LANGUAGE+ARTS+resources


 * Language Arts Resources**



**(INCLUDING LINK)** ||= **//DESCRIPTION//** ||= **GRADE LEVEL** || ||= || ALL || || Writing Booklet with word families poster, ABC chart, word wall poster and 5o ideas for writing poster || 1-4 ||
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 * = [[file:Reading_notes.doc]] ||= Reading notes for parents ||= ALL ||
 * = [|Reading Rockets] ||= Literacy Resources for teachers (excellent) ||= ALL ||
 * = [|Flat Stanley] ||= Creative way to create penpals ||= ALL ||
 * = [|Scholastic] ||= Teaching and assessing reading skills ||= ALL ||
 * = [| Readwritethink] ||= Lots of lesson plans and resources ||= ALL ||
 * = Handwriting worksheet Practice ||= Make your own handwriting worksheets ||= ALL ||
 * = [|Book Adventure] ||= Literacy Resource ||= All ||
 * = [[file:digitalstorytellingebook.pdf]] ||= How to create digital storybooks ||= ALL ||
 * = [|Kids Read] ||= Lots of information about children's books and movies ||= ALL ||
 * = [|Fun Brain] ||= Read Books online ||= 2-6 ||
 * = [|Book Making] [|Digital storytelling] ||= Shows how to make kids books for different subjects and grades Article about digital story telling ||= ALL 1-6 ||
 * = [| Magic Tree House Lessons] ||= Several lesson plans for the Magic Tree House series ||= 2-4 ||
 * = [| Free Language Stuff] ||= Lots of free printables in many different area ||= 1-6 ||
 * = [] ||= A-Z Handwriting practice worksheets ||= ALL ||
 * = [| project write] ||= support materials for story and persuasive writing strategies designed to improve the writing and self-regulation behaviors of students ||= 1-3 ||
 * = [[file:Creative10min_activities.pptx]] ||= PowerPoint to stimulate short, 10-minute creative writing tasks for 6th to 8th gradeers. Students express their ideas free from the burden of long, seemingly endless tasks. Develop momentum weekly – with reluctant students enjoying it by the end. Extendable into longer writing tasks; or use for drama-based activities. ||= Upper Elementary ||
 * = [|Book Making] ||= Shows how to make kids books for different subjects and grades ||= ALL ||
 * = [[file:Writing Thinking skills.ppt]] ||= Writing prompts. A PowerPoint containing 14 literacy and 14 numeracy questions; aimed at encouraging children to think creatively and logically. Literacy Q example: ‘how would you describe an elephant to someone who has never seen one before?’. All questions have colorful backgrounds to stimulate the children’s thoughts. ||= ALL ||
 * = [| Grade 1 Blog] ||= Grade 1 blog with lots of printable resournces ||= K-1 ||
 * = [[file:rhyming_words_freebie.pdf]] ||= Students will look at rhyming words on picture cards. They will match the rhyming words together and record them on a recording sheet. ||= 1 ||
 * = [| Spelling and Vocabulary] ||= Spelling and Vocabulary lists ||= 1-6 ||
 * = [|VCOP Workshop] || Slideshow explaining VCOP ||  ||
 * = [[file:VCOP Early Morning Activities.ppt]] ||  || ALL ||
 * = [[file:Connective_tennis.ppt]] ||  ||   ||
 * = [[file:big writing booklet.pdf]] ||  ||   ||
 * = [[file:big writing booklet.pdf]] ||  ||   ||
 * [[file:VCOP Overview.ppt]] || An overview of VCOP || ALL ||
 * = [[file:VCOP_-_ideas_bank.doc]] ||= Several vocabulary - connectives - openers - punctuation writing activities ||= ALL ||
 * = [[file:VCOP_emaTES.ppt]] ||= VCOP quick morning writing activities ||= ALL ||
 * = [[file:VCOP.pdf]] ||= VCOP poster for classroom ||= ALL ||
 * = [[file:Pyramid Vocabulary.pdf]] ||= VCOP POSTER INDIVIDUAL PYRAMID ||= ALL ||
 * [[file:Pyramid Connectives.pdf]] || VCOP POSTER INDIVIDUAL PYRAMID || ALL ||
