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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Research Building Blocks: Examining Electronic Sources

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
This activity helps elementary students identify the important components of web site evaluation. It includes a website evaluation question sheet.
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BBC

Bbc: Skillswise: English: Reading: Dictionaries and Indexes Quiz: Basic [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Quiz testing basic alphabetization skills required for real-world application. Three levels of difficulty with answers provided.
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Handout
Other

Heinle: Newbury House Dictionary of American English

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
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.
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Cool Tools for Finding Information (Grade 3 4)

For Teachers 3rd - 4th Standards
Identify text structures in various informational sources.
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Interactive
ICT Games

Ict Games: Look, Cover, Write, Check

For Students 1st - 5th Standards
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...
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Activity
Ministerio de Educación (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion: Ejercicios De Ortografia

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
These are interactive resources that include spelling exercises of various types.
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Lesson Plan
Other

Beacon Educator: Reading Educator: Dictionary Game

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
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
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Website
Other

Tutorial World: Primary 3 English

For Teachers 3rd Standards
This site is for teachers looking for worksheets for third-grade English students. Includes vocabulary, grammar, sentence construction, comprehension and revision.
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Interactive
Quia

Quia: Synonyms

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
In this game, students draw a line between synonyms in each column. Java is required.
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Lesson Plan
Hopelink

Hopelink: Reading Lesson Idea: Personal Vocabulary Notebook

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
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
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Lesson Plan
Read Works

Read Works: Vocabulary in Context 3rd Grade Unit: Dictionary

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
[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...
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Professional Doc
Wisconsin Response to Intervention Center

Wisconsin Rt I Center: Frayer Model [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
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...
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Activity
Savvas Learning

Pearson Education: The Longman Vocabulary Website: Dictionary Skills

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
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.
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Handout
Other

The Internet Picture Dictionary: French

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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.
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Handout
TES Global

Tes: Obtaining and Presenting Evidence Glossary

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This reproducible glossary contains 27 terms associated with scientific investigation that are suitable for intermediate elementary and middle grade students.
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Handout
Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: What Are Homophones?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page explains homophones (words that sound alike, but have different spellings and meanings) and provides the most common examples.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: A Tricky Monkey

For Teachers 3rd - 4th Standards
[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...
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Out West

For Students 3rd Standards
[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.
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Lesson Plan
Read Works

Read Works: Vocabulary in Context 2nd Grade Unit: Dictionary

For Teachers 1st - 5th Standards
[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...
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Professional Doc
Wisconsin Response to Intervention Center

Wisconsin Rt I Center: Interactive Word Walls [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
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.
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Interactive
Arcademics

Arcademics: Extraordinary Elephants

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
Determine which word is the synonym of the given word then choose it to feed the elephant.
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Interactive
Vocabulary Spelling City

Vocabulary Spelling City: Read a Word Fry Words 361 370

For Students 3rd Standards
Read irregularly spelled grade 3 words by playing this online game.
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Interactive
Goodwill

Gcf Global: Reading Activity: Word Explorer

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
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.
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Website
Other

Tutorial World: Primary 4 English

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
This site is for teachers looking for worksheets for fourth-grade language arts students. Includes vocabulary, grammar, sentence construction, comprehension and revision.