LOWER ELEMENTARY

LANGUAGE ARTS/READING LINKS

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SUGGESTED READING: 1000 Good Books from Classical Christian Education
ONLINE ABC BOOKS
 

Bembo's Zoo - Watch letters change into animals

Writing Guide - watch Spinner the Spider write letters

Surfing for ABC's - alphabetical collection of web sites for kids

Animal Story - talking animal alphabet book

Internet Picture Dictionary - words, pictures, and games in English and other languages

Alphabet Action - interactive alphabet
ONLINE GAMES AND ACTIVITIES:
 

Between the Lions - excellent phonics games

Game Goo - lots of cool reading games

Starfall Learn to Read - cute interactive stories and games

Digger and the Gang - A variety of interactive activities

Build a Silly Sentence - online fun from Reading Rainbow

BBC Phonics - different games to practice phonics patterns

Magic Key - games to practice English and Reading skills

Headsprout - phonics lesson game samples

Word Maker - build words in this online game

Funbrain Word Games - lots of good games to play

Spin and Spell - practice your spelling with this fun game

Sadlier Oxford - collection of phonics games, lots of vowel activities

Fish 'em Up - great game to practice ed and ing endings

Big Escape - explore and find the missing words

Big Escape2 - another missing word mystery

Roy the Zebra - great selection of phonics and reading games

Spelling City - great way to practice spelling

Scholastic Story Starters - neat online tool to generate ideas for stories

Homophone Game - learn about and practice homophones

Syllable Video and Game - learn about counting syllables

Synonyms and Antonyms - cross the river game
ONLINE STORY BOOKS
 

Little Animals Activity Center - British site with wonderful interactive stories

Tiger Aki - cute animated interactive stories

Fimbles Comfy Corner - pick a story to read and listen to

Leading to Reading - listen to a story as you follow the text

CBeebies Story Circle - Several online stories, including some fairy tales

Alphy and the Broken toy - online story

American Girl - read a choose your own adventure story

Book Pals - videos with well known people reading story books

Who Am I? - create a story about yourself

Starfall Learn to Read - many online stories grouped by letter skills

About Face - read a story that talks about feelings

Toon Books - several online stories to read

PICTURE BOOK RELATED WEBSITES
 

Arthur - games and stories about Arthur and his friends

Clifford - all about the big red dog

I Spy - fun activities like the books

Little Critter - web site for the Mercer Mayer books

Caldicott Winners - info on the award winning picture books

Curious George - about the mischievous monkey

Fun with Spot - clever games with Spot the Dog

Seussville - fun and games with Dr. Seuss

Children's Authors - learn more about these writers
READING WORKSHEETS AND RESOURCES
 

Reading Target Phonics for Free - basic phonics worksheets to print out

Dosity.com - reading resources

CyberGuides K-3 - excellent source of units and links for children's literature

Animal Trace Printing Worksheets - practice writing on these cute worksheets

Tracing Paper - print customized printing worksheets
This page was last updated on April 5, 2010 .