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Brainpop
homerpittard brainpop

http://brainpop.com
Puzzle Maker
Creat crosswords, wordfinds, and other puzzles

http://www.puzzlemaker.com
Is this a good resource for my report?
Use this sheet to help determine if the resource is appropriate for your report or project.

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/hints-on-print/index.html
Free Rice
End world hunger by donating rice grains based on how many questions you answer correctly.

http://freerice.com/
Visual Thesaurus

http://www.visualthesaurus.com/vocabgrabber/
Word It Out

http://worditout.com/
Artchive

http://artchive.com
Ideas to Inspire

http://ideastoinspire.co.uk/index.html#1

Grammar Skills

Grammar Rock Videos
This is a great way to help them remember the parts of speech!

http://embedr.com/playlist/grammar-rock
Punctuation Paintball
punctuation paintball

http://iknowthat.com
Power Proofreading
practice your editing skills

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/proofread/
Grammar Blast
Practice your skills!

http://eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/quizzes/index.html
Grammar Gorillas
fun practice

http://www.funbrain.com/grammar/index.html
Wall of Words
Build the wall as high as you can by arranging the words into sentences. Don't forget the ending punctuation!

http://fen.com/studentactivities/WallOfWords/wow19.html
Ball Hogs
Synonyms/Antonyms Game

http://fen.com/studentactivities/BallHogs/BallHogs.html
Rocket to the Moon
Synonyms, Antonyms, Homonyms

http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/grade2_3/rocket_words/rocket_words.htm
Crystal Castle
Prefixes im- and in-

http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/crstcast/crstcastle.htm
Professor Smarts
Alphabetical order to the third letter

http://www.toonuniversity.com/flash.asp?err=160
Order Me Around
Alphabetical Order

http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/ord.cgi?A1=s&A2=0&A3=words&COBR=4
Analogy Game
Can you find the missing word before time runs out?

http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/analogies/analogiesx.htm
Grammar Horse Shoes
Is it an adjective, adverb, noun, or verb?

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/adverb_ringers/index.html
Grammar Ninja

http://hoodaword.com/games/grammarninja.php
Homophones Game
Homophones

http://www.vocabulary.co.il/homophones/middle-school/6th-8th-grade-homophones/
Middle School Homophones
lots of games

http://www.vocabulary.co.il/homophones/

Adjectives

Adjectives

http://www.ezschool.com/Games/Adjectives.html
Adjective Detective
game

http://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/interactives/literacy/wordclasses/adjectives.asp

Adverbs

How? Where? When?

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/quiz/mquiz.asp?filename=msmith5adverbsquiz
Where?

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/quiz/mquiz.asp?filename=msmith5adverbswhere
Penguins on Ice

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/starship/english/penguinsonice.shtml

Conjunctions

Lots of Conjunction Activities
Games Galore

http://www.aasd.k12.wi.us/staff/boldtkatherine/ReadingFun3-6/ReadingFun_PartsofSpeech.htm#Conjunctions
Turtle Diary
Game

http://www.turtlediary.com/grade-1-games/ela-games/conjunction.html
Video on Joining Words

http://www.watchknowlearn.org/Video.aspx?VideoID=50005
Brainpop
Conjunctions

https://www.brainpop.com/english/grammar/conjunctions/preview.weml

Contractions

Contractions

http://www.quia.com/jg/66105.html
Fly By Contractions
Game

http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/flyby/flyby1.htm

Interjections

Nouns

Singular or Plural Game

http://www.roythezebra.com/reading-games/singular-or-plural-1.html
The Plural Girls

http://www.funbrain.com/plurals/index.html
Plurals

http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/online/Plurals2.htm
Concentration

http://www.quia.com/cc/333551.html
Plurals Game

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/spelling/plurals/pluralrules/game.shtml
Possessive Noun Games

http://www.quia.com/jg/67716.html
Common and Proper
basketball game

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/basketball/index_pre.html

Prepositions

The Anteater Game

http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/elementary/i_games/theanteatergame/games_ant01/
Garfield's Scary Scavenger Hunt

http://www.garfield.com/fungames/scavengerhunt/scavengerhunt.html
Recycling Game

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/fun-with-english/clean-and-green
Chose the Preposition

http://www.better-english.com/grammar/prepositions.htm
Preposition Quiz

http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz98bck.htm
Preposition Chart
Click on the preposition to see it used in a sentence.

