Resources
Here you will find resources that I have found useful for students in the past. Some of these you may want to print and put around your student's work area.
Anchor Activities:
Be sure to read the explanations that accompany all of these games, so that you better understand and complete the skill.
Vocabulary:
http://freerice.com/category
http://www.vocabulary.com/
Grammar:
http://freerice.com/category
http://www.funenglishgames.com/grammargames.html
Subject/Verb Agreement Game: http://gotkidsgames.com/sv/1stGradeSV.html
Verb Tense Agreement Practice
Grammar Bytes
Homophones
http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/vocabulary_games/homophones-games.html
Reading:
Read current events at this site: http://tweentribune.com/teen
Complete research from credible sources by using the AEA:
www.iowaaeaonline.org
user id: 5250pvjh
pw: mbaea9
Use these sites when you have questions about properly citing a source:
http://www.noodletools.com/
I will help you set up a noodletools account when it comes time to use this in class.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/06/
Use this site to find better word choice for your stories and essays:
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/wordlist/said.shtml
Use this site to help study for your words quizzes and any other vocabulary you may have:
http://quizlet.com/
Read current events at this site:
http://tweentribune.com/teen
Practice for your MAP tests using this link:
http://www.sowashco.k12.mn.us/ro/pages/studentlinks/map/reading.htm
Anchor Activities:
Be sure to read the explanations that accompany all of these games, so that you better understand and complete the skill.
Vocabulary:
http://freerice.com/category
http://www.vocabulary.com/
Grammar:
http://freerice.com/category
http://www.funenglishgames.com/grammargames.html
Subject/Verb Agreement Game: http://gotkidsgames.com/sv/1stGradeSV.html
Verb Tense Agreement Practice
Grammar Bytes
Homophones
http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/vocabulary_games/homophones-games.html
Reading:
Read current events at this site: http://tweentribune.com/teen
Complete research from credible sources by using the AEA:
www.iowaaeaonline.org
user id: 5250pvjh
pw: mbaea9
Use these sites when you have questions about properly citing a source:
http://www.noodletools.com/
I will help you set up a noodletools account when it comes time to use this in class.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/06/
Use this site to find better word choice for your stories and essays:
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/wordlist/said.shtml
Use this site to help study for your words quizzes and any other vocabulary you may have:
http://quizlet.com/
Read current events at this site:
http://tweentribune.com/teen
Practice for your MAP tests using this link:
http://www.sowashco.k12.mn.us/ro/pages/studentlinks/map/reading.htm