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Some short games for young learners K-3. Great for increasing prociency with a mouse/trackpad and clicking. Wide variety of games Teacher guidance is needed as there are no audio instructions and students will need to learn not to click on a sponsor's ad when they win! A few activties involve reading.

BBC - KS1 Math and literacy. Great for IWB. Better suited for upper age range (you decide:)

The Oreo Project is starting in September and supports the Data and Analysis strand. These are simple projects that are not time consuming. You need to join this site to partipate and sign up for projects separately.

No registration required. Quick way to get groups organized or elicit opinions. Easy for classroom use (grades 4.5 -6) since there is no registration

Great set of instructional interactives for introducing, reinforcing, or extending learning in math, english, science, and music. (from U.K.) so some activities (ie money) will not be useful. Bookmark what you like!

Great math center activity once students understand how to use. Has audio narration. Thinking about numbers using frames of 5 can be a helpful way to learn basic number facts. The four games that can be played with this applet help to develop counting and addition skills.

Lots of free resources from Microsoft for Office

Lots to explore...

Very nice early learning Phonics actvities

Literactive is the leading provider of reading material for pre-school, kindergarten and grade 1 students available online. The program is comprised of carefully levelled guided readers, comprehensive phonic activities and a wealth of supplemental reading material which gradually develop a child's reading skills in a sequential and enjoyable manner. Developed and approved by teachers and parents across the United States, Literactive is the acknowledged leader in early learning online. All the material is available for free from this site but you need to register.

Beginning letter sounds, short vowel sounds, long vowel sounds\nAsks students to type name...just type a simple word or random letters.\nHas audio instructions\n\nStudents can print out completed worksheet.

Hand selected videos for kids from YouTube. Many are TV show excerpts Elmo, Disney, Barney, Teletubbies & Sesame Street, Dr. Suess\nAlso Fairy Tales, Book Characters, Nursery Rhymes, Super Heroes, and Super Heroes. \n\nRegister for Kideos and you can create playlists of your favorite videos and remove any age groups or videos your don't want your students to access.

All subject areas for early primary

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The chart shows 100 problems. You can choose for additions, or subtractions, or for multiplications. The target number is on top of the chart. Press on the field that matches the target number. With a correct choice, the field will change color. Try to get five colored fields in a row. It is a game for one or two players. Great for Math Center.

from the San Diego Zoo basic info on animals in various categories | reptiles | birds | insects & spiders | mammals | amphibians

AmphibiaWeb is an online system that provides access to information on amphibian declines, conservation, natural history, and taxonomy.

Math interactives for ages 7-11: find resources by math strand. Other subject areas available.

Jen's Oreo project