Joy Elementary School

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Math Links:
  1. Brainpop: See the librarian or log-in to Homework Helper for the password. Animated, curricular content that supports educators, and supports achievement.
  2. BaseTen: Learning Box
  3. Cyberchase: PBS Kids
  4. HBP School: Harcourt School Publishers
  5. EnVision Math: Adopted math program
  6. FigureThis: Learn math through a series of fun and engaging, high-quality challenges.
  7. Give the Dog a Bone: Oswego Math Games (for working on 100’s chart)
  8. Illuminations: On-Line math resource designed by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
  9. Manga High: Games-based-learning sites, where students learn Mathematics via purpose-built activities
  10. Math.com: This site provides ways for students to learn math.
  11. Math Game Center: Envision
  12. Math Magician: Oswego Math Games (for working on Math Facts)
  13. Math-O-Rama: Edu Place
  14. Math Tools: Envision
  15. Math Play Ground:
  16. Measures: By BGFl
  17. Measurement: By Harcourt School Publishers
  18. Multiplication.com: The site developed a system uses current brain research to maximize memory.
  19. Number Nut: Subtraction with Regrouping
  20. Number Nut: Subtraction Story Problems
  21. Odyssey Math: Compass Learning is a FNSBSD math learning solutions
  22. Oswego Math Games: The activities were designed by teachers for students in their school district.
  23. Power of Tens: A classic short clip made about the power of ten.
  24. Shephards Software – Math Games 
  25. TVO Kids: 
Graphing:
  1. Fuzz Bug:
  2. Bar Graph Game:
  3. Snail Graph:
  4. Fun Data Handing, Fishing:  By Toy Theater
  5. Interpreting Data:
  6. Create A Graph:
  7. Data Grapher:
  8. Math Graph Fun:
  9. Plot on a Graph:
  10. The Data Banks:
  11. Math - Orange Trees, Olive Trees - Data & Chance:
  12.  Grapher:

Time:
  1. Clock:
  2. Fairy Clock:
  3. Telling Time Animals:
  4. Telling Time:
  5. Telling Time: By Harcourt
  6. Telling Time: By Smart Games
  7. Telling Time : By BBC
  8. On Time: By Sheppard Software
  9. Time Tutor:
  10. Time:
  11. Clock Time:
  12. Time Travel:
  13. Hickory Clock
  14. New Time
  15. Time: By Smart Games
  16. Time: By BGFl

Money:

  1. Cash out: By Mr, Nussbaum.
  2. Caroline Shopping: By Smart Games
  3. Counting Money: By Harcourt School Publishers
  4. Dollars and Cents: By Sheppard Software
  5. Finding Value: By Toon University
  6. Learn Money: By Smart Games
  7. Make Change: By Math Play Ground
  8. Spending Spree: By Primary Games

Geometry

  1. Height and Length
  2. Animal Height Labels: iboard by BBC
  3. Animal Length Labels: iboard by BBC
  4. Plane, flat, 2-d or two- dimensional shapes (Height and length)
  5. Shapes! A Geometry: by ABCya
  6. Compare Shapes - Opposite Statements:
  7. Shape Sorter 2D: iboard by BBC
  8. Shape Labels - Advanced Shapes: iboard by BBC

3-d, Three-dimensional shapes (height, length, and width)

  1. What is 3-d or 3-dimensional: Annenberg Foundation
  2. Interactive Geometry: Annenberg Foundation
  3. Geometric Solids: Illuminations-National Council of Math Teachers
  4. Vertices, Faces, Edges, and Sides - Geometry Game: Turtle Diary
  5. Count Edges Vertices and Faces: Math Games 
  6. Three-dimensional Objects Face Edges Vertices: Study Ladder
  7. 3-D Shapes: Bite Size by BBC

Geometry:

  1. Symmetry:
  2. Common-3d-shapes: Math is Fun
  3. Treasure Hunt: iboard by BBC

Angles:

  1. Angles - Estimate then Measure: iboard by BBC
  2. Angles Inside Shapes - Estimate then Measure: iboard by BBC
  3. Flight Route Fog - Reaching Coordinates: iboard by BBC
  4. Flight Route Fog - Setting Coordinates: iboard by BBC

Area and Perimeter:

  1. Area and Perimeter Teaching Tool: iboard by BBC
  2. Area Laser Game: iboard by BBC
  3. Geo-Strips - Lines: iboard by BBC
  4. Area of Irregular Shapes: iboard by BBC
  5. Compound Shape - Area and Perimeter: board by BBC

Measurement:

  1. Which tool?:
  2. Learn about Rulers: By Soft Schools
  3. Learn inches: By School
  4. Measuring: Inches and Centimeters:By ABCya
  5. Measure Lab: By Harcourt
  6. Measure This: By BBC
  7. The Ruler Game: By Kidz Page
  8. Measurement Conversion:
  9. Fractions of Inches, decimals:
  10. Fraction of Inches:

 Great Links:

