READING FUN
for Intermediate Students (Grades 4-6)
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| Room 108
Games Abbreviations, contractions, and editing games |
U.S. Hangman Practice your USA states' abbreviations with this fun Hangman word game |
Golf Game Practice common abbreviations with this fun Toon University Game |
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Chatting Online Some abbreviations people use when chatting online or text messaging |
Street Names Abbreviations for different kinds of streets - A quiz with answers to check your knowledge |
Abbreviations More websites to help you learn abbreviations! |
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Abbreviations and Acronyms Useful words from The World Almanac for Kids |
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| ABC (Alphabetical) Order | ||
 Alphabetizing through the 3rd Letter Fun game to practice your skills from Toon University (1-3 players) |
 Alphabetizing Fun game to practice your skills from Toon University (Choose Level 1, 2, or 3) |
Order Me Around Fun game from FunBrain (Put all 4 words in alphabetical order, but READ CAREFULLY - sometimes you'll need to put them in order from Z to A!) |
| ANTONYMS | ||
| What
is a Antonym? Find the definition and many links to fun websites to help you learn about antonyms. |
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Ball
Hogs Fun game! Choose Grade Level 2-6, and pounce on the ball when you see the opposites. (Can be played with 1, 2 or 8 players) |
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Rocket to the Moon Build and launch a rocket to the moon by identifying synonyms, antonyms, and homonyms. |
Opposites Thrillionaire Play this fun game and practice your antonyms (opposites). |
Matching Antonyms Find the matching antonyms (opposites) |
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Awesome Antonyms:
Flashcards Learn and practice new antonyms (opposites) |
Awesome Antonyms: Matching Find the matching antonyms (opposites) |
Awesome Antonyms:
Concentration Find the matching antonyms (opposites) |
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Antonyms Match Find the matching antonyms (opposites) |
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| Books ONLINE | ||
| TumbleBooks FREE through the Appleton Public Library - SO COOL!!! Read many of your favorite print books and find new favorites - hear the stories read aloud. TOO FUN! (Directions: Go to the Appleton Public Library Website, Click on "Libraries & Library Catalogs", slide to and click on "InfoSoup", then scroll down and click on "TumbleBooks", click on the "TumbleBooks" box and read away!) |
Storynory Free audiobooks for kids. Download to your computer or through iTunes. |
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Toon
University "The Elvis that cried 'Mouse!'" (in Spanish and English!) |
Toon
University Practice your reading comprehension with a quiz |
Toon
University "The Red Kazoo" |
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Free Online Story Books from the Kidz Page |
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| COMPOUND WORDS | ||
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Lesson: Compound Words What are compound words? Fun lesson! |
Word
Broker Do you know 600 compound words? Now you can!! |
Snowman Builder Build a family of snowmen as you review compound words |
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Compound Words Build and match compound words |
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| CONTRACTIONS | ||
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Contractions @ pppst.com Power Points, Games and Lesson Plans from Pete's Power Point Station |
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Room 108
Games Abbreviations, contractions, and editing games |
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Type the Contraction Combine the words into their correct contractions |
Contractions Write the contraction for each set of words in the blank provided. |
Contractions
Quiz More contractions practice. |
| DICTIONARY SKILLS | ||
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ONLINE DICTIONARIES |
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| dictionary.com | yourdictionary.com | Merriam Webster Online |
| thesaurus.com |
Rhyme Zone Type in a word to find its rhymes, synonyms, definitions and more! Great for Poetry!! |
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Look Very cool - you can type in letters and find words with those letters - Great for word games!! |
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Dictionary Practice & Activities |
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| PPPST: Library Skills Power Points, Games and Lesson Plans from Pete's Power Point Station |
Dino
Hunters Find all the different dinosaurs using dictionary skills. |
