Book Review website
http://www.kids-bookreview.com/p/reviews.html Added: 02 Jan 2012 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type: ReferenceBook review site including author interviews. Great for: Book reviews of class novel or for reviewing books during a school book fair.
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- 5-6
- English
Strand: Reading
Suggestions for use: Use the site to have students look for new books to read, or to complete a project on author or illustrator studies.
Kids' Book Review
http://www.kids-bookreview.com/ Added: 16 Apr 2014 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type: OtherA project that allows users to write reviews of children's books.
View full descriptionPosters, comics and newspapers
http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/elci/index.html?launch=true Added: 06 Jan 2012 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type: Game / Guide/notes / Audio / Video / OtherThis website shows you how to design effective posters, newspapers and comics by going through the important elements of each. Great for: Report writing, narrative writing.
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- 5-6
- English
Strand: Useful Websites
Suggestions for use: Some of the elements of this site will fascinate children. Try the Comics section. Explain what they are and then get th echildren to make their own comic strip.
Dance Mat Typing
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z3c6tfr Added: 03 Feb 2011 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type: GameInstructional site that shows children how to touch type. Aimed at 7-to-11 year-olds. The instructions are divided into four levels with three stages in each. Start at level one and work up.
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- 3-4
- English
Strand: Writing
Scholastic Story Starters
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/story-starters/ Added: 16 Apr 2014 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type: OtherVery colourful site that allows children to choose various genres of story, like fantasy, adventure, sci-fi - and the story generator gives you the idea to write about. Children can publish their stories online.
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Strand: Writing
Suggestions for use: Start a number of stories for children and get them to write about them. Children can then agree what gets written up online.
Strand: Writing
Strand unit: Developing Cognitive Ability through Language
Suggestions for use: Start a number of stories for children and get them to write about them. Children can then agree what gets written up online.
Lexus the Magician - Apostrophes
http://e-learningforkids.org/Courses/EN/L0601/flash.html Added: 03 Jan 2012 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type: Demonstration / GameA fun tutorial on compound words and apostrophes (contractions) with two cartoon characters Lexis the Magician and his friend Grizzle. Great for: demonstration and differentiating compound and contracted words.
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- 3-4
- English
Strand: Writing
Suggestions for use: Run through the tutorial and work through the compound and contracted words by calling children to the board. There is 12 of each so there's lots for everyone. Follow up with workbook or worksheet practice.