Pivotal Kids - Teaching - Book - ABC Followme Phonics Rhymes and Crafts Grades K-1
ENGLISH TRAILERS: A non-profit website that uses movie trailers as the basis for listening, reading, and writing practice in English.
http://www.english-trailers.com.
Learning resources from the Oxford English dictionary
Welcome to the learning resources area for the Oxford English Dictionary. On this part of the site, we are collecting a variety of materials which will help education professionals to incorporate OED Online into their teaching, and introduce students to research techniques which encourage them to explore the riches of the Dictionary. We aim to offer materials suitable for all levels from age group 11 to 14 through to University level, and we invite teachers to share any OED-related activities which they have devised and found useful.
As well as sample lesson plans and exercises, we will be adding more quizzes and word stories, and offering links to other sites on which similar materials for language study can be found.
Videos
Pivotal Kids learning - Videos - Blend Phonics Presentation 1
Pivotal Kids - Boys reading Teaching Content is Teaching Reading
Reading and writing with preschooland primary children - a video from Pivotal Kids Learning
Database of interactive online reading activities from around the Web.
John Butler - Fun page
http://www.johnbutlerart.com/pages/fun.asp
Children's illustrator and writer John Butler provides two interactive stories for very young children: Whose nose and toes? and Whose baby am I? Children move the mouse to find the matching animal. The simple easy to read text is displayed alongside.
Here's a great reading website for JP students. The Starfall learn-to-read website is offered free as a public service. It is US based and 4 sections from ABC to learn to read and I'm reading.
www.starfall.com
It has some thematic sections as well. A good addition to a book-based reading program! Could be used at home.
Comprehension activities and references on
www.resourceroom.net
Booklets and books by Joanne Carlisle
ELC StudyZone
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/
Free English Lessons
http://eslus.com/LESSONS/READING/READ.HTM
ELC has 5 different levels with multiple choice questions, a cloze activity, a writing exercise and sentence ordering exercises. The Free English Lessons includes cloze exercises, speed reading exercises, extensive reading including newspapers and fiction, and science reading.
A provider of free educational resources for teaching children to read
Picture Match
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/picturematch/
Learn beginning, short and long vowel sounds by matching the sounds with the pictures.
Write the Alphabet
http://www.bornthinker.com/ctemplate.php?body=writing_the_alphabet&t=e#
Use the virtual pencil to write the letters of the alphabet.
Tips for Teaching Autistic Children Reading Skills
Learning to read should be fun for any child, but when it comes to autistic children, you have to reach them on their level, so make sure you chose a method that meets their needs.
Web Sites for Teaching Phonics
http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/YLP/97-98/phonics_web_sites.htm
List of sites that could be useful when teaching phonics in the early primarygrades.
Celebrate the whole month with I love to read Month
How to Teach Phonics To Your Child
http://idid.essortment.com/teachphonics_rjra.htm
Tips and Ideas on how to teach your child to recognize letter sounds, recognize letters, and pronunciations.
A Model Lesson Plan for Teaching Phonics
http://www.teach-nology.com/tutorials/teaching/phonics/
The following lesson designs demonstrate what the thinking process might entail as a teacher instructs a pupil in the area of phonics.
Bookmark contest
Using a reading week theme, print blank bookmarks on cards. Using these templates, children can design their own bookmark. Winners will be chosen from each grade level. Winning bookmarks are copied and printed and laminated, to hand out. Collect all seven!
Teach with Phonics Skills Chart
http://teacher.scholastic.com/reading/bestpractices/phonics/teach.htm
Key phonics skills, the approximate age most kids master them, and illustrations of mastery.
Have a READ-IN.
Students bring a pillow, stuffed animal, blanket, etc. and their
favourite books on a set day and the students and teacher spend the entire literacy block reading in a comfy, cosy atmosphere. Invite parents, etc. to come in and read their favourite stories as well.
Four Ways To Teach Reading
http://teachingtreasures.com.au/homeschool/reading-methods/reading-methods.htm
The four main methods used to teach children how to read are explained.
Adrian Bruce Reading Games (Adrian teaches at Byron Bay Community School and has a big IT rep)
http://www.adrianbruce.com/reading/games.htm
Download these free reading games for teaching sounds and blends.
free reading intervention program for K–3. The program was originally developed by Wireless Generation and an
advisory board of leading reading researchers. Now the program is an open-source, peer-authored text. Educators can find research-based literacy activities, share lessons and ideas, and use the complete set of activities in hundreds of lessons mapped to a 40-week scope and sequence based on recommendations of the National Reading Panel. Users can even download free resources, including letter cards, picture cards, music and videos.
Web: http://www.FreeReading.net/
Little Animal Activity Centre
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/laac/menu.shtml
Play games and learn first and end sounds as well as reading online stories.
Reading Is Fundamental, UK is an initiative of the National Literacy Trust that helps children and young people (aged 0 to 19) to realise their potential by motivating them to read. We promote the fun of reading, the importance of book choice and the benefits to families of having books at home. Our projects provide motivational activities, opportunities for family and community involvement, and free books for children to choose and keep.
