Websites to help learning at home

Recently at the school I teach at we sent home a list of interactive websites that parents can work through with their children. I thought i'd recopy the list so that you can use these websites with your children. I'll eventually go through each individual site and if they aren't posted on here i'll post them up.

• www.readingeggs.com.au
• www.havefunteaching.com (many songs, flashcards)
• www.starfall.com (interactive literacy)
• www.topmarks.com (excellent for numeracy/literacy plus extra games – many different levels)
• www.abcya.com (fantastic website – different levels)
• http://au.ixl.com/math/kindergarten (numeracy)
• http://pbskids.org/games/counting.html
• http://www.crickweb.co.uk/Early-Years.html (good for literacy/numeracy)
• http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/index.htm
• http://www.icteachers.co.uk/teachers/links/tnumeracy.htm.
• www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies (games/online story books)
• www.pbskids.org (interactive games)
• http://www.primaryonline.co.uk
• www.roythezebra.com (interactive games)
• http://www.childrenspicturebooks.info/articles/picture_books_for_math.htm
• http://www.coolmath-games.com/
• http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html (some printables)
• http://www.funbrain.com/
• http://www.primarygames.com/
• http://www.learningplanet.com/
• http://www.linkslearning.org/Home/_index.html
• http://www.mathsisfun.com/
• http://www.prongo.com/games/ 
• http://www.storylineonline.net/
•  http://www.sesamestreet.org/home (alphabet)
• http://www.toytheater.com/

Youtube clips – type in “Have fun teaching” “Phonics Song 1, 2 & 3” “We are busy beavers counting song” “We are busy beavers colour song” “HookedonPhonicsTV” (many phonics songs/alphabet) “KidsTV123” (alphabet, days of the week, months of the year) “Phonics with the funnies”

Online stories:

• http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/childrens-books-kids-books/379003144
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/stories/