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WordCentral - http://www.wordcentral.com/home.html
Merriam-Webster's Word Central offers kids a student dictionary, Daily Buzzword, and interactive word games. |
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PBS Kids: Share A Story - http://pbskids.org/shareastory/
Offers tips for sharing stories, printable story sheets and video clips. |
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PrimaryGames.com Language Arts Games - http://www.primarygames.com/reading.htm
Created by a teacher, online games and activities review ABC's, reading, writing, and alphabetical order. |
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Words at FunBrain.com - http://www.funbrain.com/words.html
All sorts of online language games help kids master everything from spelling to grammar and have fun in the process. |
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Spider-Man in Amazing Adventures - http://www.ed.gov/inits/americareads/spidey/
Provides a range of language arts activities based on the popular cartoon series. From the United States Department of Education. |
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Origins of the English Language - http://www.merriam-webster.com/help/faq/history.htm
Provides an overview of the three periods of English, along with examples of the language at various points in history. |
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Fact Monster Homework Center: Speaking & Listening Skills - http://www.factmonster.com/homework/speaklisten.html
How to give an oral report, how to listen, and how to conduct an interview. |
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Buzzin: English - http://www.buzzin.net/english/english.htm
Fun and interactive way to learn reading, writing, speaking and grammar. Includes animations and self-testing. |
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Home of English Idioms - http://www.english-idioms.net/wm/main.cgi
Learn about common expressions by looking up first letter of the phrase. Includes four-way search. |
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Write On Reader - http://library.thinkquest.org/J001156/
Fifth graders created this platinum-award winning site about reading and writing for Thinkquest Jr. 2000. It includes information on making books and tips about writing from well-known authors. |
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Scramble-Saurus from Funbrain.com - http://www.funbrain.com/scramble/
Improve spelling and vocabulary skills while using clues to unscramble words. Choose among easy, medium, hard, or superbrain versions. |
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Literacy Rules - http://www.literacyrules.com
Provides links to a visual thesaurus, rhyming dictionary, webquests, poetry and author profiles. |
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It's My Story! - http://itsmystory.net
Children add details to choice of five stories. Promotes reading, writing, computer skills. |
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American English - http://intranet.belperschool.co.uk/v2/subjects/english/american%20english%20-%20the%20main%20differences_files/american%20english%20-%20the%20main%20differences.htm
Provides examples and explanations of spelling and pronunciation differences between American and British English dialects. |
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English Unplugged - http://www.sergiroura.eu
A virtual campus created by English teachers to practice listening, reading, writing and other skills. |