Northridge Elementary Computer Lab Grades K-5

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K, 1st and 2nd Grade Programs (Use the back arrow on the Internet browser to return to this menu)

Reading and Language Arts Teacher Notes: Letter - Object Matching ReadWriteThink Match letters to pictures like a Concentration game format. Objects and letters are voiced. Which Doesn’t Belong? NIH Decide which picture doesn’t belong with the others in the box.

Get Ready to Read Reading games presented in story context. Three games offer practice in letter sounds, rhyming, and listening skills. All About Me -Starfall Click Reset. Choose the items to look like you. (30 min.) Note: click Main Index to go to the Starfall Home page ABC Starfall Click on the shining letter. All letters A-Z. (Takes 45 min.or back arrow to access another activity) Note: click Main Index to go to the Starfall Home page Learn to Read Starfall Choose from 15 lessons organized by letter sounds. They include talking books, letter games & skill videos. Note: click Main Index to go to the Starfall Home page Little Animals Word Game - BBC Choose from End Sounds; Beginning Sounds; Rhymes. Select Activity Level 1, 2, or 3 for each game. DIBELS Interventions Electrified - Letter Recognition, Rhyme, Letter Sounds, Putting Words Together and Templates Do these together: Click Start. Drag the ee or ea sound to the letters to make a Exploring words with the ee sound word. Exploring words with the ea sound Word Family Sort Type in your name. Choose a short vowel: a, e, i, o, u. Sort about 25 words Word Sort Choose Grade Level and Unit – drag words to match families Spelling and Vocabulary - Grade 1 This has 9 different games to practice 9 units (4 7 8 9 13 14 16 20 21) of first grade spelling and vocabulary words Spelling and Vocabulary - Grade 2 This has 9 different games to practice 35 units of second grade spelling and vocabulary words. Star Words Identify words by shapes -- Click on Control Panel. Choose Level 1. Click OK. Play it 3 times Word Build & Bank Click Begin. Click & Drag word ending: an, at, ed, et, ig, in, op, ot, un. Then drag a letter to make words Wordblender Choose beginning and ending sound to hear it blended. (British pronunciation, but the animation is good) eWord Game - Grade 1 Click Unit 1. Click Play. Do 3 rounds. Click No. Then do Unit 2, etc. until you do all 35 units. eWord Game - Grade 2 Click Unit 1. Click Play. Do 3 rounds. Click No. Then do Unit 2, etc. until you do all 35 units.

It's Fun to Read Starfall Easy reading activities. Intermediate beginning reader. Note: click Main Index to go to the Starfall Home page I'm Reading Starfall Plays, nonfiction, comics. Beginning reader to advanced. Note: click Main Index to go to the Starfall Home page National Geographic Kids Click the Read a Story tab. Choose a story. The story will load. Click on speakers to have each line of the story read to you. All Subjects KnowledgeBox Watch videos and/or play games in Math, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies First Grade Activities Great activities in all first grade subject areas.

KB Kids (another KnowledgeBox) 112 more videos/games for grades K-6 in Math, Language Arts, Science and Social Studies. K-2 Student Interactives Various reading, writing, math, health, art, and music activities. Mathematics Creativity Challenge - PBS Problem-solving activities to work through in this order: 1) Shadowcasting; 2) Uneven Bars; 3) Marble Drop; and 4) Plumbing Pro Little Animals Numbers Game - BBC Choose from Addition; Subtraction; Both operations. Select Activity Level 1, 2, or 3 for each game. Games use counting objects and matching to visualize the operation. RoboPacker Slide, flip, or turn the robots to fit into the suitcase. Check when done. Try to get to Level 3 or 4. Math Lingo - 1 Point to the words to have them read to you. Play it 3 times. Change to next unit. Do 9 levels. Math Lingo - 2 Point to the words to have them read to you. Play it 3 times. Change to next unit. Do 9 levels. Make a Calendar (Starfall) Make today's calendar online. Note: click Main Index to go to the Starfall Home page Arithmetic Do 30 math facts in 3 min SpaceyMath Enter your name (click yes for a new account) Do Addition and Subtraction to at least level 6. Mathletics Click on Play. You must get at least two correct to move to next question. A variety of math skills are presented mostly to determine largest or smallest or ranking position.

