Saturday, October 22, 2011

Spicy homework!

Dear families,
I found a fun website to spice up your latest homework. This week go to the following website,
http://www.wordle.net/create, to create a unique way to practice this weeks spelling words. Write your words 5 times each in the "Paste a bunch of text" section then hit go. Create, design, make it your own, and have fun!! You can also do this for this weeks science vocab words.
Print it out or e-mail it to me and I will be happy print it for you.
Have fun!

Successmaker reading and math support!

Dear families,
I have another wonderful website provide by Pearson Digital learning, that supports the computerized reading/math program, SuccessMaker, currently used in our classroom.
http://www.successmaker.com/Subscriber/1,22/CourseResources/CourseResources.htm
This site includes math activities, games, and adventures. It also has reading activities and word games. There is also a section called Learning Links Section. This will link you to many other web sites that are fun and educational, such as http://www.pbskids.org/ and http://www.gamebrain.com/.
Have fun!

Saturday, October 1, 2011

New reading site visit

Dear Families,
I have included a new reading site to visit for reading support. Starfall helps with phonemic awareness, phonics, and reading skills. It's fun and educational Enjoy!
http://www.starfall.com/