Language Arts

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Links verified 2/25/2018

1. Alphabet Bears at Paw Park - Bears wearing words on their shirts must be put into alphabetical order. [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive.]
2. Alphabet Book - Garfield the Cat introduces the alphabet; letter booklets to identify letters, identify phonemes, write letters and more!
3. Dolch Sight Words - Pre-Primer - Click on the word and hear it read to you.
4. Dolch Sight Words - Primer - Click on the word and hear it read to you.
5. Dolch Sight Words - 1st Grade - Click on the word and hear it read to you.
6. Dolch Sight Words - Listen to a word, find it in the list, and drag it next to the speaker.
7. Dolch Sight Words - Printables; a variety of worksheets and hands-on activities for Preschool children through 3rd Grade.
8. Dolch Word Printables - Pre-Primer through 3rd grade.
9. Dolch Word Games - Reading Games
10. Dr. Seuss - Celebrate Read Across America with Dr. Seuss. Lesson ideas and activities.
11. Following Directions - Whole class activity. Dress Teddy. Student clicks the mouse until the clothes match the sentence the teacher read to them. [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive.]
12. Following Directions - Whole class activity. Make an Animal. Student clicks the mouse until the clothes match the sentence the teacher read to them. [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive.]
13. Gingerbread Man - Detailed Lesson plan with activities and a book to print to go along with lesson. [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive.]
14. Interactive Books and Word Games - from Starfall
15. Junior Web - Many activities to choose from, whole class activity lesson.
16. Kizclub - Phonics pages, ABC pages, stories to read, activities to print and more.
17. Lil' Fingers Storybook Over a dozen stories and a coloring activities page also. Repetition of words, easy to memorize. Usage of Dolch words.
18. Months of the Year - Sing along with a very animated song to learn the months of the year. [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive.]
19. Nursery Rhymes - Everything from "Ants Go Marching" to "Yankee Doodle." Also, information on teaching rhymes and incorporating rhymes into other lessons. This site also features printouts to color and read. .
20. Nursery Rhymes - There are many lessons to be learned from Nursery Rhymes, many things to talk about; very good interactive site for whole class discussions.
21. Picture Sentences - Worksheets which can be used as a class teaching tool - Look at the picture. Tell which sentence tells about the picture.
22. Reading Games to Print for School or Home - Printouts to create many games to use in school or at home. [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive.]
23. Real or Make Believe - This site help children discover the difference between real and make believe. [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive.]
24. Rhyming - Reproducible rhyming selections - These can be used for a shared reading experience. After, they can be made into a reproducible reading book for the children to read and take home.
25. Sequencing - Print pictures for students to put in order.
26. Sequencing Picture Stories - Great for learning to sequence! Click on the section that says "The Right Order".
27. Sequencing Sentences - Monkey Business - For beginner readers. By using your mouse, put the words in the sentence in order so Monkey can cross the bridge. You might want to secure some headphones before using this site. [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive.]
28. Sight Words - Lists of Fry and Dolch Sight Words; Flash Cards in a variety of sizes; 12 fully customizable Games such as Bingo and Snakes & Ladders; Clear and concise Sight Words teaching techniques, complete with "how-to" videos
29. Spelling Strategies from Scholastic - Strategies that integrate spelling into your reading and writing curriculum and help your students to improve their spelling skills.
30. Spelling Games
    1. Alien Scavenger Hunt: Letter Bugs - Use the mouse to click on letters that make up the word you hear. From Game Goo. [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive.]
    2. Alien Scavenger Hunt: Space Trash - Use the mouse to click on letters that make up the word you hear. From Game Goo. [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive.]
    3. Fearless Frieda - Use the keyboard to spell the words Frieda says. There are three-letter words on Level 1, four-letter words on Level 2. - From Game Goo. [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive.]
    4. Fearless Frieda the Big Kahuna - U se the keyboard to spell the words Frieda says. Frieda starts with four letter words in this game. - From Game Goo. [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive.]
    5. Spelling Words - Click the letters in a word and then put the letters in order, like refrigerator magnets!
31. Story-It - Stories to read and stories to write. Many story starters, picture story starters and more.
32. Vocabulary Building Game- WordPlay - Build up your student's vocabulary with visuals to help remember sight words. [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive.]
33. Word Match - Place words on pictures, they turn green if correct. Select Fruits ; Select Vegetables
34. Words and Pictures - Games and activities from the BBC to make learning phonics fun.
35. Word Shapes - Create your own custom word shapes worksheets!
36. Word Wall Activities - A word wall is a systematically organized collection of words displayed in large letters on a wall or other large display place in the classroom. It is a tool to use, not just display. Word walls are designed to promote group learning and be shared by a classroom of children. Check here for ideas on how to use your word wall interactively.
37. Word Wall Charts - From pre-primer to third grade. These individual words with figure ground boxes around them can be printed out and placed all over your classroom. Excellent resource.

 

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