Notebook  Files and Links

Online Resources

Lower Grades

Collections Samples

(need free plug-in Shockwave)

graphicorganizers.notebook

RhymeTimeUS9.notebook  

morning calendar 2010.notebook

2nd-3rdGradeReading-CauseAndEffectText.notebook

alphabetizing.notebook (lowest level)

dictionary skills 2-3.notebook

civil war teaching reading through social studies.notebook

idiom_starter.notebook  

Idioms game

Another Idiom Game

Idiom Sample Projects

 idioms JO.ppt

 Idioms AR.ppt 

Jeopardy type game with vocabulary topics (fact/opinion, cause/effect, simile/metaphor, synonyms, antonyms)

Jeopardy game - language arts vocab topics.pptm (press enter to advance to pages)

Fling the Teacher - Review game (homophone, homograph, simile, metaphor, & idiom)

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Introduction to Similes 
Verbs and their Synonyms

Ways to Say SAID 

 Said is Dead List of replacement words

Another site for "Don't use Said"

Notebook file using the above 3 resources

using descriptive language.notebook

More from the same website as top 3***

***After the site opens you need to scroll down to find the introductory and main activities

Lesson packs can be downloaded to your computer and used without internet access.

simile worksheets with links to ....

Opposites | Rhymes | Alliteration | Metaphors | Exaggerations | Synonym Worksheets

Read - Write - Think - resources for language arts and reading instruction   CHECK OUT THE ENTIRE List of Interactive activities

Scholastic Story Starter

For pre k - 2 Between the Lions from PBS KIDS

contains games, videos, stories, printables, downloadable music, and much, much more.

• Classisfying [walk, swim, fly] (1)
• What will happen next (1)
• Making inferences from a picture (1)
• Land, sea, air (1)
• Main Idea (1)
• Who, when, where (2)
• Character Feelings (2)
• Sequencing (2)
• Synonyms and Antonyms (2)
• Making Predictions (2)
• Using Clues (2)
• Vocabulary in Context (2)
• Real and Make-Believe (2)
• Summarizing (2)
• Main Idea (2)
• Cause and Effect (2)
• Adding endings

Middle grades

Sequence and comphrension through comics Garfield

Storybird Create your own online story book

Learning Chocolate - Vocabulary learning with pictures and sound.  Great for ELL

Highlights for Kids (online edition)

 Free Grade Level Vocabulary Worksheets

word lists with many different practice activities

Cause and Effect caueff1.pdf

Very SmartBoard Friendly

Road to Grammar

Road to Grammar Junior

Scholastic Online Activities!!!

*********POWERPOINT FILES AND OTHER LINKS
for almost all topics in language arts!!!

Compound Word Jeopardy (ppt)

Handbook for writing...(has good lists of verbs, adjectives, and adverbs)

greece writing section.pdf

Super list of graphic organizers!

Harcourt Graphic Organizers - Use the camera to put these into your notebook lessons (English and Spanish)

*****Harcourt Trophies - Grades 3-6
(games and activities to use throughout the year)
Check out Grammar Practice Park

e-learning.com- videos and cute activities
[Example: Finish the Story (with sound)

contractions.notebook

Inferences.notebook

sentence patterns.notebook

Theme 3 Writing Workshop.notebook

verbs.notebook

Elements of a story 3-5  (interactive

website)

action_linkingverbs.notebook

combining sentences.notebook

special verb-to be.notebook

Story Mapping (from Read-Write-Think)

School House Rock -  Grammar Rock

Harcourt Collections

(you need to look for "activities") grades 1 -3)

Incorporating Online Activities 
free worksheets
(examples from Teachnolgy)

Spelling City

(Free!- Enter you own words and select program options. GREAT FOR VOCABULARY)