Cumberland Valley School District
6746 Carlisle Pike,
Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
Phone:(717) 697-8261

I hope that you and your child will find the following links helpful and enjoyable. Thank you for your partnership in your child's education.

                                                              

 

                                                           

Mrs. Eberly's Favorites
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Junie B. Jones
Magic Tree House
Roald Dahl
Author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and so much more!!!
Tomie de Paola
Author of Strega Nona, Bill and Pete, and so much more!
Arnold Lobel
Amazing author of the Frog and Toad series!
Jan Brett
Jan Brett wrote and illustrated The Mitten, The Gingerbread Baby and many other amazing picture books.
Dav Pilkey
Wacky author of the Captain Underpants series!
Gail Gibbons
One of the best author's of non-fiction for kids around!
Magic School Bus
Pay a visit to Ms. Frizzle!
Geronimo Stilton
Geronimo books are enticing adventures for kids!
Goosebumps
Spooky books kids can't put down!
Little Bear
I love this series and so do kids!
Eric Carle
Author of the Very Hungry Caterpillar and a wealth of other delightful children's books!
Don & Audrey Wood
Author & Illustrator of The Napping House, Quick as a Cricket, Piggies, and countless others.
Curious George
Judy Blume
I loved the Fudge series since I was a kid!
Louis Sachar
Author of Holes, the Marvin Redpost series AND The Wayside School Series!
Crockett Johnson
The Harold and the Purple Crayon series is delightfully imaginative!
 
Reading Games
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Word Confusion
Here's a fun way to help your child understand homonyms-words that sound alike but have different meanings.
Starfall
Excellent website full of great ways to help your first grader become an independent reader!
Word Work Games
This site is full of fun games which will help your child to work with words!
Between the Lions!
This site was created by PBS and has lots of fun reading-oriented games for kids to play!
Fun with Clifford
Clifford the dog will take your child on a fun reading adventure!
 
Help with Fine Motor Skills
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Activities for Fine Motor Skills
Try these activities with your child if they are having difficulty acquiring fine motor skills-handwriting, cutting with scissors, etc.
 
Motivating Your Child to Write
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Magnetic Poetry
Have you seen those cool kits full of magnetic words that you can use to make poems? This site allows your child to create poetry using an on-line magnetic poetry kit. Cool!
Wacky Web Tales
Remember Mad Libs? This site allows your child to create fun stories of their own-while helping them practice the parts of speech. Try it-it's fun!
 
Good Stuff for Your Kids
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Good Stuff for 1st & 2nd Graders
Full of lots of great things to do at home to help your child learn to read!
 
Math
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Math Fact Cafe
create flash cards, time worksheets, pre-made fact sheets or build your own. Answer sheets are provided with the worksheets you create.
 
Motivating Your Child to Read
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Time for Kids
Is it difficult to get your child to pick up a story book and read? Try this site: It has short non-fiction articles that are perfect for kids who want to learn more about the world around them.
Book Adventure
Book Adventure is a FREE reading motivation program for children in grades K-8. Children create their own book lists from over 7,000 recommended titles, take multiple choice quizzes on the books they've read, and earn points and prizes for their literary successes. Book Adventure was created by and is maintained by Sylvan Learning.
Reading is Fundamental
Great ideas to motivate your child to read at home!
 
On-line Books
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Toon Books
A fun way for your child to interact with text!
More Books for 1st Graders
The books in this link are listed by genre:Adventure, Mystery, Folk Tales, etc.