  1. ABCya: A free educational kids computer games 
  2. Arcademic Skill Builders: Educational games used to master basic skills.
  3. Brainpop Jr See the librarian or log-in to Homework Helper for the password.
  4. Kids Click: This is a kid friendly web search
  5. MobyMax: Student log-in for a popular website.
  6. Odyssey Math: Compass Learning is a FNSBSD math learning solutions 
  7. PebbleGo: A website with science and social studies topic. See the librarian or log-in to Homework Helper for the password.
  8. SpellingCity: A site that allows teachers to use their own spelling words to play online games.
  9. Typing Agent Home:
  10. World Book Online See the librarian or log-in to Homework Helper for the password
  11. White House: presidents

 Language and Writing:

  1. Brainpop: See the librarian or log-in to Homework Helper for the password. Animated, curricular content that supports educators, and supports achievement.
  2. Kidblog: Kidblog allows you to create a blog for each student, but the blogs are not available to the public.  Instead, you have a class space, and only students from their class can provide comments on student blogs.
  3. Shephards Software – Language Arts Games 
  4. SpellingCity: A site that allows teachers to use their own spelling words to play online games
  5. Spelling Bee
  6. Storybird: This website allows students to choose from a variety of art sets and use the images to create online storybooks. 
  7. StoryJumper: This site allows children to create and illustrated books which they can choose to publish. 
  8. The Literacy Shed:
  9. Reading: By Smart Games
  10. ReadWriteThink:  This site provides educators and  parents,  free highest quality practices in reading and language arts.

Reading:

  1. *Accelerated Reader: Renaissance Learning is a leading provider of technology-based assessment programs.
  2. Andersen Fairy Tales: Classic folk stories and fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen
  3. Between the Lions: PBS
  4. Bitesize: BBC
  5. Bitesize Level 1: BBC
  6. Bitesize Level 2: BBC
  7. Earobics: Game Goo: This is an educational website that has games that reinforce reading skills.
  8. Earobics: (Foundations and Connections) Log-in.
  9. Earobics: (Reach) Log-in
  10. Giggle Poetry: Great way to get kids excited about reading with hundreds of poems for kids to read and rate. 
  11. Mee Genius: 
  12. Mighty Book: 
  13. Reading is Fundamental:  Author and Illustrator
  14. Reading is Fundamental: Reading Planet
  15. StarWalk Kids:

  16. Storyline Online - This great website has famous actors and actresses reading quality children’s fiction.

  17. Storytown By Harcourt School
  18. ThinkCentral: This site supports the Storytown.
  19. Time For Kids: TIME For Kids is a weekly classroom news magazine that motivates kids to read!
  20. TumbleBooks: A collection of online audio books for elementary students. (See the librarian, ITT or log-in to Homework Help for the password.
  21. TumbleBooks: The Common Core collection of books and lessons.
  22. TumbleBookCloud Junior: A collection of online audio books for elementary students. (See the librarian, ITT or log-in to Homework Help for the password.
  23. TumbleBooksCloud Junior: The Common Core books and lessons.
  24. Reading Rocket: Reading Rockets is a national multimedia literacy resources on how young kids learn to read, why so many struggle, and how caring adults can help.
  25. We Give Books: This website by Pearson Foundation, and has hundreds of free e-books for kids to read.

 Science:

  1. Chem4kids:
  2. Cosmos4kids:
  3. Ducksters: Science For Kids 
  4. Kids Astronomy:
  5. Kids’ Science Experiments:
  6. Nasa, Kids Club: The site provides your students with access to thousands of resources.
  7. National Geographic: Animals
  8. Nature Works: This site has videos about different topics dealing with the natural world, including: Adaptation, Migration and Habitat. 
  9. Physics4kids:
  10. Science Kids:
  11. Shephards Software – Science Games 

 Social Studies:

  1. BBC History for kids:
  2. Biology4kids:
  3. Ben’s Guide: A US government based site about the services provided by the government, processes used to create laws and elect representatives.
  4. Congress for Kids:
  5. Discovery Education: Videos and media for students.
  6. Ducksters: Biography For Kids 
  7. Ducksters: Geography For Kids 
  8. Ducksters: History for Kids
  9. Garden of Praise: Biographies on important individuals from history written specifically for kids.http://gardenofpraise.com/leaders.htm
  10. Geography4kids:
  11. Harcourt Website: People We Know, 2nd Gr Social Studies
  12. Hello Earth: Google Earth
  13. National Geographic: Kids
  14. Timeline Maker: By Soft Schools
  15. World Atlas:

 Typing:

  1. Typing Agent Home:
  2. Dance Mat Typing 
  3. Typing Jets By Arcademic Skill Builders
  4. Sky Chase By Arcademic Skill Builders
  5. Peter's Typing:
  6. Typing Test: By Touch Typing
  7. Typeracer: 

Take Care,

Terri Thompson:  Joy Elementary Classroom Teacher- FNSBSD

School E-mail: terri.thompson@k12northstar.org

School Phone Number: 456-5469

School Website: Joy Elementary School

Fairbanks North Star Borough School District: 

     Our mission is to provide an excellent and equitable education in a safe, supportive environment so all students can become productive members of a diverse and changing society. 

     We are a public school district located in Fairbanks, Alaska which serves a diverse student population of 14,000 -14,500. We have twenty-one elementary school options, eight middle school options, eight high school options, and four charter school options.
     The Fairbanks North Star Borough School is located in the heart of Alaska. Fairbanks, Alaska has a population of 630,000.
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