Reading/ Vocabulary Practice
Dictionary.com Search the meaning of words, use the thesaurus to find similar words, or click the sound icon to hear how words should be pronounced. WordCentral.com Awesome word games to test and build your vocabulary and spelling skills! Book Adventure Choose a book to read based on your grade level and interests, then read it in Google Books for free! Take a quiz on it when you're done, and earn prizes for reading success. Google Books Preview or read books for free. Project Gutenberg Free eBooks YourNextRead Helps you choose a book based on books you've read that you like...pretty awesome! Vocabulary.co.il Word games to help build vocabulary Fun Brain Fun site for practicing reading skills, including root words |
Writing/ Grammar/ Spelling
Grammar Book Grammar, punctuation, and capitalization rules The Story Starter Got writer's block? Cure it with a randomly generated story starter! Story Idea Generator Ideas for first lines, characters, and much, much more! Fact Monster Information, information, information! This site has a little bit of everything, including a dictionary, atlas, encyclopedia, frequently misspelled words list (in the word wise section), and much, much more. Grammar Bytes Fun-filled grammar lessons, exercises, and more! Spelling City Practice your spelling skills! Scholastic The Stacks Awesome writing games and more! Spelling-Words-Well List of commonly misspelled words, spelling tips, etc. Pronoun/ Antecedent Agreement Rules Image courtesy of Vlado at FreeDigitalPhotos.net |
Miscellaneous
Newsela Up-to-date news articles with adjustable reading level Edmodo It's like Facebook for students! Students can work on group projects, complete quizzes, and many more educational activities using this site. Alabama Virtual Library Research articles Class Tools Fun website to put together games, etc. as a study aid NGAKids National Gallery of Art for Kids--Artistic Ideas for Project Illustrations as well as interactive art activities Word Game World Printable word puzzles Dance Mat Typing Learn to type using this fun, easy website! Ninjawords The "really fast dictionary...fast like a ninja." Plagiarism Tutorial This website helps students recognize and avoid plagiarism. The Folger Shakespeare Library Learn more about Shakespeare and his writing! |