The Highway Game
http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/arthur/truckgame/
Find all the letters of the alphabet with this online game.
Magic Key
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/magickey/
Unlock the secrets of sentence writing and work out new words with characters.
Starship English
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/starship/english/index.shtml
Unscramble the words and create stories of your own.
Fabulous Fiction
http://www.fabfiction.moonfruit.com/
Guardian Unlimited says, "Teachers and parents who are struggling to persuade teenage boys to pick up books could do worse than look to the example of two 13-year-old boys who have created an award-winning website aimed at inspiring young people to read."
Seasame Street Games
http://aol.sesameworkshop.org/sesamestreet/?scrollerId=games
Learn the alphabet with Super Grover
Have a reading contest (race), for example around the world. As each class comes closer to their goal (may be pages, books,minutes of reading) move a marker on a huge bulletin board of the world. Each class that meets their goal will get to take part in a Party in the library. Have food from around the world and watch an educational video. In addition, teachers are focusing on world studies, languages, etc. Each teacher has decorated their door with a different concept around the world wide theme. You can also use the Iditarod and have a Sled dog and racer in for an assembly.
Whole-to-Parts Phonics Instruction
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=157
Letter-sound correspondences are taught within a meaningful context, and
in an explicit, systematic, and extensive manner
Cherububble site for young readers
aged 4-8.
The site advocates literacy for young readers and has terrific teacher
resources, parent packs, audio books and activity sheets. Excellent for
home schoolers and distance ed. students.
Gingerbread Phonics
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=114
In this lesson, early readers in grades K-2 use familiar words from a traditional story to learn letter-sound correspondence.
Sight Words Fly Swat is a game for building speed and
confidence with identifying sight words.
Using a Predictable Text
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=131
This lesson uses a predictable text to help students learn high-frequency words.
Read One Hundred Stories
This is a fun theme. Classes can see if they can read
one hundred stories in a week. You can make a bulletin board or display
with paper as blocks to make a hundred story building.
International Reading
Association: Teaching Tools
The International Reading
Association provides online resources
for use in the home or the classroom, to
encourage reading and develop literacy
skills. Created and collected by
experienced educators (or, in the case
of Choices booklists, by experienced
kids) they're designed to make your
teaching task a little easier and a lot
more effective. The detailed,
research-based lesson plans and
activities are available from
Kindergarten up to year 12.
Kinder Reading and Literacy Skill Worksheets
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/CompactforReading/tablek.html
100 worksheets in PDF format to support the teaching of reading to Kinder students.
Phonics In Context
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=304
In this lesson decoding skills are introduced, taught, practiced, and reinforced within contexts meaningful to students.
Letter Recognition and Sound Identification
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=132
This lesson covers the basics of letter recognition. Your students will apply their knowledge of letters and letter sounds as they identify pictures in an attractively illustrated alphabet book.
Australian Children's Books
http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/childrensbooks/
This portal
holds a wealth of background material about Australian children's
literature, from the earliest published books to contemporary works. The
array of resource links to authors, awards, genres and publishing is
impressive.
Mother Goose Activities
http://teachers.santee.k12.ca.us/carl/mother_goose.htm
Matrix of activities related to nursery rhymes.
carlscorner.us.com.au
Generating Rhymes
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=121
This lesson supports the goal of helping young students develop phonemic awareness and recognize and generate rhymes through songs, poems, and games.
Nursery Rhyme Activities
http://www.thevirtualvine.com/nurseryrhymes.html
Collection of nursery rhymes and associated activities.
Guess who
Another teacher poster project. Take pictures of
teachers holding their favorite books as if they were reading them, only
their eyes showing. Children have to identify each teacher. We provide a
sheet with all the teachers names and students have to match them to the
picture numbers. At the end of the week post new pictures with the books
pulled down and showing the teachers' faces.
Book Sorting
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=145
This sorting activity addresses critical-thinking skills, observation and categorization processes, and reading comprehension and provides an opportunity for observation of student interaction and conversation.
Between the Lions Reading Games
http://pbskids.org/lions/
Learn sounds and blends as well as unscramble words with these online games.
Fox in Sox Game
http://www.seussville.com/games/lb_fox_in_socks_matching.html
Rearrange the words in the correct order to describe the picture shown.
Snippets
Have fifth graders each read a snippet over the
intercom each morning. One snippet is for PreK-2 and the other is 3-5.
It is a few sentences from a popular book, must include the main
character's name. Children can guess the title of the book. One winner
is chosen for each group per day. Rewards are either left over bookfair
books or a coupon to check out additional books.
Gawain's Word
http://pbskids.org/lions/games/gawain2_op.html
Joust with a medieval knight to blend words in this interactive game.
Read "Horton Hears a Who" by Dr Seuss Online at
http://www.kidthing.com/neasreadacrossamerica/
Words and Pictures
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/index.shtml
Online games for learning sounds, blends and high frequency words.
Nico the Ninja - the kids guide to saving energy
https:www.consultpivotal.com/pivotal-kids-nico-the-ninja-saving-energy
Activities, quiz and more with downloadable instruction and teaching guide
Guest readers in classes - principal, director, HS teachers, older students.
