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| 1 | LETTER BOXES AND
GEOCACHES http//www.riverdeep.net/current/2002/04/042202_letterbox.jhtml Geocaches and letterboxes--introduce your students to the growing phenomena of treasure seeking through these unique activities, and then perhaps start a quest of your own as a student project for the summer. Your students will love both planning and executing these searches, while your class or school can keep its own logbook of discovery. Con-sider pairing up with a penpal class to exchange logs and discoveries. |
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| 1 | 100 THINGS TO DO
WITH BOOKS 6/19/03 http//english.unitecnology.ac.nz/resources/resources/books.html Here are some great activities for making book discussions and reports appealing to upper elementary students. Keep these creative starters on hand to use all year round. |
| 2 | NOT JUST FOR SUMMER
READING LIST 6/19/03 http//www.hsv.k12.al.us/schools/elementary/fes/reading2.htm Not just for summer--but perfect for summer reading any day. Here is a great list of reading titles by genre, appropriate for grades four through six. |
| 3 | BOOKPLATES
6/19/03 http//www.janbrett.com/bookplate.htm This "ex libris" is gorgeous--print it out for your classroom books, or give it as an end of year gift to your students to encourage them to read over the summer months. BOOKPLATES 6/24/03 http://www.rif.org/readingplanet/activitylab/color.mspx http://www.myhomelibrary.org/colourbookplates.html Send your students home this summer with these printable bookplates. They will serve as a reminder to read, read, and read some more, and give them a nice little end-of-year gift from their teacher. |
| 4 | ACTIVITIES
FOR ANY BOOK http//www.teachervision.com/tv/lounge/newsletter/literature/ll_anybook.html If you're stumped for refreshing, novel activities for reading responses in your summer school, then do try the multitude of creative ideas offered here. |
| 5 | 30 BOOKS TO DOWNLOAD, PRINT, AND
ASSEMBLE http//www.readinga-z.com/newfiles/preview.html Find a list of downloadable, leveled readers at this site covering PreK to approximately sixth grade. Along with the texts, lesson plans and quizzes on the reading material are also covered. |
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| 1 | Guided Reading: The Comprehension Block http://208.183.128.8/read/gr/index_files/v3_document.html |
| 2 | Reading Language Arts: Guided Reading http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/english/guided_rdg.html |
| LetterBoxing,Geocaches | SYLLABICATION | |
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| 1 | Making Books with Susan
Kapuscinski Gaylord http://www.makingbooks.com/ |
| 2 | Make
your own book http://library.thinkquest.org/J001156/makingbooks/makeown.htm |
| 3 | MAKE YOUR OWN BOOKS http//atozteacherstuff.com/lessons/makingbooks.shtml A very simple way to create mini-books--fill them with whatever your class has been writing, or collect poems, spelling words, sentences, nouns, verbs, or word families. |
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| 1 | IDIOMS AND SAYINGS http://www.geocities.com/PicketFence/7608/index.html http://www.rootsweb.com/~genepool/sayings.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~genepool/amerispeak.htm |
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| 1 | My Virtual Reference Desk |
| 2 | Britannica Encyclopedia |
| 3 | Columbia University's Bartleby Library Books Online |
| 4 | Research It!: This site has many functions, including a dictionary, thesaurus, foreign language translator, quotation search, and maps |
| LetterBoxing,Geocaches | SYLLABICATION | |
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WORD
WALLS http//www.coe.ilstu.edu/portfolios/students/wjmirow/word%2520walls%2520web%2520page.htm Find creative uses for word walls and sample activities to use them constructively in your classroom. |
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INTERACTIVE WORD WALL http//www.teachnet.com/lesson/langarts/wordwall062599.html How to construct a word wall, word lists to include on that wall, and activities to accompany the whole project. |
| 3 | SAMPLE WORD WALLS http//chlive.org/home/husenica/wordwall.htm Visit one classroom's word walls to help you organize and create your own. |
| 4 | WORD
WALLS http//mrsalphabet.com/wordwalls.html Find more teacher suggestions and activities here to expand and build your own classroom word wall exercises. |
| 5 | WORD WALL ACTIVITIES http//teachers.net/lessons/posts/796.html If you use word walls to reinforce spelling and vocabulary lists, try the accompanying activities listed at this site. |
| 6 | FARM WORD WALL http//www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/littlekids/lesson_farmword.htm Make a themed word wall on farm animals and features using Kid Pix (available athttp//www.learningcompanyschool.com |
| 7 | WORD WALL ACTIVITY LIST http//teachers.net/lessons/posts/1138.html Word walls offer many benefits and support to emergent readers; this site offers 24 activities to encourage and develop their use. |
| 8 | WORD WALL http//home.att.net/~rebeccatonn/wordwall.html From making a word wall with velcro to supporting activities, this site will help you set up your own classroom word wall. |
| 9 | WORD
WALL LISTS http//www.k111.k12.il.us/lafayette/fourblocks/word_wall_grade_level_lists.htm Find appropriate word lists for kindergarten through third grade. * Also--let your students keep and create an individualized and alphabetized book collection of their own favorite words. Let them pull these little books out to help them during journal time or class writing exercises--many of your students will feel much more competent and willing to write with the assistance of their little word books to help guide them. |
| 10 | WORD WALL
ROUTINE http//www.k111.k12.il.us/lafayette/fourblocks/word_wall_routine.htm Working within the four blocks literacy framework, word walls have established a solid footing in elementary classrooms. Here are some suggestions on how to use them to your best advantage, with further extension activities for older students. |
| 11 | WORD WALL ACTIVITY LIST http//teachers.net/lessons/posts/1138.html Word walls offer many benefits and support to emergent readers; this site offers 24 activities to encourage and develop their use. |
| 12 | WORD WALL ACTIVITIES http//www.wfu.edu/~cunningh/fourblocks/block4.html Just in case you're running a bit stale with your spelling lists or word walls, here are numerous suggestions for word wall activities for elementary classrooms. |
| 13 | NATIONAL READING
VOCABULARY LIST FOR GRADE 4 http//www.tampareads.com/vocabulary/4thgrade/index4.htm This list is created with over 900 words, covering 36 weeks of school, with categorized lists week-by-week. |
| 14 | TROUBLESHOOTING IN THE WORDS BLOCK http//teachers.net/gazette/FEB02/sigmon.html Specifically addressed to upper elementary grades, this article discusses the exploration of spelling and word wall words. |
| 15 | WORD OF THE WEEK AND
ACTIVITIES http//www.englishonline.co.uk/englishnon/sf/wow/index.html A new word is posted on this site each week, with an accompanying, related language activity. While the lesson is geared toward ESL learners, it still might fit your needs for elementary classes. You can adapt the activities to fit your own selected words as well. |
| 16 | WORD OF THE WEEK http//www.mrsalphabet.com/wordoftheweek.html For early elementary students, try the activities listed here. |
| 17 | WORD GAMES http//www.sofweb.vic.edu.au/news/LNWeek/games/wordgme.htm Practice those words with codes, puzzles, rhymes, chants, poems, and more. |
| 18 | WORD WALL ACTIVITY LIST http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/1138.html http://www.teachingfirst.net/wordwallact.htm http://www.teachnet.com/lesson/langarts/wordwall062599.html http://www.k111.k12.il.us/lafayette/fourblocks/second_words_activity.htm Word wall activities might easily accommodate your request to address the "word of the week". Find learning goals attached here, as well as a wide variety of creative activities to use in order to become familiar with your words throughout the week. |
| 19 | SPRING
WORD WALLS: http://www.everydayteaching.com/Helpers/word.wall.spring.html Perfect for your word walls this spring, get a head start with this extensive list, written in clear manuscript on primary lines. Click on the words for the full list and printable version. |
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READING COMPREHENSION WORKSHEETS: http://www.rhlschool.com/reading.htm Ready made, printable worksheets on all aspects of reading comprehension--what's not to like? |
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Reading
Comprehension Strategies Toolbox Free quality reading resources made for teachers by teachers! Free online tutorials for 11 reading strategies grades 3-5. K-2 strategies in separate index . Free reading comprehension & activity worksheets. New: Arctic Unit, Rainforest Unit and Space Unit reading & activity sheets. |
| 3 | INTERACTIVE
READING ASSIGNMENTS AND QUIZZES http//www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/ps1gle2A1.htm Aligned to emergent reader standards, these online reading assignments are accompanied by comprehension quizzes. Students are also required to filter out the main idea of the paragraph, as well as decide which sentences do not belong. They submit their quiz and receive immediate grading. Grades 2-4 |
| 4 | USING THINK-ALOUDS
TO IMPROVE READING COMPREHENSION http//www.indiana.edu/~crls/rogerfarr/mcr/usingta/usingta.html To help less than fluent readers improve their comprehension and retention skills, try the read-aloud ideas of-fered at this site. |
| 5 | CHECKLIST TO ASSESS
READING SKILLS http//www.teachervision.com/tv/printables/0131362194_1_2_3.pdf Print one of these assessment pages out for each student to determine just where their reading level is at, as well as where potential problem areas exist. |
| 6 | GRAPHIC
ORGANIZERS FOR READING http//www.k111.k12.il.us/lafayette/fourblocks/graphic_organizers.htm Based on the 4 Blocks Literacy Model, these graphic organizers can be used for both pre and post reading exercises. They include character maps, story boards, response journals, KWLs, prediction charts, and more. |
