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Online Literature-Based Resources
for First & Second Grade
Teachers
A Sampling of Web Sites to Explore During Today's Workshop
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Enchanted Learning: Age-appropriate information, visuals, Little Explorers Dictionary, Rebus Rhymes, Zoom Learning Units, Holiday Activities and Printables for Students |
Software Programs |
Early Childhood Technology Literacy Grant: project ideas, training resources, student samples, literacy lesson plans, assessment ideas |
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Yahooligans: use search feature
or "browse" through topic-based menus designed and screened for children;
websites with pictures, music or video are highlighted first; nice teaching
integration ideas
Also try Ask Jeeves (just type in a question) or KidsClick (get a suggested reading level for each website). |
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First Grade:
We Know Why Alexander Wanted to Move to Australia: an exciting classroom project developed by a Kindergarten teacher in Norwich, CT that integrates Internet exploration, email correspondence, reading, writing and classroom discussion together in a motivating experience for her students Second Grade: Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad: timeline, character profiles, character sketches, online crossword puzzles and quizzes, and chapter summaries, all created by second graders |
Reading Games |
Primary Games:
wonderfully interactive examples of online "books" and activities that
review readiness skills in the context of fun exploration; covers all content
areas with a focus on literacy
Between The Lions Adventures and Activities from PBS |
Internet Activities |
SCORE Cyberguides for First Grade
Katy and the Big Snow Snowballs SCORE Cyberguides for Second Grade Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Webquests for First Graders Quest for Respect: The Grouchy Ladybug Exploring Leaves and Trees Arthur, Audrey Wood, and Me Poems Webquests for Second Graders Mailquest: Search for Mixed-Up Letters In Search of Stellaluna's Family |
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Eric Carle: interviews for author study, lesson ideas, activity pages, and book lists |
Many Resources for You to Explore At Home Activity Pages Linking Storybooks with Early / Developing Literacy Concepts
Authors and Favorite Characters
- Between the Lions: A new story adventure for Grades K-1 (with related activities) is featured each week. You can use the Adventure Map to navigate that week's adventure, or simply hit the Next Game button to move forward through the site. Activities target reading, writing, listening and speaking and are proven to be effective. Depending on your children, these games will vary in appeal and age-appropriateness.
- The First Grade Backpack: A HUGE list of online stories for developing readers
- Storybook Station: input personal information and create a personalized special occasion story)
- BAB Books On-line Stories for Kids: 12 children's stories designed for Internet reading
- Emmi's Critter ABC's: a visual ABC book with an original format
- Sesame Street Stories: motivating for young readers that like Sesame Street characters
- Alphabet Book Resources: many, many ABC books from StudyWeb for Kids
- A First Grade Website for Reading (Three activities include Arthur, Audrey Wood, and Me Poems)
- DreamBox StoryBox Stories: practice writing with a mouse with this Electronic Chalkboard or read simple online stories like Honey Bees & Bears and Blue Bear
- Poetry
- Edisten School Animated Poetry with Flash 4
- Poetry 4kids Poems to share
- Pumpkin Patch Poetry by Second Grade Class
- Poetry
Project Examples:First Grade Reading, Writing and Sharing Projects
Classroom Web Pages:Second Grade Reading, Writing and Sharing Projects
- Abraham Lincoln: Interactive quiz and more
- All About Bats: A First Grade Journey
- Book Reviews by First Graders organized by author or theme
- Celebrations Around the World: very professional looking site with rebus descriptions of celebrations and links to related web pages
- Fall Poetry Project: Award winning collaborative projects with 17 Grade 1 classes
- First Grade, First Grade What do you See? (linking language arts, visual arts, soc. stud. and the Internet)
- Flat Stanley (journal from a participant with lots of photos)
- Heroes and Legends for Primary Students
- KWL Chart about Penguins
- Little Fish, Little Fish, What do you see?: reader responses creating original texts online
- Months of the Year: classroom response to When This Box is Full by Patricia Lillie
- Postcard Geography: exchange picture postcards with students from all over the world
- Responding to Literature by Creating Slide Shows (2 Grade 1 projects) (Authors: Ezra Jack Keats and Johnathon Steptoe)
- Signs of Spring from NickNack's Telecollaborative Project
- Summer Olympics in Australia (list of participants around the world)
- Tuffy’s Travels: students track the adventures of a stuffed dog through photographs and journal entried as he travels around the United States
- 50 States Project (students write to a 1st grade class in each of the 50 states and asking them to sign our guestbook)
- 50 Governor's Project (like the states project above)
- An Apple a Day by Mrs. Silverman and a companion narrative about the project by Mrs. Silverman
- Autumn Online by Mrs. Silverman
- Animal Myths and Legends, an interesting compilation of stories revolving around this theme
- Bunny Readers' Collaborative Literature project: global project with 27 Grade 2 classrooms reading books about rabbits and sharing their reponses online
- Caterpillars to Butterflies Webquest: study the lifecycle and report back to your class
- Classroom Pet Exchange (Begins again on Dec. 2000)
- CyberClowns: a telecommunications project about clowns
- Encyclopedia of Animals (a database research project shared with our friends)
- Hatching Emus: picture gallery, online quiz and observations of emus hatching
