SMART Board Goodies A Resource Blog by Amber Coggin 

Since the 100th Day of School is quickly approaching, I will dedicate the next few days to interactives related to this special day. The first interactive is from Oswego.org and is called Give the Dog a Bone. This game works great on the SMART Board! The object is to find 10 hidden bones on the 1-100 number square in less than a minute. Enjoy!

Happy Monday! Today I’d like to share StarrMatica.com. StarrMatica.com is a subscription-based website that offers interactive practice of math and reading concepts. However, there are a few freebies for all to enjoy, as well as a free trial option. Check out the 3-D Earth Exploration activity. Students must find and identify hidden shapes at a theme park after taking a ride to earth on a spaceship. This would be great for younger students learning shapes!

Big BrownBear.co.uk offers a nice range of literacy interactives that can be used on the SMART Board or any other interactive whiteboard.  Topics include prefixes, suffixes, phonemes, as well as a few others. I’d like to share with you the Nouns, Verbs, and Adjectives activity. The object is to find five words to launch the rocket. From the site: “Drag the correct type of word into the box to countdown the launch. Find five words out of a mixture of fifteen. The words are randomly selected from a list 90 words.” The only downside is that there appears to be no sounds on any of the activities. Still a great selection!

Happy New Year! It’s great to be back in action after a well-needed break. Today I’d like to share the resources from LearningToday.com. This site is subscription-based, but there are many free resources available, such as math and reading games and interactive resources sorted by grade level. Here is a preview of a money activity where students must count money and choose the item that can be bought at a pet store.