(A) Phonemic Awareness, Word Recognition and Fluency
Acquisition of Vocabulary

1. Teachers Tool box  Many Sight Word websites
2. Spelling City  Spelling City is a fun new educational site that can help children improve their spelling skills:
   -  contains over 25,000 words, including plurals, contractions, future and past tenses. -  uses a REAL human voice that says both the word and the word in a sentence -  a 'Teach Me' function that spells out the word using both visual and auditory input to improve retention -  teachers and parents can enter and save their own spelling lists for their students/children
   -  students can play games with their words or any saved lists
   -  teachers and parents can save and share their lists.
   -  the forum allows teachers and parents to share lists and ideas   4 Star
3. Children's Storybooks   You will find stories for young Children, Older Children and Young Adults  4 Star
4. Context Clues - online quiz
5. Context Clues - online quiz
6. Guessing Vocabulary in Context - online quiz
7. Using Context Clues - three online quizzes
8. What are Context Clues - online lesson
9. Word Meaning - Select correct meaning of the word from context clues.
10.  Context Clues 2. - Select correct meaning of the word from context clues.

1. Power Point connotation and denotation

1. Alliteration or Simile? - Choose whether each statement is an alliterative phrase, simile or neither.
2. Simile lesson with a printable quiz 
3. Simile Poem - Read a simile poem, then write one of your own.
4. Simile Riddle - Read a simile riddle, then write one of your own.
5. What is a Simile - explanation and a short quiz

1. Circus Builder - gather up acts for a three-ring circus by finding matching vowel sounds. Select the word that has the same vowel sound as the given word.  Outstanding  4 Star

1. Circus Builder - gather up acts for a three-ring circus by finding matching vowel sounds. Select the word that has the same vowel sound as the given word.  Outstanding  4 Star

 (B) Reading Process: Concepts of Print, Comprehension Strategies and Self-Monitoring Strategies

1. Book Pals  Don't just read a story; hear it read to you by actress and actors from the screen actors guild.  On line streaming video with many special affects.   This is a fantastic website for kids of all ages.   4 Star  
2. Different Text Types - Online game helping learn about the different text types such as persuasion, informative, descriptive, or instructive.
3. Different Types of Text - Do you understand the purpose of different text types and the main differences between them? Online quizzes.
4. Evaluate Author's Purpose - Read story and print out answer sheet for completion.
5. Game - Author's Purpose - Matching game
6. Online quizzes on Author's Purpose- Quiz One ; Quiz Two
7. Reading for a Purpose - 9 activities to check understanding about the purposes of different sorts of text.
8. Worksheets for Author's Intent - (scroll past the membership information) Four activities you might want to do as a class to practice Author's Purpose.
9. Create your own Cartoons   This site will allow the student to design and create their own cartoons and printout a story.  You will discover that there is much detail to this page.  Students may use their imagination and be totally engaged when learning. 4 Star

1. Prediction Form - use information they had from previous reading and from their own experiences to write a short prediction

1. Summary -  online lesson about the important parts to include in a summary
2. Summary Practice -  read a passage and fill in the summary chart

1. Drawing Inferences in Text: Some Key Ideas
2. Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions - descriptions of the various ways to aid you in reaching a conclusion
3. Teaching Students to Make Inferences

1. Graphic Organizers - from Enchanted Learning
2. Graphic Organizers from Education Place 
3. Index of Graphic Organizers - from Inspiration
4. Instructions on how to use Excel to create a graphic organizer

1. Stated Information - Online story about elephants and quiz
2. Stated Information - Online story about dolphins and quiz
3. Fifth Grade Reading - Read the introduction and the passage that follows. Then read each question and mark the circle next to the correct answer.
4. News Quiz Archive - over 50 news stories from the BBC. Each story has a ten question quiz associated with it. They also have a section of stories which include math in the news and the quiz

1.  Skimming and Scanning Resources

1. Who, What, When, Where - print the graphic organizer and then fill in as the story is being read

1.  Kids Read - lists of books, reviews of newest titles, and interview with the coolest authors .      

1. Movie transcripts   You will find the transcripts from many if not all movies made on this website.  You will notice how they identify and explain various types of characters.  4 Star 
2. Stories Online - online reading resource links - uses Guided Reading levels as an indicator 
3. TopsyTurvy Tales - from the Elementary Library
4. Between the Lions - stories from PBS Kids

(C) Reading Applications: Informational, Technical

and Persuasive Text

1. Explore the parts of a book - click on each of the pictures on this page to learn more about that part of the book. Then go to Who Am I to see how much you know!
2. Using the Parts of a Book - a worksheet from Teach-nology.
3. Using an Index for Information - a worksheet from Teach-nology
4. Using a Table of Contents - a worksheet from Teach-nology
5. Ask Jeeves for Kids  
6. Berit's Best Sites for Kids 
7. Yahooligans!  
8. Encyclopedia.com  
9. National Geographic for Kids     
10. Education Place  Pre-K–8 resources for teachers, students, and parents. Includes Reading/Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, Intervention, Professional Development, activities, games, and textbook support

