Reading

Writing Sparks: Writing Prompts by Jim Cornish
Comments: Some prompts stand on their own; some may be used as on demand pieces, or as process pieces. 

Kidzpage
Poetry links; some from known authors like Ogden Nash and Lewis Carroll, some from student authors. Music files for nursery rhymes.

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.

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.

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.

Funbrain SpellaRoo 
Comments: click on the word that is spelled WRONG in the sentence. 

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.

The Definitive Laura Ingalls Wilder Pages
Comments: Resource for Laura Ingalls Wilder and related links to pioneers.  A very comprehensive site. 

Laura Ingalls Wilder: Frontier Girl  
Comments: Information about Laura Ingalls Wilder and the characters and places in her life.

Pioneer Life in America  
Comments: Learn about the hardships pioneers had to face. Town life, real pioneers, and book reviews.

Pioneer Life in Upper Canada  
Comments: Early pioneer settlements just north of the Great Lakes.

Reading Rainbow 
Comments: Activities and games to go with the TV Series. Begins Fall, 2002.

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.