Literacy


 * ** Literacy ** || ||

Beginning consonants || 1. [|Beginning Consonant practice] - all letters 2. [|Beginning letter match] - find words that begin with same letter sound. 3. [|Consonant Blends] - Find the blend that matches the picture. 4. [|Beginning Consonant Digraphs] - Select the correct digraph 5. [|Gus and Inky's Underwater Adventure Chapter 1] - Story about Gus and Inkey; Help Gus with beginning sounds. 6. [|Fishing for Phonics] - select a level; find the missing beginning sound and drag the card into the missing space. 7. [|Paw Park: Sassy Seals] - Match beginning sounds - (from Game Goo - Learning That Sticks!) 8. [|Beginning letter sounds] - select the ending family and add a beginning letter to create a word that matches the picture 9. [|Have More Fun] - Many games to select from in various formats. 10. [|H sound] - Hung up on H song 11. [|W sound Song] - W Trouble ||

Ending consonants || 1. [|Ending consonant practice] - for all letters. 2. [|Ending Digraphs] - Select the correct digraph ending. 3. [|Fishing for Phonics] - select a level; find the missing ending sound and drag the card into the missing space. 4. [|Have More Fun] - Many games to select from in various formats. ||

Vowels || 1. [|Long A sound] - drag pictures with long a sound into box 2. [|Long E sound] - drag pictures with long e sound into box 3. [|Long I sound] - drag pictures with long i sound into box 4. [|Long O sound] - drag pictures with long o sound into box 5. [|Long U sound] - drag pictures with long u sound into box 6. [|Short A] - practice index; click on red dot; self checking 7. [|Short E] -practice index; click on red dot; self checking 8. [|Short I] - practice index; click on red dot; self checking 9. [|Short O] - practice index; click on red dot; self checking 10. [|Short O song] - Sloppy Pop (need Quicktime) 11. [|Short U] -practice index; click on red dot; self checking 12. [|Short U] - Grubby Pup 13. [|Sometimes Y] - Vowel song 14. [|Which Vowel makes a word]- 15. [|Long Vowels] - poems and activities about long vowels and digraphs 16. [|Long and Short Vowel Match] - match words by the vowel sounds that are the same 17. [|Missing Vowels] - Type out the word with the missing vowel in place 18. [|Picture Match] - Short and Long Vowels; Match the vowel sound of the word with the correct vowel box. 19. [|Short Vowel Practice] - Select correct spelling of word 20. [|Short Vowel Words] - Scroll down near the bottom and select the vowel. Use the phonics and sight words to make sentences 21. [|Online Stories] - Starfall - per vowel sound to practice reading 22. [|Vowel BootCamp] - song (need Quicktime) ||
 * Silent E || 1. [|Sneaky E] - Which word has the silent E letter ||

Vowel Blends || 1. [|Words and Pictures]- Activities with vowel blends: oo, ee, ay, igh, and silent e with long vowels. Audio, poems, activities and worksheets ||