     

1. Cause and Effect - Combine two sentences using connecting words to show cause and effect.
2. Cause and Effect - Fill in the missing statement to create a cause and effect.
3. Cause and Effect Actions - Online quiz using connector words
4. Cause and Effect Book list - These books are great for studying cause and effect.
5. What Caused It? - identify cause and effect patterns in text (science content is used to teach this reading skill) (Author - Sandi King)

1. Reference Sources - read each question and choose where you would find the information given
2. Reference Sources 2-  description of what kind of information can be found in different types of sources
3. Reference Source Game - 10 multiple choice questions

1. Understanding Supporting Details -choose the detail that supports the given main idea
2. Main Idea -  read each paragraph and choose the correct main idea for each paragraph
3. Supporting Details - read each detail and choose the correct supporting detail
4. Main Idea Graphic  Organizer
5. Get The Idea - read text to determine the main idea or essential message and identify relevant supporting details and facts (Author - Lois Davis)

1. An index of timelines you may go to this webpage for much more

1. Following Directions - follow Cackle's clues for making a stew

1. Distinguishing Between Fact and Opinion
2. Fact or Opinion Quiz - Decide which of these statements are fact or opinion from the drop-down list, then click on the "Finished" button to obtain your score out of ten.
3. Fact and Opinion Self-Test
4. Fact or Opinion? (quiz 1) - a Quia quiz
5. Fact or Opinion? (quiz 2) - a Quia quiz
6. Fact, Habit, Opinion or Schedule? - an English-Zone quiz
7. Fact or Opinion? - When a sentence is a fact, click the circle next to fact.
8. Martin Luther King Jr.: Fact or Opinion? (a worksheet to print, not interactive) 
9. A mix of factual information and the opinions of the author. Often the opinions are disguised as fact, to make the author's argument seem more believable.

1. Relevant Information- lesson
2. Relevant Information 2 - choose the information that is NOT relevant for answering the question

1. Different Types of Text - Do you understand the purpose of different text types and the main differences between them? Online quizzes.
2. Evaluate Author's Purpose - Read story and print out answer sheet for completion.
3. Game - Author's Purpose - Matching game
4. Online quizzes on Author's Purpose- Quiz One ; Quiz Two
5. Reading for a Purpose - 9 activities to check understanding about the purposes of different sorts of text.
6. Worksheets for Author's Intent - (scroll past the membership information) Four activities you might want to do as a class to practice Author's Purpose.

(D) Reading Applications: Literary Text

1. Inferences: Characters Actions-short passage and follow up question
2. Inferences: Characters Actions (2)-short passage and follow up questions

1. Understanding Setting - read each description and choose the correct setting

1. Story Stew - Lesson plan to introduce story elements.
2. Understanding setting, plot and theme - Read the short story below. Then read each sentence and decide if it is part of the setting, plot or theme

1. Author's Point of View - on-line version of a Powerpoint Presentation -  Grades 3-5
    

1. Understanding setting, plot and theme - Read the short story below. Then read each sentence and decide if it is part of the setting, plot or theme
2. E Reading Worksheets.  This site includes a Power Point lesson on Theme and many different worksheets that involve identifying Theme.

1. Poetry General Knowledge Quiz - ten multiple-choice questions
2. Select List of Literary Genres - A guide for students.
3. Genres - lesson describing the different types of genres
4. Genre Practice - What do you know about genres?

1. Author's Viewpoint - lesson on looking for clues about how the author feels about a topic
2. Author's Viewpoint 2 - read each paragraph and choose the author's viewpoint

1. Alliteration or Simile? - Choose whether each statement is an alliterative phrase, simile or neither.
2. Do you know your similes? - drag the nouns to complete a Simile (Refresh the page to get a new set.)
3. Simile lesson -with a printable quiz 
4. In Step with Idioms - Read a story with containing idioms and take an online quiz.
5. Idioms - online activity
6. Idiom - FunBrain activity
7. Idioms - online quiz (comparisons)
8. Idioms - online quiz (fixed noun + adjective combinations)
9. Metaphors - worksheet
10. Simile- online quiz

(E) Writing Processes

1. Writing is fun   This website will give you and your students many different examples to work with.

1. How to do Research - steps in the research process and a self - check quiz

1. Audience and Purpose - numerous lessons and activities.

1. Write Design - many graphic organizers to select.

6. Organize writing, beginning with an introduction, body and a resolution of plot, followed by a closing statement or a summary of important ideas and details.

