K-3 Language Arts Internet
Sites
By Linda Kasten
October 30, 2008
WLSTC
Stories
• BBC - CBeebies - Stories and Rhymes
BBC stories, rhymes,folktales
• StoryPlace Pre-school Library: Other Themes
Many online stories, with coordinating online
activity, take home activity and suggested reading
• Story Time
Identify story, character, setting, write your own
http://wiredforbooks.org/kids.htm
Many stories-Wizard of Oz, Beatrix Potter,
Mr.Rogers, Just So, Alice in Wonderland
• Web-Pop On-Line Books
stories can be read online, audio and printing
available,
More Stories
• Lil' Fingers Storybooks : Penguin Party
Simple beginning stories
• I'm Reading!
Starfall many stories-no audio
• TumbleBooks - eBooks for eKids!
audio books $399 year
• Free children’s books online, free children's songs,
free children's cartoons, free children's music.
Sample free books, songs, music, puzzles and
games online.
Subscription $29.95 -- 50 free videos-nice veterans
day video
Phonics
• Alphabet Letter Poems
beginning abc’s in form of a phonics poem
• Education.com | An Education & Child
Development Site for Parents | Parenting &
Educational Resource
Phonics games to make, word lists, learning
disabilities
• PHONICS
literacy games, grammar, word recognition, flash
cards,sentence structure
• Technology for First Grade Teachers
excellent power point on digraphs
Grades K-5 included
Sight Words/Vocabulary
• Adamston Elementary School - Dolch Word
List
pre primer-3rd grade
• Mrs. Stone - PowerPoints to Practice Skills
Power points to teach sight words, vowel
sounds
• English Vocabulary Word Lists with Games,
Puzzles and Quizzes (ESL/EFL)
Hangman, flash cards, typing, missing
letters
Reading
• Learn to Read at Starfall - teaching
comprehension and phonics
early alphabet, word families, stories,
fables, games
Spelling
• Crickweb | Flash Page
Input your own spelling words-flash cards, cover
& spell
• http://www.spinandspell.com/game.swf
interactive to spell words by
• Free Spelling Games And Activities For Kids - By
KidsSpell.com
400 lists of words or create your own
5 games then played with spelling list
More Spelling
• Online Spelling Program
create your own list with 5 words, audio teach,
test or play game
• Spelling - FREE presentations in PowerPoint
format, interactive activities, lessons for K-12
ppt, games, worksheets
Handwriting
• Basic Handwriting Main
pick style, names, abc’s, Spanish, Word of
God
create your own list with 5 words, audio
teach, test or play game
Contractions
• Contractions - FREE Presentations in
PowerPoint format, Free Interactives and
Games
amazing site with powerpoints, jeopardy,
and games
• Kids Grammar Contractions
word web to write contractions
• Kids Grammar
Matching game
Following Directions
• Tina's World 2
Follow directions to collect bugs
• New York State Elementary Test Prep: ELA 4
(Grade 2) Understanding Written Directions
Follow directions online or as a written page
• Introduction
writing instructions in correct order, worksheets
Grammar
• Interactive Websites
many resources, most free, some require fee
for some activities, power points included
and primary jeopardy
Creative Writing/Thinking
• ESL Creative Writing Worksheets
Many prompts for story writing
• WritingFix: Interactive Writing Prompts &
Lessons for Teachers, Students and Writers
many ideas, story generators, funny pics
listed also under 6 traits
• Squigly's Story Builder for Kids
similar to fill in blank books
• Welcome to KidsPsych
Thinking/memory games
• Write Source
• Writing books used at Wisco, topics listed
6 Traits
• 6 Traits of Writing - Language Arts FREE
Presentations in PowerPoint format, Free
Interactives and Games
Lots of ideas for all grades—powerpoints, and
lesson plans
• WritingFix: Interactive Writing Prompts &
Lessons for Teachers, Students and Writers
books that teach traits,lessons and resources for
each trait
Poetry
• Arthur . Games . Write a Poem | PBS Kids
6 types of poems with examples
• Theme Poems
Simple Poems and chants for many themes
Books
• Parts of a Book
interactive—discusses spine, title page,
cover, call number, author, illustrator etc.
• Write on Reader - How a Book is Made Make Your Own Book
Instructions for making many different
kinds of books
Fun and Games
• Funbrain.com Word Detective Word Search Game
Word searches for many books-3 levels of
difficulty
• SuperKids WordSearch Puzzle
word search creator for vocabulary or spelling
• PrimaryGames.com - The Fun Place to Learn!
lots of games—LOTS of advertising
Treasure Pages
• Internet Resources in writing and reading to
use in English/Language Arts classes
100’s of sites
• Great K-3 SMARTboard Sites
Language Arts and Math activities
• Language Arts Index - Lessons, Activities
for K-12 Teachers and Students
fantastic site with reading, writing,
grammas, research, drama, myths
More Treasures
• Marcia's Lesson Links
more sites and ideas than you could explore
in a whole school year—sub teacher,
activities, grants, technology, holidays(a
few broken links)
Web Quests
• Internet Expeditions: Exploring, Using, Adapting,
and Creating WebQuests
K-3 books, poetry, fables
• Technology for First Grade Teachers
rhymes, characterization, letter sounds
• web quest links for primary grades
mostly social studies and science
• Thinking Things from Snaith Primary
Mini web quests, characters, settings, nativity,
magnets poems and numbers
• Multimedia
Simple abc web quest
Famous Authors & Stories
• http://www.peterrabbit.com/index.asp
Beatrix Potter-Peter Rabbit
• Clifford Interactive Storybook: "Here, Clifford!“
Clifford-audio-last word fill-in-blank
• Mrs. Britton - Clifford Unit
Clifford activites
Curious George . Home | PBS KIDS
Curious George
• Arthur . Games . Binky's Facts and Opinions |
PBS Kids
Interactive fact/ opinion game with Arthur
Cinderella
• Cinderella Around the World
Play, books, activities
• http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Olympus/
7123/dendy.html
Thematic Unit
Jan Brett
• Author Jan Brett's Home Page - A Great
Place for Ideas
4611 pages of activities
Hungry Caterpillar
• Stories From the Web 0-7 Area - Tell us
about a book
Book Report form
• FunBrain's Word Turtle
Hungry Caterpillar word search
• Webquest Student Page
Eric Carle web quset for grades 1-3
Misc. Web Sites
• FreeColoringPages.com - free coloring
pages, drawings, crayons, coloring pages,
coloring books and more!
Free coloring pages