Raz Kids - students individual reading program
Starfall word families, learning to read
Tumblebooks - books to read on line
Non Fiction Reading- use the clues to match the correct non fiction title, picture and story
Understanding Poetry - can you read between the lines to understand the poet’s true message
Persuasive Writing - choose the best answer to get others to agree with your point of view
Comment - fix these headlines by finding out what is wrong with the headline
Instructions- learn to write clear instructions that tells you what to do in a step by step manner
Typing- Dance Mat learn how to type with this fun dance program (one of the most valuable skills I learned in high school was how to type, in a computer age, this will help you child have another method to write)
Writing
Punctuation - do you know where to put your commas, periods and question marks?
Comic creator - write and create your own comic strip on line
Acrostic Poem - learn how to write an acrostic poem
Shape poems- create a poem in the shape of the object you are writing about
Taking factual notes- learn what words are important to use when taking project notes
Choosing a resource book- Learn about how to choose a good resource book for writing a factual piece and learn about the different elements of non fiction print
Re-writing popular fairytales- Take an old favorite like Little Red Riding Hood and re-write it
Letter writing- learn how to write a personal or business letter
Letter writing- learn the parts of a letter and how to write a letter to let a company know of a problem you’ve had
Persuasive writing- learn how to use writing to create a reason why someone should agree with your thinking
Story/Plot organizer- decide the key events that are going to happen in your story before you start writing it
Postcard writing- learn how to write a postcard and then you could write one to a friend
Leaflet- learn to create a leaflet or brochure
Spelling
Short Vowels
Picture Match- match the picture to the correct short vowel
The Whirlword Machine- create different short vowel words
Memory Game that matches the word to the picture
Short Vowels and Families, with some videos
Fill in the missing short vowels- asks students to fill in the missing short vowel
Blends
Cluster Buster- identify the blends to the pictures to break the comets and save the world
Blends - asks students to fill in the blends sh, ch, wh, th
Long Vowel Activities
Long Vowels-Picture Match – excellent activity
Word Families- practice creating words using word families-excellent activity
Construct a Word- takes word families and students create all the members of the word family-
Look, Cover, Write- practice spelling common words
Drag and Play- a great game to spell words using long vowels
Snap- a game to match long vowels to words
Crosswords- print off crosswords on the different long vowel patterns
Spelling Odds and Ends
Dictionary Skills- use the clues to match the correct word to it’s meaning- great activity to strengthen comprehension skills
Prefixes -making words using prefixes