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Its/It's and There/Their/They're - Select one answer from the choices provided after each sentence. The word you choose should fit the blank in the sentence.
Power Proofreading - Choose 3rd grade - Click one time on the name of a passage to see what skill you would practice using that passage
Sit or Set Quiz - Complete the sentences using the proper form of "sit" or "set."
There there - Click on the buttons to select the correct answer
They're/their/there - Click on the buttons to select the correct answer (a different quiz)
To Lie / To Lay and To Sit / To Set - Select one answer from the choices provided after each sentence. The word you choose should fit the blank in the sentence.
To/Two/Too - Learn the difference between the homophones to, two, and too using this Quia quiz [5 questions per page]
To/Two/Too - Quia quiz; choose the correct homonym
To/Two/Too - (2) Learn the difference between the homophones to, two, and too. (a different Quia quiz) [1 question per page]
Capitalization - Know and apply correctly the rules for capitalization. e.g.names, dates, cities, and states, addresses, holidays, titles of books, first word in a sentence, proper nouns, titles, abbreviations, parts of a friendly letter, first word in a direct quotation 0301.1.3
Capitalization - 11 question - retype the sentences you see correctly using capitalization rules
Capitalization Game - [designed for grade 4] Read the four sentences and select the one that is correct.
Capitalization Game 2 - [designed for grade 4] Read the four sentences and select the one that is correct.
Capitalization Game 3 - [designed for grade 2] Read the four sentences and decide which word in dark print is written correctly.
Capitalization Rules - [16 slides] answer questions about whether things are capitalized always, sometimes, or never - good for a while class review
Capitalization worksheets - Scroll down to the bottom of the page for free worksheets to print. Custom sheets can only be made by members.
Capitalization worksheet - Paste this into a word processor document and let your students correct the errors.
Capitals Rule - [17 slides] pick the sentence which is contains correct capitalization - good for a while class review
Power Proofreading - [capitalization] Choose 3rd grade then select; Quiz Show Questions, or any one of the mixed practice exercises.
Punctuation Marks - Understand and use correctly standard marks of punctuation,e.g.end punctuation, periods in initials, abbreviations and titles before names; colon between hour and minutes; parts of a letter. 0301.1.4
Quiz on Comma Usage - Click on "The paragraph, please!" and a paragraph will appear in the top text-area.
Using Commas with Coordinating Conjunctions - Click on "The sentence, please!" and a sentence will appear in the top text-area. Insert the necessary comma or commas (being careful not to insert commas where they aren't necessary).
Using Commas with Introductory Phrases - Click on "The sentence, please!" and a sentence will appear in the top text-area. Insert any necessary comma or commas (being careful not to insert commas where they aren't necessary).
Comma Usage - Use commas in direct address, dates, location and addresses, and items in a series. 0301.1.5
Plural and Possessive Nouns - By clicking on a bubble, identify whether the highlighted word is a plural or possessive noun and then click on the "Submit Answer" button. [quiz at bottom of page]
Spell Correctly - Spell correctly high-frequency and commonly misspelled words appropriate to grade level. 0301.1.7
Activity sheets for the Literacy Hour - each sheet focusing on a specific group of consonant clusters. The activities require only a brief introduction from a teacher or parent and are suitable for independent group work
Dolch Word Site - Multi links to Dolch word lists and activities.
Ending Blends - complete the words with the ending blend
Fearless Frieda - Use the keyboard to spell the words Frieda says. Three letter words on level one, four letter words on level 2.
Fearless Frieda the Big Kahuna - Use the keyboard to spell the words Frieda says. Frieda starts with four letter words in this game.
Look, Cover and Spell - This spelling site has 30 pre-built lists of words, but you can create your own list. Double-click any word on the list and type a word appropriate for your grade level. Your student gets to see the word, then it is covered and they must type the correct spelling.
Spellaroo - click on the misspelled word in the sentences
Spell Check - TCAP format - select word that is spelled incorrectly
Spell It! - This site selects a limited number of words from the list of available words and randomly removes letters from them for you to replace (3rd grade list available)
Plural and Possessive Nouns - By clicking on a bubble, identify whether the highlighted word is a plural or possessive noun and then click on the "Submit Answer" button. [quiz at bottom of page]
Orthographic Patterns - Apply correct orthographic patterns e.g. consonant doubling, changing y to i, dropping the final silent e before adding the prefix. 0301.1.10
Doubling Consonants - lesson about why some words have double consonants while others have only one
Alphabetical Order - Arrange and identify words in alphabetical order for practical purposes occurring in everyday life e.g. lists, phone directory. 0301.1.11
Alphabetical Order - arrange the words by dragging them into the correct ABC order.
