Online 2nd Grade Learning
The following websites on these pages are not associated with Hermosa Elementary School or the Alta Loma School District. Neither the school or school district is responsible for the content on these third-party websites. By clicking on the below links, you understand you are doing so on your own free will.
ABCya! Keyboard Challenge
Today ABCya! can be found on the first page of results on most search engines when looking for educational web sites for children. It is linked to by thousands educational web sites and receives over one million visits per month. Additionally, ABCya! has received praise from numerous educational publications in print and on the web. What I am most proud of is the fact that visitors return to my site several times a month.
Academic Skill Builders
Arcademic Skill Builders are online educational video games that offer a powerful approach to learning basic math, language arts, vocabulary, and thinking skills.Our goal is to make aspects of classroom instruction as effective in creating persistence and involvement as observed in video game players. Our games are a result of blending video game features into instructional research in order to achieve a high rate of student learning through increased time-on-task and engagement.
Visit academicskillbuilders.com
Animal Train
Directions are given orally when the activity starts. If children want to hear the directions again, they must reload the activity by using the reload button on the navigation bar of the browser. In this activity, animals emerge from a train in a zoo. Children must click on the uppercase letter in zoo map to move the animal to its proper habitat. When children click on an incorrect letter, they are encouraged to try again.
Bob The Builder
Bob the Builder and his machine team are ready to tackle any project. As they hammer out the solutions that lead to a job well done, Bob and the Can-Do Crew demonstrate the power of positive-thinking, problem-solving, teamwork and follow-through. Most importantly, from start to finish, the team always shows that The Fun Is In Getting It Done! Bob the Builder was created in the UK in 1998 and made its US television debut in 2001. The show currently airs in over 240 territories and in 45 languages. It can be seen daily in the US on PBS and PBS KIDS Sprout.
Dance Mat Typing
When you can do it well, touch typing is the fastest way to write. Many people can soon learn to touch type faster than they can write with a pen. The important things to remember are:Use the correct fingersThere's no need to rush!Always rest your wrists on the deskYou should take a rest, and shake your hands and arms to relax your muscles if you get tiredIt's importantnot to look at your hands when you are learning to type. The best way to ensure that you don't look at your hands is to cover them up - you can make a simple box out of cardboard or wood to cover both the keys and your hands.
Visit www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/
Discovery Education
Discovery Education transforms classrooms, empowers teachers and captivates students by leading the way in providing high quality, dynamic, digital content to school districts large and small, rural and suburban and everything in between.Accelerate student achievement in your district by capturing the minds and imaginations of students with the fascination of Discovery, tapping into students' natural curiosity and desire to learn.
Disney Games
Children can play various games from Disney's cast of characters and movies. Disney Interactive is one of the world’s largest creators of high-quality interactive entertainment across all current and emerging digital media platforms. Products and content released and operated by Disney Interactive include blockbuster mobile and console games, online virtual worlds, and No. 1-ranked web destinations Disney.com and the Moms and Family network of websites
e-Learning For Kids
Our vision is to be the source for childhood learning on the internet available from anywhere and without charge. Established in late 2004, e-learning for kids is a global, nonprofit foundation dedicated to fun and free learning on the internet for children ages 5 - 12. We offer free, best-in-class courseware in math, science, reading and keyboarding; and we're building a community for parents and educators to share innovations and insights in childhood education.
Learning Games For Kids
Learning typing is the focus of these keyboarding games. Learning keyboarding skills is vital for today's learners and tomorrows earners. These fun free typing games are a great way to build the foundation through typing skills that today's elementary school curriculum requires. These keyboarding games teach important skills for preschool and elementary school kids.... oh yeah, they're fun!
Visit learninggamesforkids.com
Learning Planet
Parents and teachers can have a treasure chest of online learning resources. Access hundreds of learning activities with no banner ads, if you purchase a membership account. There are plenty of free games available without a membership.
