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Free Reading - Wireless Generations and hundreds of teacher contributors
Grades
K to 1
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Free-reading supplies oodles of lesson plans and activities to teach reading to Kindergarten and first grade students. It's a wiki-site: anyone using the free materials at this site...more
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Free-reading supplies oodles of lesson plans and activities to teach reading to Kindergarten and first grade students. It's a wiki-site: anyone using the free materials at this site is also invited to add his/her own lesson plans, adjust existing plans, or simply begin a discussion about particular plans. The reading instruction is based upon researched methodology, phonetically based. For an intensive program, follow the 40-week Intervention A, complete with lessons, activities, and materials. Students will enjoy the lively games, songs, and activities that accompany the lesson plans.
In the Classroom
Read the research section closely to make sure it aligns with your school system's reading program. Most of activities are conducive to small-group instruction. Entire site is user-friendly. Allow lots of exploration time.
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Mama Lisa's World - Lisa Yannucci
Grades
K to 10
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This site provides a multitude of songs and nursery rhymes from North America, Europe, Asia, South America, Africa and Australia. It is a user-friendly site with lyrics as ...more
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This site provides a multitude of songs and nursery rhymes from North America, Europe, Asia, South America, Africa and Australia. It is a user-friendly site with lyrics as well as audio of the song tunes (requires Quicktime). There are songs listed about colors, phonics, and much more in every language imaginable. Simply reading the titles will bring lesson plan ideas to mind! The options are endless with this site for primary and ESL students. World language teachers will also love the options for teaching basics.
tag(s): french (67), lyrics (15), nursery rhymes (9), rhymes (22), spanish (104)
In the Classroom
Be sure to turn up your speakers to use the audio portions. In primary grades: Use the rhymes for phonics and phonemic awareness activities as well as multicultural linguistic comparisons. Offer these songs, along with the corresponding song sheets as a listening center during guided reading. Teachers may find songs they forgot about long ago and would like to introduce them to the children with a personal anecdote or historical background as listed on the site.In World language classes: use the songs to teach basic vocabulary and culture. ask your students to find and learn a song, then perform it for the class. Or even record a podcast of Spanish or French songs!
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ABC Match - Read Write Think (Iron Monkey Interactive)
Grades
K to 1
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This electronic version of "match the cards" teaches early readers the beginning sounds of words. Students match alphabet letters to the corresponding picture card. A child's voice...more
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This electronic version of "match the cards" teaches early readers the beginning sounds of words. Students match alphabet letters to the corresponding picture card. A child's voice says the words. Bells sound when the student makes the correct match. Scores record how many cards were matched correctly. Keeping track of the time is an option to challenge students.
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Mr. Nussbaum's Language Arts - Greg Nussbaum
Grades
1 to 6
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This page out of Mr. Nussbaum's extensive educational resource site offers teachers an abundance of interactive language arts activities. Play games, work crossword puzzles, take comprehension...more
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This page out of Mr. Nussbaum's extensive educational resource site offers teachers an abundance of interactive language arts activities. Play games, work crossword puzzles, take comprehension quizzes, or become a sentence surgeon at the click of your mouse. Topics include ABC order, contractions, cloze activities for comprehension, phonics, spelling, and much more. Mr. Nussbaum, of course, would like for you sign up for the $18 a year membership for more activities, but he's generously given teachers many free options at this site. You need the latest version of Flash to use some of the interactive games. Get it from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page..
tag(s): grammar (137), literacy (120), puzzles (150), writing (302)
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Make this site available on your classroom computer or cluster for practice and reinforcement. Many of the activities would also work well as whole-class lessons on a projector or whiteboard, followed by individual practice. Don't forget to put the link on your teacher web page, as well.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Language Arts Presentations - Free Club Web
Grades
K to 12
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Wow - this website provides ready-to-use PowerPoint presentations on over 100 topics. Teachers created the presentations for teachers to use in their classrooms. This website organizes...more
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Wow - this website provides ready-to-use PowerPoint presentations on over 100 topics. Teachers created the presentations for teachers to use in their classrooms. This website organizes topics by general grade levels (K-5 and 6-12). To give you a taste of the uniqueness of these presentations, topics include Shakespeare, "grammar goofs," active reading strategies, a haunted house graphic organizer, the phonics millionaire game, pronouns, and more. Any language arts teacher is guaranteed to find something helpful at this website. Do yourself a favor and check it out! You may need PowerPoint software to view these files, depending on how the site creators save them. Note: while files are downloading, it may appear that nothing is happening and that the links are dead. Look for a tiny "downloading" icon in the lower left corner of your screen, and please be patient! This site has heavy advertising at the top of the landing page. Scroll down to find the presentations.
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tag(s): grammar (137), literature (207), narrative (15), paragraph writing (17), paragraphs (2), parts of speech (39), reading comprehension (141), reading strategies (88), shakespeare (96), six traits of writing (3), writing (302)
In the Classroom
Try these ready-to-go PowerPoint presentations on an interactive whiteboard or projector in your classroom. Some may also be well-suited for individual students to run on a single classroom computer for remediation or review. There are games, resources, and a lot of information. The site includes a disclaimer requesting that users notify the site if they find any copyrighted material. TeachersFirst recommends that you NOT download copies but instead use them online, just in case. Share this site with other teachers on your campus, as there are some PowerPoints suitable for professional development.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Kelly's Kindergarten Web Page - Kelly Nyman
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K to 1
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If there was a "Generosity Award," Kelly would certainly be a front-runner. This site is a wealth of information for Kindergarten or first grade teachers, and it's all free. ...more
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If there was a "Generosity Award," Kelly would certainly be a front-runner. This site is a wealth of information for Kindergarten or first grade teachers, and it's all free. You will find printable games, phonics activities, classroom photos, music power points, classroom tips, Open Court worksheets, songs, and much more. She invites you to print her worksheets, copyright free.
tag(s): classroom management (107), phonics (51), songs (47), worksheets (71)
In the Classroom
If you are a Kindergarten or first grade teacher, you will want to mark this site as a Favorite. Plan to spend a large amount of time exploring this site and links. If you need suggestions for setting up a Kindergarten classroom, her pictures lead the way. A beginning teacher will especially benefit from her classroom management ideas. Don't forget to see what she found at the Dollar Store. You may want to email her with a quick 'thank you' after you visit this site.
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Helping Your Child Become a Better Reader - U.S. Department of Education
Grades
1 to 5
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This PDF is for parents to learn about helping their child learn to read. From Becoming a Reader to Activities, there is plenty of advice and ways to engage your ...more
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This PDF is for parents to learn about helping their child learn to read. From Becoming a Reader to Activities, there is plenty of advice and ways to engage your child in reading
tag(s): phonics (51)
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This site offers tips for parents from the Department of Education. There is information for parents on strategies that can help their students become better at reading. The site discusses steps parents can take to work with their children at reading activities.
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