Websites, Links & Apps

Communication Skills
Getting your children engaged in thinking about their learning: Quick tips to get them talking​ 

Reading Links
Read Live     
Raz Kids 
Epic - A library at your child's fingertips
BBC – Literacy Games (ages 5-7)
BBC – Reading for ages 7-11
iXL Language Arts – practice for Grades 2-7
Book Sense– suggestions for books for all readers
Guys Read– interactive site for finding great books for boys
Kids’ Reads– book lists, book reviews, authors, games
Education World– a site with 20 good reading sites to spring to
Starfall ABCs
Starfall Learn to Read - App
Storynory– online audio books for kids
Tumblebooks – online audio books for kids Access through NVDPL - The North Vancouver District Public Library
ReadingResource – good downloads for struggling readers

Writing Links
Storybird – write and illustrate your own stories
Handwriting Practice– a site with downloadable practice sheets
Dancemat – typing practice
BBC – writing lessons (ages 7-11)
BBC – spelling and grammar (ages 7-11)
NEW - The Typing Club is a fun way to learn keyboarding skills



Express Yourself Apps 

• Dragon Dictation 

• Visual Poet 

• Toontastic 

• ComicLife 

• My Story-Book Maker for Kids 

• Penultimate

English Language Learners

Storyline online - find books that you can hear online. 

Unite for Literacy a website that is good for translation 

BrainPop ELL - a website with learning and games for Grammar, Vocabulary

Khan Academy - good webpage for Reading, Grammar and Math

Math and Numeracy Links

Prodigy Math Game– FREE – It’s Pokemon, but with math​!

iXL – Math practice for students (Pre-K to Grade 7) BBC – Math games (ages 5-7)

BBC – Math games (ages 7-11)

A+ Math– on-line flash cards

Integer Jim’s Math Squad– various games and activities

Billy Bug’s Quest for Grub– watch as Billy manoeuvres through the coordinate plane Lemonade Stand– manage your stand while you make your first million

Education World– a site with many math sites to spring to

Kids Math Games– many games, create drill sheets for tests, etc.

K5 Learning – a website that has literacy and math worksheets available for free.

BrainPop Junior is a great resource for Math.

Math and Numeracy Apps

Bugs and Buttons
Park Math HD
Subitising Flash Cards
Tens Frame
100s Board 
Bugs and Numbers
Hungry Fish: Motion 
Math
Dot To Dot Numbers and Letters
Tetris


Science Links
BBC – Science Games (ages 5-7)
BBC – Science for ages 7-11
The Futures Channel– a site to show how Math and Science are used in the real world
National Geographic for kids 
BrainPop Science page provides animated movies and related learning material.

Social Studies and Research Links 
World Mapper– get a map on anywhere
World Book On Line– a free service for North Vancouver kids – username – nvsd44, password – northvan
Kids Click– web search for kids by librarians
Fact Monster– great information for kids
ASK for Kids– ask a question and get and answer – formerly “Ask Jeeves”
NV District Library– see what’s in, reserve what isn’t
Boolify– an amazing search engine for kids
Virtual Museum

Social Responsibility Links
ERASE Bullying – British Columbia’s anti-bullying website and anonymous reporting tool
Stop Bullying– bullying Canada website​
Stranger Danger Tips​ – website that teaches street safety to children

Inquiry-Based Learning​ Links
Did You Ever Wonder?Inquisitiveness Begins at Home​
For more on Inquiry-Based Learning visit:   More Curious Minds
Developing Self-Regualtion:    Calm Alert and Happy​ - by Dr. Stuart Shanker      
Article: Self-regulation and learning​
For more information on Self-regulation as it relates to learning visit:
 Canadian Self-regulation Initiative​Making Thinking Visible - Tips on ways to talk about learning with your child
students develop thinking skills
Homework Tips​​
Websites for enhancing or extending learning at home - click HERE​Reading Tips for Parents  Developing your child's reading ability; fostering a love for reading
Literacy Learning APPs  - for young children
Resource Links for Parents - Safe, Caring, and Anti-Bullying​

For specific information on how to support your child as an IB learner click here:
International Baccalaureate​.

BrainPop provides animated movies and related learning materials; a great resource for learning remotely. Go to BrainPop Junior is a great resource for Math as well.

Dance
During our Unit of Inquiry How We Express Ourselves we inquiry into the ways that stories can be told in different ways. We inquiry into different styles of dance.
A great website that we use to dance, dance, dance the day away is GoNoodle.

YouTube videos for Just Dance are another way to explore new styles of dance.