These are free resources your child can use after finishing with reading and their homework.
Mathematics
Sites for Grades PreK-2
Sites for Grades 3-5
Sites for Grades 4-8
Mathematics
- IXL is a site that offers supplementary work for students ages 5-15. - http://www.ixl.com/math/
- DreamBox Learning© Math empowers students to master the key concepts of elementary math, increase achievement, accelerate student learning, and boost long-lasting confidence. - https://play.dreambox.com/login/dspq/shamrockg
- Cool Math 4 Kids is a math site specially designed for what kids like and how they learn! Math really CAN be fun and really CAN be easy to learn. - http://www.coolmath.com/0-math-help-lessons.html
Sites for Grades PreK-2
- Literacy Center.net - an early childhood language learning site. Includes French, Spanish, and German.
- Starfall.com - Reading instruction and reading games for students in Pre-K-1. It's hard to believe this site is free.
- ReadToday - Join the reading revolution! Teach a child to read.
- BrainPop Jr - This site has videos, quizzes, and other activities all many subjects. PreK-3
- BrainPop ESL - This site has videos, quizzes, and other activities focuses on reading, writing, vocabulary building, grammar and pronunciation. Early and Intermediate ELLs
- Continent song - Good for students learning the names of the continents.
- Reading is Fundamental - This site has many stories for Pre-K-2 students.*
- Storyplace.org - a site with online stories and activities. Grades pre-K-Kindergarten.*
- Online Story Time -This site is more for teachers but has many online stories.
- Martha Speaks -This site is good for beginning ELLs in grades k-2. It is advertised as a pre-school site but the stories are suitable for K-1 students.
- Games on PBS Kids - Games for K-2. "WordPlay" can be used for students in grades 3-4.
- Arthur - Sequencing activity where students hear a story and put pictures in order.
- Storyline Online - A terrific site with stories read by actors from the ScreenActors' Guild. Grades 1-4.*
- Reading-A-To-Z - This is a commercial site with free books that you can download and print. Grades 1-4.
- Raz-kids.com- Reading and listening activities for elementary age students.*
- Clifford - Activities pre-K-2.Try the reading and writing section with students in grades 2-3.
- Videos - Short Clifford videos. Click on "See and Hear." Grades K-2.
- Berenstain Bears Games and Songs - Great activities for young children including word games, songs and puzzles. Grades K-2.
- Spanish 4 Teachers - Reading Spanish teaching resources.
- Discover Science Simulations Science content from Houghton Mifflin Science Series.
- Science Vocabulary - Effective strategies for teaching science vocabulary.
- AAAMatematicas - Math content taught in Spanish - videos available across content.
- MathTV - Math content taught in English and Spanish - videos available for all Math content.
- Math sentences - language functions and Math sentences.
Sites for Grades 3-5
- MadLibs - Advanced Beginners in Grades 3-5
- KidsKnowit Network - Learning videos for students is grades 3-6.
- Reading is Fundemental - Look at the writing activities for students in Grades 2-5.
- Grammar Gorillas - Advanced Beginners in Grades 3-5
- Stories for Kids - Advanced Beginners in Grades 3-5
- BrainPop Jr - This site has videos, quizzes, and other activities all many subjects. PreK-3
- BrainPop ESL - This site has videos, quizzes, and other activities focuses on reading, writing, vocabulary building, grammar and pronunciation. Early and Intermediate ELLs
- Bookhive.com - This site has multicultural children's stories told by famous storytellers. Be sure to click on "Listen to a story." For Grades 2-5
- Songs for Kids - Grammar songs for students in Grades 2-5.
- Postcards from Buster - See Buster for adventures from various places in the U.S. Each city has video, audio, map skills and games. Grades 3-5.*
- Arthur - Games from Arthur. Grades 2-5.
- Captain Underpants - Make a comic. Grades 2-4
- Scholastic - A program for kids to make flashcards. Grades 3-8.
- Literactive - This site has great oral stories and games for grades 1-12.
- The Story Starter, Jr. - Select a story starter for students in grades 4-12.
- Tumblebook Library - Online stories read from the Los Angeles Public Library. All grades.
- Poetry - Gives examples of different types of Poetry.
- Songs and Rhymes- Songs for students in all grades.
- Songs for ELLs with words.* - Grades 3-12.
- FunBrain reading - Intermediate students in grades 5-8.
- Spanish 4 Teachers - Reading Spanish teaching resources.
- Zoom - Games, activities and science experiments from the TV Show Zoom. Grades 4-6.
- U.S. Symbols - U.S. Government information from Ben's Guide. Grades 3-5.
- Social Studies Vocabulary Games - Vocabulary from U.S. government. Grades 3-5.
- Science Vocabulary - Effective strategies for teaching science vocabulary.
- AAAMatematicas - Math content taught in Spanish - videos available across content.
- MathTV - Math content taught in English and Spanish - videos available for all Math content.
- Math sentences - language functions and Math sentences.
Sites for Grades 4-8
- Listening Activities - Designed for older students but pronunciation and listening activities could be used for students grades 4 and up.*
- iKnowthat - This link takes you to map and social studies activities for grades 5-12.
- BrainPop -This site has videos, quizzes, and other activities all many subjects. Grades 5-8. Grades 3-8. *
- Multicultural Stories - Stories from around the world by Nick Jr. Grades 3-8
- Brainteasers, Puzzles and Riddles - Kids' page from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Grades 5-8
- Translation Site - Students can bookmark this site to translate words from English to their native language. Grades 3-12.
- Interactive games and activities - Social Studies Games from Ben's Guide to the U.S Government. Grades 5-8.
- Audio Comprehension - An audio concentration game for Grades 4-12.*
- Homophone game - Match homophones in this concentration game.* Grades 4-8.
- Spanish 4 Teachers - Reading Spanish teaching resources.
- Vocabulary - Vocabulary games - From Interesting Things For ESL Students, aa collection of vocabulary games for Grades 6-12.
- WordBuilder - Great site for phonics practice. Grades 4-12
- Science Vocabulary - Effective strategies for teaching science vocabulary.
- AAAMatematicas - Math content taught in Spanish - videos available across content.
- MathTV - Math content taught in English and Spanish - videos available for all Math content.
- Math sentences - language functions and Math sentences.
- http://www.colorincolorado.org/families/
- http://www.latinamericancoalition.org/
- Dolch Sight Word List
- Charlotte Mecklenburg Library