Starfall
Starfall (https://teach.starfall.com/lv/) is a public fully supported
non-profit website aimed to support parents, teachers, and caregivers who have
learners in early childhood. They began
this service on August 27, 2002. After
expanding from a small resource only website, Starfall developed a
comprehensive English Language Arts and Math program for both pre-Kindergarten
and Kindergarten. They now have the full
support from the Polis-Schutz family for the past 15 years, beginning on July
1, 2015. The Starfall team consists of
many members who screen and develop the curriculum offered on the website and
app.
According to the website,
Starfall offers English Language Arts and math resources, and “time-saving
tools”. Their mission is to help
everyone involved in the education of children in early child to have adequate
support. Their overall concept is to
create an environment “Where Children Have Fun Learning to Read”. They offer songs, books, and activities. For students with mobile devices, there is an
app where they may continue to explore reading and mathematics.
The website offers five main
components. The five components are
supplemental resources, curriculum materials, Starfall news and events, parent
and teacher supporting resources, and standards alignment. The supplemental resources category includes
downloadable worksheets, workbooks, projectables, recipes, crafts, and
customizable word and picture cards based.
The curriculum materials that are available are one academic year worth
of lesson plans and activities for Pre-K, and Kindergarten ELA, and Kindergarten
math. The Starfall news and events are
shared through the Parent-Teacher Center.
Those that are interested may vie the outlines for how Starfall’s
activities and curricula align with both state and national standards.
The Starfall website offers many interactive
activities. For Reading development,
there are levels to choose from. The
activities begin at the level entitled “ABCs” where students are able to click
on each letter of the alphabet and practice identification through and
interactive game. Children may advance
to the next level, “Learn to Read” and practice word parts. “It’s Fun to Read” is the next level where
students read and listen to simple sentences.
The final level is “I’m Reading”.
Students may listen to and read multiple, more complex sentences.
Starfall is an excellent tool for
parents, teachers, and students. You may
find your resources based on the different holidays, and themes throughout the
school year. Parents and Teachers may
use the free resources or they may purchase items from the Starfall store. Finally, the app allows you take learning on
the road through the use of any mobile device.
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