SMART Board Goodies A Resource Blog by Amber Coggin 

SparkIsland.com is a subscription-based website that offers online learning activities for kids aged 3-11. However, there are a few free activities as well, such as the Seed Cycles interactive seen below. An explanation of the life cycle of a seed is given first, and then it concludes with several touch-and-drag sequencing games that work great on the SMART Board.

Check out “A Touch of Class“, a plant/animal classification interactive found on ScienceNetLinks.com. Have the students come up to the SMART Board and touch all of the plants or animals that fit the description given at the top of the screen. Once the answers are chosen, touch Go to see how many are correct and move to the next round. Find more interactive activities on this site by clicking here and looking for the “SNL” icon.

The Eco Zoo is n 3-D virtual zoo full of interesting animals and amazing graphics. The site states: “If you take a close look at the animals there… you might be able to get some tips to live in a more environmentally friendly way.” Just click (or touch) and drag your way through the zoo and click on the animals you find to learn more about them. There is a pop-up book to read with each animal, too. This site is a ton of fun, but I almost needed my Dramamine (you’ll see why)! Here is a screenshot of Mr. Kappa Field.

I guess you can tell I’m really into these word/fridge magnets! I found these while browsing the http://elementary-technology.com blog.  This interactive is offered by MagPo.com (MAGnetic POetry) on their Kids’ Poetry Page. There are several different word kits (or word banks) to choose from, such as the Kids Kit, First Words, Best Friends, and Storymaker. Each kit contains words related to the kit title, and these words can be placed on a variety of backgrounds to create poems, stories, or sentences. The creation can be saved and sent to up to 3 people via e-mail. For more magnets, please see my previous posts. Below is a screenshot of the Kids Kit.