Because of this, I haven't been posting on this beautiful blog! I welcome any ideas you might have. Are there any peeks into life in our class that you are especially interested in? Please email me, if you do!
One update I have made here is creating a page for homework links. As you know, the two we use regularly are Xtra Math and Spelling City. I am going to add other links that the students enjoy using. As I add them, I will also post a bit about them here.
The first website I would like to tell you about is Education City. This is the second year we have subscribed to Education City. It is a fun site that covers many of our standards through visually fun games. If students do not sign in, they can still play the games. If students DO sign in, however, they have the option of SAVING their scores if they are pleased with their work. These scores are reported to me so that I can see which activities they have completed and how they are doing. (If they save a score and later get a better score, they can replace their score!) Their sign-in information is located in their binders. Unfortunately, it is assigned and I can not change it.
At times I will set up a My City (ask your child to show you where this icon is) for our center time. Here I can specify assignments I want them to work on.
A favorite activity is Play Live. Here, students can play a challenge (math facts or spelling) against other students. They can choose to play against a student who is playing somewhere else in the nation, school, or class. This is great practice for Xtra Math. Enjoy!
