6 LA website for use in the classroom!

6 Helpful Language Arts Websites for Teachers

WRITTEN BY ALLIE 6 AUGUST 2013 NO COMMENT

• Funbrain by Pearson - Play fun and educational games designed for specific grades. Have your students learning without even realizing it. Not only for Language Arts, these games extend to other subjects from P.E. to science. 
• StoryBird - Allow students to create and illustrate their own stories with wonderful tools and editing. You can easily issue assignments, review and grade work, and share their stories in class with this highly acclaimed site/app. 

• ShelSilverstein.com - The official website of the celebrated author. With either high or low bandwidth, depending on your school, you can employ unique games/puzzles, printables and downloads in the classroom. It even has a section for parents/teachers explaining how to use the site. 
• Teachers by Scholastic - For a variety of useful printables for the language arts classroom, check out this site by Scholastic. With organizers, comprehensive worksheets, story element identification sheets and assessments for your students, you'll be happy to find this awesome tool. 

• Grammar Ninja - Fast-paced and simple, Grammar Ninja has kids identify proper grammar in a fun and effective way. Wrong answers are explained at the bottom after the word is theatrically blown up and their score is shown at the end, including penalties for errors. Great practice for younger children and helpful reminders for older students. 
• ReadWriteThink - This site includes lesson plans, interactives, apps, and printouts divided by recommended grades. Each lesson plan has an overview, standards, a how-to-prepare section, resources, and comments.