Websites for Kindergarten & 1st Grade

Beginning Learning Sites (Kindergarten)

1.       http://www.juliasrainbowcorner.com/html/funandgames.html This is an excellent and very basic beginning learning and counting site. 

2.     http://www.internet4classrooms.com/month2month.htm Lots of links to both math and reading games for kindergarteners. 

3.     http://www.kidzone.com  Printable books.  Lots of beginning activities.

4.     http://www.readingrockets.com   This is a site with tons and tons of information for parents on how to help at home with reading.  It has short videos and author interviews plus much more. 

 Math Sites

1.       http://www.coolmath4kids.com/ Games for ages 3 - 5 and Coloring Book.

2.     http://www.funbrain.com/numbers.html  Math games for all levels

3.     http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/numbertime/index.shtml Beginning numbers. Ages 4 to 11. Reading activities as well.

4.     http://www.moneyinstructor.com/money.asp Lesson plans and worksheets for teaching about money.  PreK through 4th grade.

5.     www.macmillanmh.com.  The new math series. 

 Reading/Language Sites

1.       http://www.starfall.com/ an excellent beginning reading site.  Emphasis is on phonics.  Highly Recommended!  My favorite. 

2.     http://www.eduplace.com/kids/  Grade 1 reading

3.     http://www.funbrain.com/words.html Reading/language games for all levels.  Sponsored by LeapFrog

4.     http://enchantedlearning.com/dictionary.html/ Great for Dictionary skills and vocabulary building.  This site has a lot for beginning readers. There is a cost for this site. 

5.     http://www.mightybook.com  This is now a pay site but only $20 a year.  

6.     http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/la-letter.html Links to a lot of different reading and language games for kindergarten and primary

7.     http://www.pbskids.org/ A great site that helps with reading and has all the PBS  characters.

8.     http://www.earobics.com/gamegoo/gooeyhome.html This is a good site for many levels.   

9.     http://www.wacona.com/kindergartengames/kindergartengames.html Links to lots of Kindergarten aged games.  Mostly reading or language arts.

10.  http://www.seussville.com/ Mostly 1st grade and up reading.

11.  http://www.readwritethink.org sponsored by the International Reading Association.  Link to so many reading sites. 

Misc. Sites

1.       http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/kids/index.html Ag and nature oriented games and info for the city dweller.

2.     http://www.postopia.com/  Games for all ages. Not necessarily all educational.  

3.     http://bensguide.gpo.gov/k-2/index.html  Ben's Guide to the Federal Government for grades K - 2.

Author Sites

1.    http://www.jamieleecurtisbooks.com/bigwords.html

2.    http://www.janbrett.com/index.html Great reproducibles.  Sight words Contests for free books and author visits.  

If you are looking for educational software for home use: you might want to check out Edmark and Jumpstart.