Good morning, welcome to our Homeschool Resources: Shakespeare and Language Arts. I would like to ask you to take a look at the websites we’ve mentioned and let me know if you have used either website with your students or not. As for Charlie and I we haven’t had the opportunity to use them yet but we plan to in the Future.
CCC! Streaming Media – Shakespeare & Composition Online Streaming
Bring high-quality video online streaming to your homeschool with Shakespeare & Composition Online Streaming that features five topics and includes an abundance of support materials from CCC! Streaming Media.
Grades K-12, with parental supervision
ReadWriteThink.org is a result of a partnership between the International Literacy Association (ILA), the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), and the Verizon Foundation, whose mission is to “provide educators, parents, and afterschool professionals with access to the highest quality practices in reading and language arts instruction by offering the very best in free materials.”
Bookmark this site NOW. It’s one of the best Language Arts sites we’ve seen – and we’ve seen a lot!
When you get to the site you can utilize the search area at the left or you can scroll down and use the “Explore Resources by Collections” area.
Then scroll over Classroom Resources in the top menu and choose from:
- Lesson Plans
- Student Interactives
- Calendar Activities
- and more
Under Lesson Plans, you’ll find an array of standards-based lesson plans that integrate Internet content into the teaching and/or learning experience. Each lesson includes a grade level, a detailed instructional plan and materials such as worksheets, interactives, and links to web resources. And it’s all FREE! You can also explore Teacher Resources by Grade.
Use the Student Interactives section to incorporate online activities (such as games, webquests, puzzles, writing starters, etc.) into your language arts curriculum for K-12 students. The activities are tied to specific lessons, but can be used independently or with other lessons as well.
And don’t miss the Calendar Activities. You can view the calendar by day, week or month to see activities and online resources associated with events in literacy and literature. For example, on the April calendar you’ll find language arts lessons with enrichment activities to learn about: Hans Christian Andersen, Maya Angelou, Pocahontas, Noah Webster, and more. (Just click on the description on any given day of the calendar to access the resources.)
Students can enjoy using technology while developing their literacy skills. The beauty of the ReadWriteThink website is that homeschoolers – no matter what Methodology you use – will find something useful. Traditionalists can follow lesson plans, while unschoolers can enjoy the activities that peak their interests. Eclectics can use a little of everything.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
