Webtools and More… for the Language Arts Classroom

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Webtools and More… for the Language Arts

Classroom Sharon ThurmanJeanette Barreiro

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Last Noun Standing Webtools and More… for Writing Webtools and More…for Reading Question and Answer

Last Noun Standing

Why? Reviews nouns—definition and types Hooks participants

How? Circle up entire class. Give a letter and a type of noun.

(This is where you will review definition). Choose a student to start. Each student gets five seconds

to say their noun. The noun cannot be repeated. After five seconds, if they can’t think of a noun beginning

with that letter, they are out! Last person standing wins—easy game!

Webtools and More…for Writing

Grammar Last Noun Standing—online game after class game

LINK Vivid Verb

Vivid Verbs Hot Fudge Monday (from Cottonwood Press, Inc)—

turned worksheet into game Vivid Verb Cheers– Awesome Hands On Activities for

Teaching Grammar (Scholastic, Inc) Revised a writing piece to add vivid verbs to writing

http://www.learningplanet.com/act/rats/rats3.htm?rats_nounverb


Grammar BBC Skillswise LINK

Sentence Structure Commas and other punctuation Parts of Speech Subject/Verb Agreement

Study Island Connected to ELA Common Core standards LINK

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/english

http://www.studyisland.com/


Grammar Continued Big Dog’s Grammar LINK Road to Grammar LINK Interactive Quizzes LINK Misplaced Modifier Cartoons (list of sentences on website) Idioms: LINK 1 LINK 2 Comparatives/Superlatives:

Video from Discovery Education: Harold’s Guide to Syntax: Modifiers

LINK 1 LINK 2 LINK 3

http://aliscot.com/bigdog/index.htm

http://www.roadtogrammar.com/

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/GRAMMAR/quiz_list.htm

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/idioms/index.html

http://www.funbrain.com/idioms/index.html

http://www.grammar.cl/Games/Comparatives_Superlatives.htm

http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/adjectives/quiz328.html

http://www.marks-english-school.com/games/basketball.html


Commonly Confused Words: There, Their, They’re story Blank Scripts Sentence Stretch/Sentence Crunch DOL

Survivor

Group Test

Power Proofreading LINK

Write your own sentences! (holidays and school events)

Culminating Project: Grammar Glogs LINK

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/proofread/proof.htm

http://www.glogster.com/


Writing Contests Kentucky Department of Agriculture VFW FRA Wendell Foster Center No R Word Red Cross Real Heroes KCTE/LA


Other Activities and Opportunities China Pen Pal Letters Webquests (Pyramid Plot LINK) Revision/Editing Stations Writing Strategies LINK Wordle LINK

http://www2.dcps.org/teachers/sthurman/pyramid%20plot%20-%20an%20ancient%20Egypt%20webquest.htm

http://www.ttms.org/PDFs/15%20Organizers%20v001%20(Full).pdf

http://www.wordle.net/

Webtools and More…for Reading

Guided Reading Activities Historical Figures Epitaphs (tombstone project) Defining Discrimination Patriotism LINK (connected to VFW/FRA essay contest)

Christmas Challenge LINK The Book Whisperer by Donalynn Miller BLOG LINK Alternative AR Assessment

http://www2.dcps.org/teachers/sthurman/Patriotism%20guided%20reading.htm

http://www2.dcps.org/teachers/sthurman/Christmas%20Challenge.htm

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/book_whisperer/

Webtools and More…for Reading

Vocab Scrabble Basketball Review Pictionary Taboo

Sources for Great Reading Activities and Selections New York Times Education Section LINK Tween Tribune LINK Time For Kids LINK

http://www.nytimes.com/pages/education/index.html

http://www.tweentribune.com/

http://www.timeforkids.com/

Other Links

Sharon Thurman’s Website (old one!) Goodreads LINK ReadWriteThink LINK English Companion Ning LINK

http://www2.dcps.org/teachers/sthurman/

http://www.goodreads.com/

http://www.readwritethink.org/

http://englishcompanion.ning.com/

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Webtools and More… for the Language Arts Classroom