| 7 | REPEATED READING
TECHNIQUES http//www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-3789.html Non-fluent readers can often be helped with repeated reading techniques. Find strategies and suggestions for carrying through with these procedures and improving reading fluency. |
| 8 | VOCABULARY INSTRUCTION AND
READING COMPREHENSION http//www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed412506.html Here is a general overview of providing activities and ideas to generate improved reading comprehension and to facilitate vocabulary instruction. |
| 9 | READING MATRIX http//www.readingmatrix.com/directory/pages/ Interactive online reading material is collected here in various categories, including beginning comprehension, advanced, proofreading, analyzing text, etc. |
| 10 | 13 TIPS FOR TAPPING STUDENTS'
READING STYLES http//www.creativeclassroom.com/jf00ttt/13tips.html Not all students will learn to read at the same pace or with the same degree of enthusiasm; this site offers several tips for matching strategy with different reader styles. |
| 11 | KWL -- A
READING COMPREHENSION STRATEGY http//ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/Language_Arts/Reading/RDG0016.html Use this lesson plan to use the KWL approach to reading comprehension. |
| LetterBoxing,Geocaches | SYLLABICATION | |
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Fairy Tales, Fables, Folk Tales, |
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| 1 | STUDENT
GUIDES -- THE BOOK REPORT http//www.lkwdpl.org/study/bookrep/ From choosing a book, to outlining and drafting a report, to creating the final version, this site will guide students through creating a solid book report. |
| 2 | SECOND GRADE BOOK
REPORT FORM http//www.homeschoolchristian.com/Books/pdf/2ndgradebook2.pdf This form offers a very basic template for a simple book report--by second grade, students should be able to add a bit more complexity, but it provides a good starting point. |
| 3 | KID PIX
BOOK REPORT http//www.kent.wednet.edu/staff/ljancola/6Trait/lessons/kidpixreport.htm |
| 4 | BOOK REPORT http//www.rialto.k12.ca.us/frisbie/coyote/book.report3.html Besides offering support for creating a standard book report with setting, plot, characters, etc., this site also suggests several activities to animate your students' reports. Examples include dioramas, cartoon boards, costumes, and more. |
| 5 | GENERIC NOVEL STUDY http//www.hwdsb.on.ca/mountainview/generic.htm Go beyond the usual comprehension activities and create lifelong readers--the activities offered here will help, and can be adjusted according to grade level. |
| 6 | BOOK REPORTS FOR THE
BORED http//www.geocities.com/Athens/Oracle/4336/bookreports.html More unique reading responses--use these wonderful ideas to both encourage reluctant readers and to enhance child creativity. |
| 7 | MORE IDEAS THAN
YOU'LL EVER USE FOR BOOK REPORTS http//www.teachnet.com/lesson/langarts/reading/bookrepts1.html Truly a formidable collection of book report ideas; your students can start in on these excellent activities once they have mastered the traditional book report format. |
| 8 | 341 BOOK REPORT IDEAS http//www.teachnet.com/lesson/langarts/reading/bookrepts1.html Make book reports come alive and inspire students to read with these creative book projects--so many ideas are listed here they are almost guaranteed to keep your class going a full year. |
| 9 | A COLLECTION
OF BOOK REPORT IDEAS http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/685.html Construct puppets for the characters, make a comic strip, create a mobile, make a message board or an advertising poster--lots here to choose from |
| 10 | COLOSSAL LIST OF
BOOK REPORT IDEAS http//www.teachnet.com/lesson/langarts/reading/bookrepts1.html Dozens of these ideas make for exciting, hands-on literary projects--give your students the list and see what they come up with. |
| 11 | CHARACTER AND AUTHOR
BUSINESS CARDS http//www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=143 Explore this creative lesson plan idea as an alternative to regular class book reports. Students will be designing business cards for selected characters and authors from their reading selections. They must think in terms of using symbols instead of words to depict their character on a regular format business card, complete with graphics. Sample cards are done for you try Hermione Granger, Gandalf, or Tom Sawyer. A business card planning sheet and rubrics are included. |
| 12 | GRAB
BAG ORAL BOOK REPORTS 2/17/04 http//www.teachersdesk.org/grabbag.html Reinforce story elements with this excellent idea for oral book reports. Students will select objects representing the different elements--characters, setting, plot, etc.--and give an oral presentation based on how the objects relate to the story. |
| 13 | Make a Book COVER 4/20/07 |
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| 1 | Silver Burgett Ginn - math site |
| 2 | Scott-Foresman Math--grades k-5, |
| 3 | Houghton-Mifflin English and Language Arts |
| 4 | Scott-Foresman Math--grades 3-8, |
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| 1 | An Index of ONLINE DICTIONARIES
- www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/rbeard/diction.html ..an extensive collection of specialized dictionaries from foreign language collections to dictionaries on many topics from advertising to travel (and everything in between) |
| 2 | The RHYMING
DICTIONARY www.link.cs.cmu.edu/dougb/rhyme-doc.htmlRhymeZone Rhyming Dictionary and Thesaurus http//www.rhymezone.com/ ...a useful site where students can put in a word a get a list of rhyming words, as well as synonyms, antonyms, related words, quotes that contain the word, and much more |
| 3 | PLUMB DESIGN
Visual Thesaurus ttp://www.visualthesaurus.com/index.jsp ...a unique way to "look" at words; type in a word and receive a visual display of the interrelationships between words and meanings as spatial maps |
| 4 | WEBSTERS THESARUS,
www.m-w.com/mw/thesaurus.htm |
| 5 | ANAGRAMS www.wordsmith.org/anagram/index.html |
| 6 | DESTINATION
DICTIONARY http//ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/Lang_arts/Vocabulary/VOC0009.html In this lesson plan, students in grades 3-5 will read a short story, find three unfamiliar words, and use the dictionary to discover their meaning and pronuncia-tion. They will then proceed to write their own short story using the three new words and reinforcing their skills. |
| 7 | THE
DICTIONARY GAME http//www.col-ed.org/cur/lang/lang43.txt Tons of fun to make dictionary usage and vocabulary a memorable learning exercise. |
| 8 | Visit the LITTLE EXPLORERES to view a picture Dictionary with links. Each of the 1176 word entries in the dictionary is used in a sentence and when you click on the work it takes you to sites that are about the word. WONDERFUL for all ages. |
| LetterBoxing,Geocaches | SYLLABICATION | |
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| 1 | LISTEN TO POETRY ONLINE http://www.sonnet.org Visit this one-of-a-kind archive of sonnets, commentary, pictures, and relevant web links. You'll browse through sonnets from Great Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and America. Access more than 200 authors, from such luminaries as Shakespeare, Shelley, and Keats, to more obscure writers like W.S. Roscoe and Mathilde Blind. Easily search this collection by literary period or an alphabetical listing of authors. Or better yet, you can submit your own sonnet. Be sure to visit the "Listening Room" where you'll hear Real Audio clips of sonnet readings. Check out Sonnet Central today! |
| 2 | APPLE POEMS http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/littlekids/lesson_applewriting.htm Elementary students can use Kid Pix to create their own apple poems. Check the link to An Apple a Day to see an extensive collection of student apple poems; you might want to add your own students' poems. |
| 3 | FRIENDSHIP CINQUAINS http://home.att.net/~teaching/langarts/friendsh.pdf Students will interview classmates, and then write their five line poems along the given pattern. |
| 4 | POETRY CLASS -- HOW TO... http://www.poetryteachers.com/poetclass/poetclass.html Find instructions for teaching your students how to write a wide variety of poems. |
| 5 | POETRY EXERCISES http://home.earthlink.net/~froggie1/page9.html Several writing exercises and activities show students that poetry is really everywhere... |
| 6 | POETRY ALIVE http://etrc33.louisiana.edu/k12act/data/poetry_alive.html Grades 4 to 6 students will learn metaphors, similes, alliteration, personification through choosing a favorite poem or lyric from online resources. They will also get a chance to write their own limerick and illustrate some selected favorite poems |
| 7 | PERFORMING POETRY--A STUDY GUIDE
FOR TEACHERS http:://www.poetryteachers.com/performpoetry.htm This guide offers several exercises to practice such qualities as vocal inflection, emphasis, tone, volume, and pitch--all in an effort to have students truly appreciate the poetry they recite and enjoy. |
| 8 | THE POET'S
BOOKSHELF http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/sunda/poets/poet.htm A class of gifted students has put together their own page of their research on famous poets' lives. Included are T.S. Eliot, e.e. cummings, Emily Dickenson, Walt Whitman, and more. |
| 9 | TEACHER CYBERGUIDE -- SUMMER
OF THE MONKEYS http//www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/summer/summertg.html Students will complete several activities, both online and off, to increase their comprehension of the Cherokee Nation, the Trail of Tears, and life in the Ozark Mountains. They also have an opportunity to learn more about monkeys, and devise a plan to capture them. |
| 10 | WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS;
SUMMER OF THE MONKEYS TEACHERS' GUIDE http//www.randomhouse.com/teachers/guides/wher.html Find activities based upon the novels and covering all curriculum areas. |
| 11 | A
HUNDRED DRESSES ACTIVITIES http//www.nancymatson.com/100DLP.HTM Activities include comparing Poland to the United States; comparing populations; and creating student math questions to compliment the book. |
| 12 | POETRY REQUEST . . ."I'm
looking for material on poetry to use with fourth grade.
