STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES – USEFUL INTERNET SITES



STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES – USEFUL INTERNET SITES (Draft)

Category 1:           High Incidence/Differentiated Learning/Literacy and Numeracy Strategies

Category 2:           Safety/Behaviour/Mental Health/Social Cognition 

Category 3:           Low Incidence Students/Syndromes/Neurological Disabilities

Category 4:           Language and Communication/Technology

Category 5:           Assessment/Other/SET-BC Favourites

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Category 1:

|High |Name |Internet Address |Audience | Description |

|Incidence | | | | |

| |Learn Now BC |learnnow.bc.ca |Educators ESL, |select ‘educator’ and the ‘young learning |

| | | |Learn @Home |centre’ for animated book, math, science, and |

| | | | |time lesson |

| |Teacher Vision | | |printable lesson plans and activities – a |

| | | | |variety of topics and age levels |

| | | | |tuxtyping & tuxpaint & tuxmath teaching games|

| | | | |create your own maze, math,work puzzles |

| | | | |word and jigsaw puzzles |

| | | | |Games at a variety of levels and topics, go to|

| | | | |‘preschool’ ABC games for the haunted letter |

| | | | |search |

| |Discovery Education  |  |a puzzle generation tool to create and print |

| | |/ | |customized word search, criss-cross, math |

| | | | |puzzles, using your own word lists. |

| |Kidzone | |Teachers EAs |free printable activity worksheets |

| | | | | |

|Differentiated |Name |Internet Address |Audience |Description |

|Learning | | | | |

| |Schoolhouse | |Teachers EAs |Printable Worksheets, Activities, and Tests |

| |Technologies | | |for the Differentiated Classroom |

| |National Library of | |Teachers EAs |A digital library containing Java applets and |

| |Virtual Manipulatives | |Parents |activities for K-12 mathematics.  Fabulous for|

| | | | |smartboards. |

| |Best on the Web for |, Students|This site offers lessons, online activities |

| |Gifted |tm |Parents |and resources for gifted students K – 12 |

| |Differentiating |, parents |Ideas on how to differentiate curriculum using|

| |Instruction - One Size | |students    |surveys, quizzes for students to learn more |

| |Doesn't Fit All | | |about their preferred learning style to |

| | | | |powerpoints and lesson plans for teachers to |

| | | | |show their class on critical thinking.  |

| |Webspiration    | |Teachers, parents |Free online program that combines the power of|

| | | |students    |visual thinking and outlining to enhance |

| | | | |thinking, learning and collaboration.  |

| | | | |Students can create concepts maps mind maps, |

| | | | |idea webs and other visual thinking models.  |

| |Hoagies' Gifted |             |Teachers, parents |Gifted resources is located at this website. |

| |Education          |     |students    |Recommended for parents - explains what a |

| | | | |gifted profile is, offers forums for parents |

| | | | |to talk with each other as well as how to |

| | | | |nurture the needs of gifted students. |

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|Literacy Strategies |Name |Internet Address |Audience |Description |

| |ABCs, early literacy | |Teachers EAs |Early literacy |

| | | |Parents | |

| |Tumblebooks | |Teachers EAs | (Winnipeg Public Library) Select "Kids and |

| | | |Parents |Parents" and the link to the tumble book |

| | | | |website will appear. |

| |Abracadabra | |Teachers EAs |Free interactive/on-line stories for young |

| | | |Parents |students |

| |Tux 4 Kids | | |tuxtyping & tuxpaint & tuxmath teaching games|

| | | | |that can be downloaded |

| |Reading A-Z | |Teachers EAs |Leveled readers that can be downloaded or read|

| | | |Parents |on-line. Good for very early readers |

| |Primary Interactive | crickweb.co.uk/ |Teachers EAs |Free interactive resources for children from |

| |Resources | |Parents |preschool to age 11 |

| | | | | |

| | | | | |

|Numeracy Strategies |Name |Internet Address |Audience |Description |

| |Primary Interactive | crickweb.co.uk/ |Teachers EAs |Free interactive resources for children from |

| |Resources | |Parents |preschool to age 11 |

| |National Library of | |Teachers EAs |A digital library containing Java applets and |

