Language Arts
“We read to learn and to grow, to laugh, to be motivated, and to understand things we've never been exposed to. We read for strength to help us when we feel broken, discouraged or afraid. We read to find hope. We read because we're not just made up of skin and bones, and a deep need for chocolate, but we're also made up of words, words which describe our thoughts and what's hidden in our hearts. Words are alive—when I’ve found a story that I love, I read it again and again, like playing a song over and over.”
-Joan Bauer
Click HERE for Vocabulary Games
Click HERE to enter the land of FOLKTALES.
NONFICTION Reading Passages for Enjoyment! Find them HERE.
Greek Mythology for Kids click HERE.
Use this LINK for your "Spin a Yarn" Google Document.
Use this LINK for your Nonfiction Text Features Google Document.
Use this LINK below to access the Slideshow Tutorial called, "The News: Text Features".
Click HERE to play Nonfiction Text Feature Jeopardy!
Language Arts Websites
Nonfiction Comprehension Practice, Grades 1 through 5+. Click HERE.
TUMBLEBOOKS! Hear stories read aloud HERE! Cool....
A great site that creates customized recommended reading lists based on reading levels and interests. Check it out HERE!
Books to read based on themes. Click HERE.
Neat site with picture books read by some of your favorite actors! Click HERE.
A great site of LINKS to phenomenal children's author's and illustrators.
Texas Bluebonnet website. Phenomenal books found HERE!
A fun way to practice inferencing skills HERE.
Scholastic has some fun reading and writing activities you may just want to try for yourself HERE!
If you like the Gregor the Underlander series, check out THIS cool site!
Try this fantastic SITE filled with interactive writing prompts and activities that correspond with all types of literature.
Study about award-winning author, Chris van Allsburg HERE.
Comprehension Pages for Grades 4 through 6 categorized by Fiction, Seasonal, and Informative. Just read a story, answer questions, and check your understanding! Click HERE.
Work with Wilbur and Fern from Charlotte's Web to build your understanding of parts of speech HERE.
Practice your knowledge of Greek root words and affixes HERE!
A variety of PAGES to practice comprehension.
Choose a link to practice Author's Purpose.
Can you tell facts from opinions?
Practice PHONICS skills!
Ready to play with some prefixes and suffixes?
Do you have a favorite author? Read about how he or she navigates the writing process. LINKS to author's websites included.