ECS-WES Teacher Website Links

In WordWorld, words come alive, words save the day, and words become a child's best friend. Part of the pre-school tv series. Very engaging! Off computer activities to reinforce concepts. Click on the characters and try to find the hidden words.

From Earobics. Reading games for k-2. Three levels: beginner, intermediate, and advanced

Fun way to encourage student writing in any subject. Using a photo of of almost anything, coupled with imagination, students can create and record a talking animation.

A 'glog' is basically an online poster into which you can upload text, images, audio, and video - and then embed into a blog or wiki. Looks as though you can upload unlimited students accounts. Students can create a "glog" for virtually any subject matter...book report, math explanations, lab report, social studies themes.

Writing tool for creating stories with a medieval them. Images are from the Bayeaux Tapestry. Stories can be emailed or stored in gallery. Also possible to capture pages and paste into powerpoint to print as a book.

This is a great physics-based problem solving game where students design contraptions to overcome different obstacles. Highly engaging and good for the brain!

Great set of Math Games from Australia. Some content may be localized (measurement & money). Other math related content available via the left menu.

Learn how to become an effective learner and how to manage your own learning (from Scotland so some information/examples may be localized). Audio prompts for younger learners. Also has a link for the information literacy section.

Make some interesting tunes with just a click

Here is our collection of interactive whiteboard games for educators on PBS KIDS. Students will enjoy participating in these collaborative, fun and engaging experiences, while exploring curriculum from trusted programs such as Curious George, Super Why and Arthur. Like our programs, all of our games are age-appropriate and vetted by educators. One 3-5,6-8 activity on gravity

Very nice tool for collaborative writing. Lots of great examples. Take the tour to see how easy it is to use. http://storybird.com/tour/

Online museum for student artwork. Large collection from around the world.

Record messages for your website. Teachers can assign students to record messages from the classroom, homework reminders etc.

Video and image resource for animal study. Videos can be downloaded!!!

Great site for researching Ancient Egypt with interactive text on a variety of topics. Worth a look if you cover this topic.

Arcademic Skill Builders are research-based and standards-aligned educational games that offer an innovative approach to teaching basic academic skills. We incorporate features of arcade games and educational practices into fun online games that will engage, motivate, and teach your students. Single and multiplayer games. Multiplayer games might be fun displayed on the IWB. In the future we'll add features enabling you to save records, tailor content for differentiated instruction, and pinpoint student problem areas!

Quizstar Rubistar PBL Checklist Academic Skill Builders NoteStar and more

Games to reinforce and practice for most subject areas k-6

From TVOKids.com\n\nFun set of games, Matheletics may be chalenging due to speed and reading

An appealing animation of animals which live on the farm. It is excellent for promoting language development. It has word banks so that the site can be used as a stimulus for a story or description of a setting.