ENGLISH CURRICULUM, Grades K-5

ENGLISH - WEBSITES
This section lists FREE English language arts websites. See also "Supplemental" online materials. The "Supplemental" online materials are not free and all have a vendor purchase price.

GRADE
WEBSITE

PUBLISHER
(Vendor)

COPYRIGHT
MEETS CA STANDARDS
WEBSITES - LANGUAGE ARTS
K - 6 Houghton Mifflin Language Arts
FREE online activities to coordinate with this 2001 California edition integrated reading textbook series, and the Houghton Mifflin English textbook series. Go to Houghton Mifflin Language Arts for Students.
http://www.eduplace.com/
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
   
K - 12 Internet4Classrooms
Web portal for free interactive websites for core subjects and electives.
Links for K-12 teachers - Language Arts
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/k12links.htm
Grade level skills to help students study their grade level language arts concepts for grades K-8 ,http://www.internet4classrooms.com/grade_level_help.htm
     
K - 12

McAllen Public Library - Homework Helper (all subjects)
http://www.mcallenlibrary.net/children/homeworkhelpers.aspx

McAllen Memorial Library - Reading Lists
http://www.mcallenlibrary.net/children/reading.aspx

     
K - 12 Read*Write*Think
High quality practices and resources in reading and language arts. Links in the Student Materials take you to things like, Fractured Fairy Tales that inspire students to write a fairy tale of their own, Construct-a-Word (phonemic awareness), are two examples of what you can find on this very comprehensive website.
http://www.readwritethink.org/
     
K - 12 Discovery Education
Classroom Resources
Includes Puzzlemaker, Lesson Plan Library, and Siemans' STEM Academy, a premier online community designed exclusively to foster achievement in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM).
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/
Home Resources/English
Homework help for the language arts.
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/
     
  Between the Lions - PBS Kids
Games, stories, video clips, Lions to Go (dowloadable video clips), and a section for parents.
http://pbskids.org/lions/
     
K - 5 Houghton Mifflin English
Grammar practice, writing instruction, and writing graphic organizers.
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/
     
         

WEBSITES - PHONEMIC AWARENESS

K - 3 Put Reading First
Explains the research conclusions to the five components of a successful reading program, K-3.
http://www.nifl.gov/publications/pdf/PRFbooklet.pdf
     
K - 1

Patti's Electronic Classroom
Phonemic awareness activities.
http://teams.lacoe.edu/DOCUMENTATION/classrooms/patti/k-1/activities/phonemic.html

     
K - 2

Starfall.com
Excellent free website that teaches children to read. Contains interactive books and phonics games.
http://www.starfall.com/

     
K - 12 Read*Write*Think
High quality practices and resources in reading and language arts. Links in the Student Materials take you to things like, Fractured Fairy Tales that inspire students to write a fairy tale of their own, Construct-a-Word (phonemic awareness), are two examples of what you can find on this very comprehensive website.
http://www.readwritethink.org/
     
K-3 Reading a-z.com
Phonological awareness lessons and decodable readers are just a few of the reading resources you will find at this website. Highly recommended.

http://www.readinga-z.com/phonics/index.html
http://www.readinga-z.com/book/phonological-awareness-lessons.php
     

WEBSITES - PHONICS

K - 3 Put Reading First
Explains the research conclusions to the five components of a successful reading program, K-3: phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, reading comprehension.
http://www.nifl.gov/publications/pdf/PRFbooklet.pdf
     
K - 2

Starfall.com
Excellent free website that teaches children to read (phonics and comprehension). Contains interactive books and phonics games.
http://www.starfall.com/

     
K - 12 Read*Write*Think
High quality practices and resources in reading and language arts. Links in the Student Materials take you to things like, Fractured Fairy Tales that inspire students to write a fairy tale of their own, Construct-a-Word (phonemic awareness), are two examples of what you can find on this very comprehensive website.
http://www.readwritethink.org/
     
PreK - 3 Between the Lions - PBS Kids
Games, stories, video clips, Lions to Go (dowloadable video clips), and a section for parents.
http://pbskids.org/lions/
     
K-3 Reading a-z.com
Phonological awareness lessons and decodable readers are just a few of the reading resources you will find at this website. Highly recommended.

http://www.readinga-z.com/phonics/index.html
http://www.readinga-z.com/book/phonological-awareness-lessons.php
     
         

WEBSITES - VOCABULARY

K - 3 Put Reading First
Explains the research conclusions to the five components of a successful reading program, K-3: phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, reading comprehension.
http://www.nifl.gov/publications/pdf/PRFbooklet.pdf
     
