WEB PORTAL 2001

 

Name: Dawn Sternhagen

Date: June 14, 2001

URL: http://www.sesameworkshop.com

Web Site Title: Sesame Workshop

Author: Sesame Workshop

Appropriate Grade/Content: This site is geared towards the Kindergarten level.  It has activities that could be found in language arts and math content areas.

SD Grade Level Standards Met:

KINDERGARTEN READING STANDARDS

THE STUDENT WILL:

1.      name all upper and lower case letters and identify the representative sounds

2.      use pictures, illustrations, and personal knowledge to make and confirm predictions about stories.

KINDERGARTEN LISTENING AND VIEWING STANDARDS

THE STUDENT WILL:

1.      follow various one and two step directions.

KINDERGARTEN NUMBER SENSE STANDARDS

THE STUDENT WILL:

1.      count and group numbers, objects, and simple events

 

Primary Use:  This page would be used by the students themselves.

 

Educational Value:  This web site offers young children to chance to choose activities that they would be interested in.  The have to click on a character from Sesame Street and they lead them through a series of different games, activities, and books.  The neat thing about this site is that the students could actually email one of the characters with a question and they would get a reply the following day.  The page also asks the children to count along when a particular activity is loading.  They keep the child involved in their own learning.

Comments:  I found this site to be an excellent resource for young students.  Most times, they are very familiar with the characters from Sesame Street.  I could imagine that you would have to pull the students away once they get started.  This is a good way for them to do some fun and exciting activities!