English
Our English Supplies for Enrichment Day Class
Posters
Using the Dictionary
Short Vowel Sound Chart
Educational Materials
Blues Clues Play and Learn Pack
Word Magnets
Word Skills Flipper – A basic flip guide to Reading and Listening Skills
Lapbooks
www.HandsofaChild.com
Worksheets
www.freeworksheets.comWorksheets for all subjects.
Lesson Plans and Tests
The Tongue Untied Has spelling lists, quizzes, verbals, grammar, punctuation, etc.
Pronouns
Each of these sites provide help for learning pronoun usage.
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/internet-grammar/nouns/pronoun.htm
Grammar
Grammar Girl by Mignon Fogarty was recently featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show.
http://www.qdnow.com
http://grammar.qdnow.com
Resources for Lesson Plans
These books should be available through your local library.
A Handbook for Classroom instructions That Works by Robert Marzano
Vocabulary Cartoons by Sam Burchers
Vocabulary Unplugged: 30 lessons that will revolutionize how you teach vocabulary k-12 by Alana Morriss
English Help and Resources
www.EnglishClub.com
Graphic Organizers
Does your child need help organizing their thoughts before doing a writing project or report?
Check out these helpful websites:
www.region15.org/curriculum/graphicorg.html
On this website you will find books that have been adapted using the Picture Communication Symbols (PCS) and the Mayer-Johnson program BoardMaker (c). The Picture Communication Symbols (PCS) are typically used by individuals who have difficulty being understood verbally or have severe difficulty with reading and writing.
www.baltimorecityschools.org/boardmaker/adapted_library.asp
www.enchantedlearning.com/graphicorganizers/fact
www.enchantedlearning.com/graphicorganizers/fact
Essay Map
www.readwritethink.org/materials/essaymap
OR
interactives.mped.org/view_interactive.aspx?id=722&title
www.theeasyessay.com
Inspiration Software, Inc.
What does the software offer? It works as a graphic organizer that your child can do online. They can choose many different pictures or add their own picture and organize their thoughts under the pictures.
For your free 30 trial go to
www.inspiration.com
or call 1 (800) 877-4292.
Literacy and English Site
www.bbc.co.uk/schools
Carole Marsh Reading Mysteries
www.gallopade.com/client/client_pages/carolemarshmysteries2.html
Free Online Books
Scroll to the bottom of the home page and click on “Free Books”. There you can access more than 5,000 full classics from Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn to Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre to enjoy right on your screen.
Questia.com
Help Writing Anything!
www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts
www.pppst.com/index.html
ESL Student Resources (English as a Second Language)
http://www.esldesk.com/grammar/pronouns.htm#demonstrative
http://www.esldesk.com/vocabulary/pronouns.htm
a4esl.org
www.manythings.org
Free ESL - EFL Games for students - grammar games, vocabulary games, and phonics programs.
www.marks-english-school.com/games.html
The National Council of Teachers of English at:
www.ncte.org
Grammar Downloads
www.download.com/windows/3055-2279_4-10691256.html?tag=pdl-redir
Quick Guide to English Verbs 1.01
www.download.com/Quick-Guide-to-English-Verbs/3000-2279_4-10630738.html?tag=mncol;rbxcrdl1
Talk a Lot Spoken English Course Elementary 1
www.download.com/Talk-a-Lot-Spoken-English-Course/3000-2279_4-10841052.html?tag=mncol
The leading advocacy organization infusing 21st century skills into education.
www.21stcenturyskills.org
English Course
e-learningforkids.org
e-learningforkids.org/Courses/EN/L0601/index.html
www.mes-english.com/games.php
www.thinkport.org/classroom/onlineclips/languageartsclips.tp
Free Resources from H.E.R.
Worksheets for multiple subjects including Spanish worksheets, grades and games
Responsible Health for Children
www.homeeducationresources.com/FREE1.htm
World Lecture Hall
web.austin.utexas.edu/wlh/browse.cfm
A Collection of Quotes
www.theoldschoolhousestore.com
www.kidskonnect.com/content/section/4/27
www.newcaneyisd.org/crippenelementary/Kids_Place.htm
iTools Has an array of internet tools, such as searches, a translator, research toold, currency converter, etc
www.homeschoolstore.com
Bartleby Literature and reference
WriterKorner Activities and links for young writers
LearningPlanet Printable alphabet coloring pages
PBS Materpiece Theater Current information and Archives for Masterpiece Theater
Horn Book Magazine's Book ListsNotable book lists for children
Media LitKit Adaptable to all grades, the Five Key Questions are designed to help children and teens critique and challenge the thousands of media messages bombarding them daily.