K - 12 Read*Write*Think
High quality practices and resources in reading and language arts. Links in the Student Materials take you to things like, Fractured Fairy Tales that inspire students to write a fairy tale of their own, Construct-a-Word (phonemic awareness), are two examples of what you can find on this very comprehensive website.
http://www.readwritethink.org/
     
K-3 Reading a-z.com
Website with complete reading resources. Highly recommended.

http://www.readinga-z.com/
     
K - 12

Oswego Vocabulary Web
Create your own printable vocabulary flash cards with the word on the front and the definition on the back.
http://resources.oswego.org/cur/vocabulary/wordcards.cfm

     
         

WEBSITES - FLUENCY

K - 3 Put Reading First
Explains the research conclusions to the five components of a successful reading program, K-3: phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, reading comprehension.
http://www.nifl.gov/publications/pdf/PRFbooklet.pdf
     
K - 12 Read Naturally
This vendor website has lots of valuable information regarding reading fluency.
http://www.readnaturally.com

Sometimes poor fluency is due to poor vocabulary or phonics skills.
Determine who needs fluency training chart,
http://www.readnaturally.com/howto/whoneeds.htm
     
K-3 Reading a-z.com
Website with complete reading resources. Highly recommended.

http://www.readinga-z.com/
     
         

WEBSITES - READING COMPREHENSION

K - 3 Put Reading First
Explains the research conclusions to the five components of a successful reading program, K-3: phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, reading comprehension.
http://www.nifl.gov/publications/pdf/PRFbooklet.pdf
     
K-3 Reading a-z.com
Website with complete reading resources. Highly recommended.

http://www.readinga-z.com/
     
         

WEBSITES - SPELLING

1 - 6

Houghton Mifflin CA Reading
Spelling Lists by grade level.
http://www.eduplace.com/spellinglists/
Additional spelling words to the above lists can be found by going to the below link, clicking on the grade level, then clicking on the link, "Addional Spelling Words",
http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/hmr/

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  Cando's Helper Page!
http://candohelperpage.com/
Fry's Spelling and Sight word lists, with coordinating flash cards.

http://candohelperpage.com/sightvocab_1.html#anchor_376
     
  Between the Lions: Alphabet Soup
Student creates words from letters.
http://pbskids.org/lions/games/soup.html
     
K - 12 Read*Write*Think
High quality practices and resources in reading and language arts. Links in the Student Materials take you to things like, Fractured Fairy Tales that inspire students to write a fairy tale of their own, Construct-a-Word (phonemic awareness), are two examples of what you can find on this very comprehensive website.
http://www.readwritethink.org/
     
1 - 8 Everyday Spelling (Scott Foresman)
Free access to spelling word lists for grades K-8.
http://www.everydayspelling.com/lists/listindex.html
     
         

WEBSITES - GRAMMAR

K - 5 Houghton Mifflin English
Grammar practice, writing instruction, and writing graphic organizers.
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/
     
K - 12 Read*Write*Think
High quality practices and resources in reading and language arts. Links in the Student Materials take you to things like, Fractured Fairy Tales that inspire students to write a fairy tale of their own, Construct-a-Word (phonemic awareness), are two examples of what you can find on this very comprehensive website.
http://www.readwritethink.org/
     
         

WEBSITES - WRITING

K - 5 Houghton Mifflin English
Grammar practice, writing instruction, and writing graphic organizers.
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/
     
K - 12 Read*Write*Think
High quality practices and resources in reading and language arts. Links in the Student Materials take you to things like, Fractured Fairy Tales that inspire students to write a fairy tale of their own, Construct-a-Word (phonemic awareness), are two examples of what you can find on this very comprehensive website.
http://www.readwritethink.org/
     
3 - 12 F.I.L.M. Finding Inspiration in Literature and Movies
http://www.trulymovingpictures.org/FILM/Pages/Curricula.aspx
     
         

WEBSITES - CHILDREN'S LITERATURE

  Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
Lists of great books for kids, book reviews, activities, and links to online resources.
http://www.carolhurst.com/
     
         

WEBSITES - POETRY

2 - 12 PoetryTeachers.com
How to teach poetry, poetry theater, poetry activities.
http://www.poetryteachers.com/
In the Poetry Class section, students are provided with easy to follow instructions that teach how to write funny poems.
http://www.poetryteachers.com/poetclass/poetclass.html
     
6 - 12 Poetry Magic
An extensive resource website for the theory and craft of writing poetry.
http://www.poetrymagic.co.uk/