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Early Elementary Reading and the Web K-3

Links from Connected Conference Presenter Jay Breitman

Primary Games http://www.primarygames.com

ProTeacher.com http://www.proteacher.com

Teachervision.com http://www.teachervision.com

abcTeach Network http://www.abcteach.com

MCREL Standards http://www.mcrel.org

Webquests http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquest.html

Yahooligans for Teachers http://www.yahooligans.com/tg

toread.com http://www.toread.com

SCORE http://www.score.k12.ca.us

Gateway to Educational Materials http://www.thegateway.org

Children’s Literature Web Guide http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown

Kids Click! http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!

Giggle Poetry http://www.gigglepoetry.com

KidzPage: Poetry & Verse for Children http://www.veeceet.com

Poetry Pals Internet Project http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/5165

Yahooligans http://www.yahooligans.com

Kids Click! http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick

Awesome Library http://www.awesomelibrary.org/student.html

Enchanted Learning http://www.enchantedlearning.com

Time For Kids http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK

Scholastic Online http://www.scholastic.com

Stories from the Web http://www.storiesfromtheweb.org/index.htm

Room 108 http://www.netrover.com/~kingskid/108b.html

Between the Lions http://pbskids.org/lions

Absolutely Whootie http://www.storiestogrowby.com/default.html

Funschool.com http://www.funschool.com

PBS Online for Kids http://www.pbskids.org

Dr. Seuss Games http://www.seussville.com

Pilkey's Website o’ Fun http://www.pilkey.com

Real Kids, Real Adventures http://www.realkids.com/club.shtml

Funbrain.com http://www.funbrain.com

Kids’ Domain http://www.kidsdomain.com

Dr. Seuss http://seussville.com

Mamamedia http://www.mamamedia.com

Toon University http://www.toonuniversity.com

Kids Pub http://kidspub.com

Kid Authors http://www.kidauthors.com

Berenstain Bears http://www.berenstainbears.com

Ika Bremmer’s Stories http://www.ika.com/stories/menu.html

Carol Hurst http://www.carolhurst.com

Teachnology http://www.teach-nology.com

Reading A-Z http://www.readinga-z.com

Awesome Library http://www.awesomelibrary.org

School Express http://www.schoolexpress.com

http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html

http://www.snowcrest.net/kidpower/authors2.html

http://www.scorek12.ca.us

http://teacher.scholastic.com

http://www.jr.co.il/hotsites/kids-re.htm

http://teams.lacoe.edu/village/welcome.html

Spelling Activities
Alien Scavenger Hunt ...catch the bugs to form words!
Words and Pictures ... games and activities to help understand phonics.
Word Families ...lots of nursery rhymes that illustrate word families.
Spelling ... Check out some activities from Harcourt Brace.
School-Home Links ...100 activities to enhance specific reading objectives for first grade.

