English Language Arts
Letters & Sounds
Starfall
Starfall is a free website that teaches children to read with phonics. They use a systematic phonics approach, in conjunction with phonemic awareness practice. Starfall is geared for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, special education, homeschool, and English language development. |
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Can you hear it?
This resource is designed for students in Kindergarten & 1st grade focusing on phonological awareness, particularly short vowel sounds. Students can complete this activity independently. You can download this resource from Dropbox or view online with the PowerPoint Web App via SkyDrive. If you download, you will need PowerPoint to view. |
grammar
Fiction & Non-fiction
writing |
BoomWriter Get your class, student group, or club using technology to collaboratively write a real book. BoomWriter is totally free, and groups of five students or more can use it to read, write, compete and get published! TitanPad, PiratePad, PrimaryPad
There are a host of free online applications that allow several students to work simultaneously and collaboratively on the same notepad. Padlet
Paper for the web. We give you a blank wall. You put anything you want on it, anywhere. The possibilities are endless! |
speaking & Listening
Phonetics: The sounds of American English
This is an amazing website for learning sounds and pronunciation. There are diagrams, as well as video and audio clips that detail each sound. Following Oral Directions Practice
To complete the activity, students must listen and follow directions. Embedded audio takes students through each step. |
vocabulary & Spelling
IndieStory Flashcards
This website provides high-quality photographic vocabulary flashcards. There are four different levels of difficulty. The cards can also be printed. Wordle
Generate "word clouds" from text you provide with several formatting options. |