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Language Arts Resources
These Language Arts Resources are designed to assist in linking technology to curriculum.

Language Arts/General topic links

Reading Technology Resources
Reading strategies and resource links.

Reading Lesson Plans for K-3
Variety of lesson plan ideas encouraging skills for comprehension.

Professional Development:Reading, Writing & the Internet
Resources across this topic. *Excellent site*

Grade 1 Central (Language Arts)
*Excellent site* with lots of links and activities

Storytelling across the Curriculum
Suggestions for activities related to reading.

Reading & Language Arts
Resources and links on the Internet.

The First Grade Backpack - Reading Resources
A variety of links geared toward 1st grade.

Harcourt -Language Resources
Student activities focussed on grammar and writing. Check out the Grammar Glossary, broken out by grade level topics - provides audio and examples of use. Grammar Practice Park activities go up to grade 5. Site is still being built.

English/Language Arts Department
Sponsored by Learning@Web.Sites: Links to a wide variety of resources.

Invitations to Literacy
Houghton Mifflin sponsors this site to assist teachers in extending use of their series. There are lesson plan ideas and Internet link suggestions. Site is broken out by grade level.

MacMillan/McGraw-Hill World
This site supports their reading program by providing students and teachers with resources supporting language arts topics. Free Resource to obtain lesson plans, online activities, additional web links etc.

Random House -Teachers Resource
Links to online literary resources as well as support materials for use in the classroom.

700+ Best Childrens Sites
**Excellent source**Literature and Language Arts links. Compiled by the Children and Technology Committee of the Association of Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association.

Various Language Arts links
This page connects to an Ashburton Elementary reference link page.

The Family Literacy Center
Ideas that can be used in the classroom.

Shu-Chen Jenny Yen's -Language Arts Development Album
On-line Montessori Albums - provides activity suggestions.

Language Arts Cyberguide
Based on California standards, this site provides lesson activity suggestions and teacher guides. Lesson ideas are broken out by grade level.

25 Ideas to Motivate Young Readers
Article from Education World - some good suggestions!

Education World -Language Arts Resources
Lesson plan/Activity/Article archives from Education World. **Great Resource**

Scholastic Network
The teacher gateway to lesson plans, reproducibles, authors & books, online activity suggestions, research, reading programs and more.

King's Literature Links
Links to a variety of language arts resources. A nice variety to choose from.

Bogglesworld
ESL focus with a lot of suggestions for classroom use.

Web English Teacher
A great variety of links supporting language arts.

English Online
From New Zealand, resources across this topic.

English Online
Nice selection of unit plans with suggestions for use in the classroom.

Reading Programs

School-Home Links
Reading Kit - A joint project from the U.S.Dept.of Education and the Los Angelos Times to encourage family participation for K-3 grades in developing skills. Site is broken out by grades K,1,2,3 and provide worksheets that can be printed off and sent home. Worksheets are provided in a pdf format.

Tampa Reads.Com
This site provides Reading Support worksheets and ideas broken out by grade and category - alphabet worksheets, phonics worksheets, vocabulary builders, reading vocabulary word lists.


More Leveled Books
This source is managed by The Learning Collection

Reading A-Z Leveled Readers
Leveled Readers
Guided reading and leveled reader resource.

4 Blocks of Literacy
Word Wall suggestions.

Grade One Central-Language Arts
Lesson plans, Guided Reading, Literacy sites, Four Blocks, Reading/Assessment

Reading Strategies
Strategies for reading comprehension.

Children's Literature Book Listings and Summaries

Discussion Guides
Discussion guides for a wide variety of book titles

Children's Picture Book Database
Miami University offers this database which can be used to develop literature based thematic units on a variety of subjects. Site offers abstracts on the stories.

Discussion Guides for Books
Story summaries and discussion questions to help guide class conversations. From Multnomah Library

Book Units
This area offers suggestions to teachers on a large number of books: lesson plans, units and activities. Books are covered K-12, and are in alphabetical order.

ISLMC Childrens Literature and Language Arts Resources
Internet School Library Media Center Index Page.