Phonics knowledge || 1. [|AR song] - Learn about AR (need Quicktime) 2. [|CH song] - Cha Cha Cha 3. [|CVC Maker] - Word Play- Make words and put them on Word list, then read them back. and Word Match - Match word shown by using arrows by the letters. 4. [|Beginning Sounds] - interactive site; choose the beginning consonant for the pictures. 5. [|Beginning and ending sounds] - Teacher selects for the student out of multiple games - digraphs - concentration style games 6. [|Blends Word Wheel] - look at the clue at the bottom and then press each wheel to form the word's beginning and ending sound. 7. [|Ending Consonants] - interactive site; choose the ending consonant for the pictures. 8. [|Froggy Phonemes] - create CVC words with the frogs. Sound out the word you create. 9. [|Learn to Read] - Starfall - Easy to read stories that focus on a particular vowel sound along with quizzes on the same vowel. Long and short vowels included.15 separate stories and quizzes. 10. [|Match of Mystery] - 5 levels, short, long, digraphs, dipthongs and vce pattern. 8-29-08 11. [|Missing Word] - Listen to the sentence being said. Click on the missing word. 12. [|Phoneme Checker] - Let children listen to the various phonemes. 13. [|SpellBound] - Child sees the word spelled correctly, then letters are mixed up and child must put them in order again. 14. [|Sound Buttons] - make up words using digraphs and letters, then click on the sound buttons to blend it together. 15. [|Sound it out] - Click on the word that the cat says aloud. ( warning-British accent may confuse some students ) 16. [|Which Bird is Correct?] - pick the bird that is saying the written word and drag the parrot over to the word. 17. [|Word Families] - Magnetic Blackboard - create new words from word endings 18. [|Word Families] - Word family sort; pick a vowel sound and then match the words to the family. 19. [|Word Wheels] - Make a word in the word window to match the picture. 20. [|Word Maker] - Select an ending, then combine letters to create words. 21. [|Word Wheel] - look at the clue at the bottom and then press each wheel to form the word's beginning and ending sound. ||

Sight Words || 1. [|Body Parts] - Move the pictures by using the arrow on the right to match the word. 2. [|Coconut Words] - Three Levels. Click on correct word to complete sentence. 3. [|Crossword puzzles using Dolch Sight Words] - Select a lesson and fill in the missing word. 4. [|Sight Words] - Read sight words, then type them in the box.. 5. [|Dolch List Practice] - online activities to practice sight words. 6. [|LearntoReadfree] - Free online lessons with audio; must register but registration is free. 10-13-08 7. [|Missing Letters] - Find the matching sight word and type in the missing letters. 8. [|High Frequency Words] - 6 activities using sight words. Drag correct word in blank to complete the sentences. 9. [|I Can Read Game] - Listen to the sentence then click on the spoken word. 10. [|Sight Words with Samson] - Listen to the word has he pronounces it, spells it and uses it in a sentence. 11. [|Sight Words] - Match the word with the picture. Many, many selections 12. [|Sight Words]- Dolch Words, if you don't know the word, move your mouse over it and it will tell you what it is. Practice the words, then take the quiz. 13. [|Sight Word Practice Quizzes] - Many quizzes and levels. 14. [|Star Writer] - Words are written with stars. Click on the domes to hear the word read and click on the dome that says the word. (caution, UK site with British accents may confuse some students.) 15. [|Three plays] - Starfall site - Read and act out plays. 16. [|Word Building] - Five Levels 1. [|Level One] - Short Vowels a, i, and long vowels with e ending 2. [|Level Two] - Short Vowels a, e, i, o and digraphs sp, st and plurals 3. [|Level Three] -Short Vowels a, i, u and endings -ing, ong, ang, ung 4. [|Level Four] - Short Vowels o, a and digraphs cl, sl, sc 5. [|Level Five] - Short Vowels o, a and -or and -ar ||

Syllabication || 1. [|How Many Syllables] - Click on the number that represents how many syllables in each animal's name 2. [|Count the Syllables] - Word Jumble - Click on Count the Syllables. Click on the correct button for the number of syllables in the word. ||

Vocabulary Building || 1. [|What's the Word] - Build vocabulary by matching words with pictures. 2. [|Crossword Puzzles for Young Children] - Each week a new puzzle with Dolch words. Clues and hints included. Excellent first start for children learning to work crossword puzzles! ||

Sentence Structure || 1. [|Build a Sentence] - Drag scrambled words to create a sentence. 2. [|Scrambled Sentences] - Drag the words in the correct order to create a sentence. 3. [|Can you make sense of a sentence?] - drag the words into the correct sentence order. ||

Comprehension || 1. [|Grade One Books Online] - Children can read to one another from books that are especially designed to match exactly with Grade 1 Reading Vocabulary Lists. 2. [|Picture Sentence Worksheets] - Look at the picture. Circle the sentence that tells about the picture ||

