Great Links for Reinforcing Learning

 Also don't forget to check all the subject area links of the McKnight Library web site!

Reading Rockets A terrific site for the  teaching of reading  with strategies for both teachers and parents, especially for kids who are struggling. There are author interview video clips, book lists, web site lists-  you can even sign up for a free newsletter.  

Family.com-All About Reading  From Disney, this site has advice for encouraging reading, grade level reading book titles, and web sites to support reading.

Family Connections Kit  Pennsylvania Department of Education- Family Connections Kit

Helping Your Child Become a Reader Helping My Child Learn to Read – U.S. Dept of Education

Clearinghouse on Reading ERIC -Research that You can use about reading - Parents information

Top Ways to Get Your Kid to Read 10 ways to Get your Child to READ - embedded with everything to online book discussion groups to everyday reading activities.

Phonics and Word Study  Find interactive phonics and word study activities from Kindergarten through 5th grade, from letter matching to prefixes and suffixes.

The Moonlit Road storytelling on the web

Aesop's Fables Aesop’s Fables on line

Homework Help and More Make your own word lists fit into mazes or crossword for extra practice!

Fact Monster Fact Monster - super vocabulary games here

Helping Children Learn to Write National Council of Teachers of English - How to help your Child Become a Better Writer – N.C.T.E.

Teaching Tolerance Teaching Tolerance – Stories and activities for kids

Mathematics

Aplus Math  Practice math skills at this great site. Make and use flashcards, play math games, and get homework help.   You can type in your answers to homework and the site will check them. Parents  can also create custom flashcards and make worksheets to print or have the kids complete them online.

Second Grade AAA Math Second Grade Math Find a great resource of second grade math lessons here, with background explanations, examples, and on-line exercises. Topics cover most grade two math curriculum, including Roman Numerals, place value, addition, subtraction, time, and patterns and sequences.
 

Arithmetic Fact Pages Find printable math facts pages to hand out to your students for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

Addition Worksheets Fully one hundred addition worksheets are available to download and print at this site, with varying levels of difficulty. Great practice for upcoming standardized testing.

PBS Between the Lions

Word Worms A game of word worms

Wayback Linking geography with postcard writing

Scholastic - lots of reading activities!

Book Central Scholastic brings you some wonderful home computer activities and special book lists.

Nina's Naming Game for younger siblings – naming game

Booklist Archives super annotated book list with sample pages

Harry Potter Wizard Challenge Harry Potter activities- Wizard Challenge

Study Skills and Homework

Learning to Study: The Elementary Years Tips on how to study

Skimming and Scanning Skimming and Scanning

Homework Help & More Homework helpers

Test Preparation

No Pain, High Gain TEST PREP Find strategies to attack reading and math exams, to ease tension for the testing process, and to understand testing fundamentals. Teaching  tips are also included.
 

Getsmarter.org INTERACTIVE TESTING PRACTICE:
Math and science preparation exams are offered in an interactive, on-line format here.

ELEMENTARY MATH TEST PREP
Targeted to New York testing standards, these online exams offer test practice in reasoning, numbers and numeration, measurement, operations, and more.

Elementary Reading Test Prep Targeted to New York testing standards, these online exams offer test practice in reading, listening, and writing skills.

Ohio Standardized Testing Info SAMPLE MATH PROFICIENCY EXAMS:
Try these sites to find suitable test prep material for your selected grade and ability levels, from fourth through twelfth grade. Material is from the Ohio Proficiency Tests.  4^th and 6^th sample test in science, math, and writing

Computers and the Internet

Cybersmart Kids Online  Cyber Smart Kids guide. Take the online Internet safety quiz.

Safe Surfing with Doug Join Doug to learn about safe surfing, includes an interactive story, safety pledge, and games.

Safe Games for Kids  Play the interactive Internet safety game at this site