| |Virtual Manipulatives | |Parents |activities for K-12 mathematics.  Fabulous for|

| | | | |smartboards. |

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Category 2: Safety/Behaviour/Mental Health/Social Cognition

|Social Cognition |Name |Internet Address |Audience |Description |

| |Social Thinking | |Teachers Parents |Theory/ideas for teaching social thinking |

| |(Michelle Garcia Winner)| | |as a foundation for developing social |

| | | | |skills. Autism and related social |

| | | | |challenges. |

| |Social Thinking at |what-is-social-th|Teachers Parents |M.G. Winner talks about how to teach |

| |school |inking/-social-thinking-at-school | |children to think socially. |

| |Tinsnips | |Teachers Parents |Tinsnips- social skills teaching tools, |

| | | | |techniques, worksheets, and activities ASD |

| | | | |and related developmental disabilities. |

| |Let’s Face It | Students |Free on-line interactive program designed |

| | |index.php |Parents |by UVIC to teach face processing skills to |

| | | | |children with autism. |

| | | | | |

|Safety |Name |Internet Address |Audience |Description |

| Internet Safety |Net Smartz Workshop | |Teachers students |Internet safety/Cyberbullying. It has |

| | | |parents |sections for Parents, Educators, |

| | | | |Students.   It has lots of information and |

| | | | |is interactive with games and videos.     |

| |Always on? Always aware!|cyberbullying.ca |Teachers students |Shows what can be done about |

| | | |parents |cyberbullying and creates awareness for |

| | | | |people. |

| |Wired Safety | |Teachers students |Information and resources on internet |

| | | |parents |safety and cyberbullying      |

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|Behaviour |Name |Internet Address |Audience |Description |

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|Mental Health |Name |Internet Address |Audience |Description |

| |NAMI (National Alliance | |Parents Counsellors |Largest advocacy group in the world for |

| |for the Mentally Ill) | | |people with mental illnesses and their |

| | | | |families |

| |Canadian Mental Health |cmha.ca |Parents Counsellors |Information on psychiatric problems and on |

| |Association | | |resources useful for families |

| |Feelings |, teens, |Paper masks you can cut out to role play |

| | |.pdf |parents, teachers, |feelings |

| | | |EA | |

| |Self-Injury and Cutting:| Counsellors |Information on self-injurious behaviour. |

| |Information for Friends |injury_and_cutting-info_for_families.doc| | |

| |and Loved Ones | | | |

|Health |Growing Up |, teens, |Kids health issues, sexuality, drugs, body |

| | |l |parents, teachers, |image. Built in screen reader for |

| | | |EA |challenged readers |

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Category 3: Low Incidence Students/Syndromes/Neurological Disabilities

|Low Incidence |Name |Internet Address |Audience |Description |

| |Do2Learn | |Parents, Teachers |‘songs & games’: emotions, time sequencing |

| | | | |or select ‘disabilities’: teacher toolbox |

| | | |Teachers, EAs, |(must register to obtain access) search |

| | | |Parents, |‘idea book’ for books that have boardmaker |

| | | |SLPs          |pictures |

| | |bcps.k12.md.us/boardmaker | |select ‘adapted library’ for stories and |

| | | | |accompanying boardmaker pictures |

| |Enchanted |  |Curriculum material online |

| |Learning         |ml | | |

| |Discovery Education  |  |a puzzle generation tool to create and |

| | |m/ | |print customized word search, criss-cross, |

| | | | |math puzzles, using your own word lists. |

| |Sandbox Learning | |Teachers EAs SLPs |Success stories are customized social and |

| | | | |daily living skills stories. Lots of free |

| | | | |samples. |

| |Primary Interactive |crickweb.co.uk/ |Teachers EAs Parents|Free interactive resources for children |

| |Resources | | |from preschool to age 11 |

| |Online jigsaw puzzles |online-jigsaw-puzzle/ |Teachers, Students |A huge variety of digital puzzles.  Great |

| | | |and Parents |for students with good spatial abilities |

| |Starfall focuses on |  |Teachers, Students |Click on "All About Me." Fun, interactive |