I want something besides just writing haikus or cinquains! I'd especially like to find a
site where there are collections of poems for the students to read, or even a site where
the poet says the poem aloud. Are there any sites that teach children what makes a good
poem, and short activities practicing word choice in poetry?" There were ideas about creating poetry from newspaper headlines. There was also one about up and down poetry Ref#'s |
| 13 | POETRY FOR UPPER ELEMENTARY STUDENTS http//falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/poemiddle.htm Right on the mark for this grade level--find an excellent selection of poems for classroom enjoyment and recital. |
| 14 | POETRY ACTIVITIES http//home.earthlink.net/~froggie1/page21.html You can certainly spice up your poetry class by using some of the activity suggestions at this link. Very creative. |
| 15 | MAKING POETRY FUN http//www.poetryteachers.com/excitedpoetry.html Wonderful ideas here for your class to thoroughly enjoy and even look forward to ) their poetry time. |
| 16 | GIGGLE POETRY COLLECTION http//www.gigglepoetry.com/PoemList.cfm?T=1 Need some inspiration? Use this collection of funny poems by poet Bruce Lansky to hook your class on poems. Many of these poems compliment the ideas in Making Poetry Fun, above. |
| 17 | POETRY
ACTIVITIES http//www.gigglepoetry.com/poetryfun.cfm Again from Bruce Lansky, try out these anti-formulas for injecting some excitement into your poetry writing classes. |
| 18 | LYRICAL LESSONS ONLINE http//volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/spotlight.htm The twenty-seven lessons in this poetry unit can be used independently, and contain many creative activities and explorations outside of the usual format. |
| 19 | USING
CREATIVE MATERIALS IN THE CLASSROOM http//www.twc.org/forums/TT_UCM_FAQ.html How about poetry cartoon strips? Find instructions and reasons why here. |
| 20 | HYPERBOLE LESSON PLAN http//volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/10lesson.htm Your students might still get their metaphors and similes confused, but chances are, after completing this lesson plan, they will remember (and enjoy) hyperboles. |
| 21 | POETRY WRITING EXERCISES http//home.earthlink.net/~froggie1/page9.html Three student exercises let students explore poetic vocabulary, feelings, and experiencing while creating their own poetry. |
| 22 | A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES ftp//wiretap.spies.com/Library/Classic/child.rls Online version of the famous text by Robert Louis Stevenson. |
| 23 | MRS.
HENRIKSEN'S POETRY PAGES http://members.home.net/henriksent/ Find a sizeable collection of themed poems across all topics. Choices are geared to young students and are perfect for classroom exploration. |
| 24 | PIZAZZ| http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~leslieob/pizzaz.html| Pizazz offers several printable student handouts to help in the creation of their own poems. Also find ideas for fiction writing in your classroom. |
| 25 | PAPERING
YOUR SCHOOL WITH POETRY http://www.ncte.org/teach/Pipkin8935.html I love this one--you should be able to get many creative volunteers once they understand the concept behind this fun exercise. |
| 26 | LIMMERICK
FACTORY http://www.learner.org/teacherslab/math/patterns/limerick/limerick_acttxt.html Create an online limmerick from prompts |
| 27 | MAGNETIC POETRY http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/scramble.htm A Neat site that allows students to use a drag and drop feature to take words and rearange them into poems. Part of a greater more expansive school web site |
| 28 | www.geocities.com/cponykid/pages/lessonplans.html - use this as additional 5 and 6 class are established for LA |
| 29 | CHILDREN'S POETRY CORNER http://www.kristinegeorge.com/ Student tips for Writing poems, teaching ideas, info on poetry contests |
| 30 | THE ACADEMY OF AMERICAN
POETS http://www.poets.org/index.cfm Lots of background information on Anerican poets. Students can click on a name to find a biography of the poet and a list of his/her works. |
| 31 | KIDZ PAGE http://www.veeceet.com/ If you want to show students examples of KINDS of poetry, th is is the site for you. Includes lots of poems by various poets and a section where students can publish their own work or reaad poems written by oter students. Links to other sites for kids can also be found. |
| 32 | SIMILES
AND METAPHORS: http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/2poe.htm How do authors create vivid imagery in their works? Often with metaphors and similes. Students will locate both elements in sample works, and then change the sim-iles to metaphors and metaphors to similes. Descriptive writing exercises follow. |
| 33 | IMAGERY IN POETRY: http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/imagery2.htm Your students will explore the use of figurative lan-guage to create imagery in their writing. Charts guide the class through sensory descriptions, while they practice assessing the power of words in sample poems. |
| 34 | SIDEWALK POETRY: http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/3lesson.htm Poetry written large--all over your school sidewalks in fact, using colored chalk and inspired student chalk illustrations as well. Lots of fun in this lesson, as well as student pride in displaying and sharing their works in a unique manner. Plan a Sidewalk Poetry Day Festival for an annual student, parent, teacher, and community event. |
| 35 | TEACHING PARTS OF SPEECH
WITH POETRY: http://www.geocities.com/cponykid/pages/partsofspeech.html Students identify parts of speech within a poem, and then substitute labeled elements to create an entirely new poem. |
| 36 | 30 DAYS OF POETRY http//www.msrogers.com/English2/poetry/30_days_of_poetry.htm This collection provides thirty different lesson plans, each with its own format for students to experiment with and "discover" that they actually enjoy this genre of creative writing. Many of the formats contain templates, making it easy for reluctant writers to commit themselves to the task. |
| 37 | EXPLORING POETRY IN THE PRIMARY
CLASSROOM: http://www.drjean.org/html/monthly_act/act_2005/05_May/pg06.html You'll find great tips here for rhyming words, sound scrambles, letter recognition, decoding skills, or exploring syllables, all though poetry. |
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| 1 | THE
BIOGRAPHY MAKER: http://www.bham.wednet.edu/bio/biomak2.htm he Biography Maker will take your students step-by-step through the stages of recreating a person's life, while at the same time insuring it is fascinating to the reader. Especially with younger students, you can use the Biography Maker to either create imaginary characters, or interview and extend a character from a story you have just studied. |
| 2 | BIO
CUBE: {Link2} This online and interactive tool helps students to summarize a person's life, career, and events, before writing the biography (or autobiography). A printable planning sheet at the 2nd link above helps students to gather the information needed for this activity. (4-12) |
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| Guided Reading | Sayings and Idioms | *TOP of Page*** |
1 |
Noodle Tools - .a set of useful tools including an interactive bibliography composer and interactive search strategy wizard; soon to include a tool for visualizing and organizing notes and a tool for analysis of search results(KS) |
| 2 | Citation
Maker http//www.oslis.k12.or.us/elementary/howto/cited/ A HOW TO on citing resources used for a report. A link to CITATION MAKER, a tool for creating a citation online, can be found here. |
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Writing | |
| Guided Reading | Sayings and Idioms | *TOP of Page*** |
FAIRY
TALES, FOLK TALES
and FABLES, TALL TALES
| Ref# | Title and Description |
| 1 | ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE
CLASSROOM http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Thebes/9893/f.html Find mini-units on "The Three Little Pigs", as well as "Jack and the Beanstalk". Also here are fairy tale crafts, lessons, activity sheets, and much more. |
| 2 | FAIRY TALE UNIT http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/923.html In this 16 day unit, students will read amongst a variety of popular fairy tales, with plenty of opportunity for group activities and independent writing workshops. |
| 3 | CINDERELLA, CINDERELLA,
CINDERELLA http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/brooklyn/cinderella/ Everyone knows this most favorite of fairy tales, right? Are your students really sure? Here they will examine many different versions on the theme, and then use their creative writing skills to exchange synonyms, create a diamante poems, and then |
| 4 | AESOP'S FABLES ONLINE COLLECTION http://www.pacificnet.net/%7Ejohnr/aesop/ http//www.AesopFables.com/ Not only a collection of Aesop's Fables--also find fairy tales, fables by de la Fontain--and audio files to accompany them.` |
| 5 | FLACK'S FABLE Heaven http://www.theeducatorsnetwork.com/flack/fableheaven.html This site has greatt links to all kinds of fable information. |
| 6 | MYTHS and LEGENDS http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/theatre.htm Great school site(Snaith Primary school)this myth sitecontains samples of myths, legends and folklore. |
| 7 | ABSOLUTELY
WHOOTIE: STORIES TO GROW BY http://www.storiestogrowby.com/ this site is designed for elementary and middle school aged students. There are areas for kids, teachers, parents. The stories are searchable by topic or by age group. The stories are from all over the world, and there are accompanying activities. |
| 8. | SUR LA LUNE FAIRY TALES PAGES http://members.aol.com/surlalune/frytales/index.htm 6th grade and higher will enjoy exploring this site. Tales are categorized by themes such as Cinderella stories or Hansel Gretel stories. Within each theme students can learn about the history of the story, read an annotated version of the tale, find out aboaut stories with similar plots and more. |
| 9 | CINDERELA - ALA VIETNAMESE http://www.destinationvietnam.com/dv/dv19/dv19i.htm Read the Vietnamese version of Cinderella |
| 10 | KOREAN FOLK TALES http://www.lg.co.kr/kids/e_ani/e_guestroom.htm Ten Korean folk tales are found at this site. the illustrations are animated, there is narration, anda the stories are written in rebus style. |
| 11 | ART
AND LITERATURE LESSON PLAN http//www.alfy.com/Teachers/Teach/lesson_builder/overView.asp?LessonId=143&saveVal=yes Second and third grade students will explore the use of character and conclusion for the fairy tale genre in this lesson plan. After class discussions, they will collaboratively design different endings to well-known fairy tales, and use various mediums of art to express the outcomes. 4/24/01 |
| 12 | ONCE UPON A TIME http//pd.l2l.org/success/lessons/lesson3/plaa2_l.htm Story maps will suggest typical characteristics of fairy tales to primary students, as they study several familiar tales in relation to what characteristics define the genre. 4/24/01 |
