Has poems that kids can read and rate. Also has links to poetry lessons on how to write different kinds of poems. Material is copyrighted and not for copying or distribution. Poetry theater selections are also included with permission to copy for classroom use.
Links to interactive online language arts activities. Categories are Alphabet, Grammar, Fables, Languages, Learn How to Read, Poems and Rhymes, Spelling, Stories, Tall Tales and Folk Tales, and Writing.
This website has lots of online mysteries to read and solve. They provide many examples of short mysteries written by students. If you read more about the mysterynet website, you can find links to classic mystery authors and even purchase digital copies of their books. This website supports the MCPS grade 4, quarter 4 writing mysteries lesson 1.
These are more than spiffy-looking printable webs. Take some time to read about the teaching philosophy that led to the downloadable resources here. Some of the resources are in .DOC format and can be used by students who keyboard instead of write.
A blog by a K-1 teacher who was Florida teacher of the year. She is passionate about web 2.0 and technology integration. She blogs about her ideas and give examples of what she does with her kids.
Intelligent, context spell checker developed by dyslexics for dyslexics. This online spell checker goes beyond others by looking at context and flexible spelling. Just copy or type your text into the box, let Ghotit help you fix it, and then copy and paste it back into your document.