Links

http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/ - Jim Trelease's area of expertise is focused on the importance of reading-aloud to children. This site is suitable for parents of students from preschool to the higher grades. His site has book recommendations, book reviews, and relevant articles.

New Links for additional learning in the home! Enjoy!

https://mass.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/arthur-community/

This link offers a wonderful source for our first grade students. In addition to content opportunities there are many resources to support students' social and emotional learning. Please enjoy with your child!

https://mass.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/universe/

This link offers many opportunities to promote your child's natural curiosity about our world. Please enjoy with your child!

Literacy: Phonics, Reading, and Spelling Practice

http://www.readingrockets.org/ - This is a great website for parents. There are hundreds of free articles, strategies, and tips as well as informative links.
http://www.starfall.com - This site does a great job motivating children to read with phonics. It is perfect for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, special education, and English language development (ELL, ESL).
http://www.scholastic.com - View the latest publications available through Scholastic Book Clubs/ Fairs.
http://www.pbskids.org - This site focuses on the educational programs available on PBS with games for kids of all ages.
http://www.storylineonline.net - This is a wonderful site with on-line streaming video of celebrities reading some of our favorite stories.
http://www.pbskids.org/lions/games/stacker.html - This is a great site for many different activities. This link provides some phonics practice with a short vowel game.
http://www.seussville.com - Enjoy games and activities in Seussville!
http://teacher.scholastic.com - Explore this site for many games featuring Clifford! Concentration Early Phonics Match up Game offers great practice for listening skills in order to identify specific sounds.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/clifford1/flash/story_4.htm - This is a fun interactive site for children to read and help "write" the story with their friends Emily Elizabeth and Clifford the big Red Dog.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/clifford1/flash/phonics/index.htm - This is another fun game...Clifford Match up sound game.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/literacy/rhyming_words/play/popup.shtml and http://roythezebra.com/reading-games/words-that-rhyme-with-ug.html - Both sites offer rhyming practice at different skill levels.

https://www.certstaff.com/classes/literacy-computer-software-games-kids.html - This is a great resouce for all things literacy! I need to thank Selena McCoy, a library volunteer working to develop her students' lifelong passion for reading and writing, for sharing this with me. Thanks for paying it forward Selena!!

Math

http://www.math-play.com/1st-grade-math-games.html - Math-Play.com has a wonderful assortment of math activities for multiple grade levels. Click on First Grade and find over 150 skills to practice!
http://www.turtlediary.com/grade-1-games/math-games.html - This website offers more games to practice math skills. There is some overlap with games from other websites, but the practice pays off!

Science

http://www.turtlediary.com/grade-1-games/science-games.html - This website has mini-tutorials on various subjects.
http://pbskids.org/sid/index.html - Learn from Sid the Science Kid from PBS Kids!

Please take a moment to explore this newest resource! https://www.heartlandamerica.com/educational-catalog-of-computer-games-science.html This website was shared with me by a student who has been learning online this school year. Thanks so much for sharing, Stella!

Social Studies

http://www.timeforkids.com - This fantastic website is similar to the actual magazine, but includes much more information. It has news polls taken by children, Kidscoops (interviews with celebrities), games, sports, entertainment new s, and homework helpers.
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/ - This is one of the best websites that I have found that relates to relevant social studies topics. It is separated by grade level and offers a wide variety of topics about our country's history and the US government. Very child friendly! This is one of my favorites!
http://sni.scholastic.com/ - This website offers additional information to enhance our social studies curriculum...including fun games and activities.

Recently, a student doing research for a project on the US Government found her way to my website. Luckily, she was able to learn from the websites I have linked here. She and her teacher emailed me because she wanted to share a website she had found useful. So, here it is...Enjoy! http://www.congressforkids.net/index.htm - This website, Congress for Kids, is a great introduction to our federal government. Visitors can learn about The Constitution, citizenship, the branches of government, etc. You can even take some quick quizzes to see how much you have learned. It's a new favorite! I'm sending a special thank you to Sarah and her teacher Ms. Conner in Colorado Springs!