Sunday, April 26, 2009

Websites for hard working teachers

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My name is Lance Noe and this is the web page for the special lecture

WEBSITES FOR HARDWORKING TEACHERS!

I hope you enjoyed the video and are here for more information!

Below you will find a list of all the websites used in the video.

Thanks again for checking it out and PLEASE leave any comments about the content, the presenter and any other websites you would like to suggest for future use!

WEBISTES - WORD file

This is the list of websites for the Youtube Video series and a brief description of each site.





WEBSITES

READING
www.raz-kids.com – paid site – interactive books from K- 6
www.funlessonplans.com/reading_lesson_plans/activities_worksheets.htm includes short stories and comprehension questions worksheets
www.rhlschool.com/reading.htm - includes short stories and comprehension questions worksheets
www.beginningreading.com/Free%20Workshe.htm - great website for beginning reader activities and worksheets
http://free-reading.net/index.php?title=Main_Page – Has lesson plans and ideas on how to teach selected books. Also has flashcards, word generators, videos, audio, and decodable passages
www.starfall.com/n/level-c/index/play.htm?f – Interactive stories with point and click access to words
www.planetozkids.com/Ace_Detectives/index.html - Choose your own adventure books for kids


WRITING
www.atozteacherstuff.com - TOOLS - Handwriting Worksheet Generator, word search, word scramble, PRINTABLES – worksheets and pictures
www.handwritingforkids.com/handwrite/manuscript.htm - Handwriting worksheets
http://donnayoung.org/penmanship/paper.htm - Handwriting paper and practice worksheets
www.handwritingworksheets.com - GREAT handwriting worksheets
www.schoolexpress.com/ - worksheets (writing)


LISTENING
Itunes –
• Better at English
• English situations – www.linguagum.com – Has hints, vocab and other useful advise based on the listening
• Fun English lessons – www.china232.com
• goFluents English in the real world
• Listen to English - http://www.listen-to-english.com – Includes reading, quizzes, and vocab
www.onestopenglish.com/ - Audio & podcasts – features high level reading audio books
www.growenglish.com/index.cfm?event=samplelessons – Some listening exercises
www.esl-lab.com/ - Tons of listening activities for various levels
www.elllo.org/ - Many leveled listening activities
www.eslpod.com/website/ - PAY SITE - many levels of listening – includes a learning guide as well


GRAMMAR
www.eslflow.com/ - Incredible resource for all things English. Grammar, writing, speaking and reading. Includes lesson plans, activities and worksheets
www.eslbase.com/worksheets.asp - grammar worksheets - must sign up but it is free
http://newton.uor.edu/facultyfolder/rider/ - Good because at the end of the explanation is an extensive list of online web sources for other activities.
www.pearsonlongman.com/ae/azar/FCtoc_FEG.htm - grammar worksheets
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/ - Leveled grammar, reading, vocabulary, and puzzles – must use online but can copy the sentences and ideas
www.usingenglish.com/reference.html - idioms, phrasal verbs, irregular verbs, as well as definitions for specific grammatical ideas with one or two examples
www.usingenglish.com/handouts/ - handouts of grammar and other English language skills
www.englishpage.com/index.html - Gives visual and written examples of grammatical ideas
www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar-exercises.php - grammar activities - online practice but you can cut and paste
http://www.eclecticenglish.com/index.html - online activities but can be cut and paste
www.myenglishteacher.net/previous.html - some lesson plans on grammar tenses and writing


MULTI-PURPOSE SITES
www.englishclub.com/ - grammar, vocab, pronunciation, listening, speaking, reading and writing
www.iaswww.com/apr/Arts/Education/Language_Arts/English/English_as_a_Second_Language/ - great list of resources
www.manythings.org/ - for students – many subjects
http://a4esl.org/ - for students – many subjects – suggest the listening


WORKSHEETS / LESSON PLANS

www.busyteacherscafe.com/ - free printables, teacher resources, and theme activities
www.esl-library.com/ - PAY SITE with excellent flash cards and lesson plans
http://esl.about.com/ - an endless resource for information and activities – takes time to search though
www.teach-nology.com - worksheets, lesson plans, theme packets, rubrics
www.edhelper.com/ - worksheets, theme lesson plans
http://kidsfront.com/ - PAID SITE but worth it for low level teaching
www.abcteach.com/ - paid website that will save our life – lower levels
www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html - paid website that will save our life – lower levels
www.freeology.com/graphicorgs/ - good free graphic organizers
www.worksheetlibrary.com/ - PAY SITE but some free things


SPEAKING
www.iteslj.org/
www.stickyball.net/conversation_dialogues.html
DRAMA
www.hu.mtu.edu/~klwest/troupe/bathroom.html - drama games
www.humanpingpongball.com/ - drama games encyclopedia


VIDEO

Youtube
• PodEnglish - http://www.youtube.com/user/podEnglish -
• JenniferESL - http://www.youtube.com/user/JenniferESL
• English meeting - http://www.youtube.com/user/EnglishMeeting
• The Daily English Show - http://www.youtube.com/user/thedailyenglishshow -
• ESL Video - http://www.eslvideo.com – has music videos on Youtube with lyrics in English, lesson plans, and movie clips with quizzes
www.eslnotes.com/synopses.html - site for movies in an ESL classroom. Includes plot summary, character list, questions to ask about the movie and VOCABULARY from the movie


BUILD YOUR OWN HOMEPAGE
www.scholastic.com - make your own websites, online games