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Additional Sites

http://www.kids-space.org./bean/bean.html

A cute website to publish your writing!  It is also great for reading other children’s writing.

http://www.rhymezone.com

This site allows you to type in a word and it will give you rhyming words, synonyms, antonyms, or a definition for the word.

http://littleplanettimes.com

This website has a “creative” page that you can post your stories/poems.  There is a central theme (problem) about a character and you can send in solutions on how to solve the problem. 

http://library.thinkquest.org/5109/

You can read and solve mysteries or write an ending to the mysteries.

www.eduplace.com/fakeout

A series of vocabulary words for different grade levels. You have to choose the definition that they think the word is.

http://www.funbrain.com/grammar

A cute game (with gorillas) to reinforce the parts of speech.  The game has two levels. 

http://www.funbrain.com/funbrain/wacky/

This site is similar to “Mad Libs”.  You choose a story and fill in the parts of speech. Click “make story” and you are able to read the wacky story that you just created.

http://www.gigglepoetry.com/

Excellent poetry site.  You can read models of different types of poetry and write your own poetry.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/listenandwrite/home.htm

Cute poem site.  Students can read, listen to, and create poems. They also meet the twins “Like” and “As As” when they go into the simile satellite.  Students can also create poems by filling in the blanks.

http://www.school-house-rock.com/GrammarRock.html

Cute songs for grammar. (Conjunction Junction, etc.)  All lyrics listed on website and you can listen to them!

http://www.meddybemps.com/9.700.html

It has story starters with picture prompts to encourage writing.

http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/writing_bugs.shtml

This page, Writing Bugs, offers many story starters.  If you click on the story starter, you can download it on “fancy” paper.

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/proofread/index.html

Proofreading site.  Very good!

www.internet4classrooms.com

Great site.  Offers MANY websites for different skills in all areas.