Reading+websites


 * __Reading__**

[|Reading is Fundamental]- website that has tips and tricks to encourage good reading habits for students
 * __[|Visuwords]__**- online graphical dictionary- gives definitions, related words or concepts, and more

[|Reading Websites] - Many websites for Reading and Language Arts skills
 * Directory of Interactive Websites:**

[|Best Practices Reading Strategies]: a list of 20 reading strategies to assist teachers with authentic learning [|Elementary Test Prep] - Many different skills for Reading and Language Arts (very similar to Maryland VSCs) [|Interactive Quizzes] - The site has interactive quizzes for grades 3-5, & 8 in Reading & Language Arts [|Kids' Lab] - wonderful website for Reading skills (very similar to Maryland VSCs and Benchmarks)
 * Instructional:**

[|Graphic Organizers]- over 15 graphic organizers in pdf format [|Animal Graphic Organizer] - 4 types of graphic organizers to study animals that you can choose from and you can print out a copy. [|Compare & Contrast Graphic Organizer] - Three different types of organizers to choose from and you can print it out a copy. [|Drama Mapping] - Graphic organizer for character map, conflict map, resolution map, and setting map [|Shape book patterns] - from Education Place (36 different shapes from food to animals to clothes to rainbows and more
 * Interactive Graphic Organizers:**

[|Compare & Contrast] - a tutorial on how to compare and contrast objects, gives definitions, and examples of graphic organizers [|Character Traits] - make your own character trading cards that can be printed [|Poetry] - understanding poetry, rhyming dictionary, lessons, podcasts, and much more. [|Text Features Interactive] - online tutorial about text features [|Graphic Organizers]- many different printable graphic organizers in pdf format [|Non-Fiction Text]- choose the correct parts to make a non-fiction text [|Reading Poetry]- read some poems and answer questions about the poems Text Features - lesson and practice Draw Conclusions - lesson and practice Comprehension Interactive Activities - lots of comprehension skills and links
 * Skills:**

[|Kids's Place] - Vocabulary games for the reading series [|Spelling and Vocabulary] - word lists for all elementary grades for the Houghton Mifflin Reading series. [|Additional Spelling words] - additional spelling word lists for every story in the anthology [|Spelling City]- online spelling program -teaches, practice, and tests spelling words - It is so COOL!! [|Houghton Mifflin Theme Links] - vocabulary, comprehension, spelling, and other activities that correlate with grade 3 themes
 * Houghton Mifflin: Grade 3**

__**Websites: Houghton Mifflin - Grade** 3__ These sites can be used to help build background knowledge for the stories [|Climbing information] (cartoon demo) [|Climbing Gear]
 * **Theme** || **Story** ||
 * 1 || **Cliff Hanger**

[|The Legend of Mulan Facts] [|Site Seeing Around China]
 * The Ballad of Mulan**

[|Find the Hats game] || [|Stitch a Quilt] [|Quilt Block patterns] (printable too) [|Activites] - huge website of activities
 * The Lost and Found**
 * 2 || **The Keeping Quilt**

[|Adinkra Cloth] - PBS Kids' website [|Adinkra Symbols & Meanings] [|Adinkra Cloth Gallery] [|Cool Planet] - extensive site with activities
 * The Talking Cloth**

[|Meet the Characters] - website with the real characters from the story! || [|Dave Pilkey's website]
 * Dancing Rainbows**
 * 3 || **Dogzilla**

[|Wikipedia]- Picture and description of Colossus of Barletta [|Town of Barletta] - pictures of the town and statue
 * The Mysterious Giant of Barletta**

[|Elements of Fantasy] - definition and examples [|Dragon Theme pages] - tons of links to different types of Dragon info
 * Raising Dragons**

[|Topiary Gardens] - Rhode Island garden [|Definition of Topiary] [|Virtual Tour of a garden] || [|26 Questions about Puffins] [|All About Puffins] [|Atlantic Puffin]
 * The Garden of Abdul Gasazi**
 * 4 || **Nights of the Puffins**

[|Leopard Seals] [|SOS for Kids: Seals] [|Harbor Seals] [|Gray Seals]
 * Seal Surfer**

[|White-tail Deer Facts] || [|Journey of the Mayflower] - map of the sailing route [|Journey of the Mayflower II]- Great Intro for story!
 * Two Days in May**
 * 5 || **Across the Wide Dark Sea**


 * Yunmi and Halmoni's Trip**
 * [|Korea]**- virtual tour of Korea

[|Sir Enest Henry Shackleton] - Life, journey, information [|Antarctica]- map and tells about climate, wildlife, plants [|Shackelton's Expedition]- details from start to finish ||
 * Trapped By the Ice**
 * 6 || **Pepita Talks Twice**
 * [|Pepita Activities]** - tons of activities for teachers & students


 * Poppa's New Pants**

[|Questions and Activities] ||
 * Ramona Quimby, Age 8**

[|iknowthat.com] - Great website for reading and language arts (and other content areas). You have to become a member but it is free. [|PrimaryGames.com] - Language Arts games for primary grades [|Kaboose 1] - Reading games for ages 6 and up [|Kaboose 2] - More reading games for ages 6 and up [|Gameaquarium] - tons of activities [|FunBrain] - activities for reading and other content areas
 * Interactive:**


 * Authors and Illustrators**
 * [|Teacher Tap]** - website that has many links to authors and Illustrators for all levels of reading