Helpful Links

Educational Websites For Parents and Students
http://www.starfall.com/

This is a fantastic website! It helps children practice their reading and phonics skills through interactive games and activities. This site focuses on short and long vowel sounds and also includes sight word activities. This site is especially beneficial for K/1 students.

http://www.funbrain.com/

This site has interactive educational games to help K-5 students in the areas of science, math, and writing.

www.scholastic.com/clifford/

This website allows students to practice their reading and matching skills with “Clifford, The Big Red Dog!”

www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/

This site teaches children science content with the help of “Mrs. Frizzle and the Magic School Bus.” Students love this site!

www.mymoondrops.com/spelling.html

This site allows parents to make and print tracing paper at home to help with handwriting skills. They can create any type of practice sheet they need to help their child (student’s name, specific letters, etc.) The “dit-dotted” letters appear on handwriting paper and the students practice tracing the letters.

http://www.sillybooks.net/

This website has many humorous stories that are read aloud. Students really enjoy these “silly” stories. Parents can use these stories to practice story retelling and comprehension skills at home.

http://www.yourchildlearns.com/lettersounds.htm 

This site focuses on beginning phonics skills such as letter sounds, vowels, and blends. Parents can help their child in reading with FREE software downloads on this website. It also includes a letter sounds game that students can play online.