Book Adventure Motivation Program for Children in Grades K-8
KidZone Language Arts for Preschool and Kindergarten
Phonics World.comLong and short vowels, blends, digraphs, dipthongs, etc for grades 1-3
The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation Free online grammar and punctuation rules
Help with teaching Sight Words and Short Vowel Sounds.
www.kidport.com Interactive education site.
www.lessonplanspage.com for Literature lesson plans, activites, etc.
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/index.htmEnglish Language Study Zone from the University of Victoria
Free World U is a non-profit organization that provides a free education to anyone with Internet access. Our students tell us that they are able to learn six hours worth of lessons in only half an hour.
This is possible because of the discovery that all knowledge, whether it be math, social studies, English, or science, is reducible to tiny fact units. The human brain does not assimilate entire books and lectures. Rather, it has to translate these into fact units. If the information is translated beforehand, the process moves dramatically faster.
First of all, we define the entire state-mandated Pre-K-12 curriculum.
Next we break it down into fact units, numbering in the hundreds of thousands, organized in a logical sequence. We then convert each fact unit into a question and answer pair.
We combine each question and answer pair with an illustration and place it on a flashcard accessible by the Internet.
As students study the flashcards, they have the ability to eliminate the ones that they have mastered. The system remembers every student and the status of every fact unit that that student has encountered. Students are able to be absolutely certain that they have mastered all of the material. The flashcards are so simply written that even students with learning disabilities find them easy to follow.
Students do not need to purchase any books or supplies to learn with the system. The cost of homeschooling is eliminated.
The burden on homeschooling parents is drastically reduced. You can watch a movie demonstrating the system by clicking here:
www.freeworldu.org
Textbooks/Workbooks
http://www.thefathersbooks.com
Crosswords
Bestcrosswords.com
Scholarships
For information on scholarships for children as young as 4th grade, please visit our Scholarships Page and look under the English and Literature heading.
Posters
Using the Dictionary
Short Vowel Sound Chart
Educational Materials
Blues Clues Play and Learn Pack
Word Magnets
Word Skills Flipper – A basic flip guide to Reading and Listening Skills
Lapbooks
www.HandsofaChild.com
Worksheets
www.freeworksheets.comWorksheets for all subjects.
Lesson Plans and Tests
The Tongue Untied Has spelling lists, quizzes, verbals, grammar, punctuation, etc.
Pronouns
Each of these sites provide help for learning pronoun usage.
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/internet-grammar/nouns/pronoun.htm
Grammar
Grammar Girl by Mignon Fogarty was recently featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show.
http://www.qdnow.com
http://grammar.qdnow.com
Resources for Lesson Plans
These books should be available through your local library.
A Handbook for Classroom instructions That Works by Robert Marzano
Vocabulary Cartoons by Sam Burchers
Vocabulary Unplugged: 30 lessons that will revolutionize how you teach vocabulary k-12 by Alana Morriss
English Help and Resources
www.EnglishClub.com
Graphic Organizers
Does your child need help organizing their thoughts before doing a writing project or report?
Check out these helpful websites:
www.region15.org/curriculum/graphicorg.html
On this website you will find books that have been adapted using the Picture Communication Symbols (PCS) and the Mayer-Johnson program BoardMaker (c). The Picture Communication Symbols (PCS) are typically used by individuals who have difficulty being understood verbally or have severe difficulty with reading and writing.
www.baltimorecityschools.org/boardmaker/adapted_library.asp
www.enchantedlearning.com/graphicorganizers/fact
www.enchantedlearning.com/graphicorganizers/fact
Essay Map
www.readwritethink.org/materials/essaymap
OR
interactives.mped.org/view_interactive.aspx?id=722&title
www.theeasyessay.com
Inspiration Software, Inc.
What does the software offer? It works as a graphic organizer that your child can do online. They can choose many different pictures or add their own picture and organize their thoughts under the pictures.
For your free 30 trial go to
www.inspiration.com
or call 1 (800) 877-4292.
