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| Aesop's
Fables - Students can read up to 20 different
fables. All are illustrated by students from the University of Massachusettes. |
| Charlotte's
Web - Ms. Taverna's 1998-9 grade 2 class compiled
this site for other students studying "Charlotte's Web". Here
you will find chapter summaries, a quotation quiz, puzzles, teacher resources
and links to other "Charlotte's Web" sites. |
| English
On-Line - A New Zealand site with English
units of learning for Primary and Secondary school teachers to download
and use. |
| Five
Paragraph Essay Wizard - Everything a student
needs to write a great essay is here. |
 Fox
Song - Language arts unit plan for the primary
grades (modifiable for higher grades). |
| Houghton
Mifflin Company and Language Arts - Houghton
Mifflin Company has a great section on language arts. The focus is on reading.
Every couple of weeks they have a new book for grades 3/4, 5/6 and 7/8.
They summarize the book, provide some questions for the students and provide
ideas for the teacher or parent. They archieve previous books. This is a
quick way to get some ideas if you are teaching any of the books listed. |
| Kid
Wizard - We have slimy science spells, fun
potions, interactive games and an online story where your child is the hero! |
| Mrs.
G's English Lessons and Links - Provides original
lesson plans and activities for the language arts classroom. |
| Mrs.
Henricksen's Poetry Pages - Here are specific
theme poems that can be used by elementary teachers |
 Puzzle
Choice - A family friendly site with free interactive and
printable puzzles and games for all ages. There is wide variety of
puzzles including picture crosswords, wordsearches, memory games, spot
the difference, picture quizzes, rhymes and logic puzzles. Fun and educational. |
| Room
108 Kids' Stories - John Rickey from Grandview
Public School has created this site. This page has links to all kinds of
picture books that he has written that would be appropriate for most primary
classes. The reading level might be a little high for kindergarten. |
| The
Harry Potter Site - This site includes discussion
guides for teachers, information about J.K. Rowling, a reading article and
much more about the popular Harry Potter. |
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Authors
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| C.S.
Lewis - Always updated, this comprehensive
site includes daily quotes, pictures, papers, several discussion forums,
complete lists of literary works, and an online bookstore. |
| Children's
Authors & Illustrators on the Web - The
Internet has become a great source of information about a great many children's
writers and illustrators. The websites listed here include authors' personal
websites and websites maintained by fans, scholars, and readers. |
| E.B.
White - A detailed biography about the famous
author E.B. White along with a list of his published works. |
| Judy
Blume's Official Website - All you ever wanted
to know about Judy Blume and more! |
| Lucy
Maud Montgomery - Her works are translated
into more than a dozen languages; she inspires serious scholarly work and
maintains international best-selling status with her shrewd portraits, her
minute chronicling of Island and Canadian customs, and her compelling recreations
of Island land- and seascapes. |
| Mr.
William Shakespeare and the Internet - Everything
you ever wanted to know about Shakespeare is in this site. |
| Phoebe
Gilman's Official Web Site - This is a place
where people can learn more about Phoebe and her books as well as do some
fun things. |
| Robert
Munsch's Official Web Page - This is a great
site for anyone who wants to know more about Robert Munsch and his books. |
| The
Book Page - This site provides free downloads of classic
obscure antiquarian science texts - complete with original wood-cuts and
copper-plate figures.
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| The
Dr. Seuss Web Page - This is a site for Seuss
fans. It has a biography, Seuss parodies, book listings and more |
| The
Margaret Laurence Society Homepage - This
web resource is dedicated to the study of Margaret Laurence's life and her
writing. |
| The
Official Stephen King Web Site - This site,
about Stephen King and his works, is monitored by the author himself and
his assistants. |
| The
Roald Dahl Chocolate Factory - The site aims
to be chock full of information about Roald Dahl, his life, his books, his
movies and other things of interest. |
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Language Studies
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| Cockcroft's
Literacy Resources - Here are lots of primary
resource worksheets for all sorts of language arts activites. You will find
sheets on topics like subject-verb agreement, commas, apostrophes, past
tense, etc. |
| Daily
Grammar - Daily Grammar, a free service, sends
you e-mail messages with a writing lesson five days of the week and a quiz
on the sixth day. |
| Erika
Hogan's English Spotlight - This site is a
resource for the English curriculum in most schools. It is a handy reference
that can be included in the school setting or for the busy English and language
arts teacher. This site is new, but teachers are flocking to the site to
use the reference curriculm material. |
| ESL
Bears - A highly interactive site for beginning to
emerging English learners (ESL/EFL). There are listening, vocabulary, reading,
and grammar activities which make extensive use of audio files, Shockwave
technology, and Javascript. |
| Guide
to Grammar and Writing - Everything your students
need to know about grammar, essay writing and language studies is on this
site. |
| Pop-Up
Grammar - Pop-Up Grammar is an online grammar
quiz center that offers interactive English grammar quizzes. Students can
take these multiple choice tests and then have their scores evaluated. Pop-Up
Grammar is improving and offering more tutorials to help students as they
determine their grammar knowledge. |
| Power
of the Pen - Power of the Pen is a non-profit
educational creative writing program. It targets 7th and 8th graders in
Ohio. |
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Other Languages
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| Fast
and Friendly French for Fun - Welcome to Fast
and Friendly French for Fun, the Online Resource for Beginning French Students
or just about anyone interested in learning French. Learn about the culture
and people of France while exploring a language used by millions daily. |
| French:
French-English Dictionary - Look up SINGLE
words in a simple French English Dictionary containing about 75,000 terms. |
| German:
English - German Dictionary - A simple dictionary
based on a wordlist with ca. 110,000 entries. |
| German:
German Grammar and Pronunciation - The German
Electronic Textbook. |
| Italian:
Italian Lessons - You too can learn Italian! |
| Spanish:
Spanish Lessons - An educational site for
people to learn the Spanish language. The site has everything from the history
of the Spanish languague to a tutorial that can teach you Spanish. |
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