FUN WEBSITES TO EXPLORE
FOR READING AND WRITING
Reading
| Booklists | |
| www.carolhurst.com/titles/4th.html | Brief description and reviews of books for 4th grade students |
| www.carolhurst.com/titles/5th.htm | Brief description and reviews of books for 5th grade students |
| www.carolhurst.com/titles/6th.html | Brief description and reviews of books for 6th grade students |
| http://www.reading.org/ resources/tools/choices.html |
Children and teacher choices of books. This list is up-dated each year and includes new books. |
| Reading activities | |
| www.scholastic.com/kids/ home_flash.asp |
Kids Fun Online - Reading activities for students. (This is the text used in 4th and 5th grade at Clarendon.) |
| go.hrw.com/gopages/la-la.html | Reading activities for students connected to the text used in 6th grade at Clarendon. Our text is the Introductory Course. |
| students.resa.net/ stoutcomputerclass/2la.htm |
Reading and writing activities - includes activities for ESL students |
| ALA's Great Websites for Kids | List of websites for students to use in language arts. Look under Literature and Languages. |
| Phonics | |
| School House Rock Grammar | This site contains the lyrics and audio clips of School House Rock Grammar songs. |
| www.kidport.com/Grade4/ LanguageArts/LanguageArts.htm |
Improve your English and grammar. |
| www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/ words/grammar/ |
Grammar, spelling, reading, writing, listening, and vocabulary activities |
| Author sites | |
| www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/ authors.html |
List of most children's authors and websites to find out more information about each author |
| www.ehhs.cmich.edu/ ~tbushey/author.html |
Celebrate children's authors |
| www.beverlycleary.com/ | Official website for Beverly Cleary |
| www.roalddahl.com/ | Official website for Roald Dahl |
| www.terabithia.com/ | Official website for Katherine Paterson |
| www.jkrowling.com/ | Official website for J. K. Rowling |
| www.seussville.com/ | Dr. Seuss activities |
Writing 
| Six-traits | |
| www.aps.edu/aps/Cochiti/6traits/ | Description of the six traits, lesson plans and literature to use for each trait (can be used by students, parents and teachers) |
| OWL-Online Writing Lab | OWL (Online Writing Lab) for Elementary Students. This website has lots of activities using six-traits. |
| senior.billings.k12.mt.us/6traits/ | Interactive activities using 6-traits. Sign in as Class Account Number: WEUH663, Student Numbers are spx001 through spx040 |
| Writing activities | |
| Writing Process Website | Writing activities on the writing process for students and parents to use |
| www.pvc.maricopa.edu/~butler/#dict | Ideas for writing from the Maricopa County Public Library. You can even sign up for tutoring. |
| www.judyblume.com/writing-jb.html | Author Judy Blume talks about writing. |
| Reading and Writing games | |
| I Know That | Games in language arts |
| www.cogcon.com/gamegoo/gooey.html | Game Goo - Learning that Sticks |
| www.eduplace.com/edugames.html | Edugames |
| Vocabulary.com's Level 1 puzzles | This site has interactive games to improve students' vocabulary skills, including word analysis and synonyms and antonyms. |
| Access Excellence | Mysteries for students to read and solve. |
| www.funbrain.com/kidscenter.html | Select your grade level and go to Words. |
