Literacy Resources

Alphabetical Order

Learning Planet-ABC Order:  Grades K-2; A free game for kids learning ABC order to play online.

Put the Alphabet in Order:   Put the scrambled alphabet back in order.

Spelling

Spelling City:  Excellent website!  Spelling list can be typed in weekly.  The website will test students on their weekly list plus many spelling games available.

Spellaroo:  Spellaroo gives fun sentences for you to find spelling errors.

Spell Check:  Improve your spelling skills. Fun game teaches spelling. For kids and children of all ages and grades.

Poetry

Giggle Verse:  Lots of funny poems, poetry contests and more!

Poetry 4 Kids:  A collection of poems for children written by one author. The site also has links to other poetry areas on the Web as well as resources to help children practice writing poetry.

Write an Acrostic Poem:  An interactive tool that enables students to learn about and write acrostic poems which uses the letters in the topic word to begin each line.

Write a Diamante Poem:  An interactive tool that enables students to learn about and write diamante poems which are shaped like a diamond and use specific types of words like adjectives or -ing words.

Write-It!

Comic Creator:  An interactive tool that invites students to compose their own comic strips for a variety of contexts.

Letter Generator:  An interactive tool that invites students to learn the parts of a business or friendly letter and then compose and print letters.

Grammar

Parts of Speech:  Familiarize yourself with nouns, adjectives, verbs and other parts of speech.

Grammar Gorillas:  Polish up on your grammar skills playing games with the Grammar Gorillas.

Wacky Web Tales:  Similar to Mad-Libs.  Appropriate for Grades 3 and above.