Interesting Websites for home.
These websites are safe and active as of March 2021. But, as always, please check any websites for errors and or inappropriate content before you let your child use them. If you find any websites that don't work, please let me know.
For early learners:
http://pbskids.org/ PBS Kids
http://www.sesamestreet.org/games
http://www.lil-fingers.com/games/index.html
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/prek.htm
http://www.ictgames.com/ ICT games
illinois.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/btl07-ex/
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For K - 2
www.mrsp.com An award-winning FREE interactive digital storybook destination. Classic children’s stories brought to life by TV star Kathy Kinney as Mrs. P.
http://www.abcya.com/ ABCya!
http://www.roomrecess.com/ Room Recess
http://pbskids.org/ Kids love to play these games because they are linked to many familiar shows on TV. They also seem to be educationally sound. The skills reinforced include: vowel sounds, synonyms, word relationships, and the alphabet. There are also stories, video clips, and audio downloads. K-4
http://www.starfall.com/ Primarily for first graders or Kindergarteners learning to read, but has many activities that older kids can enjoy also. Offers several interactive games that range from learning the ABC’s to plays and comics for independent readers. K-2
http://www.sightwords.com/
http://www.janbrett.com/The author’s home page includes many activities related to reading, writing, and art. Very artistic. K-3
www.readingbear.org/
Elementary Age:
http://www.sightwords.com/
http://www.spellingcity.com/ Elementary, Middle, and High School Vocabulary, Spelling, Writing, Parts of Speech, Handwriting, Alphabetical Order
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.htmlMany activities related to holidays and learning in general. Many craft ideas also included. K-5
http://www.storylineonline.net/ The Screen Actors Guild on-line streaming with famous actors reading children’s books aloud with accompanying activities. K-6
http://www.funbrain.com/ Games that kids like to play. This site includes arcade games as well as educational games.
http://en.childrenslibrary.org/ International Children's Digital Library
http://www.storynory.com/ StoryNory
https://www.biblionasium.com/#tab/content-winter-picks
https://reading.ecb.org/index.html Into the Book, Reading Strategies
learn.khanacademy.org/
https://readtheory.org/
https://www.storyplace.org/
Older kids:
http://www.sldirectory.com/virtual.html Virtual Middle School Library open 24 hours a day.
http://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/ Oxford Owl
www.readwritethink.org/parent-afterschool-resources/
https://www.tweentribune.com/
For everyone:
http://www.pixton.com/ Pixton introduces the world to Click-n-Drag Comics™, a revolutionary new patent-pending technology that gives anyone the power to create amazing comics on the web
http://www.sldirectory.com/studf/cool.html Online games and puzzles.
www.factmonster.com/culture-entertainment/journalism-literature
https://freerice.com/profile-login
http://www.inklesstales.com/