Literacy and English Site
www.bbc.co.uk/schools
Carole Marsh Reading Mysteries
www.gallopade.com/client/client_pages/carolemarshmysteries2.html
Free Online Books
Scroll to the bottom of the home page and click on “Free Books”. There you can access more than 5,000 full classics from Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn to Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre to enjoy right on your screen.
Questia.com
Help Writing Anything!
www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts
www.pppst.com/index.html
ESL Student Resources (English as a Second Language)
http://www.esldesk.com/grammar/pronouns.htm#demonstrative
http://www.esldesk.com/vocabulary/pronouns.htm
a4esl.org
www.manythings.org
Free ESL - EFL Games for students - grammar games, vocabulary games, and phonics programs.
www.marks-english-school.com/games.html
The National Council of Teachers of English at:
www.ncte.org
Grammar Downloads
www.download.com/windows/3055-2279_4-10691256.html?tag=pdl-redir
Quick Guide to English Verbs 1.01
www.download.com/Quick-Guide-to-English-Verbs/3000-2279_4-10630738.html?tag=mncol;rbxcrdl1
Talk a Lot Spoken English Course Elementary 1
www.download.com/Talk-a-Lot-Spoken-English-Course/3000-2279_4-10841052.html?tag=mncol
The leading advocacy organization infusing 21st century skills into education.
www.21stcenturyskills.org
English Course
e-learningforkids.org
e-learningforkids.org/Courses/EN/L0601/index.html
www.mes-english.com/games.php
www.thinkport.org/classroom/onlineclips/languageartsclips.tp
Free Resources from H.E.R.
Worksheets for multiple subjects including Spanish worksheets, grades and games
Responsible Health for Children
www.homeeducationresources.com/FREE1.htm
World Lecture Hall
web.austin.utexas.edu/wlh/browse.cfm
A Collection of Quotes
www.theoldschoolhousestore.com
www.kidskonnect.com/content/section/4/27
www.newcaneyisd.org/crippenelementary/Kids_Place.htm
iTools Has an array of internet tools, such as searches, a translator, research toold, currency converter, etc
www.homeschoolstore.com
Bartleby Literature and reference
WriterKorner Activities and links for young writers
LearningPlanet Printable alphabet coloring pages
PBS Materpiece Theater Current information and Archives for Masterpiece Theater
Horn Book Magazine's Book ListsNotable book lists for children
Media LitKit Adaptable to all grades, the Five Key Questions are designed to help children and teens critique and challenge the thousands of media messages bombarding them daily.
Book Adventure Motivation Program for Children in Grades K-8
KidZone Language Arts for Preschool and Kindergarten
Phonics World.comLong and short vowels, blends, digraphs, dipthongs, etc for grades 1-3
The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation Free online grammar and punctuation rules
Help with teaching Sight Words and Short Vowel Sounds.
www.kidport.com Interactive education site.
www.lessonplanspage.com for Literature lesson plans, activites, etc.
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/index.htmEnglish Language Study Zone from the University of Victoria
Free World U is a non-profit organization that provides a free education to anyone with Internet access. Our students tell us that they are able to learn six hours worth of lessons in only half an hour.
This is possible because of the discovery that all knowledge, whether it be math, social studies, English, or science, is reducible to tiny fact units. The human brain does not assimilate entire books and lectures. Rather, it has to translate these into fact units. If the information is translated beforehand, the process moves dramatically faster.
First of all, we define the entire state-mandated Pre-K-12 curriculum.
Next we break it down into fact units, numbering in the hundreds of thousands, organized in a logical sequence. We then convert each fact unit into a question and answer pair.
We combine each question and answer pair with an illustration and place it on a flashcard accessible by the Internet.
As students study the flashcards, they have the ability to eliminate the ones that they have mastered. The system remembers every student and the status of every fact unit that that student has encountered. Students are able to be absolutely certain that they have mastered all of the material. The flashcards are so simply written that even students with learning disabilities find them easy to follow.
Students do not need to purchase any books or supplies to learn with the system. The cost of homeschooling is eliminated.
The burden on homeschooling parents is drastically reduced. You can watch a movie demonstrating the system by clicking here:
www.freeworldu.org
Textbooks/Workbooks
http://www.thefathersbooks.com
Crosswords
Bestcrosswords.com
Scholarships
For information on scholarships for children as young as 4th grade, please visit our Scholarships Page and look under the English and Literature heading.