Technology
In order to maintain compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act and the policies and guidelines of the District, please review the following list of online apps and websites that we will use in class this year. If you have any questions about the items listed below, please feel free to contact me.
Shape Poems
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/theme_poems/
Hour of Code
http://studio.code.org/sections/ZAFNIG
Check out this link to Hour of Code that let's you practice with Angry Birds.
Multiple Subjects
www.starfall.com
This website practices pre-reading and reading skills. It also has a math website. It is easy for children to navigate on their own and has lots of different kinds of content. Encourage your children to try many different activities on the site. Especially if you notice that they always do the same activity. This website also has some related apps for the iPad.
Poetry
https://www.highlightskids.com/poetry-player/archives
Check out these poems on Highlights Kids. If you like listening to these, click on the Read It tab and listen to stories too.
Geoboards
http://www.mathplayground.com/geoboard.html
Try using this virtual geoboard to experiment with shapes.
Habitats
http://www.buildyourwildself.com/
Have fun giving yourself different animal attributes on this New York Zoos and Aquariums site.
http://mrnussbaum.com/habitats/
Use this link to explore and create different animal habitats.
Kahoot
https://kahoot.it/#/
Use this link to participate in class quizzes and polls.
Graphing
http://www.turtlediary.com/grade-1-games/math-games/graph-and-tally.html
Here is a website to help you practice collecting data and making graphs.
Video Games from the Past
http://www.webpacman.com/
Try out some of these old video games as we explore our unit, Where We Are in Time and Place.
Soil School
http://www.soil-net.com/primary/
This site has several ways to explore information about soil with activities to reinforce understanding.
Stories
www.storylineonline.net
Shape Poems
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/theme_poems/
Hour of Code
http://studio.code.org/sections/ZAFNIG
Check out this link to Hour of Code that let's you practice with Angry Birds.
Multiple Subjects
www.starfall.com
This website practices pre-reading and reading skills. It also has a math website. It is easy for children to navigate on their own and has lots of different kinds of content. Encourage your children to try many different activities on the site. Especially if you notice that they always do the same activity. This website also has some related apps for the iPad.
Poetry
https://www.highlightskids.com/poetry-player/archives
Check out these poems on Highlights Kids. If you like listening to these, click on the Read It tab and listen to stories too.
Geoboards
http://www.mathplayground.com/geoboard.html
Try using this virtual geoboard to experiment with shapes.
Habitats
http://www.buildyourwildself.com/
Have fun giving yourself different animal attributes on this New York Zoos and Aquariums site.
http://mrnussbaum.com/habitats/
Use this link to explore and create different animal habitats.
Kahoot
https://kahoot.it/#/
Use this link to participate in class quizzes and polls.
Graphing
http://www.turtlediary.com/grade-1-games/math-games/graph-and-tally.html
Here is a website to help you practice collecting data and making graphs.
Video Games from the Past
http://www.webpacman.com/
Try out some of these old video games as we explore our unit, Where We Are in Time and Place.
Soil School
http://www.soil-net.com/primary/
This site has several ways to explore information about soil with activities to reinforce understanding.
Stories
www.storylineonline.net