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__Health__
We are learning about our body and keeping ourselves healthy. We have made friends with Harold the Giraffe who is very knowledgeable when it comes to healthy choices. Here's the link to his special website.



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__**Literacy**__

 * [[image:adjective_adventure.png width="163" height="123" align="center" link="@http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/grammar/adjectives.htm"]] || [[image:grammar_tutorial.png width="166" height="122" align="center" link="@http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/grammar/grammar_tutorial.htm"]] || [[image:snippettest.png width="181" height="120" align="center" link="@http://starfall.com/"]] ||
 * [[image:magical_capitals.png width="160" height="121" align="center" link="@http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/grammar/capitalization.htm"]] || [[image:noun_explorer.png width="172" height="120" align="center"]] || [[image:verbs_in_space.png width="189" height="115" align="center" link="@http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/grammar/verbs.htm"]] ||
 *  [[image:starfall_home.png width="193" height="127" link="@http://www.starfall.com/"]] || [[image:quia.png width="147" height="125" align="center" caption="to two too quiz" link="@http://www.quia.com/pop/1000.html"]] || [[image:starfall_comics.png width="197" height="133" align="center" link="@http://www.starfall.com/n/level-c/comics/load.htm?f"]] ||
 * [[image:bbc_literacy.png width="153" height="120" align="center" caption="BBC Literacy" link="@http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks1bitesize/literacy/"]] || [[image:first_school_years.png width="172" height="128" align="center" link="@http://www.firstschoolyears.com/literacy/word/phonics/vowels/vowels.htm"]] || [[image:starfall1.png width="138" height="138" align="center" caption="Starfall Phonics" link="@http://www.starfall.com/n/level-a/learn-to-read/load.htm?f"]] ||
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 * [[image:national_library.png width="216" height="112" align="center" link="@http://schools.natlib.govt.nz/creating-readers"]] || [[image:storyline_online.png width="195" height="133" align="center" caption="Listen to stories online" link="@http://www.storylineonline.net/"]] ||  ||

**meegenius** - Here is a great website which reads books aloud (like a visual listening post). It is called meegenius. meegenius

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__**Numeracy**__
...and other great math games || || want your parent to help you with these!) Math Problems - hard || Melissa's favourite game EVER!!! ||
 * [[image:bbc_numeracy.png width="139" height="126" align="center" caption="BBC Numeracy" link="@http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks1bitesize/numeracy/"]] || [[image:tutpup.png width="153" height="131" align="center" caption="Tutpup" link="@http://www.tutpup.com/"]] || [[image:I_know_that2.png width="172" height="133" align="center" caption="iknowthat" link="@http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L2?GradeLevel=-1:6&Subject=Thinking%20Games"]] ||
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 * [[image:math_fact_cafe.png width="318" height="41" link="@http://www.mathfactcafe.com/time/default.aspx"]] || [[image:tessallate_uen.png width="304" height="94" link="@http://www.uen.org/k-2interactives/math.shtml"]]
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__Fun games to play__

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 * [[image:poptropica.png width="208" height="88" link="@http://www.poptropica.com/"]] || Wonderville ||

Telling the time and beating the clock;
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Free Online Tools
Fun and free online tools which promote learning;


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go to wordle || ||  ||  ||
 * [[image:typing_game.png width="133" height="82" align="center" caption="Learn how to type" link="@http://www.freetypinggame.net/play11.asp"]] ||  ||   ||   ||

How to use these cool online tools: **Wordle it**! - Wordle allows you to create cool word clouds by using different fonts, layouts and colour schemes. You can make your words go zippy-zappy across the page. It really is fun so have a go!

**Vocaroo** - Record your audio/voice on Vocaroo, copy the URL link and paste it into an email to send your message. You can also embed your Vocaroo recordings onto your website - just copy the html code and paste that onto your website)

**Dvolver.com** - Here is a great website where you can create/direct your own cartoon-type movie and embed it on your own website (like our wiki)

**PhotoStory3** - This free software from Windows allows the user to upload photos, add narration, text and music as well as a selection of transitions. The software claims to 'make show-n-tell cool again'. It is really child-friendly and we use it in our class regularly. Download it onto your computer __now__.

Where to buy
**Logical Toys** - this company is New Zealand's premium distributor of many award winning and high quality educational toys and games. We have a few of their cool (and very popular!) educational games in our classroom. Here is a link to their website Logical Toys they are based in Albany, Auckland.

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