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Language Arts
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(Aug. - Dec.) Social Studies & Science
(January -May) Parent Tips and Other Sites Second Grade Skills
-interactive sites for practicing math skills
Math Playground
- an action-packed educational site
- practice your math skills, play a logic game, and have some fun!
Kids and Community
-explore how you create communities, how you live in them, and how you change them
Kids Geography Online
Electricity and Magnetism
-tons of links about electricity and magnetsKIDS KNOW IT!
-provides links to great websites so kids can explore the world around them
-has a featured animal and dinosaur of the week
-has games and tons of information!Little Explorers Use the Dictionary
-dictionary activities for every letter of the alphabet
-great for building a child's vocabulary AND practicing dictionary skillsNational Library of Virtual Manipulatives
-lots of interactive math games
-click under the PreK-2 columnPainted Lady Butterflies
-information about the painted lady's life cycle
-also pictures, activities, and links about other butterfliesDinosaurs for Kids
-fun an interactive way to study dinosaurs!
-they can even vote on their favorite one!Prehistoric Life
-from the BBC
-provides arcticles, pictures and moreParent Tips for Reading
-advice on how to practice reading at homeReading Tips for K-3
-ways to encourage reading at home
Reading and Writing Activities
-from think.org
-interactive games and ideas to get kids excited about reading and writing!
Daily Math Questions for Second Grade
-180 days of math!
AAAMath
-study basic math skills, unlimited interative practice, explanations and examples and challenege gamesZOOM Butterflies
-enchanted learning website with activites, printables, and fun factsAmazing Insects
-learn about all different kinds of insects!Going Bug-gy!
-insect activities, resources and gamesBug Bios
-insect factsDinosuar Journey
-Colorado Museum ExhibitDinosaurs at the Smithsonian Musuem
-pictures and facts
ZOOM Dinosaurs
-enchanted learning website with fun facts, games, printables and moreReading Tips for the 10 minute parent
-brought to you by PBS
Sites for Parents
-hundreds of links to hlep promote learning at home!
Quiz Hub
-interactive K-12 Learning Center
Phonics Practice
-games and activities to practice phonics skills
Telling Time
-great game to practice clock skills
-different levels so you are challenging yourself
Spiders
-Australia Museum Online Martin Luther King Jr.
-links with information, history and activitiesTips about School
-tips about getting ready for school, homework, reading, etc.
Fun Brain: Words
-all sorts of online language games help kids master everything from spelling to grammar and have fun in the process.
Money Practice
-pracitce with pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters
-learn about the spelling of each number
Spacey Math
-practice basic math facts with this fun game!Fire Safety
-websites, information and activities for kids, parents and teachersChristopher Columbus
-brought you by enchanted learning
-information and pintables about Christopher ColumbusColgate Kids
-play online games, puzzles, and other activities that teach about keeping teeth healthy.
Simple Steps to Better Dental Health
-just for kids!Summer Reading Tips
-great ideas to keep children motivated about reading over the summer
Tips and Tricks for Parents
-from Reading is Fundamental
-great ways to motivate kids to read!
USspeller
-free onling spelling tutor and game
-lists for grades K-6 and words spoken by computer
Interactive Literacy Games and Activities
- tons of games on spelling, phonics, and words Math Flashcards
-brush up on your basic addition and subtraction facts!
Tangram Puzzle
-develope geometry understanding and spacial awareness by putting together these puzzlesMy Food Pryamid
-brought to you by the USDA-great facts, printables, and fun gamesNutrition for Kids
-games, coloring pages, recipes, contest, and kids panelPresident's Day
-learn about Lincoln and Washington
Abraham Lincoln's Home
George Washington's Home
ZOOM School
-online learning community from enchanted learning
-tons of fun subjects, countries, activities and printables!
Kidport Games
-games for all subjects Building Vocabulary
-learn new words with hangman, word search, match game and vocabulary quizzes
Online Big Books
-online books with spoken text
Race Against the Clock
-try to beat the clock by practicing addition and subtraction facts
Clock Games
-drag the digital time to the correct analog clock!
