[LM_NET] HIT: ELEM: reading and math interactive instructional websites

[Amy Jensen <ajensen@WISD.ORG>]

My inquiry was for the best of the interactive sites for elementary children that 
"teach" reading and math.



Thanks to those who answered! There were *not* a lot of responders, so perhaps 
there is not a lot of familiarity with these types of sites?



I found several myself-- thy were not hard to find--it just took some time to check 
them out. I added what I thought was the best to those I got from the members of 
the listserv.



Here is my compiled list—enjoy and pass on at will.  I checked them out myself, 
but I’m sure you will want to do also as well before passing this list on.



Reading sites



Starfall.com http://www.starfall.com/

Smart Tutor http://smarttutor.com/home/reading_menu.asp

RIF Reading Planet http://www.rif.org/kids/readingplanet.htm





Math Sites

IXL (by grade level!) http://www.ixl.com/math/

Cool Math for Kids www.coolmathforkids.com

A Plus Math www.aplusmath.com

Math Playground http://www.mathplayground.com/

TimezAttack http://www.bigbrainz.com/

Play Compete Learn http://tutpup.com/

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html

Create Your Own Interactive Games http://resources.oswego.org/games/



InterActivate Activities (advanced) http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/





Reading sites



Starfall.com http://www.starfall.com/

Smart Tutor http://smarttutor.com/home/reading_menu.asp

RIF Reading Planet http://www.rif.org/kids/readingplanet.htm





Spelling & Vocabulary Sites



Spelling City http://www.spellingcity.com

Learning Vocabulary Fun http://vocabulary.co.il

EduPlace http://www,eduplace.com/





Other Fun Learning Sites



Sesame Street http://www.sesamestreet.org

Kinderweb http://kinderwebgames.com/index_silent.html

PBS Kids http://pbskids.org/games/index.html

FunBrain www.funbrain.com

Mr. Nussbaum http://www.mrnussbaum.com/index.html

Growing with Technology http://www.growing.course.com/

Kaboose http://resources.kaboose.com/games/read1.html

Free Audio Book for children http://www.free-books.org/children.php

Read to Me LV--Celebrities read children’s books aloud http://readtomelv.com/





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Amy Jensen, M.Ed., MLIS

Teacher-Librarian

Waxahachie (TX) ISD

ajensen@wisd.org<mailto:ajensen@wisd.org>



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