Reading Activities
Alphabet Sheets - This one is D'Nealian, but they also have Zaner Bloser
Alphabet Action - learn the very basics
Puppy Letters - practice spelling easy words with this PBS game.
Little Animals Phonics - very interesting site with games and skill building.
Game Goo - fun flash and Shockwave games for learning
Help Alpha Find His Alphabet - Can you find them all?
Alphabet Themes and Activities for Kids - There are many for each letter.
Alphabet Buddies - pictures to glue and paste for each letter.
ABC - type in the missing letter
ABC Tracing Pages - helps to learn the letters
Seussville University -beginning reading games
Jan Brett Traditional Manuscript Page - beautifully illustrated letters of the alphabet
The Alphabet - learn the letters and words too
Alphabet Game - learn words that start with each letter
A to Z - letters and pictures of simple objects
A is for Angelfish - great pictures
Alphabet Bears - Put them in order.
Fuzzy Lion Ears - Choose the missing letter using the picture and the sounds you hear.
Sadlier-Oxford Phonics - many fine learning activities
Little Fingers Games - Several alphabet games are here.
Alphabetical Order - Drag the words to the proper position.
Game Goo - practice early literacy skills with great games
Words and Pictures - great games and activities from the BBC
Vowel Take Home Cards - great for parents and teachers to use with their students
Rats - There are three games which use the arrow keys to catch the proper item.
Language Arts - interactive phonics activities
What's the Word? - Match the word with the picture.
Let's Learn to Read - listen and learn with this strong phonics approach
Compound Words - learn about them
iKnowthat: Reading - Three learning games based on phonics. Be sure to try "word builder."
Shockwave Poem Pack - read and listen to great poems introducing some vowel blends
Rhyming Words - four games from which to choose
Rhyming Words - four more to try
Coloring Book Index - coloring pages for lots of favorite nursery rhymes
Dolch Word Lists - can be used for practice
Dolch Word Lists - arranged by level
Dolch Phrases - phrases using high frequency words
Look, Cover, Read, Write - interactive word lists
Learn to Read at Starfall - many great interactive learn to read experiences with downloadable free related practice pages
Busy Bee - a story and coloring pictures too
Honey Bees and Bears - easy to read with good pictures too
Ants - an animated rhyming story
Picture Books - links to many picture books
Lil' Fingers Storybooks - for beginning readers
Mother Goose Rebus Rhymes - fun and easy
The Land of Rainbow Colors - a fun place to visit
Nickjr - Click on the Nickjr playtime button on the upper left and read along with the story tellers from Nickjr.
Trip to Fox Mountain - Vowels and blends are highlighted in color.
Stop that Bus - a Tampa Reads selection that should be mastered by the fifth month of the year.
Tales of Edgeriver Wood - many tales and activities from which to choose
AntBee well illustrated stories are updated monthly
Clifford's Interactive Storybooks - read or listen to stories or play reading related activities
Story Brook Lane - Stories about Christopher.
Five Speckled Frogs - a rhyming counting story
Little Animals Activity Center - you can listen to or read stories, or do activities!
Cbeebies Listen and read along stories from the BBC - Try the Lion and the Mouse!
Fimbles - animated stories from the BBC
Alexander, and the No Good, Terrible, Horrible, and No Good Day - from the Kennedy Center
Sentence Game - Click on the words to make a sentence.
Story Box - 2 bear stories
Fablevision - read, listen or download stories
The Pinecone Problem - This rabbit is having trouble.
Infant Explorer - Choose one of several stories.
Small Stories for Little People - enjoyable stories by celebrities
Poem Pack_ ten great poems with animation and sound
Sniffy & Fluffy Have an Adventure Find out what happens to this frog and fish.
Johnny Tractor and his Pals a John Deere Storybook
Stories Interactive stories from Mr. Roger's Neighborhood
Charlie and the Catfish How will he get inside?
Rhyme a Week - great rhymes in PFD format
Traditional Stories- many great choices with fun illustrations
The Day Dizzy Duckling Got Lost - How could this happen?
Best Friends - a fun story poem
"Kat's Biggest and Best Idea" - Find out what it is.
Blue Bear - a good story for Spring
The Elementary Library - read and listen - Try the preschool library too.
Uncle Scoots Big Discovery - Follow the wise owl on his adventure
Pup's Supper -Read or listen to this Otter story from the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
A Bird with No Song - What will he do for talent night?
Geronimo's Adventures - Rhyming stories about the adventures of a teddy bear
Crabby Kathy - a story about the environment
Rebeccah Rabbit's Runaway Pie - Where did it go?
The North Star - Choose your character and enjoy the story.
Sam's Rainy Day Boots - Puddles are fun!
Landie and the Loose Tooth - They can be a problem.
JJ and the Pesky Fly - How can you make it go away?
It's So Cold!! - Can he ever get warm?
What Happened to All the Dinosaurs and What if They Would Come Back? - Read to find out.
Cheese Cookies - Should you eat all of them?
The Many Sisters of Molly Brown - What would happen if they all went away?
Out of the Nest It is spring time, and the birds are out on their first adventure.
Aesop's Fables - easy-to-read
Aesop's Fables - 82 choices
The Adventures of Sticky Burr - a story told in cartoon format
What Did Toby See? - an easy to read story
Native American Bedtime Stories - great stories to tell children
Between the Lions: Stories - from PBS Kids
Tiger Aki - easy to read stories
But that Wasn't the Best Part - about a parade
Willie Worm - a poem that tells a story
Happy Hippo - It is up to you to finish this story about the environment.
Bantam Stories - choose one or all
Pecos Bill Cleans Up the West - a PBS recounting of the tale in poetry
Farm House Stories - tales about little creatures who might live in the meadow.
Farm House Fables - try the concise versions of these delightful for younger children
The Lonely Star Fish - What to do?
Turtle Tale - read the story and learn to make one too
Turtle and the Sky bowl - a Pueblo Indian tale retold
It's Story Time - by Hans Wilhelm
Children's Story Books - books, riddles, and more
Bedtime Stories - several from which to choose
Why the Bear's Tail is Short - an adapted Indian story
One Hundred & Twenty Loose Teeth - an animated story
The Snake Man - a boy who loved snakes becomes a hero
Bedtime Stories - many great ones here for adults and children to read together
The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin full text of this Beatrix Potter tale complete with pictures
Old Time Fairy Tales - many excellent choices
Miss Kitty's Story Books 4 nicely illustrated ones from which to choose
A Pocket Full of Rhymes - try Wickywoks World and the Poetry Corner
Reggie the Rhyming Rino - Click on the rhyming word.
Rhymes - All of the popular ones are here.
Old Tyme Children's Poetry - many good choices
The Piggery - Choose from three stories to listen to someone read to you.
Leo Learns to Spell - drag the proper letters
Spelling - Check out some activities from Harcourt Brace.
Scrambled Nursery Rhymes - Use your mouse to drag the words into the proper order.
Between the Lions - more than fifty games and stories to explore with an adult
Webbing into Literacy - books and activities to print for the beginning student
Kids Lab - excellent and varied interactive reading activities
Free Worksheets - good activities to print and do for beginning readers
Rimes and Rhymes - lots of great cards, lessons and more in pdf format
Reading Comprehension - short printable stories in PFD format with comprehension questions
Story Grammar - printable format that helps the student to check for understanding
Reading Log - Keep track of the books the student reads.
Bookmarks - print and use
Compact for Reading - skills pages
Read, Write, Think - many good writing story starters etc. to print
Look, Read, Cover, Write - a non-audio version
Lorax Saves the Trees Game - Move the bucket to catch the seeds.
Green Eggs and Ham Picture Scramble - Slide the pieces into place.
The Cat's Concentration Game - Click on the spaces and try to find a match.
Synonym Game - click on the similar word.

