English Language Arts Activities
Alphabet Action | Students click on the letters, hear the letter name and see an image of an object that begins with that letter, along with the name of the object |
ABC Match | Match initial letters with pictures while alsousing memory skills to remember where cards are. Students work their way through three increasingly difficult levels, each with more pairs of cards. The game offers two modes of play, one timed and one not, as well as the option to hear the names of all the pictures. |
ITC Literacy | Literacy practice |
Starfall | Letter naming and sound activities |
Hay Loft | Phonemic awareness |
Lanolin's Greenhouse | Phoneme segmentation |
Bo's Pumpkin Patch | Phoneme segmentation |
Construct-A-Word | Provides a simple, engaging way for students to generate dozens of different words by first choosing an ending (for example -an, -ed, -at, -op) and then adding a beginning letter or blend. When a correct word is created, the word is stored in a word bank where students can read and review their words. |
Interactive Reading Activities
Grammar / Comprehension Activities
Word Sort | For beginning and struggling readers to help them recognize word patterns and learn about onset and rime. Students are first asked to select a vowel, and are then presented with a series of words to sort into short-vowel word families. Students can then print their completed word family chart and use it to practice reading the words fluently |
Literacy Center | A great site for Pre-K to first grade. Activities with colors, numbers, letters, shapes and words. Site can be translated in Spanish and other languages. Also has typing component in the keyboard section. |
Monkey Business | Sentence structure |
Drawing Conclusions | Quick activity |
Inferences and Drawing Conclusions | |
Main Idea | Appropriate for grade 2 students |