| |life skills. | |and Parents |site that has students identify body parts,|

| | | | |items in rooms etc |

| |Kidzone | |Teachers EAs |free printable activity worksheets in |

| | | | |grades pp to 5 |

| | | | | |

|Syndromes |Name |Internet Address |Audience |Description |

|Down Syndrome | | | | |

| |Prep program for Down | EAs SLPs |Helpful info when integrating students with|

| |Syndrome |s.php | |DS |

| |Down Syndrome | |Parents, Teachers |Printable materials (clear print and |

| |Foundation of Orange | | |photos) for teaching early reading and |

| |County | | |numeracy to k-early primary-sight word |

| | | | |approach-no cost registration required. |

| |Literacy for students | | |activities for Down Syndrome kids |

| |with DS | | | |

| |DS Online Number | EAS |Teaching math to students with DS ages 0 – |

| |skills and Math |number/ | |16 years |

| |DS Online– Language | EAS |Teaching language & communication to |

| |Acquisition |language/overview/ | |students with DS |

| |DS online– Reading and | EAS |Teaching reading and writing to students |

| |Writing |reading/overview/ | |with DS |

|FASD |Fetal Alcohol Services | |Parents, Teachers, |Lots of info on FASD in brochure pdf format|

| |of Alaska | |counsellors | |

| |Provincial Outreach | |Parents, Teachers, |current research, ideas, strategies, |

| |Program for FASD | |counsellors |training and resources in order to build |

| | | | |capacity in school districts |

| |Teaching Students with | |Parents, Teachers, |Provides teachers with a clear |

| |FASD | |counsellors |understanding of the needs of students with|

| | | | |FASD |

| |FASD Tool Kit for |, Teachers, |Resource to help people working with |

| |Aboriginal Families |.pdf |counsellors |children, youth, adults and families |

| | | | |affected by FASD. |

|Autism | | |Parents, Teachers, | |

| | | |counsellors | |

| |Interventions and | |Excellent articles by Susan Stokes - |

| |Strategies for Success | | |Interventions and |

| | | | |Strategies for Success |

| |Let’s Face It | Students |Free on-line interactive program designed |

| | |ndex.php |Parents |by UVIC to teach face processing skills to |

| | | | |children with autism. |

| |Autism Awareness Centre| |Parents, Teachers, |Site has lots of info and great links to |

| | | |counsellors |info on ASD |

| |Asperger Syndrome |, Teachers, |Extensive handout provides basic |

| |Information for |er_syndrome-for_families.doc |counsellors |information for parents about Asperger’s |

| |Families | | |Syndrome. |

|Neurological Disorders |Name |Internet Address |Audience |Description |

| |ADHD and ADD: Guide for|, Teachers, |Handout provides information and strategies|

| |Families |or_families.doc |counsellors |about ADHD and ADD to families. |

| |Non-Verbal Learning |, Teachers, |Handout provides information and strategies|

| |Disability: Guidelines |rbal_ld-school_recommendations.doc |counsellors |about Non-verbal Learning disability to |

| |for Teachers | | |educators |

| |Tourette Syndrome and |, Teachers, |Handout provides information and strategies|

| |Tic Disorders: |te_and_tic_disorders-guide_for_families.d|counsellors |about Tourette Syndrome to educators |

| |Guide for Families |oc | | |

Category 4: Language and Communication/Technology

|Language |Name |Internet Address |Audience |Description |

| |The Listening Room | |Teachers Parents |Weekly free printable language |

| | | | |development activities for preschool |

| | | | |and primary students. Colourful and |

| | | | |fun games! |

| |Speaking of Speech | |Teachers Parents |A forum with materials for |

| | | |EAs |articulation, social skills, IEP goal |

| | | | |bank, web links |

| |A Kid’s Heart | |Teachers Parents |Free online games and theme activities|

| | | |EAs |for primary and preschool children; |

| | | | |printable resources as well links to |

| | | | |sites for teachers |

| |Visual On-line | |Teachers Parents |Covers 15 themes from astronomy to |

| |dictionary | |EAs |sports and games |

| | | | | |

|Technology |Name |Internet Address |Audience |Description |

| |Read Please | |Students Teachers |Free downloadable screen reader |

| | | |EAs | |

| |EduApps My Study | |Students Teachers |Free and easy to install – MyStudyBar |

| |Bar | |EAs |provides comprehensive learning |

| | | | |support as a screen reader, accessible|

| | | | |screen options, mind mapping, word |

| | | | |prediction, talking dictionary, |

| | | | |text-to-speech, voice recognition |

|See below for SET-BC | | | | |

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|Computer Games |Name |Internet Address |Audience |Description |

