Helpful/Interesting/Fun sites

Online Dictionary http://dictionary.reference.com/

Puzzle Maker http://www.puzzlemaker.com

Education Place http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr/

Animal Fact Guide http://www.animalfactguide.com/

Word Art http://www.wordart.com

Prezi http://www.prezi.com

Halifax Public libraries https://www.halifaxpubliclibraries.ca/

Letter blocks game https://www.abcya.com/games/letter_blocks

Home Safari with Cinncinnati Zoo http://cincinnatizoo.org/home-safari-resources/

Reading

Tumblebooks http://www.tumblebooks.com/

Owl Ebook Library https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page/?view=image&query=&type=book&age_group=&level=&level_select=&book_type=&series=#

Book Hive http://www.cmlibrary.org/bookhive/

Chirp/Owl Magazine audio books https://www.owlkids.com/audio/?mc_cid=c53b2753e4&mc_eid=e9f97c5e24

Hackmatack http://www.hackmatack.ca/

When I was Eight (read aloud) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSBrkJn3NeI

Woozles Battle of the Books http://www.woozles.com/battle.php

StoryNory (Online stories read aloud) https://www.storynory.com/

Read aloud Dear Dear https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FapbcjRbNk&feature=emb_logo

Project X Books

Project X ebooks (read to you) https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page/?view=image&query=&type=book&age_group=&level=&level_select=&book_type=&series=Project+X#

Project X video 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyCiLnDKg5Q

Project X video 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRvO582q0Vk

The Making of Project X https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgWewZ1-2Lw

Writing

Persuasive Writing

What is Persuasive writing https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=hD9arWXIddM&feature=emb_logo

Brainstorm your idea for persuasive writing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiexHnX0xZY

Planning and pre-writing https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=nHCYvNvV68c&feature=emb_logo

Developing reasons https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=6bbWJKIvl2c&feature=emb_logo

African Heritage sites

Black History Month http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/collection/black-history-in-canada/

Martin Luther King Jr. "I have a dream" speech https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vDWWy4CMhE

Africville video clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5IDXVyhu0g

Poetry

Poetry http://www.poetry.org/

Sheree Fitch reading her poem "There were Monkeys in my Kitchen" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkLRcTzSdOE&ebc=ANyPxKqpcZsW5EQbT0AeaHOFX0hcEDSu...

Dennis Lee https://poets.org/poet/dennis-lee

Interesting facts about Dennis Lee https://www.cbc.ca/books/50-facts-about-the-life-and-career-of-canadian-poet-dennis-lee-1.5266081

Shape Poems https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgV738hpu_M

Shape Poems https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Z-Ipp0N9N4

Shape Poems https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nra7F9nya8A

Authors

Sheree Fitch https://shereefitch.com/

Jerry Spinelli http://www.jerryspinelli.com/newbery_001.htm