For the teacher: See the competency goals and objectives associated with each section of online activities.
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| EARLY SKILLS | |
| A | Competency Goal 1: The learner will develop and apply enabling strategies and skills to read and write. 1.01 Develop book and print awareness 1.02 Develop phonemic awareness and knowledge of alphabetic principle |
| B | 1.03 Demonstrate decoding and word recognition strategies and skills 1.04 Read or begin to read 1.05 Interact for at least 10 minutes daily with self-selected texts that are consistent with the student's independent reading level |
| C | Competency Goal 2: The learner will develop and apply strategies and skills to comprehend text that is read, heard, and viewed. 2.01 Demonstrate sense of story (e.g., beginning, middle, end, characters, details and setting). 2.02 Demonstrate familiarity with a variety of types of books and selections 2.03 Use preparation strategies to activate prior knowledge and experience before and during the reading of a text. 2.04 Formulate questions that a text might answer before beginning to read. |
| D | 2.05 Predict possible events in texts before and during reading. 2.06 Understand and follow oral-graphic directions. 2.07 Demonstrate understanding of literary language; e.g., "once upon a time" and other vocabulary specific to a genre. 2.08 Distinguish fantasy from reality when reading text. 2.09 Identify the sequence of events in a story. |
| E | Competency Goal 3: The learner will make connections through the use of oral language, written language, and media and technology. 3.01 Connect information and events in text to experience. 3.02 Discuss concepts and information in a text to clarify and extend knowledge. 3.03 Associate target words with prior knowledge and explore an author's choice of words. 3.04 Use speaking and listening skills and media to connect experiences and text |
| F | Competency Goal 4: The learner will apply strategies and skills to create oral, written, and visual texts. 4.01 Use new vocabulary in own speech and writing. 4.02 Use words that name and words that tell action in a variety of simple texts. 4.03 Use words that describe color, size, and location in a variety of texts: e.g., oral retelling, written stories, lists, journal entries of personal experiences. 4.04 Maintain conversation and discussions: 4.05 Use a variety of sentence patterns such as interrogative requests (Can you go with me?) and sentence fragments that convey emotion (Me, too!). 4.06 Write and/or participate in writing behaviors by using authors' models of language. Competency Goal 5: The learner will apply grammar and language conventions to communicate effectively. 5.01 Develop spelling strategies and skills by: 5.02 Use capital letters to write the word I and the first letter in own name. 5.03 Use legible manuscript handwriting. |
GROUP A:
Print, Alphabetic & Phonemic Awareness
(NCSCoS_LA_K_1.01&1.02)
These are the
Letters of the Alphabet
A story about the ABCs.
How We
Read and Write
Movie about reading left to right.
Listen &
Read Along: "Winter"
requires Microsoft Agent Character Peedy &
Text-to-speech engine -
download Peedy & speech
Listen &
Read Along: "Peter, Peter"
requires Microsoft Agent Character Peedy &
Text-to-speech engine -
download Peedy & speech
Listen & Read Along: Pick a Story By Theme
(lots of stories to choose
from!)
Nursery
Rhymes & Songs
Read rhymes or read along while they are sung.
Alphabet
Letters and Sounds Game
Listen to the sound and then type that letter on the keyboard.
Practice
with Letters & Sounds
NOTE: Have the teacher print the page first. Say the letter sounds then
hear the sound. Record how you did..
Letter
Sounds & Signs
Click a letter, hear its sound and see the sign for it too!
Pounce!
Listen to a word. Then pounce on the beginning sound.
Bear Wear
Listen to the sound then identify corresponding onset.
Sassy Seals
Listen and find the word that starts with the same sound.
Letter
Sounds
Hear words and sort by onset.
Picture
Match: Beginning Letter Sounds
Hear words and sort by onset.
Clifford's Beginning Sounds
Find the words that begin with the same
sound as the picture name.
