2007
Kids' Lab Reading Workout
by knannGreat site for grades 1, 2, 3 for reading. Click the dropdown button to select the grade level.
AOL@SCHOOL Jr.: For Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade -
by knannAOL@SCHOOL
Useful directory of links to activities for all subject areas.
2006
Literacy Center Education Network™
by knann & 1 otherEarly literacy activities focusing on letters, shapes, simple words, and use of the keyboard. Very easy for young students to use independently.
GameGoo - Literacy Games
by knannGreat set of games for beginner, intermediate, and advanced. Appropriate for multiage 1-2. Activities range from phonemic awareness to vocabulary development (synonyms)
BookPALS Storyline Online
by knann (via)Screen actors guild members read books aloud via streaming video. Includes activities and lesson ideas.
View in full screen. Combine video of the actor/actress reading and the actual pages from the book.
2005
Chicken Stacker
by knannGame for each of the short vowels.Click the egg showing the target vowel sound. Click 5 to win!
Fruity Phonemes
by knannGrade 1 vowel phonemes: oa, ee, oo, ie
Click New Word then Click the EAR to hear the word. Choose the Fruity Vowel and hear it go splat
Seaside Sandcastles
by knannA beginning CVC spelling resource, changing one letter at a time by dragging off one flag and putting another back
Airport X-Ray
by knann (via)A high frequency word reading game dealing with all 170-odd words for Grades 1 & 2. Click "Next Bag" to move the suitcase into the X-ray machine. Drag the sliders on the X-ray machine back and forth until you figure out the word. Click each speaker and listen until you hear the correct word. Click the check mark/
GameGoo - Learning that Sticks!
by knannVarious learning games at 3 levels. Includes sound awareness up to matching opposites. From the makers or Earobics.
Q-Bee and Friends
by knannGames for children up tp 7years old. Word and letter, shape and color, and number games. Simple repetitive format.
Fairty Tale Unit: Reading and Writing
by knannThis activity pack introduces pupils to two traditional fairy tales, Jack and the Beanstalk and The Gingerbread Man. Pupils read through the stories with the teacher and then complete a series of activities that describe characters, sequence events and discuss what is needed for good beginnings, middles and endings when writing stories.
Rhyming Unit
by knannThis resource pack aims to introduce pupils to rhyming patterns using familiar poems and rhymes. This is a whole class activity using a projector.
The CVC Machine
by knannThis is great game for cvc word recognition. May need teacher assistance to get started.
Games for Numeracy and Literacy
by knannVery nice early elementary school games for literacy and math. Most games require minimal instruction.
Look, Cover, Write, Check
by knannUse the easy buttons for basic site words or type your own words to practice your spelling words. Requires teacher direction to start, Requires keyboard typing.
Dinosaur Words
by knannListen to the voice and choose the egg that shows that word. If you get it wrong you miss out on getting a leaf, so get it right first time!
blending_dragon
by knannThis is a mesmerizing and calming game for identification of real vs fake words using varies vowel patterns.
BBC - Words and Pictures - Sand Castle Quiz
by knannChoose a phoneme. A word containing a gap will appear in the sand. Listen to Colin the Clam say the complete word then click on the sandpie with the right spelling for the missing phoneme. Has print feature.Choose Full Screen mode
Write a Postcard
by knannFirst choose a postcard. Each postcard features a different vowel phoneme. Sentences appear one by one. Great Activity with audio. Choose Full Screen Mode.