Marsha Blankson
 
Academic Content Standards Guides
Academic Content Standards Guide for parents of children in grade 1.
 
Author websites
List of about 60 authors who have actually replied to student letters. Includes Christopher, Cleary, Giff, Naylor, Polacco, Prelutsky, VanAllsburg, etc.
 
Literacy
Learn all about Cynthia Rylant! She is the Author of many books including In November and Every Living Thing. Learn about her childhood, her writing, and what she is doing now.
 
Math
Count Hoot helps young students with one-to-one correspondence in learning addition and subtraction facts.
Students look at pictures of real coins and enter the total number of cents into the calculator. Excellent to reinforce the names and values of coins. Click on How Many Cents?
FunBrain will show you four pictures. * Three of the pictures will be the same in some way, and one is different. * Click on the one which does not belong in the group.
Perfect for learning to tell time to the hour and entertaining to young students.
This two player game reinforces telling time to the hour and half-hour.
 
Math - Basic Facts
The 24 team game online.
Clear the balls in mazes by choosing pairs that add up to 5 through 20!
Count Us In - Game 8. Subtration facts to 10 in a slow paced bowling game format.
Throw the dart to get the target sum. Good game for practicing doubles facts.
Practice simple addition and subtraction. Show the number fact and the frog will hop along a counting line to assist with seeing the combinations.
 
Math - Geometry and Spatial Sense
Read along to learn about shapes and where they can be found in our world!
Interactive applet for creating, comparing and analyzing patterns. Grades K-2.
At this interactive website from Rainforest Maths the student can learn about position by identifying where a frog is located. Positions include inside, outside, beside, between, above, below, in front, behind, over, under, top, bottom, left, and right.
 
Math - Kdg. & Grade 1
Students stack blocks on a scale to balance.
 
Math - Measurement
Measure items using unusual units -- paper clips!
Electronic ruler measures in inches.
Online game to measure in centimeters or inches.
 
Math - Money
Interactive game. Select coins which make the amount of money needed.
Students look at pictures of real coins and enter the total number of cents into the calculator. Excellent to reinforce the names and values of coins. Click on How Many Cents?
 
Math - Number Sense
Presented in an appealing game format, students try to find a hidden dogbone. They are given a blank hundred chart and must locate a given number of dogbones within an allotted amount of time.
Combining 2 sets to find total. Choose dice patterns, bead rack, finger patterns, or several others.
Drag the number tiles to the correct place on the number track. (Number sequencing)
Use a hundred chart to locate numbers and for adding. Grades 1-2.
Thinking about numbers using frames of 10 can be a helpful way to learn basic number facts. The four games that can be played with this applet help to develop counting and addition skills.
 
Math - Patterns and Algebra
Fill in the missing piece from each patterned sequence. Uses shapes, numbers, or letters.
Help find the 3 object pattern in a grid
 
Math - Time
Create a face for Smiley Clock by telling the correct time. Tell time by picking one from three choices. The clock gains eyes, nose, mouth and hair if you select the correct time.You must scroll down the page to find the game.
This two player game reinforces telling time to the hour and half-hour.
 
Parents
This website is designed by PBS Kids. It offers a video clip that parents/guardians can watch. It provides valuable insight as how adults can foster reading development in young children.
Like reading, writing is a skill that can be effectively developed in the home, as well as the classroom. Education researcher Cynthia Neese Bailes provides tips for parents.
This website offers worksheets to parents of young children that can be downloaded and printed. These worksheets can provide opportunities for children to practice writing the alphabet at home. Adobe Reader required.
 
Poetry
More poetry for children of all ages.
 
Reading
Listen to a story and you can infer how the character feels.
 Click on the sentences to have them read out loud. 
 Read the statements and decide if it is a fact or opinion.
Into the Book is a reading comprehension resource. The focus is on eight research-based strategies: Using Prior Knowledge, Making Connections, Questioning, Visualizing, Inferring, Summarizing and Synthesizing. Watch the engaging 15-minute videos, and try the online interactive activities.
Click on CREATURE FEATURE and read about different types of animals.
Listen and read stories from Scholastic News.
Simple story sequencing activity. Non-readers can listen the words in each part and the finished story.
 
Reading - Audio Books
Listen to Reading! Several interactive stories to enjoy!
Check out this Web site to find short folktales for students to read. The site contains -- in addition to other stories -- a dozen folktales from around the world. Appropriate for ages 6-12, the tales include student-created illustrations, comprehension questions, and free writing assignments.
Collection of stories to read online.
 
Reading on the Web
Easy reader stories online include fiction and non-fiction, play fables and more.
 
Reference Resources
Connects children with facts - focusing on animals, nations and states, space, sports, inventions, and presidents.
 
Science - Animals
Match the baby animal to the adult it will become.
 
Science - Animals - Habitats
Different living things like to live in places that ssuit their needs and that includes humans. Play the Habitat Game.
 
Science - Ecology
Play the game to find out how quickly you can reach the end of the resource trail by identifying which resource is used to create an object.
Online story about recycling in cartoon format. Easy reading level.
Sort the plastic, paper, and glass items into the correct box. Grade 1
 
Science - Matter
How can you change a liquid into a solid or a solid into a liquid? Come find out! Click on CHANGE IT
Use this interactive site to explore the properties of matter.
Interactive site to check how solids and liquids change as they are melted or cooled.
 
Science - Seasonal Changes
Look through the window to see the weather outside. Then dress Caillou appropriately for the weather. Interactive. Grade 1.
 
Science Living Things
Have fun learning about why trees are important.
 
Social Studies - Communities
Our Neighborhood is presented in the form of an interactive map. Students click a building on the map -- such as the library, for example -- to find out about a community helper who works in that building. The activity includes six helpers, with only about five sentences about each, but the information is written at a level appropriate for 3rd grade or below.
 
Social Studies - Economics
Learn about producers and consumers. Audio provided for text.
 
Social Studies - Maps
This interactive adventure engages children in a story-based scenario that shows overhead views. Good introduction to understanding of map views.
Use positional words to locate Iggy on a map. Grade 1
 
Word Study
Rhymes to work on blends - A variety of short poems with a variety of blends.
Large selection of words and categories in this classic game to develop vocabulary.
Help the tooth fairy find synonyms. Grades 1-2.
Games focus on a short or long vowel sound. Drag a letter to match the picture. Has sound and animation. Letter Name Stage.
 
Word Study - Letter Name
Play this game and identify the letter sounds in words.
Word Maker provides a simple, engaging way for students to generate dozens of different words by first choosing an ending (for example -an, -ed, -at, -op) and then adding a beginning letter or blend. When a correct word is created, the word is stored in a Word Bank where students can read and review their words.