Helpful Sites for Educators
As I develop my lesson plans I often discover sites that could be beneficial to my colleagues.
I have listed these sites below...I hope you find something that is helpful to you.
I have listed these sites below...I hope you find something that is helpful to you.
A Word A Day archive- The name says it all!
A Chapter a Day – Online chapter books with vocabulary and quotes…many classics available.
Chapter Books On-line - Classic novels online with tools to help students read.
The English Teacher's Companion - Lessons, tools, publications, etc.
English Teacher Resources - Many links for strategies in writing, poetry, literature, reading, etc.
Fluency through Fables - Fables to help improve reading comprehension of English. Questions for each fable.
Idioms and collocations - exercises practice collocations, phrasal verbs and idioms - from EnglishGateway site
Paraphrase Craze Practice paraphrasing for middle school expository writing.
Nursery Rhyme Expansion - practice purpose, voice, and audience in writing. Students can write their own versions.14 Funny Stories based on Mother Goose Rhymes examples.
Navigating the Newspaper - Learn how newspapers package words and pictures. Learn correct terminology for the different parts of the newspaper.
Reading Comprehension - free Reading Comprehension worksheets for Middle and High School students to reinforce skills such as context clues and word meanings
Reading for Results - Online practice site for various topics
Reading for Thinking - online passages and questions for middle and high school levels
Journalism: Student writing for the real world - Journalism is for students too! Students can improve their writing by learning about journalism.
LawBuzz – Famous trials from the past online. No questions, just reading material for reluctant readers.
Learn Out Loud - podcasts of novels
Prewriting Tactics Middle school site for students organizing and grouping deas.
Trailblazing Conclusions Middle School students learn closure and thought-provoking statements.
Trailblazing Introductions Middle School students learn beginnings by using strong leads.
Which Writing? Middle School students learn to choose an appropriate format for writing.
A Chapter a Day – Online chapter books with vocabulary and quotes…many classics available.
Chapter Books On-line - Classic novels online with tools to help students read.
The English Teacher's Companion - Lessons, tools, publications, etc.
English Teacher Resources - Many links for strategies in writing, poetry, literature, reading, etc.
Fluency through Fables - Fables to help improve reading comprehension of English. Questions for each fable.
Idioms and collocations - exercises practice collocations, phrasal verbs and idioms - from EnglishGateway site
Paraphrase Craze Practice paraphrasing for middle school expository writing.
Nursery Rhyme Expansion - practice purpose, voice, and audience in writing. Students can write their own versions.14 Funny Stories based on Mother Goose Rhymes examples.
Navigating the Newspaper - Learn how newspapers package words and pictures. Learn correct terminology for the different parts of the newspaper.
Reading Comprehension - free Reading Comprehension worksheets for Middle and High School students to reinforce skills such as context clues and word meanings
Reading for Results - Online practice site for various topics
Reading for Thinking - online passages and questions for middle and high school levels
Journalism: Student writing for the real world - Journalism is for students too! Students can improve their writing by learning about journalism.
LawBuzz – Famous trials from the past online. No questions, just reading material for reluctant readers.
Learn Out Loud - podcasts of novels
Prewriting Tactics Middle school site for students organizing and grouping deas.
Trailblazing Conclusions Middle School students learn closure and thought-provoking statements.
Trailblazing Introductions Middle School students learn beginnings by using strong leads.
Which Writing? Middle School students learn to choose an appropriate format for writing.