Literature Sparknotes
These notes provide summaries of stories and chapters. A wide variety of literature titles.

Children's Picture Book Database
University of Miami - this database provides information on over 4500 children's books.

Cyberguides Grades 4-5
Provided by Score/CA -Online activities to support books being read in class. *Excellent site*

Book Discussion Guides
Multnomah County Library offers these summaries with some Internet links for additional information.

Book Report Ideas
From Gander Academy - numerous ideas listed

Online Stories for Reading



Online Stories Read stories online using this link. Stories are in the process of being organized using the Guided Reading levels.

Alice in Wonderland
by Lewis Carroll - This online version of the tale is beautifully illustrated using illustrations from 9 original and 2 contemporary artists. This could be used multiple ways in the classroom.

The Big Myth
Online myths across multiple regions with a teachers guide and more. *Requires Shockwave*

Chateau Meddybemps
This language arts site is geared toward grades K-2. There are story starter pages that can be printed off, online stories and games to support learning.

Children's Storybooks
Online stories for grades K-5 - most are illustrated.

Classic Children's Stories
Online poems and stories with illustrations. Could be tied to classes doing Poem in a Pocket, or K-classes using poetry to introduce reading.

Story Hour with the IPL
The Internet Public Library (IPL) maintains these pages. For a technology tie-in for K-2, visit the Do Spiders Live on the World Wide Web story.

Japanese Folktales
A terrific site to introduce and explore Japanese folk legends. Journey through "a fairy-tale world of heroes, terrible ogres, animals" and more.

Animals, Myths & Legends
Cool site for kids - every wonder how a kangaroo got its tail.

Room 108 Online Stories
These online stories are illustrated, some with animation and audio.

Mysterynet's Kids Mysteries
Mysteries to solve, scary stories, magic tricks and contests.

Billy Gnome's Bedtime Stories
Geared for young students. Provides illustrations, puzzle and bug chorus.

The Berenstein Bears Shoot The Rapids
Online version of the print book.

Children's Literature Online Stories
Literature from the past online. Sponsored by Antelope-Ebooks.com.

Disney's Online Storytime
Two choices - Read online w/o audio or listen to a story being read

Tumblebooks
This site offers a free E-reader with three stories on the download. *Site also sells stories which can then be used with the E-reader.

Grandpa Tucker's Rhymes & Tales
Stories, poems & songs.

Pitara Kids Network:Childrens Portal
Online stories, poems, world news, and all geared toward kids.

Whootie the Owl - Stories to Grow By
Folk & Fairy tales from around the world.

Raven:Native American Folktales
Native American Tales of the Pacific Northwest.

Farmhouse Fables
Children's stories and fables online. Some are shortened for younger children.

Super Thinkers - Online Mysteries
Encourages critical thinking.

Online Diaries

Camping with the Sioux
Fieldwork diary of Alice Cunningham Fletcher who in 1881 lived with Sioux women and recorded their way of life.

Writing Resources

The Writing Process Website
Interactive site with video to explain the process.

A Paragraph A Week
Practice writing skills - starts on Monday, and gets passed in on Friday. Page is geared toward grade 5 & 6, but can be adjusted for lower grades.

Write Start Story Starters

Story Starters
Ideas for having students write their own stories. Can also be done in pairs & groups.

Cats Write a Story -You choose what happens
Interactive prompts to promote understanding of the elements of story writing.

Descriptive Writing Workshop
Offered by Scholastic. Work through the online workshop and get a certificate for completion.

Global Storytrain
This is a global project where students start or continue and enhance an online story. Nice project idea.

Twisted Tails
This site has potential for stretching creative writing skills blending in some fun!

Create Your Own Adventure
An online version of madlibs. Fill in words and a story will be returned.

The Writesite.org
Primarily a resource for middle school students, but elementary can use to get ideas.

Fifth Grade Language Arts Resources
Champaign Community Schools has built this page to support teachers and students.

Young Writers Clubhouse
Advice, inspiration and contests for students 10 and above.

Emily and Tess's Everending Story
Students are welcome to participate in this online story.

Making the Connection
Lists Keypal contact sites with information on integrating E-mail into the curriculum.

