Sites for Students
Here are some great websites that we use in the classroom. Please enjoy the interactive stories and games as you practice the skills you've learned. Be sure to share these great websites with your parents and friends. Click on the following links to get started!
Read Stories Online
StarFall Stories
http://www.starfall.com/n/level-c/index/load.htm?f
Read along or have the website read to you your choice of stories from 6 different types of literature, including plays, fiction & non-fiction, comics, folk tales, Greek myths, and Chinese fables. These stories are a bit easier than the following sites.
Childtopia Stories
http://www.childtopia.com/index.php?module=home&func=coce&myidioma=eng&idphpx=educational-games
Read independently or have the site read the 20 interactive stories to you as you follow along. Be sure to answer the comprehension questions at the bottom of the story. The stories on this site are on-level.
Mighty Book Stories
http://www.mightybook.com/story_books.html
Choose one of the 6 interactive stories and the website will read it to you as you follow along. The stories on this site are on-level.
Fletcher Hill Entertainment Stories
http://fletcherhill.com/
Read the 20 online stories. These stories are a bit more advanced than the previous sites.
StoryLine Online
http://www.storylineonline.net/
This site has many storybooks read aloud to you by a variety of movie and television stars including James Earl Jones, Amanda Bynes, and Tia & Tamera Mowry.
Arthur Books
http://kids.aol.com/KOL/2/koljrstories/archive/arthur-stories
Read or have read to you lot of Arthur books.
Book Websites
Arthur
http://pbskids.org/arthur/index.html
Goosebumps
http://www.scholastic.com/goosebumps/
Junie B. Jones
http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/junieb/
Magic School Bus
http://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/
Magic Tree House
http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/magictreehouse/
Scooby-Doo Mysteries
http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/tv_shows/scooby/index.html
Reading & Language Arts Skills Games
Spelling City
http://www.spellingcity.com/
This website can be used as a substitute for Wednesday night spelling cheers homework (Parents, please indicate this substitution weekly in your child’s agenda if you choose to use it). Enter your spelling list on the first page, and then choose “Play a Game”. Choose 1 of 6 spelling practice games to play, including Word Search, HangMouse, Unscramble, Which Word?, Missing Letter, and Unscramble Sentences.
Word Frog
http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/games/frog/frog.html
This vocabulary game allows students to practice matching synonyms (words with the same meanings), antonyms (words with opposite meanings), and homonyms (words with the same sound and spelling, but different meanings).
Quia Class Page
http://www.quia.com/pages/havefun.html
Choose from the list of “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?” or matching games to practice language skills such as grammar, analogies, compound words, idioms, synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, etc.
FunBrain Word Games
http://www.funbrain.com/kidscenter.html
Choose from the right hand side of the page (labeled Words) from a list of 13 games to practice language skills such as grammar, spelling, vocabulary, and even American Sign Language.
Third Grade Reading Skills - Advanced
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills-3rd-langbuilders.htm
Use all of the links on this site to practice many 3rd Grade reading skills through interactive games or tasks. They are organized into content areas, including Compare & Contrast, Main Idea, Story Elements, Sequencing, and more.
The Reading Ring
http://professorgarfield.org/pgf_ReadingRing.html
Be the World Champion Word Wrestler! With this fun new Garfield website you can arrange comic strip panels into the correct order and answer comprehension questions about the completed strip to help your Word Wrestler win the championship. You must win 3 of the 5 rounds to win!
Robo-Bee
http://www.wordcentral.com/games/robobee.html
Will your language skills blossom or wilt? It's up to you as you control the flight of the Robo-Bee through a garden of synonyms, antonyms, spelling, and usage puzzles!
http://www.wordcentral.com/games/bigbot.html
Feed the BIGbots! These word-automated machines have quite an appetite, so come prepared with a voracious vocabulary! Good hand and eye coordination is a definite plus!
Jumble Kids
http://www.uclick.com/client/mwb/tmjkf/
It's the original, the classic, the long-time favorite! Unscramble a list of words, then use the circled letters to unscramble the bonus solution.
