Baker: Links

First Grade Links

The Academy of American Poets
Giggle Poetry
Grandpa Tucker's Rhymes and Tales
The International Library of Poetry
Turn Your Students Into Well-Versed Poets
"In celebration of National Poetry Month, Education World offers more than 20 poetry lesson plans to help teachers integrate poetry into their classrooms and develop "well-versed" students. Stage a poetry slam for profit, find the funniest poems around, write synonym poems, more! Included: Links to poetry sites for kids and teachers, rubrics for grading poetry, and sites that publish student poetry!"

AAA Math
Addition Surprise
Addition Surprise! Little numbers can add up to be a big surprise in this game. Complete the box by practicing your addition.
A+ Math
Cool Math 4 Kids
Count Hoot
Count Hoot offers number games to help you practice addition and subtraction.
First Grade Apple Math
Flashcards
Fractions
Fractions
(Click Play and then click "maybe later" where it says to register)
FunBrain
Geometry
High-Rise Math
High-Rise Math! Play a game by yourself or with a friend to add and subtract your way to the top. A fun way to practice math.
Interactive Mathmatics
Jigsaw Puzzles
Lemonade Stand
Math Journey
Patterns
Skillswise: Math
Tangrams

Kellogg's Nutrition Camp
This is a web-site sponsored by Kellogg. There are two games that are age-appropriate: Match 'Em (a concentration type game) and Nutrition Knockout (knocking blocks out of the Food Guide Pyramid.)
Dole 5 a Day
This is a great site sponsored by Dole Fruit Company. Two games are age appropriate: The Salad Factory and 5 a Day Detective Game.
The Fruit Pages.
This site offers the Fruit Alphabet. It also uses fruits that are sometimes classified as vegetables.