CBC 4Kids.Com
Creative writing slant with the Neverending Story, Author links and more.

Edbydesign:Storyteller
A place for students to read and publish stories.

The Biography Maker
Hosted by the Bellingham School District and maintained by Jamie McKenzie, this page provides students with guidelines on preparing a biography.

The Five Paragraph Essay
Resource for writing - various writing types covered.

Research Activities

Learn what it takes to be an Inventor
Sponsored by 3M, this online research is set up like a webquest. Students write a report on an inventor using these resources. Use as a team format with 4 members taking a role.

Good News Bears
A web-based interactive stock market. This simulation use real-time data from the New York Stock Exchange. Excellent introduction to the stock market.

Interactive Assessment Worksheets
Geared for grades 4-6, this site provides math word problems, reading comprehension questions and science concept worksheets. Students choose an option, answer the questions (multiple choice format) and get instant feedback.

Ellis Island Research
You can search for ancestors who came to America through Ellis Island. Create a family scrapbook and learn the history of this famous location.

Koko the Gorilla
Learn how gorillas communicate using sign language. Kids will enjoy the "Koko for Kids" section. Sponsored by the Gorilla Foundation.

Celebrating Cultures with Tomie dePaola
Webquest suggestion. Students read 3 dePaola books, follow the directions of the webquest, and then put a presentation together either in KidPix or Hyperstudio. Resources are built into the webquest format. *Nice resource.

One World Journeys
Photographic expeditions to various locations around the globe on a variety of nature topics.

Every Picture Tells a Story

Global Projects

Travel Buddies
An Oz-TeachNet Project promoting collaboration between global school communities. Could be a great cultural exchange experience for teachers and students!

The Monster Exchange
This site was created to help integrate curriculum with the Internet. Students are paired off with other classes by email. Classes practice reading and writing skills. Nice idea for a collaborative project.

K-2 Writing and Sharing Projects
Many project ideas to choose from.

Poetry

Robert Frost Audio of his Poems
Listen to Robert Frost from a 1956 reading at his home. "The Road Not Taken", "The Pasture", "Mowing", "Birches" and more.

Giggle Poetry
This site assists teachers as they introduce poetry to their class. There are activity suggestions, fill in the blank poems, contests that students can enter, places to read others poetry. There is also a link to FictionTeachers.Com both are sponsored by Bruce Lansky

Poem Creator
Students fill in the blanks, and the site comes back with their poem.

Poetry Pals
K-12 Integrated Internet Projects.

Glossary of Poetic Devices
Vocabulary terms

Ryhme Zone
An online rhyming dictionary

30 Days of Poetry
Lesson plans and suggestions to integrate into classroom activities.

Kids' Poetry Page
Online Magnetic letters to help write poems

Grammar

Adjectives & Adverbs in Writing
Use this activity to spice up your writing.

Grammar Gorillas
From FunBrain.Com, students can practice identifying parts of speech. There are beginner and advanced levels of play.

Grammar Safari
Activities that tap the Internet to get a grasp on grammar.

School House Rock Grammar
Provides the lyrics to the songs.

English Activities Online
This site provides interactive questions that the student responds to. After completing the activity, the site returns results to the student. Activities move from beginner to advanced.

Kidport -Grade 4 Language Arts
Support for the 4th graders.

Guide to Grammar & Writing
Advanced resource supporting this topic. Quiz available.

Writing Complete Sentences
A guide for students showing examples.
To be or not to be a sentence
Find definitions, activities, quizzes.
Diagramming Sentences
Shows examples and includes an activity.

Owl-Onlilne Writing Lab
Explanations, activities & more.

Grammar Bytes
Practice grammar skills using these online activities.

Grammar Practice
Use this online quiz from Houghton Mifflin to practice skills.

English Grammar Quizzes
A variety of online quizzes - corrects as you go.

Punctuation Resources

Harcourt Language Activities
Student activities to help build writing, grammar and punctuation skill from Harcourt Publishing.

Author Links

Author Links and Video Interviews
A nice variety of interviews available from popular children authors.