Beat the
Dictionary Are you a word expert? Fun game to build your word skills! |
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Word Central Fun word play website for kids - from Merriam Webster Online |
Word List From Random House - learn new words every day! (Or more than one a day!) |
Daily
Buzzword Learn new words every day! (for kids) |
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Word of the
Day For students and adults - from Merriam Webster Online |
eGlossary Harcourt talking dictionary |
Language Guide Picture and audio dictionary pages for English Language Learners (ESL/ELL/EFL) |
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Say Hi Animated "action dictionary" - pretty fun! |
Picture Vocabulary Many categories; great photos! From EFL.net |
Visual Dictionary
Online from Merriam-Webster - Pretty cool!! Try the GAMES! |
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Practice Using a Dictionary Practice using Guide Words in this online activity |
Guide Words to the Stars QUIA online gameshow to practice dictionary skills (Using Guide Words) |
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FACT OR FICTION? (Real or Make-Believe?) |
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 Real or Make Believe? Fun game from Scholastic - you might actually learn something new while you play! |
Pete's Power Point Station Fact & Opinion Power Points, Games and more! |
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| FACT VS. OPINION | ||
 Pete's Power Point Station Fact & Opinion Power Points, Games and more! |
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| FABLES, FAIRY TALES & FOLKTALES | ||
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| PPPST: Fairy
Tales Power Points, Games and Lesson Plans from Pete's Power Point Station |
PPPST: Myths,
Legends and Fables Power Points, Games and Lesson Plans from Pete's Power Point Station |
PPPST:
Folk Literature Power Points, Games and Lesson Plans from Pete's Power Point Station |
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Tale/Fantasy Flashcards Printable flashcards (FUN!) from Boggle's World ESL (great for English language learners!) |
Medieval Life Flashcards Printable flashcards (FUN!) from Boggle's World ESL (great for English language learners!) |
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| FAVORITE BOOKS | ||
| ZOOM: Book
Reviews Written by kids for kids! (Includes Music, Movies, Books, TV, Toys and Games! |
Scholastic: Stacks! You, Your Friends, Your Reads (Cool way to find some new books to read!) |
Spaghetti Book
Club Book Reviews for Kids by Kids (FUN!) |
| Kids Reads Reviews, Series, Authors, Books Into Movies & more! |
Book Reviews by Kids Read what other kids have to say about your book (or if there's not already a book review, be the first and only one to write one about your book!!) |
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 JAMES & THE GIANT PEACH by _________ |
 Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo |
 Charlotte's Web by E.B. Weber |
 George Washington's Socks by Elvira Woodruff Lexile Level: 840 iAdventure (Really cool!!!) |
 One Day in the Tropical Rain Forest by Jean Craighead George
Jungle Photos - Learn about the rainforest |
 Sixth Grade Can Really Kill You by Barthe DeClements
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 Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
Websites to explore |
 The Princess School Series by Jane B Mason & Sarah Hines Stephens
Scholastic: The Princess School |
 LOSER by Jerry Spinelli
PPPST: Jerry
Spinelli (Author's Study) |
 THE TIGER RISING by Kate DiCamillo
PPPST: Kate
DiCamillo (Author's Study) |
 HARRY POTTER & THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE by J. K. Rowling |
 Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer |
 HOLES by Louis Sachar
Cliff's Notes: Holes |
 The View From Saturday by E. L. Konigsburg Cliff's Notes: View from Saturday (Scroll Down) |
 The Giver by Louis Lowry Cliff's Notes: The Giver (Scroll Down) |
 Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Cliff's Notes: Shiloh (Scroll Down) |
 Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli Cliff's Notes: Maniac Magee (Scroll Down) |
 TREASURE ISLAND by Robert Louis Stevenson
Talk Like A Pirate |
 Chasing Vermeer (and other books by Blue Balliett) |
 Esperanza Rising By Pam Muņoz Ryan "El Rancho de las Rosas" (From Scholastic) |
 Hoot By Carl Hiassen Explore Hoot (From Scholastic) |
| GRAMMAR GAMES | ||
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| Rocket Word Tag From iknowthat.com - fun game!! |
Toon
University Parts of Speech Game (Choose Level 1, 2 or 3) |
Toon
University Possessive adjectives (FUN game!!) |
| Phonics and
Word Study Center Try the "Space Station" or "Sly Pig" game or many more to practice your word and grammar skills! |
