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This site is sponsored by Oxford Dictionaries and contains a word of the day, quote of the day, section on better writing, and will answer grammar and spelling questions.
http://www.askoxford.com/
This lesson plan has students learn about ancient civilizations by taking part in an Internet scavenger hunt. This lesson plan offers questions to challenge students on many different levels.
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/19990218thursday.html
Connects 1.7 million students and teachers from 25,278 registered classrooms in 130 countries. Use ePALS to collaborate with other classrooms worldwide. Considered by educators to be a safe site of students.
http://www.epals.com
The site offers a comprehensive view of F. Scott Fitzgerald's life, works, and influence on American literature. Links to audio clips, film clips, and quotations from Fitzgerald and other notable figures deepen visitors' understanding of the author.
http://www.sc.edu/fitzgerald/index.html
Free downloadable graphic organizers of all types!
http://freeology.com/graphicorgs/index.php
Google has teamed up with Weekly Reader to allow students from different classrooms to share the same paper at the same time and make revisions together. This site promotes writing buddies, group work and improves peer editing skills.
http://www.google.com/educators/weeklyreader.html
Our friends, the Grammar Gorillas, need help identifying parts of speech. If you click on the right word in the sentence, our friends get a banana. And you know, a gorilla with a banana is a gorilla with appeal.
http://www.funbrain.com/grammar
This website provides interactive grammar quizzes where teaches may assign specific quizzes for student practice.
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quiz_list.htm
Homonyms, or words that sound the same but have different meanings, can often be confusing when writing. With this site you can figure out the differences between some of those problem words like "effect" and "affect", "lie" and "lay", or "allusion" and "illusion". The site has a link to common errors in English at the bottom of the page that is also helpful. Improve your grammar and help your students learn about the subtle differences in the English language through this site.
http://wsuonline.weber.edu/wrh/words.htm
This is a lesson plan that focuses on drama, art, social studies and language arts. Students will evaluate and examine the life of a frontiersman by looking at various artworks and examining primary source documents. They will complete various activities including writing and performing an original skit.
http://catlinclassroom.si.edu/lessonplans/cq-aplan.html
This website is a helpful resource for anyone needing help with writing. This site offers help in spelling, punctuation, and grammar. The site also has a lot of resources to help you write a article, paper, journal entry, or letter.
http://www.webgrammar.com/
Interactive games for children & resources for teachers.
http://www.kiddonet.com/gb/
The two subjects that Kids College focus on are Math and Language Arts. All of the questions asked are Core Content Driven. This program does cost an annual fee but is a wonderful investment. The program adjust to each students skill level and lets the teacher track the progress. The children are motivated by getting to play various sports activities for correct answers.
http://www.kclogin.com
View lessons and activities by selecting a grade range and topic. Areas covered include Art, Health and Fitness, Math, Reading and Language Arts, Science and Technology, Social Studies, Early Childhood, Library Media and Technology Coordinators.
http://www.pbs.org/teachers/
A great online search engine for fun and clever quotations to be used in writing. A search for "love" turned up 16 quotations, among them this from former Vice President Dan Quayle: "I love California, I practically grew up in Phoenix."
http://www.quotationspage.com/qotd.php3