http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/tips/sentence/preposit.htm

Pronouns

Balloon Game

http://www.softschools.com/language_arts/grammar/pronoun/balloon_game/
Pronoun Game

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/interestsentences/pronouns/
Pronoun Clubhouse

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/pronoun_clubhouse/index_pre.html

Punctuation

Comma Usage

http://www.compasslearningodyssey.com/sample_act/34lang_confusion.html

Punctuation

Trapped!
punctuation game

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/english/spelling_grammar/punctuation/play/popup.shtml

Sentence Structure

Subjects and Predicates
What is the difference?

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/language_arts/goforgold/content_builder/dswmedia/g2c2/nadia.htm
Sentence or Fragment?

http://www.quia.com/pop/13222.html

Verbs

Helping Verbs

http://www.funbrain.com/verb/index.html
Wide World of Verbs

http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/sunda/verb/enter.htm
All Kinds of Verbs

http://www.curriculumassociates.com/educator-resources/write/grammar/grammarD_3.htm
Monster Trucks
Subject/Verb Agreement

http://harcourtschool.com/activity/monster_truck/index.html
Verb Tense Train
verb tenses

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/verb_train/index.html
Verb Power
main verbs and helping verbs

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/verb_power/index.html
Helping Verbs Quiz

http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/helping_verbs/quiz520.html
Battleship
helping verbs

http://www.quia.com/ba/63175.html
Rags to Riches
helping verbs

http://www.quia.com/rr/121293.html
Spin the Wheel
irregular verbs game

http://www.macmillandictionary.com/us/verb_wheel/
Verb Dash
irregular verb game

http://games.wordreference.com/language-games/verb-dash

Keyboarding Skills

Typing Web
Typing Lessons

http://www.typingweb.com/tutor/

Math

Math Playground
Fun practice

http://www.mathplayground.com
Cool Math
Fun practice

http://www.coolmath.com
AAA Math
Fun practice

http://www.aaamath.com
More Math
Fun practice

http://www.math.com
A+ Math
Fun practice

http://www.aplusmath.com
Multiplication
Need to practice?

http://www.multiplication.com
Arcade Math Games
Arcade style math practice games

http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com
Math Skills Practice
Practice 5-10 minutes each day!

http://www.ixl.com/math/grade/third/
Flashcards
add, subtract, multiply, divide

http://www.factmonster.com/math/flashcards.html
Math Facts
Fact Sheets that you set up

http://www.haelmedia.com/basic_fact_sheets/index.html
Coordinate Graphs
Name the point on the grid

http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/co.cgi?A1=s&A2=0
Rounding to the Nearest 100
rounding practice

http://www.aplusmath.com/Flashcards/rounding.html
Pizza Party
practice fractions with pizza

http://www.primarygames.com/fractions/start.htm
Fractions Frenzy
practice fractions

http://www.learningplanet.com/sam/ff/index.asp
Multiplication Quizzes
Choose your number to practice

http://blackdog.net/games/math/multiply/index.html
Multiplication Practice
Practice 4, 5, and 6

http://www.toonuniversity.com/flash.asp?err=338&engine=3
Telling Time
Match analog to digital

http://www.primarygames.com/time/start.htm
Inches, Feet, Miles?
Compare measurements

http://www.toonuniversity.com/quiz.asp?quizzes_key=1
Area and perimeter
Practice area and perimeter

http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/ShapeExplorer/
Polygon Playground
Drag shapes to practice symmetry and tesslation

http://www.mathcats.com/explore/polygons.html
Area and Perimeter
A fun game!

http://www.funbrain.com/poly/index.html
Tangrams
Fun building with shapes

http://www.kidscom.com/games/tangram/tangram.html
Virtual Manipulates
K-12th grade - Excellent site!!!