Alphabetical Order - arrange words in ABC order by clicking in appropriate numerical order, self checking
Alphabetical Order - arrange words in ABC order by clicking in appropriate numerical order, self checking
Find a Word - Drag and drop each word onto the correct dictionary page. Use the guide words to help you organize the words alphabetically.
Looking Up a Word - drag each word into the right column in alphabetical order
Sort It! This page selects a limited number of words from a spelling list and presents them in a random order for you to place back into alphabetical order
Write Legibly - Write legibly in manuscript and in cursive. 0301.1.12
Sentence Types - Recognize sentence types - statements, questions, commands, and exclamations - and apply appropriate end marks when writing and vocal intonation
when speaking. 0301.1.13
Punctuation Paintball - Three levels are available: easy includes only capitals, periods, question marks and exclamation marks; medium adds commas; and hard adds quotation marks. When you see the registration page click on Maybe Later.
Sentence Clubhouse - Select correct sentence type and apply correct end marks in this game
Subject and Predicate - Identify the subject and predicate of a sentence (simple and compound). 0301.1.14
Parts of a Sentence - select naming part or telling part (subject/predicate)
Complete Sentences - [62 slides] thie show contains instruction and practice activities and would work well as a whole class review [slide 62 does not work] or
Complete Sentences - Students can identify complete and run on sentences in this Quia Quiz
Making Sentences Quiz -
How do you know when a sentence is a sentence? Test your simple sentence skills in this three level quiz.
Real Sentences - examples of complete sentences followed by a worksheet to print
Run On Sentences - Identify if each sentence is a run on sentence or a complete sentence. from Quia
Sentence Fragments - In the spaces provided, correct any of the sentences that you find to be
fragments. Clisk on the Submit button when you are finished.
Putting Sentences together - Three different activities; Is this a compound sentence, Make a compound sentence, and Putting text into compound sentences.
Sound Patterns - Continue to maintain and develop the ability to distinguish sounds and sound patterns within words. 0301.1.17
Readalong Nursery Rhymes - A collection of 18 nursery rhymes to listen to, read, sing, and explore interactively; worksheets and activities can be found here. Each rhyme also comes with a range of extra resources: a 6 page Smart Notebook with characters, scenes, sequencing activities and activity suggestions, an A4 printable poster of each illustrated rhyme, a set of printable cards for sequencing activities
Sandcastle Quiz -
[Caution: British pronunciation at this BBC site] Choose a phoneme. A word containing a gap will appear in the sand. Listen to Colin the Clam say the complete word then click on the sandpie with the right spelling for the missing phoneme.
Word Formation - Click on the thumbnail picture of the worksheet you want to print . Then print as many copies of the worksheet as you need.
Words - Continue to develop word consciousness e.g. word play, word walls, word sorts. 0301.1.18
Wordblender - make words by choosing a start sound (onset) and an end sound (rime) to blend together
Antonyms - When you see the word that is a antonym of the given word, click on the button at the bottom right of the screen. Be quick! The choices for each antonym will only cycle through twice. (Warning: this is difficult)
Antonym Alley - Many worksheets to choose from, or could make this a whole class activity. PDF format
The Thesaurus - a reference book that lists words and their synonyms - Drag and drop the words to the right thesaurus entry.
Unfamiliar Words - Use a variety of previously learned strategies (e.g., roots and affixes, context, reference resources) to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words. 0301.1.20
Context Clues 2 - select correct meaning of the word from context clues
Crystal Castle - Prefixes hold the key to building the castle and making it light up.
Root Words - Underline the root words in the slides. Circle the prefix or suffix.
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)
Power Proofreading - Choose 3rd grade then select; The Late, Late Show, Olympic Replay, For Kids Bookstore, Email from Goldie, Friday Night Schedule, E-mail to Lou, Pat's Chatty Talk, Max's Movie Review, News Flash, The Shop-at-Home Mall, Tips for Tryouts, Meet the Artists, Nicky's Nightly Sports Feature, or any one of the mixed practice exercises.
Comparative and Superlative Forms Quiz - Read the sentences, select the comparative form for each of the adjectives listed and then click on the arrow to check your answer
Putting Sentences together - Three different activities to choose; Is this a compound sentence; Make a compound sentence; Putting text into compound sentences.
End Punctuation - Recognize correct capitalization and end punctuation within context. SPI 0301.1.7
Power Proofreading - Choose 3rd grade then select; Quiz Show Questions, or any one of the mixed practice exercises.
Punctuation Paintball - Three levels are available: easy includes only capitals, periods, question marks and exclamation marks; medium adds commas; and hard adds quotation marks. When you see the registration page click on Maybe Later.
Punctuation Quiz - choose the answer that correctly punctuates the sentence.
