It’s Wednesday, and time for Language Arts in our classroom and I would like to ask you to check out the following Recommended Websites: If you have used these resources in your classroom let me know what you think of them and why.
EduRef – Language Arts
Age Range: 4-18 (Grades PreK-12, with parental supervision) This website consists of contributions from teachers sharing their favorite language arts lesson plans.
When you get to the site, you can get right to any lesson plan listed. Or you can choose a category from the right side bar including:
- Alphabet
- Grammar
- Literature
- Phonics
- Reading
- Speech
- Spelling
- Story Telling
- Vocabulary
- and more
Each lesson plan has an age range followed by the lesson plan. You can even print them out to refer to as needed.
| Recommended Website: Valentine’s Day Worksheets Age Range: 4-10 (Grades PreK-5, with parental supervision) You will not believe the massive selection of free Valentine-themed printable worksheets that are offered on this website from Education.com. Get free crosswords, mazes, word searches, Valentine card templates, coloring pages, and much more. Then click on “Lesson Plans” in the top menu to find 10 lesson plans including: Valentine’s Day Fun – Preschoolers can copy a sentenceMapping My Heart – Third graders can produce a short writing pieceValentine’s Day Idioms – Fourth graders can explain the meanings of common idiomsAnd here is another site that provides free Language Arts worksheets themed around Valentine’s Day: Lanternfish.com Get a printable Valentine-themed crossword puzzle, word scramble, word search, rhyme activity, and more. |
Recommended Website: Grammar Ninja
Age Range: 8-18 (Grades 3-12, with parental supervision) This website provides a fun game to help students develop a working knowledge of the parts of speech including nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, articles, conjunctions, and prepositions.
When you get to the website, read the instructions on how to play the game. Then, select a level of play (from beginner to master).
As the game begins, you’ll be presented with sentences and asked to find various parts of speech. The game tracks the time you require to answer the questions, as well as any errors you make. If you make a mistake, the game board displays the correct answer.
There are three levels of play culminating in the title “Master Grammar Ninja.” Your kids will find playing this game is a whole lot more fun than drill and practice work – and I’ll bet some of you parents will have fun testing your grammar skills as well.
Recommended Website: Garden of Praise: Grammar Songs
Age Range: 5-10 (Grades K-5, with parental supervision) This ad-supported website was created by a veteran classroom teacher and provides free songs that teach grammar along with online and printable activities and materials to reinforce learning. The idea here is that learning rote grammar rules and parts of speech is easier when set to music.
When you get to the site, you’ll see a menu of parts of speech including:
- Nouns
- Verbs
- Pronouns
- Adjectives
- Adverbs
- Prepositions
- Conjunctions
- Articles
- Punctuation
Below the menu, are instructions for how to teach the lessons using the songs and printable cards and posters.
Click on any menu item, and a new page opens with a definition, examples, a link to the song (with music and lyrics), as well as links to downloadable activities. (For example, if you click on “Noun,” you’ll be able to access a crossword puzzle in pdf, and a link to another website containing an interactive noun game.)
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