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html
Geometric Solids
Name the shape

http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/online/longshape3d.html
Graphing Ordered Pairs
Play a game to practice~

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/BillyBug/bugcoord.html
Fraction Games
Tons of games to practice fraction skills.

http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/math-fract.html
Decimal Games
Wow - tons of practice...

http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/math-decim.html
Kids Numbers Games
Wonderful practice games

http://www.kidsnumbers.com/
SOS Math - Algebra
Algebra help

http://www.sosmath.com/algebra/algebra.html
Math Snacks
games

http://www.mathsnacks.org/index.php
Measuring Angles

http://www.mathplayground.com/measuringangles.html
Prime Factorization
Factor Trees

http://www.mathplayground.com/factortrees.html
Dare to Share Game
Visual Division

http://www.mathplayground.com/visual_division/dare_to_share_fairly.html
Algebra Game

http://www.mathplayground.com/AlgebraEquations.html
Logo
basic computer programming

http://www.mathplayground.com/mathprogramming.html
Alien Angels
measuring angles

http://www.mathplayground.com/alienangles.html
Penguin Jump
play on your own or against friends

http://www.mathplayground.com/ASB_PenguinJumpMultiplication.html
Escape from Fraction Manor
haunted fractions game

http://www.mathplayground.com/HauntedFractions/HFGameLoader.html
Timed Fact Quizzes

http://www.fun4thebrain.com/quizzes.html
Fuel the Brain
Math Games

http://www.fuelthebrain.com/
Prodigy Game

http://www.prodigygame.com

Reading and Word Study

Reading Text Activities
activities

http://activities.macmillanmh.com/reading/treasures/stories/storylist/31.html
Scholastic Book Club Orders
online book orders

http://scholastic.com/parentordering
Scholastic
current events, reading games

http://www.scholastic.com/kids/stacks/games/
Starfall
helpful site to reinforce phonics

http://www.starfall.com
Word Study
activities

http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/student.cfm
Analogies
select the word that fits the analogy

http://www.factmonster.com/analogies
What's the Word?
Fill in the crossword puzzle by solving the clues.

http://fen.com/studentactivities/whatsWord/whatswrd.html
Awesome Analogies
Fun game!

http://www.quia.com/cb/7146.html
Awesome Analogies II
More analogy fun

http://www.quia.com/cb/7146.html
Giggle Poetry
fun poems

http://www.gigglepoetry.com/
Riddle Machine
Funny riddles to read or use

http://www.mamamedia.com/activities/riddle_machine/home.html
Zoo in My Front Yard
Test your reading comprehension

http://www.toonuniversity.com/quiz.asp?quizzes_key=260
Book Hooks
Easy to do book reports. Fill it out and send it to the teacher!

http://www.bookhooks.com/note.cfm
Book Adventure
Read books, take online quizzes, earn prizes!

http://bookadventure.com
Spelling City
Have fun learning new words!

http://spellingcity.com
Spelling Activities
print out worksheets

http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/sv/books/gr4/
Discovery Education
Think Link practice

http://assignments.discoveryeducation.com/
Cause/Effect Story
Pinocchio

http://fcit.usf.edu/fcat/strategies/ce/activity1.htm
Cause/Effect Matching
matching game

http://www.quia.com/mc/94601.html
Folk tales, fables, fairy tales
Have stories read to you, play games, sing songs...

http://www.speakaboos.com/
Cause and Effect Quiz
multiple choice quiz

http://www.softschools.com/manage/themes/knowledgetest;jsessionid=aDD-e3srAcBh
Author's Purpose

http://www.woodland.k12.mo.us/faculty/rgarner/Reading/Authors%20puropse.htm
Author's Purpose Practice

http://www.citycol.com/basic_skills/Quizzes/Purpose/reading_purpose.htm
Author's Purpose lesson/practice
Florida Ach. Test for 4th grade

http://fcit.usf.edu/fcat/strategies/ap/default.htm
Topic Sentence Detective

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/g/topicmainp.cfm
Wizards and Pigs Game
alliteration, rhyme, and rhythm

http://www.earobics.com/gamegoo/games/wiznpigs/wiznpigs.html
Onomatopoeia Practice

http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112392/onomonopractice.html