 * [[file:Pyramid Openers .pdf]] || VCOP POSTER INDIVIDUAL PYRAMID || ALL ||
 * [[file:Pyramid Punctuation.pdf]] || VCOP POSTER INDIVIDUAL PYRAMID || ALL ||
 * = [[file:VCOP_Connectives_Activities.doc]] ||= Vocabulary, Connectives, Openers, Punctuation, Up Level and Dictionary work. Each of the six areas has 30 to 40 activities that should work well as a carousel keeping children busy during group reading. ||= ALL ||
 * = [[file:VCOP_Dictionary_Activities.doc]] ||= Continued from above ||= ALL ||
 * = [[file:VCOP_Openers_Activities.doc]] ||= Continued from above ||= ALL ||
 * = [[file:VCOP_Punctuation_Activities.doc]] ||= Continued from above ||= ALL ||
 * = [[file:VCOP_Up_Level_Activities.doc]] ||= Continued from above ||= ALL ||
 * = [[file:VCOP_Vocabulary_Activities.doc]] ||= Continued from above ||= ALL ||
 * = [[file:Story_Writing Posters for BB.pdf]] ||= A4 pdf file with colour coded cards to assist story writing. Targeted areas are settings, objects, characters, title, beginnings, middle and endings. Sassoon infant font for most captions - titles have an assortment of word art to make them stand out. ||= ALL ||
 * = [|Collaborative Early Years] ||= Several Language and Math activities ||= Early Elementary ||
 * = VCOP Games ||= VCOP GAMES ||= ALL ||
 * = [[file:VCOP_whiteboard_quickies.ppt]] ||= Collection of short VCOP activities ||= ALL ||
 * = [[file:Complex_Dice.pdf]] ||= VCOP Games ||= ALL ||
 * = [[file:Dialogue_Dice.pdf]] ||= VCOP Games ||= ALL ||
 * = [[file:Spot_It.pdf]] ||= VCOP Games ||= ALL ||
 * = [[file:Topic_Generator.pdf]] ||= VCOP Games ||= ALL ||
 * = [[file:Word_Wall.pdf]] ||= VCOP Games ||= ALL ||
 * = [[file:Creative10min_activities.ppt]] ||= PowerPoint to stimulate short, 10-minute creative writing tasks ||= ALL ||
 * = [[file:DoublesHalvesRiddle.doc]] ||= A set of two-step riddles to be used to teach the inverse between doubles and halves.I would suggest printing them out on different colors to allow the children to self assess their own ability and try harder ones if they want to challenge themselves! ||= 2-5 ||
 * = [[file:DoublesHalvesRiddlesAnswer.doc]] ||= Continued ||= 2-5 ||
 * = [[file:Thinking_skills.ppt]] ||= A PowerPoint containing 14 literacy and 14 numeracy questions; aimed at encouraging children to think creatively and logically. Literacy Q example: ‘how would you describe an elephant to someone who has never seen one before?’. All questions have colorful backgrounds to stimulate the children’s thoughts. ||= ALL ||
 * = [[file:Interactive_Starters_and_Activities.doc]] ||= A collection of starters and activities. ||= ALL ||
 * = [[file:05. Interactive Plenary.ppt]] ||= 130 plenaries all in one place! Easy to navigate, the plenaries can be used in almost any subject and contain ideas for developing them as well as examples of their use. It will aid lesson planning and offer you and the students lots of variety. Enjoy! ||= ALL ||
 * = [|Looking at writing] ||= Writing samples and strategies ||= ALL ||
 * = [|English Banana] ||= 100s of printable resources ||= ALL ||
 * = [|Poetry Walks - writing] ||= Read and discuss poetry with nature imagery with students. Take students on a poetry walk around the school, neighborhood, or community to observe and collect sensory images from direct experience with nature: the sights, sounds, smells, and textures of things outdoors. Students can take a poetry journal with them to write down words as they observe, listen, smell, and touch things outside the classroom. ||= ALL ||
 * = [|Reading rockets] ||= 10 ways to use poetry in the classroom ||= ALL ||