Seed Ball Use a grid and coordinates to play this thinking game. Goal: Level 8. Bar Graph Movie – YouTube video Watch the movie to learn how to make a bar graph. Technology Activities

Growing With Technology – Burton’s Click on the red pet monster then click on the computer room (tower). Growing With Technology - Booker’s Click on the red monster then click on the time machine room (robot). You will see how technology has changed over the years.

Growing With Technology – Burton’s Click on the red monster then click on the Glossary to hear room computer terms defined Growing With Technology – Burton’s Click on the red monster then click on the diary and open room Microsoft Word to practice word processing Growing With Technology – Burton’s Click on the red monster then click on the Pencil Holder and room Open Microsoft Paint for a drawing activity. Growing With Technology – Burton’s Click on the red monster then click on the Slide Viewer (looks room like big glasses) then follow the steps to use the prepared PowerPoint shows… Typing Typing Activities: simple words - K-1 & 2 typing practice – Read and type simple words; the Typing Activities: alphabet - alphabet; basic colors of the shapes shown; number of stars Typing Activities: colors & shapes shown - Typing Activities: Counting

Dance Mat Typing Click into Level 1, Stage 1 the Home Row Keys. Work through Stages 2 & 3 as you follow keyboard lessons. Growing With Technology – Burton’s Click on the red monster then click on the keyboard to learn room about typing Growing With Technology - Booker’s Click on the red monster then click on the keyboard to learn room about typing

2nd – 5th Grade Programs (Use the back arrow on the Internet browser to return to this menu)

Reading and Language Arts Teacher Notes: Make an Acrostic Poem ReadWriteThink In this online tool, students can learn about and write acrostic poems. Students are prompted to brainstorm, write, and revise their poems. Poems can be printed when finished. Spelling Fleas Click on Play. Do the Practice sessions for a while to learn how to master the games. Star Words Click on Control Panel. Turn Toggle Scatter on. Turn Toggle Glow off. Click OK. Then do Level 3. Spelling and Vocabulary - Grade 2 This has 9 different games to practice 35 units of second grade spelling and vocabulary words. Spelling and Vocabulary - Grade 3 This has 9 different games to practice 35 units of third grade spelling and vocabulary words. Reading Upgrade Do 36 and 47 to practice reading skills. Get 100 points to complete level. (Takes 10 min each level.) Spelling Bee Click Start. Type the word you hear, then press return. Press return again to see the next word. Spelling City Start by entering your spelling words. Then select Test Me, Teach Me, or Play a Game. The Big Escape At the Museum Parts of Speech - Click Continue. Click around the background. Look for numbers, a homonym, verbs, nouns, adjectives, and a compound word. Check the backpack and open the journal to add the words to complete the story. Look, Cover, Write and Check Choose a spelling list from the prepared topic choices, click Go to Look, Cover Write and Check each work Brain Flips – Online flashcards With a teacher account students can study classroom flashcards. Or select from among the wide variety of posted cards already created. The Big Escape 2 Under the Big Top Parts of Speech - Click Continue. Click around the background. Look for numbers, a homonym, verbs, nouns, adjectives, and a compound word. Check the backpack and open the journal to add the words to complete the story. The Big Escape 3: Out at Sea Parts of Speech - Click Continue. Click around the background. Look for numbers, a homonym, verbs, nouns, adjectives, and a compound word. Check the backpack and open the journal to add the words to complete the story. Mathematics Bugs in the System Play. Click on a bug. Drag is to its proper color on the graph. Play it 4 times. Bar Graph Movie – YouTube video Watch the movie to learn how to make a bar graph. NCES Kids Create a Graph Tutorial National Center for Education Statistics – create online graphs- follow or download the step-by step tutorial Create a Graph Take a survey (you can use a class brainstorm to gather data) then record the results on this graph. Click in square to show number. Write labels and title. Reading Bar Graphs Read the question. Click on the answer. Get 100 points. – Click Cancel/OK to avoid the Shockwave Install Reading Venn Diagrams Read the question. Click on the answer. Get 100 points. -- Click Cancel/OK to avoid the Shockwave Install Links Learning Click on a lesson: Estimation of Length, Place Value, Line Symmetry, Weight and Capacity, or Tangrams. (10 min. each) RoboPacker Slide, flip, or turn the robots to fit into the suitcase. Check when done. Try to get to Level 6. Math Lingo - 2 Point to the words to have them read to you. Play it 3 times. Change to next unit. Do 8 Math Lingo - 3 Point to the words to have them read to you. Play it 3 times. Change to next unit. Do 8 SpaceyMath -add Addition. You can set class Goals: such as 2nd Grade Goal: Feb. 1 - Level 13 May 1 - Level 20. Alien Addition Use mouse to click on or under answer. 9 levels with sums to 25. Gets very fast. Math Magician - Subtract Subtraction Facts to 20. Examples: 9-7 and 14-7. Choose a fact to work on. Do 20 questions in a minute. SpaceyMath-subtract Enter your name (click yes for a new account) You can set class goals, such as: 2nd and 3rd grade get to level 6 by Sept. 30. Get to level 20 by May 1. Animated Mystery Picture Click on the UFO. Match it with the correct answer square. Subtraction facts to 20 Minus Mission Click Start, Next, and Play. Use mouse to click on or under answer. Click to complete the answer. 9 levels. Gets very fast. Spacey Math-multiply Multiplication. You can set goal, such as: 3rd grade get to level 18 by May 1. Meteor Multiplication Click Start, Next, and Play. 9 levels. Arithmetic – Subtraction practice Put a check after Subtraction Do Levels 1 - 20. Do 10 problems in 60 seconds or less. That's A Fact – Subtraction practice Click Go. Choose Subtraction. Choose Diff. to 10 or Diff. to 12, or Diff. to 20. Do 30 math facts in 3 min. Pirates Maps and Traps Click Play. Click on a square. Find jewels. Buy items that help you avoid pirates. 30 levels. Mathletics Click on Play. You can set class Goals: such as, Grade 2- Jan: 800 April: 1100 July: 1400 Grade 3 - Jan: 1100 April: 1400 July: 1700

