Top Educational Sites for Math and Literacy
On the hunt for free websites you can use in your elementary classroom?
There's a ton out there, especially for helping kids learn and practice literacy and math skills. Out of the hundreds of K-5 websites out there, these are some of my favourites. I've selected these websites for their ability to engage students and their pedagogical value as well as their utility in the classroom. My hope is that these content-rich sites can be reliable go-to destinations for your class all year long. Use them with students from pre-K to grade 5 to help them pick up new skills and build solid foundations in math, science, and reading.
Handy management and portfolio tool can promote student growth.
Bottom line: With
thoughtful implementation, it can help teachers and parents support
students' growth through goal-setting, feedback, and celebration.
Creative sandbox opens the door to coding in any subject area.
Bottom line: Scratch
draws students of all types into coding and lays a foundation for
future learning.
Math game that integrates common-core math (grades 1-8) into a fantasy
style game that students love playing.
Bottom line: Sometimes kids just need some math practice to get things to stick,
and Prodigy delivers in a fun format with great teacher support.
Social storytelling site helps kids create and publish storybooks.
Bottom line: A
great fit for teachers looking to develop students' writing and
digital citizenship skills through storybook creation.