- It’s a Small World: instant messaging and telecollaboration from classrooms around the world
- Learn About Your State (Rhode Island) while reading maps and journals (Three Unique Projects: Rhonda Rhody, Wanda’s Wanderings, Where are Meg and Jake)
- Kidlink Global Classroom Winners: K-2 students at Delmar School in Maryland integrate reading, writing, and technology with projects like Building Bridges, Who Am I, Authors Mentoring Authors, Virtual Alaska, and Dinosaurs
- Mexico Webquest: Our Library Needs our help
- Minnesota Mysteries (topic sentences, clues and visuals)
- Mrs. Claus’ Workshop: reindeer facts, quizzes, riddles and holiday recipes by Grade 2 students
- Online Class Diaries: authentic journal writing shared with others
- Oral Histories of Immigration: collecting oral family stories to preserve and share with others online
- Poetry page (topics include students, diamontes, and color poetry)
- Sea Otter Pictures response to book by Roland Smith
- Signs of Spring: seven weeks of spring observations from different places and sharing via email
- Special Friends: students share thoughts on the characteristics of a special friend (Template / Ideas for Starting Your Own Project)
- Winter Wonderland: A Thematic Literature Collaborative Internet Project
- Writing Letters to the North Pole: Follow the links to a motivating holiday writing project
- Weather Vane: Global Weather Reporters (Grade 1 and 2)
First Grade Classrooms
Second Grade Classrooms
- Mountain Brook Technology Integration: K-5 (kind and Grade 1 lists)
- Mrs. Wood First Grade Class (class projects and favorite sites)
- The First Grade Page: North Dakota teachers marks her favorite Grade 1 sites
- Mrs. McGowan's First Grade Class Page (lots of links to good ideas)
- Mill Street School: A Quick glance at integrating technology
- Busy as Bees in Ms. Ross' First Grade (literature connections to graphs, spelling, sight words, home-school connection)
- Mrs. Price's First Grade Friends: some exciting responses to what they've studied this year
- First Steps by Ken Hughes (lots of content pages created for 1st graders and interactive writing samples)
- West End School Elementary Projects: many powerful examples of what can be done
- Pocantico Hills School: some great examples of original age-appropriate information created by primary school children
- Nice Example of ClassWebpage with no Words
- Rhode Island Schools Classrooms and Websites
- Grand Island Schools Elementary Projects (many topical Internet projects by Grade 1-3)
- Hillside's Great Project Resources
- Saddle Rock School List of Elementary School Projects
- Mrs. Gray’s Elementary Classroom (a very active class)
- Unique Second Grade Webpages for Displaying Class Information and Projects
Mrs. Guertin and Mrs. Durand- Mrs. Auger's Class (with resources for parents and kids)
- Dallas Christian School: literature based word study and vocabulary activities, plus great teacher-designed links at bottom to famous leaders and holiday ideas)
Specific Examples of Extending Texts with Technology Tools and Resources
- Town Mouse, Country Mouse from Jan Brett
- On An Underground Railroad; great example of active vocabulary development built by students
- Fiction and Non-Fiction Texts published by Grade 2 students
- Purposeful Journal Writing of Class Activities
- Integrating research, art and literacy into a year long project to publish on the Internet
- Small group...large group collaborative writing: a timeline of Christopher Columbus by 2nd graders
Literacy / Technology Websites For First and Second Grade Teachers
- ABC's of Using the Internet with K-3 Students: An alphabetical list of resources compiled by Julie Coiro
- Great Video from PBS: Leading the Way to Literacy with Technology
- Global Classroom Reading, Writing and Technology Integration (Little Ones Projects)
- Invitations to Literacy from Houghton Mifflin (thematic units for each separate grade level; activities to print out and related web sites and Internet projects to interact with)
- Grade 1 Teacher Views: Book reviews and activity ideas about many first grade level books
- Reading Software Reviews by SuperKids
- Flashcards Example (click on Flashcards link)
- Poetry Journal: collections of poetry for each month to share with your students
- Early Literacy and the Internet: a Connecticut teacher shares her expertise and favorite resources
- Connecting Students with Themes: access some great theme-related lesson ideas and websites
- Second Grade Spotlight on Literacy Grid: vocabulary, spelling and home-related activities posted online to share with parents
- School Home Links Reading Kit Second Grade (and other grades): 100 literacy activities to enhance the home-school connection
- Balanced Literacy Grade 2 School Web Page: a brief summary of reading strategies for students and a description of the components of balanced literacy to share with parents
- Invitation for 2nd Grade Pen Pals through Teachers.net: an example of how you can join a project or create your own through an electronic bulletin board for teachers
- Language Arts Ideas (Tons of Great Links)
- 50 Toadally Awesome Sites for Children: many links to science sites by a classroom teacher
- Reading Evaluation Checklist: track the skills of your emergent, early and fluent readers
- Surfing the Net With Kids: a great compilation of articles and websites for little ones written by syndicated newspaper columnist Barbara Feldman
- Billy Bear's Internet Activities for Children: a heck of a good time for kids, teachers, and parents
- Articles for Teachers
- Confessions of a Second Grade Literacy Teacher
- Literacy Accomplishment for a Second Grader
- Comprehensive Literacy Plan Second Grade Idaho Grid
- From Printed Page to Multimedia: Evolution of a Second-Grade Class Newspaper
- Web Page Creation supports Student Reading, Writing, and Learning in a Variety of Ways
- Using the Internet and Children's Literature to Support Interdisciplinary Instruction
- Project-Based Technology in Second Grade: How to Introduce to Students
- America Takes Action Literary List for Gr 2