How is a book made?
Harper Children's.Com provides the details on the process an author takes when writing a book.

Shakespeare is Elementary
This site was built by a fourth grade class. Provides information on Shakespeare as well as additional www links.

Catepillar Exchange
Resource for teachers using Eric Carle's Books. This bulletin board provides activity suggestions on book titles.

The official site of Eric Carle

Jan Brett
This is a great site with lesson ties to her books, along with activities, printable items and more.

The Official Site of Roald Dahl
Information on this author, teacher suggestions for the classroom, student section and more. Interesting site!

Nancy Polette Online
This excellent resource provides her workshop handouts with suggestions for the classroom along with literature guides.

Loreen Leedy's Website
There are activity ideas that tie to her books, downloads, and information about the author.

The World of Rosemary Wells
There are activity pages and curriculum tie-in suggestions on this site.

Hank The Cow Dog's Website
Author John Erikson has built this site to support his series, as well as providing support in language arts by providing students with online activities in Hanks Ranch Games such as Madlibs.

Authors & Illustrators on the Web
Lists names alphabetically with attached links.

American Collections
Online material about American writers. Geared toward high school, but can be used for background information for lower grades.

Spelling Activities

Spelling Practice
Offered by FunBrain.Com, this activity gives 20 sets of 4 words. Student can adjust the game level easy/hard.

Spell A Roo
Also sponsored by FunBrain.Com, this game allows students to adjust the level, easy/hard

Everyday Spelling
This site offers activities broken out by grade level. A great resource that groups spelling words and strategies by level.

Harcourt Spelling Activities
Student activities to assist with spelling - choose a grade level.

Spelling and Vocabulary Resources
Games to review etc.

Spelling - A Good Key to Communication
Provides lessons and lists out the rules. 2nd section has practice sheets.

Vocabulary Building Games

Fake Out
This is a vocabulary building game, sponsored by Education Place/Hougton Mifflin

What's The Word
The Vocabulary and Reading game from FunBrain.Com. Site shows a picture, and student picks the word that best describes it.

Word Turtle
Word detective game sponsored by funbrain.com.

Vocabulary Builder
This area is geared toward upper elementary students/gifted to assist in vocabulary building.

Vocabulary Drill
Students are provided with 3 possible selections for the word in boldface print in the sentence. Objective is to get the closest meaning for word usage.

Gamequarium - Language Arts Games
This site taps a number of sources to provide games to support vocabulary building, spelling, sentence structure, puncuation, parts of speech and more.

Puzzlemaker from Discovery School
Create word search, crossword, and math puzzles using this time-saver tool!

Grade 4 Vocabulary Builder
Online worksheet ideas etc.

Literacy Articles/Research

Reading Recovery.Org
Site provides guidance on this early intervention program. Research articles on a variety of literacy topics.

Reading Disorders
Articles and links on the topic.

International Reading Association
Links to research, curriculum support,

Reading Online
A journal of K-12 practice and research, published by International Reading Association

Using E-mail in the Language Arts Curriculum
Article from techLearning.Com by Carla Huck

Learning to Read
This site provides links for Language Arts and Reading Research

Kay Vandergrift Children's Literature Site
This site gives information on research and suggestions on integrating language arts into the classroom.

Early Literacy - A Resource for Teachers
Sponsored by Saskatchewan Education Council - provides research to support early literacy.

Critical Reading Research
Fundamentals of Critical Reading and Effective Writing.

Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children
Executive Summary from the National Academy of Sciences

Teaching Word-Identification Skills and Strategies
Position paper by John J. Pikulski. Provided by Houghton Mifflin's Reading Center.

Drama/Reader's Theatre

Reader's Theatre
Free online editions of stories in a theatre format.

Free Handouts/Worksheets

Language Arts Worksheets
Free worksheets from Teach-nology.Com

Worksheets -Language Arts
Worksheets are provided for grades K-4.

Graphic Organizers
Offered by Houghton Mifflin in the Kids Space. Some great ideas.

Word Family Posters
Free posters to print out listing word family sounds.

Online Assessment

Level Estimator
Choose grade level, print off story and use with student to help place reading level.



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