Information to the Parents
This letter helps give you an idea of what you can be doing at home with your student.
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Resources to Use at Home
Reading - TumbleBooks
TumbleBookLibrary is an online collection of animated, talking picture books which teach young children the joys of reading in a format they'll love; it has books for all grade levels! The book lists include fiction and non-fiction texts where the students can listen to the book while following along to help build their reading and their fluency. It will also tell you the grade level of each book so that your student is selecting a book to listen to in the correct range. While our school does not use Accelerated Reader, which they also list on the site. Also for TumbleBooks, if you go through the Crystal Lake Library Website and use their link for TumbleBooks, it is free to use!
The link is: http://www.crystallakelibrary.org/Kids/index.html
This site is wonderful because it has Story Books (fiction), Non-Fiction Books, Read-Alongs, Videos, Puzzles and Games to go with the stories after they read them, and a section for Language Learning.
The link is: http://www.crystallakelibrary.org/Kids/index.html
This site is wonderful because it has Story Books (fiction), Non-Fiction Books, Read-Alongs, Videos, Puzzles and Games to go with the stories after they read them, and a section for Language Learning.
Reading - StarFall
Starfall.com opened in September of 2002 as a free public service to teach children to read with phonics. It is a systematic phonics approach, in conjunction with phonemic awareness practice. Starfall is an educational alternative to other entertainment choices for children. This site is great for the first grade students who are working on their phonics and phonemic awareness skills in reading.
The link is: www.starfall.com
The link is: www.starfall.com
Reading - Storyline Online
Storyline Online is an on-line video streaming program featuring SAG (screen Actors Guild) members reading children's books aloud! Each story is accompanied with activities and lesson ideas. This is another great online reading site to get your children reading more to build proper fluency.
The link is: http://www.storylineonline.net
The link is: http://www.storylineonline.net
Writing - Language Arts Learning Games
Sheppard Software has hundreds of fun educational games and activities for kids to play online. Topics include math, geography, animals, and more. The students can practice different areas of Writing/Language Arts on Sheppard
Software to help build their skills.
The link for the Writing/Language Arts is: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games_vocab.htm
Software to help build their skills.
The link for the Writing/Language Arts is: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games_vocab.htm
Math - XtraMath
"XtraMath is a Seattle-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to math achievement for all. Our goal is to develop effective, efficient, adaptive and intrinsically rewarding supplemental math activities and make them available for free. David Jeschke XtraMath started in the fall of 2007 when David Jeschke, a computer programmer, volunteered at a local elementary school and recognized the need for an individualized math practice program. XtraMath spread rapidly to other classrooms by word of mouth and the program continues to evolve to meet the needs of the students, teachers, and parents." XtraMath.org is a great site to practice Math Fact Fluency. It tracks the students' data to see how they are doing and what facts they are mastering. If you would like your child added to the list, please just let me know and I can add them to the class roster!
The link is: https://www.xtramath.org/hom
The student's will then bring a parent letter home to walk you through how to set it up to use at home!
The link is: https://www.xtramath.org/hom
The student's will then bring a parent letter home to walk you through how to set it up to use at home!
Math - Sheppard Software
Sheppard Software has hundreds of fun educational games and activities for kids to play online. Topics include math, geography, animals, and more. The students can practice their math facts in a facet of ways including just one
operation to mixed operations.
The link for the math is: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/math.htm
operation to mixed operations.
The link for the math is: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/math.htm
Math Games - Fun for the Brain
Fun 4 the Brain is a free educational games website that reviews and learn addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. It also touches on areas of English and Science.
The link is: http://www.fun4thebrain.com
The link is: http://www.fun4thebrain.com