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 Lincoln Student Handbook

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A+Math:
Grades 2-5 Great site for drilling the four basic operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Choose flashcards to drill. Choose java enabled for newer computers and non-java for older. Games has many fun activities that emphasize math skills. The worksheet page allows you to create customized worksheets.
http://www.aplusmath.com/

Mr. Nussbaum's Math Lab:
The player puts in his/her first name or nickname. The player plays against other players signed in. Players can see their scores and their rank in the game. Grades 2-5 This page has many interactive math games to enjoy http://www.mrnussbaum.com/mathcode.htm

AAA Math:
All Grades Very comprehensive site. Many different Mathematical topics in a wide range of grade levels. All pages are interactive with lessons following explanation of concepts. All pages are in the exact same format. This leads to consistency but it becomes a little monotonous. This site is best used in combination with other sites.
http://www.aaamath.com/

Fun Brain:
All Grades Fun Brain is a great site for many curriculum areas. A good feature of this site is the ability to choose easy, medium, or hard in terms of mathematical complexity. This link goes directly to the "numbers" section. Some of the better games are:

Changemaker: Allows the player to choose different denominations of currency. Change and bills are displayed and players have to pick the correct sequence of money to make change after a purchase.
Operation Order: Players must fill in the correct order of operations to build a pyramid. This drill is a building block towards algebra.
Measure It! Works on Measuring skills in both metric and standard.

http://www.funbrain.com/numbers.html

Cool Math 4 Kids
All Grades Another comprehensive site but this one starts at age three and goes up to high school. Something for everyone
http://www.coolmath4kids.com/

BBC Little Animals Activity Center
Grades Pre K-1 Has interactive activities in math and other disciplines.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/laac/menu.shtml

BBC Number Time
Grades K-2 This site has several engaging activities for primary students.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/numbertime/games/index.shtml

Create a Graph
Grades 2-5 Sponsored by the National Center for Education Statistics. Explains how and why graphing is important. Provides activities for students create graphs.
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/default.aspx

ABCYA
Grades K-2 This site has several engaging activities for primary students.
http://abcya.com/

Game Classroom
Grades K-5
http://www.gameclassroom.com/

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BBC Schools
This site has many literacy activities for children ages 4-11
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/4_11/site/literacy.shtml

BookPop
This site has many literacy activities for children ages 4-11
http://www.bookpop.com/index2.html

Chateau Meddybemps
Stories and games that use many thinking skills. Can click activities by age. Grades K-5
http://www.meddybemps.com/index.html

Easter Egg
A part of Chateau Meddybemps. Letters can be click to be put into an egg.  Students can then manipulate the letters to create words.  This is a great activity to practice what we do at school during literacy. Grades K-2
http://www.meddybemps.com/easter/decoletters.html

Clifford the Big Red Dog
Enjoy Clifford stories and help decide the storyline. Listen to the story as you read.   Grades PreK-1
http://teacher.scholastic.com/clifford1/index.htm

Fact Monster: Word Wise
A part of Fact Monster, this section has interactive games dealing with literacy.
http://www.factmonster.com/funfacts.html

Internet Public Library Story Hour
Read stories with illustrations created by students. Grades K-8
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/

Learning Planet
ABC order.  Students choose the next letter inteh alphabet.  Grades K-1
http://www.learningplanet.com/act/abcorder.asp

Pre-School Library
Pre-School age children learn about colors, numbers, and read an interactive story about bathtime. Grades PreK-K
http://www.storyplace.org/preschool/preschool.asp?themeid=21

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Modeled Writing (Write to)
The teacher models the writing process to the whole group focusing on a specific writing skill. A teacher models writing in a variety of ways including stories, letters, poems, etc.

Shared Writing (Write with)
The teacher and students work together to compose stories and messages. The students participate in composing by offering ideas while the teacher writes. The shared writing piece is read many times by the group.

Guided/Interactive Writing (Write with)

The teacher guides the writing process and provides support while the students write. The teacher may work with the whole class or a small group on a writing piece.

Independent Writing (Write by)

Independent writing is generated by the student and requires very little teacher support. Students write their own pieces, including journals, stories, letters, lists, poems, etc. The word wall, which contains commonly used words, supports students while they write.

Writing Workshop

Madison School uses Writing Workshop to implement the Balanced Literacy Approach to writing. The basic philosophy behind Writing Workshop is to allow students to write on a daily basis. The students generate their own ideas that are of interest to them or relate to their own lives.

Writing Workshop consists of three major components.

Mini-lesson (approx. 5-10 minutes)

Independent writing time/Conferences (approx. 20-40 minutes)

Student Sharing (approx. 5-15 minutes)

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Reading Assessment

Madison School uses the Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA) to identify the students' current reading level. The DRA is an individually administered assessment that is given to students two or three times a year. In addition, it is used to document student growth, to identify strategies used and to guide instruction.

Additionally, early literacy assessments are administered up to three times a year. These assessments include, letter identification, phoneme/sound production, Hearing Sounds in Words, basic sight word recognition and reading/writing attitude surveys.

Guided Reading (Read with)

The teacher works with a small group of students who are reading at approximately the same level. The students have individual copies of the book and independently read orally or silently as the teacher observes, coaches and evaluates the students' performance. The teacher encourages students to think critically about the book and to demonstrate reading strategies independently.

While guided reading groups are meeting with the teacher, the other students are engaged in literacy work stations/centers. Literacy work stations/centers are implemented to practice and apply different reading and writing skills.

Independent Reading (Read by)

On a daily basis, children read on their own or with partners from a wide variety of materials. This includes reading charts, poems, songs, the word wall, class stories, informational books, big books, etc. Through independent practice, students become fluent and confident readers.

Read Aloud (Read to)

The teacher chooses a variety of books that may be written above the students’ current reading level. Reading to children stimulates their desire to become readers and models fluency and expression. It also allows them to build background knowledge through listening comprehension.

Shared Reading (Read with)

The teacher uses text with words large enough for all students to see. This may include big books, poems, songs and charts. The shared reading text is chosen to teach specific reading strategies and skills. Through discussion, the children are engaged in learning and using reading/problem solving skills within a book, not in isolation.

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Reading Curriculum

Writing Curriculum

Literacy Websites

Math Websites

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Lunch Menus
A link to the monthly school menus in PDF format.

Curriculum
A link to pages explaining Madison school's curriculum.
And links to web sites to assist your child in Literacy and Mathematics.

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