Tag Archives: reading
Word Games Galore
Some word games are just annoying. I’ve searched for word games that are actually fun to play. If your child didn’t enjoy one of these, let me know and I’ll erase it! http://www.mindjolt.com/word-drop.html – Click letters that are next to … Continue reading
Abby’s Jeopardy Game
Abby had the kids write questions about 5 stories in our Mythology unit. She used superteachertools and came up with this: http://www.superteachertools.com/jeopardy/usergames/May201222/game1338420902.php
Fry Flash
http://www.candohelperpage.com/files/sight_vocab/updated_flashcards/fry_flash_100_01_25.swf This webpage tests kids on their sight words (using the Fry List). You (or a good reader in the class) clicks “Yes” or “No” after the reader reads each word. There are 25 words in each set. At the … Continue reading
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Getting Boys To Read
I have some suggestions on my Summereaders website here about motivating books that boys like, but I just stumbled upon this website: http://www.gettingboystoread.com/content/summer-reading-suggestions-boys In the replies to the original post are some great suggestions that I’ll be sure to check … Continue reading
Bibliotherapy???
http://nancykeane.com/rl/index.htm#Values The above link is a great resource, as it has super book lists that address values like persistence, honesty, self-reliance, asking for help, and so on. Click on the value you wish to teach, and voila! There is a … Continue reading
Try out Storybird!
Make books that can be viewed online or get them made into softcover books. Making books cooperatively (2-3 kids) is a valuable activity. Make sure you have a good speller/typist in each group. I’m supplying an account for you to … Continue reading
Sight Word Shockwave
We were looking for a computer-based way to determine which sight words we needed to teach which students. This one met our needs. Basic sight words are flashed one at a time, and you (or parent volunteer, or best reader) … Continue reading
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Musical Intelligence
We have a large number of students who respond to music. What if you had to summarize the chapter you read in your book as a rap? Wrtie it out so it’s legible, then put it to music. Here is … Continue reading
Wordlist Generator
You always need a wordlist for something. Select PrePrimer, Primer, First, Second or Third Grade, select serif (where the l looks like the number 1) or non-serif (where the l looks like a line) and font size (try large). http://www.interventioncentral.org/tools/wordlist-fluency-generator
Wordles
http://www.wordle.net/create Paste in a bunch of text and Wordle makes a colorful word cloud based on the frequency of the words in the selected passage (without the annoying the’s or and’s).