Parents
Practice and Engaging Activities for Use Outside of School
The best homework for your child is reading a good book or practicing what is learned in school by applying in real-world situations (ie. finding "th" words on street signs or identifying angles at the hockey rink) . However, here are some site you may find helpful if you are planning to be away or looking for some additional practice for your child.
We suggest these easy to use sites to build automaticity of basic literacy and numeracy skills:
Division 1 (Grade 1 - 3)
Starfall (early reading phonics and digital books)
Okotoks Library (have a membership? Use these online resources for reading and listening)
Play Kids Games (practice math facts with games)
Online Story (read a book and answer questions)
ABCYA (sight word bingo)
Storyline (listen to audio books online)
Dance Mat Typing (practice typing so you can become a natural typer!)
SLA Practice Questions (Practice Literacy and Numeracy Questions at home)
Division 2 (Grade 4 - 6)
Khan Academy (learn anything - math, science social with tutorials)
Web Math Minute (build foundational mental math with basic math practice)
Math Games (practice skills with out knowing it!)
Prodigy Math (learn and play at the same time)
Math Antics (mini math video lessons)
Virtual Manipulatives (practice with various backgrounds or workmats, and specific tools and manipulative materials)
National Geographic (read various magazines)
LoudIt (listen to books online)
Online Stories (listen and read online books)
Financial Calculators (see how much you can save with these online calculators)
Junior Achievement (BizCraft activities for creating your own business)
Scratch (practice problem solving, critcal thinking and more with this free coding site)