Read Aloud and Poetry
Biography, Character and Story Tools
Book Cover Creator - Type and illustrate front book covers, front and back covers, and full dust jackets.
Character Scrapbook - Reader's Response activity to analyze a character in a book. Print your pages when done.
Character Trading Cards - Create character sketches and print them into trading cards
Cube Creator - Create and print a Biography, Mystery, Story, or Custom cube.
Story Map - An organizer focused on the key elements of character, setting, conflict, and resolution development.
Storystarters - Story starter creator: format of a letter, newspaper, notebook, or postcard.
Poetry
Acrostic Poem - Write an acrostic poem about any topic.
Diamante Poem - A seven-line diamond poem that uses different parts of speech, to describe one topic or two.
Haiku Poems - Create, save, and print a Haiku poem.
Poetry For Kids: Ken Nesbitt's Site - Listen, watch, explore, and write different types of poetry.
Poetry Idea Engine - Tool to help you write poetry.
Shape Poems - Create a poem in the shape of sports, celebrations, nature, or school themes.
Read Aloud and Online Picture Books
Children's Storybooks - Read a variety of children's books online.
Fairy Tales - Read-Aloud stories of the most famous fairy tales.
Funbrain Books - Choose from one of the many books and have it read aloud to you.
Just Books Read Aloud - Choose a book and listen!
Storyline Online - Listen to many stories online.
Unite for Literacy - Free, early reader picture books of all different topics.
Writing: Cards, Letters, and Postcards
BoomWriter - Creative writing tool where classmates write chapters of books, vote on submissions, and publish.
Fact Frenzy – Learn how to take notes.
Future Me - Write an email to yourself and have it delivered in the future. Great for goal setting!
Letter Generator - Write your own friendly letter using a heading, salutation, body, closing and signature.
Mystery Elements Writing Guide - A list of elements that should be included in your mystery story.
Postcard Creator - Identify all the parts of a postcard then create your own postcard by typing a message.
