On-Line Resources ~ Reading
Below you will find many resources that you will find useful throughout the year. If you have any suggestions, I will be glad to add them.
- Word Games http://www.vocabulary.com/
- printables http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/writingindex.htm
- Starfall
http://www.starfall.com - Main Idea http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/rcmi1.htm
- Spelling City practice your spelling wordshttp://www.spellingcity.com
- http://www.wolinskyweb.net/word.htm
- resources http://reading.ecb.org/teacher/index.html
- AR Book finder http://www.arbookfind.com
- Book making templates http://www.vickiblackwell.com/makingbooks.html
- Teaching Books author infohttp://www.teachingbooks.net/
- Language Arts songs http://www.havefunteaching.com/languageartssongs.html
- Elements of a story interactive http://www.learner.org/interactives/story/
- Historical and Cultural Contexts interactive http://www.learner.org/interactives/historical/
- Online reader make your own audio bookshttp://www.readthewords.com/
LibrariesSeries- Dear America http://www.scholastic.com/dearamerica/
Books- Scholastic Books http://www.scholastic.com/titles/index.htm
- Recommended Reading http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/featuring_gifted.htm
- Newbery Books http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/newberymedal/newberymedal.htm
- Reading Level Database http://www.pps.k12.or.us/instruction-c/literacy/leveled_books/index.php?loadcount=1&title=&author=Rowling&read_recovery=&grade_level=&sort=b_gradelevel&submit.x=62&submit.y=11
- Reading Level Database 2 http://www.gardnerschool.com/arfiles/rcsearch.html
- Leveling Books http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00001389.shtml
- The War With Grandpa
http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00001024.shtml - Walk Two Moons Web Quest http://www.spart5.k12.sc.us/techtraining/teacher/webquests/WalkMoon/WalkMoon.htm
- Wattpad ebooks for older studentshttp://www.wattpad.com/?mode=2
- Read classic books online http://www.classicbookshelf.com/library/
- children's online library http://en.childrenslibrary.org/
- Aesop's fables online flash, illustrated, narratedhttp://www.umass.edu/aesop/fables.php
- books read by actors http://www.storylineonline.net/
- beatrix potter and other stories http://wiredforbooks.org/kids.htm
- online books http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page
- literature interactives http://www.learner.org/interactives/literature/
- More online books- free http://www.pagebypagebooks.com/
- Gutenberg project http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page
- Book Units http://www.mce.k12tn.net/units/units_with_books.htm
- Novel Guides http://www.novelguide.com/
A Day No Pigs Would Die- Collection of Resource Links http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00000783.shtml
- Activities http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/pig/pigtg.htm
- Robert Newton Peck and Shaker Beliefs: A Day the Truth Would Die paper describing inconsistencies in the novel and Shaker beliefshttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/ALAN/fall97/sullivan.html
- Short webquest http://www.d300.org/web/schoolsites/dundee-crown/mediacenter/webassignments/english/mrboguesenglishclass/adaynopigswoulddie.html
Shiloh- resources http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00000346.shtml
- Teacher Resources biographies, lesson planshttp://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/naylor.htm
- Literature Circle Guide http://teacher.scholastic.com/clubs/pdfs/shiloh_t.pdf
- Quiz http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/ForChildren/Shiloh-150088.html
- Author Info http://www.carolhurst.com/authors/pnaylor.html
- Questions, Activities, and Resources http://www.mce.k12tn.net/dogs/shiloh/shiloh.htm
- Shiloh's Pen http://www.mce.k12tn.net/dogs/shiloh/shiloh.htm
- List of links for research associated with Shiloh http://teams.lacoe.edu/DOCUMENTATION/classrooms/language/shiloh/web/web.html
- Phyllis Reynolds Naylor study guides, unit plans, lesson plans, teacher guideshttp://litplans.com/authors/Phyllis_Reynolds_Naylor.html
- Reading for detail and making inferences http://www.carolhurst.com/profsubjects/reading/guided.html
- webquest http://www2.tltc.ttu.edu/butler/Student-Webquests/shiloh.htm
- webquest 2 http://www.ih.k12.oh.us/esstephens/Shiloh%20webquest/intro.htm
- Saving Shiloh video clips and trailershttp://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809350663/video
- Power Point presentations and activities http://literature.pppst.com/MNO/phyllis-reynolds-naylor.html
- audio exerpts http://www.teachingbooks.net/book_reading.cgi?id=691
From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler- Metropolitan Museum of Art http://www.metmuseum.org/home.asp
- Games http://www.quia.com/custom/3227main.html
- Meet the Author http://www.eduplace.com/kids/tnc/mtai/konigsburg.html
- E L Konigsburg http://books.scholastic.com/teachers/authorsandbooks/authorstudies/authorhome.jsp?authorID=644&displayName=Biography
House of the Scorpion- Related links http://utopia.utexas.edu/explore/books/book_reviews/book_reviews.php?book_id=51
- Discussion Guide http://www.multcolib.org/talk/guides-scorpion.html
- Biography of Nancy Farmer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Farmer_(author)
- How Cloning Works http://science.howstuffworks.com/cloning.htm
- Discussion Guide A Simon Pulse Guide for Reading Groups
The Tale of Despereaux- Movie Trailer http://www.thetaleofdespereauxmovie.com/
- Webquest http://www.marietta.edu/~rmp001/webquest/index.html
- Kate DiCamillo's official website http://www.katedicamillo.com/index.html
- Author Talk interview with the authorhttp://www.kidsreads.com/authors/au-dicamillo-kate.asp
- Summary and discussion questions http://www.multcolib.org/talk/guides-desperaux.html
- related books http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=7270
