Technology integration in the early grades provides us with a unique set of challenges and opportunities. In this session, we will discuss the rationale for using technology in the K-2 classroom, examine what makes a quality resource for K-2 learners, and explore the best resources for this age group.
Resources by Content Area:
Language Arts:
Between the Lions
Building Language for Literacy
Interactive Websites by Grade Level
International Children's Digital Library
Kindersite
LiteracyZone
PicLits
ReadingResource
Read Write Think Picture Match (beginning letter, short vowel, long vowel sounds)
RIF Reading Planet
Starfall
StoryBee
Storyline Online
StoryNory
Visuwords
ZingerTales
Zooburst
Math:
Arcadmic Skill Builders
Count Us In
Create a Graph
Everyday Mathematics Games
MathPlay
MathWire
Math Magician
Math Toolchest
NCTM Illuminations
StudyJams
Visual Manipulatives
Science:
Arkive
Build your Wild Self
National Geographic
Nutrition Exporation
PBS Kids Science Games
Science StudyJams
The following links are tied to the RSU1 Curriculum Frameworks:
Birds:
BBC Birds
Bird Silhouettes
Canadian Museum of Nature: Who's Calling?
Feed the Birds
National Aviary: America's Bird Zoo
Online Field Journal: Compare Birds Feet
Virtual Owl Pellet Dissection
Butterflies:
Build a Bug
Exploring Butterflies
The Life of a Butterfly
Virtual Butterfly Garden
Human Body:
All Systems Go
The Human Body
Interactive Map of the Human Heart
Kids Health: How the Body Works
NIH Circulation Station
Put Annie's Bones Back Together
The Virtual Skeleton: Build a Body
Social Studies:
America's Story from America's Library
FactFinder Kids' Corner
FirstGov for Kids
iCivics Games
Kids Next Door
Our Timeline
US Mint for Kids
XTimeLine
Cross-Curricular:
ABCya
BBC Kids
BrainPop Jr.
EdHeads
Internet4Classrooms Grade Level Guide
Invention at Play
Kerpoof
NeoK12
PBS Kids
PBS LearningMedia
Questionaut (also check out the other "Bitesize" games)
ToothTally
