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ELA
ABCya! Arranged by grade level, this site contains a great set of computer based activities for grades K-5th. K & 1st grade have oral direction options. Holiday-oriented choices are included ineach grade level. http://www.abcya.com
Common Lit: a comprehensive literacy program with thousands of reading lessons, full-year ELA curriculum, benchmark assessments, and standards-based data for teachers. https://www.commonlit.org/en
DK Learning: With over 45 years experience publishing award-winning books, DK Learning produces curriculum-aligned and visually stunning content. Expertly curated and trusted by educators, our learning resources help students of all grade levels and learning styles. https://learning.dk.com/us
Dogo News: Kids‘ news articles & current events. http://www.dogonews.com/
Epic: Access thousands of books -fiction that supports SEL, plus thousands of nonfiction books in STEM, science, math, history, including Graphic novels, motion comics, and audiobooks. https://www.getepic.com/
Fun For the Brain: A set of interactive games which can be used on the SmartBoard or learning center. From the website: ―Learn and review English grammar and early reading skills with these games. http://www.fun4thebrain.com/english.html
Read-Write-Think: This classic site is a ‗treasure trove of teaching materials‘. Check out the Student Interactives‘ option under ‗Classroom Resources‘ for a number of interactive teaching tools. http://www.readwritethink.org
Starfall: This well-known site contains a number of activities for learning ABCs, reading, online stories, and more. http://www.starfall.com/
Storyline Online: Storyline Online is available 24 hours a day for children, parents, caregivers and educators worldwide. Each book includes supplemental curriculum developed by a credentialed elementary educator, aiming to strengthen comprehension and verbal and written skills for English-language learners. https://storylineonline.net/
Text Project: Free texts for reading instruction! TextProject is the sole website with free texts based on the science of reading. https://textproject.org/
Tween Tribune: The Smithsonian's TweenTribune shares daily Associated Press news articles along with their lexile levels, comprehension questions, and lesson plans. https://www.weteachnyc.org/resources/?q=&educationalUses%5B%5D=3
Unite for Literacy: provides free digital access to picture books, narrated in many languages. https://www.uniteforliteracy.com/
Word Wise: From FactMonster, this site has several options, including ‗All About Books‘, ‗Grammar and Spelling‘, ‗Speaking the Language‘ (includes idioms & proverbs), Mythology, and more. Check out the ‗Analogy of the Day‘ as well.
http://www.factmonster.com/funfacts.html http://www.factmonster.com/analogies
The Writing Wizard: Handwriting worksheets (worksheets for math as well) http://www.writingwizard.longcountdown.com/handwriting_practice_worksheet_maker.html
ReadTheory: Read Theory is a powerful educational tool that offers online reading activities for all ages and ability levels. Our custom web application adapts to students’ individual ability levels and presents them with thousands of skill building exercises that suit their needs. www.readtheory.org
Flocabulary: Flocabulary is a learning program for all grades that uses educational hip-hop music to engage students and increase achievement across the curriculum. www.flocabulary.com
ReadWorks: This site provides research-based units, lessons, and authentic, leveled non-fiction and literary passages directly to educators online, for free, to be shared broadly. www.readworks.com
Grammar Gorilla: An interactive webiste to practice grammar skills. www.funbrain.com/games/grammar-gorillas
NewsELA: A data base of current events stories tailor-made for classroom use. Indexed by broad theme (e.g. War and Peace, Arts, Science, Health, Law, Money), stories are both student-friendly and can be accessed in different formats by reading level. Use Newsela to differentiate nonfiction reading. www.newsela.com
EReading: This website uses a skill focused approach where each activity targets a specific skill set, but you can also browse the reading worksheets by grade level.