English

Activities in English - Activities and games related to grammar, reading, spelling, vocabulary and proverbs.
www.syvum.com/english/

Activities to Learn English - Interactive material to build vocabulary, spelling, grammar and reading skills. Automatic grading with immediate feedback.
www.syvum.com/online/english.html

Buzzin: English - Fun and interactive way to learn reading, writing, speaking and grammar. Includes animations and self-testing.
www.buzzin.net/english/english.htm

English Idioms - Sayings and Slang - Learn about common expressions by looking up first letter of the phrase. Page includes links to related sites.
www.englishidioms.uni.cc/

Fact Monster Homework Center: Speaking & Listening Skills - How to give an oral report, how to listen, and how to conduct an interview.
www.factmonster.com/homework/speaklisten.html

GameGoo - Fun early educational games (pre-K through 3) based on state standards for language arts.
www.cogcon.com/gamegoo/gooeyhome.html

It's My Story! - Children add details to choice of five stories. Promotes reading, writing, computer skills.
itsmystory.net

A Language Museum - Curious and interesting uses of the English language, including parts of speech, poems, grammar, and quotations.
www.marlodge.supanet.com/museum/index.html

Literacy Rules - Provides links to a visual thesaurus, rhyming dictionary, webquests, poetry and author profiles.
www.literacyrules.com

Notes on American English - Provides examples and explanations of spelling, vocabulary, and grammar differences between American and British English dialects.
www.scit.wlv.ac.uk/~jphb/american.html

Origins of the English Language - Provides an overview of the three periods of English, along with examples of the language at various points in history.
www.merriam-webster.com/help/faq/history.htm

PBS Kids: Share A Story - Offers tips for sharing stories, printable story sheets and video clips.
pbskids.org/shareastory/

PrimaryGames.com Language Arts Games - Created by a teacher, online games and activities review ABC's, reading, writing, and alphabetical order.
www.primarygames.com/reading.htm

Scramble-Saurus from Funbrain.com - Improve spelling and vocabulary skills while using clues to unscramble words. Choose among easy, medium, hard, or superbrain versions.
www.funbrain.com/scramble/

Spider-Man in Amazing Adventures - Provides a range of language arts activities based on the popular cartoon series. From the United States Department of Education.
www.ed.gov/inits/americareads/spidey/

WordCentral - Merriam-Webster's Word Central offers kids a student dictionary, Daily Buzzword, and interactive word games.
www.wordcentral.com/home.html

Words at FunBrain.com - All sorts of online language games help kids master everything from spelling to grammar and have fun in the process.
www.funbrain.com/words.html

Write On Reader - Fifth graders created this platinum-award winning site about reading and writing for Thinkquest Jr. 2000. It includes information on making books and tips about writing from well-known authors.
library.thinkquest.org/J001156/