Fourth Grade's List: LANGUAGE ARTS

Gives chart form to say how many words per many a student should read at beginning, middle, and end of year...one page

Gives components of reading instruction, strategies, lesson activities, and assessment all off of a links page. This comes from the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory.

This is the PLS Website for Reading Instruction

Enchanted Learning Graphic Organizers

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Password: ought77

Gives templates for kids to create their own poetry

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Password: Tigers

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Erie County Library System - you can reserve on line, go to the electronic catalog and you use your card to log in and your home phone number is your password.

A lesson plan for a classroom activity for teaching homonyms - looks pretty funny

Homonyms - Multiple Meaning Words PP Presentation
This came from that Pete's PP site which is in our LA List

Page of figurative language links

Thinkquest project on PERSONIFICATION

PERSONIFICATION a poem by Carl Sandberg and lots of examples

Word Power is a free educational resource that enables students to learn English online through its extensive English grammar section and some phonics worksheet

Children's author, includes some short video interviews with author.

Teaching resources for using children's books in the K-12 classroom. Browse booktalks, lesson plans, author studies, and author videos.

Literature circles information and resources for teachers and students in elementary and middle school.