| 13 | CASTLES, KINGS,
AND ROYAL TALES http//www.coreknowledge.org/CKproto2/resrcs/lessons/12KCastles.pdf Grade one students will read and analyze a number of fairy tales, looking at geographic setting, characters, language and historical content, and participate in performance, arts, and crafts. PDF format. 4/24/01 |
| 14 | FAIRY TALE ACTIVITIES http//fac-staff.seattleu.edu/kschlnoe/lessons.html Create a puppet theater, create a story quilt, graph class favorites for versions of the Cinderella tale...lots of activities to choose from. 4/24/01 |
| 15 | WHO NEEDS A FAIRY GODMOTHER
ANYWAY? http//www.plainfield.k12.in.us/hschool/webq/webq121/ Grades 1 and 2 can complete a Cinderella webquest using math instead of magic to buy her a ticket to the ball,drawing a map, and designing a castle and picture book. 4/24/01 |
| 16 | DAVY CROCKETT AND
TALL TALES http//edsitement.neh.gov/lessonplans/crockett_mountaintop.html Students will not only examine the real life of David Crockett, they will also look at various legends and tall tales to decipher the requirements for this genre's heroes and formatting. Online resources, rubrics, and extension activities all included. TALL TALES http//japan.lisd.k12.mi.us/lessons/talltales.pdf Computers can be used to integrate technology into this lesson plan, whereby students will compare American and Japanese tall tales and be able to define the genre. TALL
TALES IN THE SKY LESSONS FOR
TEACHING TALL TALES |
| 17 | |
| 18 | AesopFables.com http//www.aesopfables.com/ Although not as pretty or as well organized as some of the other sites, AesopFables.com does have the entire text of 655 of Aesop's fables and 127 fairy tales from Hans Christian Andersen. And creator John Long isn't done yet 209 Grimm brothers' fairy tales are coming soon. Best click for students is Selected Fables which includes eighty-six Aesop fables "selected for their ease of reading and concise moral understanding." Look for the Real Audio logo in the lower right-hand corner of some of the story pages to hear Long's ten year old daughter read the fable.Aesop's Fables |
| 19 | http://www.umass.edu/aesop/ Each year, University of Massachusetts professor Copper Giloth asks his Computers in Fine Arts students to illustrate or animate an Aesop fable, \ along with their own modern retelling of the story. This collection of nearly forty fables is the best of that student work dating back to 1994. This fun site is a must-see, and is a great place to start before creating your own fables. My personal favorite is "The Jay and The Peacock. |
| 20 | Childhood
Reading http//childhoodreading.com/ Childhood Reading is a pretty mix of fairy tales, fables and poetry accompanied by original early-twentieth century illustrations. The illustrated tales are indexed by both author (such as Hans Christian Andersen, Robert Louis Stevenson and Aesop) and illustrator (including Maxfield Parrish and Edmund Dulac.) It's the simple design and yummy artwork that make this site special. |
| 21 | Grimm's
Fairy Tales From Folklore to Forever http//www.nationalgeographic.com/grimm/ Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm were German patriots of the early nineteenth century who set out to preserve their country's folk tales. The stories were often cruel, but once the brothers saw how popular the tales were with young readers, they started making them softer and sweeter. National Geographic serves up a graphically-rich adventure into twelve "unvarnished" Grimm fairy tales, some of which include audio. Click on the treasure box for a biography, resource links, and a kid's activity page. |
| 22 | Scholastic Myths, Folktales, Fairy Tales http//teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/mff/ As part of their Writing with Writers series, this Scholastic project is a multi-grade resource for learning about and writing myths, folktales and fairytales. Grades one to three explore fairy tales and meet two authors who have re-written classic fairy tales Jon Scieska (autor of "The True Story of the Three Little Pigs") and Diane Good (author and illustrator of "Cinderella The Dog and her Little Glass Slipper.") Similarly, grades three to six dive into folk tales while grades five through eight learn about myths. There even is an opportunity to submit your own tales for possible publication on the Scholastic site. |
| 23 | MAGICAL FAIRY TALE MOMENTS http//www.longwood.k12.ny.us/ridge/wq/savona/ Students will become familiar with the elements of the fairy tale genre as they create one of their very own.They will first select one story online to analyze, and following question guidelines, learn about the elements necessary to create a fairy tale before outlining and writing their own. Webquest format. |
| 24 | FAIRY TALES MURAL http//putnamvalleyschools.org/ft/04Mural.html Illustrate the characters, sequencing, or plot of fairy tales with this lesson idea. Adjust it to the grade level and the specific fairy tale you are working with. |
| 25 | FRACTURED FAIRY TALES http//www.eduplace.com/rdg/hmll/blue/tale/fairy.html Students will learn the elements of fairy tales in this fun-filled lesson plan of "what-if's"--the prince doesn't dance, the pigs form a posse, and nobody wants to get married . . . |
| 26 | EXPLORE A CASTLE http//www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/castles/index2.html From National Geographic, students can explore the inner rooms and purposes of a castle in this inter-active tour, highlighting life in the Middle Ages. |
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| 1 | SPELLING BEE
CONTESTANTS . . COMPREHENSIVE WORD LISTS: http://www.hmschool.com/spelling/wordlists/index.htm Choose from Levels A through F; great for spelling, vocabulary, or Spelling Bee practice |
| 2 | SPELLING TICKLERS: http://www.coedu.usf.edu/~morris/speltic.htm Bookmark this site before you lose it! Activites across the curriculum and covering grades K through 12 will make your students better spellers. |
| 3 | SPELLING AND VOCABULARY PLANS http://www.knownet.net/users/Ackley/spell_plans.htmlGreat teacher resources are offered at this site for teaching practically any level and/or ability of spelling class. The games will not only reinforce regular class spelling lessons, but can also be applied to studying for spelling bees. |
| 4 | BJ PINCHBECK'S WORD LISTS: http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/bjpinchbeck/bjarchive.html Test your would-be competitors with an English vocab list, a SAT vocabulary list, a Spanish language vocabulary list, and both upper and lower levels spelling lists. Updated weekly |
| 5 | Word Central! the place on the Web where kids can learn how much fun words can be! We've developed this site with input from teachers around the country using a language arts curriculum framework. We hope you enjoy it and find it helpful. |
| 6 | CORE WORDS http://www.katy.isd.tenet.edu/kisd/resources/spelling/core.html#fifth Students (grades K-5) should be able to spell these core words at the end of each school year and use them in their writing with no mistakes. |
| 7 | ANOTHER GRADE
FOUR WORD LIST http://www.katy.isd.tenet.edu/kisd/resources/spelling/fourth.html A different classification or sorting system of many of the same words, above. |
| 8 | GRADE FOUR CUMULATIVE UNIT
SPELLING WORD LIST http://www.lesley.edu/faculty/ccollier/tmpaper.htm Find twenty-eight units of spelling words listed here, along with extenders. |
| 9 | USING TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT
SPELLING INSTRUCTION http://www.lesley.edu/faculty/ccollier/tmpaper.htm The author first compares historical and present methods of teaching spelling, adds commentary on what works and what doesn't, and then goes on to offer several suggestions of how to use technology with your spelling curriculum.. |
| 10 | INTERACTIVE WORD
WALL--WORD WALL CONSTUCTION AND WORD WALL ACTIVITIES http:://www.teachnet.com/lesson/langarts/wordwall062599.html This site defines a word wall and gives advice on how to construct one in your classroom. The best aspect of this site however, is that it contributes 23 great activities to use with your word wall and to create good spellers. This particular interactive word wall is geared toward second grade, but truly the activities are still appropriate in later grades. Use the word guides below to help you adjust your entries for grades four and five. |
| 11 | FOUR BLOCKS--WORKING WITH WORDS http://www.wfu.edu/~cunningh/fourblocks/block4.html The author explains how she uses four blocks in the classroom each day, and further gives ideas for word wall ac-tivities |
| 12 | INTERACTIVE
SPELLING TEST http://www.ambleside.schoolzone.co.uk/ambleweb/quizes/spell2.htm Students fill in the blanks online within a story frame. |
| 13 | A SPELLING TEST http://www.sentex.net/~mmcadams/spelling.html Have your students try this online spelling test with commonly misspelled words. |
| 14 | ETYMOLOGY--THE ROOTS OF ENGLISH http//ablemedia.com/ctcweb/showcase/roots.html Download this program to enhance your own English language and/or vocabulary curriculum. |
| 15 | GRADE SIX SPELLING LESSONS http://www.mcdougallittell.com/lit/spelling/gr6toca.htm Like having your own spelling text with teacher edition, complete and online... Lesson by lesson word lists, student pages, and teacher pages are all included. |
| 16 | SPICE UP YOUR
SPELLING LESSONS http//www.teachnet.com/lesson/langarts/spellingwds040299.html Students can spell out their spelling words with a flashlight in a darkened room, write their entire list in popsicle stick letters or with modeling clay--find severalunique suggestions to give those tired old spelling lessons a boost. |
| 17 | THE DICTIONARY GAME http//www.col-ed.org/cur/lang/lang43.txt Student teams will come up with their own definitions for unknown words, and submit it with the correct definition. Teams will then try to identify the real definition of the term; all work must be written up in dictionary format, and this exercise is good for any vocabulary words or subject content. |
| 18 | TRACE A WORD http//www.knownet.net/users/Ackley/spelltrace.html The concept behind this simple art and spelling project is repetition--in an engaging exercise. See if it boosts your students' spelling test scores. |
| 19 | HOW TO STUDY SPELLING WORDS http//www.auburn.edu/~murraba/spelling.html Find procedures to review with your students on how to study their word lists each week, as well as day-by-day spelling strategies for teachers. |
| 20 | SPELLING TICKLERS http//www.coedu.usf.edu/~morris/speltic.html Games and activities for all types of learning styles will help your class become better spellers.9/6/01 |
| 21 | SPICE UP YOUR
SPELLING WORDS http//www.teachnet.com/lesson/langarts/spellingwds040299.html Repetitive drill exercises are greatly improved with these spelling spicers--try "X" words, pasta words, pyramid words, and more. 9/6/01 |