Contractions - Choose the correct formation of contractions and plurals within context. SPI 0301.1.8
Verb Power - Students identify underlined words as main verbs, helping verbs or contractions.
Use Commas - Identify the correct use of commas with dates, addresses, items in a series, and the greeting and closing of a friendly letter. SPI 0301.1.9
Quiz on Comma Usage - Click on "The paragraph, please!" and a paragraph will appear in the top text-area.
Using Commas with Coordinating Conjunctions - Click on "The sentence, please!" and a sentence will appear in the top text-area. Insert the necessary comma or commas (being careful not to insert commas where they aren't necessary).
Using Commas with Introductory Phrases - Click on "The sentence, please!" and a sentence will appear in the top text-area. Insert any necessary comma or commas (being careful not to insert commas where they aren't necessary).
Sentence Type Punctuation - Identify declarative, interrogative, and exclamatory sentences by recognizing appropriate end marks. SPI 0301.1.10
Power Proofreading - Choose 3rd grade then select; Memo to Lou, Mazy's Amazing Pet Show, or any one of the mixed practice exercises.
Punctuation Paintball - Three levels are available: easy includes only capitals, periods, question marks and exclamation marks; medium adds commas; and hard adds quotation marks. When you see the registration page click on Maybe Later.
Punctuation Quiz - choose the answer that correctly punctuates the sentence.
Sentence Clubhouse - Identify the type of sentence, then capitalize the sentence and put the end punctuation in place.
Types of Sentences - Identify the type of sentences listed in this quiz from Quia
Order Words - Rearrange and identify words in alphabetical order e.g. lists, phone directory. SPI 0301.1.11
Alphabetical Order - arrange the words by dragging them into the correct ABC order.
Alphabetical Order - arrange words in ABC order by clicking in appropriate numerical order, self checking
Alphabetical Order - arrange words in ABC order by clicking in appropriate numerical order, self checking
Find a Word - Drag and drop each word onto the correct dictionary page. Use the guide words to help you organize the words alphabetically.
Looking Up a Word - drag each word into the right column in alphabetical order
Sort It! - This page selects a limited number of words from a spelling list and presents them in a random order for you to place back into alphabetical order
Correct Spelling - Choose correctly (or incorrectly) spelled words in context . SPI 0301.1.12
Look, Cover and Spell - This spelling site has 30 pre-built lists of words, but you can create your own list. Double-click any word on the list and type a word appropriate for your grade level. Your student gets to see the word, then it is covered and they must type the correct spelling.
Power Proofreading - Choose 3rd grade then select; Rules for Guests, or any one of the mixed practice exercises.
Snowman Builder - Build a family of snowmen as you review four different skills. Select the word below that completes the compound word.
Spellaroo - click on the misspelled word in the sentences
Spell Check - TCAP format - select word that is spelled incorrectly
Spell It! - This site selects a limited number of words from the list of available words and randomly removes letters from them for you to replace (3rd grade list available)
Its/It's and There/Their/They're - Select one answer from the choices provided after each sentence. The word you choose should fit the blank in the sentence.
There/their - Click on the buttons to select the correct answer
They're/their/there - Click on the buttons to select the correct answer (a different quiz)
To / Two / Too - Learn the difference between the homophones to, two, and too. (a Quia quiz)
To / Two / Too - (2) Learn the difference between the homophones to, two, and too. (a different Quia quiz)
Root Words - Recognize root words and their various inflections e.g. walks, walking, walked SPI 0301.1.15
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)
Root Words - Underline the root words in the slides. Circle the prefix or suffix.
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)
Suffix-ly - use simple strategies to determine meaning and increase vocabulary for reading, including the use of suffixes.
Antonyms - When you see the word that is a antonym of the given word, click on the button at the bottom right of the screen. Be quick! The choices for each antonym will only cycle through twice. (Warning: this is difficult)
Individual Sounds - Distinguish individual sounds, including consonant blends, within words. SPI 0301.1.18
Blends - Click on the blend that begins or ends the picture name
Consonant Blends and Digraphs - Have you ever needed a list of words and couldn't find it? Here are some groups of words to keep for handy reference. (bl- through wh-)
Even More Consonant Blends! - Use your dictionary to add 3 more words which begin with the same consonant blend as the example. (a worksheet to print)
Hangman Consonant Blend (Spelling List #3) - an interactive game from Quia (Note: hints are given so students are not just guessing blind.)
Spelling - Consonant Blends - If you make lists of words starting with these blends, you will get accustomed to hearing them and recognizing the patterns. (a worksheet to print)
Multiple Meaning Words - Write or tell two sentences for each word below. Be sure to use the word as a noun in one sentence and as a verb in the other sentence. Click on a word to check your answers.