1. Topic, Body, Concluding Sentence - lesson on the three parts of a paragraph

1.  Simple and Compound Sentences -  lesson and practice quiz

1. What is an Acrostic Poem? - interactive tool that helps kids brainstorm and create an acrostic poem
2. Letter Generator -  learn about the different parts of a letter and then create one of your own.
3. Create Your Own Timeline - interactive timeline

1. Graphic Organizer Template - Download this for class use in practicing supporting details
2. Extra Information - lesson
3. Extra Information 2 - read each paragraph and choose the sentence that is extra information

1. Guide to Grammar  -You will find that this is an outstanding site to assist you and your students in learning proper grammar  4 Star
2. Run on's and Comma Splices - Look at the passage and decide whether the sentence is correct or whether it is a run-on.

1. Meriram Webster's Kid's Dictionary
2. Yahooligan's Reference

1. Power Proofreading - Choose your level of skill and your areas of concepts to practice with an interactive activity (choose grade 5) There are over two dozen different passages to choose from.
2. Proofreading Makes Perfect - correct these sentences by entering correct grammar

1. Writing Rubrics - rubrics from DLER

1. Stationary for Older Writers - printable stationary with borders for all seasons
2. Create your own Cartoons   This site will allow the student to design and create their own cartoons and printout a story.  You will discover that there is much detail to this page.  Students may use their imagination and be totally engaged when learning. 4 Star

(F) Writing Applications

1. Communicating - You have the opportunity to create a Poster, Newspaper and or a Cartoon.  This website is very good and will allow students to learn how to transform their ideas to a hard copy that they may printout.   This is great for an LCD projector or a computer lab.  4 Star 
2. Communicating through Garfield -Your students may create a cartoon and depending on your experience with technology they may create a complete story.  You will only be limited by your technology background and your imagination.  4 Star  
3. Personal Narrative -  sample stories, sample prompts, and much more

1. Poem writing  -Create your own "I Am" poem by filling in each blank. Be sure to select all the words (and parentheses) that are already in each blank before entering your own words.  4 Star

1. Letter Generator -  learn about the different parts of a letter and then create one of your own.

1. Details - lesson on writing about important details
2. Details 2 - read the article and decide which detail is unimportant
3. Smart Board-assignment for writing works with settings.  Good idea  SB

1. Journaling - ideas for different types of journaling
2. How to Take Notes -  explanation and self-check
3. What is an Acrostic Poem? - interactive tool that helps kids brainstorm and create an acrostic poem

(G) Writing Conventions

1. High Frequency Word Practice - Choose from 2 games that have kids identify the misspelled word from a choice of two given words.

1. Contractions - type the contraction for each word in the blank provided.
2. Contractions and Negatives - read the lesson then take the quiz
3. Contractions Crossword Puzzle - (Interactive) Write the two words that make the contraction for each clue.
4. Contractions Crossword Puzzle - (printable) Write the two words that make the contraction for each clue.
5. Contractions Practice 1 - to BE Verb - Type the correct contraction (short form)for each sentence.
6. Contractions Practice 2 - Type the correct contraction (short form)for each sentence.
7. Contractions quiz - match ten word pairs and their contractions
8. Contractions Quizzes from Quia - Matching | Flashcards | Concentration
9. Contractions: Redeeming the Time - Table of Contents of five weeks of activities

1. PowerPoint Jeopardy- using the following as categories: Antonyms, Parts of Speech, Analogy, Synonyms, and Root Words
2. Prefix Mix - working with "Pre" and "Post," prefixes with opposite meanings.
3. Prefixes Make New Words - Drag and drop the prefixes to complete the words correctly.
4. Prefixes Say Plenty - choose the word that best completes the sentence
5. Putting Down Roots - Drag and drop the roots into the blanks to complete the words.
6. Putting Down Roots (2) - Drag and drop the roots into the blanks to complete the words.
7. Putting Your Roots into Action - Now that you know five new roots, start looking for them in unfamiliar words.
8. Putting Your Roots into Action (2) - Now that you know five more new roots, start looking for them in unfamiliar words.
9. Root Words - Underline the root words in the slides. Circle the prefix or suffix. (a PowerPoint show created by Connie Campbell)
10. Rooting Out Words - Help Remainder the Dog gather enough mushrooms to sell at the market by uncovering the roots of words. (three categories, several difficulty levels - from FunBrain)
11. Suffixes Make New Words - Drag and drop the suffix to the correct root word to make a new word.
12. Suffixes Say a Lot - pick the best definition of the capitalized word
13. Suffix-ly - use simple strategies to determine meaning and increase vocabulary for reading, including the use of suffixes. (Author - Lois Davis)
14. Success with Suffixes - fill in the blanks with words ending in "er."
15. What's a Root? - In this lesson, you'll work with five roots. Once you know a few roots, you'll see them everywhere.
16. What's a Root? (2) - In this lesson, you'll work with five more roots.