*******NEW WEBSITES*********
http://schools.cajonvalley.net/webpages/tlee/hm_vocabulary.cfm?subpage=235129
http://www.murrieta.k12.ca.us/156220225232237547/blank/browse.asp? A=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&C=62290
http://homepage.mac.com/llshepler/TechCenters/3rd_grade_language_arts_by_/
Biographies
Bill Melendez
http://www.billmelendez.tv/index2.html
Hank Greenburg
http://sports.jrank.org/pages/1770/Greenberg-Hank.html
Bessie Coleman
http://www.girls-explore.com/bios/bessie-coleman.php
Babe Didrikson
http://www.nwhm.org/education-resources/biography/biographies/mildred-ella-didrikson-zaharias/
Math Skills Games
*** NEW! Math Connects website
www.macmillanmh.com
Click on math. Click on grade 3. Click on chapter and lesson number. Lots of games, facts practice, additional examples, personal tutors, etc. will come up underneath. For access to studentworks online edition, (where you can print out homework pages) click on textbook icon and type in access code: DF55E09052
Making Change
http://www.mathplayground.com/making_change.html
Students have to subtract money amounts and then choose bills and coins that make that amount of change.
Cap Jax Math Facts
https://www.capjax.com/schools/dorchester_county_public_schools.php
This is a great program to use to practice math facts that the county pays for so that students can have access to it. When you click on the link above, you will need to enter a username and password. The username is dcps and the password is lighthouse.
Online Math Manipulatives (The National Library of Virtual Manipulatives)
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html
Use the “3-5” column to practice grade level math concepts or the “PreK-2” column to review previous concepts. The online manipulatives (much like the physical pieces used in class – cubes, base 10 blocks, fraction pieces, number lines, etc.) can be used to gain a better understanding of the math concepts. Concepts covered on this site include addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, money, fractions, measurement, graphing, and more.
Third Grade Math Skills - Advanced
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills-3rd-mathbuilders.htm
Use all of the links on this site to practice many 3rd Grade math skills through interactive games or tasks. They are organized into content areas, including money, addition, subtraction, multiplication, place value, estimating, time, measurement, and more.
FunBrain Math Games
http://www.funbrain.com/kidscenter.html
Choose from the left hand side of the page (labeled Numbers) from a list of 20 games to practice math skills such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, measurement, fractions, and more.
Multiplication Games
http://multiplication.com/interactive_games.htm
Since multiplication is one of the main math concepts introduced and mastered in 3rd Grade, practice and memorization of these facts are important. Now this task can be fun as well! Choose from over 60 different interactive games to help you learn your multiplication facts.
Great Math Website
http://coolmath4kids.com/
This is a fun website with lessons and games for a variety of math skills.
Tons of fun math games!
http://www.coolmath-games.com/0-math-games.html
More fun math games!
Online Math Games
http://themathgames.com/
This website has everything from games to help you practice your math facts, to division, fractions, and decimals games. If asked for a username and password, the Username is mrspeer and the password is mathisfun. Enjoy!
New Math Website! Lots of games....
http://www.kidsnumbers.com/
Current Events
Being well-informed of the news and the world around us is one of the most important rights and responsibilities of being an American citizen. Keep up to date with all of the news stories with these “News for Kids” websites. Included in these sites are news articles relating to sports, politics, entertainment, science, technology, and much more!
Scholastic News
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/scholasticNews.jsp
Time for Kids
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/
Kids National Geographic
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Stories
Sports Illustrated for Kids
http://www.sikids.com/
http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00000995.shtml
Use this website to take an online field trip to explore places such as The White House, the rainforest or other countries.
Search Engines
Google Kids Search
http://www.squirrelnet.com/search/Google_SafeSearch.asp
This search engine is kid friendly for students to search on any topic in which they are learning or interested.
Ask for Kids
http://www.askkids.com/
If you have a specific question, this is your place! Type your question into the search engine and get a kid friendly answer.
Longman Online Dictionary
http://pewebdic2.cw.idm.fr/
This kid-friendly dictionary offers definitions that are easy to understand and even uses the word in a sentence! Just type your word in the search engine box at the top and hit enter.
American Sign Language Online
http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/browser.htm
Use this website to look up ASL signs for individual words. Use the alphabetical glossary of words on the right to look up your word. Then read how to perform the sign and watch the video of a person signing the word. Remember to practice it yourself!
Other Sites
Dorchester County Website
Hurlock Elementary School
http://www.hurlock.dcpsmd.net/
World Book Online
This is a great online encyclopedia for children and adults. Many cool and interesting things can be looked up and discovered using this site.