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|Freeware |Name |Internet Address |Audience |Description |

| |Hiyah freeware | |Teachers parents |Very simple programs are completely |

| | | |EAs |free and easily installed / |

| | | | |uninstalled |

| |EduApps My Study | |Students Teachers |MyStudyBar provides learning support|

| |Bar | |EAs |as a screen reader, accessible screen |

| | | | |options, mind mapping, word |

| | | | |prediction, talking dictionary, |

| | | | |text-to-speech, voice recognition |

| |Online jigsaw puzzles |online-jigsaw-puzzle/ |Teachers, Students|A huge variety of digital puzzles.  |

| | | |and Parents |Great for students with good spatial |

| | | | |abilities |

Category 5: Assessment/Other

|Assessment |Name |Internet Address |Audience |Description |

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|Sensory |Name |Internet Address |Audience |Description |

| |Sensory Issues | EAs |Links to many useful sites |

| | |ory-issues.html | | |

| |Sensory Processing | EAs |Handout for educators to understand |

| |Disorders: |essing-school_recommendations-strategies.doc | |sensory challenges in children –full |

| |Guidelines for Teachers | | |of strategies |

|Below are lists of free online resources. |

|Switch Resources |Description and URL |

|SET-BC COLLECTION | |

|[pic] | offers a wealth of engaging activities for switch |

| |users.  The website says that it is a resource of fun ideas and |

| |'assistive technology' aimed at moderate to severely |

| |learning/physically disabled people of all ages. |

| [pic] |Papunet  Online switch accessible activities--puzzles, drawing, |

| |stories, memory, dominoes, word and mouse skills. |

|  | HelpKidzLearn is a site that offers free software and online |

|[pic] |activities, including activities designed to build switch |

| |skills. There is a wide variety of games and activities that can|

| |be used to engage students of all ages.  Check out the new Mouse|

| |Movement activity. |

|  | Priory Woods is a special education school in Middlesbrough, |

|[pic] |England that serves students of all ages. It provides education |

| |for students with severe learning and profound and multiple |

| |needs. The site has over 150 free programs for switch, |

| |touchscreen and pointing devices.  The videos are engaging and |

| |motivating. |

| |

|Early Learning |Description and URL |

|[pic] |do2Learn  provides interactive songs and games. Topics covered |

| |include emotions, street safety, sequencing, creating a room, |

| |number, word and color concepts. There are free downloadable low|

| |tech materials available on this site. |

|[pic] |Hiyah  The high quality activities available here are easy to |

| |install.   The programs are designed to be activated by a single|

| |key on the computer.  Subject areas range from early numeracy |

| |and literacy to desensitizing dental visits. |

|[pic] | Knee Bouncers  was developed because of a perceived lack of |

| |games and activities for small children.  The games and |

| |activities are cause and effect. |

|[pic] |Poison Rouge contains numerous engaging and high quality early |

| |learning activities intended for pre-schoolers.  |

| |French spoken here. |

|[pic] |kindersay is a free online video website designed to help |

| |preschool learners and ESL children learn English words.  Over |

| |500 online activities are available in a special Word Show |

| |format. |

|[pic] |Sebran's ABC is a suite of early learning activities to develop |

| |literacy and numeracy skills.  This is a program that must be |

| |downloaded and installed on your PC computer.  French spoken |

| |here.  (The activities may be played in multiple languages, |

| |including Frency.  It is easy to switch between languages.) |

|Art and Multimedia |Description and URL |

|[pic]  |KerPoof Studio "Kerpoof's multimedia software is used by kids |

| |worldwide to create original artwork, animated movies, stories, |

| |greeting cards and more. The site is meant to be fun, but we're |

| |serious about its educational value. Elementary and middle |

| |school teachers can use Kerpoof in many ways to enhance |

| |classroom activities while meeting a range of educational |

| |standards." |

| [pic] | myoats is an online application with a set of tools that anyone|

| |can use to create striking visual images.  Artwork created with |

| |myoats is shared in an online gallery.  |

|Literacy - Primary |Description and URL |

|[pic] |Browser Books  offers books created by first grade authors that |

| |allow other beginning readers to read their books in their web |

| |browser.  Readers click on words that they are unsure of to hear|

| |them spoken.   The books have been sorted by level and subject. |

|[pic] |Literacy - Literacy offers online |

| |activities that support learning to make upper and lower case |

| |letters, shapes, words, numbers and more  Activities are |

| |available in English, French, German and Spanish.  |

|[pic] |Literactive is a site that provides online reading materials for|

| |pre-school to Grade 1 students.  All the readers are levelled.  |

| |There are phonics activities numerous supplemental reading |

| |materials.  You need to register to enjoy all the free material |

| |on this site, but registration is free. |

|[pic] |Speakaboos brings classic children's entertainment into a |

