ELA+General+Sites

=Sites and Information=


 * Digital CitizenshipThe link leads one to a Teacher's First site with 57 links to teaching digital citizenship. Each link gives a summary of what the site contains and how it might be used within the classroom.
 * @http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/ interactive site for all grades and subjects
 * Merriam-Webster Visual Dictionary - search for words or use themed list at left
 * Vocabulary Games - Numerous games at all grade levels
 * Mr. Nussbaum's Language Arts page - Various activities
 * Scholastic Online Activities - Categorized by grade level and subject area. Under student there is an interactive whiteboard link with great activities.
 * Watch*Know*Learn Videos - Use age filter to narrow choices
 * []- easy to read, brief reference section on various topics. Good for lower levels or to set up prior-knowledge
 * a4esl.org-Interactive site for ESL/EFL students.
 * Smithsonian EducatorsTons of educational resources on many topics supported by the Smithosonian Center for Education and Museum Studies. Teachers can search by content according to Louisiana standards by grade level and subject content.
 * [|Worknik]define, listen, or picture vocabulary.
 * Writing Fix - site for helping teachers teach writing. The site offers ideas for how to teach the 6 traits of writing across the curriculum. Sample lessons are provided in most content areas.
 * LearnZillion - teacher-made videos of lessons - Common Core correlated
 * SRA eLiteracy Handbook
 * Louisiana News in Education

=NewsSites for Kids=
 * The Connected Classroom WikiSpace - many links to student news
 * News Sites for Kids - links to //Scholastic News//, //Time for Kids//, and more
 * DOGO News
 * Here There Everywhere
 * EurekAlert! science reporting for kids
 * EducationWorld - news for kids
 * PBS NewsHour Extra - geared toward 7th-12th grades
 * Student News Net
 * National Geographic Kids
 * Newsela - One can choose the text complexity of the article to use depending on the age of the students. If there is a light bulb next to the article, ideas of how to use the text with Common Core standards are given.

PreK-2
//High Frequency Words//
 * Mrs. Perkins' Dolch Words - Dolch word lists - organized by grade
 * Rainbow words unit by unit Rainbow words

//Interactives for Kids//
 * [] - Books read aloud by members of Screen Actors Guild

//SRA Resources//
 * Open Court Activities by lesson workshop activities listed by lesson, sound by sound, sound chart, mystery word

3-5
//High Frequency Words/Phrases//
 * Mrs. Perkins' Dolch Words - Dolch word lists - organized by grade

//Interactives for Kids//
 * [] interactives for story elements and spelling
 * [] Mrs. Shipp's Online Reading/ELA Actvities
 * Word Mover - magnetic word activity from Read-Write-Think
 * Fridge Magnets - great for separating by parts of speech; some challenging words
 * Make a Word - kids can drag letters down to make words from a longer word
 * Make Beliefs Comix - Students can create their own comic strip
 * Spin & Spell - interactive spelling site
 * ReWordify Reword text to put it in simpler language

//Reading Strategies//
 * Pinellas Schools' Interactive Read-Aloud List - list of read-aloud books organized by strategy
 * Post-It Notes template - put Post-It notes on squares and print (use with active reading strategies)
 * Post-It Notes Ready to Print - scroll down for list of books; click for premade questions

//SRA Resources//
 * Imagine It! WikiSpace 4th grade resources

//Writing Resources//
 * Melissa Forney - Handouts from her writing presentations
 * Mrs. Meacham's Writer's Workshop - Various resources to help with writing instruction

Fourth Grade Writing Exercises
 * Open Court Resources - After choosing unit, scroll all the way down to "Writing Activities/Quizzes/Units"

//Printable Resources//

6-8
Site that builds bibliographic entries and bibliography pages
 * www.bibme.org


 * [] interactive for spelling


 * [] creates word maps to understand the meaning of words using synonms


 * [] activities to do while reading __Walk Two Moons__


 * NewseumShowcases the front pages of daily newspapers from around the world in its original form.


 * ReWordifyReword text to put it in simpler language


 * iCivics Resources to teach students how to write an argumentative paper


 * Literary Devices Examples of uses of a specific literary device in literature