ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Research Building Blocks: Examining Electronic Sources
This activity helps elementary students identify the important components of web site evaluation. It includes a website evaluation question sheet.
BBC
Bbc: Skillswise: English: Reading: Dictionaries and Indexes Quiz: Basic [Pdf]
Quiz testing basic alphabetization skills required for real-world application. Three levels of difficulty with answers provided.
Other
Heinle: Newbury House Dictionary of American English
The Newbury House Dictionary provides simple and clear definitions. Also includes sample sentences, idioms, and a wide array of cultural facts and figures. Students may also view photographs related to the words.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Cool Tools for Finding Information (Grade 3 4)
Identify text structures in various informational sources.
ICT Games
Ict Games: Look, Cover, Write, Check
This interactive spelling tool offers lists of words ranging from easy to much harder and allows students to type in their own spelling lists to study. It shows a word, covers it, students type it, and then check to see if they are...
Ministerio de Educación (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion: Ejercicios De Ortografia
These are interactive resources that include spelling exercises of various types.
Other
Beacon Educator: Reading Educator: Dictionary Game
Develop better vocabulary and dictionary skills while playing this fun dictionary game with learners in small groups. Click on the video link to watch the game being played in a classroom. L.9-10.4c References
Other
Tutorial World: Primary 3 English
This site is for teachers looking for worksheets for third-grade English students. Includes vocabulary, grammar, sentence construction, comprehension and revision.
Quia
Quia: Synonyms
In this game, students draw a line between synonyms in each column. Java is required.
Hopelink
Hopelink: Reading Lesson Idea: Personal Vocabulary Notebook
This site has a simple but direct approach to building your vocabulary. Keeping a special notebook of new words can increase vocabulary, assist memorization, and encourage good study and organization skills. L.11-12. 6 Vocabulary
Read Works
Read Works: Vocabulary in Context 3rd Grade Unit: Dictionary
[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson in which students learn to use a dictionary to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words. Lesson utilizes the book The Life Cycle of a Beetle by Bobbie Kalman and Molly Aloian and includes...
Wisconsin Response to Intervention Center
Wisconsin Rt I Center: Frayer Model [Pdf]
Classroom teachers will learn about the Frayer Model, an engaging instructional strategy tool. Teachers will learn how to implement the Frayer Model, understand how to measure progress with the Frayer Model, find research that supports...
Savvas Learning
Pearson Education: The Longman Vocabulary Website: Dictionary Skills
How are your dictionary skills? Check out this site to learn how to improve your dictionary skills. This site features exercises grouped into three different levels.
Other
The Internet Picture Dictionary: French
This site is an easy to use French picture dictionary. Selections can be made by typing in the word you wish to look up or you can choose a category.
TES Global
Tes: Obtaining and Presenting Evidence Glossary
[Free Registration/Login Required] This reproducible glossary contains 27 terms associated with scientific investigation that are suitable for intermediate elementary and middle grade students.
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: What Are Homophones?
This page explains homophones (words that sound alike, but have different spellings and meanings) and provides the most common examples.
Read Works
Read Works: A Tricky Monkey
[Free Registration/Login Required] This story tells the story that teaches a lesson about trust. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding for...
Read Works
Read Works: Out West
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a girl named Eliza who is riding West with her family in a covered wagon. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in understanding setting.
Read Works
Read Works: Vocabulary in Context 2nd Grade Unit: Dictionary
[Free Registration/Login Required] This website provides a lesson plan in which learners learn to use a dictionary to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words. The lesson plan utilizes the book The Mitten by Jan Brett and includes...
Wisconsin Response to Intervention Center
Wisconsin Rt I Center: Interactive Word Walls [Pdf]
Classroom teachers will learn about interactive word walls, an engaging instructional strategy. Teachers will learn how to implement word walls, find research that supports the practice, and find examples.
Arcademics
Arcademics: Extraordinary Elephants
Determine which word is the synonym of the given word then choose it to feed the elephant.
Vocabulary Spelling City
Vocabulary Spelling City: Read a Word Fry Words 361 370
Read irregularly spelled grade 3 words by playing this online game.
Goodwill
Gcf Global: Reading Activity: Word Explorer
Students choose a category to see a list of related words and then choose a word they would like to explore. Includes pronunciations, definitions, pictures, and video demonstrations of each word.
Other
Tutorial World: Primary 4 English
This site is for teachers looking for worksheets for fourth-grade language arts students. Includes vocabulary, grammar, sentence construction, comprehension and revision.