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Hawthorne
Grades
9 to 12
tag(s): england (49), literature (214)
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London Museum - Museum of London
Grades
6 to 12In the Classroom
Use the museum's digital collections and online exhibitions to take students on a virtual tour of London's history. Students can explore different time periods or boroughs, then create travel brochures, video presentations, or museum guide scripts highlighting what they discovered. This works particularly well for world history, geography, or cultural studies classes.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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On-Lion for Kids! - NY Public Library
Grades
1 to 8tag(s): book lists (162), reading lists (77)
In the Classroom
Post a link for this site on your teacher webpage or in your newsletter. Talk about it with parents at back-to-school night or at parent conferences. Share with your middle school reluctant readers.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Songs Inspired by Literature - Artists for Literacy
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): literature (214)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the free lesson plans on this site! Within the Educator's Resources are lesson plans about songs that have been inspired by literature. Pieces include "The Grapes of Wrath," and "Angela's Ashes." These would be a great way to get students hooked into the content!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Back to the Sea of Cortez - Jon Christenson
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): ecosystems (108)
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Guide to Writing a Basic Essay
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): essays (17)
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Word Central - Merriam Webster
Grades
5 to 12tag(s): poetry (195)
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Rhyme Zone
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): shakespeare (98), thesaurus (21)
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Poetry 4 Kids - Kenn Nesbitts
Grades
4 to 8In the Classroom
Ask your students to choose a favorite poem from this site and use it as a model for their own poem. Have them pay attention to the rhythm and rhyme of the poem they like. Create a class book of poems using Book Creator, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Classic Fairy Tales
Grades
1 to 6tag(s): digital reading (18), folktales (34)
In the Classroom
Use this site as a learning center or station during a unit on folk tales and short stories. This would be a great way to encourage ELLs and lower-achieving readers to become interested in reading. Have students watch the stories on classroom computers, creating a timeline of the story and establishing the chain of events. This is a great way to get students thinking about timelines and to help those who are aided by the site's visual elements. Make sure to include headphones so that students won't disturb others.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Sesame Street - Sesame Street & PBS
Grades
K to 2tag(s): audint (13), audio books (43), classification (20), counting (66), listening (119), numbers (121), preK (323), sound (74), sounds (40)
In the Classroom
Use this rare find to motivate your students. Have students work on individual computers and explore this site on their own. With younger students, you may want to introduce the site on an interactive whiteboard or projector. This is definitely one that you will want to share with your parents in your newsletter or on your class website.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Oxymoron
Grades
8 to 12tag(s): grammar (140), humor (20), literary devices (13)
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The Life Picture Collection - LIFE
Grades
7 to 12tag(s): cultures (290), great depression (32), photography (135), politics (123)
In the Classroom
Use the photos found on this site for writing prompts. Search within the site or browse the subjects offered to find one that corresponds to a unit being studied. A good example is the images taken during the Great Depression. Pull up a select few of the images and prompt students to tell the story of what is happening in each image, the emotions it conveys, and the impact it is meant to have on the viewer. This site would benefit teachers of nearly any subject, especially history, language arts, civics, and science.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Quiz Hub
Grades
1 to 12In the Classroom
Use the free quizzes to help students review OR as pre-diagnositc quizzes to determine what students already know about the topic. This is a great way to assess which areas need strengthening and which areas students need less help in. Teachers wanting to focus their classrooms more efficiently will appreciate this one.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Book-a-Minute Classics - Samuel Stoddard and David J. Parker
Grades
9 to 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Coloring-Page.net - Coloring-Page.net
Grades
1 to 2tag(s): colors (64), printables (35)
In the Classroom
Bookmark Coloring-Page as a resource for teaching materials throughout the school year. Take advantage of the free printables for use on bulletin boards, classroom management, and centers. Choose materials from the site to use in substitute folders. Be sure to share this site with your fellow teachers! You might consider finding snow day and vacation day activities to post on your class website for parent and student use.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Guide to Grammar and Writing - Index - Capital Community College Foundation
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): grammar (140)
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Purdue OWL - Avoiding Plagiarism - Purdue University
Grades
8 to 12tag(s): copyright (42), plagiarism (32)
In the Classroom
Share this site on the interactive whiteboard to establish a set of rules before beginning a research project or paper with your class. Teachers can even post the site on their teacher webpage, emphasizing it's importance and allowing students to reference it both in and out of the classroom.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Wordsworth Trust
Grades
9 to 12In the Classroom
Use this site while studying Wordsworth in your classroom. On the menu at the top, under Wordsworth, find The Man, The People, The Place, The Poetry to guide your classroom studies. You might divide the class into small groups and have each group take a topic to present to the other groups. When using small groups to present to each other, you could use the Jigsaw method, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Eats, Shoots and Leaves Test Your Comma IQ - G.P Putnam and Sons
Grades
3 to 6tag(s): grammar (140), punctuation (23)
In the Classroom
If you're looking for examples of real-life punctuation gaffes, project the quiz in your classroom and challenge your students.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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