Learning Activities

 Houghton Mifflin Math website - http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmm/

Math activity using a "tally" and a calculator - http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/calculator_tally_table/

Harcourt "Think Math" website - http://www.harcourtschool.com/thinkmath/index.html

Activities at BBC - Bitesize Primary - http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/bitesizeprimary/

Awesome art website -   http://www.nga.gov/kids/zone/zone.htm

BBC-Ceebies Online Doodle Maker - http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/fun/doodlemaker.shtml

PBS kids - Cyberchase -  http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/allgames.html

PBS kids - Word Girl - http://pbskids.org/wordgirl/index.html

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Treasure Hunt mapping activity - http://mapzone.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/mapzone/games.html

Mapping activity at iknowthat.com - http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=PuzzleMaps&COOK=

Use these activities for some challenging fun:

Highlights for Kids - http://www.highlightskids.com/

Wacky Web Tales at the "Education Place" - http://www.eduplace.com/tales/

Let's learn some Spanish words with this pinata concentration game:  http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/hispanic/pinata/game.htm

 Flashcard analogue clock for some practice telling time:  http://teachingtreasures.com.au/maths/FlashcardClock/flashcard_clock.htm

Recycle It - http://www.primarygames.com/holidays/earth_day/games/mazes/start.htm

TicTacToe - http://www.primarygames.com/science/butterflies/games/tic_tac_toe/start.htm

Matching Game -   http://www.primarygames.com/season_match/fall_match/start.htm

Keyboarding

Try this free keyboarding website:  http://www.freetypinggame.net/free-typing-lesson.asp

After you take some lessons, then try the free typing games.

Typing lessons **keyboarding is a very important skill!!**  Dance Mat Typing  at http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing

Reading is Fun - Favorite Authors

Kids Read Website - http://www.kidsreads.com/index.asp

List of individual authors at Kidsclick - http://www.kidsclick.org/cgi-bin/searchkids.pl?searchtype=subject&keywords=authors+individual&title=Individual+Authors

Scholastic website for kids - http://www.scholastic.com/kids/

Children's authors and illustrators on the web - http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/authors.html

Reading Websites

Mo Willems site - http://www.pigeonpresents.com/

Patricia Polacco puzzles - http://www.patriciapolacco.com/fun/puzzles/index.html

Jan Brett Mouse Concentration Game - http://www.janbrett.com/piggybacks/mouse_concentration.htm

Welcome to Seussville - http://www.seussville.com/

June B. Jones online coloring pages - http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/junieb/activities/JunieCB_Final.swf

Geronimo Stilton - http://www.geronimostilton.it/index-com.html

 

Visit the Art Museum

Source: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
Summary: This introduction to art appreciation for children is sponsored by the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Listen and learn about artists and their paintings through this interactive gallery.
URL: http://www.moma.org/destination/

Research

Research is looking up information that you need.  The internet is full of information that you can use.  The best source of information is http://www.infohio.org

Another good place for children to search is this one http://www.kidsclick.org/

Try this website for some good facts:  http://www.enchantedlearning.com  and the specific page about

 birds:Cool http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subject/birds/

Here is a field guide about birds at eNature: http://www.enature.com/FIELDGUIDES/intermediate.asp?curGroupID=1

Cornell University website "All About Birds": http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/

University of Michigan Animal Diversity Web - http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Aves.html

National Audubon Society - http://www.audubon.org/

Smithsonian National Zoo: http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/Birds/Facts/default.cfm

All about birds (primary level):Cool http://www.iwrc-online.org/kids/Facts/Birds/birds.htm

Animal Web:  http://www.animalweb.com/an-birds.asp

How birds fly: http://wings.avkids.com/Book/Animals/intermediate/birds-01.html

Bird sounds: Cool http://www.learnbirdsongs.com/

Bird videos: Cool  http://ibc.hbw.com/ibc/

National Geographic website about birds: Cool http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds.html

All about birds: Cool http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/birds1.htm

Computer Parts

Use this link to learn about the inside of a computer

http://www.kids-online.net/learn/clickjr/clickjr.html

Software Currently Used

Monday and Tuesday afternoon classes

Research website - http://www.infohio.org/ 

A new educational website:  http://games.funschool.com/games.php

A good site for math exploration - http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/category_g_1_t_1.html

We are exploring Cyberspace at pbskids.org - Cyberchase section http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/games.html

We use the program ++ Type to Learn 3 ++ from Sunburst to learn how to type correctly. (started typing lessons in Jan.)

We use the program ++ Kid Pix ++ to learn about graphic, tools, and slide shows.

We use the program ++ The Incredible Machine - Even More Contraptions++ to learn about simple machines.