Read Works
Read Works: Dear Mr. President
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses different letters to the President in different historical contexts. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Hinges I, Hinges Ii
In this lesson, literacy-based cards will spur participation as students use small motor skills, personal space, and boundary awareness. Color cards and number cards will also be used to cue the children to move in specific ways.
Teachnology
Teachnology: A Variety of Printable Handwriting Worksheets
Use this resource to print activities and worksheets for handwriting.
Antonio Salinas and Maria Jesus Egea
Vedoque: Mueve La Mano!
This site is for young children, to learn how to use the mouse, click, drag, drop, colors, letters and shapes.
Other
Julius Caesar: Literary Devices
Provides examples of how literary devices are used in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Looks at irony, motifs, themes, symbols, and how language is used.
Other
Alphabet Animals: Animal Dictionary
This site includes animated animals that represent each letter of the alphabet. Sound buttons are included to accompany the animal represented by the corresponding letter.
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Sales Letters: Four Point Action Closing
A good resource for effective sales writing skills. Describes a four-point system of attracting and convincing customers to order the product.
CommonLit
Common Lit:letter From Frederick Douglass to Harriet Tubman by Frederick Douglass
A learning module that begins with "Letter from Frederick Douglass to Harriet Tubman" by Frederick Douglass, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or...
Schools of California Online Resources for Education
Score: George Washington's Birthday
Students use this resource to find a collection of information concerning the first President of the United States.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: By Car, Train, or Bus! The Sounds of Language on the Go
Come and check out this awesome pre-reading resource. This site offers examples of simple word games you can play with kids to increase their ability to recognize and use letters and sounds. Try these games the next time you're in the...
St. Charles Place Education Foundation
Reading Bear: Y, Ie, Ind, Ild Lesson
In this beginning reading video module, the instructor models how to pronounce words that incorporate "y", "ie", "ind", and "ild" to form words with the long /i/. Students are prompted to interact with the video segments at various...
St. Charles Place Education Foundation
Reading Bear: Ed Lesson
In this beginning reading module, the instructor models how to pronounce words that the incorporate "ed" suffix. Students are prompted to interact with the video segments at various times. Students can choose to sound out words, see...
Starfall
Starfall: Letters of the Alphabet
This site features activities for the letters of the alphabet. Students have an opportunity to click on a letter and hear a story about that letter.
St. Charles Place Education Foundation
Reading Bear: Wh, Qu, Th Lesson
In this beginning reading module, the instructor models how to pronounce words that incorporate "wh", "qu", and "th" in them. Students are prompted to interact with the video segments at various times. Students can choose to sound out...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Pass It On!
Lesson plan where students, seated in a circle, pass a bean bag around while saying a noun that corresponds to their given letter of the alphabet. Students increase speed as they progress. (Note: Book to be read at beginning of lesson is...
ABCya
Ab Cya: Make a Cake
Make a Cake is a fun computer activity for kids to learn mouse manipulation skills, letters and numbers one to ten! First, children select a cake to decorate. Next, they add different color frosting, designs, letters and numbers!...
ABCya
Ab Cya: Make an Easter Egg
Easter Egg Fun is a holiday activity for kids to decorate and hide an Easter Egg! Kids can choose an egg, paint it, put stickers on it, put a toy inside it, hide it and then find it!
ABCya
Ab Cya: Talk to Me Alphabet
Talk to Me Alphabet is a fun activity for young children learning letter names and sounds. Use either the keys on your keyboard or tap on a letter to hear the letters name or letter sound! You can also switch the letter layout between...
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: The Joy Luck Club: Part 4, Chapter 4
React to part four, chapter four from The Joy Luck Club to establish an initial understanding of the text, specifically what messages the two letters Auntie Lindo wrote Jing-Mei's sisters.
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Ela Unit: Grade K: Chrysanthemum
Young children are naturally interested in their names, and it is usually the first written language they recognize. Thus, using students' names is a powerful tool for introduction of the alphabet. Students explore their names and the...
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania: "A" Apple Pie
Younger students discover letters A-Z in this colorful story-like tutorial.
Fun Brain
Fun Brain: Backwards Alphabet Game
A "Connect the dots," game for the alphabet backwards. Printable resource for teachers.
ICT Games
Ict Games: Letters and Sounds: Phoneme Pop
Click on the correct letter to match the phoneme and catch the letters to practice letter sound recognition.