3-5 Reading Links

New Site!! Download copies of The Learning Circle, created to meet a pressing need for simple classroom activities that educators can easily fit in their curriculum. The guides are geared to educators of children aged four to 14. The simple activities included in each Learning Circle have been designed to help students learn more about First Nations and related issues through fun and interactive exercises.  Younger students will enjoy the traditional stories and games, while older children can learn more about a range of topical issue, including treaties and self-government.
New Site!  Puzzled by posh?  Confused by cattycorner?  Baffled by Balderdash?  Do you love words and their origins? Take a look at Word Detective
New Site!!  Starfall is full of sound and animation and helps teach small children (4-7) to read using rhyming words and phonetics.  It is very engaging and could be used in the classroom or independently by small children.
New Site!!  Jan Brett's website contains this fantastic set of drawings that will help your students print or handwrite.  The coloring opportunities are excellent too!
New Site!! Handwriting for Kids has lessons featured on their own page, and kids are shown in simple steps how to write the numbers, letters, and sentences. Kids can trace uppercase and lowercase letters, and even blank sheets are provided for kids to practice more before their next lessons!
bulletPlumb Design's Visual Thesaurus is an awesome tool that provides meanings of words used as different parts of speech.
bulletTeaching Ideas is for teachers who teach primary-age children (i.e. ages 5 to 11). Although it has been designed with UK teachers in mind, all ideas can of course be used by teachers around the world.
bullet StoryPlus is an online children’s publisher with a vision, offering a large choice of stories that will make reading a pleasure.  Click here for instructions on signing up for StoryPlus.
bullet Doucette Index provides an index to textbooks and website for literature grades k-12.
bullet Literature List for Grades 4-8 contains a suggested list of novels to use in your classroom listed by author.
bulletFind a description of children's literature pieces at Simon Says Kids.
bullet Not Your Same Old Book Report, ideas generated by teachers, is a great site to find unique ways for your students to present their book reports.
bullet Teachnet offers a listing of ideas to use in the reading class.
bullet BookSpot is an excellent place to explore the many great resources they offer related to reading.
bulletJust for Kids Who Love Books is a great site to find a listing of children's books.  It includes information about the author as well as great links for each book you click on

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