Math Playground
Math Playground is a popular learning site filled with math games, logic puzzles, step-by-step instructional videos, math practice, and a variety of problem solving activities. A favorite of parents and teachers, Math Playground provides a safe place for kids to learn and explore math concepts online. Math Playground is kidSAFE Privacy Certified. This means that Math Playground's privacy practices satisfy the current COPPA compliancy rules for children's websites. Math Playground earned this distinction after passing a rigorous examination of the entire website.
NASA's Space Place
The Space Place was started in February 1998 as an education and public outreach project of NASA's New Millennium Program, which continues to be its primary supporter. Its target audience is elementary-school-age kids. We wanted to reach this young audience with the message that science and technology and learning about space are fun and within their grasp. We designed it with a kid-friendly look and feel. It is modular, so visitors can pick and choose different standalone projects or activities that interest them at the moment.
NORAD Santa
Follow along as Santa Clause prepares to deliver gifts around the world on December 25th through this interactive website sponsored by the North American Aerospace Defense Command. This website is only active during December.
NorthPole.com
Northpole.comcelebrates the holidays with dozens of activities for children and families. A child-safe, award-winning holiday site,northpole.com promotes a traditional look at Santa’s Secret Village at the North Pole, but with high-tech, creative features to keep children and adults entertained—all for free.
PBS Kids
PBS KIDS is committed to making a positive impact on the lives of children through curriculum-based entertainment. With a 360-degree approach towards learning and reaching children, PBS KIDS leverages the full spectrum of media and technology to build knowledge, critical thinking, imagination and curiosity.
Sesame Street
The nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street and so much more, our projects bring critical lessons in literacy, numeracy, emotional well-being, health and wellness, and respect and understanding to children in 150+ countries.
Seussville
Seussville—the official home of Dr. Seuss on the Web—is the place for children of all ages to play and learn with Dr. Seuss’s wonderfully whimsical books and classic characters.The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham, Oh, the Places You’ll Go!and all of the Dr. Seuss books leap to life through interactive games and activities that will enrich each child’s reading experience.
Starfall
Starfall is recognized and highly rated by experts. The "Reading Teacher" named Starfall.com one of "Five Internet sites too good to miss" (May 2006). In 2005 and again in 2008, Homeschool.com recognized Starfall as one of their top five educational websites. Starfall was the first Internet site to be recognized by Children's Software & New Media Review as the highest rated product in their Early Elementary category, Spring 2004.
The Moms' & Kids' Playground
Since 1997, kids, teachers, librarians, and parents have enthusiastically turned to Funbrain for its free educational games, online books, and comics. Funbrain, created for kids ages preschool through grade 8, offers more than 100 fun, interactive games that develop skills in math, reading, and literacy. Plus, kids can read a variety of popular books and comics on the site, includingDiary of a Wimpy Kid,Amelia Writes Again, andBrewster Rocket.
Ticket To Read
Ticket to Read® is a self-paced, student-centered online program that results in improved reading performance. As students complete tasks in the areas of foundational skills, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension, they earn points that can be used to decorate their personal clubhouse or stock their toy store.
Xtra Math
XtraMath is a Seattle-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to math achievement for all. Our goal is to develop effective, efficient, adaptive and intrinsically rewarding supplemental math activities and make them available for free.David JeschkeXtraMath started in the fall of 2007 whenDavid Jeschke, a computer programmer, volunteered at a local elementary school and recognized the need for an individualized math practice program. XtraMath spread rapidly to other classrooms by word of mouth and the program continues to evolve to meet the needs of the students, teachers, and parents.
Ziggityzoom
Our goal in designing ZiggityZoom.com was to create a fun, Kid-friendly environment online that wassuper easy for even a preschoolerto navigate. Simple Icons and Directional Graphics make it easy to get around.We provide stories, online games, pretend play environments, like the Pirate and Princess World, and many varied activities to encourage creativity and independent thinking. Parental interaction is important to us as well as offering fun educational content.