GAMES
(The game websites I’ve listed below have been approved by the KidSeal program.)
- ABCYA is packed with learning games from Kindergarten to grade Five. On the PC, games are free but there are ads. You can subscribe to remove the ads. They also have paid tablet apps.
- FunBrain has learning games from Kindergarten to grade Eight (Number, Word, Matching, Fun, Puzzles, Mom & Kids, and Fun)
- Poptropica Explore a chain of islands, travel back in time, battle monsters, solve mysteries, and complete many quests in Poptropica®,a virtual world created by Jeff Kinney, author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid book series!
- Bookopolis The mission of Bookopolis is to ignite a love of reading for fun in kids ages 7-12 that will last a lifetime. Bookopolis provides a safe and fun online place for elementary and middle school kids to connect with other young readers about books and reading.
READING
Tumblebooks at the Ottawa Public Library
MATH
Inspiring Your Child to Learn and Love Math – PDFs to download (See our Video section for more info)
Mathies – Games, Learning Tools, Activities, Etc.
Homework Help: Math Help for Grades 7-10
Math Homework Help – In order to register for this site, you will need your OEN (Ontario Education Number) which can be found on any of your report cards. Includes free one-to-one online tutoring from Ontario Math Teachers.
Maths is fun – Activities, Games and lessons.
Everyday Math Resources
NCTM Illuminations
Fuel the Brain
Johnnie's Math Page
Apples 4 the Teacher
Cool Math
Arcademics
The Math Forum
TVO: a Toolbox of Math Resources
FRENCH
Canadian Parents for French Facebook Page
Word Reference
Le Point Du Fle
Le Conjugueur
Literacy Center
District scolaire francophone Sud
Quia
BBC (Primary French)
Le Jeu du Pendu
FRENCH BOOKSTORES:
La Grenouille Verte: 2200 Montréal Road Ottawa
Librarie du Centre: 435 Donald Street Ottawa
Coin du Livre:1657 Cyrville Road Gloucester
Librairie du soleil: 33 George Street Ottawa
FRENCH MAGAZINES:
Bayard Collection
Milan Jeunesse Collection
VARIETY OF SUBJECTS
Brain Pop (has videos and resources on several subject areas such as Math, Science, Health, Reading, and Internet Safety)
@School (provides online tests, interactive exercises, worksheets, pictures and much more based on curriculum subjects including Math, Numeracy, English and Science.
PODCASTS
The Radio Adventures of Eleanor Amplified