RefDesk

www.refdesk.com ---home page

http://www.refdesk.com/mission.html ---Explanation of the purpose and organization of the site and mission statement

It’s a great source of reference information and resources on the Internet.

A to Z Teacher Links

http://www.atozteacherstuff.com

"Created for teachers by a teacher--This site was designed to help teachers find online lesson plans and resources more quickly and easily. Online since 1997, the site has grown to more than 1000 pages!"

The Children's Literature Web Guide

http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html

"The Children's Literature Web Guide is an attempt to gather together and categorize the growing number of Internet resources related to books for Children and Young Adults. Much of the information that you can find through these pages is provided by others: fans, schools, libraries, and commercial enterprises involved in the book world."

The Franklin Institute in PA.

http://sln.fi.edu/index.html

The Franklin Institute, America's first hands-on science museum

The Learning Page

http://www.learningpage.com/free_pages/home.html

Worksheets, booklets, etc.

Free to join. Lots of resources. Worth a look.

The Lessons Plan Page

http://www.lessonplanspage.com/index.html

The Lesson Plans Page is a collection of over 1,000 lesson plans, primarily at the elementary level, that were developed by Kyle Yamnitz, students, and faculty at The University of Missouri. More recent lesson plans were submitted by the users of this website. Launched in October of 1996, The Lesson Plans Page was developed to assist educators of all types. Elementary school teachers get lesson plans that are ready to use in their classrooms. College students get great example lesson plans or ideas to base their own lesson plans on. Home schoolers can get lesson plans to use at home and parents can get ideas for educational activities to use with their children.

Microsoft in Education

http://www.microsoft.com/education/default.asp?ID=MCTN

http://www.microsoft.com/education/default.asp?ID=LessonPlans

Instructional resources from Microsoft and searchable lesson plans

Midlink Magazine

http://www.ncsu.edu/midlink

For kids 8-18---online magazine and teacher resource room

National Geographic Teacher Room

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/education

National Geographic education resources

http://s9.com/biography

Biography sketches for students

Awesome Library

http://www.awesomelibrary.org

"Awesome Library organizes the Web with 22,000 carefully reviewed resources, 
including the top 5 percent in education. Has an area for kids, teachers, and parents."

Plagiarism.org

http://plagiarism.org

 
"Welcome to Plagiarism.org, the online resource for educators concerned with the growing problem of Internet plagiarism. This site is designed to provide the latest information on online plagiarism and explain how our user portal, Turnitin.com, is now being used by educators all over the world to fight plagiarism and help bring academic integrity back into our schools."

The Bloomsbury Research Centre

http://www.bloomsburymagazine.com/ARC/Arc_home.asp

"The Bloomsbury Research centre is a FREE on-line database of reference books. Over 17,000 entries are cross-referenced providing a wealth of information all linked and all fully indexed. Use our search engine to search on a wide range of subjects including literature, art, myth, human thought, quotations and a thesaurus or browse through each book at your leisure."

InfoPlease

http://www.infoplease.com

"Information Please, part of Family Education Network, is the owner of the Information PleaseŽ brand and the Information Please Almanac product line—distinguished almanac publications and reference databases with a tradition of more than 60 years of publishing. With millions of useful and interesting facts on a wide range of topics, the Almanacs have set the standard for scope, authority, and readability among reference works, a tradition that Information Please is continuing online with Infoplease.

Combining the contents of an encyclopedia, a dictionary, an atlas and several up-to-the minute almanacs loaded with statistics, facts, and historical records, Infoplease places the resources of an entire reference information center at your fingertips. Our staff of editors and researchers continuously updates and refines this enormous body of information - as well as adding new discoveries and identifying trends - to bring you the most reliable and authoritative information. Whatever you are interested in, Infoplease has the information you need."

