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English/Lang. Arts/Reading Links
Star Words to read on sight high frequency words 
Learn to Read at Starfall
Reading Comprehension for 4th & 5th (Vocabulary in context sentences; Reading for understanding; Reading strategies.)
Goo Games early reading games for PreK-3rd.  
BookAdventure "FREE reading motivation program for children in grades K-8.
Fin, Fur, and Feathers Bureau of Investigation work with a crack team of animal investigators who are trying to stop the bad guys of the world.
Peetnik Mysteries
Mighty Book
fun online books to read, they recently went to a fee based system. 
Sequencing Fun put events into the correct order. 
Word Web Scrambler Try to unscramble these words!
Sort It! Try alphabetizing spelling words with Sort It! 
Spellits Need strategies and practice to become a better speller?
Spelling from Harcourt Brace. grades 1 through 6.  Extra practice in spelling.
Sand Castles The game reinforces the common spelling patterns for the nine vowel phonemes. Players are given opportunities to choose and try alternative patterns with correct choices being rewarded.
Write a Postcard This is an exercise in identifying, reading and spelling the nine vowel phonemes. Single and multisyllabic words are included.
Whirlyword Machine phonic and spelling investigations and practice; exploring and playing with rhyming patterns; generating rhyming strings, e.g. fat, hat, pat; blending phonemes to read CVC words in rhyming and non-rhyming sets; representing in writing the three phonemes in CVC words.
Wordblender to investigate, read and spell words ending in ff, ll, ss, ck, ng; to discriminate, read and spell words with initial and final consonant clusters, e.g. bl, cr, tr, str.
Learning Vocabulary can be Fun play hangman, matching, word search, take a quiz.
Sink or Swim The parts of speech are the focus of this game
Same Difference Synonyms and antonyms are reviewed.
Wall of Words If you build the words, the sentences will come.
Hangman Choose your letters carefully -- a life hangs in the balance.
What's the Word? Follow the clues, they'll lead you to the words.
RhymeZone
Dictionary.com
Analogy Challenge
Try to complete the analogies in a race against time.
Synonym Challenge
Try to identify the correct synonyms in a race against time.

Field Trip
Take a school field trip by unscrambling the synonyms.
Fish Tanks 1
Fill a tank with tropical fish using prefixes, roots, and suffixes.
Fish Tanks 2
Fill a tank with tropical fish using your knowledge of plurals.
Future City
Build a city of the future by classifying words in a series.
Cows Context Clues
Build corrals for cows by reading and answering questions.
Treasure Behind the Mask 
Uncover the hidden treasure with your knowledge of the schwa sound.
Sly Pig
Build homes for pigs by unscrambling words.
Antonym Challenge 
Space Station
Build a space station by using word study skills
Dino Hunters

Find all the different dinosaurs using dictionary
Online Book Sites
http://www.starfall.com/ 
http://www.magickeys.com/books/ 
http://www.tampareads.com/books-ol/index-ol.htm 
http://www.sundhagen.com/babbooks/
Online and interactive stories are matched to grade and
ability levels at these sites, with different focuses such
as beginning letters, phonemes, sentences, themes, etc.
through a wide variety of topics.
 

PRACTICING LANGUAGE ARTS SKILLS ONLINE:
http://rivapprod2.riverdeep.net/portal/page?_pageid=414,105270&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL
http://pbskids.org/lions/stories.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/dynamo/den/spelling/index.htm 
http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/sightreading.htm 
http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/WebLessons/SequenceOfEvents/default.htm#page1 
http://www.cogcon.com/gamegoo/games/frieda2/frieda2.html 
http://www.cogcon.com/gamegoo/games/monkey/monkey.html 
http://pbskids.org/arthur/index.html 
http://www.rif.org/

Language Arts
Author Point of View-Purpose
Establish a Purpose for Writing 
Tutorial and many online practices 
Fact/Opinion/Habit  online quiz
Basic Understanding- Sequence- Stated Information Compare/Constrast
Compare/Contrast 
online tutorial and quiz, pencil and paper activities at this link
Stated Information
online story about elephants and quiz
Stated Information 
online story about dolphins and quiz
Locating Information in Text
Online stories with questions. Feedback provided.
Organizational Features
Index, Chapter heading, Table of Contents 
Online lessons and practice activities.