Spacey Math-divide 3rd grade get to level 10 by May 31. There are 13 levels. Demolition Division Click Start, Next, and Play. Use mouse to click on or under answer. Click to complete the answer. 9 levels. Gets very fast. Drag Race Division Click Play & Continue. Click Create for the assigned screen name. Host a race. Click Start Race. Click Continue or Back Arrow to End. All division facts. All Subjects 3-6 Student Interactives Various reading, writing, math, technology, art, and music activities. KnowledgeBox Watch videos and/or play games in Math, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies. KB Kids 112 more KnowledgeBox videos/games for grades K-6 in Math, Language Arts, Science and Social Studies. Great Lakes Jigsaw – from Great Lakes Kids Drop and drag scrambled pieces of the Great Lakes Region Technology Activities Growing With Technology - Booker’s Click on the red monster then click on Friends List to enter room data in an Excel spreadsheet Growing With Technology - - Burton’s Click on the red monster then click on Friends List to enter Room data in another Excel spreadsheet Growing With Technology - Booker’s Click on the red monster then click on diary and open room Microsoft Word to practice word processing Growing With Technology - Booker’s Click on the red monster then click on Glossary to hear room computer terms defined Growing With Technology - Booker’s Click on the red monster then click on Globe for an Internet room search activity Growing With Technology - Booker’s Click on the red monster then click on Pencil Holder and room Open Microsoft Paint for a drawing activity. Growing With Technology - Booker’s Click on the red monster then click on Slide Viewer (looks room like big glasses) then follow the steps. to see and use the prepared PowerPoint shows… Internet Searching Click Skip Intro. Do Level 44. (Pretend internet search) Get 100 points. (Takes 10-15 min.) FAUX PAW "Adventures In The Internet" Click on Watch Video at the bottom of the screen. Internet Safety

Internet Safety Rules Print off a quiz to answer after watching the FAUX PAW Internet Safety Video above.