Word Meanings - Determine word meaning through context clues. SPI 0301.1.20
Context Clues - Select a passage to read and answer the questions online. Graded online
Multiple Meaning Words - Use context clues to determine meaning depending upon how they are used in a sentence. [click on a red dot]
Conversation - Consistently use established rules for polite conversation and attentive listening (e.g., take turns, raise hands, ask questions, don not interrupt, face speaker). 0301.2.1
Follow Directions - Demonstrate the ability to follow oral directions up to three steps. 0301.2.2
Can You Follow Directions? - fun worksheet to print and use as classroom activity. [This expired page is from the Internet Archive known as the Wayback Machine.]
Video Clip Gallery - A collection of short video clips featuring some of the wildlife found in Britain
Classical Audio Books - many classical books in mp3 and iTunes format. - students can listen online without downloading
Kiddie Records Weekly - Children's records spanned from the mid forties through the early fifties of all-time classics. Many of these recordings were extravagant Hollywood productions on major record labels and featured big time celebrities and composers; these are records changed into audio files; can hear static of LP records but story selections are wonderful!
Learn Out Loud - a directory that features free audio books, lectures, speeches, sermons, interviews, and many other great free audio and video resource
LibriVox - free audio books from the public domain to download
Little Animals Activity Center - (4-8 year olds) Audio stories from BBC with interactive participation. This is a British site and the language pronunciation and meanings may seem strange at times.
Reading Lounge -"Three children's books are animated online, with readings and/or introductions by a variety of players and Spike Lee. Students love to see their favorite Knicks players read aloud to them, and they can also read along with the narrator in the captioned version"
Sum it Up! - a worksheet to print for your students to use in summarizing - A suggestion from the worksheet tells students "Imagine you only have $2.00, and each word you use will cost you 10 cents."
Give Directions - Give three step oral directions. 0301.2.9
Can You Follow Directions? - fun worksheet to print and use as classroom activity. [This expired page is from the Internet Archive known as the Wayback Machine.]
Think-Pair-Share - a cooperative discussion strategy developed by Frank Lyman and his colleagues in Maryland.
Think-Pair-Share Hand Signals - This YouTube video discusses hand signals that go along with Think-Pair Share. (this will be blocked by school filters, but do watch it at home!)
Response to Text - Participate in creative and expressive responses to text (e.g., choral reading, discussion, dramatizations, oral presentations, personal experiences). 0301.2.12
Appropriate Behavior - Given a list of interactive behaviors (i.e., taking turns, behaving courteously, not interrupting, listening, remaining on task), identify those that are appropriate (or inappropriate) for group activities. SPI 0301.2.2
A Listening Doll - lesson plan; Students discuss the process of storytelling and listening to stories. Then, they create a listening doll in the tradition of the Native American storyteller dolls
What Was Missing in Obama’s Speech - [New York Times blog] read what eight experts say was missing from a speech on health care given by President Obama
Teaching Audience through Interactive Writing - Lesson plan that can be adapted for this grade level - students work together to create a genuine invitation letter for a group of their peers. In addition to the interactive writing experience, students work independently to create invitation letters for their families.
Writer's Purpose - Write for a variety of purposes: to entertain, persuade, inform, demonstrate knowledge, answer questions, tell a story, respond to literature. 0301.3.2
Creative Writing Prompts - Use the creative writing prompts and creative writing ideas to create stories, poems and other creative pieces from your imagination.Over 200!
Nursery Rhyme Expansion - Nursery Rhymes can be wonderful springboards for all kinds of Language Arts activities. Here is an activity designed to give middle school students practice with the aspects of purpose, voice, and audience in their writing.
Original WritingFix Prompt Generator - Click the button to be given a random prompt from their collection. [this link is from the Internet Archive known as the Wayback Machine.]
Proverbs: Wisdom Tales Without the Plot - Have students choose a familiar proverb and develop a story that can surround and carry that thought. Multicultural proverbs offer interesting insights into the universality of wisdom.
How to Write Exaggerations - write an exaggeration poem comparing someone you know to some other person or to all other people in the world.
Pageant of Poetry-A Center Approach - [select third grade and then look in the poetry section] students will learn different types of poetry such as haiku, acrostic, couplet, shape poem, and quatrain. [This lesson plan is from the Internet Archive known as the Wayback Machine.]
Understanding Eletelephony and Other Small Words Through Poetry - [select third grade and then look in the poetry section]year long Poetry unit to help third graders enjoy, interpret and understand poems [This lesson plan is from the Internet Archive known as the Wayback Machine.]
