Student Activities

MadLibs
www.eduplace.com/tales
Magnet Poems
http://kidslangarts.about.com/kids/kidslangarts/library/blwordmag1.htm
Vocabulary Fun
http://www.eduplace.com/fakeout
PBS Games – Between the Lions
http://pbskids.org/lions/games
Vowel Puzzle
www.soundpuzzle.com/index.html
Word Games
www.kidskonnect.com/Games/WordGames.html
Brain Food - Word Games
www.rinkworks.com/brainfood
Games - Arrebus
www.duckberry.com/web/arrebus.htm
British Online Learning
www.bbc.co.uk/education/listenandwrite/home.htm
Art Safari – an opportunity for writing and reading
http://63.150.150.245/onlineprojects/artsafari/index.html
Switcheroozoo – Writing Prompts
www.switcheroozoo.com/zoo.htm
Kids Reads – Book Clubs and More
www.kidsreads.com
Word Help for Kids
http://kidslangarts.about.com/kids/kidslangarts/library/blkidsdaily.htm
Many Interactive Activities ($)
http://www.iknowthat.com
Citation Machine
http://citationmachine.net/  
Biography Maker Tool
http://www.bham.wednet.edu/bio/biomak2.htm

Things to Read

Online Stories Read Aloud
www.hiyah.com/main_page.html
Student-Made Choose Your Own Adventures
http://hillside.coled.umn.edu/class1/Buzz/Story.html
Student Written Work
www2.northstar.k12.ak.us/schools/upk/books/books.html
Mythology
www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/mythology/mythology.html&edu=high
How Stuff Works
http://www.howstuffworks.com
Mysteries to Solve
http://kids.mysterynet.com
Online Picture Books
http://my.freeway.net/~mgriffus/crit0.htm
Yuckiest Site – to read
http://yucky.kids.discovery.com

Interesting to Read 

Space Station
http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/c.aspx/rockets/station/?list12139-146
Book Reviews by Kids
www3.sympatico.ca/alanbrown/kids.html
Book Reviews By and For Kids
www.spaghettibookclub.com
Smithsonian for Kids
www.kidscastle.si.edu
Museum of Achievement
www.achievement.org
Biographies of Inventors
www.si.edu/lemelson/centerpieces/ilives

Inspiring Writing

Writing Topics and Journal Ideas
www.canteach.ca/elementary/prompts.html
Author Resources
www.lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~matsuoka/AmeLit.html
Author Information
www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/authors.html
Something to Write About - Pictures
www.ncrtec.org/picture.htm
Something to Write About - Photographs 
www.airphotona.com/index.asp
www.worldphotos.com
http://worldimages.homestead.com/index.html
www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/picturing_the_century/galleries/newcent.html
Audience - Experts
http://njnie.dl.stevens-tech.edu/askanexpert.html
WebQuest Matrix
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/matrix/9-12-Eng.htm
Heroes - Interesting Reading and Writing
http://myhero.com/home.asp
Virtual Fridge Door
www.educationindex.com/weaselworld/fridge.html
Giggle Poetry
www.meadowbrookpress.com/Poetry
Postcards – something to read and write about
www.postcardsfrom.com

Websites to Inspire You

Website and Work by Students
www2.lhric.org/pocantico/charlotte/index.htm
Sample Class Website
http://myschoolonline.com/site/0,1876,2123-126557-2-13454,00.html
Example Online Media Center
http://home.attbi.com/~SmithHQ
Colorado Public Library
http://kids.aclin.org

Teacher Tools and Resources

The International Reading Association - IRA
www.reading.org
Online Standards-led Lesson Plans
www.score.k12.ca.us
Cyberguides – Literature Activities
www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cyberguide.html
91 Ways to Share a Book
www.angelfire.com/ok/freshenglish/bookreportideas.html
Graphic Organizers
http://teachers.teach-nology.com/web_tools/graphic_org
Online Resources
www.bartleby.com
Lesson Plans and Resources - SI
http://educate.si.edu/index.html
Book Notes K-Young Adult
www.bookmuse.com/pages/kids/common/kidscorner.asp
Search Engine with Reading Level feedback
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!
Glossary Builder and quiz
http://school.discovery.com/teachingtools/glossarybuilder
Tons of Resources and Links
http://k-6educators.about.com/msub106.htm?once=true
An Amazing Collection of Resources
www.eleaston.com
Literature Resources!
www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html
Everything Alphabet!
www.mrsalphabet.com
List of Homophones
http://www.taupecat.com/personal/homophones
PenPals for your class
http://www.epals.com

Mega Sites

Awesome Library
www.awesomelibrary.org
Lesson Plans from PBS
www.pbs.org/teachersource
Reading Rockets
www.readingrockets.org
Compendium
http://fayette.k12.in.us/eastview/library.htm
Compendium - Community Learning Network
www.cln.org/home.html

A Compendium of Resources

Eduscapes
http://eduscapes.com
Lesson Plans
The Teacher’s Corner
www.theteacherscorner.net/index.htm