| 22 | PRIMARY WORD LISTS http://www.areasonfor.com/spelling/wordlists/level_a/index.htm http://www.areasonfor.com/spelling/wordlists/level_b/index.htm http://www.areasonfor.com/spelling/wordlists/level_c/index.htm In order of difficulty, the URLs above would make great spelling lists for your word walls. 9/6/01 |
| 23 | SPELLING
PRACTICE -- YAWN http//ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/Language_Arts/Spelling/SPG0003.html Three techniques to be used with third graders, with promises to get rid of the yawns... 9/6/01 |
| 24 | CORE WORDS http//www.katy.isd.tenet.edu/kisd/resources/spelling/core.html >From first through fifth grade, here are word lists you will want to be sure to include with your spelling units. 9/6/01 |
| 25 | NATIONAL READING
VOCABULARY LIST FOR GRADE 4 http//www.tampareads.com/vocabulary/4thgrade/index4.htm This list is created with over 900 words, covering 36 weeks of school, with categorized lists week-by-week.9/6/01 |
| 26 | SPELLING AND VOCABULARY PLANS| http//www.knownet.net/users/Ackley/spell_plans.html 9/6/01 Find loads of vocabulary games and activities to increase student word knowledge and use. |
| 26 | DAILY BUZZWORD http//www.WordCentral.com/cgi-bin/bwwod.pl 9/6/01 Have your students increase their vocabulary simply by visiting Word Central for their daily buzzword each day.Give each student a turn, and they must use the word in a sentence until someone guesses its meaning; then it is their turn to create a sentence with it, and so on... |
| 28 | VOCABULARY GAMES http//www.eslpartyland.com/teachers/reading/prevocab.htm These exercises were written for ESL students, but could easily be incorporated in to your own vocablary lesson plans. One game uses vocabulary card matches to pair the word with its partner definition--the students must find the partner cards first of course. Another activity involves using pictures to augment vocabulary development; match the level according to your class ability, and have your students help create the materials necessary for the learning games. 9/6/01 |
| 29 | VOCABULARY LESSON
PLANS http//askeric.org/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/Language_Arts/Vocabulary >From dictionary games to building vocabulary with adjectives, scrambles, bingos... lots of exercises to strengthen vocabulary skills from grades K-12. 9/6/01 |
| 30 | 4TH GRADE
VOCABULARY PROJECT http//www.tampareads.com/vocabulary/4thgrade/introduction4.htm Use the 4th grade vocabulary list above to integrate these strategies in your own spelling and vocabulary curriculum. They will improve standardized test performance as well as reading ability. 9/6/01 |
| 31 | ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS ENGLISH
SPELLING http//www.say-it-in-english.com/SpellHome.html Let's face it, the English language is not the easiest or most consistent language in the world. This resource might help. Students can find lists of spelling rule exceptions, review inconsistencies, and complete a chart for definitions and sentence usage. |
| 32 | ONLINE SPELLING WORKBOOK http//www.splashesfromtheriver.com/spelling/index.htm http//www.splashesfromtheriver.com/spelling/spelling_rules.htm Fully thirty units of spelling lessons are available online here, with answer pages and dictation sentences included as well. If that isn't enough of a resource, try the 2nd URL above for a printout page of spelling rules. |
| 33 | PRINTABLE SPELLING WORKSHEETS http//www.spelling.hemscott.net/exlist.html A multitude of spelling worksheets is available here, with practice in prefixes, consonant blends, games,using apostrophes, word endings, long vowel sounds, and more. Also find tips on how to become a better speller. |
| 34 | COMPREHENSIVE
SPELLING EXERCISES http//literacy.kent.edu/Midwest/Materials/ndakota/spelling/toc.html More spelling practice online, with student exercises included with spelling rules. Topics cover commonly misspelled words, word endings, possessives, and homonyms, and include nine word lists. |
| 35 | WRITING
PROMPTS TO IMPROVE SPELLING: http://www.everydayspelling.com/workout/prompts/promptsndx.html Spelling skills are integrated into writing exercises across various formats with the writing prompts offered here; for grades one through eight. |
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| Miscellaneous | Web Quests | |
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| Guided Reading | Sayings and Idioms | *TOP of Page*** |
| Ref# | Title and Description |
| 1 | LETTER WRITING UNIT http//volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/letterwrite.htm Introduce this letter writing unit early in the year to your sixth grade class. The unit itself covers two weeks of instruction and student work, reviewing and practicing both friendly (informal) and business letter writing formats. Included are student samples, as well as rubrics. |
| 2 | In the Writing Place, you will find workshops for teaching writing to elementary students. The lessons were designed to encourage a variety of writing experiences with your students. In each workshop, you will find a lesson outline, templates, student samples, resources, and links. |
| 3 | A PARAGRAPH A WEEK
-- YEARLY PROGRAM http://www.knownet.net/~ackley/paragraph/par_week_program.html These paragraph activities can be used in several ways--as journaling topics throughout the year, as class examinations of various types of paragraphs, as story starters, or as homework assignments to create excellent writing habits. While the subjects per week follow a logical progression and include holiday topics, many can be used out of sequence as well. |
| 4 | JOURNAL WRITING TOPICS http://www.cgocable.net/~rayser/jourtops.txt If you are running a bit short on journaling ideas, here is a whole list of possibilities. |
| 5 | LIFE'S INSTRUCTIONS http://www.youthfirst.org/winners/lifes.htm Imitating Benjamin Franklin's, "Poor Richard's Almanack", students collect and collate family sayings into a class book. Another version of this lesson plan would be to have your students collectively create sub-categories for the Life's Instructions, and then write their own modern proverbs and/or directions; the results could turn out to be very amusing--and collectible ) |
| 6 | GRANDMA'S PENPALS http://www.cgocable.net/~rayser/grandma.txt I love this idea--students have penpals in local senior care homes. They start writing their autobiographies to each other (see a few ideas, included, to start your students off, or create some of your own as a class). Since the penpals are local, students can actually meet their penpals, perhaps for a year end activity, and exchange a small gift, a picnic, more tales... If you continue this activity the next school year, be sure to include your special correspondents for Grandparents Day. |
| 7 | WRITING
FOR A VARIETY OF PURPOSES http://tlc.ai.org/lessons/writeplp.htm This lesson plan explores persuasive, narrative, and informative writing forms. |
| 8 | ESSAY INSTRUCTIONS http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/tips/essay/index.htm As well as writing process instructions, students will find clear steps for writing various kinds of essays. |
| 9 | ADDRESS WRITING ACTIVITY http://www.members.home.net/crafts4kids/benvelope.gif Use the template to print out envelopes and follow directions for creative student practice on writing addresses. |
| 10 | STRUCTURE OF THE FIVE PARAGRAPH
ESSAY http//www.gc.maricopa.edu/English/essay/index.html Paragraph by paragraph, this outline will provide a guideline for a report--of any kind. Click on the arrows for writing samples HANDY GUIDE TO WRITING FIVE PARAGRAPHS http//www.geocities.com/fifth_grade_tpes/Handyguide.html In an appealing chart format, here is a summary and guide for upper elementary students on how to write a five paragraph essay. 2/20/02 THE FIVE PARAGRAPH ESSAY WIZARD |
| 11 | WRITING PROMPTS http//www.sanjuan.edu/select/adaptive/writing/writing_prompts.html Subtitled, "For the Creatively Minded", which should provide a good starting point for most students, both those unwilling to write and those who love it. Targeted for second grade, great up to grade four. |
| 12 | POWER WRITING
TUTORIAL http//www.ibinder.uwf.edu/steps/library/tutorial/pwrite.cfm#1 Use this tutorial for teaching writing to students at virtually any grade level. It teaches focusing first, then finding the main topic by using tools, and following up with supporting details, sentence by sentence and paragraph by paragraph. |
| 13 | THE WRITING TREE http//www.knownet.net/users/Ackley/writtree.html Creative story starters at this site, as well as the tree and shape suggestions, could be used for writing lessons all year round--plan ahead for next year. You will still find appropriate suggestions to round out your writing program this year. |
| 14 | ONLINE WRITING LAB HANDOUTS http//owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/index2.html If you are teaching writing in middle and/or high school, then you will want to visit this site for its vast wealth of student handouts--on all writing topics. (1/29/04) |
| 15 | WRITING RUBRICS FOR K-GRADE
ONE http//bard.huensd.k12.ca.us/html/writingrubrics.html Appropriately tailored to early elementary writing assignments, find assessment rubrics here. |
| 16 | WRITING RUBRICS http//www.uwf.edu/krasmuss/careers/rubrics.htm?ti2Xdw= www.uwf.edu/%7Ekrasmuss/careers/rubrics.htm (COPY & PASTE) For Kindergarten through grade four, here are some excellent rubrics for writing assessment |
| 17 | THE STROKE BOOK
PROJECT http//www.open.k12.or.us/start/visual/featured/artbook/book04.html While this book-making project is truly simple enough to accomplish with a kindergarten or first grade class, do not discount it for older grades as well. Story sequencing will follow along folds--and can become quite interesting |
| 18 | CREATE
A STORY SACK http//familycrafts.about.com/parenting/familycrafts/library/weekly/aa061200a.htm Here is a terrific idea to try with your primary grade emergent readers. Each story sack is themed toward a particular book; find ideas here for general fillers as well as specific children's titles. |
| 18 | HOW TO MAKE AN
ACCORDION BOOK http//www.open.k12.or.us/start/visual/featured/artbook/book08.html Use these easily constructed books to create story art at any grade level. This type of book makes a perfect project for teaching story sequencing. |
| 19 | CREATE A FIELD JOURNAL http//www.enviro-explorers.com/journalactivity.html Refine your students' senses of detail in their writing by observing nature and recording it with both written and artistic expression--a great summer writing project. |
| 20 | WRITING
PRINTOUTS http//www.EnchantedLearning.com/letters/ You can print out lined copies of these D'Nealian letters and numbers--in both manuscript and cursive--for students to practice their handwriting and create their own workbook. 9/14/01 |
| 21 | A PARAGRAPH A WEEK http//www.knownet.net/~ackley/paragraph/par_week_program.html Find a yearly writing program for upper elementary students of paragraph and/or essay topics. Each topic also includes a checklist for format. 2/20/02 |
