms and learn more about them.
Force of Nature- students can see how some landforms are created!
Natural Resources
Natural Resource Memory Game- students will match the natural resource in this memory game.
Economics
Needs and Wants- students will sort between objects that are needs and those that are wants.
Goods and Services- students will drag and sort pictures according to whether they represent a good or a service.
Writing Links
Kung Fu Sentences- gives students parts of a sentence out of order. They need to figure out the correct order to write them.
Put It In Order- Students will practice putting sentences in order.
Prewriting- Students can watch an interactive video that helps them to understand the process of brainstorming ideas.
Popplet Lite- Also an app, students can create bubbles (or popples) to record details about their topics.
Beginnings and Endings- an activity that helps students generate personal narratives.
Giving Directions- Students will choose a task and then write the directions to accomplish it.
Word Study Links
Vowel/Consonant Sounds/Blends
Picture Match-a game students can play to sort pictures by short vowel sounds, long vowel sounds, or initial sounds.
Roy the Zebra: /bl/ and /br/- students will select the correct beginning blend to help Wellington clean up the sea.
C or K Rule- a poster that explains when to use c or k at the end of a word.
Parts of Speech
Verbs in Space is a game students can play to identify verbs.
Panda Mayhem is a sort game where students can review nouns and practice identifying verbs.
Spider Adjectives- in this game, students will feed a fly to the spider with an adjective.
Adjective Detective- students will read a passage and click on the adjectives.
Zoo Adjectives- students will read a sentence and click on the adjective that fits.
The Adverb Tree House- students read a sentence and decide if the word is a noun, verb, adjective, or adverb.
Adjectives and Adverbs- students choose a product and describe it using adjectives and adverbs.
Sort Objects- students will place objects according to the preposition given.
Cat and Mouse- students help the cat find the mouse by indicating its location using a preposition.
Feed Grimble- students will combine smaller words to form compound words that will feed Grimble.
Matching Game- students will combine words to form compound words.
Test Your Knowledge- students will be given sentences and must choose the correct word to make the subject and verb make sense.
Poop Deck Pirates- students can select which time of spelling pattern to learn about.
BiteSize Pronouns- students will read a passage and select the correct pronoun.
Learning LiftOff: Pronouns- students will read a sentence and choose the correct pronoun to finish it.
ABC order- students will work to place words in alphabetical order.
Fluency Reading Practice
Catch a Fish is a game to help students identify sight words.
Starfall: Make a word with at is a game for students to practice making and reading words ending in /at/.
Crocodile Word Families is a game where students make words using specific word families.
Blending Dragon- students guide the dragon to eat the correct words.
Miscellaneous Links
PBS Kids- a website with games and online stories
Interactive Weebly- lots of learning sites for elementary students sorted by subjects
Mr. Nussbaum- lots of activities sorted by subjects
The Measured Mom- free printables, mostly with phonics
Smart Tutor- lots of free online games in reading and math.
PBS Kids- a website with games and online stories
Interactive Weebly- lots of learning sites for elementary students sorted by subjects
Mr. Nussbaum- lots of activities sorted by subjects
The Measured Mom- free printables, mostly with phonics
Smart Tutor- lots of free online games in reading and math.