|
Children's
Literature Resources |
Effective
Middle School Reading Instruction (PowerPoint) |
| Teaching
Thematically
Theme
Form
|
OnLineNewspapers.com
Thousands of the world's newspapers all on-line. |
Freckle
Juice |
| Writing in
the Classroom |
Words
Their Way |
Watson's
go to Birmingham
Novel Unit |
| Higher Order
Thinking Skills |
Holes |
Creativity |
| Language
Arts Trade Books |
Language
Arts Internet Sites |
Multicultural
Adolescent Literature |
| Aesop's
Fables On-line Collection |
The
Cinderella Project (WebQuest) |
Internet
School Library Media Center: POETRY |
Country
Reports
(research site for all countries around the world) |
Guys
Read |
English-to-Go
These are very "worksheet" based, but might be
useful to you if adapted and coordinated with a "theme."
This
is a modified cloze. Try it too! |
| Brainteasers,
Puzzles, and Riddles |
Beginning of School
Getting
Acquainted Activities
|
Learning
Style Assessment
This is taken on-line, scored, and suggestions are provided to
help students determine how to learn more efficiently.
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| Vocabulary
and Spelling Instruction |
Booktalks:
Quick and Simple |
Ideas
for Teaching Literature and Reading
(highly recommended by pam) |
| Literacy
Activities Specifically for 5th and 6th Grade Students |
Fairy
Tale Fantasy |
Teacher's Desk
(fantastic) |
| Want
to start the school year with poetry?
The
Poetry Page
YOU NEED this page! |
Personal
Educational Press
Create free educational worksheets such as flashcards, game
boards, and quizzes to print directly from your browser. Simply
choose a word list and an output style. |
OK, this is the coolest thing EVER!
Click below to create a TIMELINE of your (or your student's)
life. Tremendous applications for social studies and for
literature studies that are set in the past! (historical fiction,
history information books)
Our
TimeLines.com |
| Achievement
Award Certificates
These are free. You can follow the links to the homepage
and find out how for $24.95 you can get TONS more with more
options. Either way (free or per membership) these are
really NICE!
Another
one. |
Worksheet
Generator
NOTE: I am NOT wild about worksheets ... but
if you can custom design an activity that allows for independent
or group PRACTICE or is used in a GAME format, then go for
it! This website will generate them for you for
FREE. |
Rubric
Generator |
| Poetry
Express
Templates for writing 15 original poems. Providing for
sharing, editing, and publishing poems.
|
Vocabulary
Practice by Grade Level
edHelper.com
Not bad to get you started. Could easily be
adapted for group work or game format. |
Spelling Practice by Grade Level
edHelper.com
Same comment. |
| Vocabulary
Game |
Analogies
Game |
Wild
World of Words Challenges
Great! Great! Great! |
| Book
Bonding
Why aren't children forging stronger
connections with literature, despite a national emphasis on
reading?
|
Tips
for Reading Aloud |
Assessment:
Checklist of Reading Skills |
| Guess
What?
Poems with clues ... you guess WHAT is "talking" in
each poem. GREAT for sight word recognition and higher order
thinking.
|
PERFECT
for 6th Grade!!!
MYSTERY
This is a ThinkQuest ... students try to solve mysteries ...
great for higher order thinking, critical reading, problem solving
skills!
|
 NCTE's
A
Balanced Literacy Program
Helps remind teachers of the essential
elements of sound literacy instruction. |
|
Looking for a GREAT way to get your reading class going?
Short stories ... on-line to print out ... use guided reading and
pre/during/post strategies instruction (along with vocabulary
development and word play). Perfect! |
How about a study
of
LEGENDS |
Need some quick language arts lesson plans?
http://col-ed.org/cur/lang.html |
| Looking for some
SMART ways to plan for Word Play? Here is your ticket!
Brain
Food |
Anticipation
Guides
Already DEVELOPED! All levels.
Check it out. |
Making
Sense of Pre/During/Post Reading Strategy Instruction |
| Balanced
Literacy in Middle Schools |
Ms. Barnes'
Bookmark Recommendation:
Reading
Bookmarks
(added 8/27/02)
|
Folk
and Fairy Tales (over 1000)
|
English/Language Arts
(including some great reading "stuff)
Grades 6-9Link added 10/19/02 |
 Sample
Poetry Unit
(very good)
Link added 10/19/02 |
Balanced Literacy Middle School |
|
International
Reading Association Focus on Adolescent Literacy
Excellent resources and information on adolescent literacy. |
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Photos from PD - July 30, 2002 
