Useful Links

Connect With English Videos

http://www.learner.org/resources/series71.html

Get extra practice watching the Connect with English video series here

Karin's ESL Partyland

http://www.eslpartyland.com

Lots of great ESL activities

About.com ESL Guide

http://esl.about.com/homework/esl/

Quizzes and tests for different levels; employment opportunities for nonnative speakers

ESLAmerica.US

http://www.eslamerica.us/

An English language website to practice conversation, vocabulary, grammar, reading, and more AND all of it has sound so you can listen while you practice

English Page

http://www.englishpage.com/

For all skills, lots of activities, exchange messages with other students, and ask questions

Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab

http://www.esl-lab.com

Excellent listening practice

5 Minute English

http://www.5minuteenglish.com/

A variety of activities including listening, pronunciation, idioms, grammar, vocabulary, and common errors in English

Sites for Grades PreK-2

• Literacy Center.net - an early childhood language learning site. Includes French, Spanish, and German.
• Starfall.com - Reading instruction and reading games for students in Pre-K-1. It's hard to believe this site is free.
• ReadToday - Join the reading revolution! Teach a child to read.
• Reading is Fundamental - This site has many stories for Pre-K-2 students.*
• Storyplace - a site with online stories and activities. Grades pre-K-Kindergarten.*
• Kiz Club - Activities and printables about a variety of topics for grades 1-3
• Online Story Time - This site is more for teachers but has many online stories.
• Games on PBS Kids - Games for K-2. "WordPlay" can be used for students in grades 3-4.
• Storyline Online - A terrific site with stories read by actors from the ScreenActors' Guild. Grades 1-4.*
• Tumblebook Library - Click on "stories." A large collection of stories from the Los Angeles Public Library. All grades. (You will need the username and password in your planner.)
• Clifford - Activities pre-K-2.Try the reading and writing section with students in grades 2-3.
• Discover Science Simulations - Science content from Houghton Mifflin Science Series.
• PebbleGo - Science and Social Studies resources for Grades K-3. (You will need the username and password in your planner.)

Sites for Grades 3-5

• Fun Brain - for Advanced Beginners in Grades 3-5
• KidsKnowit Network - Learning videos for students is grades 3-6.
• Reading is Fundamental - Look at the writing activities for students in Grades 2-5.
• Grammar Gorillas - for Advanced Beginners in Grades 3-5
• Stories for Kids - for Advanced Beginners in Grades 3-5
• Kiz Club - Games and activities about a variety of topics for grades 1-3
• Songs for Kids - Grammar songs for students in Grades 2-5.
• Postcards from Buster - See Buster' adventures from various places in the U.S. Each city has video, audio, map skills and games. Grades 3-5.*
• Arthur - Games from Arthur. Grades 2-5.
• Captain Underpants - Make a comic. Grades 2-4
• Scholastic Flashcard Maker - A program for kids to make flashcards. Grades 3-8.
• Surfing the Net with Kids - Site with games and puzzles in different subject areas.
• Homework Help - Students make a book report sandwich. Grades 4-8.
• Literactive - This site has great oral stories and games for grades 1-12.
• Spelling Wizard - Use spelling words to make a word search or sentence scramble. Grades 3-6.
• Tumblebook Library - Online stories read from the Los Angeles Public Library. All grades.
• Poetry - Gives examples of different types of Poetry.
• Songs and Rhymes - Songs for students in all grades.
• Songs with words - Songs to learn for grades 3-12.
• Social Studies - Social Studies vocabulary and readings for grades 1-8

Sites for Grades 4-8

• World Stories - Collection of stories from around the world, with translations in other languages.
• Listening Activities - Designed for older students but pronunciation and listening activities could be used for students grades 4 and up.*
• Audio Comprehension - An audio concentration game for Grades 4-12.
• English Online - ELL activities for reading, writing, grammar, pronunciation, and listening for Grades 5-12.
• Homophone game - Match homophones in this concentration game.* Grades 4-8.
• FunBrain reading - Intermediate students in grades 5-8.
• The Story Starter, Jr. - Select a story starter for students in grades 4-12.
• BrainPop - This site has some free sections to teach grammar. Look up "nouns" and watch the video. Grades 5-8. Grades 3-8. *
• Vocabulary - Vocabulary games - From Interesting Things For ESL Students, a collection of vocabulary games for Grades 6-12.
• WordBuilder - Great site for phonics practice. Grades 4-12
• iKnowthat - This link takes you to map and social studies activities for grades 5-12.
• U.S. Government - Social Studies Games from Ben's Guide to the U.S Government. Grades 5-8.
• TrueFlix - Social Studies, science, and biography online books for grades 5 and up. (You will need the username and password in your planner.)
• FreedomFlix - United states history and government online books for grades 5 and up. (You will need the username and password in your planner.)
• Brainteasers, Puzzles and Riddles - Kids' page from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Grades 5-8
• Zoom - Games, activities and science experiments from the TV Show Zoom. Grades 4-6.
• Math Antics - Free video lessons on math topics for grades 6 and up.