Language Arts Resources

• Aaron Shephard's Website - lots of info, folktales, myths, etc.
• Anagram Maker
• Children's Picture Book Database - for pictures books to go along with units of study
• Citation Machine (creates APA and MLA citations from a variety of sources)
• Comic Strip Generators:
  • Strip Generator
  • Witty Comics
• Early Literacy Resources - (page of links)
• Editorial Writing Thinkquest
• Fairy Tales Resources - (page of links)
• Flashlight Readers - a Scholastic site created for 3-5 grades to promote reading, uses books like Holes, Because of Winn-Dixie, and more
• Four Blocks Resources
• Grammar Movies - animated songs/movie clips to help teach grammar rules, and more from PBSkids.
• Grammar Resources (page of links) - such as antonyms, synonyms, compound words, etc.
• Internet in Support of Literacy - great resources from a PD by Barbara Barr
• Keyboarding (page of links)
• Literary Book Club; LBC Tutorial (how to join)
• Literacy Junction
• MightyBooks - lots of online stories with audio -great graphics!
• Monster Exchange - encourage descriptive writing while working with classes in other places
• Mother Goose Rocks - a fun version of an old favorite; music, cartoons, activities and more
• Mystery Authors (page of links)
• Mystery Net - read brief mysteries and then try to figure out the answer from the clues
• Newspaper Press - this interactive from the ARTSEDGE (Marco-Polo) website allows students to create a newspaper with multiple pages to print out. 
• Novel and Book Resources (page of links)
• Paragraph a Week - writing prompts for each week of school for 5-6 grade, but could be edited for other grade levels
• Phonics Games - also CVC, Consonant clusters, etc.
• Polar Express - (page of links)
• RapidCite.com - free resource can format multiple entries for a works cited page in either MLA, APA or Chicago format and then exports the resources to Word
• Reading (page of links)
• ReadWriteThink Interactive Activities - great resource for integrating tech into lang. arts classroom
• Shape Books (printable worksheets)
• Speed Reading Test; Reading Speed Check
• Spin and Spell Game - a fun interactive spelling game
• SRI Practice Tests  
• Storyline Online - see video of celebrities reading children's books and get lesson plans.
• StudyDog - a fabulous site focusing on early literacy skills for K-2 with FREE downloadable curriculum/games
• TALK - Technology Assisting Literacy Knowledge (excellent FCPS website based on the Classroom Literacy Guide)
• The Teacher's Desk - activities for 5th and 6th gr
• Word Central - build your own dictionary
• Word Wall Activities
• Word Wonders Vocabulary and grammar builders 
• Writing Resources (page of links)