If Language Arts is your subject, you are so LUCKY! There are so many reading sites out on the web! We just had to pick a few to showcase. If you don’t find what you are looking for, don’t be afraid to just search! Enjoy what we have and just think of the ideas for your classroom!
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Language Arts Portal http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek1/larts.htm This site is an awesome resource for grammar, literature, and more! It has links to games, quizzes and resources for (K-12).
Language Arts WebQuests http://www.middleschool.net/less_tut/webquests/lawq.htm If you have never tried a WebQuest then this is a site you have to go to. A WebQuest is a student led learning experience that motivates students to actively participate in learning. (Grades 5-8)
English Onlinehttp://english.unitecnology.ac.nz/resources/units/years7-8.html This site is great and it is made for middle and high school. Comprehensive grammar site with on-line practice quizzes in all areas of English. (Grades 7-12)
Materials For Teaching and Learning http://eleaston.com/ This site has an awesome amount of materials. Also geared towards ELL students and teachers. Has dictionaries, audio books, and a multitude of language quizzes. (Grades K-12)
Elementary Test Prep - http://www.oswego.org/testprep/ela4.cfm
Reading, Writing and Listening instruction with interactive quizzes for children.
(Pre K- 4th Grade)
USOE - Elementary Language Arts (Grades K-6) http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/curr/lang_art/elem/default.htm Resources for lesson plans, worksheets, and much more right at your fingertips.
Teach net http://www.teachnet.com/lesson/langarts/index.html A great site that has a wealth of lesson plans. (K-12)
http://www.teachersfirst.com/matrix.cfm Consists of a matrix of all subjects and all grade levels; Organized neatly and includes WebQuests, (Grades K-12)
http://www.cloudnet.com/~edrbsass/edeng.htm#collections Large collection of Language Arts lesson plans. Includes vocabulary, spelling, reading, poetry and MORE! (Grades K-12)
Book Hive http://www.bookhive.org/ This site is a wonderful place for book reviews for many ages. There are also stories that can be listened to on-line. Great place to for search for a good book. (Grades K-7)
Children’s Literature Web Guide - http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/ The Children's Literature Web Guide is an attempt to gather together and categorize the growing number of Internet resources related to books for Children and Young Adults. (Grades Pre-K - 12)
Cyber Guides: http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/SCORE/cyberguide.html This is a GREAT site to use with students. Teacher Guides and Student Activities, were created by California teachers as supplementary, standards-based, web-delivered units of instruction centered on core works of literature. (Grades K-12)
Book Adventure: http://www.bookadventure.org/ This is a really cool site that offers a summer reading program similar to AR. Children create their own book lists from over 6,000 recommended titles, take multiple choice quizzes on the books they've read offline, and earn points and prizes for their literary successes. Book Adventure was created by the Sylvan Learning Foundation and is a non-profit organization. Book Adventure is a FREE reading motivation program for children in grades (Grades K-8).
Teacher’s Desk for Reading: http://www.teachersdesk.org/reading_plans.html Classroom ideas for reading activities for students. These are great ideas to get students using graphic organizers when they read. Printable copies of these organizers are available. A collection of over 150 lesson ideas for Spelling, Writing, English, Reading, and Vocabulary activities. (Grades 5-6)
The File Cabinet: http://home.att.net/~clnetwork/ar.htm Laura Candler’s approach to using Accelerated Reader in the classroom. She has forms that she has created that can be used in for students and teacher. She also has written tests that go along with other books. (Grades 3-8)
Cloudnet: http://www.cloudnet.com/~edrbsass/edeng.htm (Elementary through High School) Language Arts, spelling, vocabulary, synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, poetry, reading, writing, mythology and more. (Grades K-12)
Compact For Reading: http://www.ed.gov/pubs/CompactforReading/index.html#links Improving reading skills for students in (Grades K-3).
WRITING RESOURCES
Persuasive Writing http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/curriculum/writing/sec_writing/persuasivewritesites.htm This site has a massive list of persuasive writing web site activities! From prompts, and lesson plans to writing samples and rubrics, this site has it all! (Grades 5-12)
Web English Teacher: http://www.webenglishteacher.com/writing.html Great resource for getting students to write all kinds of ways! (persuasive, descriptive, expository, narrative, research and MORE!) (Grades K-12)
The Five Paragraph Essay: http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Atrium/1437/ One of the ways to communicate clearly is to write a clear and concise essay. If this is a skill you are trying to teach your students, this website will give you multiple ways to achieve that goal.(Grades 6-12)
Teacher’s Desk for Writing: http://www.teachersdesk.org/writing_plans.html A collection of over 150 lesson ideas for Spelling, Writing, English, Reading, and Vocabulary activities, with a few extras thrown-in. http://www.teachersdesk.org/topics/par_week_program.html Grades K-12)
"The Never ending Tale" . http://www.coder.com/creations/tale/
A free choose-your-own-path writing medium that can be used for both creative and expository writing. All you need is an Internet connection and a Web browser to join in. (Grades 5-8)
The Write Site --
http://www.writesite.org/ Designed for Ohio middle school language arts
students by a Dayton public television station. This site has students take the
role of reporters and editors to research, write, and publish their own
newspaper. The site includes unit outlines, handouts, exercises, information
about how to write, and more. (Grades 5-9)
Easy Biblio http://easybib.com/ A FREE trial of advanced bibliography maker. (Grades 5-12)
Biography Maker: http://www.bham.wednet.edu/bio/biomaker.htm These online lessons explain what a biography should be like and it walk writers through questioning, learning, synthesis, and story-telling. The site includes embedded links to relevant Internet resources and tips for effective writing. (Grades 6-12)
Internet4classrooms: http://www.internet4classrooms.com/lang.htm Awesome site with tons of resources for reading and writing! Very worthwhile! (Grades K-12)
Newspaper http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/letsnet/noframes/bigideas/b6/b6u3.html School Newspaper Unit. (Grades 5-12)
Grammar
Guide to Grammar http://cctc.commnet.edu/grammar/index.htm This site is a great site for teaching grammar. (Grades 7-12)
Grammar Cybrary http://www.emsd63.org/CurrProjects/Grammarcybrary2.htm A list of web sites that feature educational games, online quizzes, and other activities for upper elementary school students (4th – 6th grades), who are studying language and grammar.
Rhyme Zone http://www.rhymezone.com/ A great site to use when you are writing poetry.
Type in a word to find its rhymes, synonyms, definitions, and more. (Grades 3-12)
Haiku http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/haiku.htm You will find poems, lesson plans and other resources for K-12. You will find related pages at children's poetry and middle & secondary school poetry. (Grades K-12)
Magnetic Poetry http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/scramble.htm Just drag the words and make some sense of what the poems are meant to say. (Grades K-4)
Poetry Terminology http://www.quia.com/jg/241276.html Quia game on Terminology. (Grades 6-10)
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