Brain Builders
This sampling of learning links will take you to some of the sites we utilize or are available to our students for use in the classroom and at home. Click on the linked images or hyperlinks to take you to these resources. Do you have some favorite learning links or educational Apps? Submit them to Mrs. Smith to add to our Brain Builders!
Serving and Learning
Free Rice
CRS
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is motivated by the example of Jesus Christ to ease suffering, provide development assistance, and foster charity and justice.
Helping Hands
Helping serve and feed the hungry right here in Michigan. Visit forgottenharvest.org for more information. Serving our local area is St. Vincent de Paul in Prudenville and Rocommon. Visit their websites for more information.
Exploring all of God's Creation
Religion/Faith Builders
CatholicBrain is an innovative platform the creators of CatholicBrain have developed to aid in teaching our Catholic faith.
CatholicBrain is an innovative platform the creators of CatholicBrain have developed to aid in teaching our Catholic faith.
Superbook is an online resource for kids to grow their faith and knowlege through videos, games, etc.
The Beginners Bible: http://bit.ly/1MeurZH
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VeggieTales is an American, Christian, computer generated children's animation. Fruit and vegetable characters retell Bible stories, with episodes presenting life lessons through a biblical worldview
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English Language Arts (ELA)
Vocabulary A-Z is a digital solution for helping students build vocabulary and increase reading comprehension. Students practice online by completing game-based activities that make learning fun and easy. Students should use this great resource every week as we progress through our word study units. Each student has been given an individual login and password.
NoRedInk NoRedInk builds stronger writers through interest-based curriculum, adaptive exercises, and actionable data. NoRedInk's mission (and one of mine) is to help all students harness the power of language.
Grammar Gorillas
Grammar Gorillas is only one of the great activities found at funbrain.com.
(This link is great practice for mastering English Language Arts elements of grammar.)
(This link is great practice for mastering English Language Arts elements of grammar.)
IXL.com/ela
OLLRCS Students have their access codes for IXL Math practice and assigned skill building lessons.
Visit: http://www.ixl.com/ela
OLLRCS Students have their access codes for IXL Math practice and assigned skill building lessons.
Visit: http://www.ixl.com/ela
Math:
KHAN Academy - Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom.
Visit KHAN Academy's Pixar in a Box to discover the math and science of movie making!
Visit KHAN Academy's Pixar in a Box to discover the math and science of movie making!
Big Brainz - This is a fantastic interactive opportunity for students to learn and reinforce their math facts and number operations.
IXL MATH
OLLRCS Students have their access codes for IXL Math practice and assigned skill building lessons.
Visit: http://www.ixl.com/math/
OLLRCS Students have their access codes for IXL Math practice and assigned skill building lessons.
Visit: http://www.ixl.com/math/
Math Playground hosts a variety of online math practice games to build and enhance skills. Math practice games to build and enhance skills.
Math Playground hosts a variety of online math practice games to build and enhance skills. Math practice games to build and enhance skills.
Math Magician
Math Magician is an online basic math fact skill building resource that helps students increase mental math acuity.
Scholastic Math Resources
Scholastic offers two different Math Magazines that provide
rigorous, high interest, real world math concepts in order to build skills, confidence, and develop a sense of relevance to its application.
Visit http://math.scholastic.com/ for these interactive online resources.
www. scholastic.com/dynamath and www. scholastic.com/math
rigorous, high interest, real world math concepts in order to build skills, confidence, and develop a sense of relevance to its application.
Visit http://math.scholastic.com/ for these interactive online resources.
www. scholastic.com/dynamath and www. scholastic.com/math
Typing.com
Typing.com (formerly typingweb.com) is a typing tutor where students can develop essential keyboarding skills. The more students practice the more proficient they become. Students learn proper form and keyboarding techniques through this resource that can be utilized at home as well as in the classroom. Students are given their personal access information and will need to sign in through the classic version.
http://www.typing.com
http://www.typing.com
Students interested in learning about coding can visit this site made possible by MIT. With Scratch, students can program interactive stories, games, and animations. It helps students to learn to think creatively, reason systematically, and work collaboratively — essential skills for life in the 21st century.
Scratch is a project of the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab. It is provided free of charge.
Source & Link: https://scratch.mit.edu/about
Scratch is a project of the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab. It is provided free of charge.
Source & Link: https://scratch.mit.edu/about