MANSON NORTHWEST WEBSTER SCHOOL DISTRICT
1030 Main Street, Manson, IA | Central Office 712-469-2202 | Jr/Sr High 712-469-2245 | Elementary 515-542-3211 | Consortium School 515-576-6967
Elementary
Think Central:
Think Central is a program that provides students with interactive digital lessons, learning support, and advanced science instruction. It allows students to learn from virtual labs, STEM activities, and animations to open the world of science beyond the classroom. This program allows for all students to have access to advanced technology to make them successful in real-world science.
MyOn:
This program provides access to a variety of digital books that are accustomed to the student’s interests and levels. This helps with reading support and enhances students reading levels. MyOn Reader helps scaffold for students and builds reading skills to customizable assignments and reports to help teachers nurture and monitor their progress. The reading growth for every learner is extraordinary. MyOn also has the capability to run without internet access, this is a great option for students who are unable to get online.
Prodigy:
Prodigy engages students as they explore the math game world, where they answer math questions to complete epic quests and earn in-game rewards. While completing math problems, the program targets domains and standards which align with their classroom.
Link to: Play.prodigygame.com
BrainPop Jr:
BrainPop Jr. is based on educational videos and games that provide activities for students in K-3. The interactive lessons are aligned with the state educational standards to help students work on a wide range of subjects. Some of the subjects include Reading, Writing, Science, Math, Social Studies, Health, Art, and Music. Video based lessons allow differentiated learners to interact and obtain the information successfully. BrainPop Jr. also provides assessments to track student progress but still creates a fun game like atmosphere to enhance learning.
Epic:
This program offers a digital library for K-6 students, it provides a high-quality educational selection of books. Epic not only has a variety of 40,000 books but this also includes learning videos and quizzes to ensure students are comprehending the material. Epic's ever-expanding library also includes thousands of Read-to-Me books, Audiobooks, educational videos, and fun educational quizzes. Partnerships with leading publishers, including HarperCollins and National Geographic, bring age-appropriate, award-winning fiction and non-fiction books to your child's fingertips. Link to Epic
Lexia:
Lexia is a comprehensive literacy program that differentiates instruction to students in Pre-K-5. This is a research-based program that motivates students to learn reading skills, fill gaps, and provide students with resources for individualized support. It provides motivation through a game-like system where students move on each level that they successfully complete.
Science Fusion:
Science Fusion is a program that provides students with interactive digital lessons, learning support, and advanced science instruction. It allows students to learn from virtual labs, STEM activities, and animations to open the world of science beyond the classroom. This program allows for all students to have access to advanced technology to make them successful in real-world science.
Zones of Regulation is a curriculum for teaching students strategies for emotional and sensory self-management. The Zones approach uses four colors to help students identify how they are feeling and to guide them to strategies to support self regulation. By understanding how to notice their body’s signals, detect triggers, read social context and consider how their behavior impacts those around them, students learn improved emotional control, sensory regulation, self-awareness, and problem-solving abilities.
Superflex curriculum offers a collection of core materials to help kids become better social detectives, thinkers, and problem solvers. Superflex is the name of our lovable superhero character who teaches kids they have a superhero inside their own brains helping them learn about their own and others’ thoughts and behaviors, strengthening their flexible thinking, and giving them strategies to self-regulate in challenging times.