Internet Public Library Pathfinders

http://www.ipl.org/div/pf

"IPL Pathfinders are home-grown guides written by IPL staff which are intended to help you get started doing research on a particular topic, both online and at your local library."

Reading Skills Tutorial

http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/rcmi1.htm

Sadlier Oxford

http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/cows/directions_cows.htm

Vowel Sound Essentials

http://www.tampareads.com/realaudio/vowelsnds/voweltest.htm

Story Grammar

http://www.abcteach.com/Writing/storygram1.htm

BBC Reading

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/english/reading/

BBC Literacy

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/4_11/literacy.shtml

Great activities to promote literacy.

Nursery Rhyme Sites

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Rhymes.html

http://www.mamalisa.com/world/

http://www.collingsm.freeserve.co.uk/

http://www.hendersonville-pd.org/hpdnursery.html

http://www.sbcss.k12.ca.us/sbcss/specialeducation/ecthematic/rhymes/

http://www.ga.k12.pa.us/academics/LS/PreK/MotherGoose/

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/rhymes/coloring/

http://www.starstogether.tierranet.com/kids/

http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/wil/rimes_and_rhymes.htm#This_Week

Fall, Leaves, Pumpkins Sites

http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/pumpkins/index.html

http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/fallcolor/

http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/fall

http://www.state.me.us/doc/foliage/photogallery/index.html

http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/fall/links.html

http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/fallcolor/other.html

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THIS WEEK'S LESSON PLANNING ARTICLE

It's a Mystery!

http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson299.shtml

If it seems that something has been sneaking up on you this month, it is probably Kids Love a Mystery Week! This week, Education World offers five lesson plans that draw attention to the power of the mystery to ignite critical thinking and spark interest in reading.

The five lessons that comprise this week’s Lesson Planning resource are listed below. (Approximate grade levels for each lesson are indicated in parentheses.)

* Fingered Felons

Experiment with fingerprinting and analyze evidence to solve a classroom crime! (Grades 3-8)

* Mysteries in the Bag

Build a mystery around the contents of a bag of evidence. (Grades K-Advanced)

* "History's Mysteries"

Propose a theme for an upcoming program on the History Channel. (Grades 6-Advanced)

* Secret Agent Stan

Help an old gumshoe find his way in a new era of investigative work! (Grades 3-8)

* Whodunnit?

Combine language arts and forensic science activities for an effective elementary unit on mysteries. (Grades K-5)

MORE NEW LESSON RESOURCES!

Writing Bug: Winter Holiday Thoughts

http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/writing_bug/writingbug027.shtml

As winter break approaches, students reflect on their favorite things about the season. Student work sheet included!

Teacher-Submitted Lesson: Famous African-American Fabric Portraits

http://www.educationworld.com/a_tsl/archives/03-1/lesson007.shtml

Doris Metcalf, a retired teacher (Florence City Schools, Alabama) submitted this week’s lesson, which uses a "hands-on" approach to teach students about famous African Americans. Students research a person's life and then make fabric transfer portraits and informational booklets.

WebQuest of the Week: President WebQuest

http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/webquest038.shtml

Students work in pairs to research information about American presidents. Teams use the information to create baseball-style president cards containing data and pictures of the presidents they have selected.

Internet Scavenger Hunt: Know Your Presidents

http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/hunt/hunt064.shtml

What do your students know about the U.S. Presidents?

A Techtorial: Teaching Excel

http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/techtorial/techtorial024.shtml

A step-by-step guide for teaching students to use Excel.

Learning and Living the First Amendment

http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin298.shtml

Does your school’s involvement with the First Amendment consist of one or two civics lessons a year? If so, you could be missing the chance to use your school as a mini democracy lab, with student citizens. Included: Elementary principals share how this program has transformed their schools.

MORE NEW POSTINGS

Cheating in the Classroom: How to Prevent It (and How to Handle It If It Happens)

http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/profdev045.shtml

Classroom management expert Howard Seeman offers easy-to-apply advice for preventing cheating plus tips on dealing with cheating if it does happen.

Student Disinterest: Is it Curable?

http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/profdev046.shtml

What happens when students "check out" of the learning process? Is it an educator's job to re-engage them? If so, how can that be accomplished? Educator Brenda Dyck reflects on some ways to tackle the sticky problem of student disinterest. Included: Practical ideas plus links to additional articles on the subject.

MORE MYSTERY RESOURCES FROM THE ED WORLD LIBRARY

Mystery Lessons

http://www.educationworld.com/a_tsl/archives/02-1/lesson036.shtml

Students assume the identity of private investigators as they read, solve, and write mysteries in this winning lesson plan submitted to Education World by teacher VaReane Heese.

The Mystery State Quiz

http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson278b.shtml

Give students one set of clues a week, or one clue a day, and see who is first to figure out the Mystery State! Included: Clues for all 50 states!

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