-race the clock and try to beat your time!American Indian Facts for Kids
Illinois Native Americans Fact Sheet
-learn all about Native Americans from Illinois
-scroll down the page a bitDiscover Illinois
-brought to you by KidZone
-learn state facts, state parks, laws, and Illinois activities
The Democracy Project
-by PBS
-be president for a day, how government affects you and step inside a voting boothPlay Kids Games
- Learning games online with alphabet, math, logic and coloring.
Apples 4 the Teacher
-resources on every subject, games, ideas, and pintables
Sandcastle Spelling
-a fun spelling game
Giggle Poetry
-hundreds of poems to read, fill in the blank poetry, ask real poets questions and learn how to write different types of poems
Interactive Math Games and Activities
-provides tons of links to practice math skills
Who were the Pilgrims?
-learn about the first thanksgiving, vocabulary words, and the lifestyle of the pilgrims
You're the Historian
-webquest that allows students to investigate the first Thanksgiving!Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government
-learn about why we need a government
(K-2)
The Fifty States
State FactsGame Aquarium
-online portal with hundreds of free onling learning games preschool - 6th grade
Series of Unfortunate Events
-explore this series with videos, books and more
Magic Tree House
-explore this popular series with activites, news and info about the readers and writers club
Cool Math 4 Kids
-brain teasers -jigsaw puzzles
-practice addition and subtraction
-so much more
Aunty Math's House
-daily math challenege
December Holidays
-links to other websites that include games, pictures, songs, and much more
Christmas in Mexico
-information, crafts, recipes and song lyricsLas Posadas
-more detail on Christmas in MexicoZOOM Astronomy
- is a comprehensive on-line site about space and astronomy.
Astronomy for Kids
-learn about the planets, moons, the solar system and much more!
-fun games too
Young Astronomers
-interactive website all about space!
Spelling Match
-you need to have java installed to play
-match the words with their missing letter
Spelling Activities
-spelling ideas from Mrs. Bibb at Wilder-Waite Grade School
Interactive Hundreds Chart
-printable hundreds chart
-work with your child on patterns, skip counting, counting backwards and forwards
Christmas Traditions Around the World
The North Pole Website
History of the Christmas TreeHolidays All Year!
-there is a holiday for every day of the year!States of Matter
-from Idaho public TV
-information about the different states of matterWeather Wiz Kids
-written by a meteorologist
-includes facts, folklore, games, jokes, experiments, and activities
Weather for KidsDr. Seuss Website
Dr. Seuss Games
Poetry 4 Kids
-games, rhyming dictionary, links, news, poetry contests, and more!
Shel Silverstein.comJack Prelutsky.com
Annie's Ryhme Time
- have a little fun with rhyming words and some verse.
-there are three levels of difficulty
Spelling Interactive Games
-links to great games that practice spelling and sight words Ghost Blaster I
-learn mutiples of every number
Ghost Blaster III
-practice 2 digit addition with this super fun game!
Ghost Blaster III
-same game but with subtraction!Jewish Holidays
-a list of different Jewish traditions, vocabulary, blessings, crafts, recipes, and even a quiz
Hannukkah
Hannukkah for KidsEcoKids
-interactive website with games, a club, an ecology challenge and other fun linksKids Do Ecology
-learn about ecology
-conversation projects for children and teachersGreat Websites for Kids!
-links to tons of websites that are kid friendly and kid safe!
-brought to you by the American Library Association
Spelling Games
-offers a chance to work with your own spelling words
-games that motivate children to love spelling
I Know That!
-phonics online word builder
Math Printable Worksheets
-practice math skills by printing off these worksheets at home
-even comes with an answer key!
Math Worksheets and Games
-printables, games and activites!!!The Official Kwanzaa Website
-details on the seven principles, symbols, colors, gifts, celebrations, and much moreKwanzaa Time
-brought to you by Kids DomainRamadan
-Islamic Holiday'Eid-ul-Fitr
-the celebration at the end of RamadanZOOM Birds
-presented by enchanted learning
-printables, games, and super fun activities all about birds!Birds for Kids
-created by the Smithsonian National Zoological Park
-facts, puzzles, coloring pages, and other goodies for kids
Bird Facts The Idea Box
-website aimed at parents and teachers of young children offers games, songs, kid recipes, craft ideas, and message boards.
Family Fun
-great ideas from the family fun magazine!