English Language Arts Links
- http://teachingkidsnews.com - NEW! Online newspaper for kids!
Reading
- http://www.bookhive.org/ - Book Hive
- http://www.hackmatack.ca/ - Children's Choice Award-winning Hackmatack Books
- http://www.threadsofreading.com/id35.htm - Threads of Reading – stories by kids!
- http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr/ - Online reading
- http://www.tumblebooks.com/ - Tumble books
- http://www.janbrett.com/ - Jan Brett's webpage
- http://www.janbrett.com/hltr/hltr_main.htm - Hedgie loves to read - read along with Hedgie!
- http://www.starfall.com/n/level-a/learn-to-read/load.htm?f - Starfall, great for reading strategies - movies and books. You can choose different leveled books too!
- www.robertmunsch.com - Robert Munsch's website, you can have him read to you!
- http://phoebegilman.com/home.html - Phoebe Gilman's website
- http://www.aesopfables.com/ - Aesop's Fables
- http://www.jeanlittle.com/ - Jean Little's website
- http://www.aaronshep.com/ - Author Online: Aaron Shepard
- http://gordonkorman.com/ - Gordon Korman's website
Writing
- PRINTING PRESS - amazing, interactive publishing choice
- Paragraph writing - interactive site (click on 'Start writing now' and play around)
Essay writing tips - really great and easy to follow
Online student dictionary All about Idioms: find the REAL meanings - Character Traits - great, descriptive words to describe one's character
- Power Proofreading - try 'Wanda the Wonder Dog' in the gr6 section to try to find all the possessive and contractions mistakes.
- Forms of Writing: MY FAVORITE WRITING SITE! ... information reports, persuasive writing, letters, procedures, recounts, narratives, descriptions... it's all here, with DIRECTIONS and tonnes of EXAMPLES. (Keep in mind that you would be expected to be writing at levels 5 and 6 in the example sections.)
- http://www.edina.k12.mn.us/concord/teacherlinks/sixtraits/posterspage.htm - The Six Traits of Good Writing
- http://schools.learn2type.com/Login - Learn 2 Type
- http://www.ri.net/schools/East_Greenwich/research.html - So you have to write a research report?
- http://www.crlsresearchguide.org/ - The Research Process
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/dynamo/den/spelling/index.htm - Spellbound - great for spelling!
- http://www.wordcentral.com/ - Word Central
- http://www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/yorba/persuasive_writing1.htm - Persuasive Essays
- https://ca.ixl.com/ela/grade-5
- http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/language_arts/handwriting/ - Printing and writing practice
- http://www.alphabet-soup.net/ - Alphabet Soup
- http://www.handwritingworksheets.com/ - Printing and Writing Worksheet Maker
- http://www.educationalpress.org/educationalpress/Index.asp - Personal Educational Press Worksheets
- http://www.storyit.com/ - Story It: Stories to Read and Write
- http://www.pbs.org/kids/ - PBS Kids
- http://www.gigglepotz.com/ - Gigglepotz
- http://www.carolhurst.com/ - Carol Hurst's Childrens Literature Site
- http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/ - Puzzlemaker
- http://www.ivillage.com/topics/parenting/0,,166559,00.html - iVillage: Educational Articles
- http://www.funbrain.com/ - Funbrain.com
- http://www.funschool.com/ - Funschool
- http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html - Enchanted Learning
- http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/amazing.html - 700+ Great Sites
- http://abcteach.com/ - ABC Teach
- http://www.eduplace.com/tales/ - Mad Libs
- http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/tips/paragrap/ - Paragraph Writing
- http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/auto/18/51.html - Word Builder (spelling practice)
- http://www.kathimitchell.com/poemtypes.html - Types of poems
- http://www.kidzone.ws/poetry/index.htm - poetry: types and examples
- http://www.primarygames.com/curriculum/language_arts.htm - All kinds of games for kids to improve spelling etc.
- http://www.supersummary.com/vocabulary-guide/ - a list of resources (for students, parents and teachers)