Tech+Activities+Grades+PK-4

Sites and Resources for Grades PK-4 **Below you'll find a variety of sites that will help you integrate technology into your classroom.**


 * //Teacher Resources// **


 * Tools for Teachers **
 * @http://teacherweb.com/CT/MilfordSchoolDistrict/KindergartenResources/sd3l6.aspx **
 * Although the page title is Kindergarten Resources, there are many things to look at on this page. For Example: **
 * **Handouts takes you to __Handout Maker__ which allows you to create a vocabulary page with a picture and the corresponding word for many categories. **
 * **__Flashcard makers__ – has more than just flashcards. **


 * Game Templates using PowerPoint **
 * @http://people.uncw.edu/ertzbergerj/ppt_games.html **
 * Will allow you to create (among others) jeopardy type games. Great with interactive whiteboards from the Department of Education at the University of North Carolina Washington. **


 * Folder Board Games from ABC Teach **
 * @http://www.abcteach.com/directory/fun_activities/games/folder_board_games/ **
 * Templates from ABC Teach for ready to play folder games **


 *  Puzzlemaker **
 * @http://www.discoveryeducation.com/free-puzzlemaker/?CFID=13528586&CFTOKEN=89702547 **
 * Allows you to create various types of puzzles – word searches, crossword puzzles, etc. **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">//Especially for Younger Students// **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">UConn **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">@http://www.literacy.uconn.edu/pksites.htm **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Provides a list of literacy websites for preschoolers. **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;"> RIF Leading to Reading **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">@http://www.rif.org/kids/leadingtoreading/en/preschoolers/read.htm **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Has learning to read activities for very young children. **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Up to Ten **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">@http://www.uptoten.com/kids/uptoten-home.html **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">A UK Based site with two popular characters. The accents may initially throw students off in some of the activities, but the free portion of the site has over 1,300 activities in the free section. On the main menu, clicking on the balloon with “Boowa & Kwala “ will take you to activities for early learners, while clicking on the balloon marked “Games” will take you to activities for students a little older. **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">**@http://www.starfall.com/**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Starfall **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">A real favorite among teachers. Allows students to practice a variety of reading and phonics skills. **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Literacy Center **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">@http://www.literacycenter.net/lessonview_en.php **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Activities for little ones to practice a number of skills. **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Red Fish **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">@http://www.poissonrouge.com/ **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">By design, the activities on this site have no instructions, but for the most part none are needed. A word of caution, this is a multi-lanugage site – you have to find the English alphabet in the ABC. Some activites are simply amusing, but some are learning activities. **


 * //<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Activity Sites //**


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">PBS Kids **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">@http://pbskids.org/games/index.html **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Activities can be selected based on topics, or favorite characters. **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Between the Lions **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">@http://pbskids.org/lions/games/stacker.html **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">A section of PBS Kids with reading and phonics activities. **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Spelling City **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">@http://www.spellingcity.com/spelling-games-vocabulary-games.html **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;"> Free activities to review spelling words, sentences, and more. **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Ben’s Guide to US Government for Kids **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">@http://bensguide.gpo.gov/ **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Choose a grade level on the kite. **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Stately Knowledge **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">@http://ipl.org/div/stateknow/ **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Facts about the states. **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Create a Graph **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">@http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/default.aspx **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Has the advantage of allowing users to create a simple graph online, without having to have Excel. **


 * //<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Selections by Grade Level, State Standards, or skills //**


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Sheppard Software **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">@http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/ **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;"> Excellent resource – arranged by topic, then skill. **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">**Grades K-5 Teacher Resources**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">@http://www.jgreller.net/Teachers/elem.html **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">A list of links to sites on a variety of topics of interest to the K-5 teacher. **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">__ PBS Learning Media __ **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">@http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/ **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Create a free login to have access to thousands of resources by subject and grade level. For younger grades, I found the selection much better if you just put in your grade level, rather than a subject. **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Link to Learning **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">@http://www.linktolearning.com/ **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">A Canadian site, so I’d be careful about geography, but has some good lists for particular subjects, and has been recently updated. **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Busy Teacher’s Cafe **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">@http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/ **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">All kinds of information for teachers in grades prek-6 **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Tips for Teachers – Teacher Resources_ **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">@http://www.tips-for-teachers.com/Links.htm **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Some links better than others, but all have information you might find interesting. **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">KidFolder **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">@http://www.kidfolder.com/kids.php **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Folders arranged by grade level. Folders inside each grade level divided by subject, and contain online activities relating to that subject. **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">KidPort **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">@http://www.kidport.com/ **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Small selection of resources and activities by grade **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">ABCya **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">@http://www.abcya.com/ **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">a collection of activities for grades K-5 **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Miss Ammon’s Web page **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">@http://web.mac.com/missammonswebpage1/iWeb/website/Welcome.html **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Classroom teacher shares her incredible collection of resources. **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">**http://www.storylineonline.net/**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Storyline Online **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Wonderful stories read by celebrities. The site also includes activities to go along with the story. **