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Welcome to HighlightsKids.com (Grades K-5)

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Welcome to HighlightsKids.com (Grades K-5)

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Highlights provides stories, games, crafts, and different science experiences that are fun and can be easily done at home!

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This fun website allows for students to explore and learn about different animals and their habitats. Students are able to learn and create their own biomes, play games, and watch videos about animals and their habitats.

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At Switch Zoo you can make new animals, play animal games, solve jigsaw puzzles, learn about animals, join a zoo quest, and hear animal music.

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Into the book: Teaching Reading Comprehension Strategies (Grades 3-5)

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Into the book: Teaching Reading Comprehension Strategies (Grades 3-5)

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Into the book is designed to help students improve their reading comprehension strategies. Click on students and there are games for students to practice different reading comprehension skills. Click on teaching resources and there are different resources for different reading comprehension skills.

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Into the Book is a multimedia package designed to improve elementary students' reading comprehension, as well as their ability to think and learn across the curriculum. For Grades 2-5.

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Storyline Online- Where Reading is Fun! (Grades K-5)

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Storyline Online- Where Reading is Fun! (Grades K-5)

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Does your child enjoy having their story being read to them? This website offers a variety of books that you can look up by title or author and is read by different movie stars.

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Use Cosmic Kids Yoga videos as a way to have your child to take a break, relax, or energize their minds to get ready to learn. There are a variety of videos of different lengths that take kids through fun, interactive stories while engaging their bodies in different movements and breathing. The videos are also available via YouTube. Just type in Cosmic Kids Yoga.

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This website offers a variety of games and videos to work on different skills at different grade levels. This website offers games that are aligned to the Common Core.

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Practice addition, multiplication, fractions and algebraic reasoning with our popular math games. Discover fun learning games kids love to play.

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Education.com #1 Educational Site for Pre-K through 5

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Education.com #1 Educational Site for Pre-K through 5

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Education.com offers a variety of online games, worksheets, interactive activities, songs, and much more. This website allows you to browse theses items by grade and skill to best fit your needs and provide strategies for activities at home.

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PBS kids provides opportunities for students to engage in literacy, math, and science games with different PBS kids television shows. PBS allows students to build knowledge, critical thinking, imagination and curiosity.

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Educational games and videos from Curious George, Wild Kratts and other PBS KIDS shows!

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Starfall: Learn to Read with Phonics, Learn Mathmateics (Grades PreK-1)

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Starfall: Learn to Read with Phonics, Learn Mathmateics (Grades PreK-1)

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Students are able to engage in a variety of basic literacy skills through learning how to combine letters to read through games. This website also has interactive math games that meet Common Core Standards. For parents it is $35/year subscription and is also available as an app.

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ABCya! Educational Computer Games and Apps for Kids (Grades: Prek-5)

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ABCya! Educational Computer Games and Apps for Kids (Grades: Prek-5)

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ABCya! provides a variety of interactive games at grade level. This website provides opportunities for students to practice their literacy and math skills in addition to fun holiday games, and games that will challenge their problem solving skills.

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Storybird: Create Your Own Stories to Share With the World!   (Grades: K-5)

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Storybird: Create Your Own Stories to Share With the World!   (Grades: K-5)

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Storybird allows students of all age and abilities to create books through the use of technology.  Students are able to create their own stories and add pictures to their books at the same time. When you are finished with your book, you can share with the entire site or just a select few. To use Storybird, you must have access to an Ipad or Imac.

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Storybird - Read, write, discover, and share the books you'll always remember.

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Become a better writer with Storybird's creativity tools. Online courses, challenges, and reader feedback will help you improve your writing.

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MrNussbaum: Help's Make Learning Fun and Engaging! (Grades: K-5)

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MrNussbaum: Help's Make Learning Fun and Engaging! (Grades: K-5)

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This offers something for every type of learner and for kids of all ages. Students can work on specific skills for all subjects! My favorite are the comprehension articles that include comprehension questions about the article.

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The MrNussbaum Language Arts section is one of the largest collection of free language arts resources for kids on the internet

Word Maker is a fun tool that allows students to explore naturally how words are formed. First choose the number of letters per word and drag and drop a letter or digraph tile to the first blank. Watch how the rest of the alphabet reacts when a letter is selected. Some letters will remain while others will be eliminated. Find out if any words start with CW, EH, or even Rhom!

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Ever wonder what "cat got your tongue" means? This section features an interactive adage village that literally illustrates 25 different adages in action. Students can click on an adage to learn its meaning and how it came into use.

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MrNussbaum.com - Literacy Games and Interactive Resources

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The MrNussbaum Language Arts section is one of the largest collection of free language arts resources for kids on the internet Word Maker is a fun tool that allows students to explore naturally how words are formed. First choose the number of letters per word and drag and drop a letter or digraph tile to the first blank.

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Khan Academy:                (Grades: K-5)

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Khan Academy:                (Grades: K-5)

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You can use either your child's assigned Khan account or create your own home specific account. Khan helps grow your students confidence through different math and grammar tasks. Students of all ages can work on the skills they need to practice and can move on to additional skills at their own pace. If you use your child's school account, their teach can also keep track of their progress.