Writing Process - Use all steps in the writing process: brainstorm and organize ideas, create a first draft, revise and proofread draft, share completed work. 0301.3.8
Story Starters - Here’s a quick writing activity to try every day. First generate a creative story starter. Pick a format: notebook, letter, newspaper, or postcard. Four levels are available: pick 3rd
The Time I Got Lost - [scroll down a bit to see the lesson] Students will go through the writing process but will substitute paper and pencil with the computer to create a story about “The Time I Got Lost”. [This lesson plan is from the Internet Archive known as the Wayback Machine.]
Imaginative Winter Stories - [scroll down a bit to see the lesson] Tech integration lesson using writing process to create story and use word processor to enhance product. [This lesson plan is from the Internet Archive known as the Wayback Machine.]
Construct Graphic Organizer - Construct graphic organizers to group ideas for writing (e.g., webs, charts, graphs, diagrams, illustrations). 0301.3.9
Follow the Clues - a graphic organizer to help your students make predictions about a story (K-2 and 3-5 activities included)
Problem/Solution Chart - Fill out this chart as a whole class activity brainstorming session to learn to recognize problems and solutions in stories. This uses cause and effect, but can be adapted.
Complete Sentences - Write in complete sentences developed into a logical, coherent paragraph with a topic sentence, supporting details, and a concluding sentence. 0301.3.11
Topic Sentence - Activity to be used in whole class activity or printed for individuals.
Rubric Generators from Teach-nology - (scroll past the membership information) The generators will allow you to make several types of grading rubrics by filling out a simple form. The materials are made instantly and can be printed directly from your computer.
Technology - Use technology to publish and present. 0301.3.16
Bullies - Students will compose a comic strip in order to demonstrate how to deal with bullies appropriately
Seven Days of Daring Deeds - Students will compose a paragraph to express personal ideas to develop fluency using a journal
The Elf Project - writing lesson plan - use friendly letter to introduce an elf to a first grader.
Fluency - lesson plan; Students will demonstrate appropriate use of phrasing by using pacing and intonation with emphasis on certain words to convey meaning and expression.
Publication - Identify opportunities for publication (e.g., national and/or local contests, Internet web sites, newspapers, periodicals). 0301.3.17
Writing the Perfect Paragraph - on page 4 of this document
your students are told to "Read the sentences or ideas below the “Supporting Ideas” section of the outlines, and decide which ones do not support the topic sentence."
Unnecessary Information - Identify unnecessary information in a paragraph. SPI 0301.3.5
Nonessential Information - Worksheet; Use commas to separate the nonessential information in a sentence ;this beginning step can help students understand the concept.
Nonessential Information - Worksheet; Use commas to separate the nonessential information in a sentence ;this beginning step can help students understand the concept.
Topic Mini-Research Lesson Plan - With teacher guidance student will be able to use the computer to research topic information on the Internet.
Themes for research - These environmental education activities are divided into time periods with a theme and an essential question for each section to guide you and your child in your exploration of the natural world.
Find Resources - Identify three or more resources using more than one medium to support the research topic. 0301.4.2
AES Third grade - many research projects to select from. Links with information provided for students
3rd Grade: Oceans and Seas - will create a KWL chart, a map, and a short report with clip art about their assigned ocean or sea. The report should include such factual information as the size, depth, outstanding features, marine life.
Predators and Prey - research a predator and a prey, fill out a data chart, and make a flip book
State Performance Indicators 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4
Reliable Sources - Identify the most reliable sources of information to support a research topic. SPI 0301.4.1
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.
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?
Looking in books - develop pupils' understanding of how different types of books contain specific information, and of the ways in which information is organized in books, including lists of contents, chapter overviews, advance organizers and indexes
Looking in books - develop pupils' understanding of how different types of books contain specific information, and of the ways in which information is organized in books, including lists of contents, chapter overviews, advance organizers and indexes
Research Begins Here - Finding the right material to support your papers is not hard when you know where to look!
Research Roadmap - an interactive online tutorial for students wanting an introduction to research skills from Humboldt State University Library
Using a Glossary - [10 multiple-choice questions] a lab activity to recognize and use the definitions in a glossary as they relate to a text
Using the Dictionary - [20 multiple-choice questions] a lab to use the dictionary to understand the meanings of words in context
Best reference - From a given list, identify information that is (or is not) available in a certain reference source (e.g., what information does one find in a thesaurus). SPI 0301.4.4
Easy as Pie - download a document - a set of cliches to edit using the MS Word Thesaurus - instructions included on the document
Find it on the internet - introduce pupils to the basic ways of searching for information and how to keep safe on the internet
Looking in books - develop pupils' understanding of how different types of books contain specific information, and of the ways in which information is organized in books, including lists of contents, chapter overviews, advance organizers and indexes
Research Begins Here - Finding the right material to support your papers is not hard when you know where to look!
