Wednesday, August 8, 2012

~*English/Language Arts*~

ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS LINKS

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Book It !!
Encourage Reading
http://www.bookitprogram.com


Books Should Be Free
http://www.booksshouldbefree.com


Boys Rock Reading
http://www.boysrockreading.com


Discovery School.com Puzzle Maker
What better way to make words and language fun than to make it into a puzzle to figure out and help flex those brain muscles!!
http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com


Dolch Word List
From 50-75% of all words used in school books, library books, newspapers, and magazines are in the Dolch Basic Sight Vocabulary of 220 words. There are flashcards that can be printed and used to reinforce learning.
http://www.janbrett.com/games/flash_card_dolch_word_list_main.htm


Dolch Word List Printouts
The Dolch words are the 220 most frequently found words. Students who learn these words have a good base for beginning reading. These are free printouts to help you teach these to your child, or help your child work on these words.
http://www.createdbyteachers.com/sightfreemain.html


Dr. Seuss
Yup, the Doctor (Seuss that is) was born this week. What better way to celebrate his birthday than to visit Seussville and plan any number of great educational games and activities there!
http://www.seussville.com


Drew's Animals
This is a delightful resource to help your child learn to read as well as find drawings, photos and sounds of animals!
http://www.drewsanimals.com/Animals/animals.shtml


FREE Complete Phonics based Leveled Readers
http://www.progressivephonics.com/~suzettew


Fact Monster
Good writing skills are essential for effective communication. Learning to write well takes time and practice. Be sure to leave yourself enough time for all of these steps
http://www.factmonster.com/homework/writingskills1.html


Gaggle
CHILD SAFE EMAIL & BLOGS. Thousands of schools use the Gaggle Network to provide safe, teacher-controlled email accounts for students
http://www.gaggle.net


Google Books
Read free books online like a virtual library
http://books.google.com


Grammar Gorillas online game.
Our friends, the Grammar Gorillas, need help identifying parts of speech. If you click on the right word in the sentence, our friends get a banana. And you know, a gorilla with a banana is a gorilla with appeal.
http://www.funbrain.com/grammar/index.html


I Can Read
Download Free Reading Activities to Enhance Your Child's Experience!
http://www.icanread.com


Isaac Asimov - 500 Books!
Okay, I didn't know he wrote over 500 books! Even movies like I, Robot were based on his ideas. Your child can explore the Three Laws of Robotics, lists of works. Essays and lots, lots, more!
http://www.asimovonline.com


J. R. R. Tolkien - Visit The Tolkien Society
It's actually an educational charity, but they have lots of great information about JRR Tolkien, and the stories. Plus, did you know they actually found the remains of a Hobbit! There is a link to the BBC website!
http://www.tolkiensociety.org


License Plate Hunt
This is the perfect game when traveling, or just to keep in the car when the kids get fidgety. Just print these, and pass them out. Have the kids go on a hunt!
http://www.activitiesforkids.com/games/states2.htm


Online Free Spanish
http://www.onlinefreespanish.com


PBS KIDS Island
New! PBS KIDS Island Lets Kids Build and Play
http://www.readytolearnreading.org


Paper Back Swap - Swap Books
We are a group of readers who share books with each other (NOT just paperbacks) for nothing more than the cost of postage! You can learn more about this exciting site by flipping through our PaperBackSwap book.
http://www.paperbackswap.com


Sacramento Libraries
http://www.saclibrary.org


Sesame Street Mailbox
At this cool site, your child can actually email their favorite character like the Cookie Monster on his birthday, and get an answer! It's an excellent exercise in reading and writing!
http://www.sesameworkshop.org/sesamestreet/?scrollerId=mail


Spell-A-Roo Online Game
This game will help your child with spelling skills and more. Spellaroo can hop better than he can spell. Click on the word that is spelled wrong. If you get twenty right, you will go to the "Land of Joeys".
http://www.funbrain.com/spellroo


Splashes From the River
Spelling -- Appropriate for grade 6 to 8 level
http://www.splashesfromtheriver.com/spelling/index.htm


Star Fall
Teachers around the world use Starfall.com and Starfall high-quality educational products as an inexpensive way to make the classroom more fun and inspire a love of reading and writing. Parents use Starfall to prepare their children for school, and to support them once they are there. Starfall is an educational alternative to other entertainment choices for children.
http://www.starfall.com


Star Teaching
Ideas and Features For New Teachers and Veterans with Class
http://www.starteaching.com


StarTeaching Writing Ideas
Free Printable Sheets
http://www.starteaching.com/writing.htm


Study Guides and Strategies
http://www.studygs.net/writing/index.htm


The Dictionary's Birthday
This week in history, 1884, the first volume of the Oxford English Dictionary . In honor of that birthday, take a look at AskOxford, the online version. It's more than just an online dictionary. There is the word of the day, the quote of the week and more.
http://www.askoxford.com


The Owl At Purdue
The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University houses writing resources and instructional material, and we provide these as a free service of the Writing Lab at Purdue. Students, members of the community, and users worldwide will find information to assist with many writing projects. Teachers and trainers may use this material for in-class and out-of-class instruction.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl


The Plural Girls Online Game
Twin sisters Pearl and Flora lost their friends in the bubble machine. Help them get their friends out by choosing the correct plural form of the given word.
http://www.funbrain.com/plurals/index.html


The Ultimate Dolch Word List Kit
From 50-75% of all words used in school books, library books, newspapers, and magazines are in the Dolch Basic Sight Vocabulary of 220 words. There are flashcards that can be printed and used to reinforce learning. There are lots of games, bingo cards, worksheets, organizations sheets for you and lots more. This is truly the ultimate Dolch Word List Kit!
http://www.theschoolbell.com/Links/Dolch/Contents.html


When Does Daylight Time Begin and End?
This is a great reading exercise for your child. This website does an excellent job of explaining about Daylight Savings Time and why we have it.
http://webexhibits.org/daylightsaving


Word Turtle
This is a fun wordsearch game! You can create your level, and select from a variety of topics and books. You can play online, or print them out to do on paper. These are great to print and take along in the car too!
http://www.funbrain.com/detect/index.html


Work Sheets and Printables
http://www.education.com/worksheets


Writing Fix
interactive lessons and thoughtful resources for classrooms where writing is taught well, not simply assigne
http://writingfix.com/index.htm

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