Room 108
Games Abbreviations, contractions, and editing games |
Grammar Gorillas Online game from Fun Brain |
| HOMOPHONES/HOMONYMS | ||
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Homonym List A definition for almost every homonym you could think of from Alan Cooper! |
All About Homonyms An explanation of homonyms from Alan Cooper |
Homophones Useful words from The World Almanac for Kids |
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Multiple Meaning Words Power Points and website links GALORE for students and teachers! |
Rocket to the Moon Build and launch a rocket to the moon by identifying synonyms, antonyms, and homonyms. Fun game from Harcourt School. |
Video Clip:
Homophones Brian McKnight and Cleo Lion sing a song together about Homophones on Between the Lions. |
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Homophones Easier homophone practice from "Create-A-Reader" |
Super Match Game Homonyms practice from Scholastic's Miss Maggie ("Maggie's Earth Adventures") |
Homophones Quiz from BBC for Kids |
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Homonyms Quiz from English Study Quizzes |
Homonyms Memory Game from Sadlier-Oxford |
Homophone Test More challenging online homophone quiz (Thanks for the link, Larry Ferlazzo!) |
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Pairs Word Game Homophone practice from BBC |
A Feast of Homonyms QUIA matching game |
Homonyms Pop-up practice from QUIA |
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Self-Study Homonym Quizzes A whole bunch of quizzes to help you master your homonym knowledge!! |
Pun of the Day Fun with homophones! |
Word Confusion Game to practice homonyms (choose "easy" or "hard") on Fun Brain |
| IDIOMS | ||
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PPPST: Figurative Language (Including Idioms). Power Points, Games and Lesson Plans from Pete's Power Point Station |
Eye on Idioms from Read-Write-Think |
Idioms Useful phrases from The World Almanac for Kids |
| MYSTERIES | ||
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PPST: Parts of Speech Power Points, Games and Lesson Plans from Pete's Power Point Station |
Parts of Speech
Definitions Don't know what an adjective is? A conjunction? From Homework Hub at Scholastic. |
Grammar Gorillas Play the easy or the advanced game to practice nouns, verbs and other Parts of Speech. (From FunBrain) |
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Grammar Blast! Online game to practice your Parts of Speech from Houghton Mifflin's Education Place |
Room 108: Parts of Speech Games |
Grammar Glossary Illustrated glossary from Harcourt School. Look up the different parts of speech to find out what they are. |
Click on the Parts of Speech below for more websites, games and resources:
| Adjectives | Adverbs | Conjunctions |
| Interjections | Nouns | Prepositions |
| Pronouns | Verbs |
| ADJECTIVES | ||
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Adjectives and Adverbs PowerPoint presentations, online games and more to help you learn about adjectives. |
Adjective Posters Adjective posters to help you know what they are! (From abcteach.com) |
Adjectives
Word Broker 730 Adjectives to help you describe whatever you're trying to describe! :) |
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Fraser the Eraser Describing game from BBC Schools (Easier) - game and printable worksheet |
Grammar Blast! Online game to practice your parts of speech from Houghton Mifflin's Education Place |
Grammar Gorillas Play the "advanced" game to practice adjectives as well as the other parts of speech. (From FunBrain) |
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Adjectives Flashcards Really fun pictures to help you think of some adjectives! |
Descriptions Websites and games to help you practice your adjectives (descriptions) from teacher Larry Ferlazzo (COOL LINKS!!!) |
Rats! Adjectives and Adverbs game from Learning Planet |
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Toon
University: Possessive Adjectives Fun game from Toon University to help you practice possessive adjectives (Try three different levels of difficulty!) |
Coloring Pages: People Fun coloring pages with people for you to finish and to do other adjective activities with! (Who doesn't love coloring pages?) :) |
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| ADVERBS | ||
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Adjectives and Adverbs PowerPoint presentations, online games and more to help you learn about adverbs. |
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| Conjunctions | ||
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| Interjections | ||
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| NOUNS | ||
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PPPST: Nouns PowerPoint presentations, online games and more to help you learn more about nouns. |
