This lesson plan is based on Willie Nelson lyrics, and the PBS feature on him. It focuses on brainstorming and choral reading skills. In addition to the lesson plan, there is information on how to do guided reading and choral reading.

[Free Registration/Login Required] A series of four lesson plans designed to develop students' vocabulary skills including understanding prefixes, using context clues, and using a glossary and a dictionary. Lessons are based on the books...

What do you know about phoneme activities for collaborative classrooms? This site will show how to develop your own activities to sharpen your students phonemic awareness skills. This informative resource will support any teacher's work...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a lesson in which learners learn to use context clues in surrounding sentences to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words. The lesson utilizes the book The Life Cycle of an Emperor Penguin by...

Make a spelling scramble or a word search with any ten spelling words. Great interactive activity for practicing spelling!

This site features an article that looks at the importance of phonemic awareness as an early step to learning to read. Teachers will benefit from the information presented within this article.

Key to learning how to read is the ability to identify the different sounds that make words and to associate these sounds with written words. There are 44 phonemes in the English language, including letter combinations such as /th/,...

This helpful overview for teachers recommends strategies that aid young readers with oral reading.

How can you assess phoneme awareness and decoding skills in your students? Teachers can benefit from this informative resource that takes you through this intricate path of phonemic awareness.

A lesson plan in which young scholars work with a partner to choose the meaning of the underlined word in each sentence. Materials are included.

Check out this interactive digraph activity for the "th" sound. Students will find this interactive activity engaging and educational.

Given the letters "og" with a blank before them and a list of letters from which to choose, students make words to match given pictures. Vocabulary words: dog, log, fog, frog. Audio and graphs make this page kid-friendly. When finished,...

What sound does the consonant digraph "wh" make? Check out this interactive resource to learn more about the "wh" sound.

Come and learn more about the digraph "ch" when you participate in this interactive activity.

ABCya's Christmas Crossword Puzzle is a fun and interactive way for kids to test their knowledge of Christmas vocabulary words and facts. The crossword puzzle can be played on the computer or by printing on paper. The interactive version...

Hosted by Vivica A. Fox, Writing and Spelling examines the connection between reading and writing and between spelling and composition. The program features successful methods for encouraging children to write and build their...

In this site you will find several Astronomy topics such as: the expansion of the Universe, history of Astronomy in Mexico, quasars in the confine of the Universe and telescopes and stars.Read phonetically

This site from the Encyclopedia Phoeniciana provides an excellent chart comparing Phoenician letters and meanings with the modern (Latin) alphabetic equivalents. Explains the history of how each phonetic meaning has shifted over time.

This site has a brief biography of Lynn Joseph.Read phonetically

This unit could be used as an introduction to decimals. It has good examples and also contains worksheets that could be printed with or without the answers.Read phonetically

Players will test their knowledge of the vocal tract by taking this 17 question quiz.

Wonderful, extensive site for Spanish-speaking ELL. In this section, students listen to a couple of short audio clip dialogs in English and then answer interactive comprehension questions. Several activities provided - instructions in...

This Spanish-speaking ELL tutorial practices sound recognition - contrasts short "ch" and "j" sounds as in "choke/joke". Great interactive listening comprehension exercises reinforce teachings. Site has a "Teacher's Lounge" for suggested...

Extensive site focusing on Spanish-speaking ELL. This section practices sound recognition - contrasts "b" and "v" sounds as in "very/bury." Great interactive listening comprehension exercises reinforce teachings. Site has a "Teacher's...