- Highland Terrace Elementary
- Staff Instructional Links
STAFF RESOURCES
- Coding
- GOOGLE Classroom
- Staff Instructional Links
- Site Shortcuts for Teachers
- Scholastic SRI Student Testing Link
- Tools for Quick, Formative Assessment of Student Understanding
- Video and Audio Projects
- WA Teach Kit
- Mrs. Wilson's List of Learning Websites for Elementary Students
- World Geography, History and Culture Links
INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES
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WA Digital TeachKit
Check out the new Washington state WA Digital TeachKit at http://wla.org/teachkit. This is a curated resource bank designed by WLA ScLD teacher librarans for educators to improve their virtual classrooms! #WATeachKit.
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Elementary Educator Online Resources
Click here to find leading websites for Elementary teachers.
Educational Websites for Elementary Students
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Mrs. Wilson's List of Elementary Student Educational Websites
*Upper Elementary: Latin and Greek Word Roots
"Upper elementary school students need to go beyond phonics, syllable knowledge and simple prefixes and suffixes because word length and complexity change dramatically beyond third grade"
"The end of third grade is the time to introduce students to the Latin roots and Greek combining forms used frequently in social studies, math, and science text books"
--Marcia Henry Unlocking Literacy
*Internet 4 Classrooms
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/
A nearly endless supply of resources for almost any skill. It is arranged by grade level, subject matter and skill.
*eduplace
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr/
Use eWord game to play a game similar to tic tac toe using different vocabulary word definitions.
*Crossword challenge
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/sv/books/content/crossword/
use cloze sentences to fill in a crossword
*ezSchool
http://www.ezschool.com/Games/index.html
Mini games based on math and reading skills.. But beware of advertisements.
*Transport to Reading
http://www.professorgarfield.org/transport/transport.html
Join Garfield to enhance your reading skills. You can focus on skills from phonics and phonemic awareness all the way to sequencing and comprehension of a comic strip.
*Scholastic
http://www.scholastic.com/play/home.htm
Play games with your favorite scholastic characters. I Spy, Clifford & Friends, Magic School Bus and many more.
*PBS Kids
Games available for early childhood.
*Daily Calender
http://www.ictgames.com/dateChart.html
A basic, but very cool interactive whiteboard calendar for primary grades
*Online Graphical Dictionary
Visuwords™ online graphical dictionary — Look up words to find their meanings and associations with other words and concepts. Produce diagrams reminiscent of a neural net. Learn how words associate.
*Prefix/suffix
http://www.spellitright.talktalk.net/suffix1.html
Charts prefixes and suffixes along with meaning.
*Spell it right:suffix
http://www.spellitright.talktalk.net/
Suffixes with meaning and examples
*Spell it right Prefix
http://www.spellitright.talktalk.net/prefix1.html
Prefixes with meaning
*Prefixsuffix.com
Definitions of root word, prefix and suffix as well as charts or meanings of the words.
*Root word games
https://www.funbrain.com/games/rooting-out-words
Games using root words on Funbrain
PHONICS
*Childtopia
http://www.childtopia.com/index.php?module=home&func=juegos&myidioma=eng&idphpx=educational-games
Many different games such as word searches and putting sentences in order.
*Roy the Zebra
A cute story about a zebra with before and after questions to answer. It also has games about punctuation, making sense, capital letters, the alphabet and rhyming words.
*Interactive Whiteboard Games : Language Arts/ The Arts/ Math/Social Science
http://pbskids.org/whiteboard/
Here is a PBS Kids collection of interactive whiteboard games for educators on PBS KIDS. Students will enjoy participating in these collaborative, fun and engaging experiences, while exploring curriculum from trusted programs such as Curious George, Super Why and Arthur. Like our programs, all of our games are age-appropriate and vetted by educators.
*Starfall
Phonics readers and games
*Sheppards Software
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/
Hundreds of fun educational games and activities for kids to play online. Topics include math, geography, animals, and more.
*Internet 4 Classrooms
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/
A nearly endless supply of resources for almost any skill. It is arranged by grade level, subject matter and skill.
*Word Builder
https://www.eduplace.com/kids/sv/books/content/wordbuilder/
*Spelling Wizard
http://teacher.scholastic.com/tools/spelling.htm
Type in your own spelling words to play spelling scramble or word search.
*Sesame Street
http://www.sesamestreet.org/home/?scrollerid=games
*Knowledge Box
http://www.knowledgebox.com/kbkids.htm
*Little Fingers
http://www.little-g.com/games/games1html
*TVO Kids
http://www.tvokids.com/framesets/gamesPicker.html
*Free Reading
*Between the Lions
*Seussville University
http://www.suessville.com/universtiy/
*Building Language for Literacy
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bll/
*Word Sort
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/sv/books/content/wordsort/
*Letter Match
http://teacher.scholastic.com/clifford1/flash/confusable/
*Create – a – Reader
http://www.create-a-reader.com/basic/english.html
*Sounds Fun
http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish
*Scholastic
http://www.scholastic.com/play/home.htm
*Word Blender
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/clusters/blender/index.shtml
*Word Builder
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/sv/books/content/wordbuilder/
*PBS Kids
*Look Cover Spell
http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/lookcover.html
Practice spelling from word lists. It shows the word, then a hand covers the word, then the student spells it.