Three Cyber Pigs Privacy Video Game Watch and play a Video game on Internet Privacy. Cyber Sense and Nonsense Watch and play a Video game on Internet netiquette.

Typing Type F and J Click Start. Put fingers on Home Row keys. Type F and J with pointer fingers and space bar with rt thumb. Type D and K Click Start. Put fingers on Home Row keys. Type D and F with middle fingers and space bar with rt thumb. Type S and L Click Start. Put fingers on Home Row keys. Type S and L with ring fingers and space bar with rt thumb. Type A and ; Click Start. Put fingers on Home Row keys. Type A and ; with pinky fingers and space bar with rt thumb. Meteor Typing Blast - Home Row Click in front of BEGINNER. Click Play. Put fingers on Home Row keys. Type the letters you see. Dance Mat Typing Click into Level 2, 3 & 4 all Stages to learn all the Keys. Work through Stages 2 & 3 as you follow keyboard lessons. Type any lesson you want for practice. Keyboard Climber Click Play. Type the letter you see. Letters appear on same side of screen as the hand they are typed. Space Bar Invaders Letters only, no shift. Click in front of BEGINNER. Click Play. Don't race Meteor Typing Blast - All keys Letters only. Click in front of BEGINNER. Click Play. Use shift key if needed. Alphattack Click on Play, New Game, Easy Level. Get at least 90%. Don't race. Type accurately Typing Excercise Type 15 letters in 30 sec. Change "All letters" to "5 letter words" 2nd grade get 5 words; 3rd grade get 8 SkyWords Click Play Game. Type the words. Use correct fingers. Press spacebar. Pass off Level 10. Typing Test Use the Drop-down arrow to click on The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Click on begin in the bottom right corner. Start typing to move the underline place holder. Mr. Welch’s Typing Page – Dance Mat & Click into the identified letter exercises in the Dance Mat web practice programs and games. site. Click into the practice exercises in the In-Class lessons.

Internet Day 1

Between the Lions: Alphabet Soup Play this spelling game. Play Games, Read Stories, Watch Video Clips. Name that Candybar Guess the candy bar. PBS - Zoboomafoo: Creature Karaoke Click on Flash 4 movie under a song to listen to it. PBS Kids: Arthur: Games Index Play up to 24 Arthur games. Click Back when done.

Internet Day 2 Using the Web Read introduction. Press Start. Click on the underlined words to answer. Teachers can download the question organizer for students to fill in. ...The Name Game... Type your name, and see it in braille! Rainbow-Magic Candy Cane Village Find out how many days until Christmas! Biography of President Bush for children Learn about President Bush and others. Game Goo - Learning that Sticks Play a game. Then click on Fun Goo and find Gooey Games. Fun Brain Math Arcade Click on Start. Choose boy or girl and your grade level. See if you can win all 25 games.

Internet Day 3 M is for... Picture Dictionary Scroll down to Michigan, Click on Michigan. Find a place you have been. Brain_Quest Click on ages 6-9. Take the 2-minute Brain Quest Challenge. Ant Parade Play the matching game, then click on the red arrow. Math Magician-times tables Start with x1. Click on Start. If you get 100% go to x2, then x3, etc. After x10 do Mixed. SpaceyMath Multiplication Choose Multiplication. Third graders get to level 18 by May 1. Seed Ball Play game. Goal: Level 8. Internet Day 4 Tinker Ball Drop the ball in a cup at the bottom of the screen. 6 challenges Rollerblading Challenge Copy the rollerblading moves. Drag them into the box in order. PaintBox Use the tools to draw or make special effects. Create a Party Choose food, activities and music for a party. Hampster Dance Watch a music video: "Sing a Simple Song" (Turn down your volume.) The Fun Brain Arcade Click on Start. Choose boy or girl and your grade level. See if you can win all 25 games.

Internet Day 5 tvo kids Pick a game you have never played before. Play it.

Internet Days 6-8 Cyberchase Do Quest 2: Race for Radopolis