Archive for the 'Language Arts' Category
My Learning is a site created for teachers and students managed through Leeds Museums and Galleries. I found some interesting interactive activities by clicking on the “Interactives” link on the home page. The activities are user-friendly and can be used with a variety of grade levels. Most of the interactive resources are related to language […]
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ReadWriteThink Student Interactives is a page that provides links to a variety of interactive resources designed to help students organize their thoughts and sharpen their literacy skills. The resources are organized according to category: Organizing & Summarizing, Inquiry & Analysis, Writing Poetry, Writing & Publishing Prose, and Learning about Language. Click on the “See All” […]
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Academic Skill Builders is a site that offers a variety of arcade-style games designed to strengthen students’ academic skills. The games are designed for students in grades 1-6, and center around math, language arts, geography and typing. Some of the games are single-user games, but some are designed for more than one player to play […]
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Sheppard Software is a site that hosts hundreds of online games, quizzes, information and other activities for students from Pre-K through college, on a wide variety of topics. The activities are organized by subject, or you can use their search feature to search for an activity on a particular topic. The free site does contain […]
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Kubbu is a site that allows a teacher to create interactive quizzes, games and other activities. What’s nice about Kubbu is that you can enter up to 30 students into your free teacher Kubbu account without having to enter their personal information. Students can then login and use the activities you created. There are some […]
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Character Scrapbook is a cute, interactive site on the Scholastic web page that allows students to write about a favorite character in a book. Students enter the name of the character and can create a picture of what the character might look like by choosing the hair, eyes, mouth, etc. Then, they type in 10 […]
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Writing 25 Word Stories is a blog post written by a 6th grade teacher describing the process of writing a 25 word story. The site contains a handout that you can download, as well as some examples of 25 word stories. UPDATE: I just found a great blog post (ELA Lesson Sequence for the Common […]
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Daily Writing Tips is a blog that is designed to help people of all ages with their writing skills. Daily Writing Tips offers tips on all areas of writing, including spelling, vocabulary, grammar and punctuation. This is a great resource for teachers and students.
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Choose the Best Search for Your Information Need is a site provided by Noodle Tools that lists a variety of search engines and sites to help the user find information. While Noodle Tools is a paid subscription, Choose the Best Search for Your Information Need is available to everyone. What I like about this page […]
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Share What You’re Reading is a site developed by Scholastic to allow students to share book reviews. Share What You Read is easy to use and does not require that the user create an account before submitting book reviews. The reviews are organized by both genre and grade level. Share What You Read is a […]
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