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Finding the Message: Grasping Themes in Literature - Scholastic
Grades
4 to 7
In the Classroom
Select and choose material from this lesson to introduce your students to themes in literature. Some are better used with the entire class, others in small groups, pairs, or at stations. Have students create a digital bulletin board to post what they are learning and questions they have using a tool like Padlet, reviewed here. With Padlet you can create columns for categorizing information. Challenge students to create a word cloud about themes using Word Clouds for Kids, reviewed here. After using the Scholastic lesson, continue student learning about themes by using CommonLit, reviewed here.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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It's Fun to Read: Music - Starfall.com
Grades
1 to 2tag(s): numbers (120)
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Andersen Fairy Tales - EnTechneVision
Grades
K to 2tag(s): folktales (35)
In the Classroom
Share these books as a reading center after showing students how to operate the site on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Be sure to point out the advertisements to avoid! Parents would also appreciate this link for some at-home reading fun. Include a link to your class site for students and parents to explore it at home.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Celebrating Hans Christian Andersen - Jean Hersholt
Grades
2 to 8In the Classroom
Use this site as a resource to find any and all Hans Christian Anderson stories. During a unit on short stories or folk tales, use these stories as examples. Search the site for a story that will interest students and read it aloud as an example of a folk tale.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Be the Editor! - Education World
Grades
3 to 6tag(s): capitalization (9), grammar (139), punctuation (24), spelling (93)
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Dolch Sight Words
Grades
1 to 3tag(s): sight words (22)
In the Classroom
Share the Dolch Words story on an interactive white board of projector, and allow students to take turns reading the lines. Be sure help your weaker readers and ESL students by sharing the vocabulary words prior to reading, either on a handout or by projecting on an interactive whiteboard and highlighting them in the text as you come to them. Practicing saying the words out loud can help students spot them quicker in the future. You can also use the printables of flashcards in a learning center or station, allowing students to practice with them individually or in groups.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Magnetic Poetry - Snaith Primary School
Grades
2 to 4tag(s): poetry (196)
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Rooting out words - Funbrain
Grades
4 to 6tag(s): prefixes (10), root words (10), suffixes (8)
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Reggie Loves to Rhyme - Scholastic
Grades
1 to 2tag(s): rhymes (24)
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Wizarding World - J. K. Rowling's Originals - J. K. Rowling
Grades
3 to 8tag(s): harry potter (9)
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Dr. Seuss Theme Unit Activities, Lessons, and Printables - abcteach
Grades
K to 2tag(s): dr seuss (12)
In the Classroom
Have students write "Seuss" poems on the Hats. Create a class book of "Seuss" poetry. Have students draw a Seuss picture illustrating a scene from one of their favorite Seuss books.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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TEFL Games
Grades
1 to 12In the Classroom
Use these matching games as learning centers or stations for students in an ELL classroom. Have students work on the games individually, allowing them to pace themselves. Be sure to mark the site on computers for students, making it easier for them to navigate there.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Amazing Vocabulary Machine - English-Zone.Com
Grades
4 to 12In the Classroom
Use this site as a learning center or station for higher achieving ELL students who will be able to grasp these grammar concepts. Be sure to mark the site on classroom computers, making it easier for students to navigate there.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Feast of Homonyms - Quia
Grades
2 to 5tag(s): homonyms (8)
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The Polar Express Teacher's Guide - Children's Library Lady
Grades
1 to 5tag(s): polar (11)
In the Classroom
Prediction progression as tied to illustrations, character map ideas, and linked cause-and-effect drawings offer learning assessment ideas.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Words: Grammar - BBC
Grades
2 to 6tag(s): grammar (139), punctuation (24), sentences (22)
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Christmas Around the World - northpole.net
Grades
2 to 8In the Classroom
You may want to use eMargin, reviewed here, with these articles as a guided reading activity for younger students. Read Ahead is perfect for introducing any reading passage to struggling readers, special education students, and ENL/ESL learners. Older students can pick a country and find more facts about other holidays celebrated in their chosen country. Have them find out informaion about those holidays like traditional food, songs, and activities.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Grammar Gorillas - Pearson Education
Grades
2 to 8tag(s): grammar (139), parts of speech (40), speech (66)
In the Classroom
Use this during station rotation time in your classroom. Put a link on your website for students to use at home.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Grammar Bytes
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): grammar (139), parts of speech (40), speech (66)
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Fall Word Search - primarygames.com
Grades
3 to 5In the Classroom
Use with student who finish before others or for an entertaining rainy-day recess.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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