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[|http://www.tumblebooks.com]

[|http://www.primarygames.com/reading]

[|http://illuminations.nctm.org]

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** READING **

1. [|STARFALL] 2. I Can Read 3. [|Bookflix] - Nearly 200 picture books available free on the Online Reference Centre site from LearnAlberta.ca. Use this resource to access interactive fiction and non-fiction books organized according to the following themes: Animals and Nature, Earth and Sky, People and Places; ABC’s and 1,2, 3’s, Family and Community, Music and Rhyme, Adventure, Celebrations, and Imagination. 4. National Geographic - Pick the issue of National Geographic online magazine you want to listen and read along with. Then click on the LISTEN and READ button below it. These online magazines are specially for early readers. 5. Storyplace Elementary Library 6. Story Place Easy Reading I Will Not Take a Bath, Five Little Babies , Color the Rainbow , Clyde's Smile Its Time to Fight a Fire, New Fish on the Reef , The Yellow Gorilla , Bananas For Lunch , The Barnyard , The Perfect Pet , Story of Shapes, Engine Nine, Party Line , Chorus 7. International Children's Digital Library <span style="margin-left: 0in; mso-line-height-alt: 10.95pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">8. [|Speakaboos] is a collection of online children's stories, read aloud with illustrations and with the words on each page for you to read-along. Included are favourites, fairy tales, nursery rhymes, fables, folk tales and songs.

** STORY WRITING ** <span style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 1.0in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">1. Pinky Dinky Doo: The Great Big Story Box - Select one of five stories. You get to build the beginning, the middle and the end of the story, and hear it read aloud as you go. <span style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 1.0in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">2. My Story Maker let's you control characters and objects - and creates sentences for you! <span style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 1.0in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">3. Picture Book Maker nice book making site for the younger kids <span style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 1.0in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">4. Stop and Go Stories. Choose a picture and help the characters write a story! <span style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 1.0in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">5. Scholastic Story Starters A creative activity that can be different every time you try it. Select your grade and then spin the wheels to see what your story will be about. Then, choose a format for the story.

** SPELLING **

<span style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 1.5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">1. Spelling City An online spelling program that makes practicing for spelling tests fun! <span style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 1.5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">2. Look, say, cover, type & check Type in your words to begin with then see them on flashcards. You can then test yourself and even print mini flashcards out if you want. Teachers can use this for word level work on a whiteboard. <span style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 1.5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">3. Spelling Match Choose a grade level and then match up items in this underwater spelling game. <span style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 1.5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">4. Clifford's Puppy Letters Spell words with Clifford. <span style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 1.5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">5. Interactive Spelling Bee This set of activities is like an old-fashioned Spelling Bee.