Welcome Kindergarten Teachers
Language Arts
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Starfall
Starfall is a site that can be used to promote literacy. Can be used with all levels of readers in the primary years. -
Elmo's World
a rhyming game
General Language Arts Resources
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Game Goo
Interactive "games" for synonyms, antonyms, poetry, letter-sound.
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PBS Kids Between the Lions
Students can watch and listen to stories read aloud to them.
Math
General Math Resources
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Rainforest Maths
Tons of activities on a wide variety of skills arranged by grade.
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Count Us In Games
Interactive games reviewing time, volume, length, halves, etc.
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First Grade Skill Builder with Links
This is titled for First grade but could be used for Kindergarten.
K.1 More, Fewer, Same
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Count Us In
Basic Number Concept games.
K.10 Compare with Measurement
K.11 Shapes
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Oochy Goes to the Fair
Match the shapes- interactive- can be used with Smartboard.
K.12 Location
K.13 Compare size and shape
K.14 Counting and Tallying from Experiences
K.15 Graphs and Tables
K.16 Probability
K.17 Sort and Classify
K.18 Patterns in sound and movement
K.2 Count to 10
K.3 Ordinal Position
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Ordinal Position Game
This is from Count Us In and would be great to use with the Smartboard.
K.4 Patterns
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Counting By Fives
This is a 100s chart with the 5s in green.
K.5 Numbers to 30
K.6 Addition and Subtraction
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Hoot Addition and Subtraction Game
A site from the BBC. Great for Smartboard.
K.7 Money
K.8 Measurement
K.9 Time
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BBC Time
Easy to the hour- interactive game. Great for Smartboard.
Other Portaportals
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Mr. Wood Portaportal
General links for teachers; includes assistive technology, teacher professional organizations, professional magazines, other por
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Wanda Walter's SOL Math Elementary
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Wanda Walter's SOL Science Elementary
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Wanda Walter's SOL Social Studies Elementary
Science
General Science Resources
K.1 Conduct Investigations
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BBC Characteristics of Materials
Interactive- use with Smartboard lesson.
K.10 Recycle, Reuse,
K.2 Five Senses
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BBC Sounds and Hearing
Interactive- use with Smartboard lesson.
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5 Senses
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Come to your Senses
K.3 Magnets
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BBC Magnets and Springs
Interactive- use with Smartboard lesson.
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Pushes and Pulls
K.4 Describe objects
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Harcourt School Game
Interactive game- students can select the object that matches a given shape.
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Sesame Street- Oscar's Trash Collection
Interactive game- Sort Oscar's junk! Great for Smartboard lesson.
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Little Fingers Apple Sort Game
Sort the apples. Great for Smartboard lesson.
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Enchanted Learning: I love colors
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Oddball game
K.5 Water
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BBC Solids and Liquids
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BBC Sink or Float
Look at different items sink or float. Some question and answer is involved. Great for Smartboard.
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Buoyancy Basics
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Science Experiment: Does Soap Sink?
K.6 Basic Needs
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BBC Habitat Game
Drag each animal to it's habitat.
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BBC Living or Nonliving
You can make different things move to see if they are living or nonliving. More advanced students can use the label feature.
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BBC Growing Plants
Grow a plant by determining how much water and sunlight a plant receives. Great interactive game for use with Smartboard.
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Chick Life Cycle
K.7 Shadows
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BBC Shadows Interactive Lesson
This is similar to an experiment only everything is done online. Link this to a Smartboard lesson.
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Nick Jr. Shadow Game
A neat game that kindergarten kids will enjoy. Link this to a Smartboard lesson.
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Light & Shadows
An interactive example of how movement of the source of light will change the size of the shadow.
K.8 Patterns in Daily Life
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What's the Weather
Dress the bear according to the temperature on a thermometer. Great on the Smartboard. Somewhat advanced as it requires being
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Bella Bear Weather Game
Dress Bella Bear for the weather. Students can determine what clothes she needs to wear by looking out her bedroom window. Stu
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Weather Experiments
This is a website from a meteorologist. She describes some hands on experiments that children can do- this is a resource to con
K.9 Change occurs over time
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Seasons Interactive Whiteboard Screens
Use with Interactive Whiteboard.
Social Studies
General Social Studies Resources
K.1 People
K.2 Past and Present
K.3 Relative Location
K.4/5 Maps and Globes
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Mr. Roger's Map- Build a Neighborhood
Click and Drag on objects to make a neighborhood. Good for individual use in computer lab or Smartboard basic map skills.
K.6 Community Helpers
K.7 Basic Needs and Wants
K.8 Good Citizen
K.9 Pledge, Flag, President
Spanish
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Sesame Street
Spanish Word of the Day