Parts of a Book 
Title Page, Index, Heading and more. Online lessons and practices.
Parts of a Book
Author, Illustrator, Chapter Headings and more. Online lessons and practices.
Cause/Effect
Cause and Effect Actions - Online quiz using connector words
Cause and Effect Book list - These books are great for studying cause and effect.
Cause and Effect - Combine two sentences using connecting words to show cause and effect.
Cause and Effect - Fill in the missing statement to create a cause and effect.
Cause and Effect Relationship Lesson and Practice - Online lesson with practice.
Vocabulary Building
Multiple Meanings - online quiz that requires thinking about word meanings
Synonym Matching - find pairs or words with same meaning
Antonym Matching - find pairs with opposite meaning.
Word Jungle - choose correct meaning of given word to swing in jungle.
Homophone Challenge - find correct word to complete sentence
Homonyms- from Fun Brain
Adjectives/Adverbs - Change adjectives into adverbs in this online quiz.
Word Meaning - Select correct meaning of the word from context clues.
Context Clues 2 - Select correct meaning of the word from context clues.
Antonym Match - Find matching pairs
Synonym Match - Increase vocabulary by matching word meanings.
FCAT Vocabulary Building Practice - as you click on the word lists on the right, when the words come up, be sure and click on the bottom links for activities that go with each set of words.
Synonym Game- Find the correct synonym.
Sentence Structure- Run-on - fragment- complete- Combination
Sentence Sort - Select the correct type of sentences; simple, compound, or complex.
Sentence Structure - select correct sentence structure (underlined in the sentences) select Complex sentences from Unit 5, 5th Grade
Sentence Structure - select correct sentence structure
Sentence Speedway - drag each sentence part with its car to the correct lane. Scroll to Grade Four, Sentence Speedway
English Eggs - drag words to create a complete sentence
Verb Study
Verb Phrases - find the complete verb phrase
Verb Practice - many student tasks and online tests practicing verb usage
Linking Verbs - identify types of verbs in this online quiz
Verb Tenses - identify correct usage of verbs
To Be - present and past tense online quiz
Be - verb usage online quiz
Irregular Verbs - Jeopardy type game for two players
Complete Verb Phrases - find the complete verb phrases in the sentence
Vowels
Vowel Digraphs - Find the matching vowel sounds.
Vowel Digraphs- Take a ski trip by finding matching vowel sounds.
Vowel Digraphs - Find the word that matches the vowel sound.
Grammar
Gorilla Grammar - identify Parts of Speech - Beginner (nouns and verbs) Advanced ( all parts of speech)
Grammar Blast - various online graded activities dealing with 5th grade grammar skills
Is this sentence correct? - (online Quia Quiz) Mark the sentence correct or not by clicking on the yes or no button.
Abstract or Concrete - identify the types of nouns in this quiz
Parts of Speech - identify the part of speech that will complete the sentence
Adjective, Noun, or Verb - identify parts of speech
Parts of Speech - identify word's part of speech. Part 2 || Part 3
Main Idea
Main Idea practice - online interactive quizzes
Main Idea Tutorial - online tutorial and interactive quiz
Supporting Details - online interactive tutorial and quiz
Context Clues - online interactive tutorial and quiz
Understanding what you read - online interactive tutorial and quiz
Capitalization and Punctuation
PowerProofreading - edit sentences with grammatical mistakes
Proofreading Makes Perfect - correct these sentences by entering correct grammar
Structural Units
Using Suffixes - interactive lesson and quiz
Using Prefixes - interactive lesson and quiz
Irregular Plurals
Plural Girls- type the correct plural form of words
Singular and Plural nouns - many links to choose from.
Spelling
Fearless Frieda - Use the keyboard to spell the words Frieda says. Three letter words on level one, four letter words on level 2. - From Game Goo (learning that sticks)
Fearless Frieda the Big Kahuna - Use the keyboard to spell the words Frieda says. Frieda starts with four letter words in this game. - From Game Goo (learning that sticks)
Spellaroo- click on the misspelled word in the sentences
Spellcheck - find the word that is spelled wrong
Online Spelling Quizzes - numerous quizzes in TCAP format
Stories
Stories to read - with story element quizzes to go along with them.
Animal Myths and Legends - Stories to read online

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Math Links
A+ Math Games
Improve your arithmetic skills with online math games including: matho, concentration and hidden picture.