Research Roadmap - an interactive online tutorial for students wanting an introduction to research skills from Humboldt State University Library
Using a Glossary - [10 multiple-choice questions] a lab activity to recognize and use the definitions in a glossary as they relate to a text
Using the Dictionary - [20 multiple-choice questions] a lab to use the dictionary to understand the meanings of words in context
Using a Thesaurus - Help your students become familiar with what's in a thesaurus with this worksheet. Page 2 provides some suggested replacements for the underlined words
What Information? - A unit plan: give pupils the skills to be able to decide what they are trying to find out, and how they are going to go about it.
Fact and Opinion - lab activity to determine whether a statement is a fact, an opinion, or a combination of both
Fact and Opinion - another lab activity to identify facts and opinions in a textbook passage
Fact/Opinion Game - Read the statements and determine if they are facts or opinions. Select your answer from the popup menu. This site checks answers and keeps total score.
Fact or Opinion - Read critically to determine what is fact and what is opinion.
Cause and Effect quizzes from Quia - Quiz One [five questions] - Quiz Two [five questions] - Quiz Three [ten questions] - Quiz Four [flashcards] - Quiz Five [ten multiple-choice questions]
Problem/Solution Chart - Fill out this chart as a whole class activity brainstorming session to learn to recognize problems and solutions in stories. [uses cause and effect - can be adapted]
Fact and Opinion - lab activity to determine whether a statement is a fact, an opinion, or a combination of both
Fact and Opinion - another lab activity to identify facts and opinions in a textbook passage
Fact/Opinion Game - Read the statements and determine if they are facts or opinions. Select your answer from the popup menu. This site checks answers and keeps total score.
Cause and Effect quizzes from Quia - Quiz One [five questions] - Quiz Two [five questions] - Quiz Three [ten questions] - Quiz Four [flashcards] - Quiz Five [ten multiple-choice questions]
Pre-Reading Strategies - Develop and use pre-reading strategies (e.g., identify a purpose for reading {for information, for enjoyment, for understanding a writer’s position}, make predictions using text features {illustrations, graphics}, preview text using illustrations, graphics, text format, text structures, and skimming).. 0301.6.1
Jenny Loves Yoga - Lesson plan - how pictures help support text.
Pictures in a text - Lesson plan - Applying Question–Answer Relationships to Pictures
Take a Book Walk - Discuss the pictures while predicting story - Lesson ideas
Thinking Maps - several different examples of ways to organize information.
Comprehension - Demonstrate strategies for determining meaning while reading (e.g., formulate clarifying questions, predict outcomes, create a mental image). 0301.6.2
Online Reading Passages with Exercises - online activities including comprehension, filling in the gap and recreating a story at levels basic to advanced.
Reading Strategies - online show offering examples of various strategies and how one uses them while reading. (program runs by itself and is timed so you can't make it go any faster)
Reading Comprehension Corner - [grade 3 and above] Students choose a reading passage, then read and answer critical thinking questions that can be checked on the computer. Reading passages and questions are designed to reflect what students may encounter on state mandated standardized tests; from Mr. Nussbaum
Online Reading Passages with Exercises - online activities including comprehension, filling in the gap and recreating a story at levels basic to advanced.
Reading Comprehension Corner - [grade 3 and above] Students choose a reading passage, then read and answer critical thinking questions that can be checked on the computer. Reading passages and questions are designed to reflect what students may encounter on state mandated standardized tests; from Mr. Nussbaum
Practice Reading Test: 3rd Grade - Questions are designed to have students process the information in the passage,
analyze it, and organize it for the answer.
What's the Big Idea? - Pick the main idea from various subject areas and solve the puzzle!
Fiction or Nonfiction - Distinguish fiction from nonfiction. 0301.6.5
Alaska Native Stories: Using Narrative to Introduce Expository Text - Students compare and contrast the two types of text in terms of fiction and nonfiction. The narrative stories provide students with a context to begin studying a content area topic, and thus, this lesson emphasizes the integration of curriculum.
Fiction or NonFiction - Choose whether the book would be a fiction book or a nonfiction book. Ten multiple-choice questions
Fiction vs Nonfiction Jeopardy - Type the letter "F" (for fiction) or the letters "NF" (for nonfiction) as the answer to each of the questions in this Jeopardy game. a two-person quiz from Quia
Nonfiction and Fiction - Read about the two types of writing and then answer seven questions.
Practice: Fiction/Nonfiction - four stories to read and choose whether they are fiction or nonfiction. Stories can be read to the student.
Searching Informational Text - Use this lesson plan to guide students to an understanding of the conventions of informational texts and develop comprehension strategies to assist learning.