Science

Science Text
interactive activities

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmsc
Edheads
Interactive science site

http://edheads.org/
Bill Nye the Science Guy
Video clips, demos to try at home

http://www.billnye.com
Cool Science
biology

http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/
Funology
Facts and experiments

http://www.funology.com/
Cool Cosmos
warm and cold blooded animals

http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/image_galleries/ir/zoo/
Science Monster
Earth and Space

http://www.sciencemonster.com/
Planet Pals
Recycling

http://www.planetpals.com/
Children's Museum
Facts

http://www.childrensmuseum.org/geomysteries/faqs.html
Weather Wiz Kids
weather

http://weatherwizkids.com/
Cool Science Sites!
Earth, Space, Human Body, Animals, Life Cycles, Plants, Recycling, Matter, Physical Properties, Light, Sound, Weather, Simple Ma

http://www.juliethompson.com/science.htm
Plants Game

http://www.concord.org/activities/plants
Predators and Prey Game

http://www.concord.org/activities/predators-and-prey
Life Cycle Game

http://www.concord.org/activities/virtual-field
Greenhouse Game

http://www.concord.org/activities/virtual-greenhouse

Biomes/Ecosystems Websites

Biome Information

http://kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/biomes/index.html
Prairie Info

http://www.bellmuseum.org/distancelearning/prairie/index.html
Ecosystem/Adventure Games

http://www.eduweb.com/portfolio/naturalhistoryadv.php
Habitats - Forest/Prairie

http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/nature/habitat/index.htm
Biomes of the World

http://www.mbgnet.net/
Switch Zoo - Animals and Habitats

http://switchzoo.com/
Ecosystems

http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/nwepecosystems.htm
World Biomes Map

http://www.worldbiomes.com/biomes_map.htm
Blue Planet Biomes

http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/world_biomes.htm
Ecosystem Game

http://www.concord.org/activities/experiment-ecosystems
Virtual Ecosystem Game

http://www.concord.org/activities/virtual-ecosystem

Clouds/Weather

Photos of Cloud Types

http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/Atmosphere/clouds/cloud_types.html
Clouds Have Names

http://classic.globe.gov/fsl/html/templ.cgi?EG_cloud&lang=en&nav=1

Social Studies

Core Democratic Values
interactive stories on American citizenship, rights, and responsibilities

http://www.michiganepic.org/coredemocratic/indexb.html
Scholastic News
current events

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/scholasticNews.jsp?FromBrowseMod=true&Ns=Pub_Date_Sort|1&CurrPage=scholasticNews.jsp&TopicValue=Scholastic%20News
National Geographic Kids
Great information

http://nationalgeographic.com/kids/
Time for Kids
current news

http://timeforkids.com/TFK/
History Sites for Kids
links for history sites

http://www.kidsites.com/sites-edu/history.htm
Learning to Give
Character Education, Service

http://learningtogive.org/students/
Great Social Studies Sites!
Neighborhood, Community, Nation, World, Geography, Black History, MLK Jr., Women's History, President's Day, 9/11, Constitution

http://www.juliethompson.com/socst.htm
Social Studies
interactive to go with text

