Websites to explore

We have a few websites available to students through our school that require a password.  I will be sending passwords for these websites home with students.  Until I get those sent home, your child may want to explore these sites.  They are student favorites.  Tumblebooks can be accessed through our school website; books are read aloud to students.  Games for reading and math can be found at:
www.starfall.com
www.abcya.com
In addition to these websites, YouTube has a great selection of videos that review letters, sight words, and math skills.  There are also several great videos of books being read aloud, sometimes even being read by the author.  I caution you to preview all videos first to screen their appropriateness; not all videos are quality resources even though they are tagged as educational. 
Another great resource can be author's websites.  Many authors have activities that correspond to their books.  For instance, you could read a book by Jan Brett, then visit her website to print characters from the book.  These characters could be turned into puppets to use for retelling the story.  She provides a recipe to make her gingerbread characters.  You could make real gingerbread babies to use for retelling.  She also has interactive games and many other links on her website.  Her website is one of many great websites by children's authors.  Mem Fox frequently responds to students who contact her.  Her conact information is available on her website.  Google a favorite author to see what they may have available online.