Language Arts Online Interactives
| | | Reading Skillbuilders | | | Online Stories and Poems | | | Poetry | | | Short Story | | | Non-Fiction | | | Novels: | Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 | | |
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 | ReadWriteThink: Plot Diagram - Diagram the plot of a short story or novel using this easy-to-use online tool.
 http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/plot-diagram/ | ||
| Into the Book - This website has some very fun interactive reading comprehension activities - you can choose different activities like inferring, summarizing and making connections. You will need to do a quick first-name registration to get a key or log-in.
http://reading.ecb.org/student/index.html | ||
| Character Trading Cards - Create a character using character trading cards! http://readwritethink.org/materials/trading_cards/ | ||
| KS2 Bitesize Writing: Leaflets (Brochures) - This exercise shows you what to look for when reading brochures -- this will help you become more persuasive!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/english/writing/leaflets/play.shtml | ||
| KS2 Bitesize Reading: Poetry - Enjoy these animated poems and learn about what makes them work so well. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/english/activities/poetry.shtml | ||
| KS2 Bitesize - Reading: Deduction - Solve a mystery and return some missing property. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/english/reading/deduction/play.shtml | ||
| Fact Fragment Frenzy - This tool shows you how to pull out the facts from paragraphs, and then gives you some practise yourself--a great way to learn how to take notes.
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/factfrenzy/opening.html | ||
| Exploring Onomatopoeia - Listen to various sounds and decide which words best describe them. Record your ideas. http://interactives.mped.org/mmg736.aspx | ||
| Ball Hogs - Choose your hog identity, and then beat your opponent in pressing the Jump button to "catch" the correct answers on the tennis balls. Practise recognizing antonyms and synonyms. http://www.fekids.com/kln/games/ballhogs/ballhogs.html | ||
| Story Mapping - Create a character map, and conflict map, a resolution map, or a setting map -- then print it.
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/storymap/index.html | ||
| Line Break Explorer - See the difference that can be made in the effect of a poem by simply rearranging the line breaks! Give it a try! http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/lb_explorer/index.html | ||
| The Water Cycle: Reading Comprehension - Learn more about the water cycle with this interactive reading activity! http://education.jlab.org/reading/water_cycle.html | ||
| Flashcard Maker - Words - To use this handy tool, type in the words to appear on the one side of each flashcard, and the related information to appear on the other side....click on "See it", then either test yourself online, print your flashcards, edit them, or start over. http://www.scholastic.com/kids/homework/flashcards.htm | ||
| It's Greek to Me - "Represent your country in the Olympics! You not only have to be strong, but you have to be smart to win. Play "It's Greek to Me" and learn about Greek influences on the English language." (site) This quiz tests your understanding of some key concepts. http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/athens_games/game.htm | ||
| Doodle Splash - This activity challenges you to represent ideas from stories in a visual way, and then think about how the picture and the ideas connect. Don't miss this site! http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/doodle/index.html | ||
