Reading and Writing
Use these Internet resources to explore ways this can enhance your reading curriculum.

Teacher Resources

Online Lesson Plans/Resources for Books & Writing

The Writing Site

http://thewritingsite.org/

Buddy2 Literacy Backpacks

http://www.buddyproject.org/backpack/theme.asp

S.C.O.R.E.

http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cyberguide.html

Children’s Literature Web Guide

http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html

Children’s Author and Illustrator Directory

http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/authors.html

Carol Hurst’s Children’s Literature Site

http://www.carolhurst.com/index.html

Scholastic.com

http://www.scholastic.com/

Read Write Think

http://www.readwritethink.org/

Librarians' Index to the Internet

http://lii.org/

Book Adventure

http://bookadventure.org/

Lesson Locator

http://www.lessonlocator.org/

ProTeacher: Reading and Language Arts

http://www.proteacher.com/070000.shtml

Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL)

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/

Kim's Korner for Teacher Talk

http://www.kimskorner4teachertalk.com/

Online Stories

Internet Public Library

http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/

Aesop’s Fables

http://www.aesopfables.com/

Bedtime Stories

http://the-office.com/bedtime-story/

CandleLight Stories

http://www.candlelightstories.com/

Children’s StoryBooks Online

http://www.magickeys.com/books/index.html

Help for Teaching Fiction in the Classroom

http://www.fictionteachers.com/

Web Time Stories

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/webtime/

Favorite Author/Illustrators/Characters Online

Arthur’s Web Site

http://pbskids.org/arthur/

Peter Rabbit

http://www.peterrabbit.co.uk/

Dav Pilky’s Web Site ‘o Fun

http://www.pilkey.com/

Jan Brett’s Home Page

http://www.janbrett.com/

Online Resources for Poetry

Poetry Express

http://www.poetryexpress.org/

Rhyme Zone

http://www.rhymezone.com/

Poetry Teacher

http://www.poetryteachers.com/

KidzPage

http://gardenofsong.com/kidzpage/

Online Forums and Author Interviews

Scholastic.com

http://www.scholastic.com/

Reading Teacher Listserve

http://www.readingonline.org/electronic/RT/sarah.html

Additional Teacher Mailing Lists

http://www.teachers.net/mailrings/

Caldecott and Newberry

Caldecott Home Page

http://www.ala.org/alsc/caldecott.html

Newberry Home Page

http://www.ala.org/alsc/newbery.html

 

Assessing Student Reading & Writing

Assessing Projects

http://www.tammypayton.net/library/assess.shtml

 

Student Resources

1. Basic operations and concepts

Teaching Searching Strategies

http://www.tammypayton.net/courses/search/

Surfing for ABC’s

http://www.siec.k12.in.us/west/proj/abc/

Do Spiders Live on the World Wide Web

http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/storyhour/spiders/

Kids Search Tool

http://www.rcls.org/ksearch.htm

2. Social, ethical and human issues

CyberNetiquette Disney Online

http://disney.go.com/cybersafety/

Disney Online Safety Tips

http://disney.go.com/corporate/legal/safety_tips.html

Safely Surfing on the Internet

http://www.siec.k12.in.us/west/proj/surf/

Teaching Students Safety on the Internet

http://www.tammypayton.net/courses/collab/safety.shtml

Evaluating and Using Print and Media Resources

http://www.tammypayton.net/courses/print/

3. Technology productivity tools

Kids Pub

http://www.kidpub.org/kidpub/

Giggle Poetry

http://www.gigglepoetry.com/

Students Publishing Poetry

http://www.dreamagic.com/poetry/children.html

Artic Observations: A Student Writing Project

http://www.arcticobs.org/

Think Quest

http://www.thinkquest.org/library/

Wacky Web Tales

http://www.eduplace.com/tales/index.html

Creating Interactive Information on the Internet

http://www.buddyproject.org/jfy/teachers/interaction.asp

Susan Silverman’s Collaborative Projects

http://kids-learn.org/

Designing a School Web Site

http://www.tammypayton.net/courses/design/

4. Technology communications tool

Monster Exchange

http://www.monsterexchange.org/

Mrs. Claus’ Workshop

http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/proj/claus/leader.html

Blogging

hhttp://www.blogger.com/start

Google Documents

http://www.google.com/support/writely/

Collaborative Projects

http://www.tammypayton.net/courses/collab/

5. Technology research tools

Add “quotes” around title of book, author or illustrator when searching

Buddy2 Sites for Kids

http://www.buddyproject.org/jfy/kids/default.asp

Buddy2 Thematic Ideas

http://www.buddyproject.org/thematic/

Visit Author/Illustrator’s Website

http://www.scholastic.com/kids/
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/authors.html

Something Fishy

http://www.siec.k12.in.us/west/proj/owl/

Hedgehogs

http://www.siec.k12.in.us/west/proj/hedge/

Months of the Year

http://www.siec.k12.in.us/west/proj/month/

6. Technology problem-solving and decision-making

Buddy2 Computer Capers

http://www.buddyproject.org/capers/

Earth Day Groceries Project

http://www.earthdaybags.org/

Charlotte’s Web

http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/charlotte/

The Great American Egg Hunt

http://www.marshall-es.marshall.k12.tn.us/jobe/egghunt/info.html