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Use the following Internet sites to reinforce curriculum based learning.
Each picture is linked to the listed activity.
***Only the games listed on this page may be used in school.***
***DO NOT go from one these games to another game that is not on this page***


Phonics | Writing | Reading | Library | Math | Science | Keyboarding | Art | Music | Life Skills | Student Work | General Knowledge | Seasonal Activities


LANGUAGE ARTS

SPELLING
(NJ-CCCS Language Arts Literacy 3.2 C)

Link to Coconut Vowels game

Coconut Vowels - match missing letters to the correct word coconut

Play Pop and Spell - Help Big Ears to spell words by popping the right balloons!

 Pop and Spell - spell words by clicking on the correct balloons.

Link to Spelling Match

Spelling Match Game - Match the word with its missing letter.  Place the cursor over the word to hear what it is.  Click play again after the treasure chest is opened.

Link to Spin and Spell game

Spin and Spell - click on the picture to hear the word and see if you can spell it.

Link to Word Builder

Word Builder - Click and drag to arrange the letters to spell the word you hear.

Letter "a"

Word Scramble - Spell the word to match the picture.

PHONICS
 (NJ-CCCS Language Arts Literacy 3.1 B)

Bookworm - linked to "Learn to read" on starfall.com

Learn to Read - phonics and early reading activities

Link to Alien Scavenger Hunt

Alien Scavenger Hunt - Letter sound recognition.

Link to Alien Scavenger Hunt2

Alien Scavenger Hunt 2 - Letter sound recognition

apple

Apple Letter Catch - Let the consonants fall and catch the vowels.

Link to Blending Bowl on Between the Lions

Blending Bowl - blend beginning and ending sounds to make words.

Link to Chicken Stacker game on Between the Lions

Chicken Stacker - learn short vowel sounds.

Digby Mole

Digby Moles's Word games

Link to Fuzzy Lion Ears on pbskids.org

 Fuzzy Lion Ears - choose the correct letter to complete each word.

Long O

Phonics Activites-This link leads you to a variety of activities - scroll down to click on the activity of your choice. Below are links to some of the activities.

1. Long Vowel Sounds
3. Beginning Consonant Digraphs
4. Word drop - High frequency word practice

Lion cub image linked to Pounce game

 Pounce - click on the word that matches the sound

word blender

Word Blender - find the beginning and ending sounds to make a word.
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WRITING
(NJ-CCCS Language Arts Literacy 3.2)

Julia's Rainbow Corner - write a message to a friend. (Good for keyboarding practice too)
 
READING
(NJ-CCCS Language Arts Literacy 3.1)

Click here for links to the online editions of the Reading Series books

Click here to read your first TumbleBook and take the quiz

Click here to read a TumbleBook and take a quiz.

Link to www.janbrett.com

Jan Brett Videos

Decorate a Gingerbread house

Book- linked to Fun to Read on starfall.com

It's Fun to Read - Short interactive stories for beginning readers

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Arthur Stories for you to unscramble - Children must unscramble parts of the story and can hear it read to them. This requires shockwave which is available right on the page, (it takes from 3 to 6 minutes to download if you don't have it.)

Link to clover story on starfall

Find a Four-Leaf Clover - an interactive story for you to read.

Fox -linked to first grade stories at tampareads.com

 First Grade Stories - books especially for first graders to read online.

Link to "I Spy" on KidPsych

I Spy - read the words and find the picture (A good reading readiness activity.)

Rose image - linked to Plant a Flower on starfall.com

Plant a Flower - read and listen to follow the instructions.


open book

Read and Color-on this fun Suessville site. (requires shockwave)

Link to TumbleBooks

TumbleBOOK Library - e-books for e-kids.

Lion image linked to WordPlay game

Word Play - click on the words and watch them play.
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LIBRARY/MEDIA CENTER SKILLS
(NJ-CCCS Language Arts Literacy 3.1 H)

Link to BrainPop Jr.

