Rhyme Zone
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Rhyming dictionary
and thesaurus. |
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Writing Fun- Helping Students Write Using Text Organizers |
Examples of using text organizers to help
students with the writing process |
Paragraph Punch
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This site takes users through
the actual steps of writing a paragraph. This is an excellent
site for students who need step by step directions on writing a
paragraph.
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The Monster Exchange
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The Monster Exchange is designed
to encourage the development of reading and writing skills while
integrating Internet technology into the classroom curriculum.
Classrooms from a variety of schools worldwide are paired together; the
students in each classroom are split into groups, each of which designs
an original picture of a monster. The students must then write a
description of the monster. The partnered classes then exchange their
descriptions via e-mail and the Internet. These students are then
challenged to use reading comprehension skills to read the descriptions
and translate them into a monster picture. The true challenge involves
creating a redrawn picture as close to the original picture as possible
without looking at the original and using only the written description
of the monster.
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Guide to Grammar and Writing
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This site contains many
resources to assist students in proper grammar and writing. It
contains an index to find help on grammatical issues, a frequently
asked questions page and an on-site search engine.
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Read Write Think
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This site offers a wide array of
standards-based lesson plans that meaningfully integrate Internet
content into the teaching and/or learning experience. |
Shakespeare
for Kids
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Shakespeare for Kids offers
lessons and activities for kids and families to test your knowledge of
Shakespeare's plays and learn about his life and time. |
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The Write Site |
There is a section for teachers to look
at ideas, but mostly this is an interactive site that allows students to
create news stories, walking them through the basics. It includes the
history of news in the USA and career opportunities in journalism. |
Graphic
Organizers
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This site is from S.C.O.R.E
Language Arts (California). Includes chain of events, clustering,
compare/contrast, family tree, spider map, K-W-L-H Technique and
more. |
Graphic
Organizers
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This site contains examples of
many different types of graphic organizers to use in support of
classroom writing.
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Kids Read
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Books for kids ages 6-12.
Includes e-mail addresses of authors of favorite books that kids read.
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Book Adventure
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After reading a book, students
can take an online quiz to earn points for prizes. They can create
their own book lists from over 6,000 titles. There's a great search
engine to access the list of titles to ensure that a quiz will be
provided. Simply enter grade level and type of book desired to access a
list. There are also enjoyable online quizzes. The site also offers a
quick tip to check on appropriate reading levels. |
International Children's
Digital Library
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This site contains over 500
children's books that you can read online.
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Online
Poetry Classroom
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The Online Poetry Classroom
provides both professional development for high school Language Arts
teachers and a virtual teaching community enabling teachers across the
country to access free poetry resources online, including innovative,
classroom-tested curricula. |
Cyberkids: Creative Works
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This site publishes original
creative work by kids ages 7 to 12. This site also contains links
to resources for students such as online tutoring, help with homework,
and internet sites useful for students by subject area.
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Kids Space
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Students share their writing and
art work on this site in a safe environment. Teachers can use the
site to communicate with other teachers to participate in collaborative
writing projects.
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| MidLink Magazine |
The mission of MidLink Magazine
is to highlight exemplary work from the most creative classrooms around
the globe. Any school, teacher, or student is invited to participate. |
Media Literacy Clearinghouse
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This site recommended by The
School Library Journal, contains keyword searches of 45 topics which
include political advertising, propaganda, and product placement.
This site contains teaching resources and images to print for classroom
use.
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Media
and Internet Education Resources for Teachers
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This site contains a lesson
library by grade level and subject for lesson plans such as "Teaching
about Napster" and "Selling Tobacco". Most lessons include
supplementals for teaching use.
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Media Literacy
Reading Room
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This site contains published
stories, articles, and other related information on the topic of media
literacy. The "How to Teach Media Literacy" contains many
classroom ideas.
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Media
Literacy Review
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This section of the site
contains access to hundreds of sites containing lesson plans,
curriculum standards, and online journals. |
Children's
Authors and Illustrators
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Looking for an author for your
students to write to? This site contains an alphabetical list of
authors and illustrators with links to their sites.
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Booktalks Quick and Simple
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Want students to learn how to
create their own booktalk as a cumulative assessment? This site
contains more than 1,200 booktalks, easily searchable by author, title,
interest level, or subject. The reports are written by both the creator
of the site and by classroom teachers, and include tips for conducting
a good booktalk. |
World of Reading
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This site features hundreds of
searchable book reviews written by kids. |
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Literacy Matters |
Literacy resources and interactive
activities |
