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Literactive is the leading provider of reading material for pre-school, kindergarten and grade 1 students available online. The program is comprised of carefully levelled guided readers, comprehensive phonic activities and a wealth of supplemental reading material which gradually develop a child's reading skills in a sequential and enjoyable manner. Developed and approved by teachers and parents across the United States, Literactive is the acknowledged leader in early learning online. All the material is available for free from this site but you need to register.

ReadWriteThink offers a collection of online Student Materials to support literacy learning in the K-12 classroom. These interactive tools can be used to supplement a variety of lessons and provide an opportunity for students to use technology while developing their literacy skills. Click on the name of each interactive for a brief description of the tool and a list of the ReadWriteThink lessons that use the tool. From there you'll also be able to directly access the tool and use it in your classroom. GREAT website!

FREE website developed by group from Finland featuring games designed with AAC device users or folks who use computers with alternative access in mind. The games range from very easy to more challenging and can all be played with a mouse or switch.

Learn how to become an effective learner and how to manage your own learning (from Scotland so some information/examples may be localized). Audio prompts for younger learners. Also has a link for the information literacy section.

Very nice early learning Phonics actvities

This a great guide for teaching some elementary principles (ages 9-11) of poster (graphic) design. It covers topics such as layout, color, text, and use of images. It could be used as for whole class discussion or as an independent task for students with good comprehension skills. A rubric for visual information literacy component of a larger project could easily be constructed from this activity.

I'm not sure if this would be a useful resource or not. You decide! The unit illustrates different ways of organising information graphically and illustrates a range of "concept mapping" applications using examples created with Kidspiration. The unit is not a tutorial in how to use the software, as excellent tutorials are provided with the program. It is intended to stimulate interest and creativity by providing examples and links to websites where there are files that you can download for pupils to use.

heiroglphic typewriter with printing ability Fullscreen links to not seem to work

Consider habitat, food, locomotion, defenses, etc

My Culture Quest is an interactive adventure around the world. Students need to collect artifacts from several different countries and create an exhibition at the museum to complete the game. Students score the highest points by collecting items with a similar theme (conflict, religion, or celebrations) from various countries. Teachers can preview all of the images (artifacts) used in the game and print game cards to supplement the online activity.