| 22 | WHAT IS A TOPIC SENTENCE? http//www.geocities.com/fifth_grade_tpes/longfellow.html Have your students practice those all-important topic sentences with this activity. They will take a passage and circle the topic sentences, while under-lining all sentences that do not belong in the paragraph.2/20/02 |
| 23 | "Here are two great sites I
use when teaching research skills. [When you] need to cite sources, go to this great site and fill in the blank: http://www.citationmachine.net Big6 website provides a guide for doing research. It's a great place to get ideas for helping students starting research, citing sources and organizing information. For introducing the Big 6 try: http://www.big6.com/kids http://www.big6.com |
| 24 | PEER
EDITING CHECKLIST http//206.218.128.2/laintech/peer.htm Sometimes students feel uncertain about editing their peers' writing exercises. This checklist will provide a solid guide to make them feel more comfortable with the procedure, while lending a rubric for their own assignments as well. 2/20/02 |
| 25 | PREWRITING FOR PERSONAL NARRATIVES http//www.daedalus.com/teach/tens/08_22_98.html Here are ten activities to organize prewriting skills for personal narrative exercises. Each step provides concrete drills in helping students to succeed with their writing skills. 2/20/02 |
| 26 | CLASSROOM NEWSPAPERS SCHOOL NEWSPAPER UNIT http//commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/letsnet/noframes/bigideas/b6/b6u3.html Two focuses highlight this unit on creating a school newspaper; first, students will learn how to properly create newsworthy articles through various journalism assignments. They will then also learn how to publish using html markup, creating their own web page for their finished products. Sample students newspapers are included. CLASSROOM NEWSPAPERS CREATING
A CLASSROOM NEWSPAPER -- LESSON PLANS |
| 27 | WRITING ASSIGNMENTS FOR KIDS WHO CAN'T OR WON'T WRITE: http://www.cis.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1981/4/81.04.11.x.html This article is particularly addressed to educators dealing with developmentally disabled students, but reluctant learners can also be included. The author addresses why problem learning patterns exist, and then offers ways to encourage learning and creativity, especially as it involves the writing process, with strategies and assignments. |
| 28 | TO BE OR NOT TO BE -- A SENTENCE http://www.geocities.com/fifth_grade_tpes/complete.html http://www.geocities.com/fifth_grade_tpes/tobeornot.html Find definitions of complete sentences along with student activities and quizzes. Using the 2nd URL above, students will examine online newspapers for headlines and fill in a chart to determine whether or not those headlines present complete sentences. They must also decide which parts of the sentence are missing if incomplete. Note that you can supply local newspapers rather than using the online samples here. |
| 29 | SENTENCE STRIPS LESSONS http//www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/7.html Using classroom anecdotes to illustrate the concepts at work, this teacher offers an alternative approach to help students construct solid sentences. |
| 30 | SENTENCE
CONSTRUCTION http//owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/index2.html#construction The handouts available at this site on sentence construction will help students once they become adept at basic formats. Topics include clarity, run-ons, fragments, agreement, voice, and structure. |
| 31 | DIAGRAMMING SENTENCES http//www.geocities.com/fifth_grade_tpes/diagram.html Many students--especially visual learners--can get a more complete and instant picture of what a sentence entails by the process of diagramming them. Here are the steps involved, with illustrations on how-to. |
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SCHOOLHOUSE GRAMMAR ROCKS: http://genxtvland.simplenet.com/SchoolHouseRock/grammar.hts?hi Now that your classes are reading, chances are you are dissecting the sentences and naming the parts. Here's a good twist on catching on to those quirky labels: Grammar Rocks. Using songs (the lyrics are included; great to printout and follow along with for the whole class, then circle the various parts of speech being addressed), your classwill pick up the nouns, verbs, adverbs, conjunctions, etc.in no time. Songs use Real Audio or MS Wave files. |
2 |
GRAMMAR
GUIDE http://www.kidslangarts.about.com/kids/kidslangarts/cs/grammarguide/index.htm ...a fun page with all types of links to support the teaching of grammar, spelling, vocabulary and much more to students |
3 |
THE GRAMMAR GORILLAS |
4 |
WORKSHEETS
IN BASIC ENGLISH http://www.rhlschool.com/english.htm More of the same (see above) for grammar, rhyming, complete sentences, and more. |
5 |
FLACK'S GRAMMAR HEAVEN http://www.theeducatorsnetwork.com/flack/grammarheaven.html The name says it all...games, resources |
6 |
THE
SYNTAX STORE http://www.learner.org/teacherslab/math/patterns/syntax/syntax_acttxt.html The colors listed in each of the boxes represent a different part of speech: noun, verb, adjective, adverb, etc. The goal is to figure out what the colors represent and what sentences, or word patterns, you can make with them. Neat way to learn sentence structure and also to link PATTERNS to language arts |
7 |
WACKY WEB
TALES http://www.eduplace.com/tales/ Students from grade 3 and up will practice their parts of speech, fill in the blanks, and create their own wacky web tales to post onsite. |
8 |
SUBJECT/PREDICATE SONG http//www.knownet.net/users/Ackley/sub_pred_song.html If some of your students are still having problems recognizing subjects and predicates in their sentences, try having them memorizing this song and see if it helps. |
9 |
SYNONYMS AND
ANTONYMS http//www.teachnet.com/lesson/langarts/terminology/synandant.html Students will take sports headlines and stories from a newspaper and working in groups, they will write as many synonyms and antonyms for sports terminology as they can think of. Sports headlines are already colorful ...be prepared for a hilarious lesson plan. |
10 |
GRAMMAR AND WRITING POWERPOINT
PRESENTATIONS http//webster.commnet.edu/grammar/powerpoint.htm Gear up to testing with the tips for grammar and writing in these downloadable PowerPoint presentations. Several relevant topics are covered. |
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ADJECTIVE
OR ADVERB? http://www.learningplanet.com/act/rats/rats3.htm?rats_advadj Use this online and interactive learning game to help reinforce the difference between adjectives and adverbs. Students much catch one, but not the other to earn game points. |
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THE
PLURAL GIRLS: http://fen.funbrain.com/plurals/index.html Chances are, some of your students are still having trouble with spelling, and many of those mistakes may be plurals. Try this online game, choosing your level of difficulty as well as format, multiple choice or fill-in-the-blanks. (As always, please ensure all current links are suitable before allowing student access.) |
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| Miscellaneous | Web Quests | |
Fairy Tales, Fables, Folk Tales, |
Writing | |
| Guided Reading | Sayings and Idioms | *TOP of Page*** |
| Ref# | Title and Description |
1 |
Data Base of Award Winning Children's Literature. |
2 |
Teachers can create from this Web site a reading list for students and have students take tests on the books they have read. http://www.bookadventure.com |
| 3 | IMPLEMENTING A READING WORKSHOP
1/3/05 http//home.att.net/~teaching/readingworkshop.htm If you are experiencing a few difficulties or dissatisfaction with your own reading curriculum and methods, try this teacher's suggestions for implementing a reading workshop approach. Handouts and rubrics are included. LITERATURE CIRCLES
READING STRATEGIES 1/3/05 |
| 4 | CAROL HURST'S CHILDREN'S LITERATURE SITE: http://www.carolhurst.com/subjects/subjects.html I often receive requests from readers for specific literary resources. This site provides just the place. Search by subject, titles, or author; the results will display books available for your subject (e.g. Colonial America), activities, and related links. Bookmark this site; if you are teaching literature, you'll want to revisit this site often. |
| 5 | CREATIVE WAYS TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO READ: http://www.creativeteachingsite.com/read1.htm A list of 26 ideas might help get your classroom's reluctant readers more motivated. Print this list out and send it home with your students |
| 6 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE RESOURCES http://members.aol.com/DonnAnCiv/Literature.html Great Lesson plans and activities for all areas of Languagae Arts. You can searach by book title and then find lesson plans or activites to go with that book. Bored with teaching grammar? Lots of links to spruce up those lessons! |
| 7 | .CHILDREN'S LITERATURE ACTIVITIES http//members.aol.com/MGoudie/ChildrensLit.html Bookmark this site to use throughout your school year. Find a book you are reading (you may have to scroll down), click on it, and discover class discussion questions and activities to accompany each selection. |
| 8 | EXPERIENCING LITERATURE--A GUIDE
TO READING AND RESPONSE http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/ela/ela_lit.html This thoughtful article discusses how educators can approach the instruction of literature within the classroom to make it a worthwhile and stimulating experience for their students. It offers some suggestions for responses to literature, and charts a guide for literature genres appropriate for each grade level |
| 9 | LITERATURE ACTIVITIES FOR
SACHAR'S "HOLES" http://www.nancypolette.com/LitGuidesText/holes.htm Find five suggested classroom activities to accompany your reading of the book. "HOLES" DISCUSSION QUESTIONS http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~bgoebel/response%20guides/Holes.htm Find writing activities, classroom activities, work-sheets, themes, and a book summary at this site. |
| 10 | http://library.thinkquest.org/J0113061/
-Think Quest Find quizzes, activities and much more! |
| 11 | 75 WAYS TO SHARE A BOOK http://www.slonet.org/global/education/slcusd/75.html It truly sounds as if your students are in for a creative month of exploring reading with your energy and enthusiasm; but if you get stuck halfway through the month, try some of these suggestions as well |