| |digital world. Beloved characters and treasured stories are |

| |given new life through amazing celebrity performances, beautiful|

| |illustrations, and original music. At Speakaboos, children |

| |develop literacy skills while learning about technology in a |

| |safe and fun environment. |

|[pic] |Sight Words Buddy is a program that can be downloaded and |

| |installed on a Windows computer for use off line.  The activity |

| |is a simple game that drills Dolch words, from pre-primer |

| |through third grade. |

| [pic] |Starfall is a rich site for early learners.  The focus is on |

| |literacy, but there are numerous activities available to help |

| |develop other basic skills.  |

|[pic] | Tumble Books is a paid service that offers "e-books for |

| |e-kids".  Subscriptions are often purchased by public libraries |

| |and made available through the library free of charge. |

|[pic] |The Most Commonly Used Words is a program that may be downloaded|

| |and installed on any Windows computer.  |

|Literacy - Intermediate/Secondary |Description and URL |

|[pic]  |CliffsNotes offers literature guides for middle school and |

| |secondary learners, with an extensive collection of study aids. |

| |These include book summaries (available in print or audio |

| |formats), chapter summaries, plot and character analyses, author|

| |biographies, and more.  CliffsNotes provides guides for other |

| |subject areas as well. |

|[pic] |sparknotes offers literature guides for middle school and |

| |secondary learners, with an extensive collection of study aids. |

| |These include plot overview, chapter summaries and analyses, |

| |explanations of important quotations, and more.  sparknotes |

| |provides guides for other subject areas as well. |

|[pic] |WikiSummaries offers book summaries that are available to middle|

| |school and secondary learners.  The wiki welcomes summaries from|

| |anyone, so this offers the opportunity for learners to make a |

| |meaningful contribution |

| [pic] |ManyThings is a site for ESL and FSL students.  It has a variety|

| |of quizzes and games, speaking, vocabulary, grammar, listening, |

| |reading, singing and many other activities to explore and engage|

| |learners. |

|[pic] |AudioOwl offers audio versions of many books that are in the |

| |public domain.  Books may be downloaded in mp3, iPod and iTunes |

| |formats.  AudioOwl's books originate with LibriVox, where the |

| |books are recorded by volunteer readers.  |

|[pic]  |PicLits is a creative writing site that matches beautiful images|

| |with carefully selected keywords in order to inspire you. The |

| |object is to put the right words in the right place and the |

| |right order to capture the essence, story, and meaning of the |

| |picture. |

|[pic]  |Simple English Wikipedia is Wikipedia with easy words and |

| |shorter sentences.  The Simple English Wikipedia is for |

| |everyone!  That includes children and adults who are learning |

| |English. |

|[pic] |Literacy Zone from Woodlands Junior School offers numerous |

| |activities to support intermediate literacy development, along |

| |with early literacy activities. |

|Math |Desription and URL |

|[pic] |Math Playground is an action packed math site for elementary and|

| |middle school students featuring math games, math word problems,|

| |math worksheets, logic puzzles, and math videos.  |

|[pic] |Multimedia Math Glossary This is an interactive glossary of |

| |elementary math terms that have been organized into six levels, |

| |or “volumes”.  Terms are defined and illustrated.  Each |

| |definition may be read aloud in a clear human voice simply by |

| |clicking on an audio icon.  When a definition contains another |

| |mathematical term, it is linked to the definition of that term. |

| |  |

|[pic] |Brightstorm Math  Site claims to be 'Your Free 24/7 Math |

| |Solution' with over 1800 online videos by top notch math |

| |teachers. Covers every math topic: Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra |

| |2, Precalculus and Trigonometry (Calculus coming soon). There |

| |are quick, clear explanations of concepts and homework problems |

|[pic]  |National Library of Math Manipulatives  is a library of |

| | of uniquely interactive, web-based virtual manipulatives or |

| |concept tutorials for mathematics instruction (K-12 emphasis).  |

|[pic]  |2+2 Mathematics for Children  Program that downloads and |

| |installs on the computer to offer primary and intermediate math |

| |activities. |

|[pic]  |WebMATH is a math-help web site that generates answers to |

| |specific math questions and problems, as entered by a user, at |

| |any particular moment. The math answers are generated and |

| |displayed real-time, at the moment a web user types in their |

| |math problem and clicks "solve." In addition to the answers, |

| |Webmath also shows the student how to arrive at the answer.  |

|[pic] |algebasics offers systematic algebra instruction, where the |

| |learner is in control of the pace of the lesson and always has |

| |the option of going over challenging points again.  Lessons are |

| |presented and illustrated simply and clearly. |

|[pic] |MathTV is a growing set of instructional videos that present |

| |concepts in basic mathematics, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, |