Addition Concentration
Practice addition skills while playing a game of concentration.
Addition Surprise
Place the numbers on the correct squares of an addition table.
Ancient Civilizations Math Hunt
Join an expedition to five exciting Web sites about ancient history. At each stop on this Hunt, you'll use the facts you find to solve a math question.
Animal Weigh-In
Balance scales with animals on the left, and weights on the right.
Around the World in 80 Seconds
Answer arithmetic questions and equations in 80 seconds. Choose from addition, subtraction, multiplication, division or a mix of all four then pick a level.
Aunty Math's Math Challenge
Want to test your math skills? Try to solve one of Aunty Math's math challenges.
Balancing Act
Put objects on a scale until both sides are balanced.
Banana Hunt
Estimate the number of degrees in an angle to earn bananas for a monkey.
Bang on Time
Stop the clock when it reaches the time given.
Batter's Up Baseball: Addition
Score a single, double or homerun by adding.
Batter's Up Baseball: Multiplication
Score a single, double or homerun by multiplying.
Billy Bug
Lead Billy Bug to the correct graph coordinates so he can find his food.
Black History Math Hunt
Practice math skills and learn black history trivia at the same time.
Brainteasers
Test your math skills and brain power with a new brainteaser every week.
Bunny Balance
Balance two sides of a seesaw with different-sized rabbits.
Buy It
Pay the little farmer the exact change and he will say 'thank you.'
Buzzing With Shapes
Know your shapes and win the game.
Carnival Countdown
Sort bumper cars.
Cash Puzzler
Put together the pieces of $1, $5, $10, $20, and $50 bills.
Change Maker
Get as much money in your piggy bank as possible, by figuring out the correct change.
Circle 0
Solve this puzzle involving adding positive and negative integers to sum to zero.
Circle 21
Solve this puzzle involving adding positive and negative integers to sum to twenty one.
Circle 3
Solve this puzzle involving adding positive real numbers to sum to zero.
Circle 99
Solve this puzzle involving adding positive and negative integers to sum to ninety nine.
Clever Games for Clever People
If you like strategy games and chess, try these offline games that will increase your understanding of numbers.
Clockwise
Practice your time-telling skills with this online clock.
Color Patterns
Complete the pattern of colored circles.
Conways Game of Life
Discover the rules that determine change in these simulations.
Count Hoot's Number Games
Help Hootie the Owl add and subtract the ladybugs.
Count Your Money
Match the coins with their total values to learn a fun fact about money.
Creepy Crawlies Math Hunt
Dig into five Web sites about the world's ickiest creatures and use the facts you find to solve a math question.
Cyberchase Games
Play games based on the PBS Kids show.
Deep Sea Math Hunt
Dive into the wonders of the deep. At each ocean stop, use the facts you find to solve a math question.
Disaster Math
Practice your math skills with these problems that focus on hurricanes, winter storms, earthquakes, tornadoes, wild fires and floods.
Dive Into Math
Add numbers with Little Blue and Jerry the Jellyfish.
Double Digits
Add and subtract two-digit numbers.
Dude's Dilemma
Help save Dude the dog in this math game. Pick addition, subtraction, multiplication, division or a mix of all four then pick a level. Each question you answer correctly will get you closer to rescuing Dude.
Early America Math Hunt
Learn about American history while improving your math skills.
Earth Day Math Hunt
Travel to five Web sites about ways to help Mother Earth. At each stop, use the facts you find to solve a math question.
Extreme Weather Math Hunt
Test your math skills and learn weather trivia at the same time.
Fish Tank Probability
Select a level and work out the probabilities of catching a red fish.
Flo and Zo Sort it Out
Sort all kinds of objects by their color, shape, pattern, use and more.
Fraction Flags
Choose halves or quarters then fill in the flags with the given fractions and colors.
FunBrain.com: Numbers
Play games while learning arithmetic, measurement, fractions, decimals, algebra and geometry.
Geometry Crossword
Solve this online crossword puzzle by answering a few questions about geometric terminology.
Ghost Blasters
In this head-to-head game you have to blast a pair of ghosts if their sum is equal to the number you preselect.
Glossary of Mathematical Mistakes
Learn about the mathematical mistakes made by advertisers, the media, politicians, and others to strengthen arguments.
Graphing Game
Lead a bug to the correct graph coordinates so he can find his food.