| 12 | .FLAT STANLEY UNIT http//www.elko.k12.nv.us./northside/flat.htm Find a 13 day unit to accompany your own class Flat Stanley project. FLAT STANLEY QUIZ http//flatstanley.enoreo.on.ca/FS_Quiz/flatstanley.htm Have your students complete this simple quiz online FLAT STANLEY--HOW IT WORKS http//flatstanley.enoreo.on.ca/how.html Here's how to join the worldwide Flat Stanley project, with lots of pointers to get you started. FLAT STANLEY COMES ALIVE http//collaboratory.nunet.net/ties/flatstanley/FlatStanley.html Beyond geography and mapping skills, students will also earn letter formats, story mapping, and sequencing skills. This unit also includes suggestions for group dramatic performances of Flat Stanley activities. FLAT STANLEY AND U.S. GEOGRAPHY http//www.cla.sc.edu/cege/lplan/Grade/20.html Third grade students will practice their geography and meteorology skills in this lesson plan based on Flat Stanley. FLAT STANLEY PRINT VIEW http//www.scican.net/~jsheppar/stanley/StanPrint.html In this lesson plan for third grade classes, Flat Stanley is used as a basis for both computer lessons, and for the further adventures of Flat Stanley--inside your computer and via your students' creative writing exercises and illustra-tions. Kid Pix software would complement this lesson plan nicely. |
| 13 | GENERAL HARRY POTTER IDEAS: http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/harry/general.htm http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/harry/philosopher.htm Direct from the U.K. and Harry Potter land... find several contributed enrichment activities, including character cards, menus, Harry Potter day, and more. Many submissions are available as pdf files. The second URL above focuses solely on the first novel in the series. HUNT FOR HARRY POTTER http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/huntharrypoan.html Yes, he's on the web too... Students will research London, Harry Potter book reviews, and the author in this literary approach to the novel. HARRY'S CLOAK: http://www.connectingstudents.com/lessonplans/potter/cloak.htm Writing prompts to use with the book. |
| 14 | CYBER ACTIVITIES: http://www.connectingstudents.com/lessonplans/potter/pott-sc1.htm Five student activities compliment your study of the novel. This first one compares the different versions of the English language, and offers a translation exercise. |
| 15 | ALEXANDER AND THE
WIND-UP MOUSE http//www.csuchico.edu/educ/cguenter/FourArts/DR/DRalex.html Find a script for a Reader's Theater version of Leonni's "Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse", along with dramatic suggestions for staging and activities. |
| 16 | TEACHER CYBERGUIDE
TO "TRUMPET OF THE SWAN" http//www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/trump/trumptg.htm Five student activities and a class reading guide to accompany the book. TRUMPETER SWAN http//www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/er/factsheets/birds/swan.htm Explore the non instrumental version of the title creature at this site THINK ALOUD http//www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/1237.html Consider these discussion and critical thinking questions when reviewing your Trumpet chapters. BOOK DISCUSSION GUIDE http//www.multcolib.org/talk/guides-trumpet.html Find key questions to discuss with your students after they have completed reading the entire novel. |
| 17 | CHARACTER CONCENTRATION http//www.eduplace.com/rdg/gen_act/story/con.html Elementary students will learn more about characters and characterization with this reading concentration game. For third grade students, add a new dimension to the concentration game by having character attribute cards written. The students must correctly match attributes to the correct character before scoring points for simply matching cards. |
| 18 | STORYLAND MURAL http//www.eduplace.com/rdg/gen_act/story/mural.html Give your students a wall to paint... yes, you're allowed to cover it with paper first, and then have them decide on their favorite storybook scene and recreate it in your classroom. Add to this lesson plan by adding sentences (a new one each day) to the bottom center of your mural. Ask for volunteers to read the new daily sentence. |
| 19 | LITERATURE PAGE http://www.lane.educ.ubc.ca/courses/310/jw99/grant/ Find some lesson ideas specifically geared to "James and the Giant Peach" GUIDE FOR JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH http://www.westga.edu/~kidreach/jamespeach.html This basic guide will set up the novel and give students a reading strategy BOOK REVIEW http://www.educate.org.uk/english/en_james_and_peach.pdf Find a template for a basic book review, asking pertinent questions that students should consider answering in their own reports. PDF format |
| 20 | .TEACHER CYBERGUIDE(HATCHET) http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/hatch/hatchettg.htm Students will use a wide variety of online resources to explore the physics of flight, learn how to use a compass, visit Canadian wildlife and prepare a short report, and create a survival guide JOURNAL WRITING PROMPTS http://www.qesn.meq.gouv.qc.ca/schools/bchs/hatchet.htm Several ideas here to accompany journal or essay writing exercises for each chapter of Paulsen's "Hatchet". HATCHET http://online.coled.mankato.msus.edu/dept/ci/matz/rdgwld/Books/Hatchet.html This site offers discussion and review questions, along with several extension activities. |
| 21 | .CHARLOTTE'S
WEB UNIT 3/6/01 http://www.teacherfeatures.com/units/Charlottes_Web/charlottes_web.htm Student worksheets, journal topics, and a wide variety of class activities make this site a rich source for enhancing your study of "Charlotte's Web". TEACHER GUIDE TO "CHARLOTTE'S WEB" 3/6/01 http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/charl/charltg.html In these student writing and research activities accompanying your class reading of "Charlotte's Web", the focus is on the animals found in the story pets, spiders, and state fairs CHARACTER STUDY 3/6/01 http://www.educate.org.uk/english/en_charlotte_charac_study.pdf This is a cute idea . . . print several copies of this page for your students to cut out the spider, writing words to describe Charlotte on the web and her description on the body.PDF format. STUDENT ACTIVITIES 3/6/01 http://www.educate.org.uk/english/en_charlottes_web_activities.pdf Find several engaging activities, chapter by chapter, to enrich your class reading of "Charlotte's Web". CHARLOTTE'S WEB GUIDE http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/charlotte/index.htm Chapter summaries, quizzes, crossword puzzles, and more... 3/6/01 WELCOME TO MISS SPIDER'S TEA PARTY http//warrensburg.k12.mo.us/webquest/missspider/index.htm While this particular elementary webquest was designed to accompany "Miss Spider's Tea Party", it can never-the less be adapted to your own study on spiders and "Charlotte's Web", with explorations on spiders and suggestions on creating your own class book on spiders. 9/18/ SPIDERS http//www.minnetonka.k12.mn.us/science/lessonsk1/spiders.html This unit on spiders for early elementary classes examines spider characteristics, weaves webs, and creates spider art. SORTING THROUGH SPIDERS http//score.kings.k12.ca.us/lessons/spiders.html Students employ sorting and classification skills to order spiders according to various data collections and representations. Have your students also find different ways they could create pictographs and bar graphs with their data collections. SPIDER SHAPE MINI-BOOK http//www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/arachnids/spider/shapebook/ These printable pages can be collated by your students to create an informative and fun mini-book about spi-ders. Facts, questions, and answers are also included. MAKE CHARLOTTE http//www.track0.com/canteach/elementary/novel14.html#charlotte Find instructions to have your class create their own "Charlotte" with papier mache balloons and pipe cleaner legs. CHARLOTTE'S WEB ACTIVITIES http//www2.lhric.org/pocantico/charlotte/index.htm Many resources for Charlotte's Web are geared to the 4th grade reading and writing level. This site however is offered by a second grade class, with appropriate chapter summaries, the "ABC's of Charlotte's Web", and line poems--your students can get inspired to write their own, based on the book. |
| 22 | LITTLE HOUSE
LESSON PLAN http://askeric.org/Virtual/Lessons/Interdisciplinary/INT0037.html Students in grades two and three will learn about the states through which Laura and her family traveled. 3/13/01 CLASS ACTIVITIES FOR LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE http://www.museum.siu.edu/Museum/Museum_Explorers/school_pages/crossville/ little_house_on_the_prarie.htm (cut and paste) Find classroom activities across the curriculum to extend your study of "The Little House on the Prairie". 3/13/01 |
| 23 | WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
TRACK http//lessons.k12.tn.us/~trackstar/tracks/t00485.html Activities here include Story Prediction, Landform Activity, creative writing, interactive puzzles, and author studies. WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE -- THEMATIC UNIT http//www.elko.k12.nv.us/northside/wild.htm FInd several activities to support Sendak's book, including student illustrations of wild things with Kid Pix and a student play. Grade 2 -3 WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE FIELD DAY http//db.pecentral.org/lessonideas/Action.lasso?-database=pec _lessons.fp5&-layout=main&-response=view.lasso&-recordID=34289&- search&-Token.type=Field%20Day (COPY & PASTE) Here are several fun-filled outdoor games to play, all based on Sendak's "Where the Wild Things Are" WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE ACTIVITIES http//www.alternativeparenting.com/Lesson_plans/K_through_3/language_reading/book_ activities/wild_things.htm Comprehension questions, sequencing charts, and a puppet activity round out class reading for grades 1 through 3. WILD THINGS MASK http//www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/1357.html Students can get crafty and make a mask when they have finished reading their stories. ELEMENTS OF A STORY http//www.lessonplanspage.com/LAWildThingsStoryElementsK2.htm The ideas and activities here explore elements of a story as they specifically relate to "Where the Wild Things Are". |
| 24 | Doucette
K-12 Literature Index http//www.educ.ucalgary.ca/litindex/ ...a searchable database to online guides and support materials for all types of children and YA literature |
| 25 | SHILOH UNIT http//www1.uop.edu/kidline/nancys/lesson.html Five lesson plans based on the novel reflect issues on morals and motivation, character development, the Civil War, geography, pet ownership, and consequences of individual actions. SHILOH STUDENT ACTIVITIES http//www.umcs.maine.edu/~orono/collaborative/shiloh.html These student activities explore themes and issues posed by the novel. |
| 26 | DR. SEUSS BOOK ACTIVITIES http//atozteacherstuff.com/lessons/drseuss.shtml Find several creative suggestions for elementary class activities to accompany each Dr. Seuss book. For example, while reading "The Foot Book" your students can throw off their shoes and socks, paint their own feet, and create a class foot book--or graph classroom shoes according to their characteristics, or have a shoe tieing race. All of the activities here will insure a great Dr. Seuss Day celebration for your class or school. DR. SEUSS ACTIVITY
PAGES OOBLECK MEETING AND READING DR.