1. Power Proofreading - Choose your level of skill and your areas of concepts to practice with an interactive activity (choose grade 5) There are over two dozen different passages to choose from.
2. Proofreading Makes Perfect - correct these sentences by entering correct grammar

1. Noun Game -This will allow students to learn more about nouns and have fun doing so.
2. Verb Game -This game will allow students to learn more about verbs.
3. Nouns   -Smart Board presentation with video on this part of English Language.  SB  Created by:  Shannon Weston
4. Adjectives - Smart Board presentation with video on this part of English Language  SB  Created by:  Shannon Weston
5. Verbs -Smart Board presentation with video on this part of the English language. SB  Created by:  Shannon Weston
6. 2 Bee or Nottoobee -choose the correct form of a verb to complete the sentence

1. Prepositions - choose the preposition that matches the picture
2. Spot the Preposition - click on the preposition in the given sentence

1. Quiz on Adverbs - select which sentence uses a given adverb correctly
2. Adjective or Adverb -Exercise 1
3. Adjective or Adverb- Exercise 2

1. Pronoun game - A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun.
   Move the mouse so the cursor hovers over a balloon.
   A sentence will appear at the top of the page to give you a clue.
   Click every balloon that has a pronoun in it.
2. Pronoun Quiz  -You can take the quiz on line and the computer will tell you which ones you were correct on and which ones were incorrect.

1. Pronoun game -A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun.
   Move the mouse so the cursor hovers over a balloon.
   A sentence will appear at the top of the page to give you a clue.
   Click every balloon that has a pronoun in it.

1. Conjunctions - Click on the buttons to find the correct answer
2. Conjunctions Quiz I - Click the answer buttons to see the answers.
3. Conjunctions Quiz II - Combine the sentences using the conjunction given in parentheses.
4. Conjunction-itis Popup - Find the correct conjunction form to combine two short sentences together into one! (a Quia quiz)

(H) Research

1. Ask Jeeves for Kids  
2. Berit's Best Sites for Kids 
3. Yahooligans!  
4. Encyclopedia.com  
5. National Geographic for Kids        
6. Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library

1. The ABC's of Web Site Evaluation (presented by Kathy Schrock) - Evaluation of Web sites is an important skill to learn in this age of digital and information literacy. Students and teachers need practice in critically examining sites to determine authority, authenticity, and applicability to purpose. This site provides that practice.
2. Critical Evaluation of Resources - In the research process you will encounter many types of resources including books, articles and web sites. But not everything you find on your topic will be suitable. How do you make sense of what is out there and evaluate its authority and appropriateness for your research?
3. Critically Analyzing Information Sources - the emphasis here is on print sources
4. Evaluating Information Found on the Internet - a thoughtful guide to evaluating web and other Internet resources
5. Evaluation of information sources - This page contains pointers to criteria for evaluating information resources, particularly those on the Internet.
6. Evaluating Web Pages - Techniques to Apply & Questions to Ask
7. Evaluating Web Pages - Duke University
8. The Good, The Bad & The Ugly - or, Why It's a Good Idea to Evaluate Web Sources
9. Quality Information Check List -a resource to help young people evaluate the information they find on the Internet.

1. Plagiarism -  this site defines plagiarism and has an accompanying self - check quiz
2. Plagiarism Activity - print out sheet and answer questions

(I) Communications: Oral and Visual

1. Listening activity -  need the story the Tortoise and the Hare.  Listen to the story and fill in the provided graphic organizer

1. Understanding Supporting Details -choose the detail that supports the given main idea
2. Main Idea -  read each paragraph and choose the correct main idea for each paragraph
3. Supporting Details - read each detail and choose the correct supporting detail
4. Main Idea Graphic Organzier
5. Get The Idea - read text to determine the main idea or essential message and identify relevant supporting details and facts (Author - Lois Davis)

1. Different Text Types - Online game helping learn about the different text types such as persuasion, informative, descriptive, or instructive.
2. Different Types of Text - Do you understand the purpose of different text types and the main differences between them? Online quizzes.
3. Evaluate Author's Purpose - Read story and print out answer sheet for completion.
4. Game - Author's Purpose - Matching game
5. Online quizzes on Author's Purpose- Quiz One ; Quiz Two
6. Reading for a Purpose - 9 activities to check understanding about the purposes of different sorts of text.
7. Worksheets for Author's Intent - (scroll past the membership information) Four activities you might want to do as a class to practice Author's Purpose.

1. Fact or Opinion-lesson 
2. Dinosaur Fact or Opinion-  student practice 
3. Planets Fact or Opinion- student practice      

1. Persuasive Essays - lesson and prewriting assignment
2. Persuasion Map - use this tool to map out your persuasive argument