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What Makes A Compound Word? - Education Development Center
Grades
5 to 8
tag(s): word study (58)
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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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Solar Folklore - Stanford SOLAR Center
Grades
5 to 7tag(s): planets (124), solar system (125), sun (87)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the free and interactive lesson plans and classroom activities hosted on this site! Under the "educators" section are plenty of ideas, categorized by grade level and subject. Be sure to save this site as a favorite to allow for easy retrieval later on.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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On-Lion for Kids! - NY Public Library
Grades
1 to 8tag(s): book lists (161), reading lists (76)
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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Word Central - Merriam Webster
Grades
5 to 12tag(s): poetry (195)
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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 (35)
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 (117), numbers (119), preK (322), 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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Visionlearning - Visionlearning, Inc
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): acids and bases (9), carbon (15), cells (79), darwin (14), earth (195), energy (139), gravity (52), light (59), matter (52), molecules (43), optics (14), paleontology (28), periodic table (49), photosynthesis (18), planets (124), reading comprehension (146), rock cycle (26), rocks (45), scientific method (49), scientists (72), space (248), water (105), waves (14)
In the Classroom
Include this site to supplement your current grade 6-12 science curriculum. Use the resources to differentiate instruction for gifted students in lower grades or as remediation for struggling students in older grades. Use the student materials for differentiating instruction or as homework. Have students share their learning or understanding of a topic with video explanations using a tool like Gravity. Gravity is a tool for video responses to a question along with comments from peers. Extend technology use in your classroom and take student learning a step further by asking them to create and share their own multimedia presentation along with suggestions for learning about their topic of interest. Use a tool like Sway. Sway is a presentation tool that offers multimedia options including text, video, and images.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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Eats, Shoots and Leaves Test Your Comma IQ - G.P Putnam and Sons
Grades
3 to 6tag(s): grammar (139), punctuation (24)
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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Spirit of Trees
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4 to 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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World of Peter Rabbit - Frederick Warne & Co
Grades
1 to 4tag(s): literature (214)
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Read Write Think - NCTE
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): literacy (124), resources (79), thinking routines (36)
In the Classroom
Within the classroom resources are plenty of lesson plans that are aligned to National standards. Save this site as a favorite to allow for easy reference whenever you're in need of fresh ideas and lesson plans. There are many resources available on ReadWriteThink for teaching literacy. Choose from lesson plans and units sorted by grade level, or narrow down your search to specific objectives including fluency, text structure, and more. In addition, ReadWriteThink offers almost 60 interactives including graphic organizers and tools for word work. Be sure to browse through the Printouts portion of the site; these aren't boring fill in the blank activities. Printouts include book reports, writing tips, and card games.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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English Projects and Activities
Grades
1 to 7tag(s): grammar (139), reading comprehension (146), spelling (93)
In the Classroom
Beyond the excellent lesson plans, this site offers "interactive flashcards" that can help students review for quizzes and tests. Save this site on a classroom computer, and use it as a learning site during downtime. Allow students to pick their degree of difficulty, and they can review endlessly on a number of subjects.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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