SEUSS OH, THE PLACES HE WENT |
| 27 | Something Fishy - This book review was developed with Houghton-Mifflin which offers suggestions on ocean activities for a "fishy theme!" |
| 28 | TEACHING THE POLAR EXPRESS
1/3/05 http//www.teachingheart.net/polar.html Newly updated, this site offers reading activities, ticket templates, vocabulary, and games to accompany your class study of this wonderful book. POLAR
EXPRESS CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS 1/3/05 POLAR EXPRESS TEACHER'S GUIDE 1/3/05 POLAR
EXPRESS MATH 1/3/05 LEARNING
WITH THE POLAR EXPRESS 1/3/05 |
| 29 | EXPLORING "THE CALL OF THE WILD" http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0211900/call/call_of_the_wild.htm Chapter-by-chapter summaries and vocabulary lists are in- cluded in this online ThinkQuest exhibit, based on Jack London's "Call of the Wild". Solve a related crossword puzzle online, or print it out for a student worksheet. Find the same resources for chapter quizzes, as well as map resources, math problems based on the story, and fur- ther student activity suggestions. |
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| 1 | AUTHORS FOR KIDS Students/teachers can use this site to find out information about their favorite authors. |
| 2 | GREAT AMERICAN AUTHORS ACTIVITY IDEAS: http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/thismonth/index1.shtm There is a wealth of information and several resources here to help you plan your own literature curriculum on American authors. Find activities for learning more about Katherine Anne Porter, Ralph Ellison, Maurice Sendak, and F. Scott Fitzgerald. |
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| Miscellaneous | Web Quests | |
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| Guided Reading | Sayings and Idioms | *TOP of Page*** |
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| 1 | 100th day Activities - At this site, you'll find sites that have something to do with 100, you can search for your own sites choosing from two search engines developed just for kids, and you can look at suggested activities for 100th Day Celebration! |
| 2 | GET WILD ABOUT READING With This Great Site
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/lions/ Each week you'll find new stories that accompany and expand on the new PBS television show "Between the Lions." This site is developed for 4-9 year olds in an effort to help them learn to read. You can find more than 300 literacy tips, recommended books, and other great interactive curriculum tools designed to build foundation skills for reading and literacy. The web curriculum mirrors the television program and you're encouraged to visit the site page entitled "How to Use This Site," so you can see the extensive educational resources this web site has to offer. Another great resource to look at while you're visiting is the "Word Helper" section. There you'll discover a glossary of nearly 200 words with sound clips to help with pronunciation, contextual definitions, multiple meanings, Spanish translations, idiomatic use, all in a fun environment. |
| 3 | The AWESOME Library http://www.awesomelibrary.org/ |
| 4 | A Visit to the Zoo, the
fourth Tommy Tales book will be ready for FREE downloading this next week. In this book,
the group of friends, led by Tommy, taketheir pet monkey, Bongo, to the Zoo to make some
monkey friends. The first three Tommy Tales Books The School Lunch Room, The
Animal Shelter and Bongo Gets Adopted are available on the Web site for
downloading and printing FREE of charge.A new book in this series will be
"published" every month.The books are written to a second to third grade reading
level. Pre-kindergarten to first graders will also love having thestories read to them.
Each book is accompanied by teaching notesand activity worksheets relating to the story.
There are alsoFact Files, which give more information about the characters inthe stories.
The supplementary material for Book 4 will be addedto the site throughout the
monthhttp//www.learningpage.com/free_pages/ewe_preview.html http//www.learningpage.com/free_pages/home.html |
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VOCABULARY WORKSHEET FACTORY is a program you will be very pleased with. You can type in one list and make about 7 different puzzles from it, [including] crosswords, decoding, lines, (the word has a line after it for practicing spelling or writing sentences), matching, jumbles, wordsearch, and shapes of words (fill in the boxes using word shape). You can check it out at http//www.worksheetfactory.com |
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CLASS
BOOK IDEAS: http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts//927.html Find several excellent activities to accompany your elementary book studies, including poems, nursery rhymes, "Ten Apples Up On Top", "The Mitten", "Good Night Moon", many more. |
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STORY MAPPING http//www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/ela/ela_smap.html Purpose, procedures, assessment, teachers' notes--a solid start for proceeding with story mapping. |
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TEDDY BEARS
UNIT http//english.unitecnology.ac.nz/resources/units/teddybears/index.html Really, a whole unit on teddy bears... with poetry, art, and several links for more resources. |
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TEDDY BEAR CRAFTS http//www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/teddy/index.html Several easy crafts to accent your theme of teddy bears with hands-on fun. |
| 10 | INTERACTIVE LANGUAGE ARTS http://www13.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/8112/language.html Students practice spelling, rhyming, and punctuation skills. |
| 11 | READING
COMPREHENSION WORKSHEETS http://www.rhlschool.com/reading.htm Find numerous worksheets to aid you with classroom reading comprehension, context, main idea, etc. Many of these worksheets provide great practice for upcoming skills tests. |
| 12 | MINI THEMATIC LANGUAGE ARTS UNITS http://www.knownet.net/users/Ackley/themes.html Use these wonderful suggestions to create an exciting learning atmosphere in your classroom with writing, reading, mysteries, legends, space, and more. |
| 13 | Children's Literature and Language
Arts Resources: http:/falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/childlit.htm This site contains book reviews, listings of award winning books, author information, interactive activities, etc |
| 14 | WEB ENGLISH TEACHER http://www.webenglishteacher.com/.. links to lesson plans, biographies, e-texts, online criticism, videos, Webquests, jokes, puzzles, and classroom activities to support the teaching of English/Language Arts. |
| 15 | Wordsmyth http//www.wordsmyth.net/ ...an interesting online reference tool that combines the functions of a dictionary and a thesaurus in one easy-to-use search interface |
| 16 | CHARACTER MASKS http//www.janbrett.com/mitten_masks_main.htm Again from Jan Brett's site, this download and print project is based upon "The Mitten". Decorate your bulletin board while reading the story, or use them for character dramatizations and/or Reader's Theater. |
| 17 | ART ACTIVITIES WITH THE SUNDAY
PAPER http//www.calgaryherald.com/education/abc.html Scores of activities help familiarize students with all aspects of the newspaper. Activities vary to accommodate different grade levels. |
| 18 | READING
PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES http//www.forks.wednet.edu/middle/foutspweb/foutswebsite/classes/block/reading/reading_projects _&_activit.html(COPY & PASTE) Create an accordion book, an advertisement poster, a commemmorative stamp, an abstract character image . . .lots of possibilities to creatively expand your class reading. Rubrics included. |
| 19 | LIFE SIZE CHARACTERS http//www.track0.com/canteach/elementary/novel43.html How well do your students know their characters? Brainstorm with your class to draw up a list of character traits, and then draw a life-size version. |
| 20 | ACTIVITIES FOR THE BFG http//www.track0.com/canteach/elementary/novel13.html#bfg Students will illustrate both their own good and bad dreams, and then collectively work on giant monster illustrations. |
| 21 | DR. SEUSS BOOK ACTIVITIES http//atozteacherstuff.com/lessons/drseuss.shtml Create your own class foot book--with outlines of all your students' feet, or design a clean-up-your-room machine... you'll find several imaginative activities to support learning with Dr. Seuss. |
| 22 | PRINTABLE WRITING ACTIVITIES http//www.abcteach.com/Writing/writingTOC.htm Find writing prompts by grade level, or try the book report templates, poetry formats, and letter and writing skills student worksheets. |
| 23 | CONCEPT CARDS |
| 24 | PERCEPTUAL
READING BOOKMARKS: 12/34/05 http://www.createdbyteachers.com/readingbookmarks.html Print out these specialized bookmarks on cardstocks. You will need to cut out the white centers to use them as designed, as perceptual aids to assist focusing while reading. |
| 25 | UNDERSTANDING SIMILES: http://www.youth.net/cec/ceclang/ceclang.42.txt http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/CET/flashactivities/similes.html Several activities are included in this lesson plan for third grade to introduce your students to similes, andto help them practice writing appropriate examples. Follow up with an exercise in examining poetry using similes, then have students try writing their own. The 2nd link above offers online practice in understanding similes by matching commonly known examples, such as, "as fit as a fiddle". (3-4) |
| LetterBoxing,Geocaches | SYLLABICATION | |
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Fairy Tales, Fables, Folk Tales, |
Writing | |
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| 1 | FIRST AID FOR PHONICS http//teachers.net/lessons/posts/54.html Find several activity suggestions to use for phonics cards; especially useful for students who might be having some reading/spelling problems. K-3. |
| 2 | PHONICS FUN
FOR SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS http//ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/Lang_arts/Reading/RDG0045.html If you have the ability to work one-on-one with dyslexic or slow readers, try the activities at this site to boost reading ability. |
| 3 | FLACK'S PHONICS HEAVEN http://www.theeducatorsnetwork.com/flack/phonicsheaven.html Lots of links to great sites and iformation about phonics |
| 4. | WORDS AND PICTURES
3/27/04 http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/wordsandpictures Lots of neat games and activities, blending consonants, abc order,Voices have a slight british twang... |
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CHART http//gilead.trump.net.au/logspell.htm Make several printouts of these syllabication rules posters to give to each of your students. They can secure a copy to the inside of their notebooks for easy reference on writing assignments. |
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