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Word Steps is a resource for learning the vocabulary of choice in nine different languages. It is free to sign up and to use. This website can be used by an instructor in a language arts or foreign language class. The user can select the language to be learned and there are six different types of practice activities for each set of vocabulary words. Each set of vocabulary words is called a dictionary in Word Steps (interesting). One can use dictionaries (words) created by other Word Steps users or one can create his/her own dictionary (words). The website is easy to use and navigate through. The website could be use with or without creating an account.

This is a great tool for students learning a foreign language. I personally used it for 2 years in my Spanish class in high school and it helped me a lot! It's a great way for students to practice their conjugations. There is a suggested fee of $35; however, if your school truly cannot pay, you can send them a note saying so and can use the site. There is also a contact us page available for support. Graded activities and games available in Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Latin. This would probably be most effective if used with middle school to high school students in a foreign language class. It is very user friendly and the quality of the content is great. I think this site would be very appealing to students because it is simple and easy to use. I believe that it is an effective way to skill and drill while still being interesting.

Professional organization for teachers of world languages. Has a lot of free resources, membership is required for job searching and advanced services

This website provides big variety of skill building activities for students from kindergarten to 5th grade. It includes language art, math, science, and social studies. It also list the Illinois learning standards and provides websites with strategies and graphic organizers to help you working meeting these standards.

This website provides teachers and students with strategies, content, and activities that can enhance and improve students' skills in a variety of curricular areas. I used this website as a independent work center in language art class and my students enjoyed the activities

This is a free visual, video dictionary. It features a selection of user-created as well as professionally-created videos explaining the meaning of a word. When the video plays there are images as well as text defining the word. Most of the words featured on this website are every-day words. The website is easy to use and it could be incorporated into a language art classroom.

This is a free, colorful, interactive, and user friendly website, which can be used in art class or a language arts class. The students can explore different paintings and look for clues as to what the theme might be, what different objects represented might symbolize and what not. At the end, the students are to use their imagination and write a story based on the painting. It is a great tool and it gets the students to analyze and think critically about art.

good free resource

ABCya.com is a free online resource, which incorporates computer educational games and activities for elementary students to learn on the web. They are modeled from primary grade lessons and enhanced to provide an interactive way for children to learn. Grade level lessons incorporate areas such as math and language arts while introducing basic computer skills.

This website is a great for student that are learning how to read. It has sections like ABCs- Let's get ready to read where student learn letters and sounds, and section like I'm Reading " where students can read easy books and practice their fluency.It is a great tool for differentiating activities.It is a free website.

This is a free resource, which teaches children to read with phonics. The website has 4 levels of reading: ABC's, Learn to read, It's fun to read, and I am reading. It could be used by teachers and parents to help the student acquire different level of skills in reading. Is perfect for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, special education, homeschool, and English language development (ELD, ELL, ESL).

Educational games are a great tool for building foundation math and language skills that today's elementary school curriculum requires. These online learning games and songs for kids are fun, teach important skills for preschool and elementary school kids and they're free.

This website provides quizzes, tests, exercises and puzzles to help you learn English as a Second Language (ESL). It is very helpful is you have ESL students in your classroom. It is a free website.

This is a free website that teachers can use in their math classroom. The website is for the students to practice mathematical concepts and it is very catchy, with great graphics, and it allows the students to create a free account and even name their character. As I said, this website is very user-friendly and it would attract a student with its colorful layout. Brain Nook is a virtual world which provides students with different scenarios that they have to resolve by answering mathematical and language arts questions. Great resource!

This is a free space exploration simulation program. It must be downloaded from the website and it runs on Mac, Windows, and Linux Operating Systems. Celestia provides the students with a satellite imagery and the students can zoom in on the earth, moons, the stars, and other planets, and have a great time learning more about space. The program is very easy to use and navigate. This free program is available in various languages to cater better to a larger pool of students.

This is a free website, which has a huge list of free tales. It is easy to use and it is meant for students in grade 3rd and up. It is a great resource, which can be used in a language arts classroom. Students can identify parts of speech and refer back to the tale of choice. It is great.

Strivney is a free, online program for learning to read English. Over a thousand interactive, animated learning games, exercises and presentations provide a quality educational experience. Strivney can be used both at home and in the classroom. Gifted and/or dyslexic children and slower learners all love learning to read English with Strivney because they can work at their own pace.

Meriam-Webster's word central page that provides opportunities for students to build their own dictionary and participate in interactive games involving language. There is also a section of the website dedicated to helping educators as well.

It is a website that can be used to create your own comic, book or make a character. Fun to use and you can register for free.