Word Endings || 1. [|S or ES] - tutorial and practice 2. [|ED or ING] - tutorial and practice 3. [|Suffix practice] - more practice on s/es and ed/ing. ||

Main Idea || 1. [|What's the Big Idea?] - lesson and activity ||

Capitalization and Punctuation || 1. [|Find the correct sentence] - Choose sentence with correct capitalization and punctuation. 2. [|Punctuation] - Find the correct punctuation mark to end the sentence. 3. [|Special Names] - Find the correct capitalization of proper nouns. 4. [|Punctuation] - End the sentence with the correct punctuation. 5. [|Punctuation Poems] - Learn about punctuation and create sentences using what you learned. ||

Sequencing || 1. [|Monkey Business: Rain Forest Run Around] - Click on the words to put them in correct order. (from Game Goo - Learning That Sticks!) 2. [|Sequence the Story] - drag the pictures in the correct order. Students can have the story read to them if necessary. 3. [|Sequencing] - Many choices to select from. Choose one of the games and then number the pictures in the correct order. ||

Contractions || 1. [|Contraction Practice] - Interactive contraction practice. 2. [|Contractions] - Type in the contraction beside the two words. 3. [|Contractions] - Matching game ||

Irregular Plurals || 1. [|Irregular Plurals] - Match the related words, singular to plural. ||

Opposites || 1. [|Opposites/Antonyms] - Matching game, concentration style. 2. [|Opposites] - Drag the words on the right to where they belong. 3. [|Quiet Quest for Opposites by Spanky the Tooth Taker] - From Game Goo (learning that sticks) ||

Spelling || 1. [|Alien Scavenger Hunt: Letter Bugs] - Use the mouse to click on letters that make up the word you hear. From Game Goo (learning that sticks) 2. [|Alien Scavenger Hunt: Space Trash] - Use the mouse to click on letters that make up the word you hear. From Game Goo (learning that sticks) 3. [|Fearless Frieda] - use the keyboard to spell the words Frieda says. Three letter words on level one, four letter words on level 2. - From Game Goo (learning that sticks) (beware of the intro where students must pick one from each category to create a unique name) 4. [|Look, cover and Spell]- phonetic family of words to practice. Can change the level from easy to hard. 5. [|Spell Check] - TCAP format, select word that is spelled incorrectly. 6. [|Spell words] - Magnetic Board - drag letters to create word. 7. [|Spelling] - put the letters in order to create the word that is said aloud. 8. [|Spelling] - Click on the misspelled word and then fix it. For different words and spelling activities, [|check here] 9. [|Spelling activities] - basic core words; color activities, puzzle activities, use it activities. 21 units 10. [|Spin and Spell] - click on the word you wish to spell then click on the letters on the spinning wheel. Click submit to check spellings. ||

Rhyming practice || 1. [|Gus and Inky's Underwater Adventure Chapter 2] - Story; help Gus in the story with rhyming words. 2. [|Rhyming Match] - Select a location to visit, and find the rhyming words. 3. [|Rhyming Practice]-Many games to select from. Choose one match game from the list. There are phonetic games along with rhyme. 4. [|Gus and Inky Learn about rhyming words] - online lesson and activity ||

Parts of a Sentence || 1. [|Maggie's Earth Adventures] - Nouns and Verbs - Put the trash into the correct bucket, separating the nouns and verbs. ||

Writing a Sentence || 1. [|Characters] - Click on the different parts to create a character, then write a sentence about the character you created. ||

Online Stories || 1. [|Clifford's Big Dig] -Interactive story. Click on the bone to begin 2. [|Here, Clifford] - Interactive story. Click on the bone to begin 3. [|Emily Goes to School] - Interactive story. Click on the bone to begin 4. [|Stories to read] - Starfall - Beginning books per vowel sound for reading out-loud practice. 5. [|Bear Stories] - Practice your fluency skills on these stories. 6. [|Bat Stories] - Practice your phonics skills on these stories 7. [|Children's Books to read online] - Practice your reading skills ||