http://www.eduplace.com/ss/socsci/tn/

Economics

Econopoly
Games for Economics

http://library.thinkquest.org/3901/index.htm
Needs & Wants
More Games

http://www.mcwdn.org/ECONOMICS/NeedWant.html
Goods & Services

http://www.mcwdn.org/ECONOMICS/GoodService.html
Kids' Bank
Games

http://www.kidsbank.com/index_3.asp
Economics Definitions
Power Poing

http://chalk.richmond.edu/education/projects/webquests/economics/economics.ppt

Mission US Games

Mission 2
Flight to Freedom

http://www.mission-us.org/pages/landing-mission-2
Mission 1
For Crown or Colony

http://www.mission-us.org/pages/landing-mission-1

Tennessee Information

Class Brain
state reports

http://www.classbrain.com/artstate/publish/cat_index_49.shtml
50 states
TN info

http://www.50states.com/tennesse.htm
TN History for Kids

http://www.tnhistoryforkids.org/

Writing

Dictionary
online dictionary

http://www.dictionary.com
Interactive Writing
online resource for writers

http://readwritethink.org
Journal Ideas
journal prompts

http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/prompts.html
More Journal Ideas
journal prompts

http://www.hvcn.org/info/kingpto/journal_prompts.htm
Cursive Handwriting
Watch how to form each letter.

http://www.handwritingforkids.com/handwrite/cursive/animation/
Thesaurus
Find synonyms and antonyms

http://thesaurus.reference.com/
Writing Advice from Writers
Book Reviews, Myths, News, Descriptive

http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/index.htm
Read Write Think
Interactive Information

http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/
Cartoon Creator
Make Your Own Cartoon

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/comic/index.html
Language Arts text
interactive

http://www.mhschool.com/languagearts/2001/student/index.html
Quotation Marks
Practice putting in quotation marks and other punctuation.

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/quotes_quiz.htm
Video Writing Contest

http://hubforteachers.com/contest/step-3.cfm

Poetry

Acrostics
Acrostic Examples and Ideas

http://college.holycross.edu/faculty/dhummon/acrostics/acrostics.html
Interactive Poetry

http://scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/index.htm
Poetry Idea Machine

http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/poetry_engine.htm#
Poetry - Line Breaks

http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/poetry_engine.htm#
Poetry Magnets

http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/scramble2.htm
Rhyming Dictionary

http://www.rhymezone.com/
Acrostic Poems

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/acrostic/
Giggle Poetry

http://www.gigglepoetry.com/
Fizzy Funny Poetry

http://www.fizzyfunnyfuzzy.com/
Limericks

http://www.learner.org/teacherslab/math/patterns/limerick/limerick_acttxt.html
Shel Silverstein

http://www.shelsilverstein.com/indexSite.html
Fill in the Blank Poetry

http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/newpoem.htm
Cinquains

http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/davidc/6c_files/Poem%20pics/cinquaindescrip.htm
More Cinquains

http://courses.missouristate.edu/ShaeJohnson/CinquainPoetryInstrucandEx.htm
Couplets
examples from 5th graders

http://www.k12.hi.us/~kahuku/couplets.htm
Diamante Poems
Diamond shaped poetry

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/diamante/
Diamante Fill in the Blank

http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/diamondpoem.htm
Free Verse Poetry
examples

http://www.edu.pe.ca/stjean/playing%20with%20poetry/Hickey/freeexamples.htm
Haiku Poetry
examples and instructions

http://www.kidzone.ws/poetry/haiku.htm
Shape Poetry

http://www.readwritethink.org/parent-afterschool-resources/games-tools/shape-poems-a-30189.html
Ice Cream Shaped Poem

http://www.angelfire.com/ct2/evenski/poetry/shapepoem.html
How to Write a Tanka Poem

http://www.edu.pe.ca/stjean/playing%20with%20poetry/Hennessey/how_to_write_a_tanka_poem.htm
Tanka Poetry Examples

http://www.edu.pe.ca/stjean/playing%20with%20poetry/Hennessey/tanka.htm
W Poem Directions

http://www.cape.k12.mo.us/blanchard/hicks/Poetry/1st_2nd_Grade/5%20W's%20%20Poem.htm
W Poem Examples

http://www.pocanticohills.org/taverna/99/pumpkin.htm
Alliteration Poems
Use the same beginning sound over and over again.

http://www.authorinresidence.ecsd.net/Alliteration.htm