Learning Websites For Elementary Students

Mrs. Wilson's List of Educational Links

Word Tree

http://www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/games/wordTree.html

Put words on apples then you can look for words or print the tree and have emergent readers color words (example: “Find the word “hat” and color it green”)

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

http://pbskids.org/

Games available for early childhood.

A game day

http://www.agameaday.com/

Orders a calendar with a quick new game for each weekday of the month.  Great for Interactive whiteboard bell work.

http://www.visuwords.com/

Instantly create word webs.  (Warning.. be sure that you type in the word ahead of time, there can be some suprising results.)

Prefix/suffix

http://www.betterendings.org/homeschool/Words/Root%20Words.htm

Charts prefixes and suffixes along with meaning.

Spell it right:suffix

http://www.spelling.hemscott.net/suffix1.html

Suffixes with meaning and examples

Spell it right Prefix

http://www.spelling.hemscott.net/prefix1.html

Prefixes with meaning

Prefixsuffix.com

http://www.prefixsuffix.com/

Definitions of root word, prefix and suffix as well as charts or meanings of the words.

Root word games

http://www.gamequarium.org/dir/Readquarium/Vocabulary/Root Words/

a variety of games using root words

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

http://www.roythezebra.com/

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.

Word World

http://wordworld.com/

Interactive book, videos and find the word pictures

Starfall

http://www.starfall.com/

Phonics readers and games

Gamegoo

http://www.earobics.com/gamegoo/gooey.html

Games for opposites, synonyms, making sentences, sounding out words and many more. 

Internet 4 Classrooms

http://www.internnet4classrooms.com/

A nearly endless supply of resources for almost any skill.  It is arranged by grade level, subject matter and skill. 

Word Builder

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/sv/books/content/wordbuilder

Spelling Wizard

http://www.scholastic.com/kids/homework/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

http://pbskids.rog/lions/

Between the Lions

http://pbskids.org/lions/ 

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

http://pbskids.org/

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

http://abcya.com/

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

Spelling Bee

http://www.learner.org/interactives/spelling/index.html

 Kindergarten Link

http://www.gsc.amdsb.ca/kindergarten/kindergartenmain.htm

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

http://www.bookadventure.org/

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 

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

http://www.storyplace.org/ 

Giggle Poetry

http://www.gigglepoetry.com/

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

http://kids.mysterynet.com//

Poetry 4 Kids

http://www.poetry4kids.com

Inkless Tales

http://www.inklesstales.com/stories/

Dolche Stories

Kidoons

http://www.kidoons.com/kids

 Fablevision

http://www.fablevision.com/

 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

http://biguniverse.com/

Arthur

http://pbskids.org/arthur/

Mighty Book

http://www.mightybook.com/

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

http://kidsreads.com/

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

http://eduplace.com/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

http://letterpop.com/

Create your own newsletters

Brain Pop

http://www.brainpop.com/

Scholastic

http://www.scholastic.com/play/home.htm 

Sentence Clubhouse

http://harcourtschools.com/activity/clubhouse/index pre.html

Rhymer

http://www.rhymer.com/

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

http://www.vocabulary.co.il/

WRITING PAGE

Magnetic Poetry

http://www.magneticpoetry.com/kidspoetry/playonline.cfm

Shape Poetry

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/shape

Kids writing on the net

http://www.kidsonthenet.com/

SPELLING

http://www.spellingcity.com/

COMPREHENSION PAGE

http://childrensbooksonline.org/library.htm

RESEARCH

Web English Teacher

http://www.webenglishteacher.com/childlit.html