Literacy Resources
Adolescent Literacy Grades 4-12 – resources for struggling adolescent readers and writers
Amazing Kids! Magazine – a magazine celebrating kids
Bookopolis – a book community for kids
DOGObooks – book reviews for kids by kids
Interactive Sites – English/Language Arts – links to interactive sites for English/Language Arts skills
Learn Zillion ELA – writing, grammar, and reading comprehension videos
NewsELA – high interest nonfiction text; each article written at five different levels
Nonfiction Kindergarten Books – nonfiction books about community members, animals, and the president
Reading Instruction Resources – k-12 reading instruction resources
Reading is Fundamental – program and resources to inspire students to read
Reading Rockets: Launching Young Readers! – “literacy initiative offering information and resources on how young kids learn to read, why so many struggle, and how caring adults can help”
Read Works – reading passages, lessons and units
Read Write Think – Student Interactives – online interactive literacy tools
Smithsonian Español – resource with articles written in Spanish
Smithsonian Junior – resource with leveled articles grades K-12
Teen Reads – adolescent/young adult book reviews and author features
Warsaw Community Schools – Guided Reading Lesson Plans – a-z guided reading lessons
Word Hippo – resource that includes definitions, antonyms, synonyms, rhyming words, and more
Audio Only Books
Bluford Series Audio – audio for the urban teen book series Bluford High
Books with Audio
Animated Fables & Beginning Readers – fables from ABCMouse
Barnes Bros Read Alouds – my sons reading some books
CBS 4 Reads – local community members reading children’s books including yours truly! Click here to view my video!
Educator Barnes Reads Poetry – poems read by me
Grammy’s Book Nook – stories and songs
Just Books Read Aloud – 730 children’s books read aloud
Lit 2 Go – downloadable literature and audio
Storyline Online – celebrities reading children’s literature
Storynory – free audio stories with text
Unite for Literacy – non-fiction picture books with audio
Vocabulary
Inside Story Flashcards – vocabulary resource
Science Resources
All About Birds! – Cornell University resource covering birds; resource includes articles, video, and live animal cams
Mineralogy for Kids – resources for children about minerals and rocks
NASA Science: Space Place – games, articles, and videos about space and Earth science
NASA Science: Space Place Español – games, articles, and videos about space and Earth science in Spanish
National Geographic Animals – animal videos, animal picture galleries, and quick reads from National Geographic
Oceans – Smithsonian resource about oceans
Ology – a student science website from the American Museum of Natural History
San Diego Kids – San Diego Zoo resources for kids
Walking with Dinosaurs – video clips and articles about dinosaurs from BBC Earth
Music Resources
Classics for Kids – classical music for kids
Multiple Subjects Resources
ABC ya! – educational games for literacy and math
Foundation Center for Urban Education – Resources created by Barbara Radner Ph.D to develop core competence, raise rigor, and expand learning.
Fun Brain – educational games
Great Websites for Kids – resources with kid websites for multiple subject areas
Hubbard’s Cupboard – educational resources for children kindergarten and younger
Kid Rex – kids safe search engine
TV411 – video with corresponding lessons in literacy, math, science and finance
Typing Club – resource to practice typing
Blogs I Follow
Big Time Literacy – by Michelle Brezek
The Brown-Bag Teacher – by Catherine Reed
Literacy Lines – by Keys to Literacy
