Another great Larry Ferlazzo post, this one spotlighting great websites for reading. This one with intermediate readers also links to sites for beginning and beginning older readers.
This is a fabulous resource with practical lesson plans, valuable resources, and more. I've used several of their lessons. There's an interesting story behind how they "earned" the money to remain free. They have things on just about any subject.
daily writing prompt site that publishes prompts on a monthly calendar. The whole month is laid out for you with a different prompt each day. Don't see anything you like on the current calendar? That's okay, click through the previous months to find old prompts. Periodically, Toasted Cheese holds writing contests which you can learn about by clicking on the links on the calendar. The writing contests are based on one or more of the prompts from the calendar.
Applications for EducationIf you're looking for some ideas to stimulate creative writing by your students, check out Toasted Cheese. The option to go back to previous months' prompts gives you plenty of options for finding a prompt appropriate for your classroom.