 * = [|How to debate] ||= An Introduction to Classroom Debates ||= Upper elementary ||
 * = Funny puzzles and brainteasers ||= A collection of online puzzles and brainteasers - very quick can be used if you have extra time - has answers ||= ALL ||
 * = [|Shel Silverstein] ||= Lessons and Resources linked to Shel Silverstein's poetry ||= ALL ||
 * = [|Poetry and SOngs for Kids] ||= Poetry and songs for each season and examples of different types of poetry ||= ALL ||
 * = [| Hubbards Cupboard] ||= Great pre-k and K resource for literacy and numeracy - several ideas for the classroom ||= Lower Elementary ||
 * = [|5 Ways to make a digital newspaper] ||= 5 apps to make a digital newspaper ||= ALL ||
 * = [| grammaropolis] ||= Online Grammar Games ||= ALL ||
 * = [| Road to Grammar] ||= Online grammar lessons and games ||= ALL ||
 * = [| Rhymes] ||= Rhymes.net is a simple search site that returns rhyming words to whatever you enter in the search field. The rhyming words are divided into syllables for ease of use, and there is a list of photos of whichever word you search for. Even better, Rhymes.net automatically generates citations for bibliographies. ||= ALL ||
 * [|Word Walls] || World wall info and ideas || ALL ||
 * [| Sight Word Poems] || 101 Sight Word Poems Grades || K-1 ||
 * [|Vowel Pattern Poems] || Vowel pattern poems Grades || K-2 ||
 * [|Writing Prompts] || 7 sites for creative writing prompts || ALL ||
 * [| 26 ways to use comics in the classroom] || 26 ways to use comics in the classroom || ALL ||
 * [|writing Prompts] || Over 300 - Use the creative writing prompts and creative writing ideas to create stories, poems and other creative pieces from your imagination. || ALL ||
 * [|Literacy Centres] || Literacy Centres for k-1 || Lower Elementary ||
 * [|Word wall hangman] || Instructions for word wall hangman || 2-6 ||
 * [[file:WritingFolderResourceToolforAspiringAuthors Cover.pdf]]
 * [| National Poetry Month] || Resources for National Poetry Month || ALL ||
 * [[file:ros wilson writing levels.doc]] || A guide to assessing writing. Useful when creating writing rubrics || ALL ||
 * [[file:midk23/spelling excellent C Topfer - Solving Words.pdf| Spelling Resource]] || A great resource about how to teach spelling with several strategies || K-4 ||
 * [|Spelling Lists] || McGraw Hill spelling lists Grades for 1-6. Includes Approaching, On Level, Beyond, Review and High Frequency Words || 1-6 ||
 * [[file:sentence_sorter_starter.pptx]] || A fun PPT to practise sorting sentences. || 1-6 ||
 * [|Edutopia 8 Strategies for teaching Academic Language] 8 Strategies for teaching Academic Language || 8 Strategies for teaching Academic Language || ALL ||
 * [| 5 online tools to create digital newspapers] || 5 online tools to create digital newspapers in the classroom || ALL ||
 * [[file:Essential_Word_Mat.pdf]] || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Word mat with lots of common words placed in easy to find sections - words a-z and then days, months, question and colour words. Coloured backgrounds and Sassoon font throughout. || K-1 ||
 * [[file:Spelling Handbook.doc]] || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,serif;">The handbook includes background information for teachers about common spelling patterns, useful strategies, including mnemonics, and spelling and phonic games. ||  ||
 * [| Sentence Starters and Transition Words] || Great poster for the classroom or to give to students || ALL ||
 * [|5 Looks on a Book] || Alternative to a traditional book report || 3 + ||