*BBC Schools
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/parents/search
*ABC Ya
*Literacy Center
http://www.literacycenter.net/
*Elmo’s Keyboard – o – Rama
http://www.sesamestreet.org/home/?contentld=9495524
*Pauly’s Playhouse
http://paulysplayhouse.com/paulysplayhouse/gamepage/game.html
*Harcourt Trophies
http://harcourtschool.com/menus/trophies/menu.html
*Kapable Kidz
http://www.kapablekidz.com/kids/fungames.html
*Spelling Bee
http://www.learner.org/interactives/spelling/index.html
*Kindergarten Link
http://www.gsc.amdsb.ca/kindergarten/kindergartenmain.html
COMPREHENSION
*Tumblebooks
http://gailborden.info/m/content/view/36
This is a paid site, but many libraries including the one linked to above offer it for free. This is a great place to listen to a story with a little animation.
*Internet 4 Classrooms
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/
A nearly endless supply of resources for almost any skill. It is arranged by grade level, subject matter and skill.
*Graphic Organizers
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k 5/graphorg
All types of Graphic Organizers
*Book Adventure
This is a free service, but your student must enroll. Once they are enrolled they can take quizzes over books they have read.
*Webquests
http://webquest.org/search/index.php
Search for websites on any topic
*Reading Ring
http://professorgarfield.org/pdf ReadingRing.html
Sequencing and comprehension with Garfield
*Into the Book
http://reading.ecb.org/student/index.html
Reading strategy mini lessons
*Book Flix
http://auth.grolier.com/login/bookflix/login.php?bffs=N
Pay for site
*Scholastic
http://www.scholastic.com/play/home.htm
*Comfy Corner
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/fimbles/comfycorner/index.shtml
Stories that are read and animated
*Time for Kids
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/
Kids can read articles written just for them.
*Story Place
*Giggle Poetry
Poems that are funny, written about topics that students can relate to.
*Good Night Stories
http://goodnightstories.com/stories.htm
*Kizclub
http://www.kizclub.com/Sbody.html
*Magnetic Poetry
http://www.magneticpoetry.com/kidspoetry/playonline.cfm
Make magnetic poetry online.
*Super Thinkers
http://www.superthinkers.com/enlightenme/st/
Use reading logic to solve the case
*Mystery Net
*Poetry 4 Kids
*Inkless Tales
http://www.inklesstales.com/stories/
Dolche Stories
*Kidoons
*Fablevision
*Highlight Kids
http://www.highlightkids.com/stories/storiesarchive/h12hfcStoryArch Adventure .asp
Short stories you can use for reading
*Storyline online
http://www.storylineonline.net/
Stories read by celebrities
*Big Universe
*Arthur
*Mighty Book
*Children’s Books
http://childrensbooksonline.org/library.htm
*Wired for Books
http://wiredforbooks.org/index2.htm
RESEARCH
*Kidspiration Templates
http://www.cowetaschools.org/cweb/Kidspiration/KidActivities.htm
*Kid Reads
WRITING
*Subject/Verb agreement
http://onlineintervention.funbrain.com/verb/index.html
*Power Proofreading
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k 5/proofread/index.html
INTERNET 4 CLASSROOMS
*Grammar Blast
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k 5/grammar/
*Writing Evaluation Station
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k 5/evalstation/
*Graphic Organizers
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k 5/graphorg/
*Wacky Web Tales
*Punctuation Paintball
http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=Paintball&COOK=
*Writing Lesson Plans
http://www.discover-writing.com/
*6-Trait Writing
http://writingfix.com/Traits.htm#trait_guide
*The Scriptorium
http://thescriptorium.net/index.html
*The Story Starter
http://www.thestorystarter.com/
*Read Write Think
http://www.readwritethink.org/student mat/index.asp
*Letter Pop
Create your own newsletters
*Brain Pop
Paid site
*Scholastic
http://www.scholastic.com/play/home.htm
*Sentence Clubhouse
http://harcourtschools.com/activity/clubhouse/index pre.html
*Rhymer
*Loopy
http://www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/games/writingRepeater v6 withloop.html
*PicLit
http://piclits.com/compose dragdrop.aspx
*Writing with Writers
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/
*Prompts
http://thewritesource.scom/writing topics/
VOCABULARY
*Game Zone-Grammar Games
http://www.english-online.org.uk/games/gameszone2htm
*Dolch Word List
http://www.brentwood.k12.ca.us/brentwood/links/DolchProject/index.html
*Learning Vocabulary Fun
WRITING PAGE
*Magnetic Poetry
http://www.magneticpoetry.com/kidspoetry/playonline.cfm
*Shape Poetry
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/shape
*Kids writing on the net
SPELLING
*Spelling City
COMPREHENSION PAGE
*Childrens' Books Online
http://childrensbooksonline.org/library.htm
RESEARCH
*Web English Teacher
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/childlit.html