BrainPop Jr. - Standards based animated videos on all subjects. (Our subscription is for school hours M-F. Username: northendsc, for password ask Mrs. Leddy)

Enchanted Learning.com - great reference source for grades 2-5. (Username: southend, see Mrs. Leddy for password)

Link to Tina's World

Tina's World-Real or Make Believe
 

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MATH
(NJ-CCCS Mathematics 4.5)

Link to basic addition

Basic Addition - from Dosity.com

Link to basic subtraction

Basic Subtraction - from Dosity.com

Count Hoot

Count Hoot's Number Games (Add or Subtract) (From BBC)

math cats magic chalkboard

MathCats - "Join the Math Cats in a land of creative, open-ended math explorations!"

Spaceship image linked to Spacey Math

SpaceyMath - use your math skills to stop the aliens.

Link to Which Number is Missing? from The Hoobs

Which Number is Missing? - Click on the number that is missing.
 

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SCIENCE
(NJ-CCCS Science 5.0)

Link to "About Cats"

About Cats - Feline education for youngsters

Link to My Pyramid.gov

Food Pyramid Game - from the United States Department of Agriculture.

Elephant image linked to habitat game

Great Habitat Match-Up - Click and drag to match up the animals with their correct habitat. (Click on the little yellow ball under the "hand" of the school bus and then wait for the game to load.)

parrot

Wildlife Concentration
Yahoo! Kids Yahoo! Kids - Animals - Videos, games and information about animals.
 

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KEYBOARDING
(NJ-CCCS Technological Literacy 8.1 A)

dancing animal, linked to DanceMat Typing

DanceMat Typing - Learn how to keyboard with this fantastic site from the BBC. 

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Letter Learning - learn to identify letters and where the letters are on the keyboard. (Click on the screen once, then use the keyboard)

Julia's Rainbow Corner - practice typing a real message on a colorful background.
 

ART
(NJ-CCCS Visual Arts 1.2 D)

Link to Carmine's color

Carmine's Color - learn about primary and secondary colors.

Link to LiteBrite online

LiteBrite - create your own LiteBrite picture online.

Snowflake

Snowflake - After the page loads - click on "Make Your Own Snowflake", click with the mouse to use the scissors to make cuts in the paper then click on "preview flake" to see your creation.
 

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MUSIC
(NJ-CCCS Music 1.1)

Link to Sounds of the Street

Sounds of the Street - explore sounds and record your own composition by clicking on record and then clicking on the items in the picture.
 

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LIFE SKILLS (Critical thinking)

  Bang on Time - read the time in words and stop the clock when it gets to the correct time, earn as many points as you can!

Bug image - link to Buggin' Out game

Buggin' Out - get the bug from the mushroom to the flower but make sure you avoid the dark clovers. Drag and drop the maze pieces to make a save path.  Click on fly when your path is complete.

 Telling Time - from PrimaryGames.com
 

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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

How Tall

Curious George - learning games.
Yahoo! Kids  Yahoo! Kids - Study - all type of reference information for kids.
   
 

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STUDENT PROJECTS
  Important Books

Ms. LaSalle's Class Fall Puzzles

Mrs. Reilly's Class Fall Puzzles

Miss Saltsman's Class Fall Puzzles

JigZone: 1L Winter Pictures Jigsaw Puzzle Gallery

JigZone: 1R Winter Pictures Jigsaw Puzzle Gallery

JigZone: 1S Winter Pictures Jigsaw Puzzle Gallery

 

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SEASONAL ACTIVITIES

snowman

Build a Snowman

Link to matching game on build-a-bear

Build-a-Bear Love Match game

Link to seasonal coloring

Color some Valentine pictures.

Link to decorate a snowman on akidsheart.com

Decorate a Snowman

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Decorate a Snowperson - make a snowman or snowlady. 

link to decorate a gingerbread house on janbrett.com

Design a Jan Brett Gingerbread House

Kissing Goldfish Jigsaw Puzzle

Kissing Goldfish Jigsaw Puzzle

Link to matching heart game

Valentine Match Game from Primarygames.com

Link to tic tac toe game

Valentine's Day tic tac toe

 Link to Valentine word search

Word Search Puzzle
 

   Miss LaSalle's book written for her 2008-09 class: The Making of a Fabulous Pizza


This page was updated on 02/09/10 

Created by Mrs. Linda Leddy, Virtual Media Specialist
Cedar Grove New Jersey School District
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AWARDS

Teaching Treasures Award Great web site award cup

Received November 15, 2006

Received September 2006