Reversing Reversals Memory
Commonly reversed letters and numbers are presented to pair in this memory
game.
ABCD Watermelon
Identify the letter of the alphabet that fits in place of the picture.
Spring Bee
Buzz the letters to the hive in ABC order.
River
Fish
Jump for the bugs in ABC order.
ABC Order Train
See and hear lower case letters. Then, decide "what comes next" in
ABC order.
Clifford's Sorting Game
See and hear words. Then, sort the
words by the first letter.
KiddoNet
Phonics
Select words that match letter; hear word after it is selected.
GROUP B:
Reading (Decoding/Word Recognition)
(NCSCoS_LA_K_1.03-1.05)
How the
Alphabet Got Its Order
Watch a movie about the ABCs.
Learn Your ABCs
See the capital letter and hear it named.
ABC
Sing Along Song
Sing your ABCs by following the bouncing ball!
Undersea ABC
Help Larry the Lobster by clicking on letters as he names them.
Letters & Names
See upper and lower case letters. Click to hear them named.
Capital Letters
(5 tabs at top of page) See/hear, "build"/hear, see/hear, connect the
dots/hear, & see the capital letter names.
Just Lower Case Letters
(3 tabs at top of page) See/hear, see & connect the dots/hear the lower
case letter names.
ABCs with Elmo
Click a letter on the keyboard and Elmo will tell you the letter's name.
Upper and
Lower Case Letters
Click the letter, hear it named and see it matched with its lower case
form.
Alphabet Quiz
Drag the lower case to the upper case letter.
ABC Memory
Match the upper case letter with the lower case letter in this matching
game.
Kangaroo Confusion
Match the capital kangaroo dad with his little lower case 'roo.
Alphabet Memory
Match upper & lower case to make a pair.
Alpha
Concentration
Turn the cards and match upper and lower case letters.
Alphabet
Action
See the letter and a picture of a thing that starts with the letter.
Hear the name of the letter too!
Upper/Lower Match
Use the arrows to move upper case, lower case or both letters until you
have a match!
ABC
Concentration
Memory game - match upper & lower case letters.
Parts of Speech Catch
Click the Vowels & Consonants game and then help the fox catch the
vowels/consonants.
Leo
the Lobster
Leo loves to spell. Help him with some fun letter activities.
What
Letter Do You See in the Tree?
Print & color the tree. Then, read the story, naming the letters you
see in the tree.
Word Play
Build vocabulary as words are: 1) pronounced & 2) given a graphic representation
Early
Reading from Starfall
Pick one of the BOOKS - for help, there are letter sounds and pictures.
Make-a-Word
from Starfall
Pick on of the end blends from PLAY, then figure out the beginning
letter/sound for the word that describes the picture.
Engine
Nine Party Line
Read along with Engine 9! Notice he says
almost the same thing again and again.
Bananas for Lunch
As you read...can you guess what will happen to
the monkey?
Picture/Word Concentration
Match the pictures and learn new words.
Make a Word
How many words can you create?
ABC Mommy & Me
Read along.
GROUP C:
Strategies for Reading
(NCSCoS_LA_K_2.01-2.04)
Morris' Special Day
THINK ABOUT: Who is missing at the beginning? What animals does
Morris meet? What happens at the end?
Fairy Tales
Pick a tale from a big list (under the ads!).
Nursery
Rhymes
Pick a rhyme from a big list (under the ads!).
The Farm Animals
Listen the the story word-by-word or page-by-page & hear animal sounds
too!
Candlelight Stories
Scroll down to Tom Thumb and listen to the story by clicking
the picture of the speaker.
Animals You Can See at the Zoo
Do you know the sounds the animals make?
Get Ready to Read
STORY: Jack and the Beanstalk
Jack
and the Beanstalk
Watch and listen to the story.
Get Ready to Read
STORY: The Three Little Pigs
Candlelight Stories
Scroll down to The Three Little Pigs and listen to the story
by clicking the picture of the speaker.
