Language Arts Resources & Activities

Including: Phonics, Speech Tools, Reading, Spelling, Vocabulary, Grammer, etc.

Pratt's Educational Resources
Alphabet (ABC's) Theme
ASL (American Sign Language)
Children's Literature & Magazines
Shape Books and Lined Writing Paper


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Starfall Products @ Amazon.com
I highly recommend Starfall products!!!

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Learning Abilities Books Explore educational resources for children, teachers, parents, and homeschoolers regarding regular and special education in Pre-K, K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades.
Also, go to: "Dolch" word search puzzles for pre-primer through 3rd grade which are from left to right sand other activities on hers page.
Spel-Lang Tree (A Word Study Program) Including some free resources
SpellingCity
provides an online free site that makes learning to spell fun! Students can practice their spelling words using fun online word games. Taking the headache out of the weekly spelling test, Spelling City will provide hours of educational fun. New 3/26/08
Time 4 Writing - Writing Courses Online
provides a series of 8-week, teacher-led courses for elementary, middle school and high school students.  Starting with sentence writing in the elementary levels and working up to writing for standardized tests in the high school level, this site has courses at just about any level of skill.  New 7/7/08

Poetry Writing
Different Types of Poems for Kids
Kinds of Poetry
Poetry Examples
Types of Poems

Stories, and Writer's Resources Links
Nursery Rhymes Theme
A Tribute to the Poet, Ogden Nash (1902-1971)
Grandpa Tucker's Rhymes and Tales
Modern Poetry: It's Writing and Appreciation @ The PoetryMagic
Papa's Poems
The Wonderful World of Poetry by A.J. Mahari
The Young Writer's Club A club for young writers.

Writer's Workshop
Young Writer's Workshop @ Meddy Bemps
At this site, the parent helps the child write his story until he/she is able to write own his/her own.
There is a picture on the top of the page, it has a sentence (or more) and you complete the story after that.
Writer's Workshop
Ideas, tips, and links for grades K-6.

Tracing Paper Generator (Creator) & Traceable Font Downloads
Amazing Handwriting Worksheet Maker @ Tampa Reads Including color guides for younger children.
Basic Handwriting @ Handwriting For Kids
Note: I dragged the folder into the "Fonts" folder.  I shut down my Appleworks program (on my iMac), and then open it again to make it work.
Custom Tracer Pages @ KidZone For various themes and seasons.
Free Teacher Tools: Manuscript @ A Kids Heart "Type and print out a manuscript worksheet online."
I use this all the time; however, I might use the one at Blue Vinyl Fonts to do more than one page at a time.
Handwriting for Kids - 6 Lines Text Worksheet
Tracer Pages: Customizable @ DLTK-kids
Tracing Paper for Writing Practice Print the alphabet or type in a word.  You can type in more than one word, make short sentences, phrases, or quotes, but you need to leave off the punctuation marks.

Fonts for Teaching and Others
Activity Village Downloads - Penmanship Font New 6/8/05
Back To School Fonts @ Bry-Back Manor Early Learner, Gallaudet (sign language), Letters (traceable), Penman, and Young Reader.
Blue Vinyl Fonts Download a "Print Clearly Dashed" (where a child can trace what you create on your computer), Learning Curves BV, Sweet Hearts BV, and more.
KidsFonts Early Learning Fonts

Misc. Links

Fonts and Tracing Paper Generator (Creator)
Startwrite Handwriting Software - Create customize handwriting worksheets

Speech, Sound, Pronunciation Aids and Other Resources


Autistas.Org: PECS Picture Exchange Communication System Actions, Animals, Body Parts, Clothes/Food, Emotions, Fruit, Games & Toys, Homework/Chores, Household Items, People, Personal Hygiene, Places & Things, School Items, Social, Weather and Time (to do certain things)
Phonetics: The Sounds of English and Spanish - The University of Iowa

Do2Learn: Educational Resources for Special Needs Including free resources to download, activities, games, etc.
English Pronunciation (It has images and audio how to pronounce each consonant and vowel and other resouces too.  Some words are pronounced differently than American English.)
Speech Teach UK - speech therapy and general educational resources, free downloads and parent information
speakingofspeech.com - Improving Communication Skills in Schools This site has products you can purchase.  It also has free downloads under: Material Exchange 1, 2, & 3.