- Candlewick Press teacher's guide, audio book by the author, audio interviews, reader guide, and biographieshttp://www.candlewick.com/cat.asp?browse=title&mode=book&isbn=0763617229
- Cinderella Stories from Around the World http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00000849.shtml
- Resources: Because of Winn Dixie http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00000746.shtml
- DiCamillo Webquest http://www.albany.edu/dept/sisp/jjpowers/WebCollabF04/katedicamillo/MainMouse.htm
- Lesson Plans http://www.webenglishteacher.com/dicamillo.html
- Book Resources http://rusd.marin.k12.ca.us/belaire/ba_literature.html#despereaux
- Wamsley's Webpage lots of great linkshttp://www.uensd.org/class_pages/feb14/hwamsley/Pages/General%20Fiction/WebQuest/new%20WebQuest%20resources.html
- Literature Learning Ladders great connectionshttp://eduscapes.com/newbery/04a.htm
- TeacherVision guide pdf http://www.teachervision.fen.com/tv/printables/Candlewick/TaleOfDespereaux_TG.pdf
- Author movies and readings http://www.teachingbooks.net/spec_athr.cgi?pid=870
Freckle Juice- Webquest http://faculty.trevecca.edu/jbivens/Criswellwebquest.htm
- Judy Blume biography http://www.judyblume.com/jb-bio.html
- Lessons and Extensions http://www.teachnet-lab.org/miami/2004/vazquez/index.htm
- mini unit http://www.easyfunschool.com/article1961.html
- Questions http://www.kyrene.org/schools/brisas/sunda/litpack/freckle_sample.htm
My Brother Sam is Dead- Take a Quiz http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/brothersam/quiz.html
- Discussion Board http://mb.sparknotes.com/mb.epl?b=2284
- Learn about Redding http://www.historyofredding.com/HRmbsd.htm
- My Brother Sam is Dead from History of Reddinghttp://mybrothersamisdead.historyofredding.com/
- The Boston Tea Party http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/chronicle_subject.html#pivotal
- The Stamp Act Riots http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/chronicle_subject.html#pivotal
- Timeline of the Revolution http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/chronicle_timeline.html
- Webquest http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/ofarrell/mybrosam/
- Google Earth Unit http://web.mac.com/jburg/GoogleLit/6-8/Entries/2007/4/14_My_Brother_Sam_Is_Deadby_James_Lincoln_Collier_%26_Christopher_Collier.html
- The Collier Brothers http://www.mcelmeel.com/writing/collier.html
- James Lincoln Collier http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=5394&view=full_sptlght
My Side of the Mountain- resource links and activities http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/myside/mysidetg.html
- Reading guide http://www.scholastic.com/kids/homework/pdfs/My_Side_of_the_Mountain.pdf
- Reviews http://www.kidsreads.com/reviews/0140348107.asp
- About Jean Craighead George http://www.kidsreads.com/authors/au-george-jean-craighead.asp
- Games vocabularyhttp://www.quia.com/jg/366011.html
- Author's official website http://www.jeancraigheadgeorge.com/
- Interview with Jean Craighead George http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/authors/experts/george.asp
- Falcon Webcam http://ohiodnr.com/wildlife/dow/falcons/columbus.aspx
- Virtual Hikes in the Catskills http://www.catskillcenter.org/vhikes/hikes.html
- Learn about forests http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00000683.shtml
- Wilderness survival tips http://visitmt.com/falcon/wilderness_survival.htm
- The Attitude of Survival http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Falls/9200/survival_attitude.html
- Wilderness Survival Guide http://www.bcadventure.com/adventure/wilderness/survival/
- Survival Quiz http://www.wilderness-survival.net/quiz/quiz.php
- Internet Hunt http://homepage.mac.com/cohora/ext/mymoun.html
- Printable Questions for the Internet Hunt http://homepage.mac.com/cohora/ext/msmoun.pdf
- Surviving Our Side of the Mountain webquesthttp://education.nmsu.edu/webquest/wq/mountain/mtn-wq.html
- power points, links, and activities http://literature.pppst.com/GHI/jean-craighead-george.html
Weasel- teacher resources http://www.mce.k12tn.net/reading60/weasel.htm
- Cynthia DeFelice http://www.cynthiadefelice.com/about_cynthia.php
Picture Books online- Chicka Chicka Boom Boom animatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED4aZ3nAnw8
- Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AT6WaI1KwY&feature=related
- Hey Diddle Diddle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpOhscuu-NI
- www.biguniverse.com books to read onlinehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpOhscuu-NI
- Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See read by Bill Martinhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdHCYgO9zh8
- Where the Wild Things Are http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSkHA6IjrlY
- Green Eggs and Ham http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zy7J578FLaA
- Fox in Socks http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGrcdq2viZg
- The Zax http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfI9e4BX0lU
- antique books read online http://www.childrensbooksonline.org/library-audio.htm
- Fox in Socks http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03lbwesCTB0
The Eleventh Hour- Morse Code Translator http://morsecode.scphillips.com/jtranslator.html
- Learn Morse Code http://www.learnmorsecode.com/
- Understanding Ciphertext http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/secret/secret.html
- Illuminations: Codes http://illuminations.nctm.org/activitydetail.aspx?id=5
- Caesar Cipher Translator http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/CaesarCipher/
- Caesar Cipher Translator 2 http://www.braingle.com/brainteasers/codes/caesar.php
- Cipher Wheels How To http://www.scholastic.com/spyx/pdfs/Cipher_Wheel.pdf
- Spy Training Academy http://www.scholastic.com/spyx/
- Heiroglyphics http://www.greatscott.com/hiero/
- Heiroglyphics translator http://www.eyelid.co.uk/hiero1.htm
- Virtual Keyboard http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/music/piano/index.htm