Recommended Websites & Apps

Here is a list of recommended websites and apps for kindergarten students.

Websites:

Iowa Core- Kindergarten Curriculum: https://iowacore.gov/iowa-core/grade/k

Student Websites:

https://pbskids.org/– educational games, videos, and activities in the areas of math and literacy with familiar T.V. characters.

https://www.abcya.com/– children can listen to short stories read aloud to them as they follow along with the highlighted text. ABCya! has a variety of educational games in addition to the featured stories. Free resources and materials are available for grades K through 5.

https://www.storylineonline.net/– authors and actors reading aloud children’s books.

http://ngexplorer.cengage.com/ngyoungexplorere/index.html- National Geographic Young Explorers is a magazine designed specifically for kindergarten and first grade students. Children can listen to the magazine being read to them as they follow along with the highlighted text. It is a great way to bring interesting non-fiction stories into reading center time.

https://www.youtube.com/user/JackHartmann – phonics and math videos

Links to the Iowa Coree:

Literacy:  https://iowacore.gov/iowa-core/grade/k/literacy

Math:  https://iowacore.gov/iowa-core/grade/k/mathematics

Science:  https://iowacore.gov/iowa-core/grade/k/science

Social Studies:  https://iowacore.gov/iowa-core/grade/k/social-studies

21st Century Skills:  https://iowacore.gov/iowa-core/grade/k/21st-century-skills

iPad Apps:

Books Read Aloud:

FarFaria Storybooks– Library of Children’s Books and Read Along: FarFaria offers thousands of picture books and new stories every week, so it’s easy for parents and tons of fun for kids.

Literacy Apps:

Rhyming Bee– learn to recognize rhyming words, and sort them by sound.

Touch and Learn – ABC Alphabet and 123 Numbers– learn to identify the names of letters and numbers.

Little Match-ups– alphabet letter and phonics matching game.

Math iPad Apps:

Virtual Math Manipulatives Website (free)

Math Bingo (free)

Count Sort (free)

Ten Frame Fill (free)

Domino Addition (costs)

Friends of Ten (costs)

Handwriting:

Little Writer- is a kid friendly and a super fun app where your child will learn how to form their letters correctly by using their finger to trace letters. (costs)

Handwriting Without Tears- children learn and practice correct formation habits for writing capitals, numerals and lowercase letters. (costs)

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