Basketball Dunk Common Nouns & Proper nouns practice with a fun Harcourt game! |
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Rats! Fun game to practice your common & proper nouns (and other skills!) |
Quia: Noun Review Fun 2 player game to practice nouns |
Noun Quiz Common or Proper Noun? Take this quiz to test your knowledge |
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| Prepositions | ||
 PPPST: Prepositions Power Points, Games and Lesson Plans from Pete's Power Point Station |
The
Preposition Game Easy, but an interactive, fun tool for quickly reviewing prepositions |
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| Pronouns | ||
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Grammar Glossary Illustrated glossary from Harcourt School. Look up these terms: *Pronoun *Subject Pronoun *Object Pronoun |
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Pronoun Clubhouse Fun game to practice pronouns (from Harcourt School) |
Balloon Pronouns |
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Pronouns Quiz Online practice |
Pronouns Treasure Hunt Fun game to practice pronouns |
eThemes: Pronouns Website links from eMints |
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are Pronouns? Describes a variety of pronouns (Subjects, objective, personal, possessive, and demonstrative) with examples. (Best for Grades 5-12) |
Types
of Pronouns Quick lesson with practice quiz (Best for Grades 5-12) |
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| VERBS | ||
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PPPST: Verbs Power Points, Games and Lesson Plans from Pete's Power Point Station |
Verb
2 Verbe D.O.L. SENTENCE HELP! Check the different forms (conjugations) of verbs on this website. (Unless you want to learn French, type your word in the "English" box!) ;) |
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Fish 'Em Up! Game to practice word endings |
WordPlay Fun verb animations from Between the Lions |
Subject-Verb Agreement Factsheets Subject-Verb agreement Factsheets from BBC (PRINTABLE homework/schoolwork help) |
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Verb Treasure Hunt Subject-Verb agreement Treasure Hunt game from BBC |
Subject-Verb Agreement Quiz Subject-Verb agreement Quiz from BBC |
Code Calling Verb game from BBC |
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Grade 5 Grammar Blast! Harcourt verb practice quiz |
Irregular
Verbs Rules for Using Irregular Verbs |
Irregular Verbs Quizzes Quizzes to help you practice your irregular verbs |
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Verb Quiz Harcourt verb practice |
Grade 3 Grammar Blast! Harcourt verb practice quiz |
Grade 4 Grammar Blast! Harcourt verb practice quiz |
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Self-Study Grammar Quizzes *Best for Grades 6 and above Quizzes to help you study your English skills |
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| PLURALS | ||
| The Plural
Girls Game from Fun Brain |
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| POETRY | ||
 PPPST: Poetry PowerPoint's to help you learn, fun online games and resources for teachers. |
Giggle Poetry The #1 Poetry for Kids site on the web! VERY FUN!!! |
Dositey: Proverbs (Dositey.com) Read the proverbs, write what you think they mean, and submit it online ***(Just be safe and don't give your full name - use ONLY your first name or just your initials!) |
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Is it a Limerick? Find out what limericks are, play the limerick game, write your own and more! |
ZuZu.org Poetry written by kids like you! (Includes spooky, holiday, Sci-Fi, and dogs and cats) |
Fridge Magnets Create a poem about ghosts and ghouls, sweets, cats, and dragons. |
| Shape Poems Create your poem with this fun online tool from Read-Write-Think! |
High School
Musical Lyrics Poetry set to music! :) |
High School
Magnetic Poetry Play around with little word "magnets" to create your own free verse poetry! |
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Magnetic
Poetry: Kids' Kits Online Play around with little word "magnets" to create your own free verse poetry! See what other kids have created HERE. |
"My Friend"
Magnetic Poetry Play around with little word "magnets" to create your own free verse poetry! |
"Dog Lover"
Magnetic Poetry Play around with little word "magnets" to create your own free verse poetry! |
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"Horse Lover"
Magnetic Poetry Play around with little word "magnets" to create your own free verse poetry! |
"Cat Lover"
Magnetic Poetry Play around with little word "magnets" to create your own free verse poetry! |
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| POSSESSIVE NOUNS & PRONOUNS | ||
