We know we're a few days late on Website Wednesday, but we sure are excited about this week's topic. We don't want anyone to miss out. This week it's all about Language Arts. Check out these exciting sites!
Catch the Spelling
http://www.manythings.org/cts/
Has a huge collection of spelling games. Game have falling letters, you catch with a paddle, much like the popular arcade game Breakout. Select from word categories (birds, kitchen, body parts), difficulty, level of hints provided, or grade level. (Dolch site words for kindergarten through third grade.)
Lexical FreeNet
http://www.lexfn.com/
Type in any two words and look for synonyms, antonyms, rhymes, anagrams and more. There's even an option to find words in the database with similar spellings.
WritingFix
http://www.writingfix.com/
Writing Fix has hundreds of ideas for teaching writing. Their site supports resources and ideas from K-12th grade.
Language Arts for Middle School and High School
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/lang_mid.htm
This site has a plethora of sites to help with citing sources, grammar exercises, Homonyms and Homophones, and soooo much more.
Wordle
Wordle.net
Wordle allows you and your students to make “word clouds.” Use it for vocabulary, spelling, writing, and more. One of the ways I’ve seen Wordle used is by copying and pasting a speech by a Democratic President and a Republican President and comparing. Great tool for all ages!
Myfakewall.com
myfakewall.com
Ever wonder what Benjamin Franklin’s Facebook page might look like? Ever wonder who he might have friended? What about Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird? What would her Facebook page look like? Well why don’t you or your students create a fake Facebook wall with myfakewall.com. It’s simple and free. Check it out!
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