6.+Interactive+Websites

=General= [] is a great site with resources and links to other useful sites Word Magnets Tutorial at []

**Task1 :Find and Link**
How would you go about finding the site ? Locate Plastelina Logic games - fun, challenging and promote higher level thinking. Fun Brain Math Arcade.
 * The Oswego City** chool District has a treasure store of great SMARTboard games-all of them have great mathematical skills as their foundation.and almost all make great iwb activities. Most are geared at Primary but some for Secondary School as well.

Task 2. Searching, finding and reviewing -example [|from TeacherFirst.com]
[|Word Slide] How many words can you make from a given set of letters? Wordslide lets your find out. This easy to use interactive provides you with a list of letters and a tower of blank squares for each of the word combinations. As you find a word it is added to the tower until finding all combinations. You can play alone as a visitor or there is an option to register to play against other users. Registration allows you to also keep your own scores and possibly be listed in the hall of fame. Registration only requires a username and password. No email address is necessary. Warning - registration also allows access to a chat forum about the game that isn't always monitored. This is a great 5-minute activity when you don't have time to start a new lesson. Have a student use it on your interactive whiteboard or projector to challenge the class to find all of the word combinations. Discuss the words created to demonstrate spelling and phonics patterns found. [|Mash.ie] The brain child of @simonmlewis is a new Irish web site that allows primary teachers to share and rate links to lesson themes. Each theme has a list of links known as a //mash//. You can add to the mash or links or even create your own theme.
 * Note**

[|TeachNet.Learning Blog] Resources for teachers by teachers. Have a look! You won't be disappointed

[|Seomra Ranga] Damien shares practical downloadable resources for the classroom.

[|ClassTools] Create your own flash games and activities from the templates on this site [|Listen and Write] is a site where you hear the the audio and write the words. It’s a great site for dictation practice. You can also embed the audio to your blog or website.

Click on some of the links below and add a note re class suitability etc.
[|Numeracy and Literacy Activities] [|Learn Anytime] [|Sumdog] TutPup [] [|British Council] [|CrickWeb] [| Clicker Screen Shots] [|Topmarks] [|Primary Resources] [|BBC Skills] [] [|Ambleweb] [] lots of games and activities to develop typing skills.  []  [] interactive games  [|Enchanted Learning] [|Pencil Street]

Religion [|The Prodigal Son] [|The Christmas Story] [|The Easter Story] = = = =

Math
[|Base Ten Blocks] [|Maths Zone] Woodland's interactive maths, Games and Activities [|TeacherLed] has some wonderful (and free!) teaching tools. They cover a wide range of concepts and can be used by pupils of different ages. [|Scoilnet.ie Math Resources] [|www.ictgames.com] Interactive games which are organised by topic, and most are intended for use by Juniors [] [] [] The activities work well with the IWB as a small group review. [] interactive games [|Decimal Square] Interactive Games to help children with their understanding of decimals.

Shockwave and Flash Activities []

Literacy [|Literacy Zone] Woodland's Interactive English Games and Activities [] Digital Story Telling, pictures,myths and legends and lots more [] [|PPT templates for Non-fiction writing] -.communication4all.co.uk/http/Nonfiction.htm [|Read along Stories for Kids] [|My Story Maker] [|Big Books] [|Animated Picture Books] [] [|Coxhoe Literacy Links] [|Magnetic Poetry]

[] Gaeilge [|Irish Word a Day] [|Audio Flash Cards]

Science [|Science Zone] Woodland's Science Zone [|Coxhoe Science Links] [|Scholastic Interactive activities -Science and math] [|Simple Machines] [|Design a Panda Habitat]

Visual Arts [|Kids Jungle] Create an imaginary landscape with NGAkids Jungle [|Halloween clipart]

[] a good art site w/ short instructional clips re: elements & principals of art tied to real art