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Possessive Nouns Quiz Decide whether each possessive is plural or singular. |
Possessive Nouns Website links galore from eThemes! |
Possessive Pronouns Review your skills |
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Possessive Pronouns Practice, practice, practice! |
QUIA: Possessive Nouns Flashcards | QUIA: Matching Possessive Nouns |
| Exploring
for Possessives Fun game from Harcourt! |
QUIA: Possessive Nouns Concentration | |
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| Prefixes, SUFFIXES and Base Words | ||
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PPPST:
Base Words & Root Words Power Points, Games and Lesson Plans from Pete's Power Point Station |
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Affixes (Prefixes & Suffixes) Power Points, Games and Lesson Plans from Pete's Power Point Station |
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Flamingo Form a flock of flamingos with suffixes -y and -ly |
Crystal Castle Prefixes hold the key to building the castle and making it light up |
Suffixes Use your knowledge of suffixes to match words to definitions |
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Out Words FunBrain game to help practice identifying root/base words |
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| SENTEnCES: SUBJECTS and PREDICATES | ||
| Rags
to Riches Gameshow Practice your simple subjects and predicates (Game similar to "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire"!) |
Subject Slide Online practice game from Grammar Practice Park (Harcourt - 5th Grade) |
Predicates in Space Online practice game from Grammar Practice Park (Harcourt - 5th Grade) |
| SENTEnCES: TYPES OF SENTENCES | ||
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Sentence Sea Park Online practice game from Grammar Practice Park (Harcourt - 5th Grade) |
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| SPELLING | ||
SPELLING CITY! Use this website to study your own spelling words with games, "teach me" and practice tests! (ELL Students @ Horizons - sign on using "hor123" as your username/password to enter your own personal spelling lists - Make sure you title it with your name and the week dates) (ELL Students @ Lincoln - Look for Miss Boldt under the "Find a List" tab and Lincoln Elementary for your spelling lists) OR... To see the lists I have entered (No Excuse & Your weekly spelling lists, click here! |
Discovery
Puzzlemaker Create a variety of puzzles (crosswords, word searches, etc.) online - Pretty cool! |
Toon
University Learn words from a 5th grade Spelling Bee with a fun game |
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Spelling Match Game Match words that have the same vowel sound with different spelling |
Commonly Misspelled English Words Useful words from The World Almanac for Kids |
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| Synonyms | ||
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What is a Synonym? Find the definition and many links to fun websites to help you learn about synonyms |
Rocket to the Moon Build and launch a rocket to the moon by identifying synonyms, antonyms, and homonyms |
The Magic Key Code calling game to practice your synonyms |
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VOCABULARY or check out the website links at Dictionary Skills |
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Free Rice Learn new vocabulary and play to donate rice to poor communities! TOO COOL! |
Sly Pig Build homes for pigs by unscrambling words (gives the definition of each word) |
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| WORD GAMES | ||
| Toon
University Practice reading words in context (FUN game!) |
Toon
University Unscramble the words - hurry!! |
Toon University Alphabetizing Game |
| Wacky
Web Tales Similar to Mad Libs... fill in the blanks with your own words to make wacky stories! |
Fake Out! A game similar to Balderdash - guess the definition for crazy words you've never heard or submit your own and see if they are chosen to be in the online game! |
Word Construction Make as many words as you can with the given letters, but hurry before the time runs out! |
| Scramble-Saurus Choose your game and unscramble the words - from Fun Brain |
Stay Afloat Similar to a "hangman" kind of game, choose the category and guess the word in this Fun Brain game |
eWord Game from Houghton Mifflin (Grade 4 Vocabulary) |
| OTHER FUN WEBSITES | ||
| Primary
Games Fun Language Arts games from Primary Games! Try out this game: CODE BREAKING |
Dositey.com Reading and writing skills |
Postcard
Center from Primary Games |
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Grammar Glossary Illustrated glossary from Harcourt School. |
Word Central Build your own dictionary, learn the buzzword of the day and more! |
Dositey.com Printable bookmarks |