My Thanksgiving

I enjoyed spending this Thanksgiving with my family. Of course school was a topic of conversation, not just for me but also for my 4th grade cousin Lily, who was super excited to show me her school's website, which included a picture and letter from her teacher, as well as all the other teachers in the school. It further proved to me how helpful a blog or website can be in reaching out to parents and students alike.

Lily was also excited to visit a link that can be found on her school's webpage;
www.funbrain.com, which is an educational site with games that help kids learn all sorts of things. I'm super impressed that these teachers, through the use of websites, are able get kids interested in learning even during holidays and weekend. =)

Lily's teacher had a huge list of fun academic sites that kids can visit. I'll share the list:

SOCIAL STUDIES WEBSITES

Geography: http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-games/index.php

Maps and Map Skills: http://www.cdli.ca/CITE/maps.htm

Map Skills: http://www.quia.com/quiz/126576.html

Continents: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/continents/

General Information: www.enchantedlearning.com

World Atlas: http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/imageg.htm

SCIENCE WEBSITES

The Solar System: http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm

Solar System Exploration: http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/kids/index.cfm

Planets: http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/samoset/psgk3ex.htm

The Planets: http://kids.nineplanets.org/

Astronomy: http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=1080

Astronomy for Kids: http://www.frontiernet.net/~kidpower/astronomy.html

Magic School Game: http://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/games/space/index.asp

READING/LANGUAGE ARTS WEBSITES

Various Skills: http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_4th_lang.htm#elements

Poems and Poets! http://volweb.utk.eu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/lesson2.htm

http://www.kidsreads.com/

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/flashlightreaders/K_landingPage.asp

http://www.funbrain.com/grammar/index.html

http://www.eduplace.com/tales/

MATH WEBSITES

Math Games: http://www.funbrain.com/

Place Value: http://www.gamequarium.com/placevalue.html

Addition/Subtraction: http://www.funbrain.com/math/index.html

Algebra Practice: http://www.funbrain.com/algebra/index.html

Time: http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/math-time.html

Telling Time: http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/preview/harcourt_math/tellingtime_splash2.html

Multiplication: http://www.multiplication.com/

JUST FOR FUN!

Practice Typing! www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/

Like I said.. pretty impressive!