Websites

 Cool Websites!



Try these links:

Reading:

www.freerice.com This website helps students build a strong vocabulary as well as donate rice to other countries in need of food.

http://www.bookadventure.com  Book Adventure is a FREE reading motivation program for children in grades K-8. Children create their own book lists from over 7,000 recommended titles, take multiple choice quizzes on the books they've read, and earn points and prizes for their literary successes. Book Adventure was created by and is maintained by Sylvan Learning.

Math:

www.firstinmath.com  Students play the 24® game online and improve their math fluency with this easy-to-implement program. Students progress at their own pace, earning electronic “award stickers” for each level completed, and a record is kept of individual member and team progress.

www.coolmath4kids.com    This website has math games, fun math lessons, puzzles, brain benders and more.

www.mathplayground.com Practice your math skills, play a logic game and have some fun!

www.AAAmath.com  Customized by grade level and topic, AAA Math features explanations of various mathematical topics, practice problems and fun, challenging games.

Science:

www.brainpop.com  Brainpop is a really cool and unique site full of animated health and science movies, and fun quizzes.

www.chem4kids.com This site speaks directly to the young scientist. It's an excellent tutorial for children learning scientific concepts and how math is integrated into science. There are no hands-on activities and the student has to have genuine interest in topic because its encyclopedic in its approach.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids The web site for kids to explore the fascinating world of National Geographic. Interactive games and explorations make this Web site very engaging for young students.

Social Studies:

www.scholastic.com  - Interactive storybooks and literacy games in Reading, Math, Social Studies and Science.  You'll find it under "Fun Learning Activities"!

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/ This simple site offers information on many different topics.

Educational Games:

www.funbrain.com FunBrain is the #1 site for online educational games for kids of all ages (math, grammar, science, spelling and history).

For Parents:

http://firn.edu/doe

www.parentplace.com

www.familyeductaion.com

www.smartparent.com

 http://family.go.com