**Updated 12-4-10**
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The song you're hearingplay is called 5 Things and it talks about the
five main parts of a short story. It was created by a group called
Flocabulary. To view the lyrics, paste this URL
(http://www.flocabulary.com/fivethings.html) into your browser. Also, test
your grammar skills out on Road to Grammar - a new link that I just added!
Simply Superb Sites
Road to Grammar is a free resource featuring quizzes, games, and
lessons. In fact there are 365 grammar quizzes!Each quiz provides
instant feedback and notes to explain why an answer is correct
or incorrect. Before taking the quizzes visitors can work through
a dozen practice activities and five
practice games.
Road to Grammar
Here's a way to quickly check if a book is AR and what it's level
and points are without having to login to Renaissance Learning.
Just type in the title and go! You can also search by genre,
topic, or author. It's that simple
AR Bookfinder
Scholastic BookAlike tool - use this website to find books
similar to some of your favorites! For example if I put in one of
my favorites - The Lightning Thief it suggests books by
Cornelia Funke, Susan Cooper, J.K. Rowling, C.S. Lewis and
Phillip Kerr. And that's only a few of the
suggestions! Enjoy!
Scholastic BookAlike Tool
Do you have what it takes to be a Master Warrior in parts of
speech identification? Play to find out!
Grammar Ninja
Despite its silly name, this is actually a really neat website,
especially for all of you budding poets out there. Enter a word
and it will give you synonyms and antonyms like a regular
thesaurus, but it will also give you a list of rhyming words!
Pretty cool!
Big Huge Thesaurus
Create your own Newspaper, Flyer, Brochure, or Booklet - Use this
site during our literacy block (or on your own) to make your own
personalized publications. It does not allow you to change font
or add pictures, but there are a lot of other cool
options - especially the tips that show
you what should go in each section. Check it out!
Read Write Think Media Creation
This great website lists skills attached to 4th grade ELA
standards, however, many of these standards are IDENTICAL to the
5th grade ones. This is a great place to practice and learn and
improve your reading skills!
Reading and Language Arts Skills
Poetry Writing with Jack Prelutsky
5th Grade Language Arts Skills
Thank you Mrs. Brom for finding this great website!
Grammar Games
Funny poetry for children
Giggle Poetry
Learn about different kinds of poems and the special types of
language used in poems. Then, test your skills out on some verse!
BBC Bitesize Poetry
Have you forgotten the difference between a conjunction and an
interjection? Confusing your adverbs and adjectives? Try this
website which explains the different
types of speech and how they are used.
BBC Bitesize Word Types
"Once you learn to read, you will be forever free." —Frederick
Douglass