Follow Instructions - Follow multi-tasked instructions in informational and technical texts (e.g., follow a recipe, complete assembly instructions). 0301.6.7
Use Predictions to Help Kids Think Deeply about Books - Predicting involves more than trying to figure out what happens next. As kids find evidence to form hunches, they also ask questions, recall facts, reread, skim, infer, draw conclusions, and, ultimately, comprehend the text more fully. (3-5) The Prediction Book Report
Identify Main Idea - Identify the stated main idea in a reading selection. SPI 0301.6.2
Determining the Main Idea - a lab activity to identify the main idea in a paragraph by considering the supporting details
Get The Idea - read text to determine the main idea or essential message and identify relevant supporting details and facts
Practice Reading Test: 3rd Grade - Questions are designed to have students process the information in the passage, analyze it, and organize it for the answer.
What's the Big Idea? - Pick the main idea from various subject areas and solve the puzzle!
Select Illustrations - Indicate which illustrations or graphics best supports a particular text. SPI 0301.6.3
Jenny Loves Yoga - lesson plan - how pictures help support text.
Pictures in a text - lesson plan - Applying Question - Answer Relationships to Pictures
Take a Book Walk - discuss the pictures while predicting story - Lesson ideas
Cartoon Fill-ins - create your own cartoon by filling in the form
Locate information - Locate information using available text features (e.g., charts, maps, graphics). SPI 0301.6.4
Find it on the internet - introduce pupils to the basic ways of searching for information and how to keep safe on the internet
Looking in books - develop pupils' understanding of how different types of books contain specific information, and of the ways in which information is organized in books, including lists of contents, chapter overviews, advance organizers and indexes
Reading with meaning - Identify what the conventions of nonfiction text are and how they help us as readers.
Searching Informational Text - Use this lesson plan to guide students to an understanding of the conventions of informational texts and develop comprehension strategies to assist learning.
Parts of a Book - Recognize the parts of a book (e.g., glossary, table of contents). SPI 0301.6.5
Make Your Own Book - There are many fabulous books that you can make all by yourself. Let your imagination run wild with some simple, step-by-step instructions, with illustrations, to show you how to make some very creative and very fun books!
Fact or Fiction - From a list of statements, locate the factual statements from the fictional ones. SPI 0301.6.6
Alaska Native Stories: Using Narrative to Introduce Expository Text - Students compare and contrast the two types of text in terms of fiction and nonfiction. The narrative stories provide students with a context to begin studying a content area topic, and thus, this lesson emphasizes the integration of curriculum.
Fiction or NonFiction - Choose whether the book would be a fiction book or a nonfiction book. Ten multiple-choice questions
Fiction vs Nonfiction Jeopardy - Type the letter "F" (for fiction) or the letters "NF" (for nonfiction) as the answer to each of the questions in this Jeopardy game. a two-person quiz from Quia
Access Information - Use media to access information (e.g., online catalog, nonfiction books, encyclopedias, CD-ROM references, Internet). 0301.7.1
Research Building Blocks: Examining Electronic Sources - lesson plan; students will examine and rate the relevance of electronic sources, not only learning another part of the research process but also experiencing it first hand.
More Amazing Americans: A WebQuest - Working in small groups, they complete a WebQuest, identifying facts and locating different types of information in order to determine the criteria used for selecting these "Amazing Americans."
Main Idea - Understand the main idea or message in a visual image (e.g., pictures, cartoons, weather reports on television, newspapers, photographs). 0301.7.3
State Performance Indicators 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.4
Determine Main Idea - Determine the main idea in a visual image. SPI 0301.7.1
10 X 10 - current events pictures. (caution: Use care selecting the picture as these are current events pictures from around the world)
Bees Wax - Pictures and News from around the world
Photo Analysis Guide - Print the guide at the bottom of the page as a tool to analyze visuals. (caution: I would not suggest using the picture that is on that page for an analysis.)
Pics4Learning - a categorized list of photos found in the Pics4Learning photographic library collection.
Best Medium - Select the most appropriate medium or media for accessing information, writing a report, or making a presentation. SPI 0301.7.2
Asking people - develop pupils' skills in gaining information from people, e.g. who to choose, interview skills and questionnaire design.
Find it on the internet - introduce pupils to the basic ways of searching for information and how to keep safe on the internet
Looking in books - develop pupils' understanding of how different types of books contain specific information, and of the ways in which information is organized in books, including lists of contents, chapter overviews, advance organizers and indexes
What Information? - A unit plan: give pupils the skills to be able to decide what they are trying to find out, and how they are going to go about it.
Specific Media - Recognize the sort of information available through a specific medium (e.g., the accent and emotion through audiotapes; visual images through videos). SPI 0301.7.3
Digital Video in the Classroom - Instructional Technology Resources with links to a large number of related topics [Caution: some of the links are dead.]