At School - What happens at school?
You can
print the book and then color it.
You can also add some pages that
show what you do at school to add to the story.
Leaves Fall Down - What colors do
leaves turn in the fall? You can
print
the book and then color it.
You can also add some pages that show
what you do at school!
Henry the Little Fish and His First Day of School
Read along with
Elmo. Think about your first day of school. What do you think will
happen to Elmo?
Clifford's Big Day
What is this story about? What do you think might happen?
GROUP D:
Skills for Reading
(NCSCoS_LA_K_2.05-2.09)
Bonny's Sunflower
Watch Bonny and her friends. See if you can predict what will
happen before you click next! (Were you right?!)
Clyde's Smile
Listen to the story and then see if you can predict who has Clyde's tooth.
The Perfect Pet
Can you guess what animal the girl will pick?
Where is Emily?
Read (and listen) and try to answer the question -
Where is Emily?
Debbie Duck
Follow the directions to help Debbie have an adventure!
Bonny, Banana & Mo
Follow the directions and help Bonny and her friends get through the day.
Tina's
World: Buggy Trails
Follow the directions and help Tina collect her bugs.
Princess Long Ago
What does long, long ago mean?
Dick
Whittington
A story about long ago and far away.
Tina's
World: Real or Make Believe
Decide what is real and what is pretend.
Story Scramble
Put the the story in order.
Clifford's Scramble
Put the pictures in order.
GROUP E:
Making Connections through Language
(NCSCoS_LA_K_3.01-3.04)
6
Little Teddy Bears
Were you ever too crowded when you tried to sleep? What did you do?
What do you think the teddy bears will do?
Emily Elizabeth Goes to School
Emily goes to school to learn, just
like you! Read the story, listen if you want, and answer some questions.
Here Clifford
Emily goes to school to learn, just like you!
Read the story, listen if you want to, and answer some questions.
Twins
Find the matching pictures and do it fast!
Odd
One Out
Drag the one that doesn't fit to the trash can.
Five Hungry Crocodiles
Help feed the crocodiles the fish that they want to eat.
What will Bella Wear?
Help Bella choose clothes that are right for the weather.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Print this book and then color the
story.
GROUP F:
Oral, Written & Visual Texts
(NCSCoS_LA_K_4.01-5.03)
Learning
Color Words
3 color activities: see/hear, match color and word, & color/word
concentration.
Who Am I? Farm Animals
Click the animal to see and hear its name in English and Spanish!
Shape Monster
Print this book. Then color the shapes and the
shape monster according to the text.
Practice Writing the Right Way!
Watch the shapes and letters as they are written on the screen then
practice on your own paper. 3 tabs: shapes, caps, lowercase.
Spinner, the Writing Spider
Click and upper or lower case letter and watch Spinner write it for you.
Now you try it!
Alphabet Animation: Upper Case
Click a letter to see step by step how to write it.
Capital Practice
Click on a letter, watch how it is made, then put your finger on the
screen and follow along.
Print & Practice: Upper Case
Print the page and then write the upper case letters. Follow the
dotted lines.
Sky Writer
Watch the plane make lower case letters. Follow along with your
finger on the screen.
Alphabet Animation: Lower Case
Click a letter to see step-by-step how to write it.
Print & Practice: Lower Case
Print the page and then write the lower case letter. Follow the
dotted lines.
Number
and Lower Case Practice
Click on a number or letter, watch how it is made, then put your finger on
the screen and follow along.
Number Animation
Click a number to see step-by-step how to write it.
Brain Gymnastics
Move your mouse to touch all the blue dots. Don't hit the red wall!
Learn
to Print Game
(NOTE: DO BRAIN GYMNASTICS FIRST)
Move your mouse to form the letter instead of a pencil!
My Name Is...
Type in your name to create a worksheet just for you! Then, print
the page and practice your writing.