Websites for Specific Content Support
Sometimes a classroom activity may be too difficult for an ELL newcomer and some independent work on a website is more useful for that student. These websites may be used independently, once you or a buddy have shown the student how to use them. These sites may also be useful for remediation, both at school or at home. (Programs like Computers4Kids can help students obtain a computer for home use.)
Literacy | Vocabulary | Math | Science | Social Studies
- Literacy
- Bemboszoo.com - alphabet, elementary
- http://kizclub.com/level1.htm - alphabet with audio, elementary [BROKEN LINK!]
- Starfall.com – alphabet and early reading activities for elementary
- Scholastic's Building Language for Literacy - alphabet game - [lobster at http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bll/leo/index.htm ??]
- http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bll/index.htm - rhyming game - [rhino at http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bll/reggie/index.htm ?]
- Bitesize Primary - BBC - elementary reading
- Cbeebies - BBC - many sites for reading, elementary
- Funbrain.com - reading games [actual URL is http://www.funbrain.com/brain/ReadingBrain/ReadingBrain.html ]
- ABC Order - Learningplanet.com - early literacy games
- Iknowthat.com Language Arts - literacy games at different levels
- http://kizclub.com/level1.htm - audio books at 3 levels, elementary [BROKEN LINK!]
- http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/learn.jsp - interactive storybooks [redirects to different section URL ? ]
- Children's Storybooks Online
- Kids Corner - Beatrix Potter
- Storylineonline.net - Students can read along as they listen to actors/actresses read books
- ReadingA-Z.com - leveled books, all grade levels. For Spanish and French speakers, many titles can be printed in both English and Spanish or French allowing students to preview and review in their native language.
- Raz-Kids.com - leveled audio books subscription
- http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ - reading test preparation [the ELA page has moved to http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4.cfm ? ]
- Vocabulary
- Vocabulary.co.il - basic vocabulary games
- Learn-english.co.il/ - vocabulary with first language support
- ESL: Vocabulary - Internet TESL Journal - a site with links to many vocabulary-building sites, mostly for secondary students
- http://www.starfall.com - "All About Me" section on body, pets, rooms of a house, etc. [link is now http://www.starfall.com/n/level-b/me/ ?]
- http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bll/index.htm - vocabulary in categories such as restaurant words [newt at http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bll/nina/index.htm ?]
- Little Explorer's Picture Dictionaries - EnchantedLearning.com - bilingual picture dictionaries for multiple languages, includes categories like camping with pictures, definitions and related words
- Math
- Bitesize Primary - BBC - elementary math games
- http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ - elementary math test preparation [math page at http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/math4.cfm ?]
- www.funbrain.com - math games [actual URL is http://www.funbrain.com/brain/MathBrain/MathBrain.html ?]
- Iknowthat.com Math - math games at different levels
- Science
- Kidsplanet.org - research
- Exploring the Science of Light
- Funhouse Mirrors - The Science of Light
- Optical Illusions - Exploratorium.edu
- NASA For Kids Only - Earth Science - many science ideas
- Earth's Timeline - geology
- Interactive Cell Models
- The Water Cycle - KidZone Science
- http://iknowthat.com - many topics [ science URL is actually http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L2?GradeLevel=-1:6&Subject=Science ]
- Brainpop.com - many science topics. For Spanish speakers, videos can be watched in Spanish to preview or review lessons. Subscription required.
- Social Studies
- http://chumby.dlib.vt.edu/melissa/posters/posterset.html - posters designed for K-3 Virginia Standards of Learning [BROKEN LINK! ]
- http://iknowthat.com - many topics [ actual link is http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L2?GradeLevel=-1:6&Subject=Social%20Studies ]
- Brainpop.com – many social studies topics. For Spanish speakers, videos can be watched in Spanish to preview or review lessons. Requires a subscription.
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Literacy | Vocabulary | Math | Science | Social Studies