National Geographic Kids
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
Animals, Games, Videos, Stories, Activites, People and Places. A GREAT site for Elementary Students
Tumblebooks
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Over Spring Break...take a "tumble" with Tumblebooks!
TumbleBook Library is an online collection of animated,
talking picture books which teaches young children the joys of reading in
a format they'll love. Thanks to the LY/PR PTA, Lyon students are able to
access this library from their home computers (or their grandparents,
neighbors, cousins, aunts, uncles, and babysitters!).
Simply go to the link from the Lyon Webpage > Lyon Students > Subscription
Sites or directly by http://www.tumblebooks.com/ and click the Tumblebooks
Library e-books for e-kids link. There are hundreds of audio books, tumble readables, story
books, and fun and games, too!
Happy Tumbling!
Keyboarding
Keyboarding is a skill that students will need as they progress along in
school. Learning to operate the alphabetic keys and commonly used
punctuation marks is the most important part of keyboarding at the early
elementary school level. As an at home supplement to
keyboarding, here is a link to a page of keyboarding lessons and games for
practice.
http://ly.glenview34.org/teachers/murdach/keyboarding/home.htm
Keeping up with the Internet
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Keep up with the Internet
How do parents and children keep up with new technologies and the
opportunities they provide for fun and learning?
Whether you have Internet access from home, libraries and librarians are
always there to help. Almost all libraries also offer free Internet access
for adults and children.
A great starting point is the American Library Association’s “Great Web
Sites for Kids” www.ala.org/greatsites . These sites are fun to visit
and many of them are educational. They are easy to navigate, have clearly
identified authoring sources, and make effective use of the Internet to
create unique, interactive experiences.
Environmental sites
Environmental Sites for Kids
Explore your world for tips on Recycling. Included are activities that are environmentally friendly. Site created for kids by a PBS affiliate.
Visit The Environmental Kids Club
Environmental Education for Kids
Provided by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Climate Change for Kids Helps children understand climate and weather
Tech for "Tots"
This week’s Click of the Mouse is a great resource for parents/caregivers!
Check out
http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/tech/tech215.shtml
The National Association for the Education of Young Children advises that computers be used to supplement — not replace — such highly valued early childhood activities and materials as art, blocks, sand, water, books, exploration with writing materials, and dramatic play.
What can parents and educators do to build computer skills while ensuring that young child don’t get too much “tech time?” Learn what early childhood experts say is appropriate technology use for children and discover six ways to use technology wisely with young children.
Tracy Murdach, Lyon School Technology Facilitator
tmurdach@glenview34.org
News and Current Events for Kids
Below are some kid-friendly websites that provide current event stories; Sports, World News, Education, Weather, Science and Nature, and much more. Check out these sites over the winter break. As always, limit your child’s screen time (TV, Games, and Computer) and share in your families online experiences…surf the ‘net together!
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK - Time for Kids
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/scholasticNews.jsp - Scholastic News
http://kids.yahoo.com/ - Yahoo Kids
http://www.sikids.com/ - Sports Illustrated Kids
Ben's Guide to Government
Ben’s Guide to Government for Kids
Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government for Kids is brought to the World Wide Web as a service of the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO). Ben’s Guide serves as the educational component for legislative information. This site provides learning tools for K-12 students, parents, and teachers. These resources will explore with students how our government works. Our Nation, Our Government, Your Neighborhood, Ben’s ABCs, Symbols of U.S. Government, Games and Activities, and U.S. Government Web Sites for Kids are the sections included on this site.
Literactive
Literactive: Teaching Children to Read
Literactive is a provider of reading material for pre-school, kindergarten and grade 1 and 2 students available online. The program is comprised of carefully leveled guided readers, comprehensive phonic activities and a wealth of supplemental reading material which will gradually develop a child’s reading skills in a sequential and enjoyable manner. All the material is available for free from this site but you need to register. There are learning activities, guided reading activities, blackline masters to print at home, as well as an ESL version.
Magic School Bus Site from Scholastic
From the Scholastic Web site, the Magic School Bus gallery has
interactive games, simple science activities for home and school, theme index for teachers to search, as well as many other curriculum
connections.
There are 53 Magic School Bus videos available on United Streaming, too!They take a bit to download so it would be best to search and download before you need them. Anyof these resources would be a great technology integration idea for science in the classroom.
Here is the link to the United Streaming search for Magic School Bus.
You will most likely need to log in before you can access the page.
