Monday, February 1, 2010

Apart from reading, math can prove to be a very difficult subject for some students. However, http://ixl.com/math/ can prove to be very useful to many teachers. This interactive site has actvites for children who have not started pre school to children children in fourth grade. This site can be used after a teacher has taught a concept, as it allows the student to engage in activities based on certain concepts, as well as, evaluate themselves.
Being a teacher in a Caribbean classroom today can be paralled to being the haed chef in the cooking of a calloo. The studenst are all mixed up by race, religion, and ability. The "chef" the (teacher) has to also use secret ingredients to make the recipe a success. One of the best secret ingredients is making learning fun. Reading is one of the most important aspects of learning and http://www.starfall.com has a fun interactive way of learning to read. This site has interactive pages set at different stages ranging from learing letter sounds to actually reading passages and story books. This site has also included sign language and excellent audio for the children. Additionally, the site is colourful and uses stories children love. The characters used on this site also reflects a mixture of children from different races and cultures. This will also ensure that the students feel comfortable when they see characters who look just like them. This site is really excallent for teaching children of all ages to read