Lisa Havens
 
Academic Content Standards Guides
Academic Content Standards Guide for parents of children in grade 1.
 
Language Arts
Make the flowers grow in the garden by clicking on the correct letter of the alphabet in sequence.
Students identify what belongs in each of the places listed (farm, restaurant, store, home, and more)
Students identify what belongs in each of the places listed (farm, restaurant, store, home, and more)
 
Math
Play a suped-up version of FunBrain's Math Baseball.
A fun site that allows young students to practice matching digital time to analog time.
Practice math facts using timed tests. Computer will tell you percent correct, and time used to answer facts.
This two player game reinforces telling time to the hour and half-hour.
 
Math - Basic Facts
The 24 team game online.
Use combinations of 2 or more addends to get the total.
Add the numbers on the red balloons and then click the green balloon having the right answer.
Interactive fact practice using an addition facts grid. A susrprise picture is revealed at the end.
Engaging game to practice single and double digit problems. Choose addition or multiplication.
Count Us In - Game 8. Subtration facts to 10 in a slow paced bowling game format.
Find the missing addend.
Practice adding and subtracting. Ladybugs with dots help to visualize amounts or use a counting on strategy.
Throw the dart to get the target sum. Good game for practicing doubles facts.
Add numbers to reach the target number.
Add numbers to reach the target number.
Practice computation in a baseball game format. Choose addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division and a level of difficulty.
Practice math facts using timed tests. Computer will tell you percent correct, and time used to answer facts.
Addition fact practice. Choose one addend for all problems or select mixed addends.
Select the answer to a subtraction fact (up to 20) to reveal a mystery picture.
Practice addition facts on the Snakes and Ladders gameboard.
Practice basic subtraction facts. Untimed.
Practice basic subtraction facts. Untimed.
Choose a specific number to subtract or select mixed practice.
Using frames of 10 can be a helpful way to learn basic number facts. The 4 games that can be played on the interactive ten frames on this site help develop counting and addition skills.
 
Math - Counting
You need to figure out the first and third numbers in these series. Just click on the right answers. Start with the number "before" and then choose the number that is "after." This is a random quiz.
Count in steps of 1-20 from any number up to 100.
 
Math - Fractions
Practice naming fractional parts.
Practice naming fractional parts.
Students represents fractions by coloring in the appropriate portions of either a circle or a square, then order those fractions from least to greatest.
 
Math - Kdg and Grade 1
Students stack blocks on a scale to balance.
Gr. K-1 Easy level
Fifteen primary math games - length, volume, add, subtract, sorting, counting and more.
 
Math - Kdg. & Grade 1
Add and Subtract with Count Hoot Count Hoot helps young students with one-to-one correspondence in learning addition and subtraction facts.
A pattern will appear. Two choices to complete the pattern will be given. Click the button of the image that will correctly complete the pattern. Correct choices score points.
 
Math - Measurement
Online game to measure in centimeters or inches.
 
Math - Money
Pay the little farmer the exact change and he will say thank you. If you do not pay the little farmer with exact change, he will say uh-oh and you will have to try again.
Interactive game. Select coins which make the amount of money needed.
Count the coins and find the value.
Beginning site to stress money values.
Drag coins into a container to create the amount of money shown. Amounts can be over $1.00.
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?
Decide how many of each type of coin it takes to equal the amount given.
Find the values of 2 set of coins and compare which is greater or less.
Concentration type game to match amounts of money. Grades 3-4.
 
Math - Number Sense
Add the 2 pairs of numbers in the bottom level to fill in the gaps in the middle level. Add the numbers in the middle level to find the number at the top. then check your score.
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.
Everybody gets confused with their greater than > and less than < signs. Here is a small game to help you remember which is which. Click on the crocodile to make him turn around and show the correct symbol for the pair of numbers.
This BBC site is good for grades 1-2. Choose Odd and Even, More or Less or Missing Signs. The last 2 choices involving money use the British pound system and would not be appropriate.
Move a slider along a number line the required number of spaces forward or backward. Fun graphics.
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.
Locate the ones, called units on this site, tens and hundreds that make up a given number. Grades 1-2.
Jump to the rock (10) and then to the rocket ship to escape the monster. Teaches bridging through 10 when adding a single digit number.
Jump to the rock (10) and then to the rocket ship to escape the monster. Teaches bridging through 10 when adding a single digit number.
 
Math - Patterns and Algebra
Complete the patterns using colors and shapes.
An interactive classification activity. Choose which question to ask to find the secret button.
Primary pattern activity. Clifford the Dog.
Pattern matching game. Starts easy (Kdg.), but more difficult levels may involve mentally rotating shapes to locate matches.
 
