Woodlands Web
Posted on April 4, 2012 by Admin
Woodlands Web has an enormous collection of interactive sites for kids between the ages of 7 and 11. If you can't find what you are looking for on my page, I highly recommend you browse this site from England. It has math, science, literacy, and much more.
Know It All
Posted on February 20, 2012 by Admin
Know It All was created by ETV for K-12 students, teachers, and parents, Knowitall.org is a free online collection of resources designed for classroom use. This educational web portal contains interactive sites, simulations, image collections, virtual field trips and streaming video that support and provide quality inquiry-based experiences for students on the Internet.
Don't Gross Out The World
Posted on February 20, 2012 by Admin
Don't Gross Out The World is an international dining etiquette quiz. Can you bring a camel into a restaurant in Khartoum, Sudan? Should you eat all your food on your plate if you are in China? If you want to know more then you need to click on the activity.
Math Games 4 Children
Posted on August 27, 2011 by Admin
Math Games 4 Children provides interactive games and printables for math. It is an enormous site that has online games by grade level, board games, quizzes, puzzles, power point games, and even tutorials. This is a must see site and one that I will be visiting often when I am in need of new math ideas.
E Maths
Posted on August 27, 2011 by Admin
E Maths includes interactive math activities from Counton, EChalk , and Flashy Math all in one place. This is a small site, but you may be able to find something worthwhile on these pages.
Crickweb
Posted on August 19, 2011 by Admin
Crickweb has 206 free interactive resources for elementary level students. Many of the activities come from the BBC and are embedded directly on the Crickweb site. Every interactive has a thumbnail and brief description that should help you save time when searching.
Fling the Teacher
Posted on August 19, 2011 by Admin
Fling the Teacher is a Flash-based interactive gameshow-style game that is downloadable for free. You can type in whatever questions you want and embed it into your blog or webpage. I used it for a week long orientation for my computer lab students. The kids loved it and many expressed interest in trying it by themselves.
Voki
Posted on August 14, 2011 by Admin
Voki is a free service that allows you to create personalized speaking avatars and use them on your blog, profile, and in email messages. Teachers around the world have been using this with students for several years. Here is an example of one I created with a former President of the United States.
Primary Interactives
Posted on August 14, 2011 by Admin
Primary Interactives is part of a bigger site called Primary Resources. The interactive page I linked here includes activities in math, english, and science. It also includes pattern and sorting games for kindergarten level students.
Decimal Squares
Posted on August 14, 2011 by Admin
Decimal Squares offers eight decimal games which include 3 skill levels. Although this is a small site, it will be extremely useful when introducing this concept.
Study Ladder
Posted on August 6, 2011 by Admin
Study Ladder is a free math and literacy program that is similar to paid sites like Study Island and Skills Tutor that are used at my school. Studyladder offers a sequential learning program with videos, interactive activities, worksheets and assessments for reporting to teachers and to parents.
They have over 4000 activities accessible 24 hours a day. There are fun rewards for children like avatars, certificates and special reward rooms. Study Ladder also has progress reports on school and homework results and over 2000 printable worksheets that can be used.
Even if you decide not to register your students for this site you should definitely take advantage of the whiteboard activities on Study Ladder. The video below is a great example of what they have to offer.
