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SURPRISE SHAPES (accessed 10/2011)
Match the correct geometric shapes and color to win this interactive game.
http://www.haelmedia.com/html/mg_mk_002.html
Number Nut: In Shape Name Memory Challenge you match the shape with its name. In Three-Dimensional Shape Quiz, you must answer the quiz question by clicking on the correct color and shape.
http://numbernut.com/basic/symbol_intro.shtml

LIONS LIKES PATTERNS (accessed 10/2011)
LINKSLearning: This site has an interactive lesson on the basics of patterns. It also provides an illustrated video. http://www.linkslearning.org/Kids/1_Math/2_Illustrated_Lessons/5_Patterns/index.html
Pattern Builder Game: This game allows children to listen to the pattern sounds and then create the same pattern using the keyboard. http://www.hbschool.com/activity/pattern/pattern.html
Pattern Block Game:  An interactive way for children to play with pattern blocks of all different shapes.  They can make patterns, pictures, or whatever they like!
http://ejad.best.vwh.net/java/patterns/patterns_j.shtml

FALL (accessed 10/2011)
Urban Extension Fall: Great links to animation explaining why leaves change color
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/fallcolor/about.html
Autumn Activities for Kids: Great crafts, book lists, coloring pages, poetry relating to fall.
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/fall/
Child Fun Autumn Crafts:  All crafts involving Autumn or leaves.
http://childfun.com/

ANIMAL HOMES (accessed 10/2011) 
http://studentdev.jour.unr.edu/09games/10/habitat/habitat.html  Welcome Forest Friends!  Learn more about the deer, rainbow trout, blue jay,  and gray-mantled squirrel. Then play a game to help them find food and get home safe and sound. But first, recycle the trash blowing around!

IT ONLY TAKES A MINUTE (accessed 10/2011)
What Time is it?: Look at the analog clock and find the correct time on the digital clock!
http://www.primarygames.com/time/start.htm 
The Right Time Game: Look at the analog clock and write the correct time in the space provided.
http://www.pitara.com/activities/math/time/time.asp

Pick the digital clock that tells the same time as the apple analog clock http://www.apples4theteacher.com/clocks.html

BABY ANIMALS (accessed 10/2011)
FOSSweb:  Play “Find the Parent” http://www.fossweb.com/modulesK-2/AnimalsTwobyTwo/activities/findtheparent.html
Animal Babies Word Search http://www.apples4theteacher.com/word-finds/animal-babies.html
Baby Animal Names: Find out the names for baby, adult, and groups of animals by looking at the table.  The scroll down to the bottom to play or print out some fun activities!
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/animals/Animalbabies.shtml

COUNTING SHELLS (accessed 10/2011)
Shell Party: Welcome to the shell party! Here you will find everything to do with shells from peanut shells to sea shells.
http://www.mamamedia.com/activities/party/home.html 

DR. SEUSS (accessed 10/2011)
Welcome to Seussville!
http://www.seussville.com/
Dr. Seuss Activities: Ideas of different activities to do with many different Dr. Seuss books.
http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pages/250.shtml
Dr. Seuss Recipies: Fun recipes to make to go with your favorite Dr. Seuss books.
http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/dr_seuss_recipes.htm

MY FIVE SENSES (accessed 10/2011) 
Brain Pop for Senses
http://www.brainpop.com/health/senses/
Colorful flashcards of the 5 senses with your choice of Arial or D'Nealian lettering.
http://www.abcteach.com/directory/basics/flashcards/senses/
PBS Kids Zoom Science Experiments:  There are a ton of fun Science Experiments on this site.  Scroll down to “The Five Senses: Sense It!” to try different activities and experiments dealing with the 5 senses.  Good ones to try are: “Taste v. Smell” and “Penny Cup Game”.
http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/sci/

A HOUSE IS A HOUSE (accessed 10/2011)
Enchanted Learning Homes and Dwellings: Many crafts, activities, and books to make about different types of houses.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/themes/homes.shtml
Arthur Story Map: An activity to concentrate on the different parts of a story, including the setting.
http://www-tc.pbskids.org/arthur/parentsteachers/lesson/storywriting/pdf/story_map.pdf

TO THE STORE (accessed 10/2011)
Change Maker has you figuring out the correct change when you pay. It’s a challenge!
http://www.funbrain.com/cashreg/index.html 
U.S. Mint for Kids: Lots of fun games involving coins and money.
http://www.usmint.gov/kids/games/

SIGNS, SIGNS EVERYWHERE (accessed 10/2011)
Enchanted Learning Signs:  A workbook matching page for matching signs’ colors, shapes, and meanings.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/books/cartravelbook/Roadsigns.shtml 
Environmental Print Cards:  Printable cards and activities for children to use with the environmental print cards.
http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/i_can_read_.html 
Environmental Print Bingo:  An easy to make bingo game that incorporates any signs or environmental print that you may have access to.
http://www.education.com/activity/article/Environmental_Print_Bingo

MY BOOK OF SEASONS (accessed 10/2011)
What causes the seasons? 
http://www.diduknow.info/sun/san1.html
Enchanted Learning Season Changes: brief description and fun season changing activities
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/earth/Seasons.shtml

SURPRISE 2 (accessed 10/2011) 
Onset and Rime Activities:  A variety of activities to do at home involving onset and rime.
http://www.breakthroughtoliteracy.com/index.html?SID&page=cm_te_la_onset
Clifford the Big Red Dog Sound Game:  Listen and learn! Students identify sounds in this interactive sound match game.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/clifford1/flash/phonics/index.htm

Dear Parent,

Enjoy the links below to enhance your Star Reader experience.  As with all Internet activity,  you should work through these activities WITH your child to share and monitor access to the information and activities. 


