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These links are provided for parents and students to extend their learning outside of the classroom. I believe that technology can and does play a large role in a student's learning.

I am a dynamic person and I love change if it is for the better. If you would like me add a link that is not listed here, please let me know. Just as well, if you feel a link should be removed, please let me know.

Disclaimer

I have reviewed each link's working condition and the quality of each page listed here. Please remember that when clicking on a link, you will be brought to a page that is not under my control. I believe each page to be free of anything malicious. I do not take responsibility for other's content in the event that something should happen.

PHONICS
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A To Z Phonics Printables Here you will find various printable phonics activities.

READING (PRACTICE)
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CBeebies CBeebies is a British kids show with an emphasis on literacy. There are many fun activities for kids here.
Starfall - Main Site Where children have fun learning to read.
Crickweb Match numbers and number words.
Crickweb Match colors to color words.
Starfall - Make A Match Sight word memory game.
Sadlier-Oxford Student Activity Center Click and drag sight words in order to create a complete sentence.

READING (COMPREHENSION)
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Story Mapping A site to use after you read a book.
Predicting Outcomes
Making Conclusions
Predicting Outcomes 2
Understanding Plot - Parts Of A story
Plot, Setting And Theme Identify different parts of a story.
Setting - Identifying Parts Of A Story

WRITING
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Spelling City Practice spelling and vocabulary using your own spelling words or theirs.
Scholastic Story Starters A fun way to come up a random topic for a story. Also, after getting your story starter, you may type then print your story all online.
Starfall - Download Center Printable activities from Starfall.

MATH
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Math Mayhem A fast paced math game in which you race to gain the most points.
50 In A Minute Printable addition and subtract sheets. Can you do 50 in a minute?
Harcourt Counting Money Get practice counting money.
Buy It With The Little Farmer Get practice counting money. Easy setting will suffice for most first graders.
The Counting Game A fun way to practice skip counting.

SCIENCE
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How Stuff Works Simple descriptions on how almost anything works.
Edheads Simple Machines Discover simple and compound machines in everyday environments.
Bitesize (Matter) Games that teach the different states of matter.
Bitesize (Living Things) Games that teach about living things and how they relate.
Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Here you can learn about the northern most coral reef in the world and it's right off the coast of Texas!
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Here you can read about the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary of the southern tip of Florida.
Harcourt Food Webs Can you complete the food web?
States Of Matter Learn about gases, liquids and solids.
Natural Bridge Caverns Learn about the underground caves just north of San Antonio.
Food Web Learn about food webs.

SOCIAL STUDIES
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Google Earth A free downloadable program that, "...lets you fly anywhere on Earth to view satellite imagery, maps, terrain, 3D buildings, from galaxies in outer space to the canyons of the ocean. You can explore rich geographical content, save your toured places, and share with others."
Google Maps Street maps to satellite images, you can find your destination here!
Scholastic: Celebrate America Scholastic activities about heroes, leaders, Washington D.C., symbols of our country and our government.
Christopher Columbus Learn about Christopher Columbus and his travels.
George Washington Learn about George Washington.
The Jamestown Online Adventure Can you create a successful Jamestown settlement?

MISCELLANEOUS
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Prongo Games for the brain.
Funbrain Various activities and games for kids.
PBS Kids Various activities featuring characters from your favorite PBS kid shows.
Merriam Webster Dictionary Look up word definitions, correct your spelling, use the thesaurus or find rhyming words here.

RESEARCH
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Teacher And Student Databases Britannica user name: 015916109 password: learn EBSCO user name: unicorn password: unicorn

FOR PARENTS
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Apples 4 The Teacher Various activities to support classroom learning at home.
The 2 Sisters - The Daily 5 This is the classroom management system I use in my classroom during guided reading.
What is guided reading? This link provides a quick decription of what guided reading is.

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