Reading & Writing

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There are many fun ways to incorporate phonics, reading and writing into your summer. You can prevent summer slide by checking out these Heggerty Phonemic Awareness activities (scroll down for your child's grade level). Your child can play Summer Reading BINGO (English, Portuguese). We have websites and apps that will encourage your child to think about their reading and motivate them to write.

starfall

Starfall

Starfall is a wonderful website for primary students. It's full of early literacy activities from ABCs to reading. 

scholastic great games for kids 3-7

Scholastic Games

Scholastic games is full of early literacy games like letter match, sound match, make a word, and much more.

storyline online

Storyline Online

Listen to well-known actors read books in these videos at the Storyline Online website.

wonderopolis

Wonderopolis

Wonderopolis is a website that is full of interesting and engaging information about wonders in our world. You can sign up for Camp Wonderopolis for free. Camp Wonderopolis is the free online summer-learning destination that's full of fun, interactive STEM and literacy-building topics boosted by Maker experiments. Themes include:

  • Symphony of Wonders

  • Build Your Own Wonderocity

  • Flex Your Wonder

  • Mission to Wonder

  • Connect With Your Wonders

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World Wildlife Fund Together

World Wildlife Fund Together is a free interactive app about endangered animals. It has gorgeous pictures and videos, facts and an interactive globe. Some of the animals include marine turtles, giant pandas, elephants, tigers, bison, snow leopards, polar bears, whales, rhinos and gorillas.


grammar jammers

Grammar Jammers Primary Edition, Grades K-5

Catchy animated songs and rhymes make English language arts exciting with this free app! Grammar Jammers animations will have you tapping your toes to the beat while learning grammar usage and mechanics. Each animation unlocks a quiz. Answer all the quiz questions for all the Grammar Jammers topics and unlock an interactive reward.

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ABC Videos by StoryBots

ABC Videos by StoryBots is a free app with a series of 26 one-minute rockin’ music videos helps kids identify the shapes and sounds of letters.

between the lions at PBS kids

Between the Lions at PBS Kids

Listen to stories, watch video clips, play games and more at the Between the Lions website.



sock puppets

Sock Puppets

Sock Puppets is a wonderful free app that allows children to create lip-synched videos of puppets interacting with each other. There are a variety of puppets, props and scenery.

Sheppard Software

Sheppard Software

Sheppard Software is a free website full of hundreds of free educational games, activities, quizzes and more. There are options for every grade level and different areas of interest.


aesop for children

Aesop for Children

Aesop for Children is a free app that is an interactive book designed to be enjoyed by readers of any age. The book contains over 140 classic fables, accompanied by beautiful illustrations and interactive animations.




Adobe Express for Education

Adobe Express for Education

 Adobe Spark is a free website and free apps for creating graphics, flyers, webpages, videos, and more. Students can log in using their Rockland Google account to access their full free student account.

TeleStory

TeleStory

Write, direct, and star in your own TV show with TeleStory! This free app takes you behind the scenes to create and broadcast your own TV show! Record a music video, teleport to an alien planet, film a high-speed-chase, or perform on a reality TV show.


Toontastic

Toontastic

Lights, Camera, Play! Toontastic is a free creative storytelling app that enables kids to draw, animate, and share their own cartoons with friends and family.





Toontastic Jr. Pirates

Toontastic Jr. Pirates

Toontastic Jr. Pirates is a free playful storytelling app for swashbucklers and scallywags as young as 3 to create their own pirate cartoons. Pick a beginning, middle, and ending - then animate your story just like a puppet show, recording your voice while you move the characters onscreen!

Alphabet Organizer

Alphabet Organizer

Alphabet Organizer is a free app for creating an alphabet book with words and pictures.



Duck Duck Moose

Duck Duck Moose

Duck Duck Moose LLC offers over 20 free apps in partnership with Khan Academy.  There are apps for literacy, math, nursery rhymes, and creative expression. Search Duck Duck Moose to find all of the free apps available.






Starfall ABCs

Starfall ABCs

Starfall ABCs is a free app to see, hear, and interact with letters and sounds in words, sentences, and games. They learn to recognize letters while developing the skills they need to become confident readers.

Alien Assignment

Alien Assignment

Alien Assignment is a free app that has children follow a simple Scavenger Hunt and snap photos of everyday items using the camera on your mobile device. Listen closely as Gleep and Glop give you fun clues that will have you up on your feet and searching for that perfect item to photograph.




Counting 123

Counting 123

Counting 123 is a free app that has children counting along and learning the names of all your favorite animals, toys, household objects and more.






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Funbrain Jr.

Funbrain Jr. is a free app for practicing skills in early literacy, math, and problem solving for preschoolers and kindergartners.