Math - Problem Solving
Grand Slam Math is an interactive program to help you become better at solving word problems.  Level 1 contains 15 addition and subtraction word problems.  Level 2 contains 12 multiplication and division word problems.
 
Math - Structuring
Thinking about numbers using frames of 5 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 - Time
Read the time in words, then stop the clock when the hands are in the matching position.
Practice telling time on a digital and analog clock.
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.
Perfect for learning to tell time to the hour and entertaining to young students.
Drag the 5 digital times to the correct analogue clock, the press STOP THE CLOCK to record your time.
Travel Time - Which train falls in between the time limit?
Match the time on the clock to the digital time.
 
Poetry
More poetry for children of all ages.
 
Reading
Drag the pictures in the correct order. Students can have the story read to them if necessary.
 
Reading - Audio Books
 Click on the sentences to have them read out loud. 
Collection of stories to read online.
 
Reading - Early Literacy
Interactive storybook for early readers.
Interactive Storybook for early readers.
Interactive storybook for early readers.
 
Reading on the Web
Easy reader stories online include fiction and non-fiction, play fables and more.
 
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.
Sort objects by materials from which they are made. Grades 1-2.
Interactive site to check how solids and liquids change as they are melted or cooled.
Primary level, interactive site for sorting materials according to their porperites.
 
Science - Plants
Explore the trees, plants, animals and insects in a woodland environment. Audio will read all text. Excellent closeup pictures. Shows seasonal changes of the environment.
Have fun learning about why trees are important.
 
Science - Seasonal Changes
Look through the window to see the weather outside. Then dress Caillou appropriately for the weather. Interactive. Grade 1.
 
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.
This easy-to-navigate game matches job descriptions to pictures of community helpers. Students read a sentence, such as, I deliver mail to your house. They then must click one of six pictures of community helpers.
 
Social Studies - Economics
Economics lesson. Students learn that Community Helpers provide a service for their neighborhood.
First Grade economics unit website.
Grade 1 Wants and Scarcity
First Grade Economics Unit website.
Learn about money and banking.Grades 1-3
Click on interactive activity and activity for online interactive activities for students.
Learn about producers and consumers. Audio provided for text.
Everybody has wants. You may want toys, clothes, and treats to eat. You may want stories to be read to you, songs to be sung to you, and fun things to do. This lesson will help you to find out that everybody has wants - even penguins!
This lesson teaches students about scarcity and choice: Scarcity means we all have to make choices and all choices involve costs. Not only do you have to make a choice every minute of the day because of scarcity, but, when making a choice, you have to give up something. This cost is called oppportunity cost.
First Grade Economics Unit
 
Social Studies - Government
Incudes Arlington National Cemetery, Jefferson, Washington, and Lincoln Memorials, Mt. Rushmore and others.
Includes the Flag, Bald Eagle, Independence Hall, Liberty Bell, Stautue of Liberty and the White House.
 
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
Interactive map - place the state puzzle pieces in the correct location.
 
Word Study
Large selection of words and categories in this classic game to develop vocabulary.
Child sees the word spelled correctly, then letters are mixed up and child must put them in order again.
Help the tooth fairy find synonyms. Grades 1-2.
 
Word Study - Letter Name
Another Clifford site to play. Students drag words into the correct box based on matching the initial consonant. Words are spoken by the computer when they are dragged and directions can be read aloud by the computer. Letter Name - initial consonants
In this Clifford site, student choose a vowel to place between two consonants to make a real word. Letter Name - short vowels. You can choose to have directions read aloud. Words are pronounced as they are made.
On this Clifford site, students click on a key picture (word) to hear it spoken. They then click on pictures of things that begin with the same sound and drag them into a box. Uses only pictures to discriminate initial consonant sounds. The names of all pictures can be be spoken by the computer so there is no confusion as to what the intent of the picture is. Letter Name - initial consonants
Whirlyword is a fruit machine that makes 3 letter CVC 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.
 
Word Study - Within Word
Choose the correct vowel pattern which goes between the beginning and ending consonants to complete a word. Two levels of play. Has adjustable speed.
Ten vowel patterns, (some r-controlled). Given a word with a blank in the middle, select missing vowel pattern. Picture clue also provided.
Look carefully at the cards to see if they match. When you see a pair click Snap! But dont get Snap happy - if you get it wrong, you lose a point. Use the slow/fast slider to increase the challenge. Faster is harder but you get more Snaps!
Help Wordblender make words by choosing a start sound (onset) and an end sound (rime) to blend together. Wordblender will tell you if youre right or not. You might even be able to make some new words that dont exist!