WINTER (accessed 10/2011) 
Build a Snowman
http://www.classbrain.com/cb_games/cb_gms_bag/snowman.htm
Frosty Readers Activity Page http://www.northcanton.sparcc.org/~ptk1nc/frosty2001/activities.htm
Winter Games and Activities http://www.squiglysplayhouse.com/Holidays/Winter.html
Winter Activities- Book list, background information, word search, crafts, snowflake factory, and much more!
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/winter/

HUMAN BODY RIDDLES (accessed 10/2011)
Parts of the body crossword puzzle
http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/nbarkhou/health/primarycross.html
Safe Eye quiz
http://www.optima-hyper.com/eyetests/kidsquiz/KIDSAFE.htm
Human Body Games- Word search, riddles, and memory game
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/science.html#humanbody

NEED AND WANTS (Accessed 10/2011)
Brain Pop Jr.: Videos, lessons, and activities based on the difference between needs and wants. 
http://www.brainpopjr.com/socialstudies/economics/needsandwants/preview.weml
 

HOW MANY? (accessed 10/2011)
Primary Games.com has any math activities for a variety of mathematical expertise!
http://www.primarygames.com/

CITY PLACES (accessed 10/2011)
PBS Kids/Mister Rogers Build a Neighborhood:  Children can build a real or make believe neighborhood on this interactive site. http://pbskids.org/rogers/R_house/build.htm#hold
Facts about Itasca:  This site could be used to help complete the Star Reader Assignment about the city you live in, Itasca.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itasca,_Illinois

HUGS (accessed 10/2011)
Silent Letters Introduction: Games, quizzes, worksheets, and a fact sheet about the different silent letters in words.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/spelling/soundandspell/silentletters/index.shtml
Silent Letter Word Flash Cards:  Printable flash cards of words that contain silent letters.
http://free-reading.net/images/4/46/Sid_225_silent-letter_word_index_cards.pdf

TIME FOR BED (accessed 10/2011)
Sequencing Challenges: A few printables for picture sequencing.  Children can out the pictures in order by either cutting out the pictures or number ordering them.  Directions included.
http://www.learningresources.com/text/pdf/2192book.pdf 

A CLOWN FACE (accessed 10/2011)
Binky’s Story Scramble:  Put the Arthur story in order based on the pictures and words from the story.
http://pbskids.org/arthur/games/storyscramble/  

Addition Number Sentences: Children pick the correct representation of the addition number sentences shown by puzzle pieces.
http://www.ixl.com/math/practice/grade-1-addition-sentences-sums-to-10

SPRING BREAK (accessed 10/2011)
Let’s go fly a kite!
http://www.kid-at-art.com/htdoc/lesson20.html
Spring Activities for Kids: Coloring pages, crafts, memory games, thematic book lists, and much more!
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/spring/

WHERE IS CUB? (accessed 10/2011)
Enchanted Learning Rhyming Words Activities: Lots of different activities and printables about rhyming words.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/rhymes/matching/
Reggie Loves to Rhyme:  A Scholastic rhyming online game for matching different rhyming words.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bll/reggie/index.htm

INSECT RESEARCH  (accessed 10/2011)
Scholastic Research Tools- Bugs and Insects: Look at different articles about different types of insects.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/researchtools/articlearchives/bugs/index.htm
Enchanted Learning Printouts: Mini books, printouts, sequencing cards, and crafts all having to do with different types of insects.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/themes/insects.shtml

BEAR AND KANGAROO (accessed 10/2011)
I Can Read!: A Variety of games and activities to get children excited about reading.
http://icanread.com/activities/
Word Detectives:  An easy to make game to play with your child to help them with reading and practicing the alphabet.
http://www.education.com/activity/article/wordgame_kindergarten/

LIFE CYCLE OF A BUTTERFLY  (accessed 10/2011)
Monarch Butterfly U.S.A.: Tons of information and pictures of the monarch butterfly life cycle, plus answers to many questions about butterflies.
http://www.monarchbutterflyusa.com/Cycle.htm
Enchanted Learning Butterflies:  Lots of activities, crafts, quizzes, and information about butterflies, moths, and caterpillars.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/themes/butterfly.shtml
Billy Bear 4 Kids Butterflies: Printable activities, online games, craft ideas and much more.
http://www.billybear4kids.com/butterfly/flutter-fun.html

COUNTING INSECTS (accessed 10/2011)
Printable Word Searches:  TONS of different printable word searches ranging in difficulty. 
http://www.tlsbooks.com/educationalwordsearchpuzzles.htm  
Printable Crossword Puzzles:  Some printable crossword puzzles that may be more of a challenge than a word search! 

http://childparenting.about.com/od/elementaryreadin1/a/sightwords.htmCOLORFUL WORDS (accessed 10/2011)
Sight Word Activities: Tons of activities to do with sight words including, games, flash cards, lists, and songs.
http://www.sabine.k12.la.us/zes/sightwords/default1.htm 
Readaquarium Sight Word Games:
http://www.gamequarium.com/readquarium/sightwords.html 
Sight Word Printables:

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Last modified: Saturday, October 29, 2011


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