Guess the Number
See how long it takes you to guess the secret number in this game.
Harry Potter Currency Converter
Would you like to know how much dragon liver would cost if you could buy it in your local supermarket? Convert galleons, sickles and knuts to US dollars or try the reverse.
High-Rise Math
Test your addition and subtraction skills with this fun game.
Holidays Around the World Math Hunt
Practice math skills and learn trivia about holidays around the world at the same time.
How Many Pearls?
You've just stumbled on a treasure chest filled with pearls and you want a quick estimate of the number, without having to count them one by one. Dive into this activity and find out how to estimate your treasure.
It All Adds Up
Play online games and simulations to learn about credit management, buying a car, paying for college, budgeting, saving and investing.
Jesse's Big Change
Jesse's made a name for himself in the Ice Cream Stand business and is working hard. Select your grade level and help Jesse get to the Fast Track while learning about assets.
Jesse's Ice Cream Stand
Jesse is selling ice cream to make some extra money. Select your grade level and play this game to help him make a profit.
Job Play: Box Office Manager
Play a game to find out how your schoolwork relates to real work as a theater box office manager.
Job Play: Director
Play a game to find out how your schoolwork relates to real work as a television director.
Job Play: Pharmacist
Play a game to find out how your schoolwork relates to real work as a pharmacist.
Lemonade Larry
Use multiplication to find out how much glasses of lemonade costs.
Lemonade Stand
Run a lemonade stand online before trying the real thing to see if you can make some money.
Longer or Shorter
Compare lengths to figure out which is longer or shorter.
Looking for the Top Quark
Use coordinates to find your opponent's hidden quarks before they find yours.
Mad Minute Math Challenges
One minute, ten problems - see how many addition, subtraction and multiplication problems you can solve.
Magic Squares
In magic squares, each row and each column and each diagonal adds up to the same number. Look for magic squares in large grids of numbers.
Make a Pattern
Choose the correct object to finish the pattern.
Mastermind Interactive
Use inference and logic to play a game and guess a hidden pattern of pegs.
Math Baseball
Choose the difficulty level and then test your math skills with this fun game.
Math Cats: Math Games
Play tertris, hextris, welltris, 3d tic tac toe and more.
Math Magician
Select a level and decide whether you want to practice addition, substraction, multiplication, division or all four.
Math Maven's Mysteries
Select a difficulty level then use your math skills to solve these mysteries.
Math Puzzles
Test you skills of mathematical reasoning with these online puzzles.
Math Splat
Add and subtract fractions and mixed numbers with like and unlike denominators with this math game.
Mathematicians Are People Too
Take this personality quiz to find out which mathematician you most resemble.
Mathematics Crossword
Solve this online crossword puzzle by answering a few questions about math terms and functions.
Matho Flashcard
This online board game tests how quickly one can add two numbers together. It is similar to using addition flashcards.
Measure It
Choose a skill level and practice measuring virtual objects in centimeters and inches.
MegaMathematics
Explore exciting branches of mathematics including: algorithms, state-machines, graphing and the math of knots.
Melting Pot Math
Solve math problems inspired by cultures from around the world.
Mental Arithmetic Drills
Select your skill level to practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Money Mania
Select your level and start solving online word problems about dollars and cents.
Money to Build a Robot
Count the number of pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters.
Mouse House
Build a house for a mouse with some basic shapes.
Multiflyer: Multiplication Game
As the pilot of a space ship far in the future, you must save the solar system while learning and memorizing the multiplication tables.
Multiplication Quiz
Match the multiplication problem with its answer then refresh the page for a new quiz.
Mystery Math
Try out this math magic trick that will astound your friends.
National Budget Simulation
Learn about the U.S. national budget and try your hand at balancing the budget for one year.
National Parks Math Hunt
Travel from coast to coast and explore the U.S. national parks. At each stop on this Hunt you'll use the facts you find to solve a math question.
Natural Disasters Math Hunt
Practice math skills and learn trivia about natural disasters at the same time.
Number Factory
Choose your level and determine the missing number or operator in various equations with this math game.
Number Puzzles
Solve puzzles involving arranging numbers on a diagram so that they add up to a given value.
Numbers Everywhere
Click on the numbers found in each picture before the time runs out.
Numbers in the News
Try out math puzzles that have been created based on current events.
Operation Order Game
You will be shown 3 numbers and an equation. Type in the correct number in the correct place to complete the equation.