Books & Rhymes Activities
Webbing Into Literacy: A Head Start Program

Misc. Links
Phonics for Free (Worksheets, Reading Tests, ...)
Phonics  Rules
Jan Brett Flash Card Dolch Word List Printables
Alphabet, Phonics and Language Worksheets @ Special Education @ specialed.about.com The Letter A to Letter Z
Boogle World Phonics Sheets _at, _and, _an, _ook, _en, _og, _un, blank phonics page (lined writing paper)
Scholastic: Lesson Plans and Activities Lots of printables.
Kidsspirit.com: Free Learning Work Sheets Spelling, Reading/Writing, Matching Words to Pictures
abcteach: Phonics Word searches and coloring pages
Alphabet Worksheets @ Teach-nology
Avoiding Teaching the Traditional Letter Names: What is Phonemic Awareness?
Beginning Reading Free Worksheets
Between The Lions (Get Wild About Reading) Things to print, games, stories, and more
Dositey.com: Language Arts Online Activities, worksheets, etc. K-2, 3-4
Boost for Readers Printables: phonics, spelling lists, word cards, kindergarten booklets, alphabet learning aid, etc.
Dyslexia-information.com Teaching Activities (including a wheel using the beginning sounds.) and more
Educational Press
Printables. English Activities to Assist with Reading Grades 1-3.
Free Coloring Worksheets @ teach-nology Color the picture and print the word.
Abe Lincoln, Dream House, Kangaroo, Swimming, Balloon, Eggs, Mr. Lion, Teeth, Basket, Farm, Paul Buyan & Babe, Tools,   Beanstalk,  Flex,  Penguin, Tub, Bears, Giraffe, Pig, Turkey, Bunny, Driver, Glide, Pitch, Turtle, Candle, Globe, Rose, Unicorn, Cat, Goose, Sad Bear, Walrus, Chipmunk, Hoops, Siesta, White House, Crayfish, Horse, Singing Car, Detective, Igloo, Skate, Dive, Jet, Snowboard, Dogs, Joker, and Squirrel
Free Phonics Worksheets @ First School Years
Free Phonics Worksheets @ Teach-nology
Free Worksheets for homeschooling from 4MomsAtHome.com New 6/1/04 Sight Words; Grammer; and Vocabulary and Spelling
Free Printables Phonics Worksheets @ KidZone
Free Worksheets from kiddyhouse
Houghton Miffin Spelling and Vocabulary Hands-on Spelling Activities for level 1-8
Japanese Central: Teaching Materials These can used as visual aids
KidZone: Phonics
Kizclub: Phonics - Beginning Sound Worksheets
Language Activities 3-5 Years @ Enfamil Story Starters
Learn to Read at Starfall - teaching comprehension and phonics Lots of printed materials and print online books. (If you are a teacher, you can request it for your students and parents can download it off their site).
Mrs. Jones - Sing Along Songs PALS: Activities
Phonemic Awareness
Phonic Worksheets with Definitions, Sentences, and Rhymes! @ edhelper.com
Phonics Activities Sheets (and online activities)
Phonics Cards to Print @ Phonics For Fun
Phonics VS Whole Language
There are pictures of certain objects for a word. For example, c (cat) a (apple) t (turtle) = cat
Practice for Grammer and Writing @ Houghton Mifflin English
Preschool Activity: Beginning Sounds @ coloringpages Match the beginning sound with the correct letter
Read Me A Book A sound a day.
Rhyming Words, Sight Words, Word Families @ specialed.about.com

Sharon's Phonics is Fun Colored worksheets (trace, underline, and match)
SchoolExpress: Phonics Worksheets
SpeechTX There are some free activities.  Includes articulation, language, emergent litereracy.
Sunshine Online Activity Sheets
Tracing Paper for Writing Practice Create your own tracing paper activity sheets
Words and Pictures @ BBC Education It has printables, online games, lessons, etc. for Phonics Year 2, CVC Words, Constant Clusters, Long Vowel Sounds, and High Frequency Words.
Write on Shapes @ Storyit.com

Online Phonics Activities

Beginning Sounds
A Whale of  A Tale - Leap into Language: Add a Beginning
BBC - The Little Animals Activity Centre - Digby Mole's Word Games Beginning sounds, end sounds, and rhymes.
Clifford's Sound Match
Fuzzy Lion Ears @ Between the Lion
You hear the letter as you move the mouse over the letter.
Gawain's Word: Between the Lions  
ack, an, ap, ar, est, ick, ig, ip, it, ock, op, ub, uck, and ug
Leo loves to spell! @ Scholastic

Early Learners
Alphabet Sounds @ Kiddonet
icon_clifford.gifClifford @ Scholastic
Leap into Language: A Whale of A Tale Add a Beginning
Sound Sorting Pictures

Early Learners and Intermediate
ABC Online Activities
BBC - The Little Animals Activity Centre - Digby Mole's Word Games Beginning sounds, end sounds, and rhymes.

icon_betweenlions.gifBetween the Lions
Between the Lions: Games
Between the Lions: Word Helper
Fuzzy Lion Ears @ Between the Lion
You hear the letter as you move the mouse over the letter.
Gawain's Word: Between the Lions  
ack, an, ap, ar, est, ick, ig, ip, it, ock, op, ub, uck, and ug

Building Language for Literacy @ Scholastic
Grade Level Skills Help - Index Page K-8
Hedgie's Alphabet Including words
New 8/10/05
Leap into Language: A Whale of A Tale
Learning Vocabulary Can Be Fun (K-12 and ESL students)
LiteracyCenter.Net - The Early Childhood Education Network
(Find the same activities in Spanish, German, and French.)

Spelling @ Harcourt School Grades 1-6
Sound Sorting Pictures

Dositey.com: Language Arts Online Activities, worksheets, etc.
 K-2
 3-4

Phonics Interactives @ Sadleir-Oxford PreK-Grade 6
Reading-n-Phonics: Preschool Counting and Reading.
Reading-n-Phonics: Kindergarten Sounds, vowels, and stories to be read.
Sadlier-Oxford Student Center
Saxon Publishers - Phonics Activities (K-2)
Star Words @ BBC Education
High frequency words in outer space that are said for you, you try to find where the word goes, and then it is repeated.
Learn to Read at Starfall Click on the words to hear each letter of the word pronounced.  It also has games.
Wall of Words Shockwave

Kids Lab
Beginning Consonants
Clap and Count Syllables
Ending Consonants
Noun or Verb?
Phonemic Awareness

Misc.
Houghton Mifflin Reading: Kids' Place Grades 1-6
Houghton Mifflin English Grades K-5

Spelling
SpellingCity

Older Online Phonics/Spelling Activities
Long Vowels
Snap it!
Drag 'n' Spell
Grade Level Skills Help - Index Page K-8
Phonics @ goffgrafix
Make your own sentence using this online activity.  It also says the word as you write the sentence(s).
Downloadable Games @ SchoolExpress: Comped: Progressive Phonics
Beginning Consonants, Ending Consonants, Long and Short Vowels, Long Vowels, and Short Vowels.
Houghton Mifflin English Grades 6-8
Pre-K: Phonics Factory posted at amug
SpellingCity

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