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AOL @ School–System 80–Interactive Lessons for
students-This
Web site is a great resource for elementary English
Language Arts (ELA). System
80 has several free lessons that you can use due to a
partnership with AOL @ School (Grades 2-5).
Beth Newingham’s Literacy
Links
Daily Buzzword-Word Central is the place on the
Internet where kids can learn how much fun words can be!
This site was developed with input from teachers around
the country using a language arts curriculum framework.
We hope you enjoy it and find it helpful. Come see what
all the buzz is about at the Daily Buzz Word!
Edugame-There
are six interactive ELA activities on this Web site.
They include: Wacky Web Tales (this is like Mad Libs) where students enter parts of speech; there's also
a part of speech primer; Power Proofreading, where
students are editors and must edit short scripts for a
television show; and Fake Out, where students attempt to guess the
definition of a word. There are also math and geography
games here (K-6).
Everyday Spelling-The more students write, the better spellers they
become. Writing prompts encourage the integration of
spelling, proofreading, and writing. Use these writing
prompts for additional ideas for writing and spelling
practice (K-8).
Favorite Poem-Favorite Poem project was founded by
Robert Pinksy and is dedicated to celebrating,
documenting, and promoting the role that poetry plays in
our lives. There are 50 short videos where individual
Americans read and speak about the poems they love.
There is a section where there are lesson plans listed
by grade level that were written by teachers for use
with this Web site. There is even a section that has
tips for hosting a poetry event in your school.
FunBrain Word Activities-This direct link from
www.funbrain.com
concentrates on vocabulary; grammar; parts of speech;
translator; and more activities for students to assist
with their literacy skills (Grades K-6).
FunBrain-Grammar Gorillas-Educational activity
that helps students identify the parts of speech.
Game Goo–Game Goo is a
Web site that provides fun, 'stick with you' educational
activities that help develop early reading skills
identified as important language arts blocks by
curriculum standards. Each of the activities on this site are interactive and engaging (Pre-K-2).
Grammar Corner-This site offers grammar
exercises, quizzes, and rules (Grades 5-8).
Interactive Phonics
Activities-A
variety of fun, interactive, activities to reinforce
phonics for grades PreK-6.
Into the Book-This
site is a
reading comprehension resource for K-4 students and
teachers. It’s focus is on eight research-based
strategies: Using Prior Knowledge, Making
Connections, Questioning, Visualizing, Inferring,
Summarizing, Evaluating and Synthesizing.
Learning Vocabulary Can Be Fun-A vocabulary-oriented site that is educational, fun, and simple to use. This site
has something for everyone (K-3).
Literacy links from Troy
School District in Michigan
Literacy Rules-Literacy Rules provides links to a
visual thesaurus; rhyming
dictionary; webquests; poetry; and author profiles.
Literature Learning Ladders-Literature learning
ladders encourages reading through book-technology
connections. This site features literature resources
and activities for teachers; literature technology
lessons; literature circles; reading based webquests;
Caldecott & Newbery Technology connections; and more
(3-12).
The Magic Key–This
Web site from the BBC offers
interactive lessons on grammar and vocabulary. This
site works great with the SMART Board (Grades K-5).
Magnetic Poetry for Kids–A
place where kids can play wit words to
create poetry. just click on the box to
choose the type of poetry you would like
to create. You can choose from first
words, kids poetry or a story maker.
Great for use with the SMART Board.
My WebSpiration-Think
visually. Work collaboratively. Anywhere. Anytime.
Online English Grammar-This site offers grammar;
writing; and punctuation tips; and online quizzes
(Grades 6-12).
Reading
is Fundamental–Poetry Splatter-Writing
poems has never been so much fun. Using Poetry
Splatter is easy. Students simply choose a poem title
from a list. When they see their poem frame, they fill
in the blanks with words that are spattered onto the
screen.
Rhyme Zone–Rhyme Zone
site features an interactive rhyming dictionary where
you can type in a word and get its rhymes, synonyms,
definitions, and more (K-12).
SAT Preparation-An educational
Web site to help high
school students prepare for the vocabulary section of
the new SAT exam. The site is also useful to anyone that
would like to improve their English vocabulary. There
are over 3,000 multiple choice questions divided into 21
groups. There is also a database browser to review and
print the questions and the correct answers.
Starfall.com-Learn
to Read–The Starfall
learn-to-read Web site is an excellent way to inspire
students with a love of reading and writing. The site features phonics activities, online interactive
stories, and much more (K-2).
School House Tech-Students love word searches. With Word Search Factory, you can
add a little word search fun and motivation to their
regular lessons in any subject area. Word Search Factory
is designed to help you quickly and easily create
professional looking word search puzzles to provide your
students with the extra vocabulary and spelling practice
they need in a format that they find enjoyable. Click
on the right side of the screen to download Word Search
Factory Light (FREE version) to begin creating
customized word searches.
Storynory-Storynory
is an online treasure trove of audio stories. This
online resource has a mixture of new stories, fairy
tales, and specially adapted myths and histories. There
is also a sprinkling of verse.
Tween Tribune
-This is a FREE
news site created by and for tweens. The site includes
stories selected by tweens working closely with
professional journalists, links, tweens produced stories
and photos, and commentary on the stories that
contributors read. The Tween Tribune is updated daily
and aims to encourage tweens to seek out news on a daily
basis.
Webster-Guide to grammar and writing—This site is dedicated
to helping users with grammatical issues, tips on
composition, and advice on English usage (5-12).
Wordsmith–This
Web site is helpful for studying.
It will create an anagram for you (Grades 5-12). |
English
Language Arts (ELA)