Outer Space Math Hunt
Take a journey into outer space and answer math problems correctly to blast off.
Pay Yourself First
Ima has a dream to give money to charity. Select your grade level then see if you can you learn how to 'pay yourself first' and help Ima achieve her dream.
Peg Puzzle
Win this game by moving the pegs on the left past the pegs on the right
Pick a Coin
Choose the coin needed to make a larger amount of money.
Place Value Game
Use logic, strategy and a little luck to create the largest number that you can.
Planet Hop
Find the coordinates of the four planets on a grid, then find the equation of the line which you have created.
Polygon Playground
Play with different sizes of triangles, squares, pentagons, hexagons and octagons.
Rainforest Math Hunt
Journey through five Web sites about rainforest and at each stop, use the facts you find to solve a math question.
Reno's Debt Dilemma
Reno needs some money for his vacation at Big Cheese Island. Select your grade level then see if you can choose the right 'way to pay' and win the CHeese Run game.
Robot Calculator
Help the robot solve math problems. Click on a calculator keypad to enter your answers to the problems.
Roman Numeral Quiz
Match the number to the correct Roman numeral.
Rounding Off
Round off numbers to the nearest 10, 100 or 1000.
Save the Eggs
Add, subtract, multiply and divide one- to four-digit numbers, negative numbers, fractions and decimals with this math game.
Secret Number
Choose a level then fill in the blank with the secret number to solve the equation.
Seek and Find
Use the coordinate plane to guess the ordered-pair coordinates of a point with this math game.
Shape Sort
Put the rectangles and non-rectangles in the correct place.
Shape Surveyor Game
Test your knowledge of geometry by calculating the area, perimeter, or both of rectangles in this challenging game.
Smart Money Quiz Show
Designed to teach you about banks and credit while you try to get out of debt by answering questions.
Soccer Shootout
Add, subtract, multiply and divide whole numbers up to four digits and fractions with like and unlike denominators in this math game.
Sorting Blocks
Sort like objects by color, shape or size.
SpeedMath Deluxe
Use addition, subtraction, multiplication and division to solve an equation as quickly as possible.
SpeedMath: Inequalities
How fast can you determine if one expression is greater than, less than, or equal to another?
Sports Math Hunt
Answer math questions and learn sports trivia at the same time.
Sum Sense: Addition
Drag and drop the correct numbers to solve an addition equation.
Sum Sense: Division
Drag and drop the correct numbers to solve a division equation.
Sum Sense: Multiplication
Drag and drop the correct numbers to solve a multiplication equation.
Sum Sense: Subtraction
Drag and drop the correct numbers to solve a subtraction equation.
Tangrams
Put seven puzzle pieces together to make a cat, dog or bird.
Tell the Time
Help Snapdragon set the clock to the right time.
Tessellation Town on Tile Island
Explore this imaginary mathematical town and see how the people, house, animals and even trees tessellate.
ToonUniversity.com: Math
Practice multiplication, place values, comparing decimals and fractions with these online math games.
Tour de Math
Just like the Tour de France, you must go through mountains, countryside and city but instead of racing a bicycle, you have to answer math problems.
Train Race
Compare the mean, median and range of trains to find out which one will get to a destination the fastest.
U.S. Presidents Math Hunt
Practice math skills and learn presidential trivia at the same time.
Western Frontier Math Hunt
Head westward to five Web sites about historic adventures. At each stop on the trail, you'll use the facts you find to solve a math question.
Whadda Ya Know Quiz Show: Units of Length
Show what you know about measurement in this online game show.
What Time Is It?
Match the times on two types of clocks.
What's My Number?
Match math wits with Dorothy the duck by counting, adding and subtracting.
What's the Point?
Challenge your graph skills with this online game. Choose your level then find the ordered-pair coordinates of a given point in the coordinate plane.
Willy the Watchdog
Work with Willy and help him tell time.
Kids Domain
Math Made Easy
Math Forum
AAA Math
Hot Math!
Math.com
Math Goodies
Cool Math
Math Stories
All Math
Discovery School
Department of Education


Matching Sites in Math Games
Women's History Math Hunt
Practice math skills and learn women's history trivia at the same time.
World Explorers Math Hunt
Take this fun math hunt. You can learn about different explorers and practice your math skills at the same time.
 

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