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BrainPop: Free Educational Videos and Games       (Grades: 3-5)

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BrainPop: Free Educational Videos and Games       (Grades: 3-5)

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Students are able to watch BrainPop at school through a subscription but did you know some BrainPop videos are free for everyone? Use BrainPop-Free to help aide in your child's understanding of a wide range of topics. Some include: main idea, angles and comparing prices.

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Engaging Your Child Through Online Math Games      (Grades: K-5)

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Engaging Your Child Through Online Math Games      (Grades: K-5)

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Want a fun and engaging way for your child to work on their math fluency? Sheppard Software provides countless mathematics games to help kids practice their fluency and accuracy. Game topics range from counting, addition and subtraction, and all the way to algebra and geometry. You are sure to find just what your student needs to practice through this site!

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"Sheppard offers everything from early math to pre-algebra. The lessons include interactive activities to practice concepts. Students can shoot fruit, pop balloons, and even play math man (the math version of pac man!). Fractions, place value, money, and basic operations are some of the areas that are covered. Check it out at https://www.sheppardsoftware.com/math.htm. "
--Shannon Jakeman , sjakeman.blogspot.com

"Online math games, like the ones that you'll find for free at Sheppard Software, provide a valuable opportunity for children to learn a great deal while they're having fun. The games at Sheppard Software are well written, interactive and very fun to play.

It can be very difficult for parents to find productive and worthwhile activities for children on the Internet; however fun online math games do offer a wonderful alternative.

This free section of Sheppard Software was written for children. Mostly all of the material you'll find at the site is completely free for kids to use. These fun online math games cover all of the math fundamentals, including early math, basic and mixed operations, fractions, pre-algebra, dollars & cents and place value. While teachers often use worksheets to solidify the math concepts learned in the classroom, these sort of games actually have the same educational impact on the child, and the format of the examples as an exciting game keeps the child engaged, interested and coming back for more.

From the main page parents or children will find a simple and easy to navigate menu featuring the different levels of math games and the various math concepts that are available. Children from pre-k up to 8th grade will find fun online math games that teach important math skills that are appropriate for their age level.

Sheppard Software offers a couple of cute games for the youngest math students. In this game, called Bugabaloo Addition, children are shown a number of "bug shoes" on the left and the right. The game asks the child to add the two groups of shoes together, and then pick the bug with the correct number printed on it. This game teaches addition through a graphical display that lets the child see and count the shoes. With the numbers right underneath, children easily make the association between the visual cues and the act of addition.

For slightly older kids, there are a number of very popular arcade-style "popup" math games. In these games, the child is presented with a math problem and must find the creature that's holding the correct answer and smack it on the head with the hammer. The comical expression the creature makes and the sound effects make this game so fun that children will forget that they're learning math! "
--Written March 30, 2010 by Ryan Dube in Educational Freeware -- Reviews of the best learning games, software, and websites --http://www.educational-freeware.com/online/sheppard-math.aspx

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"Sheppard offers everything from early math to pre-algebra. The lessons include interactive activities to practice concepts. Students can shoot fruit, pop balloons, and even play math man (the math version of pac man!). Fractions, place value, money, and basic operations are some of the areas that are covered.

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Mr. Maffresoli Printables allows you to search for the exact area your student needs additional support with. His website offers K-5 support and is organized using curriculum standards.

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Mr. Maffesoli is still compiling printables for this standard.

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Google Classroom: Help your child stay connected when they are absent.  (Grades: 3-5)

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Google Classroom: Help your child stay connected when they are absent.  (Grades: 3-5)

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Students can stay up to date with their classes even when they are absent. Through the use of their class created Google Classroom account, students can access the assignments from the days they missed. Students are also able to submit assignments online and view the needed resources for each lesson.

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Keep up with your child's behavioral progress through Class Dojo.  (Grades: K-5)

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Keep up with your child's behavioral progress through Class Dojo.  (Grades: K-5)

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To create an account, use your student specific class code. You can get this from your students teacher. Once you have set up an account, you can see how your student is earning or losing points (based on behavior, following expectations, going above and beyond, etc.). Class Dojo also features a messaging tool. Parents and teachers can communicate privately using the messaging function. Some parents and teachers find this to be a fast and easy way to communicate.

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GoNoodle: Fun for kids of all ages.         (Grades: K-5)

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GoNoodle: Fun for kids of all ages.         (Grades: K-5)

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Do your kids need a break from homework or study? Try using GoNoodle for breaks during study. Your child uses GoNoodle videos throughout they day to release extra energy and to relax. Some favorite channels are "Koo Koo Kangaroo", "Moosetube", and "Zumba". After a quick GoNoodle break, you should see an improvement in your child's focus.

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IXL supports your students math and reading development!       (Grades: K-5)

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IXL supports your students math and reading development!       (Grades: K-5)

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Use your students assigned IXL school login to enjoy curriculum based activities. Students are able to pick between both reading and math. They are also able to select the specific topics they are learning. IXL keeps track of their progress and gives teachers access to see their academic gains!

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IXL | Math, Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, and Spanish

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IXL is the world's most popular subscription-based learning site for K-12. Used by over 15 million students, IXL provides personalized learning in more than 10,000 topics, covering math, language arts, science, social studies, and Spanish. Interactive questions, awards, and certificates keep kids motivated as they master skills.