Dynamo
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/dynamo/home.shtml
Come and play in my Dynatastic Den, jam packed with games and quizzes.
Arthur and Friends
http://pbskids.org/arthur/index.html
Read along and play reading games with your favourite characters.
What When Where Why
http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/5_9/index.shtml?wwww
Hang out with the gang and improve your reading skills with these online games.
Favorite book awards
Create the Golden Gecko Award from every class for their favorite book
Fun to Read
http://www.starfall.com/n/level-b/index/play.htm?f
Interactive reading games.
RealeBooks
(“Really Books”) are picture books created with
RealeWriter (“Really Writer”) software (which is free). You can read
RealeBooks in your web browser or download them with RealeWriter to
print or modify. RealeLibraries (“Really Libraries”) are websites where
schools, organizations, and businesses share their
RealeBooks.
Digger and the Gang
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/digger/
Nash, Flick and Sprat's antics will help you get your English skills on track.
Animal Study
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/animal-inquiry/
Create your own animal study using this online activity.
Read to parents
a form sent home saying if student reads aloud to parents
(or parents read aloud to student) 15 minutes every night prize
at the end. Promote read aloud at all levels and strengthen home/school
connection.
Comic Creator
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/comic/index.html
Create your own comic online using this interactive site.
Alphabet Kids
http://www.mrsalphabet.com/
Learn the Alphabet using this cartoon character flash cards.
Rattic in the Attic
http://www.netrover.com/~kingskid/rattic/rattic1.html
Animated read along story.
Read to the principal
Three Little Kittens
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/storyhour/goose/kittens/>
Read along Story.
Robert Munsch Virtual Story Room
http://www.robertmunsch.com/storytime.cfm
Robert Munsch's books are available for listening to here online.
Grimm's Fairy Tales
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/grimm/index2.html
Read and listen to some of these famous fairy tales.
Favourite character parade & dress up
as favourite character
Between the Lions: Exploring Short-Vowel Sounds
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=173
In this lesson, early readers in first grade review short-vowel sounds, and practice their skills using a variety of games from the Between the Lions website.
Year 1 Reading and Literacy Skill Worksheets.
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/CompactforReading/table1.html
100 worksheets in PDF format to support the teaching of reading to Year 1 students.
A-Hunting We Will Go
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=264
Students brainstorm pairs of rhyming words and create their own verses for the song.
Door Design--each class designs /decorates their classroom door for
favorite book or character
Year 2 Reading and Literacy Skill Worksheets.
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/CompactforReading/table2.html
100 worksheets in PDF format to support the teaching of reading to Year 2 students.
Family FUNdamentals Home Learning Activities
http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140--69358--,00.html
Literacy activities for preschool and early elementary students to practice at home.
Active Reading
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=35
Students read a story and play a matching game to integrate new words into their sight vocabulary.
Charity Book Sale or book exchange
Collect used books for elementary students and adults and then have a
big book sale. Proceeds go to charity.
Animal Study: From Fiction to Facts
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=286
This lesson describes how to use selected fiction and nonfiction literature and careful questioning techniques to help students identify factual information about animals.
Reading Recovery
http://www.readingrecovery.org/index.asp
Reading Recovery is a highly effective short-term intervention of one-on-one tutoring for low-achieving first graders.
Center for Early Literacy Information
http://www.earlyliteracyinfo.org/
An online resource for literacy teachers and researchers.
Poem-in-the-Pocket Day
All the classes read and write poetry in the weeks
ahead of the event. This allows the librarian to work collaboratively
with classroom teachers on lessons and units related to poetry,
figurative language, using sensory images to comprehend texts, and
more...
Then, each student transcribes a poem of his/her own making or a
favourite published poem onto a large index card.
On the day of the event, every adult in the building and parent
volunteers are given a 100 or so teeny, tiny
stickers. Throughout the day, students, carrying their poems in their
pockets, would ask an adult? "Would you like to hear the poem in my
pocket?" After reading/reciting the poem, the adult places a sticker on
the back of the student's index card.
The Reading Tree
http://www.aability.com/rindex.html
Information about learning to read and common reading problems.
Literacy Leadership Tools
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/literacy_numeracy/professional/leader/lead_tools_e.php
This site is designed to help school leaders to raise achievement and close any identified gaps in literacy throughout their school.
Rhyme Zone
http://www.rhymezone.com/
Enter a word and this site produces a list of rhyming words.
Write a love note to their
favourite library, librarian, author, or book character.
Alphabet Avenue
http://teachers.santee.k12.ca.us/carl/alphabet_avenue.htm
Links to resources supporting the teaching of reading.
Webbing Into Literacy
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/wil/home.html
Downloadable reading program which emphasises the use of nursery rhymes in the teaching of reading.
Literature Cyberguides K-3
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/SCORE/cyk3.html
List of book guides and activities for over 40 children's books.
Involve parents. They could
come and be guest readers for example.
Early Childhood Literature Cyberguides
http://www.cbel.com/early_childhood_education/
Listings of hundreds of children's books with associated activities.
