- Math Websites
- Bedtime Math - This is an AWESOME site!!! If you have an iphone, you can download the Bedtime Math app free of charge. If you don't have an iphone, you can put your name on their mailing list and they'll email you a math story every day! Or, if you prefer, you can "like" them on Facebook. Every day they provide a fun story with 3-4 options for a math problem. The easiest problem (wee ones) is appropriate for your 3-7 year old. The second problem (little kids) is for a 5-9 year old. The "big kids" problem is about right for your 8-11 year old. Some stories have a "sky's the limit" problem to challenge your 8+ year old math whiz! Add this activity to your dinnertime or bedtime routine with your children!!!!
- xtramath - Does your child need to memorize those basic math facts? Practice math fact fluency for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division (if you haven't received a password from school for your child, please contact us and we will send it to you or tell you how you can use the site.)
- Funbrain - This site has a wide variety of math games to practice math facts. This site also has arcade games, so be sure to monitor where students go.
- Moby Math - Your child can work on lots of math skills at this site. It will automatically focus on the skills that your child missed on the assessment. Some classroom teachers use this site as well, so you might want to talk with your child's teacher for recommendations of areas to focus on! Every child at Pine Island has a login name and password. You can contact your child's teacher or any of the Title I staff to get your child's login information.
- Math Magician - Practice math facts.
- Play Kids Games - A variety of games and activities.
- Mendal's Magic Math Market - Free online math lessons.
- Cool Math 4 Kids - Wide variety of lessons, puzzles, and games to challenge students.
- Add Like Mad Quick addition game. Given a sum, add up numbers on a matrix in the fastest time. May be addictive.
- Cyberchase -"an online destination designed to captivate, entertain, and improve problem-solving and math skills is now bigger and better than ever!" The Games section has over 40 good applied math games.
- Math Games - There are over 250 games.
- The Ruler Game- This ruler game has your child practice finding the correct measurements on a ruler. Great for reading rulers AND practicing fractions!
Literacy Websites
- Scholastic - Support for parents and activities for kids
- Raz-Kids - Contact your child's teacher to get login information for this site. Your child can read lots of stories and answer questions about the books. A fantastic site to find reading materials that are just right for your child!
- Read Kiddo Read - A website, created by author James Patterson, that recommends good reads for kids, based on age, grade, and interests. There are lots of great tips and resources here.
- Time for Kids - Just like the news magazine for adults, this website has news and current events - but is written for kids. There are lots of interesting articles here that even adults would enjoy!
- National Geographic for Kids - This website is amazing! There are so many options to learn about science and nature, from videos to posters, from games to
collector cards. Just like the magazine for adults, this site for kids has incredible photographs combined with fascinating facts. - Book Adventure - Sign up for a free reading motivation program, created for children in grades K-8. Kids can create their own book lists, take quizzes on books they've read to earn points and prizes. Parents can check out the Paren's Place to find resources and sign up children for contests to win fantastic
prizes! - Jumble for Kids - Just like the word game in the newspaper, kids can solve jumble word puzzles by rearranging letters to correctly spell words...a great
activity! - Learner.org - This site has a collection of interactive activites for students in many content areas. The spelling practice allows children to pick a grade level and practice spelling words that are in a story they listen to. Kids get an accuracy score for their spelling as well as a chance to see the word spelled correctly when they have the wrong spelling. This link will take you to the spelling interactive, but you can also explore other interactives on their website.
- Harcourt Trophies - The reading textbook that many teachers use to support their reading/language arts curriculum has a website with some activities and
information for kids as well as a few tips for parents.
Curriculm and Other Support at home
Discovery Education - a variety of support materials for parents.