Highland Elementary

The following sites have been thoroughly previewed as content safe websites. It is our policy at Highland Elementary to closely supervise internet usage and we urge parents to explore these sites with their children.

Math
Rainforest Math
A fantastic site! This site from Australia contains multiple levels of difficulty with simple to follow directions. The activities are a perfect compliment to our district curriculum. The 'orange' level D contains problems that meet 3rd grade expectations.

IXL Math Skills for 3rd Grade
Kids can practice answering multiple choice questions from a variety of 3rd grade math topics. A great site for reviewing and reinforcing grade level math skills!

That Quiz
A fantastic site for practicing basic facts and other math concepts. Students can select the length and difficulty of the "quiz". Students are also given chances to correct their mistakes at the end of the quiz.

HSP Math
This site is published by Harcourt School Publishers and contains numerous games to reinforce math concepts. The activities are organized by topic and grade level.

Cyberchase games
Cyberchase has a variety of math games from the PBS show.

Around the World in 80 Seconds
Practice basic facts while "racing" around the world. Choose easier or harder facts. Great site!

Family Math Challenges
FigureThis! is a great site for families that want to explore cool math investigations together. The activities are great for practicing thinking skills and offer students a chance to be creative problem solvers. The activities are meant to be printed and can be completed without the use of the computer.

Counting Coins
Simple flashcards of various bills and coins allow students to practice their money skills.

Math practice website
This is a great virtual math manipulative site, it's authored by Utah State University.

Graphing website
A fun, easy to use site which helps kids create their own bar graphs, line graphs and pie charts. This fits very well with our math unit of Data, Tables and Charts.

Interactive math activities This site was created by a school district in Tuscon, AZ. It contains over 100 links to elementary-level math activities on the internet. They links are organized by concept.

Place Value Practice
Students can practice naming place value parts up to 5-digits and decimals as well.

Scholastic
Parents will find extensive resources and tips about developing their child's reading and writing skills at this site. Kids will enjoy playing games and activities about their favorite books. A great site to learn more about famous authors too!

Reading is Fundamental
Reading is Fundamental is a great site for parents that want to know more about the importance of literacy. It offers articles, activities and advice as parents help their children become life-long readers.

Acrostic Poems
Students can create their own acrostic poems at this easy to use site.

Shel Silverstein
Fun and interactive site for kids that celebrates the poems of Shel Silverstein!

E-Learning for Kids
This non-profit site provides interactive practice in a variety of subjects.

Contraction Practice
Help the wizard teach his monster friend how to build compoud words and contractions.

Comic Creator
Students can create their own comics and add text on this simple website.

Social Studies
Plimoth Plantation
Students can explore the real history of Thanksgiving, also ties into our colonial unit.

Life on the Mayflower
Students can explore life on the Mayflower and the Pilgrims' daily life. The site also includes information about the first Thanksgiving.

Colonial Williamsburg games
Explore life in colonial times through these kid-friendly games on the Colonial Williamsburg site.

A Day in the Life, Colonial Williamsburg
This site has online activities for exploring the life of people in colonial times. Due to the complex vocabulary it is suggested that an adult navigate this site with the student.

Dear America: Design a Colonial Room
This link is an activity from the Scholastic Dear America Series. Visitors select which items belong in a colonial home.

Meet Felicity Activities
Students can play games and activities from the American Girl book series that fit with our curriculum for colonial time.

Interactive Ellis Island
Students and parents can take a virtual and interactive tour of Ellis Island. Participants can watch video clips, listen to interviews and view photos of the immigrant experience. Content and navigating is created for use by students. The site is produced by Scholastic, Inc.

Science
The Blobz Guide to Electric Circuits
Interactive site that teaches and review electrical circuits. This is a British site and some of the terms may be different than the U.S. vocabulary.

Learning Circuits
Another British site that helps students learn and practice electrical circuits.

Planet 10
Students can view a virtual model of the solar system. The model shows the orbits of the planets around the sun and includes details about each planet.

Space Activities
This site leads students to a list of activities about the planets and our moon. The activities are simple and engaging.

Earth, Moon & Sun Game
Students learn about the earth, moon and sun while blasting asteroids.

Earth Day
EcoKids games and activities
A lively, animated website maintained by Earth Day Canada. Kids can play games and complete acvities related to earth-friendly habits.

EekoWorld activities
A very informative and interactive site from PBS Kids. It entertains and challenges students while teaching them to think about the earth's environment.

Earth Mission
Fantastic site from the BBC in Britain. Students are sent on missions to save the earth from environmental harm.

Energy Hog
Fun game for kids to learn about energy hogging items in their households.

Election & Presidential Links
If You Were President
This game from Scholastic lets kids make budget decisions like the president and get interviewed by reporters.

Art Adventure
On-line art tool-kit
Explore the art elements of color, line, pattern and balence. Check out the online resource "The Artist's Toolkit", this site is full of lively animation and teaches important art concepts using works of art from the Minneapolis Institute of the Arts.