Hello Families.
At conferences, a couple of you asked for some names of websites that are appropriate for kids and students. The following websites are from a list I put together last year to send home for summer learning. I hope they are helpful!
A great place to
start is www.kidsites.com. It is a list of links to interesting websites
for young students. Many of the sites I
list below are also on kidsites.com.
Reading-
http://www.readingrockets.org/ (great information for parents and
caregivers on reading and ways to improve reading skills)
www.starfall.com
(basic phonics and beginning reading strategies)
www.storylineonline.net
(famous people read story books aloud)
www.smories.com (original stories written and read by
children)
www.mrsp.com (Mrs.
P’s Magic Library – stories read aloud)
www.aesopfables.com/aesopsel.html
(Aesop’s Fables to read or listen to)
http://storynory.com
(audio stories for listening)
www.storycove.com (online stories to read with a free
membership)
www.epubbud.com (free original stories for e-readers +
opportunity to write and “publish” your own)
http://en.childrenslibrary.org (International Children’s Library –
collection of children’s books in various languages that can be accessed and
read online)
www.meegenius.com
(iphone/ipad app for reading – get 6 free books when you sign up)
www.magickeys.com
(online storybooks to read yourself)
Math-
www.aaamath.com (dry explanations by grade level – good
resource)
www.coolmath4kids.com
(lessons and games – there are ads here, so beware)
www.mathkinz.com (worksheets for math skills)
www.ixl.com (math questions by topic and grade level)
General –
www.brainpop.com
(videos of many topics with comprehension questions – may require membership –
also comes as an app)
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/ (Dance Mat Typing – fun typing skill
development for kids)
www.khanacademy.com
(lessons on almost every imaginable topic from elementary to college level)
www.sfskids.com
(music, instruments, etc)
www.pbskids.org
(games and activities based on public television programs)
www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/kidsclub/flash/index.html (science games for kids)
www.kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/ (fun reading and facts about animals,
habitats and places)
http://gws.ala.org/ (Great Websites for Kids – a collection of
links to various sites)
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/website-lists (Best kid websites according to Common
Sense Media)
For Parents –
Some of the above
websites have excellent information for parents and caregivers. One of my favorites is www.commonsensemedia.org which helps parents to help children
navigate media of all sorts.