| |and calculus.  Instruction is by math teachers with effective |

| |and approachable communication styles. |

|  |  |

|Science |Description and URL |

|[pic] |Peep and the Big Wide World is a site designed to engage early |

| |learners in a comprehensive science program.  Activities and |

| |games are anchored in a daily video about a newly hatched chick |

| |named Peep and his adventures in the “big wide world”. |

|[pic] |kapili is an extensive illustrated set of science |

| |sites--CHEM4KIDS, BIOLOGY4KIDS, GEOGRAPHY4KIDS, COSMOS4KIDS, |

| |PHYSICS4KIDS. There's also a math site called .  |

| |These present information in an accessible and well organized |

| |manner.  Text-to-speech via CLiCk,Speak in Firefox works well |

| |here |

|[pic]  |Science Up Close is an interactive science resource that |

| |supports a UDL approach in the elementary/primary school |

| |classroom.  Information is available visually, auditorily, and |

| |as printed text. Keyboard commands are available for learners |

| |who cannot use a mouse.  |

|[pic]  |Windows to the Universe presents the same content at the |

| |beginner, intermediate and advanced levels.   It discusses |

| |topics about the our planet, the solar system, and the |

| |universe.  |

|Social Studies |Description and URL |

|[pic]  |National Geographic Explorer This site is an online news |

| |magazine.  It offers a picture bank that is available for |

| |download, for upper elementary and middle school.   |

| [pic] |ARKive could be listed under Science or Socials. It is billed as|

| |"...a free multi-media educational resource with downloadable, |

| |ready to use audio-visual modules on a wide range of science and|

| |environmental based topics."  Resources are organized under |

| |three main headings--science, geography, and other. |

|Multiple Subjects |Description and URL |

|[pic] |2Learn.ca  is a Canadian site that houses an extensive library |

| |of resources and links to interactives for learners--covering |

| |all subjects for all ages. French spoken here (Pour Apprendre)  |

|[pic] |Bailey’s, Millie’s and Sammy’s  These are fun, interactive and |

| |engaging activities to support learning in language arts, math, |

| |science and time/place.  It is a fun filled site for primary |

| |learners. |

|  |CurriculumSET  is a collection of resources that have been |

|[pic] |created by educators working with students who use assistive |

|  |technology.  It is a searchable data base of activities for use |

| |in Clicker 5, Classroom Suite, Boardmaker, etc.  The resources |

| |are based on the ten areas of the curriculum as set out by the |

| |BC Ministry of Education.  |

|  |Crickweb  The authors say that there are 190 free to use |

|[pic] |educational interactive resources for Primary Schools.  30 free |

|  |to use fun games for kids aged 4-11.  120 plus links to free |

| |interactive, image and software resources.French spoken here. |

|[pic] |books can be read silently or aloud online.  They can also be |

| |downloaded as PowerPoint files that work well with PowerTalk, |

| |the free text-to-speech plugin for PowerPoint. French spoken |

| |here. |

|[pic] |HippoCampus offers multimedia lessons and course materials to |

| |help with homework and study for secondary and college |

| |learners.  Material is available for most subject areas.    |

|[pic] |Internet4Classrooms contains an extensive catalog of links to |

