Safe search engines; take the ‘oops’ out of research
Lower grades:
http://www.kidrex.org
http://www.kidtopia.info
Upper grades:
http://quinturakids.com
http://www.slimekids.com
READING
Children's Books
http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site
Harry Potter Website:
http://harrypotter.scholastic.com
Booklists
Great book reviews
https://www.kirkusreviews.com
http://www.kidsreads.com
Publisher websites with great book lists
http://www.puffin.com.au
http://www.randomhouse.co.uk/browse/children
http://scholastic.com.sg
Starting school stories; great for the beginning of the year
http://childrensbooks.about.com/od/school/tp/startingschool.htm
http://www.kids-bookreview.com/2014/01/book-list-picture-books-about-starting.html
Moving to another country stories
http://thestylinglibrarian.com/2012/06/10/styling-librarian-childrens-books-about-moving/
http://www.kidsbooks.ca/KidsbooksRecommends/MulticulturalBooks/Immigration/Department.aspx?DeptID=3685
Read online
RAZKids
Your child can use their login at home
Tumblebooks
Tumblebooks for older readers
http://www.tbcjr.com/home.aspx
Picture books read by famous actors and celebrities.
http://www.storylineonline.net
Poetry
http://www.gigglepoetry.com
Visual literacy
This awesome site is a collection of videos handpicked from Youtube by a mom and her 2 kids. You can search by topic or subscribe for a weekly selection. Great for conversation topics!
http://thekidshouldseethis.com
Letter-sounds
Practice site for early years
http://www.starfall.com
Fun online word search for different sounds, has a funky dance tune when you get it.
http://www.ictgames.com/djCow/
Very cool letter songs for early years
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtgpDqkeOToveUgh8igrvXQ
Spelling and vocabulary
https://www.spellingcity.com
Learning support
Lots of great information if you want to find out about different learning difficulties in user friendly language
http://ncld.org
Fantastic resource for identifying the signs of Dyslexia
Dyslexia toolkit Ebook
Dyslexic font, apps, resources
http://opendyslexic.org
Help students with b and d reversal
http://www.allaboutlearningpress.com/how-to-solve-b-d-reversal-problems/
http://thatreadingthing.com/help-ideas-literacy/b-and-d-reversal/
PYP
Website with booklists connected for all learner profiles and attitudes
http://pyplibrary.wikispaces.com/Home
List of books for PYP Attitudes
https://drive.google.com/a/iss.edu.sg/?usp=docs_web#folders/0B3tDClZLLqVsbTFHZHNtdjJpRkk
Lower grades:
http://www.kidrex.org
http://www.kidtopia.info
Upper grades:
http://quinturakids.com
http://www.slimekids.com
READING
Children's Books
http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site
Harry Potter Website:
http://harrypotter.scholastic.com
Booklists
Great book reviews
https://www.kirkusreviews.com
http://www.kidsreads.com
Publisher websites with great book lists
http://www.puffin.com.au
http://www.randomhouse.co.uk/browse/children
http://scholastic.com.sg
Starting school stories; great for the beginning of the year
http://childrensbooks.about.com/od/school/tp/startingschool.htm
http://www.kids-bookreview.com/2014/01/book-list-picture-books-about-starting.html
Moving to another country stories
http://thestylinglibrarian.com/2012/06/10/styling-librarian-childrens-books-about-moving/
http://www.kidsbooks.ca/KidsbooksRecommends/MulticulturalBooks/Immigration/Department.aspx?DeptID=3685
Read online
RAZKids
Your child can use their login at home
Tumblebooks
Tumblebooks for older readers
http://www.tbcjr.com/home.aspx
Picture books read by famous actors and celebrities.
http://www.storylineonline.net
Poetry
http://www.gigglepoetry.com
Visual literacy
This awesome site is a collection of videos handpicked from Youtube by a mom and her 2 kids. You can search by topic or subscribe for a weekly selection. Great for conversation topics!
http://thekidshouldseethis.com
Letter-sounds
Practice site for early years
http://www.starfall.com
Fun online word search for different sounds, has a funky dance tune when you get it.
http://www.ictgames.com/djCow/
Very cool letter songs for early years
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtgpDqkeOToveUgh8igrvXQ
Spelling and vocabulary
https://www.spellingcity.com
Learning support
Lots of great information if you want to find out about different learning difficulties in user friendly language
http://ncld.org
Fantastic resource for identifying the signs of Dyslexia
Dyslexia toolkit Ebook
Dyslexic font, apps, resources
http://opendyslexic.org
Help students with b and d reversal
http://www.allaboutlearningpress.com/how-to-solve-b-d-reversal-problems/
http://thatreadingthing.com/help-ideas-literacy/b-and-d-reversal/
PYP
Website with booklists connected for all learner profiles and attitudes
http://pyplibrary.wikispaces.com/Home
List of books for PYP Attitudes
https://drive.google.com/a/iss.edu.sg/?usp=docs_web#folders/0B3tDClZLLqVsbTFHZHNtdjJpRkk