Voices of Florida - recordings of performances by or interviews with folk musicians, crafter's, storytellers, and folk life interpreters
Most Effective Medium - Choose the most effective medium to enhance a short oral presentation (e.g., still pictures, a model, short video clip, recording). SPI 0301.7.4
Pre-Reading Strategies - Develop and use pre-reading strategies (e.g., identify a purpose for reading {for information, for enjoyment, for understanding a writer’s position}, make predictions using text features {illustrations, graphics}, preview text using illustrations, graphics, text format, text structures, and skimming). 0301.8.1
Reading Comprehension - Check for understanding after reading (e.g., draw conclusions based on evidence gained while reading, identify the stated or implied main idea). 0301.8.3
Brainchild Test - 12 questions - Students should use the summary page after finishing this test to practice their areas of weakness.
Read - Read with increasing fluency and confidence from a variety of texts (e.g., paired readings, shared reading, choral reading, teacher-led reading, reading from
tapes/CDs). 0301.8.4
Cartoon Fill-ins - Create your own cartoon by filling in the form
Compare and Contrast WebQuest - Mother Goose has been told that all of her fairytales and rhymes are too old. She is looking for boys and girls to help her rewrite a few of her old stories into newer or modern ones.
Setting Match - match the time of day with the setting.
Story Elements - on-line interactive lesson - could be used for whole class activity.
Compare and Contrast - Compare and contrast different versions/representations of similar stories, legends, lessons, or events reflecting different cultures. 0301.8.9
Cinderella Trilogy - compare and contrast three, culturally distinct variations of the Cinderella folktale: Rhodopis, the Egyptian version; Yeh-Shen, the Chinese version; and The Hidden One, the Native American story
Scratch Dance - lesson plan; Using factual information and personal background experience and knowledge, students will create and perform an original poem about an insect.
Rhyming Words - Identify and produce rhyming words 0301.8.11
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. (rhyming words)
Memory Cards - Here's a memory card game with a twist - match pairs of rhyming words.
Rhymes - from Little Animals Activity Centre - Digby Mole's Word games (choose level 1, 2, or 3)
Rhyming Words - select a location and then click on the word that rhymes
Welcome to Alpine Ski Lodge - For each given word, you will be given a list of three words and asked to select the one with the same vowel sound as the letter pair (in red) in the given word. (rhyming words)
Library - Visit libraries/media centers; select and check out materials. 0301.8.13
A Case for Reading - Examining Challenged and Banned Books - introduces students to censorship and how challenges to books occur then invites them to read a challenged or banned book and decide for themselves what should be done with this book at their school by writing a persuasive essay explaining their perspectives
How to use the library - students decide which library resources are most helpful in the assignment scenarios the teacher describes.
Chapter Books - Read longer narrative and expository text independently, including chapter books. 0301.8.14
Alaska Native Stories: Using Narrative to Introduce Expository Text - Students compare and contrast the two types of text in terms of fiction and nonfiction. The narrative stories provide students with a context to begin studying a content area topic, and thus, this lesson emphasizes the integration of curriculum.
Discuss Literature - Discuss literature (e.g., book discussions, literacy circles, writing, oral presentations). 0301.8.15
Fairy Tales from Life - students collaborate on their own original fairy tales - each student decides what kind of experience to write about, composes and revises a fairy tale, and finally presents their story to the rest of the class.
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. (rhyming words)
Memory Cards - Here's a memory card game with a twist - match pairs of rhyming words.
Rhymes - from Little Animals Activity Centre - Digby Mole's Word games (choose level 1, 2, or 3)
Rhyming Words - select a location and then click on the word that rhymes
Welcome to Alpine Ski Lodge - For each given word, you will be given a list of three words and asked to select the one with the same vowel sound as the letter pair (in red) in the given word. (rhyming words)
Fairy Tales - 49 annotated fairy tales, including their histories, similar tales across cultures, modern interpretations and over 1,500 illustrations. teacher lessons included.
Folk tales - collection of literature sites with online fables.
Myths, Folk tales and Fairy Tales - compiled contributions from many authors to create this rich resource for learning about and writing in these genres.
Author’s Purpose - Identify the author’s purpose (e.g., to entertain, to inform, to describe, to share feelings). SPI 0301.8.5
Audience and Purpose - lab activity to help students write with a purpose for an audience
Audience and Purpose - another lab activity to help students write with a purpose for an audience
Story Clock - worksheet to help your students as they evaluate the beginning, middle, and end of a story
Story Map with Polar Express - Students will analyze the structure and elements of a story by noting the setting, characters, problem, events and resolution
The FCAT Sample Test Books are designed to help students become familiar with FCAT (Florida) by providing helpful hints and offering practice answering questions in different formats. Half of this document is math and half is reading.
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