| |websites that support learning in all subject areas and at all |

| |levels. The activities give learners opportunity to practice |

| |recognizing and using the 400 most commonly used English words. |

|[pic] |readwritethink "A World of Educational Materials at Your |

| |Fingertips".  This site contains a wealth interactive resources |

| |for the K-12 classroom.  You can search for material based on |

| |keyword and grade level. Free browser plug-ins are available to |

| |provide high-quality, interactive resources for the K–12 |

| |classroom--from the Technical Support page. |

|[pic] |Funbrain websites contains a variety of engaging 'edu-taining' |

| |activities covering areas of math, language arts, social |

| |studies, and science.  Grades K-8. |

|[pic] |Dance Mat Typing from BBC Schools offers systematic keyboard |

| |instruction and practice.  The lessons are zany, but engaging.  |

  Websites to Support Curriculum – Provided by Catherine Brunt

English Language Arts/Literacy

• Learn BC – Edmark Software

• Starfall

• Down Syndrome Foundation of Orange County (it’s free if you register) Download early literacy and numeracy activities

• Literactive (it’s free if you register)

• Literacy Center

• Childtopia – Try listening and reading comprehension

• Childsplay (online or download)

• Woodlands Junior School – Try Literacy Zone

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• Priory Woods

• Storyline Online

• Silly Books

• Robert Munsch

• Tarheel Readers

• Storynory Fairytale Archives

• Browser Books

• Tumblebooks (not free)

• Book Flix: (not free)

• Sqool Tube

Literacy/ Early Learning Downloads

• Most Common Little Words

• Sebran

• Sight Word Buddy

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• A-Z Readers (free samples, more if you pay)

Typing Programs

• Tux Typing free downloadable typing program

• Dance Mat Typing form BBC Schools (Online)

• Peter’s Online Typing Course -

• Rapid Typing

Children’s Web Browser

• Zac Browser- for young students with autism

Math Resources

• National Library of Virtual Manipulatives

• Telling Time

• Math Playground

• MathFROG

• Fun Brain

• Arithmetic Activities

• ICT Games

• Create a Graph

• Basic Math videos

• Worksheet Generator

• Printable Skills Workbooks

Science Resources

• Science NetLinks

• Harcourt School

• BBC Interactive Science Tools

• Enchanted Learning

• The Big Blue Bus

• Elementary Science Topics

• National Geographic Kids

• How Stuff Works

• Discovery Education Lesson Plans

• Dynamic Periodic Table

Social Studies Resources

• National Geographic Kids

• About Canada

• Maps! Including Interactive maps

• Virtual Museum of Canada

• Aboriginal Studies

Graphics and Sounds

• Google Images google.ca Click on ‘Images’ link, search by name

• Discovery Education School Clipart

• Free Clipart for Kids

• Pics For Learning

• Do2 Learn Free Pictures

• DK Clipart

• Animal Sound Effects

• JungleWalk Animal Sounds

• People Sounds

• WavSource sound effects

Following sites provided by: Paula McAfee-Kuffler

Freeware:

- online videos for all learners for all subjects

- text to speech software

- helps you enter text and analyzes what you type

- online encyclopedia

- text to speech plug in for Microsoft Word

 

Good educational websites for parents and kids

- a school website with over 33,000 pages of information and includes activities to support learners of all ages

 

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