English Language Arts
Reading Skills
Words and Pictures from BBC
Different Games and Phonics Activities
Students must match up prefixes and base words to match a definition given.
Spelling from BBC
Students create new words by adding prefixes.
Synonym Sam's Lab from Between the Lions, PBS
Students are given a word and must find 2 synonyms from a list for that word.
Homophones Matching Games from BBC
This game has players choose the correct homonym to complete the sentence. Two levels, easy and hard.
Guess using riddles - infer what is being described by the clues you read
Making Predictions from BrainPop, Jr.
Persuasion Map from Read, Write, Think
Elements of a Story by learner.org
An interactive Web site where students can learn about different literary "ingredients" that make up a story. After watching and listening to an interactive version of "Cinderella," students will learn about various elements that are common to all stories: setting, characters, plot, exposition, conflict, climax, and resolution.
Books and Authors, Games, blogs, and Videos
Poetry
Official Website of Shel Silverstein
Poetry Idea Engine from Scholastic
Create a Diamonte Poem from Read, Write, Think
Shape Poems from Read,Write, Think
Refrigerator Magnet Poetry Google Draw
You will have to log into your Google Account to access
Sequencing
Students must read a passage. Then identify steps using first, next, etc.
How to Activities from BBC
Types of Text from BBC
Sequencing Lesson from Beacon Learning
Spelling Skills
British Site, Spellingframe includes all the words - both statutory and the example words - from the National Curriculum for Spelling for Year 2 to Year 6. Choose a spelling rule and each word is read aloud and provided within a sentence for context.
Writing Skills
Students must create sentences from mixed up words, find the correct punctuation, and make it more interesting.
Grammar Practice Park from Harcourt
Play games to practice skills including sentence types, verbs, nouns, punctuation, etc.
Different levels. Students must find the error in a sentence. they must then choose an appropriate paintball to correct the sentence. Website will ask you to register. I had to click on it twice to get it to go to Punctuation Paintball. Then choose Maybe Later.
Proofreading Makes Perfect from Harcourt School
Sentence Club House from Harcourt School
Students must identify the correct type of sentence and then edit for capitalization and punctuation to build a house.
Grammar Blast from Houghton Mifflin
My StoryMaker from Carnegie Library
Lets you control characters and objects - and creates sentences for you! Once you are done with your story, you can print it out. You cannot go back and edit a story once you have ended it but, if you click "yes" when asked to share it with others, you can print it out again by entering the magic number it gives you in the box on the right.
Online Dictionary
Updated 2/6/17