Reading
Writing Sparks: Writing Prompts by Jim Cornish
Some prompts stand on their own; some may be used as on demand pieces, or as process pieces.
Banph the Ant Knight
Story in a medieval-like future time, featuring ant characters. Read about the characters for great models for your own writing.
Newbery Award Page
Comments: Lists the Newberys and honor books for each year given; author links; links to descriptions of each book with graphic for each.
Authors and Illustrators on the Web
Comments: Alphabetical list of children's authors and illustrators
Dear America Series Books
Comments: Write like a Dear America author. Find out the timeline that goes with the books. Design a book cover, and more.
Myths and Legends
Comments: Links to animal legends, Native legends, tales that teach a lesson, tales from around the world, origins.
The Hole Truth - A Unit Study on Louis Sachar's book "Holes".
Comments: Can you dig a 5 ft. by 5 ft. hole? This is the 2001 Best of Contest Thinkquest Jr. entry. Lots of fun to browse!
Reader's Theater Editions
Comments: Scripts adapted from stories written by Aaron Shepard and others -- mostly humor, fantasy, and world tales from a variety of cultures. A full range of reading levels is included, with most scripts aimed at ages 8-15 (grades 3-9). OK to print and use in an educational setting.
John's Word Search Puzzle
Comments: Choose a word search puzzle on Animorphs, Box Car Children, Arthur, Holidays, etc. Print it out and have fun! Many topics to choose from.
National Spelling Bee
Comments: Gives the results of the latest National Spelling Bee and the kids who participated. How the words are chosen, where the words come from (what sources), etc. Photos and more.
Childrens Literature Web Guide
Comments: need good ideas for books to read? Need author information? Many links to award winning books, and other new books up for discussion.
Word Turtle
Comments: create your own word searches on different levels of difficulty by giving FunBrain a list of words, which they then hide in a puzzle. Or, play a puzzle created by FunBrain.
Wacky Web Tales
Comments: create wacky stories by filling in the blanks with different parts of speech. Forgot what an adjective is? No problem, click on the help button. Your words end up in a story written by another student. You can also write and submit your own stories to be used by others.