Language Arts

Reading

Vocabulary Practice

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Free Rice provides online vocabulary practice, and for each answer you get right, 10 grains of rice are donated to an int'l food program.

WARNING: This game may make you smarter. It may improve your speaking, writing and thinking skills, grades, and more!

How to Find Books You'll LOVE

What?!!? Don't like to read?

These links will help you find books you will like, maybe even LOVE:

http://www.scholastic.com/kids/stacks/
http://www.fromthemixedupfiles.com/book-lists/
http://www.cmlibrary.org/bookhive/books/
http://www.readkiddoread.com/great-pageturners
http://www.bookwink.com/01_subject_a.html

Especially for boys:
http://www.boysread.org/books.html (Middle Grade list)
http://www.guysread.com/books/

Audio Books

Interested in a story but don't feel like reading? Check out these links for books on audio:
http://www.storylineonline.net/
http://storynory.com/
http://thestoryhome.com/stories/
http://www.frankasch.com/animatedbooks.html
http://www.memfox.net/mem-reads-aloud
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/storytime/index.asp
http://robertmunsch.com/books/

Authors & Illustrators

Just who are the talented people behind your favorite book? Check out this link to learn more about the authors and illustrators of popular children's literature:

http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?section=greatwebsites&template=/cfapps/gws/displaysection.cfm&sec=16

Student Book Reviews

Find out what other students think of the books they've read & see Mrs. R. to submit your own review. Click here.

Writing

6+1 Trait Writing

The 6+1 Trait® Writing Model of Instruction & Assessment provides a common language for teachers and students to communicate about the characteristics of writing and establishes a clear vision of what good writing looks like.

Ideas, the main message;
Organization, the internal structure of the piece;
Voice, the personal tone and flavor of the author's message;
Word Choice, the vocabulary a writer chooses to convey meaning;
Sentence Fluency, the rhythm and flow of the language;
Conventions, the mechanical correctness;
and Presentation, how the writing actually looks on the page.

Scoring Rubric:
http://educationnorthwest.org/webfm_send/147

Writing a Paragraph

Paragraph writing FUN!

Fairy Tales

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/fairytales/

Writing a Letter

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/letter_generator/

Writing an Essay

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/essaymap/

Biography/Autobiography Writing

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/bio_cube/

Persuasive Writing

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/persuasion_map/

Comic Creator

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/comic/

Book Cover Design

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/bookcover/guide/

Postcard Creator

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/postcard/

Literacy Elements Guide

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/lit-elements/

Publishing

http://interactives.mped.org/ppress110.aspx

Multigenre Mapper Writing

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/multigenre-mapper/

Writing Prompts

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How do the subjects in these pictures feel?

Write stARTS writing prompts from Literacyhead provides a set of images that show elements of anticipation, hoping or waiting.

Students can write about these images and see if they can use words to communicate the same tension.